SFSTL August 16

[Guest]

Been there before (06) so ill just make a few notes.

 

-Ive never been a huge fan of GCIs but I really liked Evel Knievel, enjoyed it more than Renegade. Its far better in front row than in back.

 

-Operations were decent enough, Mr Freeze started running two trains after the line got long and STOP was running 1/2 tower. The Evel Knievel crew was real fast the rest were normal and Batmans was real slow.

 

-The Boss is still way better than people give it credit for. Yeah its a bit rough around the edges but ive been on much worse, and the layout is amazing.

 

-Crowds seemed really light for a Saturday in August, there lines but they didnt seem real long. Evel Knievel and Tony Hawk had probably the shortest lines of all the coasters with Batmans line being the longest (even though naturally the garden was empty).

 

Heres a video I took of Batman's really long Garden

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSaItEr0Sw

 

Now to the pics:

 

 

 

 

 

I didnt have to rent any lockers either

 

 

She asked me to stop for a picture, so I stopped and took one

 

 

Director Guy pointing to the Fright Fest countdown thing without knowing it

 

 

You think by this point ACErs would know not to bring large items to Six Flags parks

 

 

 

 

 

Extreme theming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice looking enterprise in front of the Boss

 

Themed advertisements outside Tony Hawk

 

 

[Guest]

Bulletin board in Mr Freezes line

 

 

I dont sit near the back of Mr Freeze cause it makes me sick

 

 

Waiting for Scooby is always a daunting task cause you never know how slow its going to move. I dont get why a continouis loading dark ride has such bad capacity and the line always moves real slow. On a good note the guns actually work really well compared to the other dark rides ive been on this year (Lake Compounce, Indiana Beach)

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP was only running 1/2 tower and had a line so we didnt ride it.

 

 

Screamin Eagle has a lot of hills but little to no air, it keeps its speed real well though

 

 

Six Flags and their prizes that dont fit in the $1 lockers

 

 

I dont really get a Superman theme on a drop tower but whatever works

 

 

Crappy Vekoma coaster with Shockwaves lift chain (when Ninjas chain snapped a few years ago they replaced it with part of Shockwaves from SFGAm)

 

 

I dont get this, there is a sign for a singles lane but there is no singles lane

 

 

 

 

This reminds me a lot of a queue someone who sucks at RCT would make

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TheStig]

Mr Freeze, bitch!

 

Great TR Brad, I really need to get to SFSTL after driving by it like 200000 times.

[Guest]

After walking through the massive garden etc were greeted with a few queue houses =(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not a fan of how SFSTL and SFGADV's Batcaves have paths that lead into the Batcave with open doors letting all the light in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like many BTRs, the theming is in state of neglect

 

 

 

 

SFSTL didnt paint over their graffiti like GAdv and GAm did

 

 

Batmans lockers having some issues

 

 

 

 

The scrambler has an awesome name/sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cars drop at different times on STOP

 

 

Legit stacks of beer, found this kind of interestnig as there was an outside deck right out the door from here and really no employee presence anywhere in the area

 

 

 

 

Probably the only SF park that can boast this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me with EK

[Guest]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ivy on the cieling around this poster is a nice touch

 

 

 

 

=(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We walked through HH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Couldnt find any signs like the new ones at Disney waterparks, so I had to settle for this

 

 

 

 

It went up to 2 train op when the line got long

 

 

This thing used to spray water

 

 

 

 

SFTV in THBS and EK's line is themed, not in BTRs line though

 

 

 

 

I dont like the Gerstlauer spinning coasters compared to a normal or spinning mouse, most other people seem to though

 

 

 

 

One last ride on EK

 

 

When Shapiro came "on board" I remember they made a big deal of every restroom having an attendant at all times. That lasted about a week...

 

 

[Guest]

Mr Freeze, bitch!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic9kAsVoVeo

Bitch

[haiderodes]

That Batman queue is hardcore. Reminds me of SFOG...long ass garden queue followed by massive queue hidden queue house.

 

Interesting that they made it with no "shortcuts" built in like at SFMM, if its not busy you can bypass the garden section of the queue.

[Six Flags Addict]

Great PTR! Good to see you had a good time at my home park.

 

Man I've only seen the line on Batman that long once this summer (but I only go on week days so...).

[yankees15]

SFSTL looks like a great park. I would really like to get out there one day. If I'm ever in the area I'll definitely check it out.

[fallen xxi]

See, in my eyes, the more grungie the batman themeing gets, the better it looks.

[spaceace12]

Wow, what a difference a week makes, I was just there a week ago Saturday, packed to the max. S:TOP was all the way past hte game building out in front of it.