Six Flags America (SFA) Discussion Thread

[DarkRideNickShe turned me into a donkey! I got better...]

Apocalypse is gonna be SIIIIICCCKKKK! (in a good way)

The only standup coaster I have been on was Shockwave at Kings Dominion, and that was killer rough Hopefully the B&M will be smoother!

[OrypShe turned me into a donkey! I got better...]

Today, SFAfans posted new pics of the construction. It's coming along quite nicely. Can't wait to ride this thing!


The first drop and loop are complete!
credit for photos goes to Mark Rosenzweig. Link to SFAfans thread: http://sfafans.com/showthread.php?t=6587&page=25

oryp

[vacoaster09A donkey is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family.]

On SFA Fans they are saying the supports will be painted black after its finished going up but, honestly, I am in love with the color scheme as it is now. The iron wolf red really works well.

Ride looks great!

[jps2942 + 2 = donkey!]

SFA has posted their 2012 park map!

CLICK HERE

[11slatausI think Intamin should make a donkey!]

Kinda funny how the turn from the station to lift is rather wide...with the coaster in it's former location at SFGRAM it was hard to get good shots of that turnaround I suppose.

Yeah, the turn is wide because at SFGAm it had to go over the train track. The drop then brought you back over the tracks to the station side where the rest of the ride was. It was kinda hard to see at Great America.

[Ed FarmerThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

Kinda funny how the turn from the station to lift is rather wide...with the coaster in it's former location at SFGRAM it was hard to get good shots of that turnaround I suppose.

Yeah, the turn is wide because at SFGAm it had to go over the train track. The drop then brought you back over the tracks to the station side where the rest of the ride was. It was kinda hard to see at Great America.

The train tracks were still to the right side of the lift.

It was just one of those fun little pre-lift dips. Raging Bull, Nitro, Wildfire, even some of their inverters have this. Kind of fun little section if you ride in row- which is the only row I've known on this ride since probably 2001. That might be why my opinion of the ride is in the minority. Too bad for SFA that the station house isn't coming with it. The way it was designed resulted in most people unknowingly walking past the row 1 line, resulting in wait times that were identical to those of rows 2-7.

Iron Wolf is looking great. I hope this one sticks around long enough for the greenery to fill out. It was great after the (non)MCBR drop into the flat spin. So thankful they found a purpose for other than being recycled for scrap.

[Myselfthe ghost seems to think there is a "Donkey Fairy"]

^Not exactly.

[DarkStitch626Over obsessive disney disorder]

What is with the blackened track at the loop base? Maybe theming area or a tunnel?

[Ed FarmerThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

^Not exactly.

Not sure how I could have missed that after years of riding Iron Wolf...

[KDCOASTERFANI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

What is with the blackened track at the loop base? Maybe theming area or a tunnel?

The park isn't permitted to build enclosed tunnels on coasters,they have to be open-sided like on Roar.I kinda wish they'd incorporate the red in supports too as it would add a nice contrast to the ride.