Six Flags Great America (SFGAm) Discussion Thread

[deathbydinnI eat bugs.]

^ You don't have to rent tubes at Hurricane Harbor. If you do, you can keep it with you all day and take it from slide to slide. If you don't you get a tube at the bottom of the slide and then give it up at the end. You have to give it up after one lap in the lazy river as well.

[Geauga DogThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

Just got back from two days at SFGAm. It's been seven years since I visited and thankfully not much has really changed. Just a few notes.

1. Crowds were light. Max waits were 20-25 minutes on Monday, even less on Tuesday. When you get to walk right up to the station on X Flight and Raging Bull then it is a bit empty. Though I did not partake of Hurricane Harbor I did walk through it to see it upclose as it was closed for the season on my last visit. It's a very nice water park with a great variety of slides. It didn't seem packed though the spaciousness of HH might be the reason why. Will have to check it all out on my next visit.

2. Viper was sluggish on Monday, even squealing around the turns. Thought that was quite uncharacteristic of the coaster and a bit disappointing but Tuesday it was running fast and the squealing was gone. It's still a fantastic, under-rated coaster.

3. Both Yankee Clipper and Logger's Run were open on Tuesday and got to ride both. Logger's Run was a soaker of a log flume. Looked like I just got off Roaring Rapids.

4. Dark Knight was as surprise. Majority of the Wild Mice I've ridden are braked to death but Dark Knight was not, giving insane (IMO) rides in the dark. Though I hate how they sacrificed Theater Royale for an indoor queue.

5. I really enjoyed X Flight, only logging six rides in two days (I didn't get to power ride many of my favorites due to the excessive heat). The twist and dive first drop is excellent and is even moreso by sitting in the front seat, left side. I don't understand the "Cedar Point does not need a wing coaster" debate but in the case of SFGAm they have been without a multi-looper since Shockwave and I think X Flight fills that void. I also realize that Demon is a multi-looper but XF does so much more.

6. Thought Buccaneer Battle was a blast even though you tire easily from working the water cannons.

Oh, an someone wanted to see what X Flight looked like from Sky Trek Tower...

[GriffyTiffyBlake Griffin Is Dreamy]

So I spent most of today (well, technically yesterday) at the park, and I noticed X Flight was having a bit of a bad day. Earlier in the afternoon, the ride was stuck on the lift (and when it finally got going, I noticed the train was empty, so I assume people were up there for a while and needed to be evacuated).

Later in the day, we headed over to take a ride, but it was broken down again. I took a spin on Buccaneer Battle, and by then X Flight was open again, so we got in line. As we got to the second set of switchbacks, by the water (which, by the way, was firing as the train went through the keyhole, and only sprayed water about a foot high), the ride broke down for a third time.

Once it was fixed, we went through the rest of the line, (the set of switchbacks near the station were not being used) and finally made it up the the station, on the left side. Unfortunately, it broke down for a FOURTH time, which ended up with the black train being removed from the circuit. After waiting for the back row, and riding, we realized we had waited nearly 2 hours to ride Thankfully, the time passed by quick.

Has X Flight been having frequent breakdowns such as this recently, or did I just catch it on an off day? I was at the park Monday the 9th and it didn't seem to be having any problems. It just seemed odd for the ride to be having so much trouble all of a sudden.

[Jerrykoala2112Jo My Oh!]

Good news for SFGAm locals, as they re-assured us that East River Crawler will be back next year (on their Twitter account!) I am glad they are bringing it back because it is my favorite flat ride at the park.

https://twitter.com/SFGreat_America/status/228236124911460352/photo/1

"Look what we found, safe and sound ready for #GreatAmerica2013"

[deathbydinnI eat bugs.]

In other sign news the sign referencing B&M and the park president of the time is back in BTRs queue.


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Not huge news, but just nice to see the park bringing back little details even though it's something only the dorks will understand.

[ImmelMattI'll drink donkey urine before I'll drink a Pepsi.]

In other sign news the sign referencing B&M and the park president of the time is back in BTRs queue.

This makes me happy... and then I remember the grafitti will never come back

[Ed FarmerThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

Not huge news, but just nice to see the park bringing back little details even though it's something only the dorks will understand.

Nice, definitely not something I would expect from a large corporate park. Perhaps next they can turn their attention toward losing this:



...and bringing this back:



Unless the original was somehow hemorrhaging large amounts ($$$) for upkeep (...how?), I'm not sure why they would take the time to get rid of it.

[theonetheonlyJT“Fear can make a donkey attack a lion”]

What if they put an El toro like bull head on the front of Raging Bull's trains, that would be cool to see.

[Ed FarmerThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

I thought it was fine the way it was- pretty unique.

[A.J.Counts I305 as 32 credits...]

Yeah, I like Raging Bull's current logo.

Good news for RD (and other Schwarzkopf fans), the American Coaster Enthusiasts are putting their "Landmark" status on Whizzer on August 10.

CLICK!