SLCHeadache Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 SFA will probably get some type of restaraunt as well. Does Six Flags announce their new restaurants in advance? Upon further review, their existing lazy river is the most piss poor excuse for a lazy river in the history of lazy rivers. I never paid much attention before, but god damn, they REALLY needed this. You walk down stairs to get in it which makes it tough for little kids to get in their tubes and really limits capacity on a ride where capacity should never be an issue, generally you enter a lazy river on a gradual slope (and you will on the new one). Then once you're in the river it's as plain looking as possible, it's incredibly short and there's absolutely nothing going on. Seriously, . After seeing that, I'm totally on board with this addition. Almost all lazy rivers I have ridden use steps. Schlitterbahn NB, Dorney, KD, etc. Can't say I remember KD's entry steps being as narrow as SFA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 SFA will probably get some type of restaraunt as well. Does Six Flags announce their new restaurants in advance? Kickin Tsunami Chicken and Apocalypse tacos weren't announced in advance. The survey makers were most likely for something along the lines of a Restaurant or Bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Good. Draw more people into the water park, I don't go in there. I can wait until next year for dry park addition. Renew my pass? No brainer. They're still coasters in my backyard and I'll get up to Great Adventure at least once and the temptation of the other SF parks is always there once the pass is in hand. Give me the new trains on Mind Eraser and I'm good. Put the Mexican place on the meal plan and I am happy. They are pouring piers in the arena which should mean that they plan on actually using it for something even if it's competitions of some kind. There are those markers that were discussed which should be minor tweaks to the park. That would have made for a better teaser video: The Grim Reaper getting off ME not holding his head, eating a burrito, watching a cheerleading competition, and standing under a shade structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Hahaha I was looking forward to watching this thread crash and burn. Better luck next year guys! And Donald Trump said he was going to make Mexico pay for the wall. Currently, H.H. is most consistently getting people through the gates at SFA and considering (as previously mentioned) how pathetic their current lazy river is, this upgrade is actually a great idea and makes me want to make the effort to hit up the water park in 2018. Exactly. I am sure that they knew that going in...and after watching the video that Bill linked, it definitely looks like the shittiest lazy river that I have ever seen. Personally, I love these types of lazy rivers. If I had one bitch, it would be that there is no float-up tiki bar where you could order a beer or drink while you lazily float around and just let all the cares in the world slip away. There must be something in the air in Virginia and Maryland that makes the coaster lovers slightly crazy. Have you visited the train wreck that is the Darien Lake thread? Edited August 31, 2017 by Philrad71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Good. Draw more people into the water park, I don't go in there. I can wait until next year for dry park addition. Renew my pass? No brainer. They're still coasters in my backyard and I'll get up to Great Adventure at least once and the temptation of the other SF parks is always there once the pass is in hand. Give me the new trains on Mind Eraser and I'm good. Put the Mexican place on the meal plan and I am happy. They are pouring piers in the arena which should mean that they plan on actually using it for something even if it's competitions of some kind. There are those markers that were discussed which should be minor tweaks to the park. That would have made for a better teaser video: The Grim Reaper getting off ME not holding his head, eating a burrito, watching a cheerleading competition, and standing under a shade structure. Throw some flyers in there for Roar and you'll have the best addition to the park in the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Sorry for the double post but man would I hate to be SFA right now. They just recently posted the ride to Instagram and there isn't a single positive comment about the addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 That would have made for a better teaser video: The Grim Reaper getting off ME not holding his head, eating a burrito, watching a cheerleading competition, and standing under a shade structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Sorry for the double post but man would I hate to be SFA right now. They just recently posted the ride to Instagram and there isn't a single positive comment about the addition. People got too hyped up with the teasers. Just like great trailers for a movie, then let down once you plop down the cash. People will like it once it's here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Sorry for the double post but man would I hate to be SFA right now. They just recently posted the ride to Instagram and there isn't a single positive comment about the addition. That's because people are stupid. And what does the addition posted on Instagram have to do with not wanting to be at the park right now? Are people currently rioting at the park because they're getting a lazy river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 ^ Not trying to ignore your post but... If anyone wanted to know what that awesome song was that they've been playing on the teacups, it's this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Sorry for the double post but man would I hate to be SFA right now. They just recently posted the ride to Instagram and there isn't a single positive comment about the addition. You know what would really fire them up? To find out that the Free Fly that went to GAdv was bought for SFA. The park president didn't want it for some reason (common, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Sorry for the double post but man would I hate to be SFA right now. They just recently posted the ride to Instagram and there isn't a single positive comment about the addition. You know what would really fire them up? To find out that the Free Fly that went to GAdv was bought for SFA. The park president didn't want it for some reason (common, etc). I'm getting kinda tired of the park president. This wouldn't be the first time SFA didn't get a ride that was bought for them. I can't help but think something like that happened this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 This must be what JETS fans feel like at the NFL draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 This must be what JETS fans feel like at the NFL draft. Ironically I'm a Jets fan as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have to say. This thread isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrecken Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I think I may have said something to this effect before in years past, but I truly believe that SFA will get a new coaster (meaning brand-new, not a hand-me-down from some other park in the chain) when at least one of three things occur: #1 - Amelia Earhart's plane is found #2 Jimmy Hoffa's body is found #3 you know where freezes over Thing is, sadly for us coaster fans, the water park is SFA's bread and butter (even though it is only open for three months out of the year) and I truly question whether the dry side would even survive without it. Kind of like a restaurant that serves mediocre food but has a very busy, popular bar - take the bar away and the place goes under. Such a restaurant would be much more inclined to spend money renovating and improving the bar area than the rest of the place because that is what pays most of the bills. Same thing with SFA I believe. They have little incentive to do much for the dry side when it is the water park that is most popular with the average guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 To those of you getting rid of your season passes Nobody's getting rid of their season passes. The poster above you and one other person literally just said they were. And Donald Trump said he was going to make Mexico pay for the wall. I laughed way to hard at that conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 The announcement this year got me like [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 ^ this morning when I got my first look at the new rides list I was like "wow look at all these cool rides I wonder what my local six fl.......Wahoo River......back to sleep." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Waking up to the worst news ever . I'm so jealous that you don't remember November 9, 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Waking up to the worst news ever . If this is your "Worst news ever", you have lived a VERY blessed life! Consider yourself EXTREMELY fortunate! To those of you getting rid of your season passes Nobody's getting rid of their season passes. Exactly! Give me a break! And Donald Trump said he was going to make Mexico pay for the wall. I can't believe how many people ran with that nonsense, and actually thought he WOULD! I was just like... Seriously people??? There must be something in the air in Virginia and Maryland that makes the coaster lovers slightly crazy. Have you visited the train wreck that is the Darien Lake thread? Ugh! No kidding! That's the one thread I avoid like the plague on this site! I made the mistake of dipping my toes back in there recently and... NOPE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I think down the road we'll all appreciate Wahoo River when we're in HH. Just a real low excitement factor at announcement date. But hey we always have Twisted Timbers to look ahead to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Waking up to the worst news ever . I'm so jealous that you don't remember November 9, 2016. Because that day drastically effected your life so much. You still live in a free country where you post in a themepark forum every day. As for SFA, I think they are moving the way of Dorney park in a sense that there is no need to pay attention to the dry side as much when the waterpark is the main draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Waking up to the worst news ever . I'm so jealous that you don't remember November 9, 2016. Because that day drastically effected your life so much. You still live in a free country where you post in a themepark forum every day. As for SFA, I think they are moving the way of Dorney park in a sense that there is no need to pay attention to the dry side as much when the waterpark is the main draw. I somewhat disagree. In the last 5 years, they added to the dry side 3 times, and the water park twice. Even in one of those water park years, they added VR. Our current lazy river was terrible. As said earlier, people will like this when it gets here. The only problem is that people aren't going to plan a trip to experience Wahoo River. Since a great much of the park was repainted/repaired, they can use a lot of the extra funds to finish the last 10%. Maybe repaint a ride or two. Do not buy in to anyone that says the ALL of the buildings need some TLC. This was true before HITP, but they refreshed every building before the event,not including Gotham. That's what they have to square away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Waking up to the worst news ever . I'm so jealous that you don't remember November 9, 2016. Because that day drastically effected your life so much. You still live in a free country where you post in a themepark forum every day. As for SFA, I think they are moving the way of Dorney park in a sense that there is no need to pay attention to the dry side as much when the waterpark is the main draw. I don't see the need to come to that conclusion just yet. They did just add a nice Star Flyer to the dry side of the park. Now if they next three years are all water park installations or 2 years of nothing and 1 waterpark installation then I could agree with you. SFA has gotten a good bit of stuff added to the dry park in the last few years with a Star Flyer, Super Loop, Larson Flyers, 2 coasters, and a large children's area in Gotham City. Sure nothing that we're all just itching to go ride like an RMC, B&M (ignoring Apocalypse), or an Intamin. Certainly a lot more stuff than Dorney has received in the dry park in the last 8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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