coasterboy25 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG dude, i live in Houston, and as a roller coaster lover, i was sad to see Six Flags Astroworld go, R.I.P. (even though really the theme park was not up to par with say Over Texas or even Fiesta) but atleast NOW i don't have to drive 4 hours to get my rollercoaster fix, i do not even care if the ride is the talliest, fastiest, or what not, IT'S A ROLLER COASTER like less then 10 miles away from me...KEMAH HAS ANSWERED MY PRAYERS.... and so you know Kemah is basically a bunch of restaurants with some carnival type rides which is like 10 bucks just to ride the ferris wheel, but i do not mind paying for a coaster, hopefully it will be reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 ^^ I can't believe that you were the first person to say that! Avalanche, indeed. I just hope that it has higher capacity. Any idea where the trains are coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_teisco_delrey Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 From the announce "two, six-car trains (800 pph capacity) from Philadelphia Toboggan Coaster Co. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKR Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 ^^From amusementtoday.com: "The yet to be named coaster will feature two, six-car trains (800 pph capacity) from Philadelphia Toboggan Coaster Co." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Where as I would definitely agree that that would tend to not boad well for it having huge floater air. (cough, El Toro, cough) It would seem to imply that the whole out of control, laterals and g's would be quite high. Yeah. I don't like the whole out of Control feeling. I prefer the more, how should i put this, superior sort of layout, with a lot of hills, etc. More like the Voyage, then this new coaster. (Texas). lmao. Voyage is the definition OF out of control. The only thing thats remotely "normal" are the first 2 hills...then its complete chaos. This ride looks very similar but rearranged in a triangular pattern with lots of swoop turns and tons of drops and hills. Sure they arent the large straight hills, but as Voyage shows, they can cram a hill anywhere they want, even in the middle of the turn. You meant to say you prefer an out and back, but even then Id still say Voyage and this ride, if its got the same pacing, will be similar. Otherwise, GREAT ride. Its jumped to the top of my most anticipated list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Too bad this is in TX, I really wanna ride it, it looks completely amazing!! POST 1,300!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xme3 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 What makes this thing even crazier is that this thing is built on one acre! That ride looks really fun, but I wonder that because it is built over an entire acre it might be less intense, due to the streching out of the rough parts. just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterCrAzY505 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Are you kidding me!!! One acre is really small. I hope you were joking if not then........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imbordisux Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 You know how people camp out for game systems and concert tickets? If I could afford to miss that much work, I'd camp out for this, too. I mean, like, starting tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texflags Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I've visited the park before........ not impressed (the best ride was the thigh crusher *cough*Inverter*cough*). For all yal out there not wanting to come to Texas for this ride just proves that the place is still going to be more for a local hangout than tourist attraction. But this is exciting news to have two new major coasters in Texas in one year (4 if you count the 2 Astroworld coasters out in Hill Country). I personally don't think it will amount to Hades, but we can't deny quality or the first smooth wooden coaster ever in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterphotos Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Kemah Boardwalk wasn't built as a "park", it was originally built for food and shopping...they've just started adding more rides in the last couple years. Kemah Boardwalk and the surrounding area has a much larger draw for it's shops and restaurants. I seriously doubt they are trying to make themselves a tourist destination that someone in a far away state says "Oh! Let's go there!". In an interview in Amusement Today, Tilman talked about expansion and building a roller coaster Houston could be proud of. He's all about giving people in Houston something to do with AstroWorld being gone. Local hangout or not...they draw over 3 million people a year. I live pretty close and go visit quite often during the summer as they have live music on the weekends and had fireworks every Friday in June and July this year and June the year before. They host a ton of special events...some so popular that it's nearly impossible to find any parking in the area. They have 3 large surface lots and a 4 story parking garage...which is all free. Anyways...pretty excited about this since it's only 5 miles away. Found a bunch of hits from this site in my log files (someone posted a link to my photos). Oh...and last I checked, I wouldn't consider Lubbock and Amarillo the Texas Hill Country....it's pretty dang flat up there Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmartspecial Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 gosh parking at kemah is going to be even more horrendous after this addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I've visited the park before........ not impressed (the best ride was the thigh crusher *cough*Inverter*cough*). For all yal out there not wanting to come to Texas for this ride just proves that the place is still going to be more for a local hangout than tourist attraction. But this is exciting news to have two new major coasters in Texas in one year (4 if you count the 2 Astroworld coasters out in Hill Country). I personally don't think it will amount to Hades, but we can't deny quality or the first smooth wooden coaster ever in Texas. Last I checked there were 5 (counting JTA) .. and again, you must either be special or not a Texan ... Hill Country is San Antonio/Austin area .. not the Panhandle Oil Land. And as Jason said ... Kemah IS a local hangout and always will be .. not aimed for tourists, tourists can visit Weber area for NASA or Galveston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Isn't JTA just Atlantica Supersplash from Europa Park? I rode that...and it's not a roller coaster, it's a Splashdown boat. I don't think anyone that was with us on that trip could actually justify counting it as a coaster and the idea that someone could is actually kind of laughable! If we did we'd have to count every other log flume with a dip-drop in the middle! --Robb "If that's all JTA is, I can't see how anyone could really count that..." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 some people will .. some wont ... personally its a big flume to me .. but there are those hardcore whores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Is it just me but does the layout of this thing look an awful lot like a GCI twister, and in generla the Kentucky Rumbler. When i first glanced at the pic I thought it was the Rumbler, maybe it's just me. Cool lookin ride either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderguy Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I *HOPE* there's Airtime on that ride, or else i'm gona get mad when i ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsguy5 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 some people will .. some wont ... personally its a big flume to me .. but there are those hardcore whores. I would count it as a credit, even though it has a very short coaster portion. If you think about it, some things count as credits, some don't, so overall even if you count a few extras, you still have missed a few in the process, so it sort of evens out in my opinion. I usually just count what coastercounter and coaster fanatics have as coasters, along with RCDB. Anyways, I think that this coaster will be sweet. I haven't been on Kentucky Rumbler yet, but I think that the two look similar, even though that they're done by different companies. Does anyone have a NL recreation or anything showing a POV of the ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakeastroworld Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Finally somethng goods happening down here, I mean even though six flags screwed us over, it seems some people realized how bring this place can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccalip Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 How is it that it only goes 51mph when it has a 91ft drop? Texas Cyclone only had an 80ft drop and it went 65mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Well for one, it's always hard to judge a woodies speed as they run so inconsistent. Usually when you look at a ride ID plate for a woodie it will say between x and x MPH. I'm guessing that SF just took the second X and milked it as the top speed of the ride for Tex Cyclone. There are other factors as well as how much the ride is greased, where the person with the radar gun stood, etc. In any case the "top speed" of a woodie should never be taken as seriously as they are so inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterfan91 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 The layout looks interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctman Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Awesome ride! Finally something to be excited over in Texas. I hear there are supposed to be tunnels featured somewhere along the course as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boothy Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 That is one insanely tight layout! I'm glad that the guys at GG went with a traditional coaster(and structure) this time. Not that I have anything against my homepark's woodie, Hades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrceagle Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Great looking coaster. One acre now that's something great. The small rumor of my home park looking at adding a coaster to the present Antic car ride location is sounding more realistic now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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