(PTR) 9/18/2010 - Are Hank and Dameon Credits?!

[liftsifter]

Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Six Flags Great America

 

This was a VERY interesting visit. The park was EMPTY, there was literally no wait for any ride, Raging Bull was running two trains but yet had no wait. But, I guess the cold weather was bringing the ride operations down. I was trapped on Superman's break-run for about 30-40 minutes until, and I wan to emphasize this: Hank Salemi, Dameon Nelson and a flurry of maintenance people were called. Hank was talking to us about our day at the park. Anywho. Onto the photos.

 

The suspense that builds when you see Bull is what makes the day begin.

 

Once I got in, the IMMENSE amount of Fright Fest decorations was incredible.

 

The park's coffee is pretty gross. It tastes like they took instant coffee and freakin' watered it down.

 

The new way of managing what ride ops need to do. Pretty organized.

 

This is a bad representation. There was LITERALLY no line rows 2-5 had no wait.

 

Two train operations meant that the brake run normally had no trains.

 

Ricochet gets a lot of flack for being worse than Big Top. But, I give Six Flags credit. They took an old ride which they could have thrown away, and re-themed it nicely. They also made good use out of it's old space.

 

That bell was removed. Strike 1 for theming removal.

 

Why hello there you smooth little Arrow. <3

 

You can't get any better than the yellow train. Now if they only got the front fiberglass back...

 

YES. I LICKED DEMON. I FREAKIN' LOVE THIS COASTER. OFFICIALLY. LIKE. LEGIT.

 

There is this itty bitty teeny weeny HOLE in County fair.

 

Okay, now THIS is god marketing. AND they didn't destroy a coaster for it...

 

The Dippin' Dots guy had the day off ever since Great America announced the 2011 attraction.

 

Obviously...

 

YEAH. WOLFIE HAS A TIMER. IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE DARLIN'.

 

<3

 

Don't mind this twisted garbage in the sky...

 

The Six Flags of the 90's was my favorite. ;(

 

Fog in nearly full effect. This is a waste at this time of year. Maybe you should cut back HERE not park hours.

 

I've always said that Six Flags never advertises Fright Fest correctly. THIS is the perfect way to do so, you get Families and Teens.

 

Another HUSS. Down for the count...

 

I also got a chance to ride some steel garbage...Okay. I admit, TDK is better than Ragin Cajun. RC is just rough.

 

GRR! You made me stuck! I lost 30+ minutes of ride time. ;(

 

As long as they bring this design back for Fright Fest, why not just bring the whole thing back! Jeeze...

 

DEMON IS INCREDIBLE!

 

Lickage II.

 

You get a cookie if you know what this ride was!

 

;(

 

Sort of like the picture I got Opening Day... NEARLY IDENTICAL!

 

Oh shut up.

 

I guess they were preparing for Fright Fest...

 

Random parade rail! YAY!

 

Required Carousel photo.

 

Must have been a pretty small school!

 

yay.

 

[insert low attendance joke here]

 

At first I was like, "WTF ROFLCOPTER!" Then I was like, "I'm not buying 4."

 

Insert old B&M Stand-Up here. (Or as Cole called it, "that olde crumbly b&m")

 

WeLCOmE

 

After 30+ total rides (on coasters) I was tired out. BEAT 16 RIDES ON VIPER AND 8 ON DEMON!

 

It was loads of fun! Great America is such a wonderful park. <3

[Midgetman82]

Well you surly love Demon , nice report!

[Mr. Starr]

You seem angry about there being no lines...

 

And, yeah, you got stuck on Superman for half an hour, but the park president came out on a nasty day and talked to you to make the situation better. That's pretty awesome. I can't tell if you were complaining or happy...

[liftsifter]

:O I guess it was a slow day, so Hank was like, "What the hell." But I was certainly happy. The situation was handled well. And, I was EXTREMELY happy about the short line situation. Sorry if I sounded like I didn't like it!

 

Well you surly love Demon , nice report!

Demon's overall experience has become far better for me now that my head is completely above the restraints, which means no head banging. But it is truly a terrific coaster, and I'd love to see it get some rehab work next season, along with bringing the tunnel lights back to the spiral mode.

[Midgetman82]

^I like the coaster too, even if my head doesn't come above the headrest. I've never been on the ride when it had spiral tunnels.

[liftsifter]

 

Neither have I, but you can see all that Six Flags removed. Not much actually, the waterfall was highly understandable, but the spiral lights were not. Supposedly kids would throw rocks to break the bulbs. STUPID KIDS! I WANT MY SPIRAL TUNNEL.

 

Anyways, Demon really is a fantastic ride. I would definitely cry if they removed it.

[Yamez]

I'm kinda surprised you don't like the Impulse, every single one I've been on has been phenomenal and I consider them one of those hidden gems at parks. To each their own though.

[liftsifter]

Well, I do like Vertical Velocity, but it has become seemingly more and more rough every time I ride it up the first spine, it's head banging is not fun either. Although, I'm not the biggest fan of shuttle coasters. Just seems boring. Again, to each his own.