X-Flight new for 2012

[jwlnroe]

webcam no longer up?

[ttd rox]

They removed the webcam off the X-Flight page and updated the text to include the season pass holder dates and the official opening date.

[DejaVu2001]

^^ They have removed the applet from the X-Flight page. The webcam itself is still active. You can get still images from the link on the SFGAm World homepage or at http://166.241.21.24/sample/oneshot.html

You can get to the live feed at SFGAmZone or at http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/Ri ... ebcam.html

[CstrFan512]

[ttd rox]

I'm looking at the latest camera screenshot on my phone and it's hard to see since it's a small screen but are the train covers on now?

[icantwaittilxflight]

to me, it does look like the train covers are on!

[ViperFTW]

^ Yes, it does seem like they have put on the covers. Since the webcam is kind of fuzzy, the red covers easily blend into the track.

[sfgam#1]

I'm trying to figure out what are they going to do with the black frame on the station ......

[SFGAm Viper]

^ If it's not for an X-Flight sign I will be surprised.

[rct2wizard360]

[ttd rox]

^I know they still have more work to do but so far that looks pretty cool!

[jwlnroe]

wonder when they are going to start putting the covers on the trains. . also anyone know if this is still the first train they are testing or if it is the second one?

[DejaVu2001]

They are still only running Train #1. Train #1 has the fiberglass shells installed.

[jwlnroe]

They are still only running Train #1. Train #1 has the fiberglass shells installed.

ok i thought it looked sorta like something was put on but I hope they post pics so we can see what they look like

[DejaVu2001]

SF Great America Twitter said they will have new train pictures tomorrow.

[jwlnroe]

SF Great America Twitter said they will have new train pictures tomorrow.

just saw that

[Stoogie]

Everything is coming together nicely. I don't think that black frame on the station is for a sign though. Isn't that frame facing the wrong direction?

[Stoogie]

Why does the webcam disconnect after a few images?

[Chitown]

^The black frame is facing the direction of the midway.

[Sporlo]

Why does the webcam disconnect after a few images?

I'm 99% sure it's a function implemented by the webcam software designer to conserve bandwidth. If everyone opened up the stream and just walked away from their computers, they'd be serving up a ridiculous amount of data. So they just cut you off and force you to refresh.

And here is a shot of the train with the covers on 3PM April 19:


In addition, if you want quick access to the live feed without any extra frills, you can take this HTML:

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<APPLET codeBase="http://166.241.21.24/-wvdoc-01-/LiveApplet/" height=600 width=750 archive=LiveApplet.zip code=LiveApplet.class>
<PARAM NAME="url" VALUE="http://166.241.21.24/">
<PARAM NAME="video_width" VALUE="640">
<PARAM NAME="controller_style" VALUE="none">
</APPLET>

paste it into a text file, and then open it up on your computer. Then bookmark the page.
To admins: could you host the applet HTML on the SFGAmWorld webcam page, since right now it's only a single image?

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

You can see that the queue line will go through the control tower.

[ttd rox]

I wonder if they will have the inside of the tower completely open so the cars sail right over the pathway inside the control tower or if there will be a small roof separating the two. The only problem is people tossing things up so there will probably be some slate separating it.

[sfgam#1]

I was just looking at the webcam and it looks like the queue would also be under the station !!!! Am i the only one who is seeing this ?

[B&MGuy35]

You can see that the queue line will go through the control tower.

We knew the que was going through the control tower

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

You can see that the queue line will go through the control tower.

We knew the que was going through the control tower

I was saying that incase somebody didn't and that they are actually doing it and that you could
see the queue line.