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They sent our flags to Georgia. Thanks Pete!

thanks for the info - i presumed it would be relatively slower on Sunday. but it was really pretty crowded... For the real reason as to why the park was busy, you can check this webpage. You'll see that Sunday, September 11th was the last Season Pass Bring-a-Friend Free days of the 2016 season. I still would suggest everyone checking that page before planning a trip to the park, because even Bring-a-Friend coupons with just discounted admission can greatly increase attendance. For a very short period (I was listening to the park radio and enjoying the MODOT traffic cams online), the Six Flags traffic was actually backed up onto the highway. For the love of all that is holy, why can't people understand that both lanes of the exit will get you to Six Flags, so use the left lane too....but anyway, the park, under Pete's direction, reduced the traffic significantly by opening the toll plaza, allowing cars to go through without stopping, temporarily. To make sure the Holiday Inn shuttle could get through without waiting 20 minutes they also redirected that into the employee lot, past HR, the train shed, and down a special gate into the parking lot. The riders got some great behind-the-scenes views including a couple cars of the Boomerang train. Thanks Pete.

Sure does!!!! That little thing is way more fun than you'd expect for its size. Yes, yes. That's what she said. Ok, so I feel like someone should point out that American Thunder won't be open for HIP. According to the thematic map & renderings, the path from Moon Cars too Log Flume won't be open. Remember, there is only about two weeks of true turnaround time from Fright Fest to HIP. Blind Fury has to completely come down and be replaced by some light lighting, in addition to the entire graveyard in the palace garden be removed. The logistics of everything is being planned out meticulously. I'm getting pretty excited just to see the transformation. It is definitely going to be challenging and exciting. Last year, with anticipation of HIP coming, they changed a bit on how tear down happens. So FF can almost completely be taken down and at least moved to the back road in a bout one week now. Then properly storing it can happen later. Fury took a little longer but there is a new plan for that as well. As for American Thunder it is my understanding that that section is still in question. The rides wont be operating most likely but they were talking about keeping the path open as another way to first aid. Also if this is anything like the first year of Fight Nights, they have discussed opening "closed" areas of the park just to help relieve pressure from the streets, even if nothing is open in those areas. So you're saying Log Flume won't be open?

Didn't they just install a new control system this year?

Sure does!!!! That little thing is way more fun than you'd expect for its size. Yes, yes. That's what she said.

Fowl Ball wasn't open on Saturday, but almost everything else was other than many of the tiny stands. Yes, it would help move lines along if the refill only drink lines were staffed maybe they could consider turning the fountain around and have it be self-service - no need to staff it. Then again how much extra maintenance would that be?

That makes sense. I mean why would we even bother trying to match SDC's model?

At least they didn't call it a spinning shuttle coaster...c Hey, there is still time. Don't give them ideas. Every now and then they STILL call Fireball a coaster.

Maybe we only get one so that refurbishment of the park can continue?

The theming would be broken by the end of year one anyway.

Mine Train ride op says Tidal Wave is closed for good. As someone else said. Drained. And the boats are all out.

I know they were doing that for the Demon at Great America but are they changing the VR across all parks? Nothing was said about TNR at Magic Mountain or the 3 Superman ones, so I assume their staying Either way I rode Ninja back to back 4 cycles in a row and the headset NEVER worked the first time I attempted to try it Thursday. I still feel that pain. They need a better solution for VR. I know that even goes above Six Flags' Corp heads though.

I always get a laugh out of this threat. A membership is less than $6 a month. You know you're not cancelling it. That's why they get away with the things they get away with. I'm paying for 5. I'd cancel all. PS: In the park today. Freeze line is over 40 minutes because they're running one side. Thanks Pete.

I think that confirms it. Probably canceling my membership and will be taking multiple trips to Holiday World next year. This park has nothing if they don't have great service.

I had the same thing happen to me on the boss about a month ago. I set my phone down (along with another person's phone) on the loading station and they handed it right back to me. They said I had to hold onto the whole time, and that leaving items on the loading station was not allowed. I explained to them that I had no where to put it (like a pocket or a bag), but they just said to secure it. I worried about my phone falling out the whole ride. One reason that I believe they make you do this is because they don't want to risk anyone's stuff being stolen, therefore making you hold onto it. In my defense, I didn't visit the park for about 3 years prior to last month, so I was unaware of this. Interesting. Because SF Great America had lock boxes on most coasters for loose articles, and pouches attached to seats on Viper in addition to the boxes on the platform. SFSL is literally moving backwards at this point.

As big a travesty as putting VR on Ride of Steel

Well SFSL is my home park so I can skip Justice League., So two days sounds like plentyof time.

In contrast how do you think lines will be there at Great America this Monday and Tuesday? Because that is when I'll be there. Last time I went was pre-Ragjng Bull. Hope to ride before VR screws up the wait time.

Hah. Or teenage girls yelling "OMG we're going to die!" My nephew usually likes yelling "THE WHEEL FELL OFF" on coasters - he decided not tofor a while after Boomerang had its senior moment.

I'm not real clear on how, exactly, putting a clone of the ride in Georgia detracts from the experience of the ride in St. Louis. Please enlighten me. A reasonable explanation is a decent number of people live between parks, and those of us in the area want to see our park do well. A park 6 hours to the north and 8 hours to the east also having our supposedly star attraction hurts SFSL. Yes I get that Six Flags wants multiples of successful rides, but it absolutely hurts the original parks. The BTTR clones probably slowed the transformation of SFGA into a flagship.

I don't know how to tell another person to check it, but it's in the app or the season pass website. That week is bring a friend for $22. It'll be more crowded but obviously way less so than free. SFSTL also moving in on the poke-craze. Holiday World was pushing Pokemon Go before SFSL. Not to keep felatiating them, but they did

The apocalypse is here. Imos has defected.

I hope that map is only for lighting displays. Batman seems to be outside a shaded area, even Mine Train - that'd be fun with a little snow cover. Also American Thunder might be outside the shading.

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I just hate the concept of the fixed corporate upgrade budgets. Especially with such historical rides in need of care - this shouldn't be held against the park. I feel like a broken record.