Jason Maier

So I'll be heading up there next Wednesday. The vibe I'm getting is that splurging for a Flash Pass in unnecessary?

Don't know how exciting HITP will be here; considering Gotham City is closed off. May as well check it out one day.

I've gone up there a couple of times for "bonus" days. The crowds there were decent size but not the fustercluck of Fright Fest. Of course, said bonus days are the last days everything beyond the Boardwalk (Kingda Ka, Zumanjaro, Bizarro, etc) is in operation.

Anyone here have any sort of idea which coaster in the KI lineup has had the most number of riders for the '21 season so far? My raw guess would be The Beast or Orion?

Finally at a decent weight; 193. At the start of park season I was 254. I don't eat out anymore; including parks. I just keep my minimal food in an insulated bag in my car for when I leave. I do drink a lot of water though.

The usual opening weekend for the park in either the last weekend of March or the first weekend of April.

MisterBrow, As far as I'm aware, Vekoma doesn't even provide spare parts for Flying Dutchmans anymore (I think the second BW train is a parts donor now) and it's up to maintenance at the park to keep the ride going. But I like your idea of bulldozing it and making it a parking lot; it certainly has more uptime than Batwing! Yeah, I haven't seen any cheap HP sales like the SF flash sale; but maybe a change for a year will do me good. And of course, DC traffic is a ballbreaker!

So I actually managed to do Fright Fest last night. Weather was very unseasonable for early October (high of about 80 and only dipped to 72 at night); whereas with past Fright Fests I've had to wear long shirts/pants and one time in 2016; the day was actually halted early because of heavy rain. But anyhow, it just felt weird this year. Maybe it was the aftermath of the early closure after the fights on September 25th? Also interesting with two of the mazes (Twisted Fairy Tales & Total Damnation) opening at 4pm. As usual, the longest line was of course The Haunting of Hall Manor; this year the path went a way where you could actually see part of the Manor house itself (past years have seen the path take routes where you could see the crumbling interior). Dead Man's Party in the stunt arena was just .... meh. Another show in the BBQ saloon was ok; but there was actually a magic show (Aaron Radatz) in the Grand Theater. Overall, even though Fright Fest this year at SFA seemed dull to me (post COVID hangover); it was glad to see a Grand Theater show for the first time since 2019!

True, they've always sold the regular/express line passes for the mazes. I'm also mixed about renewing my membership for 2022. If I do change, I may do Hershey Park

So after closing early on Saturday night because of fights, this: Six Flags America Fright Fest to close early after fights. Yeah, next year I could totally see them doing some kind of age restriction thing.

1. Isn't that the same policy that Kennywood has? 2. Yeah a 21+ restriction would really cut down attendance!

So I made it up there yesterday (my pattern since I resumed going to Knoebel's in 2019 is going opening weekend and one of the September weekends). Yeah several rides were not in operation; which I do understand because of post-peak season staffing and such. And the Crystal Ballroom Arcade/XD motion theater has apparently been SBNO this year? Very good crowds, even had both trains running for Phoenix and Twister!

Damn, I've always read that a night ride on Beast is a must for coaster enthusiasts!

Which is more likely for the future of The Boss (and is it a better ride since the 2018 reprofile?) RMC Iron Horse Makeover RMC Topper Track Makeover GCI Titan Tracking The pre-cut tracking under development by Gravity Group None of these!

More random thoughts here: Me personally dropping weight made me have more fun at the park this year because a. I wasn't being stapled into restraints and b. I could actually be shirtless at Hurricane Harbor! (I don't care about being fit/toned; just happy the pounds are down) Assuming at some point Shipwreck Falls and/or Renegade Rapids get scrapped (seems to be the trend for those types of attractions being removed); what if anything replaces them? My opinion is that the RR plot could be used for an RMC Raptor and the SF plot could be used for a Sky Rocket 2. Yes ladies and gentlemen, I know those two ideas have no chance of ever happening (and I should stop using that DC area crack!)

So I've seen that on some of the Fright Fest nights, they're open until Midnight What's been the latest at night you've ever ridden on a coaster?

So now that Kingda Ka & Zumanjaro can run at the same time; have the operations for both gotten any quicker?

I take it no further updates on El Toro?

Scrap heap!

Funny thing is when Batwing is operating; it actually does have a decent sized line. However I don't recall the last time two train operations were done (and the other train is a parts donor thing now)

I could see a Freespin going where Penguin's Blizzard River is. But what I'd also like to see is something replacing Shipwreck Falls (seems to be the trend lately; taking out these Shoot the Chutes rides), maybe a Sky Rocket II. Hey I'm biased towards that idea because Premier Rides is Baltimore based! Reality is, I should stop smoking that DC area crack because SFA likely isn't getting jack shit for 2022!

So I saw this today at Six Flags America. Could this be a sign that the park is finally saying "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" it with this coaster and it's going to be removed?

Any idea on what the park might get for 2022? I realize that none of these ideas will likely happen; but stranger shit has happened before! 1. Roar finally gets the Iron Horse treatment 2. Shipwreck Falls gets dismantled (seems to be a trend lately of Shoot the Chutes rides going away) 3. Penguin's Blizzard River gets taken out in favor of an RMC Raptor

My visit was this past Sunday, but didn't get around to posting until last night. Well I saw the Blue train for Superman was on the transfer track (they usually don't put the second train on Superman until Memorial Day weekend; though Wild One and Roar were both running two trains) and the Red train was stuck in the station all day. I think the ride op side some kind of power issue or chain issue let to them not be able to do any test runs so the ride didn't open.

Yup, glad to see this opening up. Of course it did have good lines throughout the day (May 16th); and it did have a few minor technical issues. Got 5 rides on this, took the sting out of Superman: Ride of Steel being down all day (while Batwing was open all day; which is something I thought I'd never see!) And already there is a broken phone beneath one portion of the sliding platform!