Six Flags Great America (SFGAm) Discussion Thread

[Baffles]

Looks exactly how Swarm did on its first runs and first thing in the morning. As mentioned it does appear to have a less of an inline tiwst off the lift and more of a dive, hence why the train starts off quicker.

[coasterlover420]

^Very true, and you can kind of tell:

 

 

 

Plus, to all the people complaining about the speed of first test runs...welcome to the coaster industry. Coasters start out slow. It's a fact of life. If anything, the engineers are just praying it makes it through the course.

[matteocrepaldi]

Looks pretty good to me! It won't be much different from Swarm! I just wish I could ride it one day soon!

[cfc]

Wild Eagle's top speed was a bit over 60 mph, as I recall. Rcdb.com gives an estimated speed of 55 mph for X Flight.

Edited April 14, 2012 by cfc

[XYZ]

RCDB lists X-Flight as 55 mph, and with a height of 120', I think that is the correct speed of the coaster.

[maverickpoint]

i am so riding this next time i visit my grandma

[ilrider]

i am so riding this next time i visit my grandma

 

Bring Grandma along for the ride too!

[sfgam#1]

I think the train covers are on !!!! It's a little hard to see though.

[spinning man]

It appears the first two cars have their covers on. But they look abit small.

[deathbydinn]

The keyhole is going up!

 

[cfc]

^Excellent--I think this could be the ride's best feature.

[6flagsbrad]

Man this ride looks epic! I wish they could add structures like that to X2.

[Myself]

Finally! I was seriously beginning to doubt if they would install it or not. I hope they still plan to put in the other fly-through building. Any word on if they are still doing it? I thought the theming was cancelled.

[Sixflagsfreek11]

Just asked the twitter page about the covers, photos to come tomorrow of the X-Flight trains and their new decorations!

[Ed Farmer]

Man this ride looks epic! I wish they could add structures like that to X2.

 

They can, not sure why they didn't.

 

 

 

Maybe after it gets re-themed as X3.

[kumba830]

Finally! I was seriously beginning to doubt if they would install it or not. I hope they still plan to put in the other fly-through building. Any word on if they are still doing it? I thought the theming was cancelled.

 

You can't be asking this...[really hope the wink meant this was sarcasm]

They are building all planned theming, nothing has EVER suggested they wouldn't.

[Myself]

^Yup. In fact, I think the jokes about it are starting to outnumber the actual questions about it.

[kumba830]

^In that case no attitude towards you, my apologies.

I just read it at first and even the possibility of you being serious killed me.

[herpes]

I read the past 4 pages of this thread and didn't find this question (so go ahead and shoot me if it was asked 5+ pages ago, since I know everyone here is a moderator in their own minds) but does anyone know if they are still planning on adding the proposed "water effects" and what/where they are? Also would that be the last thing they add?

[spinning man]

They still have the 'water effects' planned for this ride. I think that they were shown to be installed some time back, but I'm not really sure.

[liftsifter]

^^ If everything goes acording to the plans, then the water element will be similar to that of Manta.

[sfgam#1]

From twitter ...

The train looks amazing !!!

[DJeXeL]

Lovin' that color scheme more and more.

[coasterfreak101]

Those center covers are SLICK. I like!

[nagro5]

Oh hello, covers. You're looking sexual today.