SfGam's HH Now Open

[DejaVu The Ride]

For anyone who plans on heading out to SfGam this summer, make sure you plan some time to head out to their new "historic" waterpark, Hurricane Harbor. The park opened at 11am this Saturday morning. Let me just say that this park is beautiful. It is also the best overall park I have been to.(Even without Skull Island open.) The reason I would rate it better than Noah's Ark is that it is a lot more comfortable and has a much better atmosphere. Noah's Ark may have more slides, but that's all they have going for them.

 

Basically, I spent about 4 1/2 hours at the park and rode everything more than 3 times. Skull Island was NOT ready, but I heard it was being inspected today. Wahoo Racers(6 lane mat slides) and the Hurricane Mt. opened late along with the family tube slides. All the slides were great with the best being the blue speed slide, the atomic bowls, the inside slides at the Wahoo complex, and the dark blue slide on Hurricane Mt.

 

I hope to add more info on the new park as time permits! I will also add links to pictures of the waterpark.

 

BTW, Viper now has fastlane. It is not ready yet, but the exit path of HH will serve as a path to the fastlane op. They are also using the fastlane op as a grouper. This will result in Viper appearing to have a much longer line than it really does.(There are no switchbacks now.)

 

Also, all new game booths are now open and a new restaurant near Viper should open soon.

 

The main park was packed, but the park took the capacity very well. Dejavu ran all day. Got the 3 last rides of the night.

 

The park is looking amazing and is on its way to its ultimate goal. To once again be "Great America" and not just "Good America". Ron Sevart has a good head on his shoulders and if what he promises comes true, Cedar Point better watch out.

 

HH pics! Credit dmrbug for taking them. http://community.webshots.com/album/355320931fwgNFg

[Jeezus Juice]

Nice pics, that park looks awesome!

 

They have my favorite type of mat racers! I first tried these at PKI and I like them more than the standard type that Holiday word and blizzard Beach have.

 

Damn, Skull Island is huge! I really like these water play structures and this one is the largest.

 

I have a question about the bowl slides. Are they body or tube? Also, how do you exit the bowl? The ones I'm familier with are the ones found at Wet 'n' Wild parks where you drop out of the middle. These look to end with an enclosed tube to the pool.

 

Way to prove your the best 'Great America' park!

 

-Don "Stupid PGA!"

[GAcoaster]

Wow! Six Flags does it again!

 

They are two for two on parking lot expansions this year. Hurricane Harbor Chicago looks great. I think ours in NJ looks a little better, but we don't have those sweet looking racing slides (yet), and ours is a seperate gate.

 

I can't wait to get out there this Summer!

[BarryH]

Thanks for the report!

 

So is Deja Vu finally running at SFGAm?

[DejaVu The Ride]

Wow! Six Flags does it again!

 

They are two for two on parking lot expansions this year. Hurricane Harbor Chicago looks great. I think ours in NJ looks http://amusementpics.com/SFHHNJ.htma little better

 

Well, our trees were JUST put in last week. They need to grow. But yeah, Jersey's waterpark does look good with all the grown trees.(And decent theming.)

 

Also, the Wahoo Racers aren't exactly the same as PKI's. There is one more drop than theirs.

 

For the atomic bowl slides, you ride in a tube. You drop into the bowls and go around 3 or 4 times and the jets catch your tube and push you into the opening.

 

And yes Barry, DejaVu is finally running. It has all year(except on low staffing days.)

[DRWP2005]

The ProSlide CannonBowl Slide Series are tube slides, and use either single or double tubes, and are 40 feet in diameter...ProSlide recommends that the weight of a raft, eiter single or double not exceed 375 pounds, other wise it becomes a little bit dangerous. The only thing I dont like about any of the ProSlide CannonBowls is that fact that you do not go around enough times in the bowl, if it wasn't for those 3 jets in the bowls, it would be a lot more fun ride, as you then go around like 8 times.