X-Flight new for 2012

[Goku1910]

Eh, Six Flags can change it all they want. The Average Person doesn't know what they look like.

[Necropolis]

What does the X stand for in X-Flight?

X-treme?? lol

[CstrFan512]

I said this earlier but nobody was really interested at the time.

Regarding the X-Plane/ Stealth Bomber, do you think the ride will have one as a prop in the line kind of what they did on Green Lantern?

[tribar]

That would be cool. Espically if that line went though it or something.

[ttd rox]

It would be nice if they made up some sort of plane or a type of jet you go through but it would have to be of cheap material. What I don't want to see is them using a prop and having it go untouched and eventually end up looking like junk regardless if it's inside a building or not. A full scale model is a 170+ wing span so definitely something smaller. I did learn there are various versions of the B2 planes averaging around 1.5 to 2.5 billion dollars.

[CoastsToCoasters]

I actually was corrected upon the announcement that the X is for the plane, not extreme...so oops my bad...either way, it could be extreme, whatevs haha. Still think the name could have been better, more creative but its growin on me, & regardless again, I love the addition. THR3E GREAT YEARS IN A ROW!!

[Chitown]

^As far as the other Wingrider names: Raptor, Swarm, and Wild Eagle aren't exactly mind blowing names either.

[CoastsToCoasters]

^As far as the other Wingrider names: Raptor, Swarm, and Wild Eagle aren't exactly mind blowing names either.

Yeah, but that has nothing to do with our park's/company's creativity. I would have loved for our park to market the whole "end of the World" deal with a name like "Cataclysm" or somethin Apocalyptic. Ugh haha

[rluecht72]

answer to if this ride will be smooth VERY smooth. Raging Bull in its early years was like riding on glass it was so smooth X- Flight is a B&M coaster like Bull Bat Wolf and SUF. Wolf was the first coaster B&M ever made. Raptor at Cedar Point is very smooth but if you're talking about the Raptor in gardaland that also looks very smooth and fast

[CstrFan512]

Highly likely it will be smooth because of past B&M coasters like it that are flawless. It will be smooth probably for its whole life at SFGAm.

[FParker185]

Pretty much every review I've read say Raptor at Gardaland can be quite jarring, though due to the vest restraints, not unpleasantly so.

[DeathbyDinn]

^ Every review I've read has said pretty much the exact opposite.

The ride itself is fast and smooth

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It's quite meh, but at least it's pretty smooth and an 'easy' ride.

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Smooth and Air-Like on the front of the train but the further back you sit the more vicious and intense it gets. The back outside seats give very wild ride that is unlike anything I've been on before.

It is not rough. It is jolty in places as is to be expected but this makes no impact on the ride experience.

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[ttd rox]

I love that it says "Raptor" is vicious in the back. If ours is all around much larger I wonder how it's going to be. I can't wait to try X-Flight in the back as I'm sure it will jolt you around a bit on the inversions which will be awesome! If it's as smooth and relaxed as Bull, it won't be fun. Do to X-Flight's what appears to be fast turns and twists will not be relaxed which is good.

[woohoodude11]

From Wikipedia:
"The X-planes are a series of experimental United States airplanes and helicopters (and some rockets) used for the testing and evaluation of new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. Some members of the series have been well publicised, while others, such as the X-16 project, have been developed in secrecy.[1]

The first of the X-planes, the Bell X-1, became well known as, in 1947, it was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight"

+1...Awesome research!!

[Muck Finnesota]

I would have loved for our park to market the whole "end of the World" deal with a name like "Cataclysm" or somethin Apocalyptic. Ugh haha

I thought the Terminator re-theme and Swarm at Thorpe was sufficient enough. Iron Wolf re-theme put it in the 'overdone' category for me. Just my opinion.

[CstrFan512]

When i was at the park sunday the only change was a lot more vechiles and machines in the area.

[DejaVu2001]

^ Should have ridden Tower Heard there's something of interest on the hill where ShockWave's track used to be

[tribar]

^Could have already been closed

[DejaVu2001]

^ When I drove by on my way home from Nickelodeon Universe Sunday, the cabin wasn't parked, so I'd assume it was open.

[ttd rox]

I guess we won't know until Saturday but I wonder how much progress they have made. I wish they kept us more updated on the FB page but I guess there might not be much to update on until the track arrives. I wonder when they will get started going vertical.

[Necropolis]

So is that video they released what the exact ride is going to look like and everything? Colors, that tower the coaster goes through?

[DeathbyDinn]

No, the ride is actually going to go where Iron Wolf was, won't be painted at all, and the tower will actually be on top of the station.

Of course that's what the ride is gonna look like.

[Goku1910]

It's just a simulation, I wouldn't say it's EXACT, but it's going to be darn close. The Sim doesn't show queues, entrances, exits, or specifics on the station (operator booth, gates, etc.) Just like No Limits, the colors might be a bit darker than the sim.

[Goku1910]

No, the ride is actually going to go where Iron Wolf was, won't be painted at all, and the tower will actually be on top of the station.

Of course that's what the ride is gonna look like.

no need to be a smart ass. Like I said, it's just a simulation, like No Limits. There will be some differences, but none too noticeable.

[tribar]

^Unless SFGAm decides to cut the sceneary cause "they ran out of money" (think RB)