boldikus Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 LMAO. Looks like Lantern is up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 ... and Nitro is open. This is so absurd, you can't help but laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 What's absurd is Skyscreamer has a 5 minute wait. Those people are insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Being born and raised in Southern California, all of this sounds like a nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I was thinking about originally going on Friday, but then I saw the temperatures and figured nothing would be open and it wouldn't be worth the drive. Now I am reconsidering. Lets see how long it operates this evening and how cold it will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I for one welcome the absurdity of all this, because I plan on being there tomorrow, marathoning Nitro until I'm frost bitten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Skyway seems to have opened. 25 minutes for Justice League. According to folks @ the park, its apparently kinda busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I'm not surprised if it's busy. I think people in our area are more willing to tolerate colder temperatures as long as it's a sunny day. If it were overcast today I'd be a lot more surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Yeah I thought the same thing. Its not terrible if you're standing in the sun, but in less than an hour its gonna feel bitter cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Sorry to doublepost, but right now its 21 in Jackson (and "feels like 10"). Batman currently has a 10 minute wait. I gotta admit I kinda wish I was there. edit: Nitro and Batman sh*t the bed about an hour ago. Lantern is still running, and surprisingly after no signs of life all day Superman is now open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRice92 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 This is amazing they have the rides running in such cold temps. I just keep checking back in the thread for Boldikus & Coasterbill's commentary on how the rides are doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Great Adventure is amazing, but this also happened today Mind Eraser ran until park close at SFNE when it was 10 degrees. TEN DEGREES ... that's next level PS: Great Adventure opened Superman for the first time all day after sundown when it was about 18 degrees and ran it the rest of the night. Edited December 28, 2017 by coasterbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCHeadache Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Between El Toro being lovingly cared for and the B&Ms running in such sheer cold, I can forgive Great Adventure maintenance for Kingda Ka's vibration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Today should be really interesting. Its pretty windy and absolutely bitter cold. I hate to say it but I have a sinking feeling the B&Ms might be done for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Eh, today might be rough but tomorrow is basically the same as yesterday. 26 with light winds. I'm optimistic. Every day I think that we might finally see the day they don't open the coasters but as of now I've been wrong every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think they'll try to get them up again today and maybe tomorrow but they seem to be getting pretty cranky already. I think at this point they're at least trying to open and operate what they can because there hasn't been any precipitation to use as an excuse not to mention they sold a bunch of season passes around Black Friday/Cyber Monday that have to be processed by Dec 31st to get the free gold upgrade. I'm certain that's a factor in why we've seen people show up this week. There is snow in the forecast for Saturday, though it doesn't look like much. I just wonder if they'll feel like cleaning that up for two bitter cold days on Sunday/Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) I feel like if they open them today they'll open them Monday. The forecasts are almost identical. I'm also thinking if there is any notable snow on Saturday they'll clear it since it's only supposed to be around an inch and they have fireworks Sunday (and it's the processing deadline). Then again, maybe that's just the optimist in me. Great point about the pass processing date. I didn't think about that. Edited December 28, 2017 by coasterbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I'm trying to be optimistic too, they have been surprising me this week with these temps. I guess we'll see what happens. I kinda wish I went over Tuesday since I didn't do anything else lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I just love that it's currently 14 degrees in Jackson and windy with a high of 23 and we're having a legitimate conversation about whether or not Nitro is going to open in 3 hours. Either way, what a time to be alive. Also. I feel sort of bad about hijacking this thread with coaster and weather updates but this is so hilarious and unprecedented in the industry that I really can't help myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It's thoroughly entertaining, don't feel bad for a second. This thread was kinda dead for a minute there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 All I know is, I'm totally going Monday. The absolute worst thing that can happen is that we ride Skull Mountain and drink a lot... and the beer will be cold as sh*t which is always wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Great Adventure is amazing, but this also happened today Mind Eraser ran until park close at SFNE when it was 10 degrees. TEN DEGREES ... that's next level PS: Great Adventure opened Superman for the first time all day after sundown when it was about 18 degrees and ran it the rest of the night. Minimum operating temperatures. This is absolutely nuts that they're able to get these coasters open in weather like this. I will feel bad the next time I criticize the operations of Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Plan on taking a run down today because: 1) I finally have a day off 2) I am insane. Not sure what to expect, but hopefully they have at least the three indoor rides open. I'll report back later with particulars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Four indoor rides. Don't forget about Houdini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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