Diamondbacker27 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I live in Texas. the excitement over the Fiesta coaster announcement has not waned in over two weeks. still almost daily stories. the General Public is super excited over 1) Fiesta getting a "worlds first" 2) a new coaster 3) a Batman themed coaster. yeah. . he's in the vast minority over wanting something besides what we are getting. That's cool you live in Texas, so do I. Yes I know people are excited and I'm perfectly fine being in the small group of people who aren't. But lets say I went to Fiesta Texas this weekend and set up a booth with 2 videos: One showing Thunderbird, the other one showing Batman. If the general public had a choice of which one comes to the park, I bet 100% of them would choose Thunderbird, hence why I said I'd rather have that "boring" B&M coaster. Maybe, but... Yeah I got nothing. Your right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 People criticize too much. I think this will be a interesting addition to the park. The only bandwagon I will get on is the Ring of Fires Six Flags is adding and calling coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky dude Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 People criticize too much. I think this will be a interesting addition to the park. The only bandwagon I will get on is the Ring of Fires Six Flags is adding and calling coasters. Yeah. Why are some people upset with this ride and not the super loops? That's like preferring an egg over an omelet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 ^^Agreed as well! Honestly, last year's lineup was disappointing to me for the various SF parks (besides Medusa + Goliath), and this year I'm genuinely excited! I think we just need to keep an open mind and try it. Can't hate it till' you try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Neal Thurman, Magic Mountain & Hurricane Harbor's Director of Park Operation will be leaving as he was promoted to be Six Flags Fiesta Texas' NEW Park President! Saw this today and thought it was a weird move. I liked the direction SFFT has been going the last few years. I mean I hope he does great for the park. Seems to me, SFOT is the Texas park that could use new management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingwright Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I visited Fiesta for the first time last weekend and enjoyed it! It's very unique, especially for Six Flags. I love the rock quarry - many of the rides interact with it so well. Unfortunately, there were constant reminders that I was at a Six Flags park: $20 parking. Crappy expensive microwaved food. Giant ads plastered all over the rides. Loud obnoxious music. Teenagers dribbling basketballs everywhere. Still, I thought the park had a great setting, decent theming and a good mix of rides. Here are some of my thoughts... Iron Rattler: This was my first Rocky Mountain coaster and it surpassed my sky-high expectations. It instantly jumped to the top of my list. I now cannot wait for California to get one. Roadrunner Express: I was pleasantly surprised with this ride! It was a lot more fun than I expected. Don't skip it! Superman: Amazing use of the rock quarry. Otherwise, nothing too crazy. Goliath: I knew exactly what to expect, but I really liked it. Poltergeist: This wasn't as rough as I expected. I quite enjoyed it. Boomerang: I skipped this because I hate Boomerangs and don't really care about credits. Plus it had the longest line in the park for whatever reason. Pandemonium: Closed all day. I assume I didn't miss much. Batman: They had a booth set up with some drawings and a video of the upcoming Batman ride. There was a constant crowd gathered to watch it. Let me tell you, the locals are excited for this ride and I think it will be a huge hit with them! Say what you will about it, but I think it's a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Unfortunately, there were constant reminders that I was at a Six Flags park: $20 parking. Crappy expensive microwaved food. Giant ads plastered all over the rides. Loud obnoxious music. Teenagers dribbling basketballs everywhere. I believe that's what Six Flags refers to as "theming" and "charm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 SFFT has the best themeing out of all the Six Flags parks. After Six Flags (Premier at the time) bought Fiesta Texas in 1998, they used a lot of the themeing from SFFT for other parks. (i.e. Crackaxle Canyon, Rockville, Road Runner Express, etc.) for their other parks. Hopefully SFFT won't lose all of it's charm and uniqueness now that the new park president is from SFMM. I'd hate to see SFFT lose it's uniqueness and cleanliness because of management however you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky dude Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 SFFT Twitter: And so it begins! Time for the ride updates to start rolling in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I would take this over thunderbird.....But I wont fuel that fire lol. It should be a nice addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I never actually realized that there are only two coaster like this in the country and they're both at the same park. Why did I feel like there were more in North America? This will be a people eater, since most people have never been on a 4D coaster. I can see Six Flags adding more of these to their parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyfreak92 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Ha ha ha ha ha! I just went Here for the first time, I had so much fun since astroworld closed, I'm feeling happy again, my favorite uncle bought me here to San Antonio, I also worked for it, and I heard people in the park were saying that high school building is being torn down for batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 ^ And a huge cheer is heard by thousands of high school students, across America, if not The World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Am I the only one who can NOT wait for some construction updates and photos for this new coaster?! I really can NOT wait to get over there and try it next year! I am BEYOND excited for this addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky dude Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 ^ You're not the only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 This will be the closest 4D coaster to me. It's still 20 hours away though At least I'll have a giga coaster 30 minutes away next year If Six Flags continues adding these to their parks, I think SFOG would be a good place for one, or even Great Adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Am I the only one who can NOT wait for some construction updates and photos for this new coaster?! I really can NOT wait to get over there and try it next year! I am BEYOND excited for this addition. I agree as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithPlus1 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Am I the only one who can NOT wait for some construction updates and photos for this new coaster?! I really can NOT wait to get over there and try it next year! I am BEYOND excited for this addition. I agree as well! Im actually pretty excited for updates and reviews in the future. This ride intrigues me unlike that crappy Green excuse for a coaster at SFMM. Im thinking the ride experience on this will be much better than GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think this will go up quite fast once Motorama is gone. I'd give it about..... a month and a half to be constructed (after that area gets cleaned up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I live in Texas. the excitement over the Fiesta coaster announcement has not waned in over two weeks. still almost daily stories. the General Public is super excited over 1) Fiesta getting a "worlds first" 2) a new coaster 3) a Batman themed coaster. yeah. . he's in the vast minority over wanting something besides what we are getting. Just out of curiosity, what could they possibly be writing about that would warrant two weeks of almost daily stories about this coaster (or any coaster for that matter)? I have trouble imagining two weeks of almost daily stories about a launched water coaster on the moon, let alone a spinning wild mouse coaster knocked onto it's side that hasn't been built yet in San Antonio. Was it just the press release being regurgitated by various local papers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loop-de-loop Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 ^ Daily construction updates of the same plot of land untouched for two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchsje Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Just got back from the park. Some of the motorama track had been torn up, but it really didn't look like a whole lot was going on in that area yet. Elsewhere, the Fright Fest decorations have made a lot more progress. "Rockin' at Rockville High" has moved to that big cafeteria in Spasburg, the name of which escapes me. The log flume has had a minor refurb of the queue with a few more decorations added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rngprerunner Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does anybody happen to know why the park is closed this weekend? I'm flying in from California for a business trip and can't find any information about hours, so I'm assuming the parks closed... boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does anybody happen to know why the park is closed this weekend? I'm flying in from California for a business trip and can't find any information about hours, so I'm assuming the parks closed... boo. It's closed this weekend for a Private event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Based on how biased the GTA's are, I'd say that the 'best new rides' category will go down like this: 1. Batman the Ride / Six Flags Fiesta Texas 2. Fury 325 / Carowinds 3. Twisted Colossus / Six Flags Magic Mountain 4. Thunderbird / Holiday World 5. Wicked Cyclone / Six Flags New England Not saying I'm agreeing with this, just predicting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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