JG-77 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Damn! I've noticed dispatches have been improving in the last few years, but sub 60-second dispatches on Batwing is impressive for any park, especially this place. Great to hear. Would be very interested to see how fast they can move the line if they ever put the 2nd train back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dankeykang Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Canobie Coaster said: The operations at Six Flags America were way better than usual. I'm convinced they kidnapped a Cedar Fair staff. You never know, especially considering Kings Dominion isn't opening for another two months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I never thought I'd see the day where they have quick dispatches on Batwing! Wonder if they'll ever put the 2nd train for it back on the track (unless it's being used as a parts donor). As much as I've wondered if it'll ever be gone; I give the park credit for keeping it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 As others have noted, dispatches are so much better this year. I talked to a crew member earlier and they said they were practicing for the spring break rush. Where the heck is JJ's second train though that thing gets a line with almost no crowd now.  It is pretty amazing they've kept Batwing this whole time. I've been going for eight years and have never even seen it closed! Bets on who goes first, Nighthawk or Batwing?  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, disownedpear said: I've been going for eight years and have never even seen it closed! Man you've been lucky. I was closed for a very large chunk of 2019 iirc due to needing a replacement part, and I've seen it closed on several other occasions. Still glad they keep it around, as I really do enjoy it, and it is quite a large draw to the dry park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, disownedpear said: As others have noted, dispatches are so much better this year. I talked to a crew member earlier and they said they were practicing for the spring break rush. Where the heck is JJ's second train though that thing gets a line with almost no crowd now.  It is pretty amazing they've kept Batwing this whole time. I've been going for eight years and have never even seen it closed! Bets on who goes first, Nighthawk or Batwing?  For sure Nighthawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 ^Nighthawk at least got a lot of parts from Firehawk's closure, although Cedar Fair is more likely to put a big new ride into Carowinds and they could easily replace Nighthawk with one. How about Batwing closes first but Nighthawk is actually removed first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 56 minutes ago, CoasterGuy06 said: ^Nighthawk at least got a lot of parts from Firehawk's closure, although Cedar Fair is more likely to put a big new ride into Carowinds and they could easily replace Nighthawk with one. How about Batwing closes first but Nighthawk is actually removed first I would agree with that, but Carowinds top 3 doesn't include Nighthawk.... SFA's does IMO (Batwing, Superman, Firebird). And I don't rank them based on my enjoyment, I do it based on what I see as far as lines when I'm inside the park. I think Batwing is a key piece of the park for SFA, whereas Carowinds if it closed, noone would care. If SFA puts in a 15 million $ coaster and removes Batwing, my above point is now void Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_s Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 ^^-- That's definitely not SFA's top 3 even by line length on average, but going by lines, I'd say Nighthawk might be the most popular ride at Carowinds. Throughput is poor on the awful, but funny, things though. Anyway, due to SFA being SFA, they'll run Batwing until it dies or they close the place. It may even outlast Mind Eraser as it's a few years younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 31 minutes ago, bill_s said: ^^-- That's definitely not SFA's top 3 even by line length on average, but going by lines, I'd say Nighthawk might be the most popular ride at Carowinds. Throughput is poor on the awful, but funny, things though. Anyway, due to SFA being SFA, they'll run Batwing until it dies or they close the place. It may even outlast Mind Eraser as it's a few years younger. What would you say is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_s Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 ^^-- By quality, Supes and Wild One are the stars. Your personal choice for #3. I might take Roar but Jinx is more popular and good. Batwing for somebody. I enjoy Firebird sometimes but started riding it for shorter lines first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I wasn't saying quality, I am simply saying what the GP would view as top 3. I don't think Wild One is an attractive marketing ride. As much as this forum may love it, Wild One is just another wooden coaster with a one train wait. Personally - I put Wild One in my top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I'd say JJ is more popular than Firebird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Harley Quinn announced to be opening in May! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I have not been to the park in two seasons due to getting really bored of going all the time. However, I was going every year for years. I seem to notice the staff in the beginning of the season is pretty good... its later in the season that it starts to fall off. I get its hot and you are working in the elements but don't take a job you truly don't want. Just Google mapped the park and I think Harley Quinn looks good where it is. Definitely better than the smaller swing ride they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Yeah I've never been to a park who's staff quality doesn't decrees by the end of the season, I think it's pretty inevitable as the work becomes more familiar and mundane and the temps rise.  I've been going since 2012 and have always hated on Superman for what I feel is it's wasted penitential. Last Sunday though, it was hauling absolute ass like I've never seen before. The first helix felt like i305, the 3rd hill had sustained ejector, and even the second helix pulled some crazy lateral forces. If it always ran like this, I think it would be a top 10 for me. People were clapping at the end of every cycle, which does not happen often at SFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Well I'm looking forward to Harley Quinn Spinsanity opening this weekend! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I get to help film its commercial tomorrow! It was running for passholder preview last weekend and looks absolutely fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Great to hear, let us know how the shoot goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 The shoot went pretty well. I was a complete idiot and forgot to bring my phone so no pictures unfortunately. They were shooting on Wild One and Firebird as well for some reason. What was interesting is they pretty much had all of Gotham City linked up, so when they started Harley Quinn, the round up, JJ and Wonder Woman would all start staggered so they would line up perfectly for the photos. Was very cool and I've never seen a park do this. The ride was fun, pretty forceful, a great fit for the park. Something I noticed is it feels very, like, bumpy when starting and stopping if that makes sense? Anyone experienced something similar on it's clones? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xVicesAndVirtues Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 ^Any idea what is/was causing the downtime on Superman? And was your visit the same day you posted this? Going this weekend and hoping Superman is open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 12 hours ago, xVicesAndVirtues said: ^Any idea what is/was causing the downtime on Superman? And was your visit the same day you posted this? Going this weekend and hoping Superman is open! 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Just fyi Superman was running two trains on multiple occasions earlier this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Superman went down on the 9th and hasn't run since, I would message the park on Facebook if you want to ride it this weekend they are usually pretty responsive. Once they put the second train on Wild One for the season they don't usually take it off, the transfer track setup makes it very difficult, so that's why you'll see Wild One as the only coaster in the park with two trains occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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