ericthewanderer
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I can't decide what to ride first-the new Vekoma or the restored original rides(it was horrendous seeing the ferris wheel with half of its lights missing).
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I surprised simply that SFA is finally getting a brand new flat ride and finally doing something about Mind Eraser.
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I guess we travel in different circles.Personally I say "a job is a job" but I've run into several people(including family members)who think minimum wage is beneath them-that's the kind of people I've had to deal with
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1 hour ago, SharkTums said:
Looks like they're pretty decent for a summer job in central PA!
I think more parks should do this: give bonuses or higher pay for pre & post season and for older workers(since there seems to be stigma about adults doing "kids work").
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Although I wish Blue Streak could've been saved, this turn of events doesn't surprise me.On my one and only trip there 10+ years ago, almost all the buildings looked abandoned-or that they should have been. Any word on the carousel and Devil's Den?
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The only place I could think of Disney building another American park is New Orleans.The main reasons for this is if they could get the SFNO property for free/cheap and they have plans for another DisneySea-type park,and they could use New Orleans as a regular destination for their cruise line.
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during our stop there this Summer, literally the Happiest employee I saw (and I'm being serious - she was so pleasant and smiling and happy that I asked to take a picture of her) was the "Goth-y" exit operator at the Whip.
(which caused someone, (Robb, or maybe Zach) to respond: "She's smiling because she's not actually having to be on "Shopping Cart: the Ride").
it is astounding that she was the only employee I seemed to see in a good mood, but that's what I noticed.
She was super nice too!
(ETA: when I took her pic, I did mention I'd like to post it as part of my TR, and she was OK with me posting online, so reposting the pic here)
Goth girls are cool!!!
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Maybe not "needs it," but it'd be cool to see one in Miami.
Nashville and Memphis are two cities I'm surprised there's currently nothing.
What if the Miami Zoo started adding rides-you know,like SeaWorld and BGT?
And Nashville/Memphis HAD Libertyland and Opryland IIRC.
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^ Oooooooo pretty.
And that shuttle loop in blue, looks awesome too!
That's because it's KD's King Kobra !
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This sounds like an updated-upteched Joypolis (in Japan) being put into Time Square.
Good for them, if it works out. And if it doesn't.....?
It'll be renamed to Six Flags Power Plant.
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It wouldn't surprise me if that "What's In The Box" attraction was a rip-off of the old "Giant Man Eating Chicken" gimmick circuses used to have .
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The hyper coaster should be called Milky Way:The Ride.
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Awesome! I love the event down in Tampa, so this looks sick. The Inoculation Station looks hilarious.
I agree-usually I shy away from upcharge attractions,but the "control lab" looks like fun !!!
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Is SFA running Capital Railways during Fright Fest this year?Usually that's one of the better "haunts".....and I hope they keep Batwing .
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^If you do get back to the park, make sure you get 2nd to back on Blue Streak. It's all the airtime of the very back, but much less bumpy.
Good to hear you had fun!
I agree-usually I'm a "front seat guy",but I found Blue Streak's last car to be better than the first.
And as far as the ferris wheel goes,no matter where they put it,I just hope it has a working light package!
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I think Lakemont is finally taking steps in the right direction-the "pay as you go" would work here because Skyliner,LTD,and the miniature train are the best rides.And with all that "new" green space available,how about some trees and an antique carousel with band organ?
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In no articular order:carousels with real band organ;ferris wheels with working light package;swinging pirate ships;and falling stars(AKA DaVinci's Cradle).
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One rumor I heard when DCA was being built was that it was getting a rebuilt Cyclone Racer.
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I love that picture of the sky ride gondolas decorated as jack-o-lanterns;I wish more parks did that (that means you Great Adv. !).
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1980-KD Haunted River
1980/81-WDW Big Thunder Mountain
1982-KD Grizzly
1986-KD Shockwave
1999-Great Adv. Medusa & Houdini
2006-Great Adv. El Toro
2008-Great Adv. The Dark Knight
2008-KD Dominator
Honorable Mentions-although both places didn't have much in the way of rides,I got to go to EPCOT and the SF Power Plant during their inaugural seasons.
And From my home park of SFA:
1982/83-Rainbow Falls(Zoomazon),the wave pool and various flat rides(IIRC the only original ones left are the High Seas pirate ship and Pirate's Flight) from when the Wildlife Preserve changed into Wild World.
1986-Wild One
1999-Joker's Jinx & Two-Face
2000-S:ROS
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If Six Flags cares enough to put a second train on Viper (LOL!!!!!!!!) they have plenty of old busted Arrow trains sitting around throughout the chain.
Whatever happened to Great American Scream Machine's trains?
IIRC at least one train was sent to SFOG for Ninja/Bluehawk,the other(s) I'm not sure.
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I'm surprised the Geauga Lake fanboys haven't tried to get SF to buy it back .
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On Memorial day weekend, is it just the waterpark that gets crowds or also the dry park?
Also which day of the week (sat, sun or mon) is the least crowded?
Usually Sundays tend to be the slowest non-holiday weekend day.Most times I've done so there's been relatively short lines or even walk-ons.
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If SF buys Marineland the first ride they build should be a next-generation suspended coaster with floorless trains that is situated on the same hill as Dragon Mountain and called something like "Pegasus".
Six Flags Over Texas (SFOT) Discussion Thread
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I can't speak for anyone else,but I became distracted by the coasters.