boldikus Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 11 hours ago, qwimjim said: unnecessarily hostile It's a whole vibe, don't take it personally. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Got to ride Jersey Devil and my first RMC single rail for the first... (second, third, fourth, fifth) time last weekend (no line on Saturday morning!). I gotta say not only was there no discomfort with the restraints for me, I was not expecting the shoulders to be so loosey goosey and not be stiff to the shoulders. I liked the ride a lot! Wife likes the restraints too. Weird that they are so polarizing to people. Oh, and while the front is fun, it's totally a back seat ride. Not a bad seat though. I am excited to try one of the more compact ones one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpb2004 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Is the park typically dead during the “bonus” days this week? I might head there for a few hours tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 2 hours ago, qpb2004 said: Is the park typically dead during the “bonus” days this week? I might head there for a few hours tomorrow. I've gone up there a couple of times for "bonus" days. The crowds there were decent size but not the fustercluck of Fright Fest. Of course, said bonus days are the last days everything beyond the Boardwalk (Kingda Ka, Zumanjaro, Bizarro, etc) is in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 New season passes for sale now that include all SF parks. Can now get a different membership levels in a season pass. Prices aren't a compete rip off like previous membership pay in full prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 The park is apparently painting Bizarro in carrot colors. The park is also apparently never painting Nitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I’ve heard rumors of a retheme. Riddler perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 ^ it would make ZERO sense with the coaster. . but Orange & Green are Aquaman colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 OK... I'm not that deep into DC comics stuff. *Shrugs* Bummer if it is a retheme since Bizarro has the best entrance portal in the entire park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, bert425 said: ^ it would make ZERO sense with the coaster. . but Orange & Green are Aquaman colors. It already makes zero sense anyway, so at this point let's just double down. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zand Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Maybe they'll just rename it "Medusa: The Ride", remove the speakers from the seats, and then not replace the missing seats where the soundboards are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Those things have been gone for years, but they did replace the seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zand Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, coasterbill said: Those things have been gone for years, but they did replace the seats. Right...forgot Great Adventure doesn't half ass everything like SFNE. More like 2/3rds ass. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Yet another "Riddler Revenge" without the necessary possessive inbound. 4 hours ago, bert425 said: ^ it would make ZERO sense with the coaster. . but Orange & Green are Aquaman colors. The re-theme into Bizzaro made no sense either. Man do I miss the days when Six Flags didn't try to be "DC Comics the Amusement Park." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 The ride never made sense. It was originally themed to the old west but also Greek Mythology and had the very “western” color scheme of a Mountain Dew ad. Everyone needs to just give up on waiting for anything ever in the entire history of this ride with a sideways horse on the station to make sense. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Exactly. Who gives a shit what the theme or color is. The ride is great and its not going anywhere and its getting a paint job which will extend its life even further and everyone should be happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, coasterbill said: The ride never made sense. It was originally themed to the old west but also Greek Mythology and had the very “western” color scheme of a Mountain Dew ad. *shrug* It made more sense than a comic book character in the Old West section. From the original press release announcing the ride: Quote Once a beautiful woman, Medusa was punished by the goddess Athena for her indiscretions and turned into a hideous monster. She had hair of snakes and the power to turn men to stone with her electric eyes, and was hunted and conquered by the brave Perseus. This made her one of the most famous beasts of Greek mythology. During the Gold Rush era, legend has it that she was banished to a deep, solitary gold mine. Although no miner was brave enough to seek her, they believed in her presence and named this wicked place "Medusa's Mine." This is where riders will begin -- in the Old West, known as the Frontier Adventures section of the theme park. Unlike the cowardly gold miners, brave park Guests will seek fame and triumph like Perseus before them. The twisted mass of green steel is the demon they must conquer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mike240SX said: Once a beautiful woman, Medusa was punished by the goddess Athena for her indiscretions and turned into a hideous monster. She had hair of snakes and the power to turn men to stone with her electric eyes, and was hunted and conquered by the brave Perseus. This made her one of the most famous beasts of Greek mythology. During the Gold Rush era, legend has it that she was banished to a deep, solitary gold mine. Although no miner was brave enough to seek her, they believed in her presence and named this wicked place "Medusa's Mine." This is where riders will begin -- in the Old West, known as the Frontier Adventures section of the theme park. Unlike the cowardly gold miners, brave park Guests will seek fame and triumph like Perseus before them. The twisted mass of green steel is the demon they must conquer. This sounds like it was thought up by a crackhead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Despite not making sense, the coaster really did need a paint job and an upgrade in general so I am happy to see this. Tatsu is finally getting painted too (I never thought I'd see the day), so Nitro's day will come... eventually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I wish Nitro was getting the paint instead of Bizarro, but if they want to perform the work now it makes sense since Nitro will be running for Holiday in the Park. Having the DC Comics themed ride behind the western themed area is puzzling, but I do enjoy the ride and it rarely has a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xVicesAndVirtues Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 For a park with so many "don't smoke marijuana" signs, they sure do seem to like green. But in all reality this coaster looked terrible this year so I'm glad it's getting repainted and I don't really care about DC comics or the fact that it's far away from the other DC comic themed stuff. If I had to choose I'd rather it be called Medusa again because it makes me feel old when I mention Medusa East and Medusa West and these damn kids don't know what that means. Can they just call it The Riddler and avoid any awkward lack of possessive noun grammar and leave the possessing to Dorney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Why is it they can't use possessives anyway? "Riddler Revenge" is such an awkward title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 3:58 AM, bert425 said: ^ it would make ZERO sense with the coaster. . but Orange & Green are Aquaman colors. I mean both Riddler/Aquaman are coming up in movies. I wouldn't put it past Six Flags to name it Riddler for 2022 for a quick promotional boost when The Batman comes out and then just change a few signs in December 2022 to Aquaman and have another tie-in boost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 El Toro update: There are new black steel ledgers on the first drop, first two camelback hills, and the rolling thunder hill. Work has been progressing non-stop since the ride closed. Photo credit (best I can tell): Joel Noufe from the CJ's Crazy Coaster Crew Facebook group. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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