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Thanks for the heads up! Bummed about WW since I've never gotten to do an RMC single rail but oh well..... I can head up to SFMM when/if they get their act together. Definitely planning on getting the FL platinum at SFFT. Unfortunately my flight back is Sunday morning so Saturday is the only option. Thanks again!

Hey everyone... a friend and I will randomly be in San Antonio for work at the end of the month and looking to try and hit up SFFT on Sat 1/28.... just wondering if any of the locals can fill me in on what to expect as far as crowds in Jan and if there are any major ride closures? Biggest priority is Iron Rattler so hopefully that's back on 2 trains at this point?

We went to the park on Sunday and Montezooma, Xcelerator and Supreme Scream were all open! (the website said Xcelerator and Supreme Scream would be closed). Xcelerator only had one train onsite (thought it had two at one point?) and Supreme Scream only had one tower operating so Fast Lane was a lifesaver. The log ride was still closed for refurb. Quick thoughts from a first time visitor: - Loved the charm of this park....definitely better atmosphere than some of the other smaller cedar fair parks. I loved how there seemed to be coaster track everywhere interacting with the paths. - Park was packed! Lines for food seemed to be pretty painful all day and looked like all the ride queues seemed to be an hour+. I'd probably even get Fast Lane on a slower day here since most of the coasters seem to be pretty low capacity and the loading procedures seem to skew towards FL. Loved that there was that TGIF's right out front that was basically empty and much easier to get beers lol. - Coasters: Hangtime - 3x - Surprise of the day. Much better than I was expecting, probably my favorite in the park! 8.5/10 Ghostrider - 3x - Great traditional woodie. I feel like these are becoming rarer and rarer with all the RMC-ing and gimmicks going on with older woodies. Still riding very smooth after the retrack. Only slight disappointment is I thought there would be more airtime. 8/10 Xcelerator - 2x - Probably the best launch I've ever ridden and actual airtime going over the tophat! Easily put this above Kindga Ka and TTD. Length is the only issue with these rides. 8/10 Silver Bullet - 3x - I was expecting this to be at the bottom of my B&M inverts list and...... it didn't disappoint in that regard. That's not saying its a bad ride by any means but it just doesn't seem to do much. I understand why that first drop has to be so shallow but man what a terrible way to start lol 7/10 MR - 1x - happy I got to ride this in its original form before the refurb. The standby line seemed pretty brutal as half of the seats were roped off and they reserved every 3rd train for FL. 6.5/10 Sierra Sidewinder - 1x - went on this one after a few beers which was not the best idea. I think this might have been the only spinner I've been on so not sure how it compares to the Gerstlauer ones. Seemed like a pretty solid intermediate coaster. 5.5/10 Had a great time. Pretty easy trip from San Diego so hopefully will be back next year for the giga!

Hey guys.... I moved to San Diego last year from Philly and thinking of hitting up Knott's for the first time this Sunday 1/30. Been checking the website and it has listed Xcelerator as closed for the last week+ but I thought it just opened back up after the repaint? Does anyone know if it has been open? Also, is MR still open or did they close it down again for the refurb? Thank you!

My construction mgmt firm actually bid on this project. We didn't get it unfortunately as I've always wanted to build a coaster but during the interview process they mentioned Memorial Day weekend was the targeted opening date. Seems like they may be ahead of schedule.

Hey Guys, anyone have any experience with Labor Day Weekend at SFMM? Me and a buddy are thinking about heading there on Sunday and getting FL+ regardless but I may rethink if it's known to be a cluster this weekend... thanks!

I don’t post here alot but read these forums often... I was there for the first time last Wednesday specifically to ride Viper since I’ve always hated that my home park SFGADV removed the Scream Machine... anyway Viper was absolutely hauling and the MCBR barely touched the train. I absolutely loved it. Are you sure this is a permanent change? Definitely experienced a full stop on Goliath’s MCBR which I was expecting.

Quick question, are you able to walk through the old area that's been cut off over the past 5+ years now? I'm talking about the path you used to use to get to the Chiller, Music Express, Stuntman's Freefall, etc....it seems like they reopened it to get to JL on the park map but haven't seen any pictures...thanks.

Great story! I really loved that coaster too and to me it was iconic. A classic that dominated the park's skyline. It was so much better than Green Lantern (although I did like that one when it was still Chang back at SFKK). I totally agree....ever since they took it down I feel like the coaster lineup took a hit since pretty much every other large steel coaster is B&M (except Ka but that's over in 10 seconds). To me the B&Ms all kind of "feel" the same and GASM was a completely different animal. On paper we have one of the best lineups around and I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but the removal of GASM has always bothered me.

I always read these forums but don't post alot..... but I thought I'd share. Mine was Great American Scream Machine as SFGAdv. This is the coaster that started it all for me. I can remember driving into the parking lot and being in absolute awe when I was 13. I know the ride got a lot of hate but it was always one of my absolute favorites due to its size intensity and dominance over the front of the park. I never had a problem with the roughness. When I found out it was closing I immediately bought the tickets to be on the last ride for me and my cousin. Being on the last ride ever (2nd car, 1st row) was something I'll never forget. Everyone was going crazy when they sent us around twice haha.

Hey Guys, sorry I haven't had much time to update this latest, but here is the latest... I'm in the early-mid 2000s now as far as my timeline goes and I'm not sure what to add in the open space you'll see in the third picture.....any suggestions? The park's original looping coaster, Lazer Loop, was removed to make way for Black Viper, a terrain B&M sitdown looper situated on the hillside by the log flume. Here is the current park overview. If you look closely you can see several minor changes since the last update. Any suggestions of a ride or coaster to add here? Figure somewhere in the 2000-2005 time range.

@willthegolfer what color do you think I should make the SLC?

hey guys, here is another update: 1993 - little dipper and antique cars were closed for the season. 1994 - antique cars were modified and reopened. little dipper reopened at its new location with a new color scheme 1995 - Tomahawk, a Vekoma SLC was built in the former little dipper location 1996 - Sky Rocket - an S&S drop tower, and Time Warp, a Chance Inverter, were built. 1997 - no new rides, land clearing is beginning behind the Twister here is Little Dipper at its new location in the park, along with Time Warp and Sky Rocket. Tomahawk took over the former Little Dipper site. Here is a 1996 Park Overview In 1997, land clearing began behind Diamond Creek Twister. Could this be for the parks first B&M?

@coasterbill - you cant see it but the piece the train is on slides to the left, that way a train on the block in the tunnel could hold and then advance onto the transfer section, then move forward so the transfer could hold 2 trains. here is an update.... Here is a full shot of Python's replacement. Its an Arrow junior hyper coaster called BOA built in 1992. (Morgan hypers didnt come around until the late 90s) BOA Removing Python left some room for expansion, even with the addition of BOA Current Park overview - 1992 But in a rather bizarre move, both Little Dipper and Antique cars have been closed and a construction fence has appeared with no announcement made.

I really like the look of this park. Overall, it definitely feels very "Six FLags". Excited to see what comes next. Question, where did you get the diagonal path? I've been looking for something like that.