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OH MY GOD! These are the BEST pics I have seen of the coaster. The South Side shots are magnificent.

Baby I already know that, I will be putting a lot of miles on my car next season. This looks like it will be the best coaster eva. I still like Voyage because i like coasters that go back in the woods and you have no clue what is going to happen next but his thing here looks like it will have elements I have NEVA encountered before.

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OH MY GOD! These are the BEST pics I have seen of the coaster. The South Side shots are magnificent.

Baby I already know that, I will be putting a lot of miles on my car next season. This looks like it will be the best coaster eva. I still like Voyage because i like coasters that go back in the woods and you have no clue what is going to happen next but his thing here looks like it will have elements I have NEVA encountered before.

 

Girlfriend... did I just hear you suggest that YOU, almightyfire, might put a STEELIE at the top of her "best eva list"?????

 

woo, I need to sit down and contemplate this.

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Although I started out as a bit ambivalent, the more I see of this coaster the more I LOVE the looks of it! I think I've officially stopped caring that it's a steelie. In fact, I kind of appreciate how this combines the beauty of a wood structure with the benefits of a steel coaster.

I seriously need to raise the priority level of a potential trip to Texas next year.

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It is kind of a shame Psyclone was torn down before this was an option that coaster could have been insane had it been given the same treatment

 

All Psyclone really needed was different trains, less banking, and a truer Cyclone layout.

If you want to know what P-clone could've been, get yourself to Coney Island.

 

Of course, if you're one of those wusses who can't take a bit of roughness, then you might want to avoid Coney. It's one hell of a ride for those who can take it.

 

Edited to add: the "you're" in the above sentence is an all-inclusive "you're", meaning whomever is reading the post. There is no intention of singling out ScottBrown as a potential wuss. Carry on.

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Ok, so I made an 8 hour round trip drive today, and I'm exhausted. Special thanks to Robb and Elissa for posting the original pics off of my cell phone. Stupid Plam WebOS, wouldn't let me attach a picture, guess I'll have to write an app for that. Anyway, here we go.

 

* Edited to include larger pics.

 

**Edit - In honor of Robb adding this to his facebook, I'm adding three more pictures to the end of the post!

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I took over 300 photos tonight, and the 8 hour drive was worth every minute to see the trains on board! The front car appears to still be missing, but the equipment is in place to lift it into position.

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Notice on the transfer track the wheel stops at the end. I couldn't get a real good angle, but don't see brakes or drive motors inplace on the transfer tracks. I'd hate to think they were going to push these beasts in and out! But as we all know, that won't be the case.

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The OMFG! First Drop

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new electrical and sensor going in

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I think I understand the reasoning behind putting those fiberglass "windows" on the sides of the train.

 

Look at the clearance of the supports in some of those 90 degree turn photos. It looks like people would just be able to reach their hands out and grab them!

 

 

While I am intrigued by much of this ride including its big drop and turns, I am starting to worry that the tight maneuvers and quick elements may become a problem for this ride in the long run. However, I am will to keep it to myself until the ride is open and actually having problems. Until then, best of luck to the guys at SFoT and I am looking forward to riding this puppy ASAP! It looks AMAZING!

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It is kind of a shame Psyclone was torn down before this was an option that coaster could have been insane had it been given the same treatment

If you want to know what P-clone could've been, get yourself to Coney Island.

The Coney Island Cyclone isn't much better than Psyclone was. The only thing it has going for it is nostalgia and it's not as sluggish. But I'd say it was equally as brutal.

 

Anyway, back on topic... thanks for posting those pics Chad! Seriously, if that thing rides even half as sick as it looks I really hope a good 20-30 other woodies get this treatment!

 

--Robb

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It's been a long time since I've looked at pictures of a ride and thought "Wow, I might actually be kind of scared to ride that."

 

This is one of those rides. Holy crap. There are so many NFW moments in those pictures, I'm still waiting for the bomb to drop and SFOT to let us all in on the joke that this isn't real, just a big PR scam. It just looks so.... wrong!

 

Thanks to everyone who posted pics!

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Thanks for posting the pics! This ride truly looks EPIC, and certainly will plan a visit to Texas next year. I also concur these great elements supported by mostly wood does make me wonder how the ride will hold up over the long haul. Time will tell.

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