It's Official: Texas Giant Gets A Makeover!

Ohio could really use one...

Not a record Breaker though, lol.

look at Cyclops, love amazing, and it never held any records.

This argument is dumb. Breaking a record does not mean a ride will be good, or it will suck (with the opposite being equally true). That in itself has nothing to do with the quality of a ride. Also, just because you don't like a particular record breaking ride, doesn't mean it's a bad ride...if it's consistently had 1+ hour lines and people love it (but some enthusiasts think it's less than great for whatever reason), then it clearly has attracted and satisfied its target demographic. That's the goal.

Originally posted by fear the four


These windows won't last long...

The ride op in me thinks that the windows will make checking seats much more difficult!!

I would have to agree....assuming that the side windows survive even half a season

is texas giant officially a steel coaster now? theres no wooden track, therefore making it a steel coaster...

When you put it in a certain perspective, aren't woodies technically steelies? Because the wheels are running on steel? They did the same thing on the Texas Giant, but by using steel the track will last a decade and further. It's kinda why Rocky Mountains have the toppper track.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by Mikey

Titan is a horrible ride. Its allergic to rain.

Shockwave isn't?

[Mikey]

Shockwave is allergic to rain as well altho it seems to be selective when only one train exists on the track.

What happens when it rains?

It gets wet and smells.
Like a dog.

interesting

[Metazoanhaddock]

indeed

[gouldy]

indubitably

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by Live on earths ass

It gets wet and smells.
Like a dog.

I was more wondering if the brakes became close to usesless like they do on Whizzer.

[Mikey]

The wetter the braking hardware gets the more useless the brakes become. If it rains really hard while a train is out on the track, then your going to have to unload on transfer, or if its really bad you have to unload on lift.

I have had the scenario (as an operator) where I had two trains on shockwave and a freak out of nowhere rainstorm came right as red train was clearing transfer and engaging the lift. I advanced and unloaded blue train and stopped it at the top of the lift and waited for red train to return. Sure enough I didn't have to E-Stop it myself because the computer did after it bolted through service, brake 3,2,1, station, transfer, and stopped about 1/4 the way up the lift fully loaded in the rain.

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Originally posted by Live on earths ass

It gets wet and smells.
Like a dog.

I was more wondering if the brakes became close to usesless like they do on Whizzer.

I thought the only reason Whizzer didn't run in the rain was the hotwire on the lift...

Riding Diamondback while sleeting <3

Riding El Toro in a downpour <3

[slosprint]

Riding Boulder Dash in the rain <3

[Mikey]

Riding Texas Giant on the red train, at night, in the rain/sleet/snow, with all the trim brakes turned off in maintenance mode (before the override was removed), riding nirvana.

Sitting in my warm house in front of my computer watching a POV: Much more comfortable.

Riding The Log Jammer when it's 40 degrees out <3

riding your mom when it's 40 degrees out in the pouring rain <3

Riding Millennium Force in the front seat in the rain <DEATH3