American Eagle BACKWARDS Aug 8th - Sep 17th

http://triblocal.com/gurnee/2011/08/01/ ... t-america/


Six Flags Great America is asking rollercoaster enthusiasts to celebrate a milestone for one of the park??????s most famous rides by looking backward.

Park officials announced Monday the return of ??????backwards blue?????? cars on the American Eagle.

The famously bumpy, double-tracked, wooden coaster, which is celebrating its 30th year in operation, boasts side-by-side tracks ?????? one with red cars and one with blue. Both trains normally operate in a forward-facing manner.

But on special occasions, the park will operate the blue cars backward, said park spokeswoman Jennifer Dugan Savage.

The Eagle will run backwards blue cars Aug. 8 through Sept. 17.

Still the tallest, fastest and longest racing wooden coaster in the world, the American Eagle has given more than 45 million rides during its three-decade tenure, according to park officials.

The Eagle reaches a top speed of 66 mph. Riders plunge 147 feet ?????? about 15 stories ?????? at first drop and then coast up and down a series of smaller hills. Three hundred-sixty-degree turns in the track span an area of about 237,000 feet.

WOW THAT KICKS SO MUCH ASS

[jayman]

thats nice. doesnt make up for the helix of ultimate boredom and the kick in the belly brakes before the final helix.. still neato ..

[Coasterkidmwm]

I'd argue that everything before the helix is really neat backwards but that is the case forwards so.....

Not going to try and justify that one.

^Ride it without the trims at the end of the helix, then get back to me.....

Most of the airtime is AFTER the helix.

[Coasterkidmwm]

How many times do we have to go over that I was riding this roller coaster before your parents had the dirty sweaty sex that made your life possible?

[jayman]

Originally posted by Jonny Richey

^Ride it without the trims at the end of the helix, then get back to me.....

Most of the airtime is AFTER the helix.

they wont turn them off , they want to spend the maintenance money on generic crap. this is a six flags park , remember.
and i DID ride it without the trims and to be honest the helix was the most " wtf" moment on any rollercoaster that size that i ever encountered.

[Mikey]

^ CK Stop Trolling. [stoning]

[Metazoanhaddock]

Hahahaha, didn't ck call this like, 2 days ago?

Originally posted by jayman

Originally posted by Jonny Richey

^Ride it without the trims at the end of the helix, then get back to me.....

Most of the airtime is AFTER the helix.

they wont turn them off , they want to spend the maintenance money on generic crap. this is a six flags park , remember.
and i DID ride it without the trims and to be honest the helix was the most " wtf" moment on any rollercoaster that size that i ever encountered.

They are off on almost any non-crowded day. For some reason they are always on when the park is crowded.

How is the helix "WTF"? It's a good, constant force, with the shaking added in.

Originally posted by Metazoanhaddock

Hahahaha, didn't ck call this like, 2 days ago?

That's cause WGN leaked a video. Everyone in the area knew.

[jayman]

the constant force of the weight of my ass in a seat on a rollercoaster saying to myself "HELL YEAH... THAT WAS AWESOME! wait.. holy crap why the hell are we going around in a big slow assed circle?" i wont disagree that it is a great ride, i believe that too,i's a wonderful ride! but be realistic.

[Coasterkidmwm]

It's a stupidly huge turn

It gives it character. It's sorta like a breather inbetween segments of the ride. The ride after the helix on red side is my favorite. Especially if you're lucky enough to grab a ride in the rain; crazy rushed ride. I wish they'd reverse the red side one day, it'd be more intense.

Also, this sucks. I wish I wasn't going today; I'm gunna miss the reversed-ness.

^Thank you, I couldn't agree more. Also, good luck.... it's gonna be love' crowded. Damn "read to succeed" tickets.