SFGAmWorld.com
Untitled Document
Park Information
Latest News
Great America
Roller Coasters
Rides
Hurricane Harbor
Water Slides
Water Attractions
Advertisement

X-Flight new for 2012

Talk about anything that has to do with Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor here.
Postby ChicagoCoasterGuy on April 11th, 2012, 5:22 pm
Image
ChicagoCoasterGuy

User avatar
 
Posts: 836
Joined: January 11th, 2012, 3:18 pm

Postby sfgam#1 on April 11th, 2012, 5:44 pm
Where is the train ???
sfgam#1

User avatar
 
Posts: 83
Joined: January 30th, 2012, 12:16 am

Postby DejaVu2001 on April 11th, 2012, 5:45 pm
^ Storage Track # 1 (nearest the main track)
DejaVu2001

 
Posts: 2171
Images: 42
Joined: December 22nd, 2006, 12:43 am

Postby sfgam#1 on April 11th, 2012, 5:48 pm
There it is lol.
EDIT: Now its gone agean O.o Anyway, do you think they might start testing tomorrow
sfgam#1

User avatar
 
Posts: 83
Joined: January 30th, 2012, 12:16 am

Postby bucks699 on April 11th, 2012, 7:14 pm
Even though the 16th is a weekday when school is still in session, you think it'd still be crowded? I was thinking about going during the week as well.
bucks699

User avatar
 
Posts: 26
Joined: October 25th, 2010, 2:11 pm

Postby DejaVu2001 on April 11th, 2012, 7:24 pm
^ It all depends on school trips. 2009 and 2010 were empty weekdays in May. Last year, every time I went was jammed with busses.
DejaVu2001

 
Posts: 2171
Images: 42
Joined: December 22nd, 2006, 12:43 am

Postby RagingBull14 on April 11th, 2012, 8:33 pm
ttd rox wrote:Testing has started! :)

EDIT: and by that I mean simple back ups to the transfer. They may do full testing today too.

Update: SFGAm's Twitter has hit 900 followers so expect station pictures up today.


I thought it tested? Well u guys probally know more then me :cry:
RagingBull14

 
Posts: 49
Joined: February 11th, 2012, 4:06 pm
Location: Gurnee, IL

Postby ViperFTW on April 11th, 2012, 9:17 pm
B&MGuy35 wrote:http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-xflight-six-flags-great-america-04201211,0,1441479.story


According to this article from today's LA Times, the hangar will be located on the first drop and not where it is in the video animation. Only 1 month to go.....


I don't see where you are referring to. There is only the one picture, but that has been floating around since day one of the announcement. I still think that it will be before the 270 degree turn to the keyhole because it is there in the video and on the NCC Park Map section that they previewed.
ViperFTW

User avatar
 
Posts: 104
Joined: March 29th, 2012, 9:43 pm
Location: South Elgin, IL

Postby ChicagoCoasterGuy on April 11th, 2012, 9:55 pm
ViperFTW wrote:
B&MGuy35 wrote:http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-xflight-six-flags-great-america-04201211,0,1441479.story

According to this article from today's LA Times, the hangar will be located on the first drop and not where it is in the video animation. Only 1 month to go.....


I don't see where you are referring to. There is only the one picture, but that has been floating around since day one of the announcement. I still think that it will be before the 270 degree turn to the keyhole because it is there in the video and on the NCC Park Map section that they previewed.


Did you even read the article? Says right in the beginning of it basically
ChicagoCoasterGuy

User avatar
 
Posts: 836
Joined: January 11th, 2012, 3:18 pm

Postby ViperFTW on April 11th, 2012, 10:07 pm
B&MGuy35 wrote:
ViperFTW wrote:
B&MGuy35 wrote:http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-xflight-six-flags-great-america-04201211,0,1441479.story

According to this article from today's LA Times, the hangar will be located on the first drop and not where it is in the video animation. Only 1 month to go.....


I don't see where you are referring to. There is only the one picture, but that has been floating around since day one of the announcement. I still think that it will be before the 270 degree turn to the keyhole because it is there in the video and on the NCC Park Map section that they previewed.


Did you even read the article? Says right in the beginning of it basically


Wow I apologize. I read over that article and missed that three times! Disregard what I said before then. Sorry!

This makes me wonder if SFGAm decided to move it last minute to match Swarm's fly through under the plane wing. This will really add more of an effect if it is at the bottom of the drop versus anywhere else!
ViperFTW

User avatar
 
Posts: 104
Joined: March 29th, 2012, 9:43 pm
Location: South Elgin, IL

Postby CoasterDemon on April 11th, 2012, 11:20 pm
I'm still confused here.

Saturday May 12th - only season pass holders can ride, but the park will be open to the public?

That's not nice....

Since there are so many damn season pass holders due to a very cheap price, I think that ride will be packed.
CoasterDemon

User avatar
 
Posts: 370
Joined: March 9th, 2012, 1:01 pm

Postby Sporlo on April 12th, 2012, 1:03 am
ViperFTW wrote:This makes me wonder if SFGAm decided to move it last minute to match Swarm's fly through under the plane wing. This will really add more of an effect if it is at the bottom of the drop versus anywhere else!

You read my mind. I actually posted this earlier, but it didn't post and I was unable to rewrite it. Both the video AND the image have separate hangar locations, so all this makes me think they have had no clue where to put it until recently. And what happened recently? Swarm opening with its first drop flyunder.
Sporlo

 
Posts: 430
Joined: August 27th, 2011, 11:29 am

Postby coasterbone on April 12th, 2012, 2:11 am
CoasterDemon wrote:I'm still confused here.

Saturday May 12th - only season pass holders can ride, but the park will be open to the public?

That's not nice....

Since there are so many damn season pass holders due to a very cheap price, I think that ride will be packed.


Especially since you have to have your pass to ride. The pass processing will be so crowded. Let's ride all morning! :-)
Record is 1994. 57 visits. I'm still bruised.
coasterbone

User avatar
 
Posts: 50
Joined: April 3rd, 2009, 4:19 am

Postby ChicagoCoasterGuy on April 12th, 2012, 5:33 am
coasterbone wrote:
CoasterDemon wrote:I'm still confused here.

Saturday May 12th - only season pass holders can ride, but the park will be open to the public?

That's not nice....

Since there are so many damn season pass holders due to a very cheap price, I think that ride will be packed.


Especially since you have to have your pass to ride. The pass processing will be so crowded. Let's ride all morning! :-)



If you notice article says both the 12th & 13th will be season pass holders only. Strange they are doing this. They better have signs posted at the front gates so the people paying for their tickets are informed before they enter the park.
ChicagoCoasterGuy

User avatar
 
Posts: 836
Joined: January 11th, 2012, 3:18 pm

Postby CoasterDemon on April 12th, 2012, 7:24 am
coasterbone wrote:
Especially since you have to have your pass to ride. The pass processing will be so crowded. Let's ride all morning! :-)


Hmmm... but the park opens May 5th, plenty of time to get our passes processed then :mrgreen:
CoasterDemon

User avatar
 
Posts: 370
Joined: March 9th, 2012, 1:01 pm

Postby DejaVu2001 on April 12th, 2012, 8:02 am
They are currently lifting boxes of water dummies into the station. The train is still on the storage track.
DejaVu2001

 
Posts: 2171
Images: 42
Joined: December 22nd, 2006, 12:43 am

Postby saylorman47 on April 12th, 2012, 8:03 am
Looks like water dummies are in the station, hopefully they get them loaded soon.
saylorman47

 
Posts: 315
Joined: April 4th, 2008, 2:26 pm
Location: rip wolfy

Postby RagingBull14 on April 12th, 2012, 8:20 am
Do you think they'l keep the webcam up for testing? If they did the should move it to the right and zoom the camera out, so we can see testing. :P
RagingBull14

 
Posts: 49
Joined: February 11th, 2012, 4:06 pm
Location: Gurnee, IL

Postby DejaVu2001 on April 12th, 2012, 8:25 am
I'd much prefer they keep the camera where it is so we know when the train comes out of the storage tracks and when all the dummies are loaded. Testing isn't going to be that exciting on the webcam anyway because its just images. You won't be able to tell much about the ride from the webcam view anyway. That will have to wait for the video (if the park films it).
DejaVu2001

 
Posts: 2171
Images: 42
Joined: December 22nd, 2006, 12:43 am

Postby RagingBull14 on April 12th, 2012, 9:49 am
DejaVu2001 wrote: That will have to wait for the video (if the park films it).


Yeah your right. they most likely will, I remember when they did that for VU.
RagingBull14

 
Posts: 49
Joined: February 11th, 2012, 4:06 pm
Location: Gurnee, IL

Postby coasterbone on April 12th, 2012, 11:04 am
CoasterDemon wrote:
coasterbone wrote:
Especially since you have to have your pass to ride. The pass processing will be so crowded. Let's ride all morning! :-)


Hmmm... but the park opens May 5th, plenty of time to get our passes processed then :mrgreen:


I've got friends going on the 12th who will have to process their passes that day. I plan to go ride while they stand in line. Friends are just acquaintances if they get in the way of coaster riding.
Record is 1994. 57 visits. I'm still bruised.
coasterbone

User avatar
 
Posts: 50
Joined: April 3rd, 2009, 4:19 am

Postby ttd rox on April 12th, 2012, 11:36 am
The train is now on the transfer ready to be moved into the station to be filled with water dummies.
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
ttd rox

User avatar
 
Posts: 1385
Joined: June 14th, 2007, 3:16 pm
Location: Rockford, IL

Postby ChicagoCoasterGuy on April 12th, 2012, 11:40 am
ttd rox wrote:The train is now on the transfer ready to be moved into the station to be filled with water dummies.


I wish I was a water dummy!!!
ChicagoCoasterGuy

User avatar
 
Posts: 836
Joined: January 11th, 2012, 3:18 pm

Postby ttd rox on April 12th, 2012, 1:06 pm
The train is filled up and ready to go!

EDIT: Never mind, they are about to load them. The angle at first looked like they were in the cars.
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
ttd rox

User avatar
 
Posts: 1385
Joined: June 14th, 2007, 3:16 pm
Location: Rockford, IL

Postby icantwaittilxflight on April 12th, 2012, 2:57 pm
now it looks like about half of the water dummies are loaded... I can't wait to see how X-Flight actually "flies"!! :D
icantwaittilxflight

 
Posts: 85
Joined: January 12th, 2012, 4:02 pm

PreviousNext

Return to Six Flags Great America Forum

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 16 guests

Privacy Policy About Us Copyright Disclaimer E-Mail SFGAmWorld
COPYRIGHT - SFGAmWorld.com
All content and images on this site are Copyright 2001 - SFGAmWorld.com and may not be used without permission.
This is NOT the official site of Six Flags Great America, SFGAmWorld.com is not affilated or endorsed by Six Flags Great America.
SFGAmWorld.com does not make any guarantee on the accuracy of the information on this website and cannot be held responsible by the use of this information.
SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. ®, TM and © . The official Six Flags site can be found at SixFlags.com
BATMAN, SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of © DC Comics.
LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.©
The Wiggles Pty Ltd. SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera.

cron