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I’d add Viper to that list, that thing can get quite the line, given its ride duration. That one would be easy as they literally have 2 functional trains for it, it’s a matter of the extra money spent on the wear and tear of 2 trains over 1. Moto and RoS would be more difficult as I’m pretty sure Moto’s second was poached for parts and well, obviously there is no second one for RoS.

All of 2023 Tantrum ran with 1. They kept saying it was a parts related issue, but with a whole 3rd train available if you wish to poach parts from it, it’s a little odd that somehow they still weren’t able to have 2 operable..

Viper makes zero sense, I know for a fact they have 2 operable trains for it. At the start of the 2022 season, the second was quite literally on the transfer track fully assembled and maintenance was told to take it off as it “isn’t worth wasting money to run it”. Also, a third for spare parts in a storage shed near the amphitheater. As for Tantrum, I was told it was a spare parts related problem, I translate that as a “Six Flags doesn’t like Gerstlauer so they don’t want to give them more money towards spare parts”.

The loop has had numerous welds added to it in recent years, my money is certainly on that. On the subject on trains, hopefully they at LEAST will bother to get second trains operable on attractions that still have them, i.e Viper, Pred, Tantrum. One train on a eurofighter is beyond ridiculous.

Rode it this past sunday. The "death turn" that got the titan track just might be the smoothest part of the ride now. Its amazing how much that helped. As for the speed, it honestly felt pretty similar if you ask me...

The fact that the park is in Genesee County could be super beneficial to getting the park back open sooner. Honestly I was somewhat surprised that they labeled it as the Finger Lakes region, given its close ties with WNY. If the park was in Erie County, the wait would be so much higher for a park opening, if at all. Here’s to hoping that the Phase 1 numbers don’t get nasty, and we can progress to an opening of some sorts!

You’d be surprised, when I worked there in 2018, attendance was actually quite high on weekends. I honestly think it may lead to a more crowded SFDL this season...but i’m sure they still will refuse to run 2 trains on coasters On another note, while I worked there, I observed all the changes made by Apex. They modernized almost every aspect of operation, which is great. The main issue was that it seemed that they wanted to over-commercialize the place, and strip it of many of its core values, like free parking and low prices. The family-run atmosphere was gone, and things behind the scenes were really running into the ground. Maintenance was a joke, and it almost seemed as if management really didn’t keep a close eye on all the issues happening around the park. The visiting public sure noticed and I often heard complaints. I’m honestly not surprised in the slightest about this news. It was destined to happen with the way Apex wanted to run the place.

I worked there back in 2018....crazy to think that my final of many rides in Silver Comet was a quick one during my lunch break that year. So sad and so sudden.

Just heard about the news, very sad. Makes me wonder if SFDL could see a jump in attendance and revenue, since it is now the Buffalo area’s only theme park.

Here’s the better part. They didn’t even see a crane. That’s an old photo from construction of Tantrum. At the time this “new photo” was posted around, it was just after a snowstorm, yet there’s zero snow in the photo. It’s 100% fake news.

They still “switch” from red to blue on Bullet. The issue seems to be that this year they messed up where each color bulb was installed, or the way they wired each section up this year, which is leading to the awkward blue and red combo.

^ Another thing I forgot to mention. As of this past Saturday, every car on ME’s wonderful train now has a massive piece of duct tape holding up something underneath the seats. Not sure what on earth it could be holding up but yeah, just when we thought that thing couldn’t get worse. I haven’t really realized just how rough ME is doing. I’ve never seen a coaster in this bad of shape I don’t think. The track is white and rusty in many areas now, the lift is crazy slow, and then there’s the train of two colors, not perfectly paired with large amounts of duct tape under each seat. Really makes me wonder how on earth that thing passed inspection this year. I swear it’s running worse than ever this year too.

I didn't really experience FF too much last year, and didn't do any houses/mazes last year. I went Saturday and DID do all the paid attractions, and I was seriously impressed and surprized with how much attention t detail went into the houses, especially Jungle Apocalypse and Corridors of Chaos. I was seriosly amazed with how good they were, as much as more actors would have been nice. Scumshine was pretty decent, and Hotal Terror was the lowest on my list. Very few actors in it, and overall just not as well-themed as the others. On the other hand, the scare zones around the park were a joke. Screampunk was pretty much nonexistent, and Voodoo Curse had maybe 2 or 3 actors. The final scare thing at the entrance was completely gone when I got there at 11:05. Rides open until 11 was fantastic. That 11:00 front row RoS lap was pretty fantastic, as was the late night backwards SkyScreamer ride. Overall, there's a lot that could be worked on, staffing, theming around the park, etc.....But there's a lot that was really good, specifically Jungle and Corridors, as well as the whole area around it, which was fantastic, given the usual half-a$$ing that we all know and love at Darien Lake. I'm excited to head back to FF hopefully in the coming weeks, as it truly was a very positive experience in my opinion. Had to post this beautiful photo I got of SkyScreamer in all of its backwards glory While all the other coasters were lights-off, RoS was fully lit up all night long!

Honestly Viper seems to be running better this year than it has in years past. Now if only they’d get the second trains running on it. Some days it’s very hard to get a ride on it since the line gets to easily over an hour, from it’s long duration.

Thank you, one train with waits like that is beyond ridiculous. If this isn’t something on SF’s list to fix, i’m a bit worried about how blind they are.