TheErik

Who has the cheapest rooms around SFMM? I don't need anything fancy, just a bed and cold AC. Like a cheesy Motel 6 (and they actually aren't bad) I'm willing to drive 15-20 mins from the park.

Must be the same guy who tells anyone who will listen that it takes 15 weeks to rehab a train. The should stop using gold in the gear box, its to soft anyway.

You've made my point for me. The trains are not continuously worked on. They sit there waiting and waiting. I think a truer statement would be "It takes SFMM an average of 15 weeks to rehab a train because they are slow, understaffed and don't have parts on hand." I understand that the trains aren't simply sleds on wheels but there isn't tons and tons of sensors either. Its grasping at straws to try and use them to justify 15 weeks of rehab. How many ppl are on the maintenance team? Would be cool if you could ask them how long it REALLY takes to rehab a train, in man hours.

This is not the first time I've seen someone cite insane per train maintenance schedules. What is your source on this figure? With a 3 man maintenance crew working regular hours, 15 weeks breaks down to 1800 man hours, 1200 hours for 2 people. With some exceptions these are not super complicated machines with engines and transmissions. It does not take 1800 or even 1200 hours to rebuild them. The army breaks down and rebuilds giant complicated locomotives in slightly over twice the time it supposedly takes to rebuild a coaster train: -SOURCE 15 weeks to rehab Apocalypse is nonsense. If you just heard it somewhere else and are repeating it then good job further spreading lies. If 15 weeks is an actual number publicly stated by SFMM then they are full of crap . I bet I could disassemble one car on an Apocalypse train in a day. I don't doubt that trains are actually offline in maintenance bays for months and months. I'd like to know how much of that time there is actually a mechanic working on them though.

Do the other Six Flag's have an up charge on their popular rides? I didn't think that 15 bucks was to bad for the add-on till I found out it was per ride. Craziness.

I know that the "I'm going to SFMM on this date, is it going to suck?" topic is tired but you guys seem to love to answer them so I will wade into those murky waters once more Planning on heading to The Mountain this Monday. I only live about 45 minutes away but historically keep my distance from May-Aug. I can't stand crowds. I have 2 relatives coming from out of town and I want to show them how we do it out here. CP is their home park and they are SFMM haters even though they have never been within 100 miles of the park. I hope to show them the glory that is SFMM. My question to you: Do I need to pick up Flash Passes for a Monday in late June? I'd really like to be able to hit the whole circuit. The plan is to be at the gate 45 min before opening and running up to X2 (10 bucks per ride via the flash pass is retarded) and maybe hit Tatsu before picking up the passes..if they are needed.

Want to talk about the flash pass... I'm an impatient bastard and usually avoid the park April-Aug. Lines piss me off. I've never paid attention to the flash pass because it doesn't apply to me (always feel bad for the poor SOBs scanning their passes on a dead Feb. weekend ) I have relatives coming from out of town in July and am looking into getting our group FP's. I have no problem paying an up charge for X2 but was DISGUSTED to find out it's "per ride" REALLY!?!? Per ride? X2 is a bad ass coaster but not worth a freakin 15 dollar surcharge . Did i miss boat on bitching about this?

You make it sound terrible. I can't stand the huge crowds and avoid SFMM altogether during the summer. If it's like that I'm gona swallow the 2 tickets and go home. Still gona take the gamble though

Thanks for the info I think I'm gona just bite the bullet and see what happens. Hopefully its a ghost town.

The place I work at is part of some entertainment discount group and they put out a monthly news letter with discount tickets for all kinds of fun stuff through out Southern California. This months flyer caught my eye because it lists a private party at SFMM on Friday May 6th from 6 till midnight Anyone know who exactly is buying out the park and if they oversell the hell out of it or not? Its only 36 bucks a ticket so the price is very tempting for 6 hours of potentially oversold ERT. I just don't want to show up to find out that everyone else in So Cal had the same idea.

Ouch I made my idiotic statement after returning home from a few to many drinks. Woke up this morning and logged on to see the damage to find a verbal ass kicking from the man himself. I retract my moronic statement and apologize to all of TPR for subjecting you to its blatant stupidity. Can we still be friends?

Why does every one like to bitch about scream being built on the parking lot? Was X and even the mighty Colossus not built over the parking lot? Get over yourselves and find something legit to complain about.

^^ OH Man! That looks awesome! On the subject of space..If MM had the cash (which it seems not to) It could consolidate all its make shift portable office space into one low rise building and gain a few acres. Same for the parking lot, like Disney did.

I may be in the minority but I hit up almost all the flats when I make the weekly circuit ( I almost got kicked off the swings last week for having to much fun ). I do understand that SFMM has taken the direction of being "THE EXTREME PARK" and I'm with that. I love the steel and wood that has been added in the last few years. ( I feel as if Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage ala the the late 80's should be yelling "OH YEAAAAAAAA" when ever THE EXTREME PARK is said.) but just a tiny fraction of the dough spent an all the crazy EXTREME rides would keep the flats running.

I thought spin out was the best flat SMFF ever had. I remember being scared $hitless the first time I rode it as a small child. My friend told me the floor dropped out and I had visions of the floor dropping and just disappearing into a bottomless pit. Maybe it was the relief in finding out that it slowly drops a few feet that twisted my young mind into loving it.