Mechanic Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It was only a matter of time before those track bolts started eating up the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcfreak417 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Considering I'm going to the park Wednesday, I'm just glad that it wasn't the black train that they removed But really, every time I've been there this summer, it's been temporarily shut down for one glitch with the sensors or another. I'd assume this is no different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takedown Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I rode NTAG 3 times on Thursday night, once in the front and then twice in the back at the very end of the night. OMG is the back awesome, that first drop feels like you are going to fly out. When we came back into the station there were a handful of people still in the line and they let us ride again in the back. The ride was going just fine and then we got stopped at the MCBR for at least 5 minutes. The last half of the ride was super slow after coming to a complete stop. They didn't say what was wrong but the op apologized when we got back to the station and said they couldn't run the train again. On Friday towards the middle of the day I realized I had not seen a train go on NTAG yet and while heading over to Titan saw that the red train was stopped about 2/3 of the way up the hill with people on it. While going up the lift hill of Titan we saw the people getting off and walking down the lift hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Looks a like a worn wheel was to blame...........damn track bolts Apparently being stopped on the lift is a "traumatic experience"........ Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hmm, I recall stating in my media day report that the wheels bumped at every track section. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfot11girl Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Looks a like a worn wheel was to blame...........damn track bolts Apparently being stopped on the lift is a "traumatic experience"........ Article Those darn track bolts How often are they changing the wheels are the cars? Oh and don't you know!? Twenty minutes up there is life-changing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 ^^ On media day you could feel/hear almost ever section of track. Not hitting the bolts, but just the gap/seam between track sections. And, being an engineer, I never assume all engineers know what they are doing. Many of them don't, trust me. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfot11girl Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I was there last Tuesday, and I remember the feel as the trains went over the seems. I sat where you could see the track below (a view I throroughly enjoy), and I wasn't worried about the seams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonR Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Looks like they finally got the approval to get the oil derrick to shoot fire: Odd that it shoots from the bottom of the derrick. I thought for sure it'd be shooting out the top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrightFest1408 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Me too! Its a disapointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber.Fiber Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 That fire looks ridiculous! Who cares if it doesn't shoot from the top, that's one big flame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 ^^ On media day you could feel/hear almost ever section of track. Not hitting the bolts, but just the gap/seam between track sections. And, being an engineer, I never assume all engineers know what they are doing. Many of them don't, trust me. -R They probably do know what they're doing - taking into account thermal expansion of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonR Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Well if the fire marshal's concern was lighting the wooden structure on fire, it seems like shooting the flames from the top would be a safer bet as it'd be further away from the structure. But who knows, it still looks nice... I'm just not sure it's appreciated given this has been the second hottest summer in Texas' recorded history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hmm, I recall stating in my media day report that the wheels bumped at every track section. -R I recall the old Texas Giant having square wheels and bumping at every bent in the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I rode NTAG 6 times today, and I was disappointed. I was here for the TPR event for it a few months ago, and I swear it was running faster then. The rideops are not as aggressive with the lap bars now. It maybe just me, since I spent last Friday & Saturday at 6 Flags Great Adventure riding El Toro & Nitro. I'll be back on Thursday for more research... One other thing forget the "fireworks" near the carrousel at 9:45 -- very lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyfire Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Went to Six Flags Monday and it was a good day. There was no one in the park at all. I ran to the Texas Giant and was the first train out. The teal train was in the station. Well I have upgraded it a bit. Yes I gave it another chance and I enjoyed it. Now, i ONLY counted 3 pops of NOTICEABLE air. I still dont think it is all of that but it is by NO MEANS bad, never said it was. I personally didn't feel any bumps as it rode over segments of track like some people said they felt. It STILL was as smooth as when it opened. I am NOT saying that it doesn't have 14 pops of air like some people have claimed, I am just saying that I was only popped out of MY seat noticeably 3 times. Yes I felt the other 11 but they weren't intense enough for me to say 14. It still didn't have the effect on me that El Toro or Voyage had but yes it is a good coaster. I was able to ride it 4 times within 30 mins and then I went to Titan, Freeze, Shockwave, Pandemonium, Batman, Runaway Mountain, La Vibora, Judge Roy which is a bit waste of time walking over there and Runaway Mine Train. In my opinion Texas Giant, Titan and Mr Freeze are the only exciting coasters there to me. There lines were non existent except for Giant and that was only a 10 min wait. I was able to ride EVERYTHING twice and some more than twice within 1 1/2 hrs. TEX GIANT 4X TITAN 2X SHOCKWAVE 1X MINE TRAIN 2X FREEZE 2X PANDEMONIUM 1X BATMAN 2X BOBSLED 1X JUDGE ROY 1X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Here's an AWESOME video of NTAG posted to Screamscape today of an HD camera mounted on an RC Helicopter. Pretty sick! vimeo.com/21306241 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 ^ Awesome, I'm assuming the videographer got permission from SFOT to fly his model helicopter so close to NTAG. Made for some very awesome shots. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbear30 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 It is so weird because it doesn't look real to me. It looks like everything is an animation for some reason. Does anyone else notice that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 ^I thought that at first for some reason to. I'm guessing it's some effect in post processing that makes it look like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Please pardon my stupidity, but where did the "A" in "NTAG" come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Please pardon my stupidity, but where did the "A" in "NTAG" come from? New Tex As Giant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Thank god someone else finally asked! I've been wondering that all year but felt too stupid to ask. I hope someone will finally explain this mysterious A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyfire Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 The A sounds just plain stupid to me. hahahha, dont get it and that video looks like an animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webgoof Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 yea, when I watched the video, I thought how if everything in the background weren't exactly as they were in the park, I would have wondered if it was an animation...I think it is because of how saturated the colors are...and the "abnormal" camera angles...(abnormal in the vein that most coaster vids don't have such angles, and when they do, it's something from an animation...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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