American Eagle - Retracking/New Trains

by **rielyboy10** on February 26th, 2008, 10:21 pm

The American Eagle. It is getting retracked and also getting new trains for the excited 2008 season

by **cycamps** on February 26th, 2008, 10:35 pm

Well, it's been getting re-tracked for a while now. I am excited to see the new trains though...

by **DejaVu2001** on February 26th, 2008, 10:41 pm

Parts of American Eagle get retracked every year. This year, it is the Blue side between the station and transfer. As for the trains, American Eagle is NOT, repeat NOT, getting new trains. One of the Red trains is getting rehabbed.

Website · by **Jerrykoala2112** on February 26th, 2008, 10:53 pm

but i like american eagle with all the bumps, it gives it the old roaring 20's bumpy theme. It is my favorite ride!!!!!

by **tp41190** on February 26th, 2008, 11:18 pm

Sounds great!

That was the worst part of the ride for me. I would always bounce back and forth and get bruises on my legs when they would hit the seat divider and lap bar. I hope the second helix's are next on the list.

by **Coaster Justin** on February 27th, 2008, 12:04 am

How about increasing the banking of American Eagle to like 45 Degrees as it would put less stress on the ride with the forces through the center of the banking like Son Of Beast.

And why not get all new trains like Intamin or Dare I say it "Gerstlaurer"?

A Tunnel at the bottom of the first drop would be cool too.

by **Coastermonkey61** on February 27th, 2008, 2:52 am

I haven't been here long, but do we all realized who made this thread?

by **tp41190** on February 27th, 2008, 9:31 am

Well, its not so much who made the topic....but what DejaVu2001 said.

Thanks for the info.

by **ttd rox** on February 27th, 2008, 4:47 pm

Would be nice if AE did get new trains though. Has anybody noticed that the lap bars on AE are very small and skinny compared to the ones now days.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on February 27th, 2008, 5:09 pm

I think it would be interesting if SFGam did the same with Eagle as SFMM did with X....give it a new life so it can live on. I understand that every year, more and more work is put into Eagle, but it'd be nice to see a complete overhall of the thing into something people would be thrilled to ride like it was brand new.

by **Coastermonkey61** on February 27th, 2008, 5:54 pm

^I don't really know how that's capable with a wooden coaster. Really the only thing they could do is add a tunnel here or there.

by **Demon_07** on February 27th, 2008, 6:38 pm

I'd like a tunnel after the 1st drop but with bull and demon......another tunnel to a coaster might be a bit much.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on February 27th, 2008, 6:43 pm

Coastermonkey61 wrote:^I don't really know how that's capable with a wooden coaster. Really the only thing they could do is add a tunnel here or there.

All they did with X was add new vehicles, new paint, new tunnels, and new "special effects", all of those would be perfectly capable of achieving with AE....it's just a matter of whether or not the ride is worth that sort of rehab or complimented by such a rehab.

by **thrillseeker27** on February 27th, 2008, 6:54 pm

i like the eagle just the way it is. Its a great ride and it does not need "special effects" New trains would be nice.

by **Demon_07** on February 27th, 2008, 7:20 pm

^I agree

by **rielyboy10** on February 27th, 2008, 9:03 pm

i have got a friend who works at Ae he works at sfgam and he saw the new trains there shiny. thats what he told me

by **ttd rox** on February 27th, 2008, 9:08 pm

Shiny new train for Eagle...hmm.... :lol:

That would be awesome if we did. Maybe a miracle will happen and get them. I forgot we're talking about SixFlags.

by **Demon_07** on February 27th, 2008, 9:28 pm

lol. My biggest wish for eagle is still buzz bars.

by **cycamps** on February 27th, 2008, 10:30 pm

^If you don't want your topic to be locked by a Mod or Admin, I suggest you stay on topic. :lol:

As for AIM, look under people's signatures. It'll say if they do or not.

But to get back on topic, I think AE is fine the way it is, but it would be interesting to see what they would do to it if they did something similar to X2.

by **Demon_07** on February 27th, 2008, 10:41 pm

^Buzz bars isn't on topic with the eagle?

by **RagingBullFan** on February 27th, 2008, 10:43 pm

I removed some posts about Deja Vu that were off topic.

by **BrianPlencner** on February 27th, 2008, 10:47 pm

Speaking of Buzz Bars, Eagle actually opened with them on the trains. They were replaced a few years later with the current lap bars that we have today.

I also remember a period of time that the seat belts were not there (just the lap bars). Then, sometime in 2001 or 2002, the seat belts came back.

--Brian

by **rielyboy10** on February 27th, 2008, 10:53 pm

are an employee at sfgam

by **DejaVu2001** on February 27th, 2008, 10:54 pm

I don't know when exactly the seatbelts were removed, but it was before 1998 for sure. As for the return of the seatbelts, that was in 2004, the same year Viper got seatbelts.

by **rielyboy10** on February 27th, 2008, 10:56 pm

lets removed the topic thrillseekers wont feel deja'vu at six flags

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