larrygator Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I don't recall seeing this mentioned before. Skyscreamer will be open for only season passholdres from May 17th - May 20th. This is a great way to add value to passholders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack44 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I created a video of my photos from my latest trip to Great Adventure last week. If you've seen my PTR, then it's nothing new. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrtyusFxa28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 The ERT for season pass holders seems to be a chain wide change this year. I know at least X Flight and Mr. Freeze at SFSTL are doing the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) The ERT for season pass holders seems to be a chain wide change this year. I know at least X Flight and Mr. Freeze at SFSTL are doing the same. I thought it was a great bonus with Green Lantern last year at SFGAdv Edited April 15, 2012 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideofSteel Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 First off, this is my first PTR and I left my camera at home so I had to use my phone's. Ride Count -El Toro (4) -Bizarro (2) -Kingda Ka (1) -Nitro (1) -Green Lantern (1 too many) Breakdowns -Green Lantern- for about an hour around noon -Runaway Mine Train- In the morning for close to an hour. -Parachute Tower and Sky ride- Because of wind? -El Toro- For about an hour in the early afternoon -Kingda Ka-In the afternoon -Rolling Thunder- Removed one train, and added another. They were using the new security screening and it seemed to move much faster. The worker, an older man, told me to be sure to check out Batman and Robin: The Chiller. Hahaha. We entered about 5 minutes after opening and the park was dead. We went over to El Toro first. We walked right onto the front row. What a way to start the new season! After, we stayed on 2 more times, but on a different row. I was shocked that they had 2 trains going. The operators struggled to get each train half full. We then started to make our way over to Bizarro. While we were walking over, I noticed that the Runaway Mine Train had one train on the track and was broken down. We first rode Bizarro front row. They were running two trains. The third was on the transfer track though. As you can see, there was no one there. The only seats that were filled were the first 4. The audio was working and sounded great. After, we switched rows to the back. We then went over to Kingda Ka. We waited about 20 minutes for front row! Yea, 20 minutes for front row! The ride did break down twice while were in line but nothing major happened. The train before us rolled back though. Our barely made it over. Around 1, the ride broke down, and stayed closed and we didn't see it reopen before we left at 3. Then, we rode Nitro. There was a 40 minute wait for front row because there were only two trains. The third was in pieces behind the storage shed. Congo rapids was drained. We then went to lunch... On our walk back in at around 1, and the sky ride stopped for about a minute. That would be scary to have been on! The sky ride never reopened after that. The winds weren't too strong, but the Parachute Tower was closed too. After lunch we went back to El Toro for our fourth and final ride on it. There was about a 20 minutes wait for last row. The crew for that ride was AMAZING. They didn't stack once when we were in the station. El Toro's second drop While in line I noticed Rolling Thunder was running the Blue and Yellow trains on the right side. Earlier in the day the Green and blue trains ran on the right side. The left side never opened. Too slow Too early Just right! Somewhat of a nerd shot Lastly, we went to Green Lantern. We waited 60 minutes for front row as only 2 trains were running. The third was still in pieces behind the transfer shed. The crew was also incredibly slow. Painfully slow. There was 6 attendants checking harnesses but they still managed to stack for a few minutes each time. Not good. Artsy short. Too bad the incline loop is incredibly rough, almost painful Corkscrews. The worst part. At that point, the park was getting crowded so we left. Thanks for reading! Edit: I forgot to mention that the railing in Green Lantern's station were covered with this sticky black substance. It was disgusting and stuck to your clothes. There also was a few park maps stuck in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parallax Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I noticed that about the paint in Green Lantern's station too. It didn't come off on my clothes, but it did feel sticky. It seems that you went on a good day, it was packed from opening to closing on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideofSteel Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 ^ The day was pretty good. But did you see park maps stuck in the sticky stuff? There was two or three in it yesterday. Also, does anyone know then the third trains will be ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro4ever Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I bet they repainted that wierd textured black coasting on the railings. It's been almost completely scraped off by guests who try to scratch their name on it, so I wouldnt be surprised if they slopped a new coating on. Thats probably what the black stuff was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marocg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 when they will release a new map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 when they will release a new map? If I have some spare time tonight I'll scan the 2012 Park Map and add it to the Park Index. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marocg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 thanks !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 when they will release a new map? If I have some spare time tonight I'll scan the 2012 Park Map and add it to the Park Index. Here you go, 2012 Park Map! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylexy2298 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 ^ The day was pretty good. But did you see park maps stuck in the sticky stuff? There was two or three in it yesterday. Also, does anyone know then the third trains will be ready? Are you talking about Green Lantern? If so, then I hope that train gets on a truck and makes its way back to the park it originally came from, Six Flags Magic Mountain! But in seriousness, is the train from The Riddler's Revenge supposed to come back to California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 ^Why would they send it back? The two-year-old ride at Great Adventure needs it to handle the crowds plenty more than the almost 15-year-old one tucked away in the back of Magic Mountain. I was there in June and the thing didn't have more than a station wait, but I've yet to see Green Lantern die down to less than at least a half hour, and that's on a slow day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 ^Because SFMM can run only one train on Riddler's for several months out of the year, wheras SFGAdv can run three trains the entire year. Now, SFMM probably needs a third train just as much as SFGAdv does. It really annoys a lot of people to have a 2 hour wait with one train running. While Great Adventure can easily pull 1500 per hour, SFMM struggles to hit 500 per hour, and usually gets much lower than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parallax Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 ^Because SFMM can run only one train on Riddler's for several months out of the year, wheras SFGAdv can run three trains the entire year. Now, SFMM probably needs a third train just as much as SFGAdv does. It really annoys a lot of people to have a 2 hour wait with one train running. While Great Adventure can easily pull 1500 per hour, SFMM struggles to hit 500 per hour, and usually gets much lower than that. Great Adventure cannot pull off 1500 per hour with 3 trains. Running two trains they were averaging 600 riders per hour so I doubt that one more train would do that much. Even during the summer last year with 3 trains the capacity was low. The ride was at least a 2 hour wait from the one hour mark sign on the queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 ^Hourly capacity= (3600/per second dispatch rate)*number of people a train can hold. Green Lantern is just over two minutes long, but let's assume 2:30 just to be safe (actually, this is the length RCDB has listed). This means that, running two trains, the capacity of Green Lantern is at least 672 per hour. However, with a third train, the MCBR is located about 90 seconds into the course. If the trains can dispatch right as the MCBR is cleared, the capacity is increased to 1120 per hour. Riddler's Revenge's has a duration very similar to GL's, but has a higher theoretical capacity due to having 8-car trains. SFGAdv may need their third train more in the summer months, but SFMM definitely needs the third train in the winter months; SFGAdv can manage 90-150 second dispatches, while, during the winter months, SFMM gets about one train loaded every 4-6 minutes. When I visited in August, all three trains were running, and were being cycled very consistently. I believe the ride was being run to its full capacity, whether it is 1100 or 1500. Right next to GL, Superman had to deal with 4-5 minute dispatches with two trains. I can probably say that there will come a year when SFMM will need their train more than SFGAdv does. Maybe now now, but this will probably be true a few years down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Something else not helping the capacity is the single rider being closed a lot. It has been closed all 3 trips I have taken to the park this year and was closed during my last 2 trips at the end of last season. I see at least a few spots every train going out empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Just caught the first Great Adventure advertisement on Travel Channel. The only two rides it mentions by name are Nitro and Sky Screamer, but it also had shots of Kingda Ka, El Toro... and an SLC Looks like it really is theme park season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro4ever Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yeah, they've really been pushing Nitro lately. Its good to see that ride getting some love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideofSteel Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I will be at Great Adventure tomorrow morning for a few hours. Maybe opening to one. I hope to get in a ton of rides like I did a few weeks ago. How crowded do you think the park will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chargersmichael Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Are there any construction pictures of the new water slide at the water park? I really want to see what it looks like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I will be at Great Adventure tomorrow morning for a few hours. Maybe opening to one. I hope to get in a ton of rides like I did a few weeks ago. How crowded do you think the park will be? Very crowded, It is Girl Scout weekend, there is a dance competition tomorrow and a Gym Class Heroes concert. If you are going at opening, you should be ok though since I have gone to the park at opening 4 times this year so far and every visit until 12:30 - 1:00, lines have been short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideofSteel Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 OK. That doesn't sound too bad. I've had the same experience this season. Before lunch I got 5 rides in, all walk on, then after lunch I was faced with large lines. I think Great Adventure could really use a display by the ride entrance with a real estimate of how long the lines are going to be. It's really hard to tell especially on Skull Mountain and Batman as their lines are mostly indoors. Superman could also use that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilton17reni Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 you guys have any information about The Chiller? She is already being sent to the new park or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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