Ed Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Texas Giant: Sponsored by the Toyota Prius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Texas Giant: Sponsored by the Toyota Prius. So the ride ops will get error messages saying brake errors even though they are working correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 ^Just wait till they try to bring the ride to a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterTaco Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Texas Giant: Sponsored by the Toyota Prius. So the ride ops will get error messages saying brake errors even though they are working correctly? Yep, they will hear a buzz and a yellow message saying "Texas Giant has broken down." Once that happens the train will come through and make a red explosion and have a buzzing red message appear saying "Texas Giant has crashed!". Then once you a touch the ride and go to the gears tab, it will say "Station Brakes Failure" in orange letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ONE Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I heard the story from people who worked at the park then (from a fan site). Apparently, the G trains stalled and they removed them and put the PTC's on from Eagle for media day. I wasn't sure about the story i was told on that, Thanks for clearing that up. I wish they would just get rid of the Gerstlauer trains, the Boss would be so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 So, it's Plug'n'play track just composed of a steel form? That's what I'm getting here.. Not really. To me it looks more like steel I-beam track that has been used in other coasters, like Superman: The Escape, Hypersonic, and Jaguar. I would seem that what took most of the engineering development time was how to make it so that it's light enough to be used on the wooden structure. Granted this is based on the very limited number of pictures we've see so far but it looks much more like the track from the rides I described than it does "plug n play" track. Go back and few pages and look at the photos I posted and you'll see. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calicoasters Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The ride concept looks very exciting, but I can't help but think they are putting too much weight onto the support structure. TEXAS texas GIANT giant 2 2 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dailey Enterprizes Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Haha, well the ibeams work for Colossus at SFMM, don't they? I've been asking a lot of rhetorical questions lately for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 This "New Texas Giant" will have high standards for me, more than likely. When I rode Texas Giant back in August, it was SMOOTH and one of the best coasters I've been on. Such an amazing ride. So if they're making all these improvements in an attempt to make it better (since it was "bad") then my standards are probably higher than most. Does this make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaymeq Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 So am I correct in assuming that this type of structure should result in fewer labor hours for maintenance than the previous wooden structure? If so, I could see that fitting into the industry's need to streamline operating costs while still raising the bar on guests' expectations. Either way, call it what you wish and just know that we're in for a helluva ride when it opens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 ^^Wait.....you rode it in August.....and it was..........................SMOOTH?!?!?!?!?! Cause I rode it in mid-August last year and my friend and I literally rode one more ride and left because of how bad our headaches were from that ride. It was bumpy, shuffled a TON, and rattled in a fashion very similar to Mean Streak. Of all the words in the English language I could use to describe that ride, "smooth" would be one of the very last I would use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imhotep Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I personally liked the ride the way it was and was hoping for just a revamp of the track, but I am all about change so I cannot wait to see the full layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyscreems Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Giant *does* have it's smooth days: the ones after it's rained. I do remember it raining sometime in August last year .. Seriously, if you could catch Giant after a decent rainstorm or a long period of drizzle, it was like night and day. The last few years have seen a sprinkler system they installed back around 98 FINALLY being used, but not enough. The wood needs to be soaked, plus the rails weren't getting wet. Meanwhile, I've seen enthusiasts who find certain seats that ride at reduced jostling, and ride it over and over again at the Lone Star Coasterthon event. Every year, there they are in the same seat, close to the back. Personally, I've long been a front-seat rider Giant rider because it was the smoothest I could find. At this past Coasterthon event, I finally felt it taking a toll on my tolerance. So for me, this reconstruction came just in time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I think its new name will be "Bizarro, sponsored by Snickers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 It seems Six Flags is still classifying the Texas Giant as wooden coaster... Curious about some of the Texas Giant renovations? How bout the steepest drop IN THE WORLD at 79 degrees?! Pics to come soon... Correct - New Texas Giant has steepest WOODEN coaster drop in the world. Can't wait to test it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Wow I just thought it was a typo at first! I can not believe it will have the steepest wooden drop in the world! Thats just 1º from being as steep as Millennium Force's! I have never been to SFOT, but I think in 2011 I know what I'll be doing during spring break, or maybe summer break? I think the new Texas Giant will have the potential to be as good as people say El Toro is. If they add a few airtime hills somewhere, I think it will have to be. Cedar Fair really could take some advice from Six Flags. Recently Six Flags has just been renovating rides making them seem brand new isntead of buying $20,000,000+ coasters! Cedar Point could do the same thing to Mean Streak, advertise it as a new roller coaster, and their already great collection of coasters would be better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyscreems Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) -track length might be about 400 feet shorter -no confirmation yet as to whether the "magic carpet finale" will stay, but the engineers have been told it's a favorite -the most likely place for this 95-degree-banked turn is just before what is now known as "Curt's Curve," located just after the peak of the hill after safety brake and the million-dollar question.. if you MUST have steel or wood, then it's steel. The park believes it to be a hybrid combination, though, as said in the press release. Edited March 4, 2010 by skyscreems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A113 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Ah I see now, but I have a feeling the ride won't be a smooth one, but I have just gathered expectations for this ride. I'm curious to see what they're going to do with this now. Maybe a wooden counterpart of Big Boom + the 95* turns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyscreems Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Keep in mind there's still another several months of construction to take place; in fact, a year from tomorrow (barring any major delays in construction and/or testing), it reopens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 So this may be covered somewhere, but are they getting new trains as well? And what kind will they be? Thanks for all the updates. I read thru about 15 pages but couldn't find any specifics on the rolling stock. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 ^No details on the trains have been released as of yet. Six Flags over Texas has said that they will be making more announcements about the ride and its new features farther down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyscreems Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Yes, Gerstlauer trains are in store for Giant. Which, if you're anything like me and several others watching this project, disappoints even MORE after this development. But then again, maybe this can help those trains run better.. Heh, that was about 9 pages ago, posted yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acq10uaz Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Look what Mike posted to me when I said, "Well isn't it a steel coaster now to?" @zacqua10 Correct. Should we create a new name for something like this? Stooden Coaster? I have no clue. Just know I'm excited. I accidentally deleted my post though. I also said something about it being a hybrid. Mike is just in the New York office, he doesn't know much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 If it is smooth as I think it will be I believe will take #1 Wooden Rollercoaster again. It's like it's rising from the ashes As for the clasification debate, I believe it will still be considered wooden, just look at the track, it isn't a circular beam,it still has a wooden rollercoaster brick track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubs023 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 If it is smooth as I think it will be I believe will take #1 Wooden Rollercoaster again. It's like it's rising from the ashes Long time observer but first time poster.....I'm sorry to say this is no longer a wooden rollercoaster...However, it's not to say it will not be good...A matter a fact it may be great...But to classify this as a wooden coaster is wrong...It's as much as a wooden coaster as Voyage or Cyclone(Coney) would be considered a steel coaster...I will miss the Texas Giant(Wooden) the early years that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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