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Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread
tndank replied to davidmorton's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
New membership options now live at many (all?) SF parks. I think they will add more membership options sometime soon. -
Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Looks like single use FL passes are coming to KI. Pics of the booth to sell them have appeared this week. -
Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
It could be worded better, I agree. Most people probably assume "before" means the literal night before. In reality, it's one entry on any night during preview hours before you use it during normal operations. -
Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Just for future reference, your preview night does not have to be the night before your visit. Might help someone in the future. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
As far as family coasters go, Big Bear Mountain is excellent. Onboard audio along with everyone screaming is fun. Ride is smooth and twisty. Nothing special but a great ride the family can all enjoy together. Also, all the theming besides the big, stupid circular disc is really well done. Great looking ride. -
SeaWorld Orlando (SWO) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to disneygurlz2s's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Hersheypark has also introduced a reward system for visiting certain times, consecutive days, etc. Seems like a good way for parks to boost attendance. -
Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I'm in the camp of a smaller back spike. I think it will launch backwards, then forward over the top hat. It's only going backward to get some speed to launch over the top hat. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Because school field trips are what is causing all the crowds right now. Probably not dead, but not busy at all. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I believe they are all wristbands now. I know resort TS are wristbands. Don't recall seeing any lanyards a week ago but very possible I just wasn't paying attention. -
Get there an hour before posted opening. You can knock out all the coasters by 1 or 2pm most every day. Then hit monster mansion, acrophobia and other flats, rerides, etc. Food ops are generally terrible here. Be one of the first in and head to TC. Get it and Scorcher done before they rope drop the rest of the park. DDD, Goliath, Superman, GASM, Blue Hawk, Batman, Mindbender, mine train is the best order/path to knock everything out quickest. Flash pass may be useful later in the day but that's all on your phone now. No reason to buy in advance. This my plan of attack on Saturdays because I hate crowds. Been doing it for years.
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Photo TR: Amy's Only Major Park Tour in 2023
tndank replied to AmyUD06's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Strange. The other vortex is in heart of 5 Points, the hippie/artsy part of town next to a huge thrift shop. And looks more cool on the outside. Homegrown in a great morning spot in Atlanta. Home cooking, thrift store in the dining room, and usually someone playing music. It's unique. -
Photo TR: Amy's Only Major Park Tour in 2023
tndank replied to AmyUD06's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
2 days with timesaver at Dollywood seems excessive unless you like watching all the shows. I'm guessing no interest in Carowinds? Seems like it would be easy to hit on your way. I'd recommend hitting Fun Spot when you get into Atlanta. It's great at night in the dark. That 9-10pm hour is prime. Fox Bros has great BBQ. We love Ponce City Market with the variety and access to the beltway. That's a great way to walk around downtown. -
Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Big crane showed up at Cedar Point last night. Parked at Top Thrill and is being erected today. Seems many believe they will be working on the top hat very soon. Some rumors say new track on the structure. I'm excited to see some work happening and enjoy following along. Those things aren't cheap. It's going to be doing something soon. Update to add: hydraulic system is now being removed and can be seen on site. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
LR has been running well since it reopened a few weeks ago (knock on wood). Only problem is they typically run one train. It's very likely the park will be fairly dead on June 1. Besides LR and FC, everything should pretty much be a walk on most of the time. Thunderhead is in great shape right now. Lots of new wood on it again this year. It's my favorite in the park and it's running great now days. -
Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Grizzly is supposed to open this weekend. Employees who have ridden it say it's great! -
Worlds of Fun (WOF) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to OzCatter's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Now official. May 25 - First Riders and Passholder Previews May 26 - Opens to the General Public -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
They had Big Bear testing all afternoon today. Trains have working headlights and tail lights. Area and station look nice. Trains look small. Park was not crowded at all today. Most everything outside of LR and FC was a walk on. -
Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
They had one last year. Ticket options change periodically throughout the year. Might see it at some point this year. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
No indications this was true. Lots of talk a few weeks ago. Nothing seen at the rides yesterday or talked about again. -
Kentucky Kingdom (SFKK, KK) Discussion Thread
tndank replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Park emails announced T3 has been retired and will not reopen. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Big Bear opening May 12. Passholders that purchased early can sign up for exclusive time slots starting earlier that week. https://www.dollywood.com/themepark/festivals/big-bear-mountain-preview-night/ -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
tndank replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Sounds like a good trip. Hate to say it, but LR finally reopened today and ran all day. You'll get it next time. -
Quick report here. April 21-22 Drove down Friday. Got to the park quarter til 8. AF1 was down. They sent a few test trains then had us load. Sat down on the train, but seat 3 wouldn't lock. Watched several workers on phones run around the station for an hour and half before they called it for the night. Didn't think we'd get shut out after sitting in a locked train ready to go. Got off in hopes they would fix it but that didn't happen. It had been running fairly well the first hour or two that day, I'm told. Went back around 4 on Saturday. Got a few rides on AF1 without issue. Then someone barfed and they closed the ride, evac'ed the train on the brake run and cleared the station. 45 minutes later I got one more ride and took off. So, roughly 5 hours at Fun Spot the last 2 days. AF1 was running for a little over an hour of that. Probably more bad timing on a new coaster than anything else. Dispatches are still pitiful here, but the workers are fun and nice. As for the ride. No way this is in my top 5. It's a hell of a ride and 80% is fun as hell, but the ending and awful RMC trains really detract from the overall ride. It takes too much speed through the last hills and the brakes are just brutal. It hurts too much. Riding with a few different people and talking with others, I kept hearing 'the end hurts'. Lots of people were saying this. The coaster needed more length to burn off speed. That aside, I still had a blast riding it half a dozen times today. Park was active and looking good. Been to this one a few times but never during a beautiful, busy Saturday. The park seemed to be doing well. First part of today was at SFoG. That park was also having a good day. ps. The budget Orion station they built for AF1 is great. Also just learned after I left, it overshot the brakes again and they were doing another evac off the brakes. This seems to be happening a decent amount. Can't imagine warmer weather is going to help that.
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Fun Spot America Discussion Thread
tndank replied to jedimaster1227's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
More info has come out now. Seems to be about 25% will be retracked. First turn after the inversion has now been cut out and tossed in a dumpster.