X-Flight new for 2012

[Necropolis]

I think the article focused more on the major coasters but RC is the exception. That definitely more of a family coaster.

[ttd rox]

Again, for the people who can't view the images of X-Flight's construction on their Facebook page, I'll just post them here.

X-Flight Prep Site 1

X-Flight Prep Site 2

X-Flight Prep Site 3

[rluecht72]

I don't think that will benefit anyone really. I mean have you really heard of anyone going to the park alone? Sure maybe a parent will let their kid ride alone on a ride while the parent waits outside the queue but going alone is kind of strange? awkward? weird? IDK. I can see if someone lives real close and decides to just check out the place and maybe kill some time by going on a few coasters and then going home right way, but really most people spend most of their day there...in groups I will add. I can't see someone spending a whole day alone at the park. If you have a child and want that single ride option like on Ragin Cajun', you might as well get your child a flash pass. They'll be in and out in a jiffy. Its almost the same if you look at it.

I sometimes go to ride plus it gets me on rides faster if theres a party of 3 i hitch a ride with them. Plus if you are with a group of people and are going to be in separate cars anyway why not go single rider. if you were by yourself would you want to wait 2 hours for one ride or wait in single rider and average 5 minutes a wait getting on the ride roughly 24 times in 2 hours? In Disney World they have this concept down. I worked in the Disney college program from august through may at Magic Kingdom's Pirates of the Caribbean and Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest. I have seen a solid two hour wait for Everest running FIVE trains each filled with passengers 2 across 17 rows long. The single rider line was the best bet on days like those because who honestly wants to wait in the hot sun in long lines when you can be selected to fill in an empty seat. THAT IS MY BIGGEST PEEVE empty seats! It is So annoying seeing 4 seats on raging bull that could have been filled in. plus if great america is so focused on making numbers like any other park out there they should take this into consideration and try it. some rides would be difficult to apply this single rider queue like batman has limited space but rides like demon bull superman can have it at station platform exit or at bottom of stairs of bull and superman. when the employee sees empty seats they can grab a few guests to fill in the seats. some people do go ride all day because they wait on average 1 and a half hours a ride times 8 good coasters which adds up to 12 hours.

[RobSFGAm]

Here are some pics from today (9/17/11):

Near the old Splashwater entrance:



From the Antique car station area:



Antique car exit:




From American Eagle loading looking North:


From the train looking North-East:

[ilrider]

My 3 daughters jump in the single rider line on RC every time the line is busy, because they get on a ton faster. Raging Bull would have benefitted from one, as Diamondback's line showed.

[onyxhotel08]

I wonder when the Antique Cars will disappear and where they wil end up.

[Necropolis]

Hopefully there will be a webcam for construction of X-Flight like they did for Riptide Bay!!

[ttd rox]

I would love to see them add one in the next month or so. This is an even bigger deal than Riptide so I don't see why not. I wonder where they would mount the camera(s) unless they get some buildings up soon and place them there. I "control tower" cam would be awesome to keep during next season and have it placed towards the top of the control tower of the ride for a decent view. I know it's not that high up but will give a good shot.

[FParker185]

If I had to guess, and this is just speculation, but I'm guessing at the end of the season they will probably put a camera somewhere on Eagles lifthill overlooking the construction site.

For the cars, I would assume they will be dispersed amongst the SF chain wherever they are needed.

[DejaVu2001]

September 17th Update:


Arcade closed



Caricatures building emptied out. Caricatures set up across midway.


Looking toward site from Eagle queue. You can see where Raceway track ends.



Raceway Station


Raceway



Splash


Where Raceway track ends


Random white staircase in rubble. No idea where there was a white staircase in this area.


Splash

[CstrFan512]

Great to see progress. A webcam would be sweet and i can see them putting one up after the season.

[DejaVu2001]

^ The Riptide Bay webcam was removed from the Pictorium this week, so that may mean it will be set up for X-Flight sooner than later.

[CoasterNick3157]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhRcZiVOgVY

It has already been made for rct3 by this guy.

[Necropolis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhRcZiVOgVY

It has already been made for rct3 by this guy.

Looks pretty accurate from the other POV's that have been released. I don't think the coaster will go over water on any part. But from what I saw I think this coaster will make me a bit sick. Isn't it supposed to be real smooth ride to the point where it will actually be the smoothest ride in the park? Hope so!

[Goku1910]

^Smooth? RCT3? HA!

[Cole]

^^Oh my god. Your basing your opinions of a new ride on a fan-made RCT3 coaster?? You can't be serious...

[Necropolis]

IDK I'm just assuming they took the footage from SFGAm's facebook or SFGAM's official page. I was basing it from that, if thats what the track design officially looks like from the vid released one Sep.1? Im being serious when I say that I thought I read somewhere that X-Flight will be smooth and when I say smooth I meant not shaky like a wood coaster or something. Yeah obviously theres inversions. Besides theres vids of other coasters made in RCT3 online which are legit copies.

[Goku1910]

Besides theres vids of other coasters made in RCT3 online which are legit copies.

Now that's just crazy talk.

[ttd rox]

Will X-Flight be smoother than Raging Bull? It will be very nice to have an exchange of a rough ride (Iron Wolf) with a smooth ride (this). I'll have to look and see how smooth Raptor is based on reviews as I'm sure this is another very smooth ride design by B&M.

[Goku1910]

I wouldn't say raging bull smooth due to the inversions....but it's still going to be damn smooth, especially when you look at Raptor....

[ttd rox]

^I was going to say because of the inversions but they aren't really rough, just jerky going at good speeds. I guess rough and jerky can be the same thing. What I mean though is it isn't bouncy or shaky, but may whip you a bit if the inversion are quick but not in a bad way. The harness type will help out a lot on the inversions.

[Falcon]

So, any one else worried about 2 or 3 X-flight clones popping up in other six flags parks in 2013?

[tribar]

Remember Smooth usually means boring. Just look at RB, S:UF, MF etc. Then look at B:TR Magnum Cyclops Zeus etc. A ride with a little roughness is NOT A BAD THING. IW, Mantis, Hades, Demon this is the type of roughness we do not want. I remember a little while back someone said something about Kumba being a little rough but it was a fun ride and that Kraken was smooth but boring. Either way i think X Flight will be a good attraction.

[ttd rox]

Personally, I found Mantis to not be that bad. MF is a bit shaky and Zeus is definitely worse than Hades this year. It didn't always use to be that way. I get what you are saying. I'm talking a smooth track like Raging Bull but the thrill comes from the quick inversions like Batman. It's a win in both cases.

[onyxhotel08]

I never had that eye problem on Batman but always had a little ear slamming near the end of the ride. I always loved the fact that Batman is not very tall, long or fast at all yet makes a bigger impact than a ride like Superman or V2. 19 year later and it is still a packed ride on an average day.