Haymaker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 And because it was asked earlier... still Pepsi products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logrog04 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 And because it was asked earlier... still Pepsi products.are the drink bottles Six Flags bottles?, my Great Escape drink bottle has Coke on the front of it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 And because it was asked earlier... still Pepsi products.are the drink bottles Six Flags bottles?, my Great Escape drink bottle has Coke on the front of it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Viper is running the blue train this year. Fright Fest props are still out There's the Six Flags I know and love! Time for everyone on this thread to adjust your expectations accordingly. Just kidding, I know that'll never happen. LOL...so true, Andrew. I find it hilarious at how people will come into these threads complaining when a new ride isn't open on opening day, lots of rides and attractions are down/closed, and moan that the food service areas are short-staffed and horrendous. Happens every May, in just about every park thread, it seems. (Note that I am not calling you out, Haymaker...you are just stating facts of what you are seeing. I'm talking about some of the other TPR members). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) Delete me. Edited May 4, 2019 by anonymouscactus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I find it hilarious at how people will come into these threads complaining when a new ride isn't open on opening day, lots of rides and attractions are down/closed, and moan that the food service areas are short-staffed and horrendous. Happens every May, in just about every park thread, it seems. I'll take a half-opened park over a closed park any day of the week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I find it hilarious at how people will come into these threads complaining when a new ride isn't open on opening day, lots of rides and attractions are down/closed, and moan that the food service areas are short-staffed and horrendous. Happens every May, in just about every park thread, it seems. I'll take a half-opened park over a closed park any day of the week! Yes, absolutely. And all parks are better than work. If you go in with proper expectations, Six Flags parks are fun. You can play fun games like Find the Beer Man, Spot the Slowest Ride Op, Guess How Many Decibels the Game Barker's Megaphone Is Set To. It's a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Cant imagine needing this but hey... its here. Overall, not a lot of visible change beyond some signage. Not even a lot of SF merch. No Looney Tunes or DC merch either. In fact theres still Marvel plush characters at the Fascination parlor. Also appears that Pirate is still not running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 We tried to tell you people, we really did. PS: Why are there no Moose updates? That’s the only ride there that matters. Can anyone confirm if it’s still on the Loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 ^ MotL was definitely running!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 We tried to tell you people, we really did. PS: Why are there no Moose updates? That’s the only ride there that matters. Can anyone confirm if it’s still on the Loose? I knew lol, I experienced the first round of SFDL. Moose On the Loose was the only ride running a wait time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Nice to know that people have taste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 "Darien Lake POS is a POS" Here was my short visit: Went to my reserved parking without a hitch, this was going to be a good day! It is kind of funny how far back the reserved parking is from some of the regular parking, but whatever. Anyway, the plaza sign said Predator and Motocoaster would be down for the day amongst other rides. Was looking forward to both, but that's the rules. Noticed they are having the "go fast pass" system, not the q-bots, much like Great Escape has. Kept an eye on ride of steel the entire way in, but alas never saw it run (Ms. Cleo was right! Come back later!) Long line at Guest Services, that's normally not a good thing at 11:30am to see. Saw Boomerang, Mind Eraser, Silver Bullet, Haymaker, rolling thunder, and moose on the loose all running. Went to Viper first. Had a 4 train wait, not bad. (Station not painted for those that actually care). It did break down before we were about to get on but we did stick it out 8 or so minutes and got on. They didn't cycle the train or anything, and two mechanics were just staring off into the sunset, but whatever, lol. The ride was pretty good. I'm sure there was SOME reason they closed it. Went to Beef and Brew for a sandwich and drink but alas was told they had to wait for a supervisor because the register wasn't working. Attempt number 1 to give them money. Walked to Tantrum and it was closed. Walked by and the bridge was completely missing from the chute the chutes but what was really funny was that the phone kept ringing at the ride panel as we walked by even though the ride was deserted and in disrepair. Shipwrecked spooky ghosts! Walked by a stand that offered fresh lemonade for a snack credit. Walked up, and alas, he also could not serve us and needed a supervisor. Attempt number 2 to give them my money. Played a little fascination, always the highlight of Darien Lake. No issues here, the kid had to yell out everything to everyone since they didn't test the microphone before the season started, again, no big deal. Won 3 times, woo hoo! Wheel was closed. Member services near Viper had a huge line going out the door. Rain started to come down a little bit by this time. Went to the boardwalk eating area, waited a little bit in line and saw the register was working!!! But... they didn't have the food I wanted in stock..... attempt number 3 to give them my money... so I left with a fruit cup on a snack credit. Saw Ride of Steel run for the first time and started making our way over, but we were also still hungry. Stopped at the pizza place next to Predator (he was actually making pizza!) but alas his register was broken and could only refill souvenir cups. Attempt number 4 to give them my money. We only saw ROS run that one time the entire morning (it may have ran more but we never heard it crest the hill with it's distinct sound and never saw it...) but by this time we didn't want to sit around in the rain and were starting to get hangry so we left the park to eat. Didn't have a need to come back today as most of what we wanted to do wasn't open. Will have to be another day I have to go on the rides (and get food. ) Money spent: $5.00 (fascination) Time spent: 1 hour-ish Rides ridden: Viper Until next time, Six Flags. Just so people know, it's 2 turns / a 35 min ride to the park from my house so it's not a huge deal (now that we have Six Flags passes and it's free for us to go whenever) but had I been a guest it would have been pretty annoying. The little issues don't bother me, but my Wife was getting irritated (just like at Fright Fest!) so I don't think she will ever fully enjoy this park due to it always being lackluster compared to all the other parks we always go to, lol. Tomorrow: Canada's Wonderland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 "Darien Lake POS is a POS" Here was my short visit: Went to my reserved parking without a hitch, this was going to be a good day! It is kind of funny how far back the reserved parking is from some of the regular parking, but whatever. Anyway, the plaza sign said Predator and Motocoaster would be down for the day amongst other rides. Was looking forward to both, but that's the rules. Noticed they are having the "go fast pass" system, not the q-bots, much like Great Escape has. Kept an eye on ride of steel the entire way in, but alas never saw it run (Ms. Cleo was right! Come back later!) Long line at Guest Services, that's normally not a good thing at 11:30am to see. Saw Boomerang, Mind Eraser, Silver Bullet, Haymaker, rolling thunder, and moose on the loose all running. Went to Viper first. Had a 4 train wait, not bad. (Station not painted for those that actually care). It did break down before we were about to get on but we did stick it out 8 or so minutes and got on. They didn't cycle the train or anything, and two mechanics were just staring off into the sunset, but whatever, lol. The ride was pretty good. I'm sure there was SOME reason they closed it. Went to Beef and Brew for a sandwich and drink but alas was told they had to wait for a supervisor because the register wasn't working. Attempt number 1 to give them money. Walked to Tantrum and it was closed. Walked by and the bridge was completely missing from the chute the chutes but what was really funny was that the phone kept ringing at the ride panel as we walked by even though the ride was deserted and in disrepair. Shipwrecked spooky ghosts! Walked by a stand that offered fresh lemonade for a snack credit. Walked up, and alas, he also could not serve us and needed a supervisor. Attempt number 2 to give them my money. Played a little fascination, always the highlight of Darien Lake. No issues here, the kid had to yell out everything to everyone since they didn't test the microphone before the season started, again, no big deal. Won 3 times, woo hoo! Wheel was closed. Member services near Viper had a huge line going out the door. Rain started to come down a little bit by this time. Went to the boardwalk eating area, waited a little bit in line and saw the register was working!!! But... they didn't have the food I wanted in stock..... attempt number 3 to give them my money... so I left with a fruit cup on a snack credit. Saw Ride of Steel run for the first time and started making our way over, but we were also still hungry. Stopped at the pizza place next to Predator (he was actually making pizza!) but alas his register was broken and could only refill souvenir cups. Attempt number 4 to give them my money. We only saw ROS run that one time the entire morning (it may have ran more but we never heard it crest the hill with it's distinct sound and never saw it...) but by this time we didn't want to sit around in the rain and were starting to get hangry so we left the park to eat. Didn't have a need to come back today as most of what we wanted to do wasn't open. Will have to be another day I have to go on the rides (and get food. ) Money spent: $5.00 (fascination) Time spent: 1 hour-ish Rides ridden: Viper Until next time, Six Flags. Just so people know, it's 2 turns / a 35 min ride to the park from my house so it's not a huge deal (now that we have Six Flags passes and it's free for us to go whenever) but had I been a guest it would have been pretty annoying. The little issues don't bother me, but my Wife was getting irritated (just like at Fright Fest!) so I don't think she will ever fully enjoy this park due to it always being lackluster compared to all the other parks we always go to, lol. Tomorrow: Canada's Wonderland! I heard the Shipwreck Falls phone too Tantrum and ROS have both opened and the rain has now stopped. Must be rotating rides because Rolling Thunder is closed now. Corn Popper has been closed all day too, but has its lights on. Seems to be a decent crowd too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 They do have some DC merch in the RoS store....next to some Marvel shirts. And a shirt perfect for coasterbill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 People on the Darien Lake twitter are yapping about SFDL not being on the app yet... haha. Also the in-park wifi is up! Surprising because it said for all the parks "New for this summer!" and SFGAdv didn't have it when I went last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 It's not summer yet. I know that sounds like a technicality, but SF totally uses that technicality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Six Flags Reasons why none of the POS terminals were working: - They forgot to password protect the internal WiFi and both internal devices and customers are using the same Six Flags SSIDs and screwing up their network Whatever the reason, I'm happy I'm not the IT department anymore 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logrog04 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Does anyone have the 2019 park map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemotblue Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 New game replaced beat the guesser This game draws a crowd they also added it to Frontier City and it is a popular game especially with spectators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon127 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Does anyone have the 2019 park map? No, but its ok, all of the rides are in the same place they were last year! Edited May 5, 2019 by Wagon127 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemotblue Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Cant imagine needing this but hey... its here. Overall, not a lot of visible change beyond some signage. Not even a lot of SF merch. No Looney Tunes or DC merch either. In fact theres still Marvel plush characters at the Fascination parlor. Also appears that Pirate is still not running. That is interesting same type of pass they use at Frontier City this year. So is this park going to be different then the Six Flag branded parks and not have the "Flash" pass based off the DC character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 My guess is they just don't have the proper infrastructure in place yet for handling merge points / wait time reporting / etc for flash pass q-bots/watches. That takes a lot of effort plus I believe they outsource all of that stuff anyways. This way they keep the line skipping in-house. I didn't bother getting my 2 free skips today (it wasn't clear where to pick them up and the places we passed all had lines) but I'm curious how bad it's going to be managing everything once the season starts to kick in... Did anybody pick up their diamond/diamond Elite skips today? Where did you pick them up? I'm curious if it's like Great Escape in the sense that you don't have to choose a ride beforehand, and the expiration date isn't on the same date you picked them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I got to the park for celebrations, went to Viper and got a alone ride. Rode rolling Thunder and Mind Eraser. Rode RoS, it was running okay. Got a test saying my application went through and I can do my interview (I'm doing attractions yay) and just meandered around the park. Giant Wheel opened later on and so did Tantrum. Viper was running without trims and I broke a blood vessel in my eye. Skyscreamer looks massive from anywhere in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hershey_flags Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Darien Lake was a complete mess today. Do not want to rant so here are some photos of the new front entrance sign, and the construction for Skyscreamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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