boldikus Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jason Maier said: Don't know how exciting HITP will be here; considering Gotham City is closed off. May as well check it out one day. Hasn't it always been closed for HITP? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, boldikus said: Hasn't it always been closed for HITP? Yes. This event is exactly the same as it's been for a half-a-decade. Firebird, Mind Eraser, Ragin Cajun, Roar and Wild One will be open along with all non-water rides in the front of the park. Everything behind Wild One will be closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 The park's christmas setup is very pretty this year. Unfortunately I didn't get any photos, I will try again on Sunday. If you're someone who usually skips Roar, I would recommend riding it this year in the front it's absolutely fabulous especially in the dark. Wild One's trim is really hitting, anyone know what's up with that? Does the cold make the wood more brittle or something? The change was made right before the festival, was running nearly totally off all summer. Still a 9.5/10 coaster. The straight up lies on the station signs always make me laugh. One sign claims it was reprofiled to install the log flume, but there are POV's of the ride in its original configuration with the log flume running. Another claims the top speed was increased with the reprofile, it wasn't it was actually lowered. It was the net speed that was increased due to the removal of a trim in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 7 hours ago, disownedpear said: it wasn't it was actually lowered Just curious, where did you hear this? This is news to me, I assumed that the heavier trains allowed for a top speed increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 The bottom of the first drop was raised about 10ft in the modification. I'm not sure if the trains were changed in that same year, but even if they were I don't think the heavier trains would have made enough of a difference to offset the drop size change. I suppose it's possible it reaches a higher top speed at the bottom of the second hill than it used to at the first but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Per the app, it looks like Opening Day will be March 26th, 3 weeks later than last year… It’s like Cedar Fair and Six Flags switched places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoint4life23 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Quote  Hoping i can talk my wife in to letting us go for a few hours in April. I have a wedding in DC and figure could swing by before heading home to Ohio. You would think it wouldn't be that busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 8:09 AM, coasterbill said: Per the app, it looks like Opening Day will be March 26th, 3 weeks later than last year… It’s like Cedar Fair and Six Flags switched places. Actually saw opening day for SFA is March 19th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Just out of curiosity, has Roar ever received millennium flyer trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Roar opened today. The park seems to be doing pretty well, the ops are fantastic this year, super nice and lots of interaction with guests. I've always thought the ops here, if not always the fastest, interact with the guests a lot more than other parks I've been to. Batwing wasn't open but it was good to see them working on it all day. Everything else was open. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 When I went back on April 12th, I noticed some retracking/fresh wood on Roar. Good progress, I'd prefer Titan Tracking and MF trains though. And I wonder how much longer Batwing stays around. It usually opens an hour later than the other rides, and maintenance dreads working on it. I know the second train was repurposed for a parts donor, but with no fresh parts being made for Flying Dutchmans anymore you got to wonder ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 12 hours ago, Jason Maier said: And I wonder how much longer Batwing stays around. It usually opens an hour later than the other rides, and maintenance dreads working on it. I know the second train was repurposed for a parts donor, but with no fresh parts being made for Flying Dutchmans anymore you got to wonder ... I'm not a fan of Batwing or Nighthawk, but what do you mean by "no fresh parts being made anymore"? They're made by Vekoma, right? I'd assume that if either Six Flags or Cedar Fair needs a part they'd be able to get it direct from them, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/5/2022 at 9:43 AM, coneyislandchris said: I'm not a fan of Batwing or Nighthawk, but what do you mean by "no fresh parts being made anymore"? They're made by Vekoma, right? I'd assume that if either Six Flags or Cedar Fair needs a part they'd be able to get it direct from them, no? A friend I have worked for SFA for several years, and apparently Vekoma no longer sells parts for Flying Dutchman, so SFA must fabricate parts themselves or with local machine shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I feel like enthusiasts put too much stock in what is and isn't on a manufacturer's website so sorry in advance for doing exactly that but it seems weird that they would be promoting these models on their website and then not offering parts for them at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 ^ yeah. . but the Vekoma site also still lists Firehawk on it - as the only other Flying Dutchman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Yeah. . . that argument doesn't hold well as it seems they are showing where some are installed, not "we offer these types". . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob325 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 8:08 PM, Jason Maier said: And I wonder how much longer Batwing stays around. It usually opens an hour later than the other rides Guessing it’s open later than everything else because it’s farther back in the park than everything else. Probably smart time management to not open the ride when no one would even show up in line for the first 30 minutes (really, who wouldn’t stop first at Superman before going to Batwing?) and not able to fill a full train for the next 30 minutes? Maybe giving them too much credit but the schedule probably comes from actual rider volume. Seems like a lot of parks are more smartly scheduling their limited staff where the crowds actually are at the start of the day and later opening rides that take a long time for the masses to work their way back to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_s Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 ^^-- On a visit ~10 years ago, Batwing opened around 5 PM (Roar never did).  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 So I went yesterday and of course Batwing was closed most of the day. I'm not even going to bother with speculating on it's future because the park will keep it running until it done dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Considering making my first visit here for the first time since 2008 and to activate my pass. Does anybody know if Superman has been operating lately? It is listed as closed on the app so I want to see if that was just a temporary thing or if it's been closed for a few days. If so then well it should be a quick visit to grab Firebird and Cajun then jump on the wooden coasters, Joker, and Harley Quinn and head back south to KD.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Appears to have been closed the last couple of days. https://queue-times.com/parks/42/rides/3475 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 So it would appear that Whistlestop Park and Coyote Creek, the entire sections of attractions have been removed from Six Flags Americas website, and one of the facebook fansites is reporting that they are closed for the season just kind of out of absolutely nowhere. Not sure what this indicates but it's somewhat alarming to see two entire sections shut down for the season in August maybe something happened to the power grid they are on? Very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Where on the website are they missing from? They're still on the park map and most of the rides in those sections are still listed under the rides section of the site? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyf15 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 if you click on it! gives you page not found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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