Six Flags Over Georgia (SFOG) Discussion Thread

[Lotologist492]

We enjoyed a visit this past Sunday and were pleasantly surprised by the non existent crowds and decent weather. My friends were on hand as well to help me celebrate my birthday!

 

With Holiday in the Park beginning next Sunday (The park is closed for a private event Saturday) I found some interesting info regarding HitP 2019:

 

The new Screampunk District (including Pandemonium) will be OPEN! Additionally, the Sky Buckets will now operate normally on both ends. The Lickskillet area including Blue Hawk and Scream Machine will still be closed off.

 

There will be a new show in the Crystal Pistol: "Step into Christmas" (No more "Because its Christmas")

 

It appears the park has doubled the number of S'mores stations, which will serve nicely as warming areas.

 

Most of the Christmas decorations were installed on this visit. None of the lights were turned on yet.

 

Looking forward to my visit next Sunday!

Brand new 'snowflakes' for the new "Screampunk Christmas" section!

More Screampunk snowflakes. These are actually really cool!

Updated Holiday in the Park map showing the new Screampunk Christmas area

HitP 2019 show schedule

[tndank]

Looks like Superman will be running for HiTP. I like that!

[coasterbill]

It always runs for HITP doesn't it?

Edited November 19, 2019 by coasterbill

[grsupercity]

Is this park generally open weekends in Feb or March? I could not get six flags calendar to go past Januarys winterfest

[tndank]

It always runs for HITP doesn't it?

 

I don't know. And I might be crazy but I'm pretty sure it wasn't on the website list a couple weeks ago when they started putting HITP info up. (I know websites are 100%...)

 

And some folks on FB had indicated it might be down.

 

Pretty sure they started weekends on March 9th this year.

 

They will def be open weekend March 20th and probably a couple weekends before that. (Band comps start the 20th)

[PeggedSole]

The predicted high temp for Austell this Sunday Nov 24 is 54 degrees. Is that warm enough for the coasters to run? NOTE: I visited SFoG in the past, and it was too cold for Dare Devil Dive to open, but I think most other coasters were running. I can't remember how cold it was, though. Does anyone know the minimum temps for the various coasters to operate (especially Twisted Cyclone). Thanks!

[jynx242]

Is this park generally open weekends in Feb or March? I could not get six flags calendar to go past Januarys winterfest

 

Not in February, but they will be in March after opening day.

[SFOG1991]

Is this park generally open weekends in Feb or March? I could not get six flags calendar to go past Januarys winterfest

The park usually opens the second weekend of March and is open on Saturday and Sunday only until spring break for the area. Then back to weekends mostly until Memorial Day Weekend. Daily ops after that.

[SFOG1991]

The predicted high temp for Austell this Sunday Nov 24 is 54 degrees. Is that warm enough for the coasters to run? NOTE: I visited SFoG in the past, and it was too cold for Dare Devil Dive to open, but I think most other coasters were running. I can't remember how cold it was, though. Does anyone know the minimum temps for the various coasters to operate (especially Twisted Cyclone). Thanks!

Most coasters generally open once the temp reaches 40. It will depend on the crowds though. I’ve seen them close completely with 45 degree weather but I’ve also been on the coasters when it was 30 degrees out. I think it is 40 to open most of them and then as long as the park is busy they will keep them open. I’ve been on Dare Devil Dive at 1am when it was 29 before. It was a particularly cold fright fest Friday.

[The username]

Only a week away from my brother and I's annual black Friday trip, going on 4 years now.

[coasterbill]

So... Blue Hawk, Sky Screamer and that dumpster fire wood coaster posted wait times all weekend. Was the park fully open for HITP? That's a first, right?

[Lotologist492]

So... Blue Hawk, Sky Screamer and that dumpster fire wood coaster posted wait times all weekend. Was the park fully open for HITP? That's a first, right?

No. The three rides you mention are closed off. The app site is notorious for being inaccurate. What is new is the ScreamPunk District, including Pandemonium is open, thus expanding the HitP footprint a little. There is a barrier fence just before you reach the Lickskillet stage (where the Bad Bob show normally takes place).

[cameron.hardy]

I was there Saturday with Honda at the private event. I guess the deal was that all rides would be open for the event because everything was open. The Honda folks didn't show up because of the rain so it was probably the best Six Flags trip I have ever had out of probably 50 or so. The park looks great! Pandemonium is a fantastic ride and Twisted Cyclone at night will really mess with you mind. We also got a pass to go back anytime before the 5th of January so I hope to go back before Holiday in the Park is done.

[SFOG1991]

I was there Saturday with Honda at the private event. I guess the deal was that all rides would be open for the event because everything was open. The Honda folks didn't show up because of the rain so it was probably the best Six Flags trip I have ever had out of probably 50 or so. The park looks great! Pandemonium is a fantastic ride and Twisted Cyclone at night will really mess with you mind. We also got a pass to go back anytime before the 5th of January so I hope to go back before Holiday in the Park is done.

How empty was the park? I can only imagine...

 

Sounds like a dream event to go to, especially once the weather cleared up. What were the event hours anyway?

[Zoltret]

So I rode mindbender today and noticed one of New Revolution @ SFMM’s trains near the lift hill behind the Maintenance shed. Unfortunately I was not able to take a picture of it. But it was so interesting seeing them there

[thrillseeker4552]

Very interesting. Maybe a local can try to snap a photo next weekend? I'm intrigued.

[SFOG1991]

So I rode mindbender today and noticed one of New Revolution @ SFMM’s trains near the lift hill behind the Maintenance shed. Unfortunately I was not able to take a picture of it. But it was so interesting seeing them there

Very interesting! I found a picture on a discussion group I am in on Facebook. Not sure how to properly credit the original poster but see image below.

[Zoltret]

So I rode mindbender today and noticed one of New Revolution @ SFMM’s trains near the lift hill behind the Maintenance shed. Unfortunately I was not able to take a picture of it. But it was so interesting seeing them there

Very interesting! I found a picture on a discussion group I am in on Facebook. Not sure how to properly credit the original poster but see image below.

 

 

Yup there it is!

[coasterbill]

I don’t want to come out and make bold assumptions about why parks might toy with the idea of retiring old Schwarzkopf trains right now but you can come up with some theories if you want to play along at home...

[boldikus]

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[cameron.hardy]

I was there Saturday with Honda at the private event. I guess the deal was that all rides would be open for the event because everything was open. The Honda folks didn't show up because of the rain so it was probably the best Six Flags trip I have ever had out of probably 50 or so. The park looks great! Pandemonium is a fantastic ride and Twisted Cyclone at night will really mess with you mind. We also got a pass to go back anytime before the 5th of January so I hope to go back before Holiday in the Park is done.

How empty was the park? I can only imagine...

 

Sounds like a dream event to go to, especially once the weather cleared up. What were the event hours anyway?

 

The hours were 12-9 Eastern. Honda of Alabama is of course in Central time so 11-8 for us. We arrived at 3 Eastern and stayed till closing. When we topped the hill on I-20 it looked to still be raining on the other side of Atlanta so it had not stopped raining long. The longest wait we had was for Justice League which was about 10 minutes. On every coaster we rode, we stayed on and rode multiple times. Every ride was walk on or one train wait. We had drink tickets and a buffet meal which was really good. Our drink tickets came with a free funnel cake as well so the only money I spent was 10.00 for my son to play games. We also got free passes to cone back because of the weather which was really not as issue. It was a dream Six Flags day for sure!

[SFOG1991]

I was there Saturday with Honda at the private event. I guess the deal was that all rides would be open for the event because everything was open. The Honda folks didn't show up because of the rain so it was probably the best Six Flags trip I have ever had out of probably 50 or so. The park looks great! Pandemonium is a fantastic ride and Twisted Cyclone at night will really mess with you mind. We also got a pass to go back anytime before the 5th of January so I hope to go back before Holiday in the Park is done.

How empty was the park? I can only imagine...

 

Sounds like a dream event to go to, especially once the weather cleared up. What were the event hours anyway?

 

The hours were 12-9 Eastern. Honda of Alabama is of course in Central time so 11-8 for us. We arrived at 3 Eastern and stayed till closing. When we topped the hill on I-20 it looked to still be raining on the other side of Atlanta so it had not stopped raining long. The longest wait we had was for Justice League which was about 10 minutes. On every coaster we rode, we stayed on and rode multiple times. Every ride was walk on or one train wait. We had drink tickets and a buffet meal which was really good. Our drink tickets came with a free funnel cake as well so the only money I spent was 10.00 for my son to play games. We also got free passes to cone back because of the weather which was really not as issue. It was a dream Six Flags day for sure!

Sounds like a surprisingly great visit! Thanks for sharing. I’m always curious about how these private events turn out.

[A.J.]

If I'm not mistaken, these are technically custom trains, right? Is Six Flags still turning a shoulder to Gerstlauer after what happened with New Texas Giant?

[TEDodd]

Is Six Flags still turning a shoulder to Gerstlauer after what happened with New Texas Giant?

 

Not the right place, so I'd appreciate a pm linking to that story.

[JT325]

If I'm not mistaken, these are technically custom trains, right?

 

Yes - the chassis is a faithful reproduction of Schwarzkopf, but the interiors are a SF custom job. The thing that stinks about this is one of the best parts about riding Mind Bender (and Shock Wave, Scorpion, etc.) is being able to slide around on the curves due to those old perfect flat-ish seats that were on all Schwarzkopf (and Gerstlauer replacement) trains. The new Revolution trains have bucket-y trains that take that fun away as well as a strange angled headrest, which has a hard back connected to the train body - and thus causes a strange vibration up through the headrest. Basically, the SF custom trains are hot mess.

 

SooperdooperLooper had it's 3rd generation trains built by Gerstlauer (which are not a possibility) and have slight buckets in the seat, but still much more comfy and classic than these new custom jobs. Although an significant detail to most folks, this really sucks for some of us die-hard Schwarzkopf fans. That lateral motion was pronounced and vivid on my first Mind Bender ride back in 1990; that hard left at the top of the spiral, after the first loop. And the next curve even more, flying right into your riding partner. Schwarzkopf trains enabled some of that classic wood coaster motion into them, very cool. I hope they wait a while, I'd like to get down there and ride my favorite looper a few more times before these not-as-fun SF custom jobs hit the track.