Wow! I rode it twice last month and I thought the Giant was horrible! I don't
know what they've done in three weeks, but I hope Premier brings it back to it's
normal rides where it's intense, but not so intensly rough as it has been when i
was there in July.
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> 1.) Headrests
> 2.) Seat dividers (especially with this rides intense laterals!)
> 3.) Ratcheting lap bars
> 4.) Brake on first drop
> 5.) BRAKE AT MID COURSE! (Imagine following drop without it!)
> 6.) Brake before helix (it WAS on today!)
> 7.) Brake on last rabbitt hop
> 8.) Removal / reprofiling of double up turn
> 9.) Modification to helix entrance (used to be sharper & more intense)
> 10.) People untying my shoe while waiting on station platform! (guess I reap
> what I sow??!!)
> IN SPITE OF ALL THESE THINGS I HATE ABOUT MY "NEIGHBORHOOD" ROLLER COASTER, TX.
> GIANT, I STILL CALL IT ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING AND INTENSE COASTERS IN
> EXISTENSE!!!
> I had a marvelous 23 rides this Monday on the only mega woodie worth the wood
> it is built of!
> The seats over the wheels are incredibly rough but the fronts of almost any car
> (esp front) are nearly as smooth as a CCI!
> Lets hope Premier keeps this incredible coaster in as good shape as SF has been
> over the years! (And please, no more mods!)
> See yall next year in the Lone Star State!
> Love and Happy Coasting!
> R !
> I Y (lover of Jesus)
> C K
by RICKY SM » Wed, 12 Aug 1998 04:00:00