coasterfreak101 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 If a whole lot of trackwork is done when the upgrade happens, then yes it does make a big difference. Wildcat at Hershey is better now, five years later, than it was before, and the first year or two were even better. It definitely hasn't deteriorated to where it was before, and it shouldn't with them running. Everyone complains about Gwazi being just as bad as before, but I rode it multiple times in January because I actually enjoyed it so I'm not so sure what they're all talking about. I definitely found it to be improved over the last time I rode, a few years back. Trackwork would've certainly helped, though, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxelmatic Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 The park has started to add plants and trees throughout the Gotham City area, along with the rest of the park. In other news, Batwing's new paint has been completed on the supports, and it looks very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megametal Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Oh my! Trees?! In Gotham City?! In Six Flags America?! Inconceivable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Gotham City definitely needs some shade--and something other than concrete and asphalt to add a little color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArundelHigh Coasters Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 The supports look nice. Hopefully they will soon start working on the track too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I love the park is finally making itself look so nice! I am starting to really enjoy the park now when I go! I can't wait for the new water slides to open up this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I love parks with a ton of trees. Hopefully they will keep planting more and have a great shaded park in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceattack52 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 ^ Yeah, I like parks with a lot of trees, too, you just don't see that many in parks these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArundelHigh Coasters Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I went to the park today and forgot to take a picture of this, but Mind Eraser's yellow train is now black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark549 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Gotham City definitely needs some shade--and something other than concrete and asphalt to add a little color. It is ironic (and sad) given that SF America is immediately next to Belt Woods, a very special ecological preserve that includes some old growth forest (which was saved from becoming ugly tract homes). Apocalypse seemed even rougher than it did as Iron Wolf. The only re-ridable coaster there is Superman, not the best Intamin but a pretty good one. I rode Giant Coaster near Boston as a teenager and remember it being better than Wild One is now. You can see how the turnaround for Wild One has been tamed (some original bents are under the current track). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Apocalypse definitely rides better than it did as IW. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Was at the park yesterday. Wild One was running rougher than I remember. Kind of unfortunate, but still my favorite ride in the park I think. Not much progress on the new slides, which was disappointing. The tower is up and half of the stairs are too, but there's only one piece of slide in the air right now. It's June, you'd think we'd have a new water slide open by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerleeberry Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 ^Unfortunately, that is the norm with Six Flags America whenever it comes to new rides or slides: they always open later in the season - Not unlike other parks that will try to open their newest attractions by opening day or Memorial Day. "I'm not perfect; I just love to ride!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCoaster Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I was wondering how SFA's new slides were doing since SFNE's seem to have had their opening delayed until next week. If they can get one tower operating correctly, SFA should be able to avoid whatever problems SFNE is having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Visited for a few hours this afternoon - the park was not as terrible as I'd heard but still very average. Everything was just running one train so despite small crowds the lines were long on Superman and Joker's Jinx. Chronic line cutting didn't make it any better. Roar was riding very rough, going to have some bruised thighs from that one! Wild One was OK but is definitely kind of rickety at the moment - perhaps at some point it can be repurposed as theming for Apocalypse. Compared to the other B&M standups I thought Apocalypse seemed a bit slow, but the park has done a good job theming it, fire effects always make things better! Batwing was shut, and properly shut too since they had benches blocking the path. Mind Eraser reminded me of Arkham Asylum's days as Lethal Weapon... Not all complaints though - I thought the park has done a good job theming and landscaping certain areas, hopefully they will continue this into the less developed parts in the future. The entrance plaza in particular is very well done. As far as a coaster trip goes Superman was the only real thrill, although I like the Flying Dutchman coasters so if Batwing was open that might have been different. I'm glad to have gone but the park definitely needs something more to round out the ride collection - an El Loco maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxelmatic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I was at the park for about two and a half hours yesterday. I got quite a few pictures of the park, so I'll try and have some of those up tonight. But honestly, I was impressed with the park. Every coaster except Wild One and Batwing were running two trains, and the ones that were running two were doing it very well. What would have been around a half-hour wait with one train was around ten minutes with two on Superman. Even Joker was running two today! But there have been a lot more trees and vegetation added all around the park since I last went. Also, since Train 1 of Superman is back from refurbishment, it's an even better ride now. Airtime on every hill, and it doesn't seem to lose its speed at all. I even started to grey out in the back helix both times I rode it. In the two and a half hours I was there, I rode Mind Eraser once, Superman twice, Joker three times, Apocalypse twice, and Tower of Doom four times. The park is really starting to shape up this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 ^How is Apocalypse doing? I never really paid attention last year, but is it still the piece-of-cap ride that left SFGAm or were they able to iron it out enough that it's a decent enough ride now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 ^It was a little rougher a few weekends ago than I remember it being last year. It wasn't nearly as bad as people said it was as Iron Wolf when they first moved it though, or at least in my opinion it wasn't. Granted, I don't usually complain too much about a few kinks, especially for a ride that was a company's first foray into coaster design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 ^^ I personally do not like that coaster. Its really rough on my head. My ears always get banged around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxelmatic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Apocalypse was running better than usual. I got a ride in both trains, and train 2 seems to have less shaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I was at the park for about two and a half hours yesterday. I got quite a few pictures of the park, so I'll try and have some of those up tonight. But honestly, I was impressed with the park. Every coaster except Wild One and Batwing were running two trains, and the ones that were running two were doing it very well. What would have been around a half-hour wait with one train was around ten minutes with two on Superman. Even Joker was running two today! But there have been a lot more trees and vegetation added all around the park since I last went. Also, since Train 1 of Superman is back from refurbishment, it's an even better ride now. Airtime on every hill, and it doesn't seem to lose its speed at all. I even started to grey out in the back helix both times I rode it. In the two and a half hours I was there, I rode Mind Eraser once, Superman twice, Joker three times, Apocalypse twice, and Tower of Doom four times. The park is really starting to shape up this season. Can you be sure to include pics of the repainted Batwing, of the new trees that have been added to the park, and of the construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxelmatic Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I have pictures of everything except Bonzai Pipelines. However, I can say that at least half the tubes for the slides are up, and I think the stairs were added...but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOA1998 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 So how bout a paint job for SROS this off season??????? That would be nice. Anyone have pictures of Mind eraser's black track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Superman just got repainted what, two years ago? It doesn't need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBomer Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Anyone have pictures of Mind eraser's black track? It was a train, not the track that got painted black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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