ChrisGraslie

One thing I've been wondering that hasn't really been answered by anyone yet is what the park's closure would mean for entertainment specifically this season if opening day was pushed back further than early April. Six Flags Over Texas already reportedly cancelled all entertainment through Fright Fest due to the closure, but their audition/rehearsal process isn't the same as SFSL's and our shows typically don't start until the end of May/early June these days anyways so maybe it'll work out? We'll have to just wait and see I suppose

Did they get rid of the weird orange and black color scheme on Colossal Closeouts that's a holdover from the Harley-Davidson store from over a decade ago?

^ This. You're underestimating how much money it costs to do even what we would see as a relatively minor change. The park would much rather use that cash for other, more important things.

The inflatable one? It usually just shows up in Spider Alley every year. I wish they'd put it on the side of American Thunder like they used to

That definitely happens, because revenue is revenue, and SFSL is a low tier park. But I don't think that means the park should (or will) be sold to any other company, beyond some kind of ownership deal with Six Flags. I feel like the "we're so neglected, imagine if we were owned by Cedar Fair" argument comes up once every few moons and I don't think that any kind of new ownership, especially from a local company, would change much.

There was a new survey sent out today about changes to employee appearance policy, more specifically about allowing more kinds of hairstyles for men with long hair. This seems to be in response to the teen who was denied a job at SFOT earlier this year because of his dreadlocks, which they deemed an "extreme hairstyle". I thought it was interesting that they actually listened to the outrage and are considering making changes to their appearance/dress code because of it, because Six Flags isn't exactly the most receptive company

There are so many projects that get cancelled every year or just can't get off the ground for budgeting reasons. I know people at the park who are frustrated year after year because they feel like corporate doesn't give them enough money to do what they want.

Here's a little bit of information/rumors about Fright Fest 2019 for those of you that are interested: 1. Blackout is gone, and it is rumored that there will be an all-new haunted house in a different location. The Slaughter House, Blind Fury, and Night Terrors will all return. Camp Killamore will also return, but it is rumored to be moved to the east of the park in the former location of the hayride instead of in Hurricane Harbor. The reason for this is unknown. 2. The Blood Bank Vampire Bar will be moved inside of Miss Kitty's Saloon this year, and the area in front of Miss Kitty's will become an all-new vampire zone like the one in Britannia last year. No word yet of any other new or returning scare zones, but it is assumed that all from 2018 will return. 3. Love at First Fright and Dead Man's Party are both back, as expected. Not sure if The Dead Beats will also be back, but it's safe to say it probably will be.

Here's the band lineup for Flagstock. I'm not familiar with any of the bands (I'd assume they're all local), but seems like a fun event!

Do you know which park Evel Knievel/American Thunder was originally designed for?

I've heard the rumor that there was a third Mr. Freeze planned for Great America for 1999, but I don't believe that Raging Bull was ever planned for SFSL. Because at the time, Six Flags opened and was expanding SFGAM's Southwest Territory area in planned "phases", the first was Viper in '95, then the main area with the mission and the flat rides opened in '96, followed by Giant Drop in '97, and then Raging Bull in '99. But again, could be totally wrong. If we got screwed out of a hyper coaster twice, that'd be pretty sad

What? Really? If anyone has one, please share.

That's long been speculated, and I'd have to assume it's probably true. From what I remember, the station was supposed to be located in the spot where American Thunder was later placed, in 1904 World's Fair near the moon cars? Could be wrong about that. The layout of Goliath was a tight fit for SFOG, so I'd imagine they probably had to change the design quite a bit when the decision was ultimately made for it to go to a different park. If the rumor is actually true I think it's pretty obvious that we all would have liked to have Goliath and it would have given us that "signature steel coaster" that we are still lacking.

That area's definitely a little awkward. It never made sense to me why Spinsanity was listed as being part of Chouteau's Market, considering it's literally right next to Sound Stage #2. Makes me wonder if they originally were going to give it the Harley Quinn theme and DC disapproved of it?

If I remember correctly, the land behind Axis Arcade was originally supposed to be for Hurricane Harbor expansion, but is now used as a boneyard area. There were talks of a second wave pool being added there a few years back, but I think we got Typhoon Twister instead. That being said, I always thought it would be a neat idea for Studio Backlot to be pushed back that way over the train tracks. You could definitely do a little Batman-themed flat ride expansion back there like SFOT did with their Gotham City section in 2015. Especially with the new movie coming out in 2021, I think people would really like that.

I think I'd definitely prefer a Giant Discovery over a Sky Warp. But if they did get a Sky Warp they'd definitely market it as the park's "11th coaster", so maybe that's more likely. This is "Missouri's Coaster Capital" after all, but are they even using that tagline anymore?

Nice. Sounds like Six Flags is taking HITP pretty seriously. I'm not sure how popular the fire pits will be mid-summer, though. My bad, I meant December 31st. Coming in 2020: Every day is Christmas!

I'm a few days late on this, but we got some new info on Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park this year via the new audition date posted in the events page on the website. For Fright Fest, both Dead Man's Party and LAFF will return, but there's no surprise there. They have been annual traditions for nearly a decade, and LAFF has been shown off and on for 26 years. No word yet on The Dead Beats, but I think Freaks Unleashed is most likely back as well. For Holiday in the Park, both The Majesty of Christmas in the Palace Theater and the Tinseltones in the Empire Theater are back. Also, the "Santa's House" meet and greet location with Santa and Mrs. Claus will be moved somewhere else this year, as Miss Kitty's will now have it's own Christmas-themed country show like Great America. The "Magic of Christmas" light show outside the Palace should also be back. As for the dates for both events, HITP is set for November 23rd through December 31st. However with FF, I don't know yet. I've heard that the event will run through the first weekend of November this year, but no one can seem to confirm that, and the dates aren't on the website unlike HITP. Maybe they're posted in the park somewhere? Anyways, if you're interested in auditioning for Fright Fest or Holiday in the Park this year, here's the link to do so: https://www.sixflags.com/stlouis/special-events/hiring-events/performer-auditions-fright-fest-and-holiday-park

Is this a Philly cheesesteak thread?

So to fix the power issues but also have the same ambient lighting they would have had to remove those light fixtures from the station and then install some other type of lighting system with smaller bulbs?

I know that it's more efficient, I was talking about the color. They were a dark blue so that it gave a "cool" ambient effect, (this is Mr. Freeze after all) and having bright white LEDs ruins that. And I know that there are probably other colors of LEDs that would have solved the problems you mentioned and also retained the feel that they were originally going for. The station was designed to be dark.

Why would they even change that? It's not like the blue lighting was too dark? And plus, wasn't the whole point of the way the station was designed was that it's the dark and cold "evil lair" of Mr. Freeze?

Yeah, but Six Flags especially has gotten way too comfortable with just buying a model of something, slapping a light package and a lazy theme on it (usually an IP) and calling it a day. That's not to say they're the only company that does it, but there aren't many original concepts or designs other than roller coasters nowadays. That's really what irked me the most about Supergirl is that they could have easily themed it a different way.

Thanks. I very much agree though, I never intended to start an argument in this forum again. So yeah, sorry about that