larrygator Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 I arrived at the park today at 5:30 just as a severe storm was rolling in. I have a season pass and parking and was aware the rides were probably closed and might not open again but I figured I'd take a chance. Well after riding out a downpour, much lightning and a tornado warning for two hours with park announcements asking everyone to take cover, the park finally made an announcement around 7PM that the park was closing early. Employees were stationed at the gates handing out free admission tickets for any day this operating season. Nice thought on the park's part as this wasn't necessary, since the park did operate for almost 7 hours before the storm.
jkwan Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Ya, usually Six Flags parks starts handing out tickets if the rides stay closed for 60 consecutive minutes. At least, that's what they do at White Water.
ChrisZer0 Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 This is the typical MO for SFoT this time of year, NoTX gets hit by alot of bad weather from April-June, yesterday was an extreme exception. Its not only good customer service, but its also a smart business move.
cedarpointfangirl Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Boy I know we sure experienced these storms!! The lightning was horrid!! We weren't at Six Flags, but right next door at the Ballpark, at the Rangers/White Sox game. We went through four rain delays! The tarp guys seriously earned their money!! The game went on past midnight! We were soaked to the bone, I'm just glad we won, 9-6!!
larrygator Posted May 3, 2009 Author Posted May 3, 2009 I was staying right in your neighborhood at the Holiday Inn Express off Carpenter Hwy. Tried to go out for a bite to eat around 9PM and almost submerged my car with the water pooled on the road. Good news is that after 90 minutes today I have ridden 10 of the 12 coasters with just Titan and Vibora to go. Both are closed right now and I have to be on the road in an hour to catch my flight out of Houston.
SharkTums Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 ^Be honest Larry, you just want to get back to Houston to ride Boardwalk Bullet some more!
CHILLERLC1 Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 SFOT handled it way better than the Cowgirls down the road.
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Yeah, my aunt told me that Nor Tx does get alot of bad weather like this around this time of the year. She heard about the tornado warning too. I'm glad I went during my March break and the weather was great! ~ Jess "Thunder-struck" Chan
ArizonaGuy Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Wow. I'm amazed they were handing out free admission tickets for another visit on a different day. I was just at SFFT this weekend and they had plenty of signs that said "No rain checks, No Refunds". The free tickets were definitely a good business move on Six Flags part.
VivaLaVibora Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I don't agree with them handing tickets out to come back another day. You said the park was open to 7 pm, and the website says they opened at 10 am. That's a 9 hour day. I think they should only be handing out tickets if the park is open to 7 pm, and they close it at 1 pm. How many people don't stay till 10 pm anyway (with or without rain)?
larrygator Posted May 4, 2009 Author Posted May 4, 2009 For the record - They made an official closing announcement and cleared the park out at around 7PM and don't think that were handing out vouchers prior to official word the the park was closing. All the ride operations were already suspended when I arrived at 5PM. I'm not sure what time they started closing down rides. I think what is clear, when comparing to what happened at SFGAdv on the 2nd weekend of the season, is the individual parks have autonomy in handing out passes and bypassing the chain's no rain check policy.
mcjaco Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I don't agree with them handing tickets out to come back another day. You said the park was open to 7 pm, and the website says they opened at 10 am. That's a 9 hour day. I think they should only be handing out tickets if the park is open to 7 pm, and they close it at 1 pm. How many people don't stay till 10 pm anyway (with or without rain)? What?
ginzo Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 ^Apparently everybody comes at opening in Texas. Nobody comes later, like for a starlight rate or whatever. Everyone had a 9 hour day.
mcjaco Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 ^Apparently everybody comes at opening in Texas. Nobody comes later, like for a starlight rate or whatever. Everyone had a 9 hour day. What?
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