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  • "If it doesnt shake, it will break!"

  • Ok I know this is old but if i didn't say, it is bending because support cables are not installed that help support this section and the force the train puts on it. They were probably replacing the cables and prefered to put wear and tear on the ride instead of it being closed. 

  • I know it's supposed to bend, but shit. That's a fuckin waterbed.

  • holy s***

  • most dangerous ride in the world...

  • ok, i know i already commented on this, but THE WHOLE FUCKING TRAIN SWAYS WITH THE STRUCTURE!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!

  • this may be the best coaster footage ive seen in a LONG time

  • HOLY MOTHER *************!!!!!!!!!

  • WoW . ! That Looks Lykee Jello !

    =(

  • crasy

  • I'm riding that next year from the uK and I'm shitting bricks

  • Whats it like when your on it? I dare you to ride it!

  • @kevincostertycoon3 I rode it. I hate that ride! Its not scary, I didnt scream once. It rattles too roughly! (FWI, I know, im not stupid thats why its called the Rattler.) When I went on, me & my cousin bumped heads, hit against the seats, and UGH! It was horrible! By the end of the ride I felt like i was jumped!

  • @CPCamcorder That is not why it is called the rattler it is called that because of a rattlesnake. didnt u see the snake on the beginning of queue line

  • NO BUENO!!

  • dang. why did i watch this! I'm gonna be scared to go on it again! xD

  • it looks like jell-o

  • Wow you should see the Boomarang loop after the train passes by talk about bending!

  • :41 the whole track during the 2nd drop always swayed, but thats the worst I've seen it. Especially on the incline. WOW!

  • 'o'! i ride that roller coaster! and it waves/bends like that?!?!

    ..........

    ..

    eh im still gettin one:D

  • What is the name of the song in this video? Sounds like Queen to me, but i'm not sure.

  • @thunderbeast1968

    Queen, The Hero

  • Video shot in 2006.

  • I hope the renovation plans hold water, because Rattler needs it BAD

  • was this shot after the drop alteration

  • That shouldnt happen regardless. Its litteraly tearing the structure, the supports apart from the straining of its swaying. When it gets its major makeover like Texas Giant in 2012 That would be one of the sections you can bet they will have to rebuild.

  • I cracked my rib on that corner two weeks ago. Now I know why.

  • now thats a flexible flyer!

    PS DMC thats from the "Flash Gorden"soundtrack

  • its shakey to relieve stress on the boards ive ridden it its fun

  • oh boy....thats really SHAKEY

  • Yes, they wanted it to be taller so at the last minute during building extended the drop deeper. This proved to put too much G forces on people.

    When i filmed this the support cables were not connected. therefore much more bend than usual.

  • Yeah they shorted the drop on December 1993.They said it was suppose to put 3Gs but it putted more than ,so people kept getting hurt on the first drop.

  • @Swampertchamp no the drop was shortened for the 1996 season when six flags took over

  • The reason why they lowered the Rattler's drop: It was too high so people got they're necks injured. How do i know? I LIVE IN SAN ANTON!!! EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN tEXAS!!!

  • @TatooRockz then that must mean everything in russia is HUGE

  • wow your sooo stupid it does

    bend like that!!!!!

    it has to because if it didnt

    the wood

    would break!!!!!

  • it bends in this one cuz this was before they added supports to keep it for bending that much

  • I've never seen a coaster bend like this. I've heard it's pretty rough. Great song, BTW. You got to love Queen!

  • Thanks.

    I looked for every possible good angle that a General Public can get.

    Did he same thing with the Megazeph Vid except the onride close to track was taken during a ride by myself five minutes before the park opened, backside and Employee parking lot shots since i worked for Six Flags New Orleans

  • SoB does this also , but nothing as bad as this thing lol

  • F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C FN FOOTAGE! This is a fine job with filming the Rattler because you got every conceivable angle with the bending of the wood as well. I wish there were more wooden coaster videos like this one on YT. Thanks a lot, Rob/Boston

  • That is a high speed section quite high off the ground. It does bend quite a bit. This is NORMAL for that section. At the time of filming in 05 the support cables were off making it bend very far. This is ok for a short time. Although it still bends quite a bit now it is less since the cables have been replaced.

  • @calcajun I believe that they also installed new track on that section.

  • is it leaquel to have a roller coater the un stable even though i am sure it is but man id never go on the with no support cables

  • Wow, it is not.

  • it's not fake... i thought it was fake the first 3 times i watched it... (6_6)>>(T_T)

  • thats scary and dangerous

  • the track is designed with the wobble in mind

  • @elliotjoubert > Yeah, all wooden coasters are dsigned to bend and flex...but not that much!

  • Dangerous????

  • The train must lose a lot of speed at the bend...

  • Well, It is a high spedd section that is very high up so the wood bends quite a bit. Plus at the time the support cables were not attached. Probably in the middle of replacing them.

  • Thats a little ridiculous

  • "the rattler breaks your back each time "

    Just went this past weekend. Sit in the front row and you should be good. Of course no matter where you sit the second layer of helix will toss you around. Funny how the section in the cliff wall is smooth as glass.

  • yep broke mine

  • I love six flags fiesta TX. All the rides go fast and there tall as hell and the lines are pretty good on even saturdays. The rides are way scarier than the ones at Disney World. The only problem is that the rattler breaks your back each time

  • rember that it has to bend or the track and supports would brake. But it mostly bends because it wasn't made correctly and all the pecics didn't correspond right. They had to throw in some random supports when they were making it so it would all stay together. personly I don't car how much it bends. That just makes the ride funner.

  • Yes, tracks bend. In the case of Rattler, there are metal plates attached to the bents and cables from those plates to the ground for extra support. Probably due to scheduled maint the cables were not on the ride at the time i shot the video. Therefore causing the extrem bend on the highs peed exit from the second drop. If you look close, at the closeup of the straightaway you can actually see the metal plates the cables normally connect to.

  • even steel tracks sway. I saw the poltergeist at fiesta texas, as well as tony hawk's big spin, take the same action after the trains passed by those certain portions of track...

  • Something else to worry about.

  • It's a killing ride !!!

    Structures are Chewing-gum !!!

  • Sick speed o.O

  • that goes pretty fast

  • WHAAAAAAATTT???

  • I originally was going to comment on how wood coasters are -supposed- to bend and shift a bit.

    But goddamn.

    Wow.

  • Ernie, thats crazy, Im suprised they dont do anything about it...

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