ttd rox wrote:The black train has been stuck on the lift for a few hours now. I wonder what they are doing.
I have no idea why, but they stopped Train #1 on the lift last night instead of transferring it off. Hasn't moved since.
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I have no idea why, but they stopped Train #1 on the lift last night instead of transferring it off. Hasn't moved since.
I didn't realize it was on the lift for that long. I just woke up and saw it there so I figured they did it this morning. Very strange. Top 3 Steel Coasters: 1. The Incredible Hulk 2. Maverick 3. Dragon Challenge (Fireball)
Top 3 Wood Coasters: 1. The Beast 2. American Eagle (Red) 3. Hades
Well it was there for awhile because they dont move the cars during construction. After 4P.M the ride moved because construction was over with and i know last night they set the car there and shut down for the night and wouldnt move it until construction was over
SFGAm Visits 2016 - 81
"Check out the water feature in action!"
Can you say, AMAZING?!?!?! 
X-flights sign is up to if you look closely.
OMG Awesome!!!
SF trips 09 = 15
SF trips 10= 11 SF trips 11 =7
I love how SFGam always surprises us with this kind of stuff.
That looks to be the sign that is front of the on ride photo kiosk. the sign is on a building..
I like how the water jets create fog
with cool red light in water and that fog... Nice pictures!  The ride looks better then I thought. SFGAm surprised me.Six Flags Ameirca as the number 1 park at SFI.... this is JOKE!
Check out the webcam at night; they've set up the lights to make it look like a runway on the lift and brake run! It's likely that people have noticed this already, but it's the first time I have.
Switchbacks right by the water element too. That might feel nice on a hot summer day lol. They went far past my expectations in theming this one. VERY happy to see something like this in our park, even if its a snoozer. Missing Shockwave more and more every day.
Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khtc-j-Snic
Full POV, including reverse angle. This thing is sick! http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogall ... ng-coaster
In the video you can see fog pouring out of the head chopper supports after the control tower and the water jets aren't like Manta or other B&M's that are synced in order then die off right away. These all shoot up high as the train passes over and stay there for a while. I wonder if this is to enhance the experience while waiting in line which goes right beside the water. It's more like an actual fountain than a smaller water feature.
Top 3 Steel Coasters: 1. The Incredible Hulk 2. Maverick 3. Dragon Challenge (Fireball)
Top 3 Wood Coasters: 1. The Beast 2. American Eagle (Red) 3. Hades
[quote="ttd rox"]In the video you can see fog pouring out of the head chopper supports after the control tower and the water jets aren't like Manta or other B&M's that are synced in order then die off right away. These all shoot up high as the train passes over and stay there for a while. I wonder if this is to enhance the experience while waiting in line which goes right beside the water. It's more like an actual fountain than a smaller
. The queue for this ride looks like a blast!
One thing I have to say after watching that video is what the hell happened to the hangar? Looks like they cheaped out and just made one wall. There is nothing there to indicate anything will be added to it. If that really is all they're doing, I think it takes more away from the ride than it adds.
I agree. Does not look good at all.
Yeah, I was bummed it was just a facade as well. Looks cheap compared with the rest of the theming. Oh well. Still really happy with the theming on the ride overall.
could it be because of their time frame that they decided not to build a full hangar? it still looks cool from the front but more fun if it was the real thing. .
I love how when the train first flips, you can hear the water in the dummy.
Ride looks better than I expected. Record is 1994. 57 visits. I'm still bruised.
They still have 4 full days of work if they work tomorrow to hopefully finish the hangar! I guess we can hope that there is more
I think it's gonna be one of those things when you're riding, you won't even notice it. Especially if you're in the back row.
There is definitely no more hangar coming. There is no more foundation there, and it's physically impossible to build one complete wall of a 4 wall structure without it falling over almost immediately, that was designed to be a free standing wall, and that's what it is now, and that's probably what it will always be.
And I agree the rest of the ride looks pretty decent, both ride wise and thematically. Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder
Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
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