Skycoastin Steve Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 If it's running on steel track, it's a steel coaster. There are no layers of wood anywhere in that track, whereas the Intamin woodies still have stacked wood as their track. This is a steel coaster now. I don't see how there's any ambiguity to it at all.
rcg19 Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19
Dailey Enterprizes Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 ^ Well it's still running on a flat track though. Then again that would make the S&S launch coasters up for question since they too run on a flat steel track. At this point I think it's a dumb debate to have, but if anything can we just save everyone the hassle and call this thing an Aquatrax...
ArizonaGuy Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 ^^ Totally agree. Some people need to let it go already!
Zingoman Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Well there hasn't been much to report since they topped the ride off about a week ago so here is a new view for everyone to peek at. Here is a view from the road behind the park you don't see often. Sorry. Cell pic, low quality. Here is a good look at the old profile beneath the new. Giant sunset drop.bmp And a sunset view from Judge's platform foreshadowing the new drop profile to come! And also this happened...
jedimaster1227 Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) ^I've always wanted to ride in a moving cell phone ad. Way to go Six Flags for making my dream come true. Edited June 21, 2010 by jedimaster1227
MagicMountainMan Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 It's going to be interesting to see the first drop because it's supposed to be 85 degrees right? If nothing else, that's the part that interests me the most.
Funky Cold Medina Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Everyone, even 6F themselves are putting it into a whole new category. Texas Giant will be a "super-hybrid" coaster, in a category of its own.
MagiMountainMan Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks for these photo updates. The Giant is starting to look sweet! I can't wait for the reviews next year
andyuk200523 Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Everyone, even 6F themselves are putting it into a whole new category. Texas Giant will be a "super-hybrid" coaster, in a category of its own. Its just a large version of the Ultimate at Lightwater! Wooden Supports with Steel Track (although Ultimate is tubular, whereas this is I Beam construction) Sod it, I think everyone is right, its an Aquatrax..............
Dailey Enterprizes Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 May I ask a dumb question, who is manufacturing the new track? It's just that when the Steel Phantom got converted to Phantom's Revenge it became known as an Arrow/Morgan coaster and same goes for the Thunderbolt when it got converted from the Pippin, it's known as a Miller/Vettel coaster. Maybe we can just refer to the new Texas Giant as a Dinn/??? coaster.
andyuk200523 Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 May I ask a dumb question, who is manufacturing the new track? It's just that when the Steel Phantom got converted to Phantom's Revenge it became known as an Arrow/Morgan coaster and same goes for the Thunderbolt when it got converted from the Pippin, it's known as a Miller/Vettel coaster. Maybe we can just refer to the new Texas Giant as a Dinn/??? coaster. I believe a company called Rocky Mountain is doing the retracking and the trains will be from Gerstlauer.....should be interesting!
Funky Cold Medina Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 It's going to be interesting to see the first drop because it's supposed to be 85 degrees right? If nothing else, that's the part that interests me the most. The drop will be 79* I believe a company called Rocky Mountain is doing the retracking and the trains will be from Gerstlauer.....should be interesting Yes RM is doing the retracking and Gerstlauer is manufacturing a new prototype train for Texas Giant (hopefully with the Texas Flag on them like the old PTC's). I think it'll just stay Dinn though because I'm not really sure who manufactured the track.
rcg19 Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19
Dailey Enterprizes Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 ^ Well don't the Gerstlauer trains on the Falken at Farup Sommerland ride nice? I haven't heard any complaints. ^^^ Thanks for the info on the manufacturer. I guess if this really works out well for Six Flags then maybe we can see an improved Mean Streak or dare I say Son of Beast in the future?
Coaster Cow Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 ^^^ Thanks for the info on the manufacturer. I guess if this really works out well for Six Flags then maybe we can see an improved Mean Streak or dare I say Son of Beast in the future? Or more likely Colossus, or so I hear. According to Screamscape, it's up for a rehab soon because the Morgan trains are nearing the end of their recommended life, or something like that. But then again, it's just a rumor.
Skycoastin Steve Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I believe a company called Rocky Mountain is doing the retracking and the trains will be from Gerstlauer.....should be interesting! This just made me significantly less excited for this. I hope they are improved Gerstlauer's. They're going to be completely new train designs, seeing how a wooden coaster train can't ride on this track.
Houston Thrills Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 If you just swapped out the steel wheels for poly/nylon ones, a wooden train could probably run on it, I'd think.
Skycoastin Steve Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 ^I would think they'd have to re-gauge the chassis and make adjustments to the undercarriage before running a wooden train on there. A lot more than just swapping wheels would have to happen.
Houston Thrills Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Well, yeah, it wouldn't be quite that simple, but the new track appears to be the exact shape/guage of the old track, so it wouldn't be like trying to put wooden trains on Gemini or anything.
Funky Cold Medina Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Well according to a number of sources if all goes well with the Texas Giant then Cedar Fair may look into it with Mean Streak and SoB. And Six Flags is probably gonna look at fixing Rattler. If all goes well
WFChris Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 ^Has that dippin' dots guy been opening his fat mouth again?!
Funky Cold Medina Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Him and a bunch of other people. Apparently KI looked into it not too long after the idea was announced.
DOCTOR DOOM!!! Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 ^I would think they'd have to re-gauge the chassis and make adjustments to the undercarriage before running a wooden train on there. A lot more than just swapping wheels would have to happen. This sounds like the adjustments for the Raven train running on Voyage... It might be easier done than said!
rcg19 Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19
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