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    Six Flags Over Georgia (SFOG) Discussion Thread

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    Hi everyone, I am planning my first visit to Six Flags (July 26th) and had some questions I am hoping the experts can answer. I'm a Florida girl and have a feeling this won't but the same experience as our parks- but not in a bad way.

     

    1. It will be a Wednesday, end of summer, is this typically a very crowded time? Will we be able to do everything (or almost) once?

    2. Which rides/attractions do we absolutely need to hit up? (2 adults who love coasters)

    3. How long are wait times typically?

    4. Is there a good time to stop by the water park portion? Like opening time, or closer to 6?

    5. Are the fluffy, fluffy bunnies filled with medicine and goo there big enough for our shoes, clothes and 2 towels? Is it all day/hourly? What is the rate?

    6. Do the meal tickets online really save you anything? or should we wait for better food options in park?

    7. Is there a way to get around the $25 parking? Nearby hotels with free shuttle, etc.?

    8. Do they have digital kiosks for wait times, an app, etc?

    9. Any other info that would be useful, help us have extra fun?

    10. We will be going to Talluhah Gorge the next day? any recommendations there?

    11. Good place to eat a casual dinner somewhere in-between?

     

    Sorry to get a little off topic towards the end but I figured some locals might be able to help. Thanks in advance!

     

    I'll try to help out a bit too.

     

    1. As Zeus pointed out, Wednesday is a Bring A Friend For Free Day which is usually a zoo, so I'd avoid Wednesday and go Thursday.

     

    2. I'd hit the coasters in this order.

     

    Go right at opening and when you enter the park and you see the water fountains straight ahead go up the hill on the left of that straight to Dare Devil Dive first. After that exit DDD and turn left and go to the back of the park and knock out Justice League and Superman. Resist the urge to ride Goliath as you'll walk right by it

     

    If you want the credit, I'd probably hit the Joker Funhouse Coaster in the middle of the park next. It's a kiddie coaster but a fun one especially in the back row. This has horrible dispatch times due to little kids taking forever and only a single train so it has long waits.

     

    After that, Goliath, Georgia Scorcher, Mind Bender, Batman, Mine Train Blue Hawk, GASM and Georgia Cyclone in no particular order. One thing to note, Georgia Cyclone used to be a walk on ride but since they announced it closing I've seen a 120 minute waits which is crazy, so you may want to knock out that one fairly early too before the park gets crowded.

     

    3. Wait times are usually walk-on or station waits until lunch time so use that to your advantage.

     

    4. Water park will probably be best the last hour before it closes. It will be extremely crowded during the heat of the day.

     

    5. There are lockers right in the front by Georgia Scorcher and in the back by Superman, not sure what the rate is or if they accept cards or are cash only.

     

    6. The food is pretty bad there so I'd probably just wait and eat at the park.

     

    7. Not sure about parking as I have a Gold pass which includes it but there are some hotels around that offer reduced parking and I think there is a lot just before the main entrance on the right that is $10 but don't quote me on that.

     

    8. No kiosks but I believe the app will show your wait times once your in the park. Not sure how that works if your not a season pass holder.

     

    9. If you've never been, Monster Mansion it's a fun dark ride and a nice way to cool off. The river ride is a great one too.

     

    10. Talluhah is on the way to Dollywood, resist the urge

     

    11. Not really sure.

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    ^ Went last Wednesday and was in line for the second train of the day so right on the platform just before the final stairs up to the station. It was TC and they where working on the brake run cycling the fins probably 20+ times and spraying which I assumed was a lubricant from a can on them when they cycled. Several empty trains where dispatched and then a few with a ride op then it was operational for the rest of the day with 2 trains running.

     

    It was my first ride on it and WOW it was crazy. I remember slamming into the brake run asking myself WTF just happened. I must of watched the POV video 50+ times so the launch, false drop and drop into over banked turn I was fresh but the middle part of the coaster was all over the place and I kinda picked up where I was again on the quad down and final over banked turn. I knew enough to get my hands in the air for the pic but to be honest I was holding on for dear life up until then. 10/10 worth the wait!

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    Thank you!

     

     

    Hey y'all saw a few pages back about a season passholder day this Friday the 17th. I didn't get the newsletter. Is this open to regular (not gold) passholders and in your experience what are the crowds like on this day please? Also, not sure what the hours of the event are. I'd be driving up from Atlanta so I want to make sure I can even get in and that it wont be too slammed. Thanks!

    Any pass that will get you in the on a normal operating day.

    Regular pass or gold pass, Dollywood or Super Pass.

     

    Never been very crowded when I was there.

     

    I don't recall any special hours, just regular Friday hours. Maybe someone who got a notice about it has the hours specifically.

     

    Edit: yep, regular hours,10-7.

    http://www.dollywood.com/themepark/Guest-Services/Passholder-Page

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    Hey y'all saw a few pages back about a season passholder day this Friday the 17th. I didn't get the newsletter. Is this open to regular (not gold) passholders and in your experience what are the crowds like on this day please? Also, not sure what the hours of the event are. I'd be driving up from Atlanta so I want to make sure I can even get in and that it wont be too slammed. Thanks!

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    I could be wrong but I think the operator when boarding and before dispatch mention 70 mph number over the microphone. I may have heard it wrong, anyone else here them say it before? Your right though the mph is all over the place on different sites.

     

     

    I was the one that asked about the height of the drop up thread, looking at Wikipedia, it show the first drop (excluding fake drop and right 180) as 126 feet. That's pretty amazing it's able to get up to 70 with that short of drop.

     

    RCDB say 128ft drop and still has the original 63MPH.

    https://rcdb.com/534.htm

     

    Need a speed gun to actually measure. I'd like a similar measurement done for LR, WE, and TH too.

     

    Regardless of the actual drop or speed, it still a fun ride.

     

    And I don't think there were ever real plans for it to be longer or have more elements.

    Maybe in the initial planning more was considered, but by the time they were serious in the engineering it

    I just looked at a POV. It seems to go up a bit after the turn after the lift, so the entire distance shouldn't be called one drop. To hit 70mph would require the train to be going more than 34mph when it hits the apex point before the main drop, and I don't think that it is going 34mph.

     

    (My calculation assume no friction, too, so really it has to be going a bit faster than 34!)

     

    This wouldn't be the first time I've noticed an inaccuracy about coaster speeds on Wikipedia. Expedition GeForce would require a lift speed over 20mph (faster than I305 and probably faster than Skyrush when friction is considered) to reach the 74.6mph listed on Wikipedia. I don't think this is a Wikipedia issue. I just think numbers get exaggerated.

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    I was the one that asked about the height of the drop up thread, looking at Wikipedia, it show the first drop (excluding fake drop and right 180) as 126 feet. That's pretty amazing it's able to get up to 70 with that short of drop.

     

    Only got to ride TT once and it's fantastic, I live in Atlanta and even with the new trains and track work of Ninja/Bluehawk, this is still smoother by a mile IMO.

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    Yup that looks like it.. not much about LR except that they are having RMC rewire the trains this off season and that it should help with most of the issues. Guess train sensors are causing most of it?

     

    Also, not really sure how I feel about the wasp prevention structure on the top of wild eagle. I'm afraid it will harm the view at the top but I guess more people would like it to be open rather than having a view haha.

     

    And what cracks me up is he is talking about night rides and staying open later during "spring breaks" but they are still missing the areas largest Spring Break. He probably meant "fall breaks" because of the October Festivals.

     

    Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

     

    Talking about spring break, I live in Atlanta and was thinking of coming up for a few days in April. Looking at hotels, it looks like a pretty busy time, are the lines ridiculous during the week of April 10-14 which is Atlanta plus a bunch of suburbs spring break. Looks like Knox is earlier, not sure about other districts.

     

    Thanks

    Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

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    Hey y'all, happy new years!

     

    Quick question please, I'm in very early stages of planning a Spring Break trip for the family up to KI and possibly Kentucky Kingdom and after looking on the KI website the 2017 dates/hours isn't posted yet?

     

    Can anyone tell me if historically KI has been open the week of April 10-14 or on either side of the weekend.

     

    Thanks so much, will be our first time there, really looking forward to it.

    Six Flags Over Georgia (SFOG) Discussion Thread

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    Thinking of heading to the park tonight but wont be able to leave until 7 so will be at the park around 8. If anyone is heading to the park tonight could you please give a very quick crowd update please. I'll keep my eye out too on coasterqueue.

     

    Was anyone at the park yesterday, would probably be a decent indicator on how crowded it may be tonight.

     

    Thanks so much for your help!

     

    H

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    If I buy a 2017 season pass now can I use it for admission for the rest of 2016? We're headed up tomorrow and the season pass page doesn't mention it.

     

    Also what's the process for converting the printed confirmation to the actual passes? Do we do this before the gate or do you go through with your printed pass and get your passes in the park? If it's before does the pass office open a bit early so we can run to LR at rope drop. Fingers and toes crossed that LR will be up and running tomorrow!

     

    Thanks y'all!

     

    1) Yes, if you buy a 2017 season pass, you get the rest of 2016 free.

     

    2) Season pass processing opens a little earlier than the park, (someone correct me if I'm wrong) but I think you can get this done either in the park or at the front gate. There is one office next to the ticket booths and there is another office inside the park in Adventures in Imagination (just look for the huge picture of Dolly, you can't miss it). You can also get this done at the Pigeon Forge information center at traffic light #8. They open at 9 am I believe.

     

    May thanks for the reply!

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    If I buy a 2017 season pass now can I use it for admission for the rest of 2016? We're headed up tomorrow and the season pass page doesn't mention it.

     

    Also what's the process for converting the printed confirmation to the actual passes? Do we do this before the gate or do you go through with your printed pass and get your passes in the park? If it's before does the pass office open a bit early so we can run to LR at rope drop. Fingers and toes crossed that LR will be up and running tomorrow!

     

    Thanks y'all!

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    Thanks for the notes. I'm planning on driving up from Atlanta on Friday, does anyone have any inside info why LR was down today? Tomorrow regardless if its fixed or not I don't think it will operate with highs in the low 30's . My entire goal for the trip is to ride it so I guess it's always a bit of a gamble if it will be open or not.

     

    I drove up about a month ago and it was closed. It was during that 2 week period where people speculated it was sensor issues and I think there was a unconfirmed DW tech who updated and said some of the same.

     

    TIA

     

    A few notes from my visit tonight:

    It's a Wonderful Life was a great show! It even got a standing ovation.

    The park was dead today, we didn't wait for any rides and none of the shows were full.

    Lightning Rod was closed all day. I didn't ask anyone why it was , but it was definitely warm enough for it to be open.

    Talking to one of the hosts at Barnstormer, it was evident that many people had canceled their reservations at DreamMore due to the wildfires. Hopefully they will rebound soon.

    Cinnamon bread was good as usual.

    I think the lights had been scaled back from years past. It was like they put all their lights at the front of the park and then ran out once they got to the back near Tennessee Tornado and Firechaser.

    Waltzing Swinger was being put back together. It appeared that they should have it up and running within a couple of weeks.

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    Hey Dollywood Peeps, posted a few days ago but had to delay our trip due to rain.

     

    With Dollywood being open this week I was thinking of taking my son up tomorrow (Monday 10/24), anyone know what the crowds might be like tomorrow or any major fall breaks that may make it more crowded. Reading everyone's posts from last week that it was basically a walk up and ride type of week, hoping for more of the same this week!

     

    TIA!

    Dollywood Discussion Thread

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    Hey Dollywood Peeps, I'm down in Atlanta and my son has a rare day off from school and was thinking of heading up tomorrow to take advantage of the cooler weather and low crowds.

     

    I just saw above that STDog heard that LR might be down the rest of the week and saw on the app the LR was down again today, was anybody there today or have any insider info to know if it will be will be possibly be operating tomorrow.

     

    TIA

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