Six Flags New England (SFNE) Discussion Thread

[BoulderDash]

Apparently the trains will remain the same. I hope they know it's going to take more than paint to fix this ride. And the music better be on the lift/brakes only. Enough of the onboard audio nonsense.

[WindexCyanide13]

Apparently the trains will remain the same. I hope they know it's going to take more than paint to fix this ride. And the music better be on the lift/brakes only. Enough of the onboard audio nonsense.

I emailed Jen, the amazing spokeswomen and she said the trains will stay the same, but will receive many upgrades and enhancements for a better ride experience.

[Garet]

Good! The purple looked dumb on this.

 

Was Bizarro really a well known character in the U.S. for non comic book readers? Out of all the super-hero rides there have been for Marvel/D.C. over the years when they announced the Bizarro re-themes way back, it was the only one where I had to go look up who that was.

Edited September 3, 2015 by Garet

[thedlr]

^ Yeah I admit I had never heard of Bizarro until this ride.

[MARK]

I was just thinking the other day it'd be great if they change Superman and Medusa back to their original themes! Never liked the look of the Bizarro thing.

[TyRush]

Yes! Superman is back. This is going to be great, so many people around here get confused as to why it's Bizzaro, many still refer to it as Superman so hopefully this clears it up for them!

[coneyislandchris]

Was Bizarro really a well known character in the U.S. for non comic book readers?

 

Enough so that there was an entire episode of Seinfeld devoted to him, in a manner of speaking.

[coasterkid124]

^The episode doesn't revolve around the villain Bizarro anyways. They used the term Bizarro to mean opposite in a way.

 

I'm very glad to see Superman return. The park really let Bizarro go to crap quickly. Hopefully they can take care of it this time. (What am I kidding? This is Six Flags we're talking about)

[A.J.]

I'm very glad to see Superman return. The park really let Bizarro go to crap quickly. Hopefully they can take care of it this time. (What am I kidding? This is Six Flags we're talking about)

Considering that they're pretty much keeping the current audio trains, I'd be willing to bet imaginary money that it will end up being just as apparently "meh" that it is now after a few years.

[jedimaster1227]

You have to give Six Flags' corporate marketing credit... They know well that the general guest will see this announcement and think that this is the first time Bizarro has been changed. I love that they actually used the old photos of Superman for this "new" announcement. Nothing like knowing your audience...

[A.J.]

You have to give Six Flags' corporate marketing credit... They know well that the general guest will see this announcement and think that this is the first time Bizarro has been changed. I love that they actually used the old photos of Superman for this "new" announcement. Nothing like knowing your audience...

They also used photos of the one at Six Flags America.

[Password121]

All the promo images were current photos of SFA's Superman. You can tell because of the 8-car trains and the airtime finale picture. Anyways, I hope they remove the on board audio and switch to audio from the lift itself, burin won't get my hopes up. Glad to see at least a new flat ride which goes against this parks' love for removing them. Not a bad announcement at all and a good follow up to Wicked Cyclone.

[Paradox]

Well if they are keeping the old trains that could still renovate the seats and restraints. As long as the beefy lapbars are fixed and you can actually feel your legs after the ride then I'll be happy.

[805Andrew]

Too bad they are getting rid of the Bizarro theme and colors. I thought it looked cool, and there are so many Superman named coaters already. On another note, Six Flags is adding lot of non-coaster Larson Loops to its parks, and trying to pass them off as coasters. I don't think so.

[RollerManic]

^Not at St. Louis! Its a "high-trill ride" title there.

 

To be fair, in corporate's video, they called it a coaster once, in the very last line

[coasterbill]

Hooray! This park is actually adding a flat ride! If they want to call it a coaster that doesn't matter to me at all, it's still a flat ride and the park desperately needs it.

[vertigomkie]

Too bad they are getting rid of the Bizarro theme and colors. I thought it looked cool, and there are so many Superman named coaters already. On another note, Six Flags is adding lot of non-coaster Larson Loops to its parks, and trying to pass them off as coasters. I don't think so.

 

Yeah, there's a hope of enthusiasts the Bizzaro will somehow return to it's iconic S:ROS glory, unfortunately, so long as those trains and bulky audio-system stay, I don't think so. Still, the purple looked wonky and GP still call it Superman. Bring him back!

 

Hooray! This park is actually adding a flat ride! If they want to call it a coaster that doesn't matter to me at all, it's still a flat ride and the park desperately needs it.

 

THIS! SFNE used to have a fairly impressive flat ride collection, but removed much of it over the last decade. Glad to see them finally get something added!

[michaellynn4]

All around a solid gain for SFNE. Super Loops are a lot of fun, and it'll be a great addition to the park's lineup ("coaster" or not). Great to see the Superman reconversion, but I'm going to reserve full judgment until I see what they do with the trains. I honestly don't care if they keep the audio, but I'd like to see something done with the restraints, too. Otherwise it won't be as meaningful for me.

 

I've got a question. Anytime season passes are advertised at other parks, perks are listed in the following way:

 

Unlimited admission to Six Flags New England

Unlimited admission to ALL Six Flags theme parks

 

Why is SFNE always listed separately?

Edited September 3, 2015 by michaellynn4

[madmax]

Yeah but SFNE has one of the BEST 1-2 combos in the world with Superman and Wicked Cyclone. Some parks would kill for that

 

I meant that Six Flags passing on these "super loops" as coasters is ridiculous.

[coasterbill]

I'll never understand why anyone cares... they could call it a Log Flume and it wouldn't matter. We all know it's not.

[CPmillenia94]

Well I'm fairly certain the headrests are gonna go and the two seat will be added back which would both be very nice. My fingers are crossed on restraint improvements as well. That was by far the biggest issue. I can't wait for updates on that.

[markysharky17]

When the video said 'Double the feature, double the fun' I honestly thought they were going to announce interlocking Larson Loops.

[grsupercity]

When the video said 'Double the feature, double the fun' I honestly thought they were going to announce interlocking Larson Loops.

 

That would be neat! The east coasts first high five element super loop! Call the advertising directors at six flags. We got a hell of an idea for them!

[Paradox]

Did the park say anything at all about Goliath's future?

[BoulderDash]

The headrests/audio will be removed for Superman! Hopefully more news comes out.