Six Flags Fiesta Texas (SFFT) Discussion Thread

[bert425]

Cutting it a little close, but SFFT finally released the schedule for the upcoming Roller Coaster Rodeo this morning.

this is an EXCELLENT event (with, honestly, the biggest selling point being that your badge works as VIP Flash Pass Access *all* day Friday & Sunday too. . . .so while you'll be too busy to use it on Saturday, it works all day before the event officially starts Friday, and all day after the event ends Sunday at Noon).

some changes this year and I'm a little bit sad they seem to have gotten rid of some of the "rodeo games" / "scavenger hunt". . . but mostly, I'll miss the Friday night "Frightfest" they had been doing for attendees in prior years, complete with two houses.    But I can get over that, as we're having an ERT DCU party instead.   (and it looks like Saturday morning ERT has been added to allow day time rides on the Crackaxle rides. . if i'm correct in my guess that's what "wild west sunrise shindig" is.

it's a great event, and so worth the cost!

[TheRattler_87]

Jeffrey was teasing something coming in 2027 during the Rodeo presentation. It must be big if we are talking about 2027 now

 

I’m wondering if we could get a FT92 this year to talk about 2026 or it gonna be a skip year til next year

[bert425]

fantastic weekend at RCR, and I'll get a trip report up in the near future.

Rattler mentioned Jeffrey's tease about 2027 - and I'm assuming that means really nothing will be added in 2026 (unless they put in a new ride onto the Kid Flash pad, once it gets demolished - as of right now, the ride entrance is totally walled off, which is a shame as the whole rest of the ride IS visible thru the chain link around the rest of the ride.   So gotta wonder if they will eventually just wall it all off).

but expecting something big to be announced for the 35th anniversary in 2027.   Perhaps that wood "out and back" on the boardwalk, that would fit perfectly in that area (and that side of the park could use another coaster).    I asked that in private to someone and got a raised eyebrow. . . so who knows that that means

in other news, tho Jeffrey was at the park during Fri/Sat for Rodeo (he had to go to Houston on Sun, and Jeff F. from SFOT (who used to be at SFFT) came down to represent). . . the new park GM, Robert, really ran RCR, and it was so smooth.   He was out and about, and I interacted with him several times - got a pic with him, so I'll post that in my report.     So while the individual parks might not have Park Presidents any longer?  they will have General Managers dealing with the day to day stuff.

[prozach626]

On 6/9/2025 at 2:36 PM, bert425 said:

Kid Flash pad, once it gets demolished - as of right now, the ride entrance is totally walled off, which is a shame as the whole rest of the ride IS visible thru the chain link around the rest of the ride.   

Do you think there's any chance it can be saved? I can't remember if there were any announcements or reports of you finding out.

[Arthur_Seaton]

A quick visit report, I suppose. I drove down to the park on Wednesday to "activate" my 2025-2026 season pass. It's still a bit unclear as to how the new pass works and what's involved (the guest relations rep was just as confused). Given that it's the middle of summer, I figured the park would be slammed and only planned on maybe walking around for an hour then leaving. However, the place was dead, so I jumped on a bunch of rides.

Iron Rattler was down all day. Not sure what's going on there, but the staff member assigned to the entrance said it wouldn't be opening at all. It was hard to see, but I think there may have been a train sitting in the station. In fact, quite a few rides were closed, with some going on and off line throughout the day. Wonder Woman was running one half-empty train, so the line was crazy even though the park was pretty dead. Operations, overall, were mixed, and I got the sense that weekends are likely when the park steps it up.

The new kids' area looks cool, and I rode the NebulaZ for the first time. It's a good-looking ride, and the manufacturer did a nice job of combining sound and music into the system. At first, the park was only running one half, so the loading and unloading was like a standard flat ride. Later, they started running all the seats and the loading/unloading time cratered. Obviously, there's no escaping this, but it definitely makes for a longer wait because of how the ride system works. The ride experience itself was pretty good, somewhat akin to a flat ride Knott's (and other parks) had a decade or two ago. Watching it run from the ground, it looks like you'd experience a slew of near misses with other cars, but I didn't find that to be the case while riding (you never really get that close to other riders). In terms of motion, it doesn't do much but it definitely gives a little more floaty air than expected for what is essentially a kiddie/family ride. It's a good install that bridges the kiddie/family gap well. Better than the Air Race installation which, despite looking just as good, is one of the most unpleasant ride experiences I've had.

^ I'm not sure if the 3D map is new (or needed), but the app popped up a few notifications based on it.

So, a shame Iron Rattler was down, and Wonder Woman seemed to be running on fumes, but I got to ride quite a bit of other stuff without any waits. 

[bert425]

^ it's because of the chaperone policy going back into effect. . . 

if the parents have to go with them starting in the afternoon, the kids don't want to be dropped off alone during the week.

so on the weekends they get SLAMMED as parents go with them.

so the days to go while still weekly operations (for the next several weeks still) are Tues-Thurs.

[Arthur_Seaton]

9 minutes ago, bert425 said:

^ it's because of the chaperone policy going back into effect. . . 

if the parents have to go with them starting in the afternoon, the kids don't want to be dropped off alone during the week.

so on the weekends they get SLAMMED as parents go with them.

so the days to go while still weekly operations (for the next several weeks still) are Tues-Thurs.

There were a good amount of rowdy and obnoxious teens roaming around, so I wasn't sure if the policy was in effect or not. There were few lines, but I did see some bad behavior and line-jumping by kids that was clearly orchestrated by adults. There was a huge family milling around the NebulaZ ride, and the kids would get off one cycle, then adults standing in line would have them skip so they could jump right back on without having to wait. It seemed like had a system going, and ride ops were pretty checked out.