Six Flags New England (SFNE) Discussion Thread

[coasterbill]

There's an irrational glimmer of hope in the back of my mind that says this might be a Holiday in the Park announcement. The timeline is consistent with the other HITP announcements and it makes some sense, but I'm about 95% confident that this is a Mind Eraser announcement. We know it's listed as Platinum Only on the Flash Pass site so VR coming to Mind Eraser is a given, the only thing we can really hope for is that that's a separate announcement... I don't think that's likely though.

[Sluggo77]

The park posted another update. Still going up fast!

 

[coasterbill]

That is so ugly.

 

Like, I'm really glad they're adding it but omg

[Superbatboy]

^At first I thought the green and purple supports would look good. They actually look tacky, wish they would've just kept the Gradv color scheme. Ah well

[sixflagsfans3793]

That is so ugly.

 

Like, I'm really glad they're adding it but omg

It's not ugly it's looking great compared to sfgad joker. I mean I like both colors, but I think the green and the purple poles make it pop out more. Nice colors!!!

[sixflagsfans3793]

^At first I thought the green and purple supports would look good. They actually look tacky, wish they would've just kept the Gradv color scheme. Ah well

They don't look tacky I actually think these color of poles are great and really make the ride pop out unlike Batman the ride and the joker at sfgad.

[sixflagsfans3793]

The park posted another update. Still going up fast!

 

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Thanks for the update!

And yes it is going up faster than they did the one at sfot.

[sixflagsfans3793]

Six flags new england just posted another construction update photo of the joker. Still going up fast. It is on their Instagram.

[sixflagsfans3793]

Six flags new england just posted another construction update photo of the joker. Still going up fast. It is on their Instagram.

[BoulderDash]

New Vekoma trains have been confirmed for Mind Eraser, they were testing the new red train today. You can find pics on the sfne fan site.

[Pear]

Here's a picture of the new trains. It appears to have vest restraints.

 

[thrillseeker4552]

Great news! Would love to see Six Flags roll these out to their other SLCs if all goes well.

[coasterbill]

Let's see if SFNE can make it a perfect 0 for 3 when it comes to putting new trains on their coasters to "improve the ride experience".

[Blatch]

Well hot damn... Mind Eraser might actually be palatable now. Of course, judging by my ride on it back in 2013, that certainly wouldn't take much to accomplish.

[Canobie Coaster]

Let's see if SFNE can make it a perfect 0 for 3 when it comes to putting new trains on their coasters to "improve the ride experience".

 

I mean can they really make Mind Eraser any worse.

 

This is a good move. Removes the headbanging and protects the headsets if the VR is added. With the vest restraints, I could actually ride Kentucky Kingdom's SLC three times in a row.

[Srosdude]

Let's see if SFNE can make it a perfect 0 for 3 when it comes to putting new trains on their coasters to "improve the ride experience".

 

I mean can they really make Mind Eraser any worse.

 

This is a good move. Removes the headbanging and protects the headsets if the VR is added. With the vest restraints, I could actually ride Kentucky Kingdom's SLC three times in a row.

They aren't the same as the Kentucky Kingdom trains. Those are Kumbak, these are Vekoma.

[Sluggo77]

Sorry this was a double post.

Edited March 5, 2017 by Sluggo77

[Canobie Coaster]

Let's see if SFNE can make it a perfect 0 for 3 when it comes to putting new trains on their coasters to "improve the ride experience".

 

I mean can they really make Mind Eraser any worse.

 

This is a good move. Removes the headbanging and protects the headsets if the VR is added. With the vest restraints, I could actually ride Kentucky Kingdom's SLC three times in a row.

They aren't the same as the Kentucky Kingdom trains. Those are Kumbak, these are Vekoma.

 

I don't necessarily mind who the vest restraints are from. Just adding vest restraints from anyone is an upgrade.

[boldikus]

Are these new restraints on Mind Eraser the same vests as what's on The Great Nor'easter? Do we not have a better picture?

 

I love all of the updates that the park keeps putting out. Here's another.

 

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Isn't this the exact same photo you posted two days ago?

[Sluggo77]

Isn't this the exact same photo you posted two days ago?

 

Yup. Sorry about that.

[skiburkesurfjay]

Are these new restraints on Mind Eraser the same vests as what's on The Great Nor'easter? Do we not have a better picture?

Yes, they're the same as The Great Nor'easter. And no, this is the best picture there is at the moment.

[boldikus]

So are these just new restraints or entirely new trains? (I'm sorry I'm only half listening.)

 

The vests on TGNE are very comfortable so that's a plus. The new trains they installed in 2008 were awesome for a while and I always defended TGNE as a good ride. However, as evidenced by my rides in 2014-16, it did not detract from the jerky, headache-inducing movements of the train eventually starting to track very poorly.

 

Admittedly I've never ridden SFNE's SLC - but while this might help in the short run, its likely only gonna be a temporary fix.

[Srosdude]

So are these just new restraints or entirely new trains? (I'm sorry I'm only half listening.)

 

The vests on TGNE are very comfortable so that's a plus. The new trains they installed in 2008 were awesome for a while and I always defended TGNE as a good ride. However, as evidenced by my rides in 2014-16, it did not detract from the jerky, headache-inducing movements of the train eventually starting to track very poorly.

 

Admittedly I've never ridden SFNE's SLC - but while this might help in the short run, its likely only gonna be a temporary fix.

Mind Eraser isn't too bad to begin with, so this will only improve it.

[coasterbill]

For the record I still won't go anywhere near this flaming turd.

[Canobie Coaster]

If it's a walk-on after I've been on all of the other coasters I'll ride it. But with the VR I don't see that being a very likely scenario. Just cannot be thankful enough that VR was removed from Superman.