Six Flags New England (SFNE) Discussion Thread

[DATman]

^try not to revive threads by saying they are out of date. I'm sure there are topics about the two rides going in this year, so I'd try to revive those instead.

[Zand]

Made a trip to SFNE today. As most of you know, a huge storm has been battering the northeast for the past few days and will continue for a couple more. Also, 5-7 feet of snow has fallen in Vermont in the last couple weeks which is being melted quite a bit by this storm. As a result, the Connecticut River has gone way over its banks. As most of you know, Superman is located within 20 feet of the river. Today, the river had flooded out a large portion of the DC Comics area, mainly the area under Superman's second half. The water level is about up to the height of the track in the brake run, which is submerging all of the electrical components underneath it. The water has also put more than half of the queue line underwater as well as much of the access road to the ride. The Picnic Grove is also majorly flooded with, what is normally a small creek seperating the Grove from the park, now a major mess with water levels up to and almost over the bridge in some areas. The water level in the river is expected to rise a little bit through tomorrow, then recede VERY slowy through the weekend.

 

Superman is indefinitely closed until at least the water recedes far enough for them to access the damage (if any) done to the brake run and the electrical components underneath it. Also, the park was closed at 1:30 today due to the drains through the majority of the plug being backed up, creating massive puddles on the midways.

[christianscoasters]

Could you possibly take some pictures?

 

I have no clue where specifically the ride is in the park, so if you don't have pics, I understand.

[Zand]

Sorry... I don't have any pictures. IDK if any pictures on this site really portray its location, but there are a few on RCDB that show its relation to the river.

[ECZenith]

My baby! Please let us know when she's good to go... Good thing I didn;t head over there this week.

[Android]

 

 

This sounds like the area that is flooded. I bet the water level is really close to the entire edge of Superman.

 

 

Heres a photo that shows just how close Superman is to the water. I bet the water is very close to the tunnel:

 

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

Ooh I wonder how the tunnel after the first drop faired...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you say "Heavy Duty Pump?"

[larrygator]

^duh - it became filled with water. Since the banks overflowed and the ground is flooded and the tunnel is underground it is not hard to figure out.

[Zand]

I kinda traced out the flooded area... the black arrows mark where the majority of the water went over the banks. It actually hasn't gone over directly next to the ride yet. The dotted area is where the water could end up if the river keeps rising.

 

Also, the area at the bottom of the first drop (where the land starts heading uphill) isn't flooded (yet) so therefore the only water in the tunnels should just be whatever rain fell and not river water.

[Canobie Fan]

SROS tunnel floods maybe once or twice a year. both tunnels have water pumps in them so once the river goes back down they can get the water out of the tunnels fast.

[waterviper]

^Sounds very logical to me! Build a tunnel next to a water mass in an area that has potential strong rains or flooding. Yes having a pump in the tunnels would make a lot of sense! Now building a park in a potential flooding area isn't so logical!

[Twister II]

AQUATRAX!

[pete4winds]

^ Shoulda seen that coming from miles away...

 

 

[downunder]

Has this happened before? Oh please not my fave coaster in the whole world doing a Six Flags New Orleans.

[pete4winds]

^ Not likely. Torrential rain is not all that uncommon around here this time of year, and I'm sure ANY business along the Connecticut River (including Six Flags) has some kinds of safeguards in place. The river rises dramatically fairly often, so I seriously doubt SFNE is facing any longterm problems.

[Guest]

The amount of rain that actually came down was crazy. I surprised Superman was the only ride effected, I wonder how the picnic grove looks...

 

I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that it'll be up on Saturday when I make my first visit this year there.

[alpengeist04]

My baby! Please let us know when she's good to go... Good thing I didn;t head over there this week.

 

You beat me to the punch, my poor baby. ...it's one of the few rides I actually love.

[asr]

Has this happened before? Oh please not my fave coaster in the whole world doing a Six Flags New Orleans.

 

Yes this has happened before, I remember New England got a lot of flooding maybe a year ago, and their was similar results at the park.

[Canobie Fan]

Like I said in my first post on page 1... The superhero area gets flooded once or twice a year. Its not really a big deal.

 

Someone posted photos last year of the area flooded but I forget where.

[thrillrideseeker]

OMG I so want to go ride that like right this second! Do you know how fun that would be? Just imagine a big splash of water as you go through the tunnel. It would be like a water coaster. OMFG Nevermind. I dont like water rides. Forget that idea!

~Matthew

[Jayjay719]

^LOL....I just hope somehow Superman will be open on Friday when I make my second visit. I'm praying.....

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

I'm pretty sure the "Splash" would be more like a "Whollop." lol. The water would porbably tear the fiberglass bodies off the cars. But it would be kinda cool to ride it with the cars naked!

[Carnage]

Just imagine a big splash of water as you go through the tunnel.

 

I realize you were joking. At least I hope you were joking.

 

But the train wouldn't make it past the tunnel. Hitting the water in the tunnel would bring the train to a dead stop, and cause massive damage to the trains.

[kennywood!007]

Oooh man. I never really payed attention in the pics to how closethat river was. Sounds like it has probably happened before though...

[Neogreeneyez]

This really sucks... I was definitely planning on going to SFNE on Friday Drain the water or DO SOMETHING!!!! The agony of SROS being down....