AmyUD06

Imagine if it's SOB being rebuilt with the exact same layout but using RMC's topper track.

Was at Kings Dominion yesterday for the better part of the day with a buddy. Some notes: -Platinum Pass got us in the park early. Notably only I had a pass but they let me and my friend through. Now that Early entry is Avalanche/I305, the entry point is between Dominator and Camp Snoopy. -Early entry got us us two rides on Avalanche with no waiting. Second ride was a reride where we just switched spots without having to walk around. Great ride that I hope they never remove. -Didn't see any holes in Volcano's mountain; they may have been there but I couldn't see them from the ground or Avalanche's lift. -Early entry also got us two rides on I305, but we had to walk around. Literally passed out on the second run (back row); came to on the brake run. Probably due to alcohol intake. -One ride on Flight of Fear. Very back row was roped off, so we were in the front row of the last car. -Two rides on Twisted Timbers (front and back). Holy amazeballs what an awesome ride. New #1 RMC, and very, very close #2 at this park. -Got to meet Robb Alvey briefly. Cool guy. -Went to the waterpark for the next 4 hours. Tornado is long gone with a fence up around its site. -Got a ride on right side of Rebel Yell, 2nd row. Seems like more of the ride has been retracked since the last time I was here in March, and aside from some jostling leading up to the turnaround, very smooth for an old woodie. After that we were both feeling pretty tired so headed out.

When are the 9 days when the lights are off? Unless you mean 365/24/7. Good catch LOL

As far as I'm aware it's lit up 365/24/7.

Screamscape is saying they're replacing some track and it won't be open until next year. Take it for what its worth.

When did they change Mine Trains restraints from the "same position on every row of a car" type?

They did back in 2008.

I think everyone is also forgetting the bigger picture: Six Flags did not buy Darien Lake. They bought the rights to operate it. That alone likely severely limits the amount of capital expenditure that is possible, let alone probable.

A quick trip to their website indicates that it's still closed.

Easiest would be Uber. Maybe not the cheapest, though...

Latest reports are that all three trains are cycling through, but only two at a time. No one can predict the future. I can guarantee you that this thread will jump 10 pages whenever/ifever it does start running 3 trains simultaneously.

Wild Whizzer at night.

Wasn't Thunderation the last mine train in 1993? I can't think of a newer one than that. And yes, I know about Seven Dwarves, it's not the same thing. Pretty sure the mine train died with Arrow. Vekoma still makes Mine Trains, or did as recently as 2016. https://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ml=8129

Give us news that deny this information. No, you give us news that confirms this information. It's impossible to prove that something is not.

1. Do not buy Fast Lane/Plus in advance. Wait until you get to the park. If you can knock out Volcano (always has a line) and Flight of Fear (usually has a line) before crowds get in, you might be okay. 2. Volcano: Front I305: Front Grizzly: Front of 2nd car Racer 75: Anywhere Anaconda: Don't Flight of Fear: Front Woodstock: Back Avalanche: Front Backlot: Front Dominator: Back Twisted Timbers: No idea 3. I have stayed at the might-as-well-be-on-property Centerstone Inn several times. It gets the job done and is clean enough for me. There's also a Motel 6 right there too (they used to just be one big hotel). 4. Do not skip Avalanche. Only operating Mack Bobsled in the US, and one of very few left in the world.

Or they were surveying it for what they could ship to other parks when they close it. JK I know they don't own the park.

Nope I feel pretty confident saying "no chance whatsoever" before next off-season, and "extremely unlikely" during the off-season. The ride was designed adequately; they just needed to turn up the brakes a little.

For whatever its worth, last year I "processed" my Platinum pass at Michigan's Adventure by showing them the printout from the web order and them taking my picture and printing a card right there at the main gate. This year my renewal was "processed" by the parking booth attendant at King's Dominion. Not sure if CP is any different.

I highly recommend you avoid the Chicago traffic by traveling West across Michigan then taking the Lake Express ferry across to Wisconsin. Great America is about an hour south of where the ferry drops you off. Warning, it's not cheap (about $100 for a car and then $100 per person each way), but in my opinion totally worth it. Total travel time will be about the same but you don't have to drive through Chicago or the horribly-under-construction Indiana Toll Road. You could also theoretically stop in at Michigan's Adventure. which is only about 15 minutes from the ferry dock. https://www.lake-express.com/

Call me an old man, but I've got to believe it's just this generation of youth being lazy and/or believing that they are "too good" for that kind of work. Back in my day, I worked at Six Flags Great Adventure from 15-21 years old in 1998-2003 for $5.15-8.25 an hour and was thankful for the job.

When I was there last year they offered a "VIP Coaster Tour" package which got you up the exit ramp to each coaster once.

Nope

It was owned by Premier Parks when they bought Six Flags, so yes, in a way.

Fridays at this time of year have lighter crowds, but make up for it with lots of (often loud, annoying, and poorly-behaved) school groups. Ugh, if the park had an adult night id pay extra for that, 18+ only Make that 25+. College kids are for the most part a-holes too.

It is, mostly. They've got like 2 classic machines. And a TON of redemption games. Just like D&B. Honestly the best arcade for real video games in the tri-state area is probably Barcade on Frankford in Philly.