Six Flags Great America (SFGAm) Discussion Thread

[Dr. M]

^^In all of those examples the radius doesn't look nearly as tight to me, or as high off the ground of course.

[Intaman]

This monster looks insanely awesome. It's still so shocking to me that the park is getting this RMC beast.

[Goooose]

 

Is anybody else perplexed that the overbank structure looks nothing like the structural concept art? There's so much boxy steel at the top and the base of the overbank doesn't widen like in the concept art.

[Diamondbacker27]

Yes, but as stated billions of times. The final product never turns out to look exactly the same as the renderings. But I do have to say that over bank looks very big and sexy.

[raptor6]

This looks absolutely insane! Summer can't come soon enough!

[Goooose]

Also, they are reinstalling the track between the overbank and the floater hill for the 3rd time at least. I'd like to look back and see if maybe the track has been smoothed out/modified? or perhaps they just needed that space to be track-free for construction access?

[glouthan]

^ I saw them removing track from the airtime hill a few days ago. I was wondering what they were doing as well.

[willthegolfer]

Track for the overbank is on its way down the other side.

[BBH]

Construction of the dive loop seems to have stagnated, I assume they'll pick it up again after the final track on the overbank is constructed.

 

Something may have fallen on the track and damaged it, hence the removal and replacement of it, but I can't think of any other reason as to why they would do such a thing.

[djboss302]

Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

[piedude81]

I think this should settle the wood or steel debate surrounding Goliath.

 

[Fooz]

Yeah it doesn't.

[Dr. M]

I think this should settle the wood or steel debate surrounding Goliath.

 

 

It does if you haven't read 90% of what's been posted.

[rcjp]

I would still rather not have the orange (or whatever) looking track but, as to the wood/steel thing, I never had any doubts.

Looking better and better!

[Password121]

I'm not going to say anything about wood vs. steel, it's been talked to death ten times over. But I find it interesting that RMC coasters (or at least Goliath) don't have the side railings that look like single plank fences (not sure what they're called) on either side of the track. Is there a reason for this (extreme banking), or just stylistic? El Toro and many other extreme wooden-like coasters have these, but not Goliath.

[WildStangAlex]

When they re-did the Spaghetti bowl portion of Voyage they opted to leave some of the railings off.

[rcjp]

I'm not going to say anything about wood vs. steel, it's been talked to death ten times over. But I find it interesting that RMC coasters (or at least Goliath) don't have the side railings that look like single plank fences (not sure what they're called) on either side of the track. Is there a reason for this (extreme banking), or just stylistic? El Toro and many other extreme wooden-like coasters have these, but not Goliath.

Probably they decided they aren't needed and also given that these RMC's go upside down and have high banked turns it would be difficult to install them.

[Fooz]

I think that as the track is assembled fabricated steel parts, so it doesn't need the same type of maintenance as 'traditional wooden track'. A RMC employee said something along those lines in an outlaw run video.

[Password121]

I'm not going to say anything about wood vs. steel, it's been talked to death ten times over. But I find it interesting that RMC coasters (or at least Goliath) don't have the side railings that look like single plank fences (not sure what they're called) on either side of the track. Is there a reason for this (extreme banking), or just stylistic? El Toro and many other extreme wooden-like coasters have these, but not Goliath.

Probably they decided they aren't needed and also given that these RMC's go upside down and have high banked turns it would be difficult to install them.

Do they really have a true purpose in the first place? All I can think of is as a guide rail for evac's and safety measures, but are they really necessary?

[Fooz]

Traditional wooden coasters need daily maintenance along the length of the track. Technicians walk the track and look for loose bolts to tighten each operating morning. The differences between that type of track RMC topper track render this practice unnecessary, presumably.

[Password121]

Traditional wooden coasters need daily maintenance along the length of the track. Technicians walk the track and look for loose bolts to tighten each operating morning. The differences between that type of track RMC topper track render this practice unnecessary, presumably.

That makes sense, I know that Outlaw Run does have the rail on the lift hill, but that must be for evac's and safety measures like I said.

[GayCoasterGuy]

 

Call it what you want. Everyone doesn't have to agree. I call it a wooden hybrid coaster - no one cares. It's part wood, part steel, and part "non-shrink design mix." Whatever you call it, it's gonna be an awesome ride!

[Superbatboy]

If the steel makes these wooden coasters last longer and ride smoother then I'm all for it. It's hard as the years go by watching some of the traditional wooden coasters that were once great, ripping themselves apart only to be trimmed to death and in some cases demolished.

[Lightning9SX]

Traditional wooden coasters need daily maintenance along the length of the track. Technicians walk the track and look for loose bolts to tighten each operating morning. The differences between that type of track RMC topper track render this practice unnecessary, presumably.

 

Mt. Olympus must think they have RMC no-maintenance track.

The bottom of "The Drop" on Cyclops.

[gerstlaueringvar]

Traditional wooden coasters need daily maintenance along the length of the track. Technicians walk the track and look for loose bolts to tighten each operating morning. The differences between that type of track RMC topper track render this practice unnecessary, presumably.

 

Mt. Olympus must think they have RMC no-maintenance track.

CCI quality approved.