Johnlloyd Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 ^Wow yep! You have footage of four-row PTC car operation on it, Mr PTC obsessive Pete is jealous! One woodie dies, several new get built. Nasty modern ones but wooden and it could be worse, they could be Boring&Monotonous steel.. If you really want a rough/bumpy ride on an older woodie, feel free to make the trek up to Toronto... The Wild Beast's layout is *somewhat* similar to the cyclone, and you'll be guaranteed walk-ons all day because nobody else wants to ride it (all the GP care about in that section of the park is the boomerang and the new, somewhat forceless, B&M... No love for the newly retracked woodie and the drop tower). People enjoy Drop Tower but, I do agree that Wild Beast is rough and horrible. The last time and only time I've rode it was during August 2010. I might ride it again if they decide to re-track all of Wild Beast and give it new trains. Many people I know who have rode Wild Beast during the 2015 season (with the retracking of the first drop) said the first drop was much better but, the rest of the coaster was still horrible. But. I do enjoy my rides on Mighty Canadian Minebuster which people quite often confuse with Wild Beast (don't ask me why! They just do!). But, Drop Tower is greatly enjoyed by park visitors despite it being more of a basic and shorter drop tower compared to other ones that Intamin has since manufactured. But, I still enjoy free-falling from 227 feet! But yes, The Bat and Leviathan are the most popular rides in Medieval Faire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 ^Well, if Skyrider wasn't torn down/construction started on project 2017 near that area, I'd be pretty sure one of the woodies would be RMC'd. At least wild beast is ok in the front row (was tolerable when I last rode it, and gave better airtime than Minebuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 ^Well, if Skyrider wasn't torn down/construction started on project 2017 near that area, I'd be pretty sure one of the woodies would be RMC'd. At least wild beast is ok in the front row (was tolerable when I last rode it, and gave better airtime than Minebuster. I really enjoyed SkyRider but, I'm glad it's doing great at Cavallino Matto as Freestyle oppose to being scrapped like it's sisters. But, I don't think one of the wooden coasters would have been RMC'd. From what I've heard and seen, Cedar Fair is more interested in re-tracking wooden coaster than they are converting them to steel hybrid coasters. But, I think Wild Beast deserves a re-track more than Mighty Canadian Minebuster does. I find Mighty Canadian Minebuster gives better rides in the cooler weather. That's when you can experience airtime. Going back to riding coasters that were similar to the Texas Cyclone, SixFlagsAstroworld can ride Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags Over Georgia, Viper at Six Flags Great America, or the actual Cyclone at Luna park in New York. These coasters are Cyclone track layouts whereas Wild Beast (1981) at Canada's Wonderland, Grizzly (1982) at Kings Dominion, and Grizzly (1986) at California's Great America are modeled after the Wild Cat that had operated at Coney Island (Ohio) from 1926 to 1964. Also, Mighty Canadian Minebuster (1981) is somewhat modeled after the Shooting Star that had operated at Coney Island (Ohio) from 1937 to 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 ^Well, if Skyrider wasn't torn down/construction started on project 2017 near that area, I'd be pretty sure one of the woodies would be RMC'd. At least wild beast is ok in the front row (was tolerable when I last rode it, and gave better airtime than Minebuster. I really enjoyed SkyRider but, I'm glad it's doing great at Cavallino Matto as Freestyle oppose to being scrapped like it's sisters. But, I don't think one of the wooden coasters would have been RMC'd. From what I've heard and seen, Cedar Fair is more interested in re-tracking wooden coaster than they are converting them to steel hybrid coasters. But, I think Wild Beast deserves a re-track more than Mighty Canadian Minebuster does. I find Mighty Canadian Minebuster gives better rides in the cooler weather. That's when you can experience airtime. Going back to riding coasters that were similar to the Texas Cyclone, SixFlagsAstroworld can ride Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags Over Georgia, Viper at Six Flags Great America, or the actual Cyclone at Luna park in New York. These coasters are Cyclone track layouts whereas Wild Beast (1981) at Canada's Wonderland, Grizzly (1982) at Kings Dominion, and Grizzly (1986) at California's Great America are modeled after the Wild Cat that had operated at Coney Island (Ohio) from 1926 to 1964. Also, Mighty Canadian Minebuster (1981) is somewhat modeled after the Shooting Star that had operated at Coney Island (Ohio) from 1937 to 1971. I already did. It didn't feel the same but close enough. At least I got to ride the original Dungeon Drop (Tower of Power SFSTL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Gone but not forgotten. Some pics of the Cyclone on my first and only trip to Astroworld in October of 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Ah. The memories. At least the cars are in the middle of Le Monstre at La Ronde. Just out of curiosity, do you have any other pictures of Astroworld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 My jaw still drops at SF pulling out of the 4th biggest market in the US. I was at AW on closing night. Really great memories of this park on my couple of visits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wish the Ultratwister was relocated or something. Now I have to go all the way to Japan to ride one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wish the Ultratwister was relocated or something. Now I have to go all the way to Japan to ride one It was saved. I think it's in storage at Six Flags America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wish the Ultratwister was relocated or something. Now I have to go all the way to Japan to ride one You won't regret going to Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Ah. The memories. At least the cars are in the middle of Le Monstre at La Ronde. Just out of curiosity, do you have any other pictures of Astroworld? Yep! Here: www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71465 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wish the Ultratwister was relocated or something. Now I have to go all the way to Japan to ride one It was saved. I think it's in storage at Six Flags America It was in storage at SFA but I believe they scrapped it a few years ago due to some damaged parts. Greezed Lightnin' and Batman The Escape are still in storage to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 ^Batman's at Darien Lake, but where's Greezed Lightnin' stored at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 ^Batman's at Darien Lake, but where's Greezed Lightnin' stored at? Cliff's Amusement Park in New Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Keeping those rides in storage sucks. Let's see what rides are operating today (this list is not in order) Mayan Mindbender (Hornet-Wonderland Park) Gunslinger (Fiesta Swing-Wonderland Park) Warp 2000 (Harley Quinn's Spinsanity-SFOT) Runaway Rickshaw (SFOT?) Serial Thriller (Ednör-La Ronde) Diablo Falls (SplashWater Falls-SFNE) Big Kahana (Darien Lake) Dungeon Drop (Tower of Power-SFSTL ) You are welcome to add onto the list if I skipped any Edited January 24, 2016 by SixFlagsAstroworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Out of all the coasters, there was seriously no reason for them to scrap Viper. Any small park in need of a compact, small sized, yet thrilling roller coaster could have bought it in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Am I the only one to notice that the top of Superman at my (now) local park still haves that "castle" look? Dungeon Drop now at Six Flags St Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Out of all the coasters, there was seriously no reason for them to scrap Viper. Any small park in need of a compact, small sized, yet thrilling roller coaster could have bought it in a heartbeat. I totally agree. If I owned a ride like that, I would refurbish it and put it in another park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Me I wish I had the Money to Buy Viper, & Greezed Lightnin, those two were my Favorites & so as the Texas Cyclone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnychen Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I was actually on the last public ride of the Texas Cyclone. Here's a video I shot of that last ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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