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Maxx Force NEW FOR 2019
^ Can anyone confirm this? In Coaster Nick's newest video, he sees these sensors that might be for photos at the bottom of the dog tongue.
You know, from Hurricane Harbor (HH), you can clearly see flashes at the top of the tongue, but I also thought I saw some lower. They were testing every three minutes or so for about an hour, so I had plenty of opportunity to see the flashes. From HH, the lower flashes were less visible.
I shot the full run in slo-mo looking from the perspective of HH. I just got done watching the video and I'm not sure about those flashes. As the train is coming back through the spiral, you can see bright flashes coming from all around the train itself. These are the lower flashes I saw. I'm guessing the train has highly reflective surfaces, and as the sun hits it at just the right angle, it looks like camera flashes. It's clear in the spiral that the flashes are coming from the train itself. The tongue was further away, so the flashes I saw may still be coming from the train, but they sure looked like they were coming from a stationary point.
I posted a short video construction, but also added a bunch of off ride footage from multiple vantage point throughout the park (parking lot, by the entrance and HH, etc.). Some are continuous footage, there are edited to show the different elements from different angles throughout the ride).
https://youtu.be/VP-LOso7a-4 Enjoy Rob
^^^ Will I get an email if I am NOT chosen ?? This feels like waiting to hear back after an interview!
Also, Rob, a huge THANKS for all your videos!! Great work! One thing I noticed: it seems the boom comes AFTER the train starts its launch. Is that correct? Last edited by CoasterRiderSC on June 27th, 2019, 11:26 am, edited 2 times in total.
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^^ It's cool to see them testing trains that frequently! I hope they put those fins onto the roof of the station soon. Great progress! Thanks, Rob.
One week till Maxx Force opens!!! Get hyped!!!
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Ragin Cajun and Iron Wolf went from Six Flags Great America to Six Flags America. I guess they weren't GREAT anymore.
Passholders and Members get to ride on the third!
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Ragin Cajun and Iron Wolf went from Six Flags Great America to Six Flags America. I guess they weren't GREAT anymore.
So...basically 80-90% of the Six Flags crowds.  In all seriousness, I actually wonder the percentage of people who are daily ticket buyers as opposed to some pass or membership.
Not only that but the T-shirt event will also take place on the third.
Yes, it is a few seconds after the launch that the sound/boom occurs.
It’s testing now & it’s not as loud as I thought it would be but still hella loud! I havent Been too close to it though when it’s tested. It launched when I was At the top of Demon & that View was fantastic.
Did the launch look as insane from above as from the ground? Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk
YES! It was a great perspective.
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I hope the weather holds out for the members ERT. Is anyone else planning on being there for the membership preview?
If so, would anyone be interested in a meet up? Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk
I'll be there with the family!
That boom seems to happen as soon as the launch car releases the car.
Ill be there don't want to have to come july 4th with the madness
I use the boom to attempt to get accurate readings when timing the launch. I've had results as low as 1.69 seconds and as high as 1.83 seconds. I attribute the difference in times to human error as I'm collecting times on an independent device while watching a video of the launch. That being said, Maxx Force might be at full speed shortly before the boom. It's hard to tell. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Last edited by SaveTheWAVE on June 28th, 2019, 1:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I plan on going July 7th. So everyone who’s in the shoot & doin all the ERTs etc let me know your thoughts!
Anyone know what the crowds for Maxx Force will be like for the preview on the 3rd? Not sure if I want to go, especially if I'll be having to wait in the queue for a couple hours.
I'm gonna go. Get there early.
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Who really knows? With that low of capacity for a ride, my guess is a 2 hour - 3 hour wait PLUS if the mechanics have to weld something (like they just did a few days ago - Someone said on this forum, lol). I'm not riding it till maybe September. It's just going to be too packed. So, have fun in that long line. My opinion is that if you really want to ride this ride faster, get to the park even 1 hour earlier than the rest of the people. This is the ride that will always be crowded unless it's really horrible. It's a roller coaster in the front of the park, so it takes no time to get to. It's also a ride that has missed a months worth of people, so you know that everyone is so antsy to get on this ride. "I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
Does SFGAm really have that many members that it would be a 2-3 hour line? (During 11am to 3pm when it's just the members preview)
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