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Does Six Flags want more PR problems? I don't understand....?

And this is what makes you better than the rest of us. Not only did you see this coming, but you had the humility to point it out to the rest of us idiots who were hoping otherwise. I'm sure with this cavalier ammount of hubris in your arsenal, you will make fast friends of everyone you meet, and greatly impress peers and future employers. The skys the limit for you young man! Keep up the great work. You're making your generation proud! And you sound like a blast to be around too!

Do you not own a car? Driving will be 10 times easier. Read again, Negative Nancy... My boy LOVES trains. This is for him. Easy is not always the most enjoyable option when it comes to making memories with the kids, and it's well worth the trouble. Don't be such an arse. Seriously! And to think, you are using public transportation, helping offset your impact on our lovely environment, and also easing up on unnecessary congestion on Chicago's already horrible "express" ways. Plus your kid will love it! You'll have a nice extra $20 in your pocket too thanks to not having to park. Good for you! People and their cars

It was awesome, me and my group made sure we all wore gloves, hats, face protection, and multiple layers of clothing including winter jackets. I really only began to get cold on my 9th ride in a row on raging bull. That was the last train anyway, so it worked out well. I saw many people without gloves... those people are just plain crazy or stupid.

Raging Bull went down? I rode it practically nonstop from shortly after 10pm to 11pm.

They sure did, and all 40 of us there had a fantastic time haha X-Flight did shut down for the night early, maybe because of the low temps. I slightly remember they had an issue the first season with it not running in 40 degree or less weather or something.

Am I the only one that thinks that video is fake as all hell? Those people didn't seem terrified at all.

I'm glad you made this post- I wasn't aware that they're open on Thursdays. Looks like I may yet accomplish that first visit of the 2013 season. Only one Thurs left and it's this one, the 24th. If you are a season pass holder you get ERT on raging bull from 10:30-11pm. Oh, and not to be rude or anything, but sixflags has a pretty helpful calender on their website that tells you the days they are operating per month. Take care, I hope you make it out thurs!

I got my e-mail back! This should be a lot of fun, thanks Robb for helping to provide this opportunity. I assumed this was for X-Flight and the e-mail I got back confirmed that. And free light continental breakfast?!?! I feel like a king haha

I would vote for Batman The Ride, but I refuse to call the one at SFGAm a clone.

Six Flags Great America seems to have a pretty lax re-ride policy. I have gotten up to 7 re-rides in a row on Raging Bull, and the ops are always in a good mood, which I'm sure helps. Many re-rides on Batman too. It seems from my experience, as long as you aren't holding the train up and you don't steal someone's seat, then they will let you re-ride no questions asked. This is what makes Great America so great, especially if you are a single rider!

hahah oh man what are the odds?

Early Sept weekends are much better than fright fest. Unfortunately, the park is closed until the 29th which is the start of fright fest. The least busiest day will probably Thurs Oct. 25th, considering they are only open 4 hours and most people won't pay full admission to go for only 4 hours. If you want to hit every coaster at this point I think a flash pass is needed.

I am also 5'11 and average build, but those vest really push down on my collar bone. Not bad enough to make me not enjoy the ride, but it is the first thing I noticed. There will never be a one size fits all solution, especially with 50% of the people who to go Great America so huge they take up a quarter of the midway and seem to only wait in lines for food. I really don't understand why some people pay admission, is it for the overpriced food?

Hey don't be too hard on him, you can definitely lose a pair of glasses on Batman. That is the only exception at Great America though IME. And as far the X-Flight vests go, I do find them just a tad too tight for my taste. I am hoping that over time they loosen up like Superman's, then I will have no complaints. Hell, even now I will still re-ride X-Flight 6+ times so I guess it isn't a problem at all, just a minor qualm.

Thanks for that heads up. Because of what you said I decided to hit the park after work and arrived around 6:30pm. The lot was empty, and people just kept leaving. I dealt with no rain, and it actually turned out to be a great night. Raging Bull was a walk on, and for a single rider, re-rides could be had forever. I even rode V2 because the lines weren't even out of the queue. I couldn't believe how dead the park was considering it was a Saturday, and labor day weekend on top of that. The short lines were just unbelievable, and they even had Indian food for sale right outside of Raging Bull! I feel like I dreamt all of this haha. For only 2 1/2 hours at the park I rode Raging Bull 10 times, Batman 4 times, V2 once, and X-Flight twice. I could have done more too if that damn Indian food wasn't there!

I always loved how this park is right near downtown Denver. I still beat myself up for not going when I was in Denver in April.

I still miss Shockwave.. hahah but not as much as I enjoy Ultimate Flight. Still, the news of Iron Wolf being removed and AE running backwards again have pretty much made up my mind about going to Great America this season. So if it closes Sept. 5th then does that mean we will have no "Predator" branded Iron Wolf at Fright Fest?

Looks like they are only offering that pricing until the 12th

How does the early entry with the hotels work? If you are staying for two nights, does it work the day you arrive, the next day, and the day you are checking out aswell? I can't find any information that clears this up so sorry if it's redundant.

the music at SFGAM is the WORST part of the park. It's like radio Disney on repeat... all three songs!

haha what a job he has So what does everybody think of this years Coastermania?

To tall to ride, ahah never thought of that but it makes sense for inverted coasters I suppose

Ok so from what I can gather from what has been said in this thread is is best to get in line for TTD first thing because there is no ERT before opening and the lines will be long all day. It seems like most of you are saying the average wait for Millennium force can be 30-60 minutes, which seems pretty short to me considering I have waited in line at SFGam for batman and the dark night for about 2 hours each... I'm just trying to plan my groups visit to CP on Aug. 14th. We plan to be there from opening to close (10am to 11pm) and want to make the best of our time since we're coming from Chicago so anymore advice on the best ride times would be much appreciated.

Nah it's just pot, if consuming pot makes something or a location "ghetto" then drinking booze would do the same and since everyone's a boozer I guess America is a huge ghetto? hehe Suprised no one said a single THING to the guy in line for TTD. I mean pot smoke is pretty easy to recognize and CP is smoke free in most area's except the designated area's. Anyway I'll be going to CP on Aug. 14th for the first time and can't wait! I've read on this thread that the top coasters have shorter lines first thing in the morning, but how do you think the night is? CP is open until 11pm on the 14th so hopefully the crowds die down. Thanks everyone!