theredskull84 0 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 At the park now. I assure you, Mardi Gras Hangover is absolutely massive in person! Link to post Share on other sites
thrillseeker4552 60 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I didn't even notice the ride has 8 "cars" rather than the usual 6. The extra capacity will be great! Link to post Share on other sites
JT325 0 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Just pulled into the parking lot and holy cow is it packed. I’ve heard a lot is shut down and everything else is one train. Deep breath. Good thing I love Demon. Yup it’s bigger. Not overly interested but I’d like to ride it once at night. Link to post Share on other sites
ytterbiumanalyst 1 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Hometown Fun Machine Wait, has that always been the name of their Scrambler? How did I not know this? New favorite ride name. It was originally the Saskatchewan Scrambler, but I agree, the new name is awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
DarienPoint 0 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Hometown Fun Machine Isn't it called that at another Six Flags? Link to post Share on other sites
theredskull84 0 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Another thing to note...all the signage all around the Pictorium site is really heavy on the “Big Thrills Coming Soon” advertising. Let the speculation begin. Link to post Share on other sites
Vonni 1 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I'm guessing water park expansion. Perhaps a clone of the water coaster that went to SFFT last year. Link to post Share on other sites
IntaminLove 2 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hometown Fun Machine Wait, has that always been the name of their Scrambler? How did I not know this? New favorite ride name. It was originally the Saskatchewan Scrambler, but I agree, the new name is awesome. New name as of 1977 I believe and it's a good one. I have only ridden a few scramblers, but Hometown Fun Machine seems to run differently. It feels like most of the ride is spent gradually building up to top speed. The other scramblers I've ridden got to top speed much sooner. Maybe it's just me . Still a fun fun ride and the location is nice too. Link to post Share on other sites
JT325 0 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I've always loved the paint job on Hometown Fun Machine, the name, the location (great views of Whizzer!). They keep it looking brand new, too! Link to post Share on other sites
mush619 0 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I've always wanted to hit SFGAm for Mother's Day, and this year I finally made it happen. It was a great day for me. My 11 year old daughter, Molly, is afraid of heights, so not too keen on coasters unfortunately. With the short Mother's Day lines I'd heard so much about, I was able to get on several big coasters I hadn't been on for a while. I waited less than 10 minutes each for Raging Bull and Goliath. I hadn't been on Goliath since 2016. Having only been on twice before, I kinda forgot how much fun it is, even though it's a tad short. It really makes me want to get to Cedar Point! Again taking advantage of short lines, I got my first spin on Joker this trip! I thought it was fun, but I don't think I'd spend too much time in line for it. 5 minutes was all I had to wait this time. American Eagle was the longest line of the day for us at 20 minutes. I also grabbed rides on Superman, Batman, Viper and Demon, and Little Dipper with Molly. I'm hoping they'll be done painting Whizzer before we go next time. My daughter likes the spinning flats, so we did multiple rides on Hometown Fun Machine, Lobster and Fiddler's Fling. HTFM really seems to be feeling it's age. It takes forever to get up to speed these days and it feels like they've shortened the cycle. Lobster on the other hand is running great. I liked Orbit, but I'm so glad they decided relocate and keep Lobster. We ended up leaving around 5:00, due to the 3 hour drive home and having school and work today. Next year I'll take the Monday after off. lol Here are just a few random pics. Here's the remains of Pictorium from STT A couple random shots from above. Hangover looks pretty tall from this view I think. Pictorium from the ground Whizzer support poles on the right were recently painted. We saw them priming this area 2 weeks ago when we were at the park. I've always enjoyed the area by Whizzer and HTFM I love Arrow corkscrews, so had to grab these shots. I was surprised they ended up opening Yankee Clipper and Roaring Rapids. I do like the colors they picked for Hangover. Classic "I visited SFGAm" pic. lol Link to post Share on other sites
RollingCoasting 0 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Speaking of Mardi Gras Hangover, here are the opening dates for the ride: May 22nd: T-shirt Preview: https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/special-events/celebration/mardi-gras-hangover-t-shirt-preview May 23rd: Platinum, Diamond & Diamond Elite Members preview https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/special-events/celebration/mardi-gras-hangover-platinum-diamond-member May 24th: All members preview https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/special-events/celebration/mardi-gras-hangover-all-member-preview May 25th: Season pass preview https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/special-events/celebration/mardi-gras-hangover-season-pass-preview May 26th: Public opening Link to post Share on other sites
RollingCoasting 0 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 In case anyone cares, here's some testing footage of Hangover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCYyD0oqbY4 Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCYyD0oqbY4&feature=youtu.be Link to post Share on other sites
cal1br3tto 3 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 ^The lighting made me do a double take--looks great! Is it a different lighting package compared to others, or is it standard? Never noticed before. Link to post Share on other sites
mush619 0 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I agree about the lighting. I've seen a couple other videos posted as well, and I think it looks great! Link to post Share on other sites
Vonni 1 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 It seems significantly more quiet than the Super Loops at the other parks Also, Gettin Jiggy Wit It, is now stuck in my head Link to post Share on other sites
JamesMC 0 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Got to ride “Mardi Gras Hangover” this past Tuesday, although I had to buy the T-Shirt to do so. Strangely enough I don’t think there were more than 40 people who chose to do so...I was expecting more of a crowd. The ride is a blast and the hang time is pretty insane! And the ride is long enough to feel like you feel that you have actually ridden something more than a tease. And it “feels” faster than it probably is. That being said, here are a couple caveats: The ride still has some bugs to work out, mainly the train repeatedly did not line up with what the operating controls deemed it to be in the “Home” position so that caused some downtime for maintenance personnel to come cycle the ride empty to correct this. Also, if you are a larger body type, please be aware that even though the seatbelt locks in place to the OTSR- you May Not still be allowed to ride...hopefully they have a Test seat by the entrance...we were delayed more than a few time by this. If you are not completely trusting of your restraints, this ride will probably terrify you, as I said the hangtime is intense, and there is no safety netting or visual obstruction, so when you are inverted, you really, really feel it.... Overall, I like this addition Way More than the two previous rides on this same footprint (King Chaos, and Powerdive) though I still get a little nostalgic about The Edge before that. A solid and fun addition! I just hope the maintenance staff is able to correct the couple issues that caused downtime during this preview day. Nice job Six Flags..... On a final and unrelated note, the skyline has changed without Pictorium...my guess is new water park expansion for 2019. Link to post Share on other sites
LiftThrill 0 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I've heard some nightmare stories about lines at this park and just wanted to see what locals think about a visit on a Monday in late June. The money points to a Flash pass not being in the cards, but we'll see. CoasterQueue does not have information on SUF (I've heard these get slow lines) or X-Flight Link to post Share on other sites
coasterbill 462 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Use Queue Times instead. If you click on a ride you can check the wait time history for the past 5 days also. Link to post Share on other sites
LiftThrill 0 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Thanks a ton! It'll be a lot better than weekday averages, especially once summer kicks into full effect Link to post Share on other sites
JT325 0 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 ^Also, the park really empties at night. The last 2 hours of the day are usually great. Sometimes I’ll jet up to the park then for a few spins on my favorites, including some great classic flats. Link to post Share on other sites
Canobie Coaster 114 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Even CNN has caught onto super loops maybe not being roller coasters. CNN Link Link to post Share on other sites
LiftThrill 0 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 ^Also, the park really empties at night. The last 2 hours of the day are usually great. Sometimes I’ll jet up to the park then for a few spins on my favorites, including some great classic flats. That's really good to know. Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. Night rides are so much fun Link to post Share on other sites
9Armgeddon4 0 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) So yesterday was season pass day for MGH so I spent a couple hours at the park to ride it a couple times along with a few other rides in the time I had at the park. I really enjoyed MGH a lot and while it's not my favorite coaster here it's definitely in my top 5. The only other rides I got on we're BTR, Joker and V2. Edited May 26, 2018 by 9Armgeddon4 Link to post Share on other sites
thrillseeker4552 60 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Despite their hate I actually really enjoy super loops. A 100-foot version sounds awesome. Maybe one day I'll make it out to SFGAm. Unless Magic Mountain puts in a 150-foot version that holds 48 people and calls it their 20th coaster...which I would honestly be totally fine with. Link to post Share on other sites
JG-77 11 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Even CNN has caught onto super loops maybe not being roller coasters. CNN Link That's actually hilarious, and kind of amazing in some respects. It looks like they're trying to report on it as if it were an actual issue that we should be concerned about Also, anyone else find it funny how in the middle of the article they randomly say "Furthermore, the top 10 tallest roller coasters in the world all exceed 300 feet, according to RCDB.com, the online encyclopedia of roller coasters worldwide" for no reason? Link to post Share on other sites
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