ScottyDoesKnow Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Six Flags Great America, AMERICAN EAGLE: REHATCHED! (Horrible name, but I think American Eagle would look awesome with red and blue RMC track!) It would be cool to see a racing/dueling RMC hybrid with some wicked drops, high banked turns, and flybys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CpBluestreakCp Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I'd have to go with Mean Streak. Though it is a boring ride, I think RMC could make it a good one. Don't just topper track it, instead change its whole layout. Make it have crazy overbanks, airtime, and more. If not, then just burn Mean Streak down and put in an Intamin woodie! Â I really think RMC could make Mean Streak an all around more exciting ride by not just re-profiling it but changing it as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I'd have to go with Mean Streak. Though it is a boring ride, I think RMC could make it a good one. Don't just topper track it, instead change its whole layout. Make it have crazy overbanks, airtime, and more. If not, then just burn Mean Streak down and put in an Intamin woodie! I really think RMC could make Mean Streak an all around more exciting ride by not just re-profiling it but changing it as a whole. I was thinking of a New Texas Giant-style layout change. However, it would use Outlaw Run's smooth track and it would still be considered a wood coaster instead of a hybrid like I-Rat and NTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CpBluestreakCp Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 ^I think the only thing that would save Mean Streak is an NTAG or iRAT makeover. In my opinion, that's the only way Mean Streak could ever be an exciting ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Coleman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I will have to chime in another vote for ghostrider. You walk up to it and the layout just looks amaing but then you ride it and you can't enjoy it because it just jackhammers the whole way. Would love to see it ride like it did when it was new and was one of the best wood coasters in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ghostrider doesn't need anything more than RMC's topper track to bring it back to former top ten glory days. The layout is perfect as is, it just needs some lasting TLC and possibly new trains that won't tear up the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I thought of The Boss in SFSt.L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I think the best candidates for Iron Horse makeovers are The Boss, Mean Streak, Colossus and SFNE Cyclone. Â Ghost Rider clearly just needs a full Topper Track replacement job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOCTOR DOOM!!! Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I also would LOVE to see NTAG/i RAT for Mean Streak. Ghostrider looks amazing but I haven't yet ridden it but folks say it used to be amazing but got unbearably rough, so I guess it could use full topper track. I don't see this in the future yet because, has Cedar Fair worked with Rocky Mountain at all yet?? Son of Beast's structure was apparently too shot to for either treatment but did Cedar Fair really look into it? Not trying to be pessimistic or question anyone's credibility just noting that Cedar Fair has yet to work with Rocky Mountain unless I'm wrong and missed something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrguy606 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Having rode the Boss for the first time this weekend, I owuld say that it would be nice to add some elements to the ride, as it was pretty decent, but seemed to lack a certain je ne sais pas. It just seemed to pitter out too early. I also feel that while the park was nice, it lacked a real signiture ride, and I think that if they decided to treat the boss, it could very well become Six Flags St Louis' signiture ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11slataus Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I think the Boss works already as SFstL's signature ride. It, like Ghostrider, could benefit from Topper track if anything. Â I think Mean Streak. As much as I still love the ride (much smoother in 2012 than in years), it's still pretty boring. Best case scenario Cedar Point RMCs Mean Streak one year and adds another amazing woodie to the lineup the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PretzelLoopVendor Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Mean Streak at Cedar Point would be perfect. Â Also, it would be nice for the Grizzly at CGA to get a Rocky Mountain makeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^I'm for anything that could make CGA's Grizzly less boring. I wouldn't mind seeing the Hurlers at KD and Carowinds getting the Rocky Mountain treatment. Hurler (KD) was a very good ride when it first opened, but hasn't aged well. Topper Track might be the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceattack52 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^ The Hurler at Carowinds is also very rough and uncomfortable. I like the banked turns and there are some pretty good airtime pops but it's way too rough to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^Yes, I find them to be equally bad. But I was lucky enough to ride Hurler during its first season at KD (not at Carowinds). RMC might be able to make these rides good once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Every time someone mentions Mean Streak in this thread, a puppy spontaneously combusts. Please for the sake of the puppies stop saying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Let's see: "Mean Streak." Â Â My god! It's true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^inb4 "Cedar Point Woodie" spamming  In all seriousness, the "Cedar Point Woodie" doesn't really need much more than topper track and new trains, as is the story with The Boss, Ghostrider, and pretty much every CCI woodie this side of Boulder Dash and Megaphobia.  As for the Iron Horse treatment, I can be told to dream on, but I really want Colossus at SFMM to have one track get the Iron Horse treatment and leave the other as is. I guess I'm alone here, though; I've never heard this suggested before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necoastergp Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Cyclone at SFNE, that would be nice but I doubt it ever would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AusCoasterFan Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 ^^ I never even considered that! that's a great idea. It would be nice to keep a little bit of wood at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Didn't the New England Cyclone alreadt get Topper Track in 2011? I doubt that it will get an Iron Horse make-over soon... Â My vote still goes to Colossos at SFMM, and when already having a crew in SoCal they could do Topper Track for Ghostrides as well Well as untill now i didn't get a change to ride them, but still planning a trip for 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Mutts Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 ^So what, the Rattler at SFFT got Topper Track in 2010 and look what happened. Â Any way, my vote is for the Cyclone at SFNE as well, along with the coaster that has "Mean" in its name at Cedar Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Cyclone only got one very small section Topper Tracked. Smaller than the sectionof Topper that the Rattler got last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Every time someone mentions Mean Streak in this thread, a puppy spontaneously combusts. Please for the sake of the puppies stop saying it! Â Â Â Nah, I love woodies and kinda hate what's happening to them now...unless it's really needed and Mean Streak is one. That thing is slow and boring. At least it had something when it was rough. After the re-profile it just is totally lame. Â Â Pretty much if it's a good ride/layout/has speed but is really rough, I can accept topper track. If it just sucks, like Rattler, Mean Streak then transform that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thinking about some international coasters. How about Spain's three (well four) wooden coasters renowned for their roughness and/or terrible layouts: Stampida, Magnus Colossus, and Coaster Express? Â Also Le Monstre, but that one's probably less likely considering it just got new trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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