Spideyfreak Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hey everyone! My most recent theme park adventure takes me to Six Flags America, where I met up my friend Rob and his gang from Illinois. After a few hours at SFA, they decided to head to Six Flags New England to ride Bizarro that night. From what I was told, they succeeded. Overall, the park has improved since my last visit, however, it still has a long way to go. Gotham City needs a lot of work though, in my opinion. There are a lot of empty areas. For example, Batwing, is in the middle of nowhere at the end of a long path. Penguin's Blizzard River is also on top of a little hill kinda in the middle of a field. Speaking of Gotham City, the Batman stunt show stadium has been turned into a concert arena. While I can honestly say that our Batman show wasn't that great, it was something, and fitting for families as well. I'm sure they could have built an amphitheatre within the terrain somewhere. The main gripe is that the park layout is about three quarters of a circle. Meaning that if you are at one end, you have to walk all the way around the park to get to the other. The little gap would have been the perfect place to put Thomas Town, but it seems they opted to put it in the middle of Gotham City. There are several good things about this park though. The employees seemed happy to be there and where interacting with guests. Most of the rides started with one train op, but where running at maximum capacity with two trains later in the day. Roar was down most of the day, but opened up within the last three hours. The park is definitely on the right track for improvement, and I can't wait to see what will happen over the next few years. But enough talk. Time for pics! The parking tram? Hurricane Harbor Chainlink fence to close off the waterpark? Construction walls would look a little bit better, but it works. Superman awaits... The gang. Unfortunately, I was denied the Intamin credit. But seriously, this season's mission is to lose weight. Happy riders... Noted. Joker's Jinx is a great ride. But where is the pink train??? I haven't seen it on the track in years! Are they using it for spare parts? Must... document... ...Everything! Random Nerd Shot! Mind Eraser. A.K.A. A$$ Kicking: The Ride. You can actually see the cars shuffling back and forth through the entire course! This reminds me how bad this park needs a B&M. For the paranoid folks... Theming. Loading... I'll give SF credit, this was a pretty good ride, besides ripping the theme song from Disneyland's POTC. I love the turn table ending though. Too bad I nver got to ride it when it went backwards. There were a few of these areas around that park. Clever... Such a "cute" little drop tower. *cough* Dead End *cough* The former Batman stadium. Looks like a barn now... Unfortunately, Gotham City isn't much more than games and... ...a food court... ...and Thomas Town. Personally, I don't think they are going to finish by June 5th. It's a nice sign, but in a bad place there, behind the queue cover. Penguin's Blizzard River. Splashdown. Some plants/ trees would make the area more appealing. Perhaps a shop, or a nice flat ride? More Thomas Town. The crane drop tower thingy. The path to Batwing, and the dead end. Batwing. Pro- Area appropriate music is always a plus. Con- Could be concealed a little bit, ie: low to the ground. Fluffy Bunnies... Thomas Town stuff. Walking back through Gotham... Wild One is one awesome coaster. Lots of airtime! The original ROAR! Happy riders. Decent theming, but please do something with the fast food style doors and windows... Decided to trek back over to Batwing, only to find out it was closed due to technical difficulties. These guys were blocking the path, it was hilarious. After finding out Batwing was closed, I called it a day and headed out. Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-RadG Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Well steal my thunder why don'tcha Was Crapwing open at all that day? Pretty awesome shots you got, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalize Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 That's nice that they had an employee all the way at the top of the long path to Batwing to tell people it is closed. In the past I would sometimes walk all the way down the path before finding that out... Always an annoyance since the ride is so far away from everything. The other train on Jokers Jinx will probably return early in the summer, daily operating time. Typically one train is missing early in the season from what I remember in past seasons. Much of the best theming in the park is from pre-Six Flags days unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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