Author Topic: SFOT Temporarily Closing Texas Giant in2010 (Read 25571 times)

GADVwow · « **on:** March 16, 2009, 12:45:36 PM »

Supposedly for a one year renovation effort:

http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1260267.html

AV Matt · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2009, 01:00:28 PM »

Wow!

Better get back to SFoT this year before they ruin it.

I do like Shapiro's comment about making it faster though. All of the trim brakes kill the raw power of the ride. I would love to get a trimless ride. If it's going to take a year to do, it sounds like they want to completely rebuild the ride from scratch which is probably their best option. I hope they keep a wood structure and don't opt for a steel one. And I'm guessing it will sport single-bench cars, so perhaps The Gravity Groups Timberliners...

darkridedan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2009, 01:01:05 PM »

Mmmhmm

GADVwow · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:50:59 PM »

I'm just hoping it isn't temporarily closing like certain parts of Great Adventure and Kentucky Kingdom have "temporarily closed."

WadeJ · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:54:35 PM »

Nah.. they are specifically targeting this ride to celebrate their anniversary so I think were safe. Honestly, I'm happy to see Six Flags reinvesting in the existing rides. Even Disney has to suck it up and gut Space Mountain and rebuild it so they must intend on keeping the Giant. Now if only we could see RT getting the same treatment

GADVwow · « **Reply #5 on:** November 16, 2009, 08:13:31 PM »

Major redesign on Texas Giant coaster begins at Six Flags Over Texas:

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...There will be big changes will be to the track and cars. Martindale promised a steeper, faster ride loaded with special effects.

“The profile is going to be substantially different,” Martindale said. “We’re probably going to change 15 percent of the track configuration.”...

http://www.star-telegram.com/topstories/story/1766026.html

AV Matt · « **Reply #6 on:** November 16, 2009, 11:36:44 PM »

Ugh. I'm not liking what I'm hearing. The ride needs no re-profiling at all. It just needs to go at its design speed and be smoothed out a bit. Then it will be a top 5 woodie again.

Special effects... yuck.

dkny6363 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2009, 11:39:31 PM »

special effects have NO place on wood. Terminator Salvation look OKish but it's just unnecessary.

Robert T Ackerman · « **Reply #8 on:** November 17, 2009, 01:32:37 PM »

Quote from: AV Matt on November 16, 2009, 11:36:44 PM

Ugh. I'm not liking what I'm hearing. The ride needs no re-profiling at all. It just needs to go at its design speed and be smoothed out a bit. Then it will be a top 5 woodie again.

Special effects... yuck.

I wish I liked that ride. I saw it's potential, but I see this as a plus for the ride regardless of what they do to it.

AV Matt · « **Reply #9 on:** November 17, 2009, 02:59:23 PM »

If it was going fast and smooth, you would have liked it about as much as Voyage, Rob.

B-mac · « **Reply #10 on:** November 17, 2009, 03:45:41 PM »

Looks like a very good ride, hope they keep it to The Texas Giant instead of renaming it like the other rides that got special effects.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 17, 2009, 03:47:41 PM »

Am I smelling a Bizzaro? (Just Kidding!)

B-mac · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2009, 03:49:25 PM »

oh god I hope not.

kingdakafan · « **Reply #13 on:** November 18, 2009, 02:51:55 PM »

well lets look at a list of upcoming movies.
http://www.themovieinsider.com/movie-releases/-/2010/
some possibilites?
heres some more that are planned, but are still in the works
http://www.themovieinsider.com/movie-releases/TBA/2010/

B-mac · « **Reply #14 on:** November 18, 2009, 03:52:15 PM »

It's still doubtful

AV Matt · « **Reply #15 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:13:57 PM »

If they want to "plus" a ride, they should do it to Titan. It can't get any worse.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:20:28 PM »

Ya they should I heard Titan was good though?

B-mac · « **Reply #17 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:26:17 PM »

You must of heard from the wrong person. Everyone who told me said that it was the worst hyper coaster ever.

AV Matt · « **Reply #18 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:31:24 PM »

It's tall and has POWERFUL positive G's in the two helices, but it only has about three hills and one spot of airtime. It's not my kind of ride at all. But it's still better than a Boomerang. I'd much rather ride the kiddie mine train though.

B-mac · « **Reply #19 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:48:20 PM »

there's a lot of things better than a boomerang, IMO. I've never been on Titan, so I'm going off of others' opinions.

rjholla2003 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 18, 2009, 07:57:59 PM »

Titan's cousin (Twin?)Goliath @ Magic Mountain was pretty lame. The centrifuge helix was great...but the drop left airtime to be desired, the hills lacked air, and it didn't really carry it's speed well.

B-mac · « **Reply #21 on:** November 18, 2009, 08:07:31 PM »

Let's hope the new trains don't do that to the Texas Giant.

AV Matt · « **Reply #22 on:** November 18, 2009, 11:08:54 PM »

Titan and Goliath are virtually twins, but Titan has an extra helix to burn off some of the speed going into the midcourse block brake. It's kind of funny looking at Titan's turnaround (2nd hill) as you can tell it was designed to cross over Colossus like Goliath does at SFMM. It's a shame they didn't reverse the entry and exit to the turnaround for a nice kick of airtime. As is the drop is blended into the turn like GCI used to do a lot.

B-mac · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2009, 02:41:26 PM »

I never will understand why they have a midcourse block brake on some rides. It just ruins the momentum of the entire ride.

Steve · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2009, 04:57:14 PM »

It makes it possible/easier to run 3 or more trains.

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