Joe Schwartz Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 I totally agree with Robb that Medusa is a top five coaster. I think I'd even call it my #1 woodie, just a tiny notch above Outlaw Run -- and that's comparing daytime Medusa to insane nighttime rides on Outlaw Run. I can't even imagine how awesome Medusa must be at night. And yes, I'm calling Medusa a woodie. I know it uses I-Box track instead of Topper Track, but screw it, it just FEELS like a woodie, unlike New Texas Giant and Iron Rattler. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give Iron Rattler a 6, New Texas Giant an 8, Outlaw Run a 10, and Medusa a 10+. (I haven't ridden Goliath yet.) Do whatever you can to get down here to Six Flags Mexico. It REALLY IS that good. And with a Platinum Flash Pass, you can ride it ten times with just a short wait inside the station.
RoCo Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 The Mexico Tourism Board should use these photos in every campaign they run. Unbelievable.
printersdevil78 Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 The condor had a 45 minute line. Maybe they should rename it "French Fries: The Ride."
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) I'm too tired to do a full report right now, but today we did Selva Magica and once again this park proves that for being owned by the same company that owns La Feria, these two parks are NOTHING alike! What a great day we had! We also got to ride The Bullet. This is a coaster I used to ride all the time in the late 90s/early 2000s when I would go back and forth to work in the UK. Then the ride disappeared for about 10 years and everyone assumed it was gone forever, but then re-appeared at Selva Magica a couple of years ago and opened in 2014. The ride is a one-of-a-kind totally twisted Schwarzkopf shuttle loop. This is a POV of it from 2002 from when it was at Flamingoland in the UK. Today we shot some amazing 4k and 1080p60 video that we will be posting soon! But for now, check out this older POV and some pics from today... Edited March 27, 2015 by robbalvey
DonGeorge Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Hee hee. Alicia. I never knew that's how those Schwarzkopf OTSRs were pulled down. What can the airtime on Titan be compared to?
WFChris Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Yeah, your pictures kick all kinds of ass so far!!! Can't wait to see your POV! The airtime on Titan is surprising for the small stature of the ride. It's stronger than the bunny hops at the end of California Screamin! (Sorry, I'm from California and airtime is still kind of a foreign concept to me).
rcdude Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Other than the two Mexico City parks, Selva Magica is the only park on my visit list in Mexico. Other than the coasters and Alicia, I don't know much about the park, but Bullet looks like it would be worth a visit just by itself.
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 To be honest, Alicia was a bit underwhelming today. Here's the video we shot two years ago. A lot of the effects weren't either switched on or weren't working today. Hope they get her fixed back up soon!
WFChris Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 ^A couple weeks ago everything seemed to be working EXCEPT the best part...the wiggling baby!!!
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) ^ That's good to hear. A lot of the lights that would pop on as you walked by, the beating heart, etc, weren't turned on today. And no, the baby wasn't working either. Edited March 27, 2015 by robbalvey
The Great Zo Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Though Alicia wasn't in the best state of repair (she has some cobwebs to clean out), it was still one of the strangest walk-through attractions I've ever seen. Even if she was a little bit disappointing... The airtime on Titan is surprising for the small stature of the ride. ...Titan was a huge surprise! It's a very odd coaster that looks like it shouldn't be doing much of anything interesting, when suddenly a pop of ejector air flings your camera strap above your neck and you're darned thankful you have a good grip on the body! Can confirm that Tornado was operating, Catarina was not (hoping to open by summer), and Jubile was down for temporary maintenance. Can also confirm that the log flume has water at the end that splashes your boat, decelerates it quickly, that the front lip of the seating area is well padded, and the floor of the boat is not.
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Looks amazing! Did Kristen get to ride Bullet?
Nrthwnd Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I love the last photo, with Alicia. She looks like She's just biding her time, trying to figure out... which one of you to EAT first! Hmmm. Let's see. Who would go good with a nice Blue Cheese dressing?
GwaziBSRider1 Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Such a shame that our favorite pregnant lady walkthrough wasn't as great this time around. I'm so glad that Bullet is up and running again, and in such a nice park, too!
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Here's a little clip of our POV from Bullet:
I305forever Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 It looks really weird, with its funky restraints, tilted loading station, and unique layout.
805Andrew Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Bullet has a unique layout. How would you compare it to standard shuttle loopers like Montezooma's Revenge?
KarlaKoaster Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Wow, Bullet looks in great condition. Glad they're looking after the ride
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Bullet has a unique layout. How would you compare it to standard shuttle loopers like Montezooma's Revenge? Way more intense and interesting.
JimmyBo Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Awesome video of Bullet! I'm glad to see that this ride didn't "die". I remember seeing this on a TPR video way back in the day and I was like "WTF, is that thing?!?! I totally want to ride that thing!" Then when TPR went to Flamingoland in 2006 for the first TPR tour I was bummed to realize that the Bullet wasn't there anymore. Hopefully I'll make it down to this part of Mexico so I can enjoy some of these pretty crazy parks! Jimmy "Arizona is like Mexico minus the roller coasters...and with more Mexicans" Bo
Joe Schwartz Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Maybe we should have played with Alicia's naughty bits to try to get her turned on...
robbalvey Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 ^ LOL! I loved that we found all her buttons!
SharkTums Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I don't want to bum you all out too much but the Operations guy told me that Alicia was going to be removed soon. I told him not to because it's so strange and unique and he laughed and seemed to agree so we'll see! KT didn't get to ride too much new stuff on this trip as Mexico has some really crazy high height restrictions.
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