mikeykaise Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 It definitely needs to be closed until they can figure it out. I agree with people who are saying it's something with the motor based on the sound and the way the one leg is bouncing. The sound matches with a motor turning at least to my ears but then again I'm not an engineer and suck with anything mechanical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Oh good lord people this is a mountain out of a mole hill. Look at Xcelerator's top hat after a train launches. This ride was probably improperly run (off-balance most likely) for a cycle and the structure needs to calm itself down between cycles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 ^Are you kidding this is hot breaking Six Flags America action! https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/six-flags-ride-shuts-down-video-shows-structure-shaking-report Park PR confirmed the ride is closed for inspection. I am an engineer myself, and I can’t tell you how close this was to reaching a critical stress point because I don’t have any specific information about the ride. I don’t work for Zamperla! I can tell you that is not a normal amount of deflection expected in a typical ride cycle though, and if it were this ride wouldn’t last very long. Within a factor of safety? Sure. Comparing it to regular operating track sway on Xcelerator?.... No. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Any idea on what the park might get for 2022? I realize that none of these ideas will likely happen; but stranger shit has happened before! 1. Roar finally gets the Iron Horse treatment 2. Shipwreck Falls gets dismantled (seems to be a trend lately of Shoot the Chutes rides going away) 3. Penguin's Blizzard River gets taken out in favor of an RMC Raptor  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Yo, that crack in Maryland is strong af. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Well they haven't gotten a brand new coaster since 2001 so this has to be the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I hope that for 2022, SFA is getting treatment for their concerning case of shaky leg syndrome. That's really all we can ask for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 They don't need to remove anything for an RMC Raptor, this place has plenty of space. I don't think they get anything though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I agree that Blizzard River is ugly and sucks, but here are the queue times for the last week. It has great uptime and it's reasonably popular. Is there any actual reason that everyone wants this gone other than the fact that they don't personally like it? I agree that I'd love to see it die but I don't know if there's any reason to expect that it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Attempt 5 of the season to ride Harley Quinn as successful. I am not accustomed to this park being packed, I prefer the ghost town vibe and riding everything , lunch, snack and out in under 2 and a half hours. Three hours for HQ and a burger was extreme. Johnny Rocket's can be just as entertaining as the stunt show. One person cooking and one person taking orders, a rainbow of every color shirt manager just overwhelmed. At one point four managers and three workers. By the way, all of the attention to cleanliness has gone out the window now that COVID is apparently completely over.  HQ holds 40 people and WTF every cycle had 20 of them wearing Crocs or slides storing and putting them back on and another 5 that got on the ride and then expect the op to take them off and store them like they be Cinderella. Slooooooooow loading.  Vaping , pants down below boxers, wandering restricted areas, and way too much sloppy boob spillage on bikini tops in the dry park all on the rise.  All that said, HQ is a nice addition and gives some interest to that area. Along with WW two solid adds . As far as what's next? New trains and name on Mind Eraser would be the best we could hope for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, MisterBrow said: Â pants down below boxers Oh heavens no. Â But seriously the vaping has been a real issue, most employees are getting paid below minimum wage and could simply care less. Never seen people vape on the actual rides till this year. Someone was vaping down the drop of Superman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWolfman Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 That reminds me so much of my Elitches experiences this year. Just yesterday, someone was smoking a full-on cigarette at the top flight of stairs for Sidewinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 9:30 PM, disownedpear said: Oh heavens no.  But seriously the vaping has been a real issue, most employees are getting paid below minimum wage and could simply care less. Never seen people vape on the actual rides till this year. Someone was vaping down the drop of Superman... Heavens yes. What is funny is that so many guys wear the the boxers that Amazon lists as the "best seller". It's like, I have those!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 8:30 PM, disownedpear said: most employees are getting paid below minimum wage Wait, what???? Can you explain this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 ^ not really sure. . . the Federal minimum wage is only $7.25 an hour - so a lot of States have that (such as Texas). but in Maryland (where SFA is), the Minimum Wage is $11.75 as of January. . . so it's not as great as the states that are $12 and up to $15 - but it's better than many other States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021  @ytterbiumanalyst https://www.forbes.com/sites/cedricmuhammad/2014/01/14/the-six-flags-minimum-wage-exemption-is-a-lesson-for-democrats/?sh=433cf2582e55 They make 9.50. It's fucked.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 ^ that IS still better than many States that pay less.  (the story is from 7 years ago, but I guess that exemption is still in place if the standard employee at SFA makes $9/50) (tho it does appear that the Texas SF parks seem to average ~$12 an hour, well over minimum wage - for standard ride op/service employees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 The state's that pay less often have a lower cost of living though, a lot of SFA's workers are from DC which has the 3rd highest cost of living in the country. It's not right, and the states that pay less aren't right either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 8 hours ago, disownedpear said: The state's that pay less often have a lower cost of living though, a lot of SFA's workers are from DC which has the 3rd highest cost of living in the country. It's not right, and the states that pay less aren't right either. Completely agree. What a way to treat the people who create your company's value. It's not like the cost of living in the MD suburbs is 2/3 of what it is in DC, either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Granted, PG county is probably the cheapest of the inner DC suburbs to live in, but using a special exemption to get away with paying less than minimum wage feels malicious. They should really be paying at least state minimum wage, though I think for an expensive place like the DC metro area (even if it's cheap-ish by DC standards), they should be paying somewhere around $15/hr. If Six Flags Great Adventure can do it, I don't see what's stopping SFA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBrow Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 From the newsletter, a Firebird model!  The Firebird Nanocoaster Is Here! Ever wish you could just take a coaster home from Six Flags America? When you visit Inferno Gifts or our online merch store, you can! Firebird is NOW AVAILABLE, Maryland's first and only floorless coaster. This exclusive Nanocoaster is custom-designed and carefully crafted to model each drop, twist, and loop. It's also easy to assemble! Get this and several other thrilling favorites at our online merch store.  * For super authentic design the fire feature is turned off. I will also stand behind you and smack you in the ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 9:17 PM, ytterbiumanalyst said: Completely agree. What a way to treat the people who create your company's value. It's not like the cost of living in the MD suburbs is 2/3 of what it is in DC, either. You are aware that if they don't want to work at an amusement park, they can go find other work? It's not forced labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 You are aware that what you just said makes you sound like a d*ck, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disownedpear Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I know people that simply didn't get any other callbacks for weeks, I guess there isn't as much of a labor shortage over in PG county. Single mothers with two kids working for nine bucks an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Yes, and it is the responsibility of governments to align those interests. You definitely want large employers in your town, but you also want those large employers to pay enough that your cost of services goes down. If you have 10,000 residents who all need EBT and Section 8 and heating subsidies and all that, is that employer really benefiting your town? Probably not. That's where minimum wage laws are actually valuable, they essentially privatize those services by shifting how people pay for necessities from government subsidies to their own paycheck.  So when it comes down to large international businesses like this saying "We want an exemption from the law to pay below minimum wage," what they're really saying is "We want the people of this town to pay our employees for us." If you live in that town, you're right to feel that's deeply unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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