Guy T. Koepp Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 You only say that because it doesn't resemble a monorail. I personally think it looks beautiful. Like a Deja Vu Showgirl!
PhantomNick Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 I think that first drop looks delicious personally! It will be very interesting to see how this ends up riding, as I would imagine some other parks with rougher, bigger woodies will be paying close attention to the results. This company could see a boom in business if this all works out as hoped.
willh51 Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 Wow that looks intense. The track looks really strange to me now because there are no handrails. But, are there even going to be since the track is steel?
B-RadG Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 TRIM IT! No, not really. Looks pretty awesome. I've yet to experience a wooden coaster with a parabolic drop (lame) and I'm really intrigued to find out the rest of the layout.
CorkscrewFoley Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 ^I'm going to get beef for this one, but a little cheek won't hurt...it's not a woodie now, it's a hybrid steelie...
big TEX Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 This is a ROUGH estimate of the Giants new layout from what we know so far, I found the lift hill helix the part i knew the least about, and wasnt sure what there going to do with the break run, also using rct3 which has its limitations, but none the less enjoy.
Zingoman Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 Wow that looks intense. The track looks really strange to me now because there are no handrails. But, are there even going to be since the track is steel? Yes, there will be handrails on at least one side. The first turn already has one, and all track ties on the lift are sticking out to install the catwalk on the right hand side, however the double up looks to have the catwalk on the left. Steel track doesn't mean it doesn't need catwalks either. Look and any mine ride, or Gemini for example.
BaMiTsPaT Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 That drop looks so amazing from that angle! It looks so steep and so intense and just great. Visually, It looks rather awkward as it is right not, but I'll wait until I see it completed to pass judgement.
CoasterPrince Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 Words can't even describe what I just saw. Simply stunning. If done right, I think we are looking at the greatest first drop on a woodie.
Skycoastin Steve Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 ^For the love of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, it's not going to be a wooden coaster anymore.
MagiMountainMan Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) Re: Texas Giant Rehabilitation 2010by B-RadG » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:17 pm TRIM IT! No, not really. Looks pretty awesome. I've yet to experience a wooden coaster with a parabolic drop (lame) and I'm really intrigued to find out the rest of the layout. Trying way too hard to sound intelligent! Edited July 16, 2010 by MagiMountainMan
Skycoastin Steve Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 ^Enough people try too hard to sound not intelligent (or maybe there's no effort involved), so I gotta level the playing field. But for real. It's steel track. No wood involved. I really don't see how anyone could still consider it wooden track.
big TEX Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 I absolutley cannot wait to ride the steepest wooden structured drop in the world.
BrandonR Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 I was at the park again today and took a couple more pictures of what appears to be an insane-looking double-dip-like element after the first drop before the turn. Now I really want to see how this thing turns out.
mightbeawannabe Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 ^Isn't it a double-UP? On topic-That is a weird sight seeing a drop that steep on wood. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
mr. cockblock Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 My cousin just moved to Dallas a couple months back and now I can say that im extremely excited to visit! I haven't been to SFoT yet and I have always wanted to go but seeing that drop got me extra excited to visit! Can't wait to ride.
CoasterPrince Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 Sorry Skettie Monster. With all the wood in the background, I forgot Texas Giant is a steel coaster now....
A113 Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 ^Enough people try too hard to sound not intelligent (or maybe there's no effort involved), so I gotta level the playing field. But for real. It's steel track. No wood involved. I really don't see how anyone could still consider it wooden track. It's still a hybrid. Wood is involved for the support structure. Ravine Flyer II isn't necessarily a wooden, it's hyrbrid. Exaclibur isn't steel, it's a hybrid. I'm irritated of hearing everyone complaining if it's steel or woodie. It's a hybrid, a mix of both; it is what it is. I can say the same for everyone who complains about El Toro not being a Wooden Coaster. It is a Wooden Coaster, it's made out of wood. Go figure. Can you all stop having a pathetic argument about this please?
Columbia Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 I'm fairly certain we've actually gone over this before on the thread - there will eventually need to be a consensus as to what this design will be called. Although, since there isn't a "governing body" for this type of thing (I.E. Cedar Point coining it's own phrases for hyper/giga etc.) I believe the term being thrown around was "Super-Hybrid Wooden Coaster" for this installation. It seemed to group all the so called controversial, "is it a woodie / is it not?" into their own separate, yet all-inclusive category.
larrygator Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) It's still a hybrid. Wood is involved for the support structure. Ravine Flyer II isn't necessarily a wooden, it's hyrbrid. Exaclibur isn't steel, it's a hybrid. I'm irritated of hearing everyone complaining if it's steel or woodie. It's a hybrid, a mix of both; it is what it is. I can say the same for everyone who complains about El Toro not being a Wooden Coaster. It is a Wooden Coaster, it's made out of wood. Go figure. Can you all stop having a pathetic argument about this please? The classification of wood and steel coasters is defined by the composite of the track not the structure. Until someone develops track that is made of both steel and wood there is no such thing as a hybrid. Granted when technology allows for a plastic polymer track material in the future we have a whole new debate. Edited July 16, 2010 by larrygator
Columbia Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 If the reliability of carbon fiber hockey sticks are any indication - I hope that never comes to fruition! (You know someone's cooking it up, though...)
big TEX Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 A hybrid roller coaster is a roller coaster design in which the track is made from a different material from the structure. The most common is the wooden tracked hybrid. Alternatively, some coasters are steel tracked hybrid coasters with a wooden structure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_roller_coaster Its wiki but I agree
rcg19 Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19
mightbeawannabe Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 This conversion has happened at least once before. See what it is classified as. This is for those who are still debating it.
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