teacherkim

Ok, the pre-covid drink bottle included makes sense and those of us that kept our memberships through the Covid lock downs did get some extra perks for ahwile after. Mostly things like extra bff and discounts. However, I assure you I have never added on any dining plan. From the very beginning we had 2 meals, a snack, and a drink bottle included in our membership and never altered that. Now I believe that you could be correct and SF simply sent me the email erroneously or they just messed up the messaging or whatever who knows. Lol, I feel like it's what I always thought it would be, show up at the park and see what happens.

I guess. I get your point just seems like a missed opportunity as the retail team member told me people were constantly asking about it and they've been open the better part of a year at this point.

Ok, well then way to sow confusion by sending that message to legacy members. All of our dining was a membership perk not an add on plan but according to this message has been converted to an add on plan. As usual and based on the extremely conflicting responses by various higher ups I have spoken with, as well as one customer service rep that flat out said "we really have no idea" I think there is confusion within the company on this issue. Again, it's a first world problem and I'm not losing any sleep over it, but annoying as it should be such a simple matter that no one seems to be able to answer definitively.

You may be right but this is what I got from SF regarding my membership and it specifically says no beverages: As a reminder, your membership dining plan is now the All Season Dining – All Parks dining add-on Your new plan provides two meals per visit from participating locations, and the best part? You can use it at all 40+ Six Flags parks throughout North America. Your existing dining plan was automatically converted to the All Season Dining – All Parks add-on earlier this month. How the New Plan Works In 2026, your dining plan will provide two meals per visit from participating locations.* A four-hour interval between meals is required — perfect for lunch, four hours of nonstop fun, and then dinner! Snacks and beverages are not included in 2026 dining plans. Your All Season Dining – All Parks add-on will be accessible with the Six Flags mobile app and is connected to your Season Pass or Membership. Fuel up for fun and feast from menus across North America — your All Season Dining – All Parks add-on has you covered for another thrilling season of FUN.

That darn log flume! I love log flumes and was sure we had plenty of time to ride it before we had to be on the bus, but the combo of a sneaky bit of line that you totally couldn't see until you were well into it and a massive back up on the "brake run" (not sure how that even happened on a log flume) we had to rush to the bus and literally made it with 0 seconds to spare. The only thing that saved us from total humiliation was another group that thought they had a half hour more than they did and so there was a discussion about whether to leave them or not....they didn't but at least they were significantly later than us!

Well almost a month now and no other news about what the enchanted parks business might be. Watching to see if there will be some sort of announcement before opening, meanwhile they have continued to do some updates on FB and are starting to advertise for employees. So They did send a suprisingly clear and conscise update about membership food perks. Our DE VIP memberships did include a snack, 2 meals, and unlimited drinks bottle. Now will just include 2 meals. No snack, no drinks. Honestly I kind of have mixed feelings. To be fair we rarely use both meals and a snack, more likely to have one meal, maybe a snack and then eat something before or after the park visit. Drinks? Eh, it can be a nice perk but I also really hate constantly having to carry the bottle around and honestly most days would be fine with just water. Although if they move to the paper cup stations that is more appealing. We'll probably be fine just getting a daily drink package for the parks we decide we need it at. On the other hand it is removing things without lowering the price. On the other other hand I've never had an employee even look twice at me when going up to one of the soda machines and filling up, much less scanning the bar code. At least they finally clarified it though, I'll give them that. Guess I will just see how we feel about it at the end of the season and do some mathing to see what the best option is.

Ehh, not sure I'm thrilled about a F & F theme but if it's a great coaster I guess it won't matter that much. And now of course we can begin speculation on what they will turn the old F & F ride into. Quick update: we did a second very fast weekend trip back down two weeks ago. Just needed another trip to Epic before we accept not visiting for a couple years. My updated recomendation for Stardust Racers is daytime front row, nightime back row. Seeing the interaction of the coasters from the back with the lighting package is awesome. Also, I asked a team member in one of the stores why no SR merch and he wasn't able to give me a reason but did state that a lot of people were asking. Yeah, no kidding, lol. We saw a guy with a very cool SR t-shirt on walking through Citywalk and chased him down. He was a member of the ride crew and those were exclusive employee shirts. I mean they've had the park open to the public for almost 9 months now. Why no merch for one of the premier rides in the park? Weird.

On the SFSTL Fb page? I just looked and didn't see anything but a few winter updates, a reference to the bumper sticker spotted on Stranger Things, and the info about March entertainment auditions

Meanwhile, the park's FB page just posted info about entertainment auditions 2 days ago so they are either planning on going on somewhat like normal, the social media staff has no idea or it doesn't mean what it appears to mean........................big question about passes. We have the old DE VIP memberships so that may not transfer to another park. Not sure what to think at this point. Sigh.

Awwww.......I wish we could have been there! Enjoyed attending the event a few years ago, plus not only do I much prefer a holiday event in warm weather (btw, as I write this it's 11 degrees in the Lou ) but I'll never forget Joel and I getting an almost zen ride on IR, just the two of us on the train. Quietest thrill ride ever, lol.

Making me miss Europa so much! One day I shall return to the raclette hut!! We were there with ACE in July 2024, got lots of ert and nice and warm for the water rides but I would dearly LOVE to go during the Halloween event. Even though we had 2 and a half days we didn't see everything and unfortunately the Ghost Castle was down for refurb while we were there; and I love those things. Wodan and Arthur were my favorites, Blue Fire for Joel. I had a student one day while subbing that was reading a book from the Arthur and the Minimoys series so I told him about the ride and he gave me all the background and explained the story. We stayed at Colosseo too. Never ate at the dinner buffet but the breakfast buffet there was absolutely outstanding. I actually let Joel have the big bed and I slept in one of the bunks because he was too tall for them I used the ladder steps as extra shelves, lol. Does the Food Loop restaurant usually have reservations? When we were there in the summer it was just line up and wait for an open seat.

That is what I have always been told by those in the know (and what my son was always led to believe when he was a ride op there) That it is a small but profitable regional park. I think a lot of people discount the role that the water park plays in attendance. Shortage of staff there got a lot more yakking on FB than anything about the dry park. Also, I would hope the fact that it is one of the original 3 ground up parks in the chain, and I believe the only one designed in house by Six Flags, would give it SOME sort of priority. Or maybe I am just assuming historical significance means something to people other than me.

Again things can be "planned" and then for whatever reason not come to fruition. So both things could be true; that there are 5 year plans AND that they won't all happen.

And I get all that, but to be fair I don't think it is so much we are flat out lying to you as much as plans and executing those plans are not always sympatico. While something like the sign is annoying to many of us, I guarantee you if you asked people in the park about it on any given day 90% of them wouldn't have even noticed but will be aware of improvements/problems inside the park. Not an excuse, the sign should be fixed, but perhaps an explanation on priorities. No rose colored glasses here though, I am well aware these things may or may not happen. As I said, just staying positive.

And just to make sure you're absolutely clear, the express pass you get at the other 3 hotels is unlimited for IOA & US; BUT is not usable at Epic. You have to buy a separate express for Epic which is one time on each ride per day (or if not getting express through your hotel you can buy the same one time express that works at all 3 parks each day) There is no unlimited express for Epic available at this time, although if you use your early entry wisely and utilize end of the day low crowds the one time gets the job done nicely. We have usually stayed at Royal Pacific to get the unlimited express pass but on our recent trip since we know Epic would be our focus we stayed at Aventura and bought a 5 day one time express. It reset each day and at Aventura when we wanted to go to the og parks or Citywalk we just walked next door to Sapphire Falls and caught the boat. If you want to experience a bit of Helios and the view while at Epic just go up to the rooftop bar and grab some food and/or a drink. As far as why it isn't offered it is my understanding that when the other hotels were built Loews insisted on this perk to encourage people to stay there and insure the success of their hotel brand, now that Universal has grown and has more leverage they no longer need to make deals with Loews.