Highridin Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Does anyone know if the restaurants will be open during Passholder Preview Night? I was hoping to get a Season Dining Pass Yes, all with any pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayj Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Firebird testing. Still no paint. Most likely opening Memorial Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayj Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Looks like an led light entrance sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 You don't have to PLAY Fortnite to even enjoy the idea. Imagine a Fortnite themed restaurant called "Moisty Mire Cafe" I love how you felt the need to tell me that name is associated with Fortnite. So you know it's not as big a deal as you're pretending it is. No one has to say "A lovable high-jumping, mushroom-eating plumber character called Mario" because everyone knows Mario. He's the most recognized character across all media. The Pokemon Go stuff is apropos here. It was a flash in the pan too. I played it a lot for a while, still do occasionally if I'm taking a walk anyway, but I don't go out of my way for it anymore, just don't care that much. Theme parks had a quick cash in and done. Angry Birds is possibly the only mobile game with staying power. It's been around a while with constant iterations and seems to still be relevant. The main problem with free to play games is that the developers are incentivized to make them less fun unless you pay up. If the game is really fun as is, people will play for free, so you put all the fun stuff behind paywalls. This has the effect of preventing the sort of connection to that game that you see with full priced games, where the developers have to convince someone there's enough fun content to be worth paying for. If theme parks are going to cash in on video games, they're going to be leveraging people's emotional connection to the game. Don't confuse microtransactions for emotional connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellboyBegins7492 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I know I have talked about this before but any chance we finally see new attractions added that aren’t relocated from other parks in a a dry expansion of the park instead of expanding the water park? New roller coasters, and new thrill rides. I know SFA is a small park but perhaps if they bought more land which is highly unlikely I know we can see some new characters introduced. I would like to see a flash roller coaster. More looney tunes attractions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Nope. Not going to happen. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsixflags Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 it will happen! get confident and don't listen to fans of cedar fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I mean, we’ve gotten two new ground up thrill rides in the past few years, so we could probably expect some modestly sized thrilling flats over the next decade or so. As far as a ground up coaster: I’d say it could happen, but don’t get your hopes up. Also, glad to see progress on Firebird. I honestly was expecting that they would only have installed a new sign and ripped out some theming, and open the ride in June, so this is a pleasant surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 There's more than enough land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 There's more than enough land. I've only been once (for a handful of hours). . but I seem to recall a ton of space between Wonder Woman and Superman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Yes, there is a boat load of land. They own all of the wooded areas around the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRideNick Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yes, there is a boat load of land. They own all of the wooded areas around the park. A lot of the wooded areas can't be used or developed due to environmental laws. That's why a Fortnite based VR attraction would be great! Compact and doesn't need much land development, but would be entertaining! Six Flags have already tested VR on coasters, a full VR attraction is next logical step! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yes, there is a boat load of land. They own all of the wooded areas around the park. A lot of the wooded areas can't be used or developed due to environmental laws. That's why a Fortnite based VR attraction would be great! Compact and doesn't need much land development, but would be entertaining! Six Flags have already tested VR on coasters, a full VR attraction is next logical step! dude. just give it up. . Fortnite isn't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yes, there is a boat load of land. They own all of the wooded areas around the park. A lot of the wooded areas can't be used or developed due to environmental laws. That's why a Fortnite based VR attraction would be great! Compact and doesn't need much land development, but would be entertaining! Six Flags have already tested VR on coasters, a full VR attraction is next logical step! dude. just give it up. . Fortnite isn't gonna happen. Shhh...the more we talk about it, the longer we draw it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark549 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yes, there is a boat load of land. They own all of the wooded areas around the park. The forest east of Six Flags is owned by the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources because it is partly old growth forest. It is not even open to public access due to rare species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterLover Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 The attached image shows the land that Six Flags America owns (the areas within the yellow lines). According to Six Flags' filings with the SEC, SFA owns 515 acres with 300 remaining developable acres. With regards to total acres, SFA has the second most total acres of all Six Flags parks behind SFGAdv (2200 acres) and ahead of Great Escape (345 acres). With regards to remaining developable acres, SFA and SFGAdv (456 developable acres) are the only two Six Flags owned properties with >50 remaining developable acres (again, all according to Six Flags' SEC filings). With regards to usage of remaining land, Six Flags America has strict regulations to noise levels at their property line. As such, unless they are building a show building or something else that would result in no sound increases, they cannot build to their borders and need to be cautious about putting rides that do cause a lot of noise (like coasters, especially launched coasters) too close to the property lines. Additionally, SFA has a lot of protected wetlands that go right through the center of the property. While it's not impossible to cross or go around these areas, they do present challenges. The best option (in my opinion) is the land to the south and west in the property (about where the blue placer is on the below map). But connecting this to the rest of the park would be challenging. It would be an ideal place for a separate gate water park (allowing them to incorporate the area of the current water park into the main park) or for some other separate gate attraction (like a shopping area or up-charge park) but I doubt that attendance at SFA is sufficient to justify such an addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Has anyone been to the park for the opening weekend, specifically Sunday? If so what was it like? I remember when I went to KD on opening day and it was more crowded than I have ever seen it, but at least all the rides were open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Yes, there is a boat load of land. They own all of the wooded areas around the park. A lot of the wooded areas can't be used or developed due to environmental laws. That's why a Fortnite based VR attraction would be great! Compact and doesn't need much land development, but would be entertaining! Six Flags have already tested VR on coasters, a full VR attraction is next logical step! dude. just give it up. . Fortnite isn't gonna happen. Shhh...the more we talk about it, the longer we draw it out Which happens first? We forget Fortnight or we get that path from the back of CC to Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 A lot of the wooded areas can't be used or developed due to environmental laws. That's why a Fortnite based VR attraction would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 The back half of Six Flags America is a giant empty barren wasteland. It looks like Forest Frontiers when you click out of the tutorial before Chris Sawyer has the chance to build anything. They could probably build a Beast clone back there tomorrow and not have to clear any land or remove a single tree. Are you guys seriously wondering if Six Flags America has expansion space? The park is literally a giant expansion pad and has been for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Why are we even talking about this? This is SFA afterall. You guys won’t get a new coaster, yet alone an expansion. Even if you got something, the current park past Wild One is still practically a giant field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRideNick Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Why are we even talking about this? This is SFA afterall. You guys won’t get a new coaster, yet alone an expansion. Even if you got something, the current park past Wild One is still practically a giant field. It's very possible we get a new coaster. We don't NEED a new coaster though, we need a family friendly dark ride! We haven't had one since the closure of Skull Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Six Flags America has posted a new Firebird photo on Facebook. They state that the ride will open in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamedturtle Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 The top of the sign, the "fire bird," if you will, is outfitted with LEDs. Also, according to someone on the internet, the yellow of the track's spine is getting another coat of paint, which will be a darker yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 That logo looks awesome and will look even better lit up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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