texcoaster Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 PS, Texcoaster I found you on facebook whoring out your blog hahaha The blog is brand new. If you don't let people know about it, there's no reason to write it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Just foolin' with you, I go on the SFOT facebook to find hilarious comments, some are gems, like the one I'll post. Was surprised it was an actual blog and not an advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Just foolin' with you, I go on the SFOT facebook to find hilarious comments, some are gems. Was surprised it was an actual blog and not an advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 ^ deja vu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsjim11 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 When will they start demo on Chute Out and taking down Flashback? Just wondering....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It hasn't been officially announced yet, but I would count on Flashback being taken down first since it will be relocating north. The park also has a Christmas holiday event that may make it difficult to do much deconstruction, so I could see Texas Chute Out not being taken down until after new years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 ^^Not necessarily. They can always close down that section of the park for Holiday in the Park. In anycase....I agree Flashback will be coming down fairly quickly to make its way up north for SFStL. They also need to allow for refurb time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I'm heading out to SFOT this weekend. I'll let everyone know if it looks like they're doing any deconstruction on Flashback or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy* Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I was thinking of going to the park this weekend but I think im going to wait till Monday... I pass by the park everyday on my commute to and from work, as of today theres been no unassembling. But I thought I saw a small crane yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyfairFan Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I drive by the park four times a week for work and noticed that there isn't a visible crane next to either of the rides and that the cables on the Chute Out are still attached. (Not sure if the carriages are still attached to said cables though). If I was a betting man I would guess that most of the park's maintenance team is probably going 100 miles an hour getting the Halloween event organized and squared away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy* Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) 212-acre acre theme park I had no idea the park was that big. :shock: Everything is bigger in Texas though According the Wilki the park purchased some land in 2008 making now 220 acres. Im not sure if that has anything to do with the strip mall they purchased. Maybe someone can answers this question for me that I feel stupid as an enthusaist for asking, I need you guys to confirm what I know is b.s. I have two cousins who claim that when they rode Mr. Freeze, the train "got stuck" on the spike, leaving them hanging in the air for almost an hour till repairs were made. I argued with them for a ridiculous 2 hours explaining how the ride and LIM's work and that cant happen, they swear this happened. I know Mr. Freeze has LIM's that are halfway up the spike to propel the train to the top of the spike. Has any such incidents been reported with the shuttle LIM's? Is it possible for the LIM's to freeze up or something, keeping the train suspended? Edited September 12, 2012 by Sammy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I'm 99.999999% sure that never happened and couldn't possibly happen. Except for maybe on a screwy Mr.Freeze recreation on No Limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yeti Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Do they know what Mr. Freeze is? Maybe they got stuck on Titan...I agree that the LIMs up there wouldn't stop the ride. I think they could certainly slow it down enough to not make it through the course though. I call b.s. on your cousins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 The only possible way that your cousins aren't full of crap is if they've got their rides confused and they got stuck on a different ride. I'm betting it was Flashback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 The energy required to stop and hold the train up there would have to be massive. Besides, magnetic brakes (whose entire job is to slow down a train) alone cannot stop a train completely. Sounds like you have some cousin-head-smacking to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hopefully, they will follow Cedar Point with the demolition of the Chute Out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 There is no place for Texas Chuteout to fall without causing massive destruction. It can't fall towards the entry road, that would be disasterous. If it falls towards Freeze it would cause catastrophic damage to both coasters in the area. It can't fall towards Goodtime Theatre either. The only possibility would be to remove both Flashback and the bumper car building first and allow it to fall towards the abandoned shopping area. I'm thinking they'll probably just disassemble the tower piece by peice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy* Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 ^ I think it can be unassembled piece by piece since it is welded together. It would be nice to see a filmed explosion, I don't think Six Flags would do that, but I could be wrong. Thanks guys proven my point, I will be showing them this the next time I see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 My guess is they'll take the ring down and crane off the tower in sections. I wonder If I can snag a piece of Flashback and Chute out like I did with Wildcatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 ^ I think it can be unassembled piece by piece since it is welded together. It would be nice to see a filmed explosion, I don't think Six Flags would do that, but I could be wrong. Well they did it before... But I bet they will take it apart piece by piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy* Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 ^ I think it can be unassembled piece by piece since it is welded together. It would be nice to see a filmed explosion, I don't think Six Flags would do that, but I could be wrong. Well they did it before... But I bet they will take it apart piece by piece. Ive never seen that video, maybe they will after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Wildcatter had room to fall, Chuteout doesn't. Chuteout is also taller than Wildcatter and surrounded by other attractions. As I said earlier, the only possibility would be to have Chuteout fall in the direction of the abandoned shopping area. But they would have to remove both Flashback and the bumper car building first to keep them out of harm's way. To have Chuteout fall in any other direction would cause damage to surrounding shops, restaurants and rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Maybe they will implode it on the half-way point. So it falls really close to itself. However I think they will remove flashback first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 If they're paying for people to take it down piece of by piece, it'd be cheaper just to have them do the whole thing, and not have 2 separate companies try and work that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayCoasterGuy Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Peeps were discussing whether or not Texas Giant was a "classic" wooden coaster over in the SFFT thread. It made me think of this picture, so I wanted to post and share it. That first year, the trains always crossed on the lift/helix, then a few seconds later on the bottom of the first drop/last hill. It was such a great ride. I'm not sure it was ever a "classic," but those 3 kick ass top 3 rides from then - Timberwolf/GA Cyclone/TX Giant - went down hill quickly over the years. Re-profilings, brakes, you name it. They were some of the best rides ever built, but o well... Good thing Rocky Mountain is here to save the world! I haven't ridden the New Texas Giant yet myself.. can't wait. This was taken during a morning ACE ERT during the Coaster Con 1990. Cameras were allowed on rides then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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