Texas Giant closed

wiyoh20 · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:27 pm Post subject: Texas Giant closed

Has anyone heard about this?

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/070109dnmetsixflags.20d645fd.html

The Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington will remain closed as engineers try to determine whether the ride is safe for thrill seekers, a park spokeswoman said today.

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The Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags over Texas will remain closed indefinitely to allow engineers to thoroughly inspect the ride.
View larger More photos Photo store Six Flags spokeswoman Sharon Parker said a supervisor detected a problem with a car on the track Monday afternoon and stopped the ride. About two dozen people on board got off safely.

Parker said engineers were trying to determine the problem and could not provide any more specifics on whether the problem was with the car or the track.

She said other rides at the park were operational.

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Markieb · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:36 pm Post subject:

First I heard of it but man it must have been a really slow day in Dallas news for this to make the paper. Seems very trivial to me and certainly not a news worthy item.

Is it the norm is Dallas for the paper to consider a ride shut down as news?

ThatTh*ngGirl · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject:

smith · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject:

Shows how much they love there theme park, I wish Houston media cared about Astroworld that way.
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rusty_tracks · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject: Texas Giant Closed

I don't thnik that they would close one of their most popular attractions unless there really was a problem. However, with the rebuild shutdown set for next year, it is highly possible that the ride will not re-open this year if the problem is serous enough. Look at the number of closures and shut-downs the Boardwalk Bullet in Kemah has been through since it opened.

Is the planned renovation of Giant something that wooden roller coasters have to go through periodically? Was the Cyclone ever shut down for a total rehab like this? I do remember them working on the tracks during the off season, and even at one point replacing quite a few sections. I do not remember a total rehab however. Question

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wiyoh20 · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:56 am Post subject:

I think the rehab on this coaster may have to do with its roughness and the feeling that you are riding a coaster with square wheels.

Six Flags Chief Executive Mark Shapiro said he likes the “rickety nature’ of wooden coasters like the Texas Giant, but says it needs a smoother, faster ride and will have new trains installed as part of the renovation.

“The Giant is so huge. It’s turned into a dinosaur,” Shapiro said. “It needs a new life and we’re going to breathe new life into it.”

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/1260267.html
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txcyclone10K · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Texas Giant Closed

nholt · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

It was open yesterday late in the day and just as rough as ever. I really do hope it gets a good refurbish, it needs it.
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