Haymaker Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 ^ chalk me up for an L. Most of the shops that I frequent use Perry's for hard ice cream and Upstate for custard, so thats why I incorrectly assumed its how it was everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYCoasterguy11 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Took our first trip of the year to the Lake, and while some things were good, others were not. First some good: -lines were very manageable, I love going here on a Sunday. Low crowds and generally no groups. Coasters have some waits due to one train ops, but at most it's 25-30 minutes. No real waits otherwise, Ride of steel even had minimal waits. - the park looked fresh in most spots, paint was good, areas cleaned up. Just a few spots looked kind of bad like where Heave Ho used to be. The kids area also needs a little TLC. - Predator and Mind Eraser were also running the best they have in a long time. Mind Eraser was actually tolerable with minimal head banging. Predator needs more Titan Track, I wasn't sure I would notice the difference but you really can, but honestly most of what hasn't been converted isn't too rough. I even considered a re-ride. Now the Bad: -Food is still slow and ridiculously over priced even for a big park. A walking Taco cost $14.99 and that's without a drink. Pretzels were over $8. The lines at some locations also were painfully slow. -The teen demographic at this park always seems rowdier than other area parks we visit, nothing the Park can really do but it seemed like any kind of chaperone policy doesn't exist (maybe it doesn't yet). Scores of teens walking around alone. -ive never seen this at an amusement park but for some reason Darien Lake thought those ridable animal scooters you see at the local mall would be a good idea in the park. A lot of people were riding them but you had to watch out as they did not care if they ran you over. Again lots of teens taking advantage of this, not a smart move as they really don't follow the rules well - Minor thing but we noticed Tantrum for whatever reason was only running one car and it severely impacted operations. Normal this ride gets a small line but moves efficiently. Now it slows to a crawl. Hopefully they haven't needed to cannibalize a car. that was our first trip and other than some snags with our "legacy" membership we had a good time and enjoyed the day more than the bad things bothered us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 ^ to piggy back on that... park is looking pretty clean overall. They put up a stockade under Viper to make the queue look cleaner. Motocoaster is still not up yet so we'll see what happens there. There's been quite a few game removals but thats not a big loss IMO. With that and some former ride areas it makes me wonder if theres a master plan for improvements coming, since alot of it is in the Rowdy's Ridge/Grizzly Run area. Thats a large chunk of land... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Hooks has had some overdue refurbishment and replacement, to include removal of the mini pirate ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Some pricing updates: - Water park now has an upcharge for regular tickets. Included with season passes. I Believe other SF parks which used to have the waterpark included also implemented this last year or two? Now SFDL is doing it. - $50/night "resort fee" for hotel stays (remember that is in addition to tickets which are no longer included) they say it pays for the laser show (lol) and for breakfast which is now included. It also doesn't require you to pay the upcharge for the waterpark with your hotel stay. - 3% surcharge on all* in-park purchases, similar to SeaWorld/Busch What a deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golddisk Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 7:12 PM, anonymouscactus said: - Water park now has an upcharge for regular tickets. Included with season passes. I Believe other SF parks which used to have the waterpark included also implemented this last year or two? Now SFDL is doing it. The water park thing is interesting because tickets online have also been reduced to $35 on Mondays, and $40 on Wed-Sun. So realistically, even adding on the waterpark is only $45-50 which is actually cheaper than a day ticket in previous years. Waterpark admission is also included with group sales tickets and accommodations (hotel/campgrounds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk610 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I am seeing almost all the other SF parks making their announcements hoping SFDL has at least something coming this year. They seem to be spending a good amount of money this year, so I am hopeful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 51 minutes ago, Sk610 said: I am seeing almost all the other SF parks making their announcements hoping SFDL has at least something coming this year. They seem to be spending a good amount of money this year, so I am hopeful I would have assumed it would have been included in the, y'know, corporate-wide announcement that announced everything else....but yeah, you keep that hope alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnn2031 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 If they did get anything high odds it'd be a replacement for Hook's like the other water play structures SF parks got this year. It's been high on the wishlist to replace for years due to age and was seriously floated as a possibility going into this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovethesink Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 10:51 PM, AmyUD06 said: I would have assumed it would have been included in the, y'know, corporate-wide announcement that announced everything else....but yeah, you keep that hope alive. I don't think Darien Lake is getting anything, but there is reason to suspect that the announcement wasn't all-encompassing for the chain. Discovery Kingdom, for example, has been teasing taking the park to "new heights" in 2024 and didn't have anything in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Did anyone go into the new house that replaced Corridors of Chaos and Jungle Apocalypse? How was it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipdimartino Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 12:23 PM, DarienPoint said: Did anyone go into the new house that replaced Corridors of Chaos and Jungle Apocalypse? How was it? I did, it was great to incorporate the old Hotel haunt near the picnic groves, with those props as well as both corridors and jungle apocalypse, I think it was a good change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 12:44 PM, philipdimartino said: I did, it was great to incorporate the old Hotel haunt near the picnic groves, with those props as well as both corridors and jungle apocalypse, I think it was a good change. Was the elevator moving prop still a thing? That was so awesome in Corridors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipdimartino Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 10/30/2023 at 2:12 PM, DarienPoint said: Was the elevator moving prop still a thing? That was so awesome in Corridors. Yes, exactly as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk610 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 SFDL posted on their FB page a flat bed trailer with a bunch of Titan Track on it. Hopefully more shows up in the coming days. Where on it do you think it will go? I think either the third turnaround or the two hills after the second turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryonisys Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Slowest re-track ever... I'm glad they're continuing to do work on it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklap77 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Good thing it is getting more new track. That coaster was so brutal a few years ago when I rode it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk610 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Screamscape is saying SFDL is getting 3 new pieces of track for Boomerang. I have not ridden it in a long time, but it was always pretty smooth. Any thoughts on where it will go? My understanding is it could use a new lift motor more than anythjng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfelice Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 ^More than likely some high-stress sections have met their limit on what can continue to be repaired. Not all track work is about smoothness. Late in August Boomerang was down with a crew working on the top of the loop from a lift which is a telltale sign there are issues with the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryonisys Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I think they also welded additional supports in the loop last year or the year before. I think it was just time for some new track before something bad happened. Good on them for fixing it instead of just scrapping it. I know it's just a boomerang, but I'd rather not see another SBNO ride or empty plot. (I just wish they would have done some repair/replacement work on the ferris wheel instead of just taking that down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/22/2024 at 8:43 AM, pryonisys said: (I just wish they would have done some repair/replacement work on the ferris wheel instead of just taking that down) Word on that is there was a stress crack or it failed a fatigue test somewhere (axle seat maybe?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklap77 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It must have had cracks because I know that a lot of older Vekoma Boomerangs still have all their original tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryonisys Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 16 hours ago, Haymaker said: Word on that is there was a stress crack or it failed a fatigue test somewhere (axle seat maybe?) Fair enough, They could still (if they actually wanted to) replace it though. If there was a stress crack I'm glad they took it down instead of ending up with an disaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
716coaster420 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 There is now 5 track pieces if you look on Import Genius. First load of the 3 pieces arrived on 3/16, second load of 2 pieces arrived 3/19. Seems like they are doing quite a bit of work to it. If they are willing to do this much to a Boomerang, I really hope they give Viper some TLC when it's day comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
716coaster420 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Here is a screenshot from Import Genius showing the 2. They are both "Boomerang Looping Track". Sorry it's cut off just wanted to get the dates in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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