angrynerdjosh Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Trip is booked. Thinking about fiesta Texas on Friday and sea world on Saturday. My goal is to go back to fiesta on Saturday night and ride iRat only. Well unless its dead. Sunday night I should be at pleasure pier in Galveston Any locals have advice? I'm arriving Thursday in San Antonio but can't do sea world that day because my wife booked some time share at SFOT in order to get the free stay. So Thursday morning I have to listen to some guy try to sell me something I would assume the trade off in lines would be better with six flags on friday
narkitty Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 ^^ How long is the talk on Thursday? In my opinion, Sea World is not an all-day type of park unless you are planning to go to Aquatica as well. If all you care about are the coasters, you can ride (and re-ride) them in two hours, easily.
angrynerdjosh Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 They said 90 minutes (starts at 10) but Google research says possibly 2-3 hours. My kids will want to see the shows. On Thursday they have three shows but Saturday has many. I need to search which shows are worth watching
Mrlittle Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Trip is booked. Thinking about fiesta Texas on Friday and sea world on Saturday. My goal is to go back to fiesta on Saturday night and ride iRat only. Well unless its dead. Sunday night I should be at pleasure pier in Galveston Any locals have advice? I'm arriving Thursday in San Antonio but can't do sea world that day because my wife booked some time share at SFOT in order to get the free stay. So Thursday morning I have to listen to some guy try to sell me something I would assume the trade off in lines would be better with six flags on friday The good thing is SFFT is open till 9pm Saturday. So I would say after a few hrs at SeaWorld, just go back to SFFT for night rides on Iron Rattler. You probably can knock out SeaWorld in just a few hrs. When you go to Pleasure Pier, just park on the seawall near the pier. You may have to walk a few blocks but its better then paying for parking across the street.
coastercrazy216 Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Hey guys, I can't wait to see all of y'all tomorrow at the media event and then Thursday at the travel channel shoot. Who here is going to be there in addition to me?
jps294 Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 ^ Only going to be there tomorrow! (Hoping it doesn't get canceled) Cant wait to add more to my already 14 count on the coaster!
hippidude Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I've probably said this too many times on this thread but I'm going on Thursday! I'll see then
SFOverTexasFan Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I will be at Fiesta this Saturday to ride IRAT! Can't wait! For those who have ridden it, is it better the NTAG?
robbalvey Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I believe they mentioned the rain date would be the following day. The following day is a Travel Channel shoot.
robbalvey Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Got into San Antonio this afternoon and saw they were doing some testing on the ride. Here's a few pics I took...
SFFTfan Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 That's what that is..I saw something orange on the structure while driving home but couldn't look long enough to see what it was. Looks cool
SuperShawn Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Thanks for sharing the photos! Can't wait for all the great coverage and reviews tomorrow. Oh and have fun!
Brassinthegrass Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I dont know how I feel about that giant IR sign....
Great White Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 ^^ Wow! That I-Rat logo looks amazing there. Love it! And I wish I was that maintenance guy riding. I'll be there tomorrow too. I'm debating weather to go on Thursday since I got work, but I'll see. I'm also going on Saturday and possibly May 25th to take pictures of the ride and official opening event. You'll certainly see a report from me soon.
Mrlittle Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 ^^^^whoever that is all by himself on the coaster is lucky. I really like the big IR sign on the coaster. SFFT is going all out for this coaster. I will be there Thursday for the Travel channel shoot. I will be wearing my cool shades and a green shirt. (or a blue one)
ArizonaGuy Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Nice pics, Robb! Looking forward to tomorrow's updates from TPR!!
robbalvey Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I dont know how I feel about that giant IR sign.... I think it looks GREAT! They turned Rattler into a visual park icon. What's so wrong with that?
boardwalkbullet91507 Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Just one more AP exam tomorrow, then I'm off to San Antonio for the travel channel shoot! I'm so excited. It's literally all I've been talking about all week! LOVE the sign! That IR emblem is just so freaking awesome! You're going to be able to see that from quite afar!
DougMJr Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I dont know how I feel about that giant IR sign.... I think it looks GREAT! They turned Rattler into a visual park icon. What's so wrong with that? Only thing that could make it better is some sort of lighting package, but as it stands it should be vibrant enough with the uplights.
angrynerdjosh Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Trip is booked. Thinking about fiesta Texas on Friday and sea world on Saturday. My goal is to go back to fiesta on Saturday night and ride iRat only. Well unless its dead. Sunday night I should be at pleasure pier in Galveston Any locals have advice? I'm arriving Thursday in San Antonio but can't do sea world that day because my wife booked some time share at SFOT in order to get the free stay. So Thursday morning I have to listen to some guy try to sell me something I would assume the trade off in lines would be better with six flags on friday The good thing is SFFT is open till 9pm Saturday. So I would say after a few hrs at SeaWorld, just go back to SFFT for night rides on Iron Rattler. You probably can knock out SeaWorld in just a few hrs. When you go to Pleasure Pier, just park on the seawall near the pier. You may have to walk a few blocks but its better then paying for parking across the street. thanks for the advice. i'm tempted to go to kemah and ride the bullet
Sportsdude360 Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Thanks for the photos, Robb! You must be pretty excited about tomorrow. Unfortunately, I won't be able to ride iRAT until July. But I'm sure looking forward to it.
nRoK Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Hey guys, I can't wait to see all of y'all tomorrow at the media event and then Thursday at the travel channel shoot. Who here is going to be there in addition to me? Ill be there on media day as well. Running on 2 hours of sleep lets do this!
John_RN Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Can't wait to hear the reviews! That one picture of the train diving off the cliff with the one guy riding makes the train really resemble a snake. The empty brown seats looking like scales! Have fun guys!!
Hilltopper39 Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I dont know how I feel about that giant IR sign.... I think it looks GREAT! They turned Rattler into a visual park icon. What's so wrong with that? I agree, the sign looks great! That ride just dominates that park from everywhere anyways and the sign just adds to that effect.
Brassinthegrass Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Alright, maybe its just that picture... I take back my comment!
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