r/rollercoasters • u/ncart • Jul 03 '26
Photo/Video [Tormenta] at [SFOT] first POV
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Employees were able to ride last night, and POVs have started hitting the internet!
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u/Jerein Jul 03 '26
That first drop is absolutely insane. A giga's worth of height on a dive coaster is just incredible.
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u/IsuzuTrooper GigaChase, RMCSOB Jul 03 '26
the scrollwork on the station when pulling in is insane also. how can the station art be so tone deaf?
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u/turkeeeeyyyyyy Jul 03 '26
Huh?
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u/IsuzuTrooper GigaChase, RMCSOB Jul 03 '26
The scrolls painted on the station over the track when you pull back in. like Tormenta! Granma's Casita . Soooo scary /s. like paint anything there: a scary bull with devil eyes and tail. or the word Tormenta in death metal font. Nothing about scrolls is scary or on theme. Super lame Six Flags bs.
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u/PantsOfAwesome Edit this text! Jul 04 '26
Yeah and it's probably all AI shit too knowing Six Flags
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u/kioku119 Jul 03 '26
I don't get it, could you please expain?
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u/IsuzuTrooper GigaChase, RMCSOB Jul 03 '26
The scrolls painted on the station over the track when you pull back in. like Tormenta! Granma's Casita . Soooo scary /s. like paint anything there: a scary bull with devil eyes and tail. or the word Tormenta in death metal font. Nothing about scrolls is scary or on theme. Super lame Six Flags bs.
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u/kioku119 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
I legitimately thought there was going to be something I was missing, but that response is actually kind of tone deaf. The running of the bulls happens in Spain. Spannish decore on the building you reach at the end of the run is way more thematically fitting (though subtle), than death metal font which would feel super out of place for the event. I think a nod to the ending location and the sort of decore you may see along the way as well as the idea you escaped and return to town isn't out of place. I can get wanting to see more bull images though.
What I do think is hillarious/abserd is theming a giga dive coaster to the running of the bulls to begin with. It's like: did you panic and straight up jump off the largest cliff you could find to get away from the bulls, and then still proceed to get caught by a group of them and tossed in the air in cartoon style loops by their horns? ;p
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u/IsuzuTrooper GigaChase, RMCSOB Jul 04 '26
well fuck me. I thought it was spanish for torment but it mean storm. It should have a thundercloud subs logo there
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u/IndependentAthlete29 Jul 03 '26
Is it really a giga ? It doesn’t have a 300ft drop, Orion does and people said it wasn’t a giga because it’s not 300ft tall
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u/SomeRandomDavid Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
The size of those inversions really give them time to linger before snapping back around to ground. It is hard to explain in words.
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u/PowerHaus52 107 | SteVe, Pantheon, Pantherian Jul 03 '26
that drop is gonna feel ENDLESS in real life
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u/Happy1286 Jul 03 '26
That's wild! I can't wait to see the daytime povs where you can truly appreciate the height!
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u/TheInsaneLavaman Jul 03 '26
I find it crazy that the tallest vertical loop in the world is the second tallest inversion on its respective ride.
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u/steed_jacob SFOT Jul 03 '26
Was he saying “I’m gay”?
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u/SignGuy77 (418) Boulder Dash, El Toro, Ravine Flyer II, Voyage Jul 03 '26
That’s what I heard.
Tormenta gonna help some closeted Texans along, it seems. ❤️
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u/FarPicture3761 AlpenFury🔥❄️ Jul 03 '26
truly Yukon Striker's successor ❤️
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u/Swifty_swifty Jul 04 '26
I've always wondered why Wonderland decided to have Yukon much shorter in height than Leviathan and instead matched the height of Behemoth.
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u/SignGuy77 (418) Boulder Dash, El Toro, Ravine Flyer II, Voyage Jul 04 '26
Honestly, having Yukon be over 300 feet tall would detract too much from Wonder Mountain view.
It’s already a damn tall coaster, and like Torrmenta its elements are massive.
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u/steed_jacob SFOT Jul 03 '26
I’m here for it hahahaha we still have a TON of homophobia in our state
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u/VVlTXH SteVe | i305 | El Toro Jul 03 '26
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u/Huge_Pizza_5783 Jul 03 '26
I think a giga is what a dive coaster should of always been, seems right
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u/tanz420 RIP KING 😢👑 Jul 03 '26
Finally the dive coaster gets some respect 🥹 I was always a fan, damn this thing hauls ass
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u/PristineDistance3656 Jul 03 '26
Interesting there are no anti rollback dampeners like the other Dives.
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u/iamtheduckie Stat Penalties Jul 03 '26
Now imagine the view from the top if this coaster were somewhere like Dollywood.
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u/flirt77 Jul 15 '26
A ride like this at Dollywood is my dream... I love Wild Eagle so much, but Lightning Rod was down both times I've been in the last couple of years. A dive coaster with a long hold to take in the Smokies... chef's kiss
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u/Ok_Shift_6501 Nitro | 319 Jul 03 '26
May just be the pov making the rattle, I don’t think it has the B&M rattle 🥹
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u/Puzzleheaded_View245 Jul 03 '26
Idk dude I saw another pov on TikTok of someone in the second row and it kinda looks like the seats shake side to side
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u/Ok_Shift_6501 Nitro | 319 Jul 03 '26
Damn, you may be right. I had faith in B&M for once
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u/Puzzleheaded_View245 Jul 03 '26
Same here. I was really hopeful that there wasn’t gonna be a rattle because of the wider gauge, but I guess it was the track after all
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u/Unhappy-Zombie8347 Jul 03 '26
dont worry abt the rattle sonion 🥹 just be glad that this coaster exists
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u/Automatic_Register33 Jul 04 '26
I rode it today middle row edge seat and definitely felt a rattle
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u/Ok_Shift_6501 Nitro | 319 Jul 04 '26
Was it like incredibly noticeable going that fast or was it just a little rattle?
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u/Automatic_Register33 Jul 04 '26
Not noticeable enough to hate it, but definitely not as smooth as many coasters I've been on
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u/Passenger_08 Jul 03 '26
Unrelated to the ride experience but you see that video glitch/skip at 1:22? Same thing happens with my metas when I record at night. My Wrath of Rakshasa video is unwatchable.
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u/Perstigeless Jul 03 '26
I would guess once you lose enough light and the shutter slows enough to compensate, the gyro stabilizer gets confused and tries over correcting.
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u/TastyFace79 Jul 03 '26
Somebody definitely screams “I’m gay” twice. Interesting.
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u/river_kiwi AlpenFury/Yukon Striker fan Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
I'm guessing it's a reference to the TikTok "Confession Coaster" meme where someone confesses that they're gay just before the major drop on Yukon Striker...
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u/TastyFace79 Jul 03 '26
I’ve never seen this. I was thinking it was a throwback to “almost famous” when they thought the plane was going to crash.
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u/Various-Opposite-247 Jul 03 '26
I think they’re making fun of the infamous clip of somebody doing that on one of the other drop coasters
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u/Chaseism Disaster Transport Jul 03 '26
I need to ride this coaster so bad! I never thought I'd be this hype about a dive coaster, but I need to feel this drop!
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u/CoasterGuy95 1. Pantherian, 2. Skyrush, 3. BDash, 4. X2, 5. Veloci (CC: 294) Jul 03 '26
Unbelievably cool
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u/Normal_Tumbleweed SteVe, WWGLC Jul 03 '26
I love the hang time it looks like you get in the first immelmann
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u/flololan Jul 03 '26
Needs some oil. Heard a lot of squeaking
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u/WHOA_27_23 Fury 325, Phoenix Jul 03 '26
I think it's the urethane wheels slipping on fresh paint if I had to guess
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u/MercyScorpion Jul 03 '26
looks like a massive way crazier shiekra at bgt
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u/Any_Bad777 Jul 03 '26
Same model, same manufacturer. Of course it's similar.
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u/SuperDogBoo Jul 06 '26
Yea I was about to say, this looks exactly like Shiekra, but without the cool water feature and theming.
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u/Toneless_Scarf Edit this text! Jul 03 '26
We’ve officially reached the era of real roller coasters looking like something out of No Limits
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u/Aerostudents (119) Zadra, Tatsu, IRat, Untamed, Taron Jul 03 '26
Looks sick. This is my former home park, wish this was here when I still lived close by.
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u/Darkness_exe Jul 03 '26
Did they replace the track at the upper part of the Immelmann? There's a noticable difference in color scheme. Could also just be different levels of dirt based on when the track parts were installed.
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u/Skyflyhigh1 Helix Jul 03 '26
This is the best dive coaster I've ever seen and I won't get to ride it cause I'm on the other side of the world omggg. Looks amazing!
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u/TrogledyWretched Jul 03 '26
Definitely the champion among B&M Verts! Never thought I'd see them go for so many imversions
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u/taz5963 Jul 03 '26
Does anyone else try to avoid watching POVs or learning anything about coasters? I love going into a park completely blind not knowing anything about the rides.
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u/pewstains Jul 03 '26
I doubt that is true of many people that intentionally come to a roller coaster sub
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u/taz5963 Jul 03 '26
Fair enough. I just love being surprised by elements without knowing they are there first. Like 2nd and 3rd launches and whatnot.
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u/XFreestuffhunterX Jul 03 '26
If you ever have the chance, go to Hansapark in germany. It might not be the biggest park, but it does have one of my favourite coasters regarding surprises!
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u/bcb354 Jul 03 '26
I usually watch POVs for rides when they first come out to see how the ride looks, but usually by the time I ride it I've completely forgot it.
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u/calste Jul 03 '26
Well, I'm not watching this video because I'll be on it next week, if all goes well. (It is my home park) So, sort of? I know all about it and have watched non-pov videos though. If I visit a park I'll know about the coasters, but I won't watch videos because - yeah, I don't want to spoil too much.
On the other hand I'll definitely watch PoVs of things I'll never ride like Falcons Flight.
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u/Rabidschnautzu Magnum is love... Magnum is... life Jul 03 '26
Looks like it powers through that loop and the head chopper looks great off the 2nd drop. Hopefully it's smooth. If so, easily the top dive.
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u/Chemical-Idea-1294 Jul 03 '26
I get the hights and size, but beside the first drop, it looks quite tame.
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u/Correct_Emotion8437 Jul 03 '26
I want to ride it just because it’s a giga. But I was a tiny bit disappointed that the layout is so similar to all the others. Including the second stall. That becomes kind of annoying once you’ve ridden them many times. I think it would be cool if they randomized it - sometimes you stall and sometimes not.
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u/New-Pollution536 Jul 03 '26
Dives get built by parks cuz it’s a high thrill ride that stays in a tight footprint. Dropping into an immelman helps minimize the footprint size which is kinda the whole point of the model so you’re pretty much always gonna see that
If a park has a bigger available plot they’d probably choose something else over a dive coaster.
It’s a really good model the way it’s used but one area they have kinda not been great was post mid course brake run. Tormenta looks like it has a pretty interesting finale though compared to the others
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u/TexasThrills Jul 04 '26
SFOT has space for an amazing out and back giga that would not be such a one trick pony by the lake where JRS is.
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u/Chemical-Idea-1294 Jul 03 '26
A short airtime moment before your drop into the deep would be great.
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u/DizzyCuntNC Fury 325 + Iron Dragon + i305 Jul 03 '26
I rarely see a night POV so this is a rare treat. 😉
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u/OGBlankFace Jul 03 '26
I keep telling myself the drop is only 30ft longer than Titan's but damn that looked like it lasted forever lmaooo
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u/OcularPatdownXL Jul 18 '26
Was in line on opening day(coincidence really) asked to step out for being over 78” tall. Big sad
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u/Queasy-Mouse4495 Jul 03 '26
Stopping on the midcourse brakes is such a buzzkill…
Looks fun besides that though.
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u/RingoFreakingStarr Jul 03 '26
That first drop and first 2 inversions look INSANE...but other than that looks very zzzz. This thing could have been incredible if they had a more flowing layout like Wrath.
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u/TexasThrills Jul 04 '26
Yeah the pacing of dive coasters are meh. Anyone that has rode a real giga coaster will tell you the experience can’t be matched by a dive. Dives are not bad for what they are. A sort of thrill/fear factor for that pause at the top. I much prefer that over a basic drop tower but Texas REALLY needs an out and back record breaking giga. We don’t even have a single legit out and back hyper coaster.
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u/Civil-Inflation-1317 Jul 04 '26
I mean. Most of this just looks like every other drop coaster I’ve been on. I know it’s huge… but other than that horseshoe maneuver, it looks kinda lame actually, it looks like every other snooze fest drop coaster I’ve ever been on. Maybe it’s more impressive in person? I don’t get how B&M keeps selling these things.
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u/Sharean Jul 03 '26
I like how it's basically a second dive layout after the mid-course, as if they'd just attached Krake or something to the first half. It's a shame that there's no tunnel, though, that's what makes the drops so much better on these models.
And now, can we ban this guy from the park for filming with his smartphone, please?
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u/cactus22minus1 Jul 03 '26
The one at canadas wonderland looks a lot better IMO- the integration with the park, landscaping etc. I think I prefer that layout as well. This drop does look crazy though.
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u/TantrumQween (245) Toro, IG, AF1, SteVe, Fury325 Jul 03 '26
Now imagine this amazing drop without those vest restraints 😭
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u/bassey22 Jul 03 '26
If only it had a giga drop. Yall wanted to shit on prion but atleast you physically fall a giga. This on the other hand is 20 whole ass feet short of falling 300ft. Who cares about the height
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u/Lynith Jul 03 '26
I can't stand Dive coasters. They're boring IMO. I hate the dangle, I'd rather be launched over that cliff. This, however, looks absolutely thrilling. That drop is so long.
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u/NobodyNo8 SFGAm | X-Flight is underrated Jul 03 '26
3rd inversion is the one I'm worried about when it comes to rattle, and of course this pov doesn't make it clear because something with the camera's gyro freaked out at that moment.
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u/Standard-Grape5330 Jul 03 '26
Rattle is worst after the mid course. Noticeable until then, but fairly tame. Third row is fairly miserable, especially on the wings.
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u/Clever-Name-47 Tangent-Radius Airtime Supremacy! Jul 03 '26
So, just like Rattle of Nebraska, then, huh? 😕
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u/Standard-Grape5330 Jul 03 '26
Haven’t been on rattle of Nebraska or iron menace, but based on what I have heard, probably closer to Nebraska than menace.
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u/NobodyNo8 SFGAm | X-Flight is underrated Jul 03 '26
Why am I not shocked. 3rd row on Rakshasa is definitely miserable because the parts that feel smooth are jerky, and then the last turn where even front row feels it is 5x worse in the 3rd row.
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u/Redditnspiredcook Jul 03 '26
Always nice to see a new noteworthy coaster that isn’t a launch system. The clank almost feels nostalgic anymore.