Canobie Coaster

Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster has been removed from the rides page on Discovery Kingdom's website. While it is possible this could be an error, the timing is suspicious since we know Six Flags is removing 15 rides and a similar thing has happened to other rides in the chain that are confirmed removals at this point. Considering how much downtime this ride has and the awful reception it has, I wouldn't be surprised to see it go. I honestly prefer when it's closed since the ride is deafeningly loud and awful. If Six Flags is willing to cut bait with a new ride this quickly, Cyborg at Great Adventure better take notice.

ZDT's Amusement Park November 28 saw a major storm system come through Texas. I gambled I would have the best luck in San Antonio since there were multiple parts there. Fiesta Texas closed after just 2 hours. SeaWorld San Antonio closed 5 hours early and never opened any rides. When all hope seemed lost, I called ZDT's and asked if Switchback was open. I expected it to be closed, but the staff enthusiastically confirmed the ride was open as long as I was willing to get wet. So I drove an hour east and was greeted with a near empty parking lot. ZDT's was a ghost town. I give the place major credit for honoring their hours and staying open. Every single ride was open except the water slides due to it being winter and the silo climb due to the rain. Switchback is the reason ZDT's is on the map for most enthusiasts. It's extremely impressive Gravity Group found a way to cram this coaster into this tiny park. Not only is the park limited in terms of acreage, but they want to honor the site's former history so badly that they will not demolish old structures. As a result, Gravity Group made Switchback a shuttle coaster out of necessity with some super tight turns. And the ride even blasts through a former grocery store twice. Switchback is still running smooth and it's a unique ride. The first drop gives great airtime in the back and the following bunny hills alternate between sustained floater and aggressive ejector pops. The spike offers some great weightlessness. And then the return run is weak on the airtime, but the visuals of performing those tight maneuvers in reverse is quite the sight. 8 out of 10 I also took a spin on the Dizzy Toucan frisbee above. This looks like a children's ride, but it's an aggressive little attraction. It just keeps popping you out of your seat and it's better than frisbees 3-4 times its size. 7 out of 10 I didn't spend too much time indoors, but it is cool how the wristband includes unlimited arcade games. That is something you don't usually see. The one indoor attraction I did was the MaxFlight simulator that allows riders to design their own virtual roller coaster and ride it. This brought back memories of Cyber Space Mountain at DisneyQuest. The key is to add as many inversions as possible. 6 out of 10 ZDT's is well deserving of a pit stop on any trip to the San Antonio area. The park may be small, but it dabbles in a lot of different areas and it has some of the nicest staff around. And as I saw, don't be afraid to go on a day with rain.

Honestly I'd love to see more parks do this if showmen don't have fairs to go to.

If they continue to skip multiple rows between guests, Dorney could have 1/3 of those waits on a Tuesday.

At least with the months of testing (and the fact this ride has a more conventional block system), I have to think this ride will be more reliable than Hagrid's. I was planning on being down in Florida for my anniversary the following week, so while it won't be opening day, I imagine it'll still be pulling crowds for the opening rush.

I don't believe the park is using the virtual queue this year. For that reason, it's definitely possible to do both in one day. I would recommend going on the water coasters at Splashin' Safari immediately after the water park opens. If you knock those out early, you will avoid the longest waits. In my experience, the water coasters always have longer lines than the roller coasters. In most years, the coaster lines max out around 15-30 minutes.

This was a problem before the pandemic for myself and others. I was asked for my ID a few times by security guards for being at Nickelodeon Universe alone. This has not been an issue inside the park since it reopened from the covid shutdown.

Awesome! I'm interested to hear if this will open with a conventional queue or a virtual queue like Hagrid's has been using. I'm thinking they may use the latter. I'd want to make sure I can actually ride this a few times in a day before booking a trip.

I'd go more if they had a season pass since it's an ideal pit stop on the way down to Great Adventure or Hershey. In my most recent visit, all of the coasters were operational and I don't think they had any downtime. My visit inside Nickelodeon Universe went smoothly. And security never bothered me at all for being there at the park alone. Security did come up to me in my car and question why I was eating my meal from the food court there though (lack of seating in a busy food court wasn't an appealing place for me to eat), but that's an entirely different issue.

I wonder if CraZanity is closed due to concerns about guests keeping their masks on. The one ride type that has routinely been difficult to keep my mask on has been these giant frisbees because of how the wind hits your face at a variety of angles. The mask has never come close to blowing away, but it will always slide down to my chin on this type of ride unless I actively hold it up during the ride. Wasn't there a statement in the California reopening guidelines that some rides may have to shut down if they would be hard to keep masks on for?

SeaWorld San Antonio I was in San Antonio for 4 days and the original plan was to only spend one of those days at SeaWorld San Antonio. However, I needed 3 separate days to actually ride all three of the roller coasters. My first visit had torrential downpours all day. Fiesta Texas closed after just 2 hours of operation and when I arrived at SeaWorld, I was told the park would not operate any rides in the rain. So that gave me the opportunity to really soak in the animal exhibits. The weirdest part about SeaWorld San Antonio is that Discovery Point isn't actually in the theme park. It's a free admission area to the left after you get through the main entry plaza. I returned the following day and 3 of the 5 major roller coasters were operating. I knew Journey to Atlantis was down due to it being December, but Steel Eel was unexpectedly down due to mechanical issues. That allowed me to focus most of my attention on Texas Stingray. I admittedly rode this in some of the least ideal conditions for a wood coaster (half loaded trains, cold temperatures), but the trains held their speed very well throughout the course. I loved the first drop in the back. It's rare to get a straight drop on a GCI and it delivered some nice sustained airtime. The first half had a mix of floater airtime and stronger pops. The second half's airtime wasn't as consistent, but it was still fun. And the ride is impeccably smooth considering it just opened. 8 out of 10 One tip with Texas Stingray is to avoid riding after one of the orca shows concludes. The ride is adjacent to the stadium and the end of the show caused the line to quintuple in length. Combine that with the fact that SeaWorld was running just one train on most coasters and skipping rows between each party, lines crawled if you didn't time them well. Texas Stingray did get the second train added and it became a walk-on by nightfall. I got several rides before it closed due to low temperatures. Wave Breaker had the longest line in the park since it was running just one train, but it's a fun ride. The ride doesn't have any airtime or laterals, but the launches have more zip to them than you'd expect, a few of the turns pull some good Gs, and I love the ride's placement over the water. 6 out of 10 Great White is a solid Batman the Ride clone. I think I've ridden almost all of these Batman clones by this point, but I always look forward to riding these inverts. They're consistently smooth and forceful. Great White was no different. 8 out of 10 I returned the following weekend for Steel Eel. And I was not disappointed. Steel Eel is still my favorite coaster in the park. The sustained floater airtime on the drops is fantastic. You do hit the unpadded seats rather hard after each airtime moment, but I was willing to take the pain for that level of airtime. 8 out of 10 I was also visiting during the park's Christmas event so beyond the coasters and animals, the park had some beautiful light displays scattered across the park. Of the 3 SeaWorld parks, I think the San Antonio one is my least favorite. The operations tend to be the spottiest and the park feels a bit hollow at points from all the empty space. However, the park is actively working on the latter with their new additions that are filling in the dead spots in the park. And this park has plenty of room to grow. The only thing limiting it is how much SeaWorld wants to invest. Of the 2 San Antonio area parks, I far prefer Fiesta Texas, but I'll always make sure to pop into SeaWorld for at least a quick lap on all the coasters.

Hopefully non-Californians will be allowed to visit before it starts slowing down again.

This poor mall takes years to open and gets hit by a once-in-a-100 year pandemic when they finally open.

It depends what rides you want to ride the most. I was there this past Monday and anything with multiple trains had almost no wait. The rides with one train had bad waits. Unless things change, Bizarro and Superman were the two rides on one train. The other bad lines would be Wonder Woman and Justice League if you intend to do those. Kingda Ka, Batman, Green Lantern, and Nitro were under 10-15 minutes most of the day.

If you read this thread during Holiday in the Park, you know Great Adventure will run their coasters in conditions hardly any other parks would. A few days ago, I got to the area early and decided to wait over by Prospertown Lake, which has a fantastic view of the park. Considering it was in the mid-40s with 30-40 mph wind gusts, I wasn't holding my breath I'd see anything running. I was wrong. Great Adventure confidently sent Nitro's trains completely empty. And I have never seen a B&M hyper come that close to valleying. It reminded me of that crazy hill on Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs that takes 7-8 seconds to clear. The ride opened an hour late and I made sure to be on one of the first trains. The mid-course trim was disabled and the return run gave far wilder airtime than usual. 357055588_NitroMiddle(Far).MP4 1893226511_Nitro1stHalf(Far).MP4

The ride closed early last year for an unplanned issue and it took longer to fix than their usual offseason regiment. Multiple rides were allowing people to wait for the front. Nitro and Kingda Ka were allowing up to 3 parties to wait for the front. It was operator dependent though.

Speaking of Batwing, the crew working that ride was incredible. They were averaging 30-60 second dispatches (as long as the ride didn't go down, which was beyond their control). That's amazing for any ride, let alone that one. Especially since it usually has dispatches in the 5-10 minute range. The operations at Six Flags America were way better than usual. I'm convinced they kidnapped a Cedar Fair staff.

From what I saw today, the only coaster that wouldn't run in the rain was Wild One. Thankfully, I got a dozen rides on that coaster in between the rain at the start and end of the day.

Great update! I'm excited to hear Lights Out is coming back.

I think it'll look a lot better when the leaves grow on the trees and hide the layout more.

I was at the park today and caught the last test train of the day on the way to Apollo's Chariot. Here's a short video and some stills. The outward banked airtime hill looks amazing! Also in case anyone is wondering, Apollo's Chariot closes for 30 mph sustained winds and 40 mph gusts. The ride opened late today for this reason. MVI_5751.MP4

Thanks! It really is a strong mine train.

The 48" and 54" marks really are magical numbers for young enthusiasts.

Opening year it ran fantastic from the early reports. It didn't used to have trims.

I completely understand. I'll definitely be back another time!