CorkscrewFoley Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Somewhere, RD's having a cry...Great documentary too. I love how much thought and heart went into it...and especially none of the post ride thoughts with obnoxious riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I... think... I... neeed.... a towel. Out-FREAKIN' Standing find. I mean just outstanding. Nice find, Randal- as to see the history of the 'hidden' Speedracer is amzing all around. Now if I could only type with one hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 ^ewwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnychen Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Great video, sure brings back some memories. I remember seeing Big Bend when I went to Six Flags as a young kid. I regret that I was too afraid to ride it back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Freeze had an awesome opening today! Wish I got more pics but I spotted some ClubTPR shirts at the event too so I'm sure they'll post soon Ride is AMAZING. I wish they would've renovated the que and actually painted the trains (That Vinyl crap will be ripped to shreds by October) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 My dad and I are flying into Dallas on June 19th. Our plan is to buy season passes and get some rides in that night, and then visit the park the entire next day before flying out again on the 21st. We would like to avoid renting a car, so does anyone have a suggestion for a game-plan? Are there free or low-price shuttles that will take us from the airport to a hotel near SFOT? We're looking for a hotel that won't break the bank but will either be a convenient walk or offer some kind of shuttle service to the park. If neither of these are practical options, please let me know. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perilous Chris Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 ^ I am actually visiting in early June. If you are flying into Dallas Fort Worth, many of the Arlington area hotels have shuttles to and from the airport. I am staying at the Baymont Inn and Suites. Along with the airport shuttle, there is also a free trolly that runs to and from the park. I do not believe that any of the hotels offer free shuttle service to Dallas Love Field, which I will be flying out of. This leaves a question on my part. Can anybody recommend anything in the way of shuttles from Arlington to Dallas Love Field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Yesterday was the grand opening of Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast and TPR was there to cover all the action for you! I realize that most people might be thinking, eh, they just turned the trains around. But guess what? It made a HUGE difference in the ride. Not only is it a different experience visually, but also in how the forces are presented. I've found that it's no longer a strain to keep your arms up the entire ride despite feeling like your are pulling more G's in the top hat. Pro Tip: For an incredible feeling, try the third row from the back! (The real back of the train) When the train curves around to the spike and the LIM's push the train upwards, that's when you really notice the effects of the train being turned around. Now you are looking straight down as the train plummets towards the ground giving you a sense that you are going to crash into the ground before a sharp turn to the right then up into the top hat before screaming back down towards the tunnel with a now frosty mist hitting you in your face. For those of your wondering about the restraints and what the 70mph launch would feel like, well good news! While you do push forward into the restraint it's no different than before when the ride would hit the brake run. Incredibly smooth launch. Outside of the turning the trains around the ride station has also seen some refurbishment. The outside has received some paint and detail finishes while the inside has seen some additional artwork. The park has also added some additional special effects lighting in the form of snow flakes to the ride platform. Mr. Freeze is still there looking over the station, but wasn't moving on this day. This small change made a dramatic difference in the ride and I would encourage everyone to go out and ride Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast and see for yourself! Special shout out to Joey(Joco07) for helping me out at the event! Check out the ride POV! Here we are at Media Day where they will re-introduce Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast. A little soggy to start but the day ended with a happy ending. Special Blue Carpet VIP entrance, which also dubs as the season pass processing office. The park went all out for the event with everything from blue donuts to this cool ice sculpture. New Ride Sign! And hot chicks to melt the ice! An artist was busy creating a chalk drawing of the ride's logo. And here is what it looked like finished. Park President Steve Martindale is about to open the ride with special guest Vanilla Ice! Instead of a ribbon, they used chainsaws to cut the ice block! And the ride is officially open! Yay! "I'm not so sure about this" Note: Vanilla Ice can wear his hat on the ride and video with his iPhone, he was given permission to do so, you however, should not attempt to do so. And they zoomed back in. "That was freaking amazing, I want to ride again!" How about a side view of the train you say? Ok, your wish is my command. Outside they were serving slurpees! And Mr. Freeze Popcorn! What the? Someone brought a cassette to the concert?!?!? What are those?!?!!?! Stop. Collaborate and listen... The hot chicks are back! The outside was spruced up! The paint shop spent a lot of time with the air brush out here. Now it was time for Jeremy (Some of you might remember him from NTAG Bash at Shockwave) to let the public in, and they came by the thousands. Off we go, in Reverse! This is about the point in the ride (outside of the ultra smooth launch) that you realize, hey, the ride has changes, and it's freaking insane! Yuuup! I don't want to see it changed back to original. Ever. Yayyyyyy! Top hat, third row from the rear...incredible feeling! I mean, I liked it in the rear before, but now, by seat of choice is car 4, row 2 And we are blasting "Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast is #1" And after only being open for 10 minutes, the public thinks so too! Thanks SFOT for inviting TPR to media day, we had a Blast, quite literally! So get out there before the ride closes for the season end of October and get blasted, in Reverse! Edited May 13, 2012 by chadster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Great report chad! Looks like fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 ^ It was! You should come down! I also got to meet another TPR member, JohnyChen, while there and was able to ride Freeze a ton before it opened to the masses! Great re-invented ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I seriously can't believe Vanilla Ice was there. I knew he was down to the level of doing VH1 Reality Shows, but didn't realize he had fallen so far as to the level of Six Flags Ride Openings!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Backward or forward, Mr. Freeze is the best shuttle ride out there this side of Montezooma's Revenge. I like how they spiffed up the trains, too. As for Vanilla Ice, he was in the promo for the Insane Clown Posse's anuual "Juggalos" event, so maybe this is a step up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAL Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Come on Chad, you could do better. Where's the POV of your ERT with the hot chicks? In seriousness, great report. The ride looks much improved. Did you count it as a credit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Edge of Beast- Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Nice trip report, Chad! You and Joey seemed to have a bunch of fun riding it the new version. Though I never rode it when I visited SFOT, I do see that I need to now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperShawn Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Great report Chad! Reverse Blast just adds another reason why I am looking forward to getting to this park for the first time in just 8 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I seriously can't believe Vanilla Ice was there. I knew he was down to the level of doing VH1 Reality Shows, but didn't realize he had fallen so far as to the level of Six Flags Ride Openings!!!! I think he also has his own home remodeling show. I forgot which channel it was on. I need to get back to SFoT. Not only to ride Mr. Freeze and NTG but also to get my Shockwave credit. It's a fantastic park to begin with so even if I did get all the credits I would go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco07 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 The event was a lot of fun!!! Thanks Chad for inviting me! Reverse Blast is well...a BLAST the ride is much better then it used to be. The old one was Great but, this one is one of the best coasters I been on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrad Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Awesome report! Who is that tattooed bro? Chad, I thought this was in Texas, not So Cal. Ride looks awesome! As do the females! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 As for Vanilla Ice, he was in the promo for the Insane Clown Posse's anuual "Juggalos" event, so maybe this is a step up? That just came into my mind after reading Elissa's post and before reading yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Thanks for the report. Mr. Freeze is my favorite shuttle coaster and it sounds even more awesome in reverse. Too bad St. Louis, the closest Mr. Freeze to me, is so far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I seriously can't believe Vanilla Ice was there. I knew he was down to the level of doing VH1 Reality Shows, but didn't realize he had fallen so far as to the level of Six Flags Ride Openings!!!! Imo a Six Flag Ride opening is even to good for Vanilla Ice Mr.Freeze looks awesome as usual but with the added bonus of taking the vertical spike face first can't wait to try that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galindoverhere Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Nice Report Chad! I can't wait to go down there this summer and try it out, from what I see it looks like you can really feel the inversion now I've tried the St. Louis version forwards and I've always wanted to try the SFoT one forwards (since I heard it was MUCH better) but backwards is just fine for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Great report! I have this somewhat irrational fear of backwards coasters but I think I would give it a try! Oh... for those of you who were as curious as me, I found a decent video of Vanilla Ice from the opening. He actually doesn't sound or look horrible for a faded 90s star! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 ^I was pleasantly surprised that he sounded as good as did, age hasn't affected his ability to put on a show, that's for sure. Apparently he has a movie coming out later this month too. I also found him quite personable and genuinely happy to be back in his home state. I think he also has his own home remodeling show. Its called "The Vanilla Ice Project" and airs on DIY. Apparently they have filmed or are filming season three. Of note, Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast is still on flash pass, all level,s and your gonna want it! Also of note, Batman was closed to the GP until after the concert was over at 1pm. About 15 minutes after the ride opened it's line had completely filled all switchbacks and stretched to just inside the queue entrance. Wait time: about 90+ minutes. Thanks for all the kudos guys! Seriously, everyone needs to add this to their bucket lists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingoman Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 What happened to the Big Bend Documentary?? I didn't get to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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