A.J. Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 ^ Whatever happened to the MF trains from SFDK's Roar? One could assume that they'll be going to Six Flags Magic Mountain as parts donors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 ^ That was my guess, as well, but I was curious to see if anyone knew for sure. I'm surprised they didn't end up on SFA's Roar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I'm almost certain they went to support Apocalypse as well. Six Flags has done that a lot... XLR8's trains went to Ninja, Great American Scream Machine's trains went to Viper, etc. No wonder Magic Mountain has been able to hold onto their classics longer than other SF parks! Â I almost forget that Roar is a GCI, given that it doesn't even feel like one at all. Their older designs were definitely more "CCI" influenced than the twistiness we see from them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCHeadache Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 ^ That was my guess, as well, but I was curious to see if anyone knew for sure. I'm surprised they didn't end up on SFA's Roar. Maybe it's because the GCI trains don't run well on track already worn in with PTCs? Hershey's Wildcat somehow ran worse than Roar (having ridden both), and GhostRider going to GCI trains also involved extensive retracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 A worn-out wooden coaster will still run like hot garbage regardless of which set of "new" trains get put on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 ^ Whatever happened to the MF trains from SFDK's Roar?  They are at SFStL underneath batman. I'm pretty sure they are being used for parts for American Thunder  Edit: Here's proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I only rode Roar once in 2008 and I found it pretty fun. Definitely in the upper half of wooden coasters I have ridden. I actually like both of SFAs wooden coasters more than KDs. Which therefore makes that the only thing I like about SFA more than KD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 ^ Whatever happened to the MF trains from SFDK's Roar?  They are at SFStL underneath batman. I'm pretty sure they are being used for parts for American Thunder  Edit: Here's proof  So that's just out in a guest area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 ^ Whatever happened to the MF trains from SFDK's Roar?  They are at SFStL underneath batman. I'm pretty sure they are being used for parts for American Thunder  Edit: Here's proof  So that's just out in a guest area?  Pretty much, that's the flash pass queue/overflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 That's terrific. I love Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 That's terrific. I love Six Flags. Â the center of Titan at SFoT is used for storage too. . so while on the Coaster, you're in a helix with perfect views of: parts of the Trioka, decommissioned parking lot shuttles, and rafts from Thunder River/Roaring Rapids that are out of service. Â Klassy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 ^ Whatever happened to the MF trains from SFDK's Roar?  They are at SFStL underneath batman. I'm pretty sure they are being used for parts for American Thunder  Edit: Here's proof  So that's just out in a guest area?  Pretty much, that's the flash pass queue/overflow What's funny is that they could pass this off as theming, since theming on Batman coasters usually consists of dilapidated cars and scrap metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 For what it's worth, Mean Streak's infield always had all kinds of ride parts, extra pieces, and even Halloweekends props strewn about in clear view. It's not like every park has a giant warehouse or a ton of storage space to work with. Some have to make do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 For what it's worth, Mean Streak's infield always had all kinds of ride parts, extra pieces, and even Halloweekends props strewn about in clear view. It's not like every park has a giant warehouse or a ton of storage space to work with. Some have to make do. Â And you can also see a bunch of crap next to millennium force as well. They used to have extra Gemini trains sitting inside of mean streaks infield. At one time, they even had a train from geauga lakes double loop coaster. I assume they were using it for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Personally I feel like there's a huge difference between putting spare parts near a coaster where only eagle-eyed-enthusiasts would notice while flying by at 90 mph and putting them in a queue line but I mean... okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Isn't the theme of Batman the Ride's queue that a beautiful Gotham park gets vandalized? Having spare coaster cars fits in perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 And that's not the only cars they stored there over the years from the TPR 2010 mid-america trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 It's like a parking garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yubstep101 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I see Ninja trains, but what are the other coaster trains? Mega Zeph??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeykaise Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 The pink and white ones kind of look like the cars from Twisted Sister @ Kentucky Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I see Ninja trains, but what are the other coaster trains? Mega Zeph??? Â It's the Twisted Twins cars from Kentucky Kingdom, but a few years before that they had Mega Zeph there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Those Twisted Twins trains were so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRideNick Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Any truth to the rumor that there will be special food items this year at Holiday in the Park themed to "Nutcracker & the Four Realms"? Â Doesn't seem likely considering the film is Disney, but Six Flags has done crazier things in the past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Let's hope that this is a bathroom for Gotham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRideNick Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Let's hope that this is a bathroom for Gotham. Â Most likely not. Higher ups in the parks have said its not feasible due to plumbing and the environmental laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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