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I hope the week improves. Would suck to see the park have a bad year and not bring it back. Hopefully HITP isn’t one and done based on this crap weather.

^Good it wasn’t just me either LOL. When I was in the South End it just hit me that it doesn’t normally roar like that.

Thanks for the pictures. It definitely seemed like Batman was using harder wheels. It sounded louder than it usually does.

This looks absolutely amazing. Disney never disappoints!

Anyone head to the park today? Would love to see some shots with the snow and all.

Awesome reports. I loved the B&M’s at BGT. Cheetah Hunt was a lot of fun as well.

Great report. Thanks for sharing!

Favorite is Medusa/Bizarro and Scream at Great Adventure & SFMM then Dark Knight at SFNE from what I’ve ridden.

Looks like an awesome place. They definitely seem to take their food offerings very seriously. Wish more parks would.

Looks like another great Disney event. Thanks for sharing!

Great report Chuck! Looks like a great event.

Thanks Guys! You both always add great comments and reports so I appreciate it!

Six Flags New England held their media day for the park's first ever Holiday in the Park this past weekend and TPR was there to cover the festivities. Like other Six Flags HITP events the entire park isn’t open but a large section of it is. This includes several of the parks coasters. The ones running were Batman, Flashback, Mind Eraser aka Riddler?, Joker & Thunderbolt. The Great Chase is open for the little ones or those who are all about grabbing a credit. Other thrill rides and several of the kiddie rides are also open. For me having coasters open in December in New England is enough to say sign me up! However after attending SFNE’s Holiday in the Park I have to say that the coasters became an afterthought once inside. My first impression was just WOW! The park looks incredible. A ton of thought and detail has been put into all of the lighting, displays, shows and general entertainment. The first thing we did upon arrival was to go to the special media day showing of the park’s main holiday show called Frost - A Holiday Cirque Extravaganza. In a nutshell it’s basically a variety show with singing, dancing, trampolines and other Cirque type performances set to several remixed holiday tracks. It runs for approximately 30 mins non stop. Having a true show in the park was a welcomed addition. I found it very entertaining and definitely recommend checking it out. Another awesome sighting was that Six Flags President & CEO, Jim Reid-Anderson, was also at the park. He was with several Six Flags employees including SFNE’s Park President John Winkler. When we exited the theater I ran into Jim. All I have to say is what a friendly and awesome guy. I didn’t want to take up to much of his time but when we started talking he just encouraged the conversation. You can see that he’s really into the parks and I enjoyed our brief conversation. I could have definitely continued on for a while. After that we headed down to the park’s Kringle Way Tree, which is set up in front of Goliath, for the tree lighting ceremony. At this point you could see how well attended HITP was. After this we took our time and just walked the park taking in the sights, sounds and smells. Yup they have sections of the park with specific holiday scents! This was the first time that I’ve ever gone to SFNE and rode only one ride. To boot it was Flashback, a Boomerang, which at that point had no line. Outside of that we just spent several hours walking the park and enjoyed it. Just wanted to give a huge thanks to the park for inviting TPR and to Robb for having us cover it. As always the awesome Jen McGrath and the rest of the SFNE team put on a great event. I also want to again thank Mr. Jim Reid-Anderson for being so friendly and willing to chat. That’s what the holidays are supposed to be all about! Six Flags New England has another hit on their hands. I highly recommend a visit to SFNE’s Holiday in the Park. Here's a bunch of photos, hopefully not overkill, of HITP. These really don't show how great the park looks. TPR's back in Agawam We're ready to check out SFNE's Inaugural HITP Some cool swag handed out to the media attendees. Here's some shots from the Frost show. This dudes balancing act was nuts. All sorts of crazy trampoline fun. After the show SFNE's Communications Manager, Jen McGrath and Park President, John Winkler said a few words. As mentioned SF's President and CEO Jim Reid-Anderson was also in attendance. Thanks again for being so awesome Jim!!!! Sorry for the poor photo quality. Not sure what happened with this one. Lots of S'more pits throughout the park. This is where you can meet the big man. Here's several pics around the park. Now we're ready for the Kringle Way Tree lighting. So were a whole bunch of other people! Let's light this thing! There it is with a side of Goliath in the background. Hi Superman. See you in April! Pretty cool walk through ornament. The Polar Playland area was really done up well for the kiddo's. A little love for the last few days that Buzzsaw will be doing this. According to the Dippin' Dots guy big changes are coming to the South End In 2018. It's Mind Eraser I wonder why its sign is in green ???????????????? More of Gotham's finest. Harley Quinn will be making her debut here next year. Some more of the festive fun. Totally Kickin' Chicken has been converted into the Snowflake Soup Company for HITP. Here's more views of HITP. Good night SFNE. Absolutely loved HITP. Hope it continues to grow for years to come. For all those in the area also don't forget that on December 31st the park will be having Fireworks starting at 8:30 p.m.

Thanks for the pics. I’ll also be there next Saturday and plan on doing a full media day trip report. The running rumor is that Mind Eraser is getting a Riddler theme change. I’m kind of surprised since they just got the new trains this year. If they have to repaint them it kind of stinks because the paint always seems to wear off and it starts to look bad. Superman’s trains were having this issue. Really do like the rumored Gotham City retheme for the south end.

Park posted a few pics showing tea cups and slingshots removal. https://www.sixflags.com/newengland/attractions/newfor2018 The foundation for Tea Cups is revealed as preparations for HARLEY QUINN™ Spinsanity are underway. All that remains of beloved Tea Cups' entrance are two brick pillars. An interesting look at what lied beneath Tea Cups. This is the first of many changes to come as we begin construction on HARLEY QUINN™ Spinsanity.

Teacups and Sling Shot are both already gone. From what I heard the construction fence will be up around that whole area during HITP. Buzzsaw is gone after HITP and that is where the Teacups should end up. I still think that Tomohawk is planned to be open during HITP.

The best video of all time is at the top LOL!!!! Oh and TPR owns the space!

Here's an article about the new roofs in development for Zumanjaro. At ROTB I took the tour of Ka and the guide did confirm that they are looking to modify it so they can run together. Vest restraints would be awesome on Ka.

Mainly Twitter but also Facebook. I personally like the brevity of Twitter. Facebook is good for more details and event type info.

That's awesome. Hoping to get my first CP trip next year for coastermania. Was just at GA for ROTB on Saturday. If you love Toro you should hit that up next year. Two full hours of ERT on Toro after park closing!

^Couldn't agree more Larry! ROTB was an awesome day with perfect weather. Very cool timing that El Toro won on the same evening. The park gave this postcard and pin to everyone before the evening ERT.

It's still currently there. It will also need to be moved to fit the new ride.

I don't think so. It's been in the park since 1983 and it looks like its lifecycle has pretty much run the course.

The rumor that's out there is that Buzzsaw is getting removed and the Teacups are going in that spot. The south end is going to look incredible with this addition.

It was definitely a maintenance error. Jerry himself said it. Work starts at 6 AM tomorrow to see what they can do to get it up and running this season. The damage to the track was the transfer track so that's not an issue. It's really seeing if they can salvage one train from the two. If they can they will definitely try to have it running for the golden ticket awards. He already contacted PTC to get them to evaluate where things stand. Park just can't catch a break this year. I will say that even with all of this happening today he still took the time to talk to the group that was there for the ACE event. Definitely a great guy who really cares about the park.