Tatsu Construction

by **FRD714** on February 19th, 2006, 1:15 pm

Here are some construction updates:

http://rollercoasterpro.com/

This ride is looking pretty good so far. Way better than SUF. I dont know when its supposed to be done, but its coming along.

by **[jonrev]** on February 19th, 2006, 2:38 pm

It should be done by the end of April.

by **msoeagle** on February 19th, 2006, 3:06 pm

I hope SFMM is done with coasters for at least a decade.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on February 19th, 2006, 3:14 pm

^They should be with the new management and all.

by **FRD714** on February 19th, 2006, 3:28 pm

msoeagle wrote:I hope SFMM is done with coasters for at least a decade.

Shapiro said they had too many coasters. I cant see them getting another coaster for at least 3-4 years.

by **nalarrabee4752** on February 19th, 2006, 4:22 pm

cool pics.

by **msoeagle** on February 19th, 2006, 4:29 pm

FRD714 wrote:
msoeagle wrote:I hope SFMM is done with coasters for at least a decade.

Shapiro said they had too many coasters. I cant see them getting another coaster for at least 3-4 years.

Yeah, they have almost every kind of coaster that exists. They need to make the park cleaner and get the SBNO rides running again. And also improve the friendliness of the staff. I know this sounds stupid but id rather have a clean park and nice friendly staff than have a new coaster.

by **Trailblazer Tony** on February 19th, 2006, 11:12 pm

^I think so would just about everyone on this site and in the general public. I like how Shapiro is taking each park's individual situation and doing what is needed depending on that specific park.

by **TwistedSTEEL666** on February 20th, 2006, 1:51 am

Tatsu looks great, I've seen almost all new constuction pics of the coaster, I have an idea of how's it's gonna go, I can't wait for the pretzel loop to go up! And more importantly, I can't wait for the ride to be finished, so I can get an idea of the layout, and create an RCT3 version....

by **robbalvey** on April 19th, 2006, 2:29 am

So we managed to catch a test run today!! Not the first, but hey, at least we were there to check it out! Yeah!!!!!

Anyway, here's some pics from today. It does seem to fly (get it, fly) around the course pretty darn fast! And if SUF's pretzel loop is any indication, this one looks pretty damn good too!

And the first part, the double inversion SMACKDOWN looks cool as does the "egg turn."

Ok, ok....here's some pics.....

Sure enough, there it goes, up the lift hill complete with 32 water dummies!
(Oh, wait....two of them seem to be on a smoke break!) =)

The view from the entrance plaza is forever changed, just wait till Revy is back running again too!

Not only was Tatsu testing, but so was Sky Tower!

Temporarily in the flying position between the first and second inversion.
(Watch out, the water dummies pee on you!!!)

Pretzel Loop goodness into a shed! Seriously though, the Pretzel Loop is HUGE, hopefully it will deliver!

Water Dummies say: YAY FIRST DROP!!!

A close-up shows the twistyness of the second inversion.

Thanks worker guy for getting it testing, but you might want to get out of the way!

Also, here is our testing video, this one in the daylight so you can actually see it!

http://www.themeparkreview.com/sfmmnew06/tatsutesting.zip

Hell, we've even make it so you don't even need to go to our site because we love you all that much! =)

Enjoy!

--Robb

by **Rusty888** on April 19th, 2006, 4:08 pm

Awesome pics. I can't wait to see the video. Thanks.

by **[jonrev]** on April 19th, 2006, 4:18 pm

Jon Revelle wrote:It should be done by the end of April.

Heh, I was close.

by **CoasterDude12-2** on April 19th, 2006, 5:15 pm

Thanks Robb, nice video and pics!

by **nalarrabee4752** on April 19th, 2006, 6:18 pm

That ride looks like what a real flyer should be.

by **FRD714** on April 19th, 2006, 6:30 pm

OMG thats awesome!

by **nalarrabee4752** on April 19th, 2006, 7:15 pm

I wish we got a flyer like that instead of the SUF design but it might be too long for where shockwave was.

by **the_franchise** on April 19th, 2006, 7:32 pm

What are you talking about? S:UF looks identical to that.... :lol:

by **nalarrabee4752** on April 19th, 2006, 7:33 pm

OH YEAH IT SURE DOES

by **Ilovthevu'** on April 19th, 2006, 11:53 pm

Tatsu supposedly has two more inversions including a corkscrew, and a zero-g roll as said by rcdb.com compared to Superman Ultimate Flight. The pretzel loop also seems to come later in the ride.

by **Danhockey04** on April 20th, 2006, 12:17 am

That video of Robb's is hilarious. :lol:

by **Trailblazer Tony** on April 20th, 2006, 12:44 pm

^Yeah it was!! Thanks Robb for the pictures and the video. We appreciate it!!

by **TwistedSTEEL666** on April 20th, 2006, 2:21 pm

jesus! that thing looks REALLY good! damn, now i'm jealous....
I wish I lived in Cali.....

by **kcabmi** on April 20th, 2006, 4:40 pm

That was so retarded. "The water dummies are peing on us." wow. wierd. But that ride is so sweet. The Pretzel Loop is 50 feet larger than SUF's. This ride just completely owns SUF. I'm jeolous.

by **omgosh_DANiELLEEE** on April 20th, 2006, 6:34 pm

That's pretty sweet. :lol:

by **Director_Guy** on April 21st, 2006, 5:54 pm

kcabmi wrote:That was so retarded. "The water dummies are peing on us." wow. wierd. But that ride is so sweet. The Pretzel Loop is 50 feet larger than SUF's. This ride just completely owns SUF. I'm jeolous.

If you want, I can help you find your sense of humor....

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