CoasterGuy06

Those look nice! I like the track's color too.

I agree, Georgia Scorcher is WAY underrated.

Stupid? To you and me yes, but to the park, It will make a TON of money probably. That perticular game is usually really popular at most parks it seems. $10 does seem steep though.

17/20. Sheer dumb luck on about 5 of the ones I got right.

So its 2 AM and I am bored so I thought "Why not post a TR from my June SFOG trip? So my brother and two of my friends set out for our day. Originally planned to be a two day trip, some things came up that forced us to change it to only one, but we still had a good day. We are HERE! We're lazy, and it was only $5 extra, so we followed the gold arrows to preferred parking. This was my first visit since Goliath opened, so of course we headed there first. First drop THROUGH A TREE! This is what we like to call stacking. The ride op in me decided to time them, and it was taking like 1:40 to unload and load the train. And they had 4 people checking restraints. Sorry, but I can unload and load and Arrow train, with the footpedal restrains, bymyself in just over a minute. This was lame, but they got better later. Going up. The new logos on Acros top. Ok now, why on earth do you have PORKY PIG outside a BBQ resturant all day? Good ole Batman:The Ride *sigh* Why must guests do this? I really entoy Batman's station. Another stacking photo. This crew was better than Goliath's though. Yay MindBender! I actually didn't ride a major coaster from 1996-2000 because of this ride. I really like Gotham City Such a beautiful ride. With a great sign too. Never seen this shot before. Its open! I love the whole Boomerang family. Train in the loop THROUGH THE TREES! Ninja's lift THROUGH THE SUPPORTS AND TREES! Any vertical loop fans in the house? In case you forgot what ride this is. ZOOM! Lickskillet and Ninja from the Sky Buckets I still need this credit I *heart* Acro What's that? A bird? A plane? This dip is kinda weird, but I like it. Such a good ride. Goliath AND Ice Cream. Georgia Scorcher's new paint job looked AMAZING! The most a coaster can beeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Georgia Cyclone's crew was GREAT. No stacking at all. A little rougher than last time, but still a good ride. It's Godzilla!! And the soon to be retired Space Shuttle! My favorite drop ride! One of my friends, who never cusses, had a few choice words at the top. Then he tried to kill me after the ride. But he's fat and couldn't A SFOG original. No line at all. Sweet! Thank you Chase for getting me 4 tickets for $99. More Goliath goodness. I don't know why, but I really this ride. #2 in the park for me. "Crossing" trains. Some nice shade to relax for a few minutes. The black belt of roller coasters! GASM had only one train operation and a line as a result, so no ride for me today I like the black supports better than the old white paint job. I'm glad I don't have to wear that on the back of my uniform. Stupid one train. Pretzel! I really enjoyed Superman when it first opened. It's still a good ride, but, meh. I think it's about time for some new signs. I see you hiding train #3 When I got back from the park I though "Why did I take so many pictures of Deja Vu? Now I am glad that I did. This was my biggest complaint of the day. You see those clouds? There was one clap of thunder and no lightning, but they shut the rides down for 45 mins. I get the safety thing, But the clouds were gone and the sun out for nearly 15 minutes before the rides started testing again. Well after our really delayed final ride on Goliath it was time to hit the road! Thanks for reading!

It's called "Split Infinity."I actually have the movie back home somewhere.

How many different food stands sell regular hamburgers, hot dogs, etc? Heck, SFOG has three locations that sell Papa Johns, and each seemed pretty busy when I visited last year. It does several things. 1.) reduces lines at other JR, 2.) It makes it closer to the guest no matter where in the park they are.

Star of the Disney Channel show "Thats So Raven" (also was Olivia on The Cosby Show). She performed at Alabama Adventure in 2006. So many people showed up, they had to close the gates and turn people away.

They are still painting it. Zoomerang at Alabama Adventure was also only half way painted when it was built. BTR at SFOT's lift hill was unpainted until after it went up. It happens sometimes.

Not much was said about Six Flags. -SFMM is NOT for sale, is NOT closing (very strong on this too) -Talked about X2 -Plug for Season Passes Talked about how they are building 8 coasters and how every park is building a new ride this year. That was about it.

Why waste money on a new station when the old one still works? Goliath at SFFT appears to be using the same station from SFNO Zoomerang at Alabama Adventure uses the station it had at Wonderland Sydney, so it's not just Cedar Fair.

Of all the new "ideas" Six Flags has implemented, which was the most difficult to put in place and why was it so difficult?

On busy days I love using the Qbots. As Robb said, if you don't have to wait in line, why do it?

Honestly, food prices at Six Flags differ little from most other parks. People know they are going to pay more at a park than they would elsewhere, just like at a sporting event. Heck, it cost me over $12 for a hotdog, fries, and bottle of water at the Alabama/Florida State game this year, but it only cost me about $10 for pizza and a large drink at SFOG. I knew going in it would be more expensive eating at the park, which is why I only had one meal there. As long as people keep buying it, why change it? As far as admission prices go, many people forget you DONT have to have an increase in attendance to make the most money. Say 1.7 million people pay an $30 each to get in. The park brings in 51 million dollars. Raise the prices so they are spending $40 per person on average to get in (tickets, parking, etc.) but you attendance falls to 1.5 million. You would bring in 60 million dollars. Sure you lose 200,000 guests, but you make 9 million more in revenue. Now to my changes: Operation changes: Better staffing for rides. Going to SFOG this year it seemed like they had a good number of employees working, but my visit to SFFT in 2006 was the opposite. It was a busy Saturday and they were running all 3 trains on S:KC, but they had a height checker (outside the station, also serving as FlashPass attendant), 2 attendants, and the panel op. The attendants were doing their best but they were still stacking like crazy because there was simply no way to check quick enough. I would also put the Universal style lockers at the entrances to the 4 or 5 most popular attractions. They would be free for the first hour/ hour and a half and lose articles would not be permitted (unless secured in a zipper/velcro style pocket). This would save so much time on platforms. New rides: Let individual parks decide what their guests need/want instead of just dictating from corporate.

Here's the thing with Gate prices: its PERCEIVED value. Paying full price at $40 is different than using a $20 off coupon off the $60 price. (kinda like how many stores sell thing 2 for $1 instead of $0.50 each.) If anyone pays the $60 full gate price at a Six Flags is an idiot.

They will finish painting them after they are done building it. They will be yellow

It will amaze you the number of people that sit on closed restraints. Now most realize as soon as they have sat down, but not everyone.

Didn't Ride (Scared, Closed, etc.) Opryland: Chaos Hangman (closed) Wabash Cannonball Screamin Delta Demon SFOG: Viper SFFT: Joker's Revenge (SBNO 2002) Kids Coasters not attempted: Shamu Express (SWSA), Der ....... (SFFT), Wile Coyote (SFOG), Taxi Jam (KD), Great Chase (SFA), and Peteradon Flyers (IOA, actually had a kid to ride with too, but line was 90 mins)

For Bama: Two enrolled early and actually count for last years numbers (down to 30) One has a good chance of going high in the MLB draft this summer (29 if it happens) There are a couple with grade issues, and a couple they will gray shirt and enroll as part of the 2009 class if needed, so ultimately Alabama will be right at 25.

I'm pleased with Bama's class

Sometimes management "feels better" so to speak for a higher restriction than the manufacturer requires.

I worked in rides for four years. Alcohol was sold in the park, and in those four years I only had to deal with one problematic guest that was drunk. As others have said, its too too expensive for most people to have more than a couple of drinks. Teenagers cause ten times more problems than people drinking in the park do.

So Mrs. Fackler, explain to me how government regulation would have prevented your son from sticking his foot out on BTMR. Thats right. It wouldn't.

Only been on two stand ups (Georgia Scorcher and KD's Shockwave). I have to go with B&M on this one. I don't know why, but there is something that I really like about Georgia Scorcher.

The front of my favorite train (paint job wise) on my favorite coaster, Rampage at Alabama Adventure.