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- From: maglione@media.mit.edu (Tom Maglione)
- Subject: Re: Texas Giant III
- Message-ID: <1992Aug24.005405.22257@news.media.mit.edu>
- Summary: Texas Giant vs. Mean Streak.
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- Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
- References: <1992Aug20.004517.2600@news.media.mit.edu> <4803@news.duke.edu> <fmly7#g@rpi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 00:54:05 GMT
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- In article <fmly7#g@rpi.edu> xor@acm.rpi.edu (Joe Schwartz) writes:
- >
- >How many of you ACE members are planning to attend Texas Giant III at
- >Six Flags Over Texas in November? I'm thinking about it, and I want
- >opinions about the Texas Giant. It sounds similar to Mean Streak in
- >size and layout -- how does the ride compare? And how are the trains?
-
- Well, IMHO Texas Giant blows away the Mean Streak, hands down. The Mean
- Streak is built as a "family" ride, and there are no real forces felt
- anywhere during the ride (as best as I can remember from last year).
- The Texas Giant, however, is a rough and tumble twister of a ride, and
- is well worth riding whenever you get the chance. The Mean Streak is
- kind of a speed-racing coaster: lots of high speeds cruising through the
- structure with little to no abrupt changes in attitude or elevation. The
- Mean Streak banks all of its turns, whereas the Texas Giant does not (to
- the best of my recollection). I would prefer the Giant over the Streak
- any day. Unfortunately, I don't think I can attend the event there this
- November, but if I could I would.
- Give 'er a spin for me!
- Tom Maglione
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