Six Flags America (SFA) Discussion Thread

[Bob325]

5 hours ago, Satans Hockey said:

I've never visited before but I'm just going to pick a day in August and go to play it safe because I just won't be surprised if they just close the whole place after Labor Day. 

Yep, that's what I'm thinking.

I did email the park and got the following non-answer answer:

"The park hours are 11am-7pm on week days, then 11am-8pm on weekends. Our park won't be closing until November 2nd. That is subjected to change later in the summer."

Love the disclaimer at the end!

[Satans Hockey]

40 minutes ago, Bob325 said:

Yep, that's what I'm thinking.

I did email the park and got the following non-answer answer:

"The park hours are 11am-7pm on week days, then 11am-8pm on weekends. Our park won't be closing until November 2nd. That is subjected to change later in the summer."

Love the disclaimer at the end!

I'm planning on going on a Saturday or Sunday, from what I've seen they started closing more of the park during the weekdays. 

[SoCalJasonland]

Frightfest  was just canceled but they state they are still open Sat & Sun during the daytime..

[AmyUD06]

I'd argue they're barely open during the daytime now.  This was taken 10 minutes ago, an hour away from closing on a perfect-weather Saturday. 

 

For comparison, some nearyby parks that are also experiencing the perfect weather....

 

[Zand]

3 more operating days left, has anyone made their way down for their last trips? I stopped in this evening for a few hours. I was surprised to see that other than Batwing (which we knew about), all major rides were operating. A few smaller flats closed, and I'd say food was operating somewhere around 30-50%. Decent crowd but the lines weren't bad and I had season Flashpass to get by some of the slower lines. Every coaster was running 1 train except Skywinder which was running 2 for some reason. Merch stores were mobbed as all items are now 85% off (we contributed quite a bit ourselves). 

I actually started the afternoon with Rajin Cajun which has always been an elusive credit for me. In my 3 previous visits, Two Face was closed the first time and this was closed the two most recent trips. I wish I sat on the right instead of the left as it felt that I was actually counter acting the spinning and got a mundane ride, but I saw some other folks spin like crazy. 

The coaster I'm most torn up about with this closure is Wild One. It first opened in MA 108 years ago and while I know almost none of the original coaster survived the relocation, it's still a really cool piece of history and it's also just a really fun coaster. Good airtime, fast turns, and reasonably smooth. Rode once in front and once in back, both were very fun. Big crowd at this ride all afternoon.

Voodoo Drop was fun. But I rode Demon Drop yesterday so also kind of overshadowed in the past 24 hours for me.

Jokers Jinx running great as always. The 2nd half of this kicks so much ass without having a midcourse. Intense whippy turns and good positives. Wish I got a second ride on it but when I only had time for one more I decided on Wild One instead.

Superman was a bit of a painful wait, with 1 train ops and rather slow dispatches a 4 train wait (thanks to Flashpass) was 30 minutes and I'm guessing the regular line had to be an hour. I felt bad for the folks in the front row like, almost every other train got filled with exit pass people. Anyway, I rode in row 2 and it was my first ride with the new trains. They shuffled quite a bit and seemed to run noticably slower in the 2nd half, but still a fun ride. I never noticed how well you can see DC from the top. 

Wonder Woman ran a very long, almost dizzying cycle. It spins very fast during the second half of the ride.

Rode Firebird for my second time ever. My first ride in 2020 was awful in the front row, I think I had my worst coaster headache ever after that ride. I rode in back this time. The shuffling is still noticable and definitely a couple jarring transitions but not nearly as bad as last time I route. But this thing is definitely a turd. Sorry B&M I know it's your first but it's time for this thing to be put out of its misery.

Rode Roar in back, it's definitely borderline violent but I think the layout is actually pretty fun with a few air pops and some intense laterals. It's an overhated ride IMO.

Lastly, Skywinder in back with the new trains still shuffled a lot but I actually enjoyed my ride on it. Amazing how different an SLC is when you're not getting your head pounded in. 

Definitely a sad vibe in the park. It's certainly a neglected park and has always been a dump, but it has always had this weird gritty charm to it for me and I always enjoyed half the coaster lineup. It's too bad it never got properly taken care of. Glad to have gotten there once more before it closes forever next weekend.