TheAmericanKnight

Okay, time for a more Positive Trip Report : I know almost everything I am about to bring up has already been mentioned, but I will give my opinion anyways. So, I honestly thought they did a better job this year as far as opening days were concerned. I have been on other opening days before and had worse experiences. With that being said, it was not the best it could be either, but it was nice I thought. Okay, on to the main points now from my trip earlier today. So, to start, I went to Boomerang first and noticed some of the wheels were new. Boomerang was actually a little smoother today which probably has something to do with the wheel replacements. Also, another odd plus was actually the Mind Eraser train. Now, I know this may be an unpopular opinion, but bear with me. I think doing that to the Mind Eraser train actually made that ride a little bit smoother too. I rode Mind Eraser twice, once in the last row and the other in the third last row and expected the usual rough ride. However, it was not as rough as it used to be weirdly enough. This may be a result of the park taking the better parts of both trains and putting them together as they did. It does not look good exactly, but the ride does feel better when you are on it. So in short, both Vekoma coasters in the park are slightly smoother. Also, back row rides on Mind Eraser are among the most underrated experiences in the park. Ride of Steel was sort of a nice experience. However, the experience became slightly less good because of something I will admit is kinda my fault. I went on the ride with my wallet, and my wallet sat in my pocket right where the lap bar came down on one of my legs. Because of this, the ops had to push the bar down harder leading to my wallet pressing into my leg for almost the whole ride. Ouch! At least it was still a fun ride though. Viper is the same, pretty much. And yah, that's all I got to say about Viper. Skyscreamer does not look as big in person if you are close to it, but when you are further away from it the ride looks taller for some reason. Not sure how that was possible, maybe my eyes are just wierd. lol Tantrum was still the second best ride in the park and very smooth. Motocoaster and Predator were both closed. Probably for staffing reasons, I would have to imagine. Something else that was interesting is how much they pushed the Six Flags brand while still seeing the old logo make appearances. The Six Flags logo was all over the place, but especially all over the front area. Also, a couple of the food stands had Six Flags touches added to them, most notably six metal flags standing up on the Pretzel stand near the entrance. I decided to see what the hype over Fascination Parlor was about, so I tried that for the first time. It was actually really friggin fun. On top of that, you can play four games at Fascination Parlor for a dollar compared to the riduculous prices at the majority of the other games at the park. Also unlike the majority of other games, you get to sit down in a slightly cooler building too. If you want to kill a half hour, I definitely recommend Fascination Parlor. Rolling Thunder's harness hurts. Moving on. Remember when there was talk about the back area behind Boomerang no longer being part of the park? That didn't happen. I noticed people posting about the food in the park being a problem. I can't exactly speak on that as I ate before and after I went to the park, thus not eating there the whole time. They had some fun looking new games by Mind Eraser. One of them was a bar in which if you hold yourself up on it for two minutes, then you get a Six Flags Darien Lake pillow. Me and the friend I went with had some fun with watching other people try it. Some other people had the same idea, so it was kinda also a new side show at the same time. Right next to it was the soccer darts, but I barely saw anyone play that one as the bar game was clearly more popular for both people playing the game and onlookers. They also have a new area for upcharge Massage Chairs near Fascination Parlor. In general, they did clearly invest a lot into the park this year. If you know where to look, there are subtle differences all over the entire park. It does look rushed too, but at least they did a decent job I thought. The park does have a different vibe to it. It feels more like what I would think a Six Flags would feel like, but mixed with the Darien Lake most of us already knew. What also made this an interesting experience is that this was also technically my first time to a Six Flags branded park at all, and I can't say I don't like it. It fits the park. I just think Six Flags just needs time to work on the park a bit more to make it into something even better. As long as you go in with realistic expectations, then it is a rather fun experience. If you are looking for something like Six Flags New England, then you will inevitably be disappointed. It is a fun park with a slightly new character, and I like where it is going. Six Flags Darien Lake is nice. (Edited for typos)

Yeah, sounds accurate. I remember that. LOL

Nice photos, Haymaker! I actually may potentially go this Sunday. BTW, this is technically going to be my first trip to an actual Six Flags park. However, I am guessing that the park won't feel too different anyways. Maybe I'll be wrong though.

Link ... I don't even have any f*cking words, I really don't. Is this still going on, or was it (hopefully) dropped?

This thread is fantastic. Between the gnashing of teeth and beating of breasts over signage and skyscreamers and now this guy who can't find the quote button and is just posting random combinations of words into ether, it never fails to entertain. Why is he so upset on here again?

Here is the News Story about Sky Screamer

Can you provide some photos of this?

Can anyone do a photo trip report opening weekend by any chance?

Its about dang time they did that!

Nice photos btw. The Hotel sign looks very nice!

You’re going to be eat your hat because you won’t believe which site posted this rumor. I can confirm, Screamscape actually reported on this for some reason.

A "few" pictures? Can you share the other photos here as well by any chance?

I also live in the Rochester area and can confirm that this statement is absolutely false. You move to this area recently? lol It's Buffalo Wings and Blue Cheese here.

BTW, nice photos. Oddly enough, it has actually been a couple years since the last time I have been there (2017) despite living rather close to it. Anyways, besides that, I am glad to see Seabreeze is still putting effort into maintaining Jackrabbit. It is really neat that Jack Rabbit will be 100 years old next year. It still rode ridiculously well last time I was there. BTW, anyone know if the tunnel was always a part of the Jackrabbit Finale, or was it added on later?

BTW, I think it has been confirmed on Reddit that parts for Sky Screamer have arrived (they just have yet to set it up yet).

Like, I don't know what the rules on this site are for doxing. As for myself, as long as I'm never the victim of a doxing.

I am a little confused about SFDL announcing that they will be hosting first rides on Sky Screamer by May 4th. I am no expert myself on building Star Flyer style rides obviously, so I don't know whether to trust the people on this thread claiming this thing can be built that quickly. It just seems really strange.

Wow, the pacing seems really nice!

More from the same guy who posted that photo onto Reddit : "Nope, nothing crazy at least. The parking sign outside the front gate has been updates to feature the Sky Screamer as well as the Six Flags font. Didn’t notice anything besides that. Kinda a bummer; I was kinda hoping Ride of Steel would get a paint job and converted back to Superman; the thing is literally pink at this point." Edit : This guy's grammar is horrible. Source :

Obviously updating the logo on the front sign. Seems like they will repurpose the old structure of the sign and put the new logo on it, or at least it seems safe to assume that from that photo.

Grid is the Earth-3 (Crime Syndicate) counterpart of Cyborg. He's basically Bizarro Cyborg, but he's not. He resembles some skull robot thing. And he has the sexiest voice. At least to me. mary.pesik, this is the 3rd time I have posted a quote of yours on the "Dumbest things Ever said on TPR Thread". As of right now, there are literally 3 on the same page. You don't think that you should improve how you conduct yourself on TPR? Nobody cares about the specifics of the Cyborg franchise here. We don't want to hear from cringey 16 year old fangirls. We just want to talk about the park and its attractions. Wait so her post is junk? Or what ? Basically. She keeps talking about how "sexy" the characters and their voice actors are. Not even just 1 or 2 posts. Like, way too much about obsessing over her fictional crushes when people just want to talk about the park. Just check out the past handful of pages to see what I mean.

I was surprised to find that Togo was still in business in the first place. However, upon further investigation, I found a page on their website that appears to be advertising two new roller coaster models. Does anyone know more about this? Edit : Here is the link to the page http://www.tohgo.co.jp/publics/index/15/

Thought us folks at the Six Flags Darien Lake thread were the worst. Gives us credit where it is due.