While I am excited and I am trembling, the latter is because I have a cold. Depending on how this looks and when it'll actually open, I'm looking at taking a 12 hour detour into Arlington next year at the start of my main coaster trip.
It's more of a Six Flags cutback kind of situation. Land was cleared, signs teasing a new attraction were in the park. Maybe it's still on? Maybe Vekoma needs some more time with the design?
I wonder how much is management vs training. Bugs can happen anywhere with improper cleaning, but I still can't imagine 5 inches of coleslaw on my arm. That would have to have gotten into the glove as well, right?
*Side-eyes bacon pretzel fury, or whatever it's called now*
The park has announced that it will be closing half of the water park on August 10th to be bulldozed for 2026 water park expansion. More details to be announced at a later date.
With how much land they're clearing and how early the work is starting tells you just how large the scale of this investment will be. I wonder how much will be new versus relocations from Six Flags America.
This makes me a little sad I skipped the park when I was in the San Antonio area in November 2020. The when I was there was ultimately why I skipped it.
On weekdays, there's a sign that the queue closes as early as 9pm. For my 2 days at the park this week, it closed at 9 on Tuesday, about 9:30 on Wednesday. Standby hovered around 2 hours all day. FL+ 30-45 minutes. And standby is mostly uncovered.
Side note: AlpenFury was my 300th coaster.
Water Park additions usually have a higher ROI than roller coasters. It's a cheap way to get a lot of people into the park. Also, 2027 would be the park's 50th operating season since it didn't open during 2020.