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Andy Hine MBE
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'Texas Giant' Coaster to Undergo $10 Million Renovation at Six Flags Over Texas
March 16
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas, USA)
The 18-year-old, 4,920-foot-long (1,500-meter-long) wooden roller coaster will close in 2010 for a year-long renovation. It will reopen for the Arlington theme park’s 50th anniversary in 2011. Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro said the company is planning on launching major attractions at all of its 20 theme parks in 2011.
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coastergraham
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Good news about the renovation work, however I am not sure how they can say they will open something new at every park in 2011 when they are not even sure at the moment if the company will see the year out 
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wow maybe there will be some good wood in Texas after 2011
lights touchpaper and walks away............
Can someone point Ryan in this direction please  |
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Coaster Police
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Don't RATTLEr his cage please! 
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Auntie Murial
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Coaster Police wrote: | | Don't RATTLEr his cage please! |
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Magic
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| krusty_the_clown wrote: | wow maybe there will be some good wood in Texas after 2011
lights touchpaper and walks away............
Can someone point Ryan in this direction please |
To be fair Texas Giant provided a blindin ERS in 2003. Seeing sparks flying off the wheels was cool. That was the first time I ever felt a coaster was completely outta control and being pushed to it's absolute limit. Shame it was pants during the day.
Now if only one of those sparks flew South and set fire to a certain bonfire that is still being used as a ride in another Texan Six Flags park.
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Rough Rider
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| krusty_the_clown wrote: | wow maybe there will be some good wood in Texas after 2011
lights touchpaper and walks away............
Can someone point Ryan in this direction please |
Hmm!
where do I start? 
What a waste of money to spend on the great T.G. 
How can you improve on perfection?
Maybe they will re-profile it to ride just like the "RATTLER"
Whay! Hay!
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Rough Rider
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: TEXAS GIANT |
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| Andy Hine MBE wrote: | 'Texas Giant' Coaster to Undergo $10 Million Renovation at Six Flags Over Texas
March 16
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas, USA)
The 18-year-old, 4,920-foot-long (1,500-meter-long) wooden roller coaster will close in 2010 for a year-long renovation. It will reopen for the Arlington theme park’s 50th anniversary in 2011. Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro said the company is planning on launching major attractions at all of its 20 theme parks in 2011. |
Get to work Nev A.S.A.P. and start organising a trip down to Texas
Wow!
Just had a thought.................Isn't that the same state as where the "RATTLER" is???
I'm sure Crusty and Magic will be the first to book for that trip Nev
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Magic
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: TEXAS GIANT |
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| Rough Rider wrote: |
I'm sure Crusty and Magic will be the first to book for that trip Nev |
To right we will. Can't set fire to it from over here in the UK.
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