thrillseeker4552 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Love the color scheme. It reminds me of Tatsu, except for the black supports. Also, completely nerdy and useless fact, but this is the first floorless conversion that actually decreased the capacity (not that this matters at SFA, but interesting nonetheless). Mantis/Rougarou maintained 8 cars per train, likewise Vortex/Patriot maintained 7. This one went from 7 on the stand-up to 6 on the floorless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Interesting. Although I think the park may be able to make that up considering how much longer it can take to dispatch a stand-up train than a floorless/sit-down one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Apocalypse almost never got significant lines though, so dispatch time wasn’t really an issue on most days. Not sure how bad lines will be when Firebird opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I’m sure it’ll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 ^ I have little doubt there. When SFNE ran one train on Superman, they needed boarding passes. Meanwhile at SFA, they had one train on Superman and it was a walk-on. Looking back, I don't think I've ever had to wait for anything at SFA outside of the spinning coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The only reason I'm at all concerned is because it's a new ride. When Wonder Woman opened, it frequently got 45min waits for the first few months of operations when I saw it (and still sometimes gets significant lines). Idk how much of that is the newness factor vs. the type of ride it is though. I'm not expecting anything insane for Firebird, but it will probably get longer lines than Apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The fact that a brand new, low capacity, high profile ride like that only got 45 minute lines in the first few days / weeks of operation is all you need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 ^ I have little doubt there. When SFNE ran one train on Superman, they needed boarding passes. Meanwhile at SFA, they had one train on Superman and it was a walk-on. Looking back, I don't think I've ever had to wait for anything at SFA outside of the spinning coaster. I can vouch for that, Ragun Cajun does get decent lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 ^ and Batwing, yes because of awful capacity, but also I've seen it fill a several switchbacks on multiple occasions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsixflags Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 this should be the final color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Honestly that looks really good. I’m hoping this thing rides more like Rougarou and less like Patriot but either way it’s an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 That’s a really nice color scheme FireBird has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Loving those colors!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 We rolled the dice and went in for the Pass Holder preview last night despite the rain around 5:15. Several rerides on WO in the front seat as there were two cars running. Had to be seated opposite of another couple on WW as there were only four of us on the ride. Walked on front row on Superman. That was the only ride that had enough people in the que that required a walk around to reride. We saw that Batman was actually running so we headed down there for a ride. Johnny Rockets, RC, fliers and a walk past FB and into CC and out by 7. - Ride Ops were slow and confused - FB has the nice sign but no other theming and needs more paint for sure - The long anticipated restroom by Superman is currently just a cement pad - Macho Nacho up and running - Two freestyle machines in Tex's Turkey Legs and Dogs (They were giving out free popcorn to guests with memberships) - Penguin was running? - The deep fried food booth is now chicken cheese steaks and fries - No more churros at the booth on main street - They have repainted most of the yellow on curbs, steps... paint on the the red and blue on WO - On ride photo available on the kiddie coaster - JJ was closed and testing - Rope lights added to the WO lift hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 There are also 2 self serve drink machines in Heritage House. The rope lights have always been on the lift hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highridin Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Oh, yeah, there's theming on Firebird, but it's in the way of plants...lol..a lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRideNick Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 For those who visited opening weekend, any signs of the rumored Jimmy Buffet "LandShark Bar" replacing the Hurricane Harbor entrance game stand? Construction, line work, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 For those who visited opening weekend, any signs of the rumored Jimmy Buffet "LandShark Bar" replacing the Hurricane Harbor entrance game stand? Construction, line work, etc? Woah, woah, woah... what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamedturtle Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I'm not familiar with this rumor, but when I walked by I didn't notice anything going on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmericanKnight Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 For those who visited opening weekend, any signs of the rumored Jimmy Buffet "LandShark Bar" replacing the Hurricane Harbor entrance game stand? Construction, line work, etc? Woah, woah, woah... what? Sarcasm or legit response? Hard to tell. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 ^ Anyone who knows Bill knows that was a VERY legitimate response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Anyone have pics of the new bathrooms near Superman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamedturtle Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Anyone have pics of the new bathrooms near Superman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Well at least they give you a fence to "go" behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I have a solution for that empty pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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