X to become X2 at SFMM!

Umm... yay?

Originally posted by tiepilot35

Umm... yay?

Yay indeed! [:)]

Still no flashpass...[V]

what happened to arrowdynamics may i ask is it still in buiseness or did they go bankrupt or get taken by S&S power cause S&S's 4th dimention rollercoaster is very similar to X and i mean VERY similar

I have a question, because I haven't really been following all the sales of parks and money problems with Six Flags, but is Six Flags financially stable to spend ten mil right now? Or are they just jumping at a park upgrade like usual?

^ I would seriously doubt it

Originally posted by GerstlCrazy

I have a question, because I haven't really been following all the sales of parks and money problems with Six Flags, but is Six Flags financially stable to spend ten mil right now? Or are they just jumping at a park upgrade like usual?

One might assume that they are. If they're going to dump 10 mil into X, then they must have some sort of financial stability within.

Anyways, hs anyone been to SFMM lately? And WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO OUR BELOVED X???????????

Jeff from RCPro here!

There will also be a new soundtrack for this, as well as a tunnel in one part of the ride, this will be interesting!!!

Looking nice

Wow seems cool. Too bad im to far away from SFMM.

do you guys think it will be open for christmas break. Im going there then and it would be nice to get a few rides on.

Nope. Sorry. It is supposed to be open by next spring, it might not even be closed yet by christmas break though. You could get to ride it.

I just rode it tonight. It was fun but pretty rough as usual. SFMM is such a biatch to walk around.

Originally posted by SFMM homie

Nope. Sorry. It is supposed to be open by next spring, it might not even be closed yet by christmas break though. You could get to ride it.

yah I was talking about it when it was still x not X2. Thank you though.

You'd be lucky to get a ride in on anything at SFMM during christmas break. Plus everything has a wind chill factor, so if it's 45????????? outside, something like X would feel like ~20?????????. It's just not a good time to go to a place like that during a major break. Not to mention you WILL suffer from frozen face, and possibly hands and feet on the rides, if it's cold out.

Originally posted by Xpress

You'd be lucky to get a ride in on anything at SFMM during christmas break. Plus everything has a wind chill factor, so if it's 45????????? outside, something like X would feel like ~20?????????. It's just not a good time to go to a place like that during a major break. Not to mention you WILL suffer from frozen face, and possibly hands and feet on the rides, if it's cold out.

Okay, first off- No its not really that crowded. You can go on any weekday in christmas break and get on almost everything. Have you even been during Christmas break? Its not that bad.

Second- Wind chill factor? lol. It is never that cold at magic mountain. Bring a sweatshirt for the night time when it might be around 55-60 at the least. If your so worried about the chill factor you shouldnt be a coaster enthusiast.

Thirdly- Why do you say "not to mention the coldness", when you just mentioned it before. [confused]

[jayman]

wws coolbeans and i went the day after christmas, it certainly wasn't empty, but it was a very nice day to visit.. we rode everything worth riding, and more..

Originally posted by Xpress

You'd be lucky to get a ride in on anything at SFMM during christmas break. Plus everything has a wind chill factor, so if it's 45????????? outside, something like X would feel like ~20?????????. It's just not a good time to go to a place like that during a major break. Not to mention you WILL suffer from frozen face, and possibly hands and feet on the rides, if it's cold out.

You dont live in California do you. My frined went on Xmas Break and he waited an hour tops.

I wonder if the redesign trains for X at SFMM is because the current train design are inefficient.

I still dont understand what they are doing

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1267

Two of three new X2 roller coaster trains arrived at Six Flags Magic Mountain this week in advance of on-track testing expected to begin in February.

The lighter and more aerodynamic trains replace the original X coaster that debuted at the Valencia amusement park in 2002 but which has been plagued with repeated downtime issues.

Testing can't begin until crews complete the $600,000 paint job ????????? converting the clownish pink and yellow scheme to a more ?????????ominous????????? red and charcoal gray.

The $10-million upgrade to the prototype coaster with rotating 360-degree seats is expected to be completed in time for a Memorial Day weekend debut.

i really like the color scheme and trains, i think the colors will go great together.

[jayman]

as much as i love wood, i would have to say that X is the only ride i have waited 5 hours one saturday, and 3 the next AND do not regret it..
however the last time we went we got lucky and got a practical "walk on" because it suddenly reopened while we were "just taking a look at what we were missing out on" and that time , as much fun as it was, my calves wre hurting from slamming into the body of the trains, it felt as if there was alot of wear in the bearing surfaces of the pivoting cars and they were shaking quite a bit..
the new cars will probabally have a better way of distributing the wieght so that it doesn't slop around as much after a few seasons..
it is truly a great ride!

Any word on whether they're adding a retractable floor to the station a-la Eejanaika?

I like the new color scheme. Looks very cool!