Wood Dragon 1988 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 If I were you, I would prob do the Carowinds/SFOG trip thing. I did it last year, but I also had family to visit, conveniently located half-way between the parks! They may not be the best parks in the world, but there are a ton of credits, I'd say it would be worth about a 4-day trip. Ride there, Carowinds, SFOG, ride back. Plus it's a good ride. Lots of country music, firework stores, and kudzu. And crazy southern preachers on the radio on Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well it looks like I will not be able to go It is not the traveling by myself that is preventing me from going it is the fact that I don't have the money to pay for it & neither does my parents It looks like SFOG is now on the summer schedule. Thanks again everyone for the advice I really appreciated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS1981 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 since they decided to delay the opening, and from what the local news said, they haven't given a rescheduled date yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS1981 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Don't forget to wear your bullet-proof vest just in case you run into one of the employees in the parking lot! and also remember when you do go, DON'T jump Batman's fence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfronee Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 wow. Six flags is so lame. I cant believe the canceled on us. But its cool i guess. Tyler and Robbie's house is awesome. Drinking and crap. Robbie just got home with pizza! This is awesome! When is everyone going to go since opening day was canceled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I can't say I'm surrpised they closed today. At least they didn't decide to open and then close without notice like they did with Family Fall Fun Night at Great Adventure and are giving notice they are closed for tomorrow ahead of time. What happened was the park was open 5 - 10 for SP holders only. It had been raining all day and people called the park and we were told they would be open from the scheduled 5 - 10. Even at 6:00 someone called and said the park would be open until 10. They closed at 7:30 with the announcement made at 6:30. People who got to the park at 6:45 or and later were turned away from entering the lot after being told the park would be open. It was still the best trip of the season for me, since there was literally no one at the park (supposedly 400 people total) and I got more rides in those 2 1/2 hours than most people would at a full day in the park, those who drove an hour or more only to be turned away if they got there too late were not happy. I'm not saying the park was wrong to close early, just the way it was handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsPlusNotes Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Some photos of the open attraction! Looks very well done, and I think it's fantastic that Six Flags updated a classic ride without using Scooby or any other cartoon character! The park had a nice event for the ride's opening too... I'm really liking this new era of Six Flags! Gotta love the catchy merch. location! Poster for the attraction at the park... very Disney-ish! This monster is on the ride's entrance sign... must be important. They're all having a good time it appears! Part of the scary... part. A baby monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Thank you Six Flags for not ruining it! -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS1981 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 looks like a lot of what they did was redress a lot of the monsters is the huge dude that points and goes "HUMANS!..... HUMANS!" still there along with the big dragon that appears on ur right as you go around a turn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I'm really impressed with what the park has done with this attractions, it's one of my all-time favorite dark rides. It's been a long time since I've been on it - does the ride have a small drop? I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 ^Not that I remember. -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS1981 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I'm really impressed with what the park has done with this attractions, it's one of my all-time favorite dark rides. It's been a long time since I've been on it - does the ride have a small drop? I can't remember. when you went in to the haunted marsh, you went up a small belt lift and into a slight, smooth drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearcut Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I'm really excited about this ride getting refurbished and everything. It was always one of my favorites, and I'm sad I didn't ride it the last time I went before the change happened. For those who were wondering why it got changed from "Monster Plantation" to "Monster Mansion", I think it had something to do with SFOG's attempt to become more "politically correct". They changed the section of the park that used to be the "Confederate States" to "Peachtree Square", and since in the old south Plantations have the bad rap of being remembered as places where slaves worked in the 1800's, they wanted to get rid of that vibe and basically remove any potential bad feelings or anything of the like that could come with the word Plantation. Now, I may be totally off base with that statement or assessment, but it would make sense, especially with the name change of the Confederate section to "Peachtree Square". I believe I saw someone reasoning this on a SFOG fan site. And if I'm totally off base, then I will gladly take up residence in the "Stupid things the GP say" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 ^ I'm not sure it's "politically correct" oversensitivity. After all, antebellum Southern plantations were built by slave labor, and if I imagine an African American stumbling on the Monster Plantation might feel as queasy as I would if I went to a German park and discovered a mine train called "The Auschwitz Express." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Glad to see this update finished and hope it does well for SFoG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Seeing SFoG do this makes me want to go back to my old school home park. The Monster Plantation was a lot of fun as a kid. I remember riding it back when it first opened and even though I knew the monsters "in the marsh" wouldn't get me, I always became a bit frightened a bit when we went over the small hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenpensacola Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Has anyone been to SFOG lately? How was the park staff? The "I wish I was somewhere else...I'm bored to death...I could care less" attitude of the park employees has made me reluctant to return. This park has such potential...if they would just sweat the details...and if the young employees would just give a darn. We considered visiting this summer, but decided we'd go back to Holiday World instead...for the reasons mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlvr_nc Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 They are still like that... But I do believe that it has gotten better, better than my visit in 06 anyways. Although, there are a few employees that are just that much better than the rest. A few really surprised me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Good luck trying to get high school kids to give a damn about anything except texting their friends on their cell phones.... -James Dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatetoFLY Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 It has not gotten better. I was there just last Friday, my first visit since 1997 and the employees are the worst I have ever seen. True the park does have potential but it will never be reached with losers like them running the park. I will say they were not all bad by the way just every single crew running every ride except Monster Mansion. I mean just terrible people, I just cant even explain how bad it was. I now remember why I have not been there since 1997, and its fine with me if I don't go back for another decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I'm not even sure why the staff should be a deciding factor if you should or should not go to a park. I don't go to the park to hang out and talk to the employees, I go to the park to ride the coasters. While yes, a park with a good staff that seems to care and offer good customer service DOES make a park better, I've never let the staff of a park decide the fate of my visit. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatetoFLY Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 ^Yes the slow dispatch times are a major problem, for instance the Georgia Cyclone, three girls were working the coaster. They spent more time checking their hair and nails rather than checking restraints. Almost every coaster superman, goliath, batman, Georgia cyclone, mine train, and the georgia scorcher would have a train dispatch with a train already waiting to come in. These coasters would dispatch, climb the lift, go through the circuit, come to the brakes and sit there for 2-3 minutes. Its understandable to have it happen a few times but every single train. Goliath for example, the attendants would load the train check the restraints at a snails pace then go to their positions and then a ride op would call out check 8-3. They would check it then walk back to their positions and then over the loudspeaker check 8-2. I was losing my mind. I live just outside Orlando so I am spoiled with the great operations we have down here. These parks have the formula figured out, great customer service and people will return. SFOG hasn't figured this formula out and yes I will not return for a while because when I pay my money I expect to have fun which I did but with customer service to match. I dont want to go some where, where I am not feeling welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrofan Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 2008 -We encountered an employee working at games who asked us to give ourselves change because she "isn't very good at math". Yes, she really said that! -Very slow operations EVERYWHERE but Goliath 2009 -Very fast operations on every ride but Superman. I was impressed. It was spring break, and lines were moving incredibly fast, with most under an hour, but Superman was a 3 hour wait with the line at the 1 hour sign and only 2/3 trains running. Didn't they pay for the other station and 3rd train to prevent 3 hour lines? It was all because of 10 minute dispatches and Flash Passes being timed for 3 minute dispatches. -We were at the park the next day, and we were on the next train for Goliath with a 1 train wait total (it was bad weather) when they had to close the ride because of lightning. The employees gave out water from their water container and engaged in conversation with us and others waiting in line. I couldn't believe this was the same park I was at a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I live just outside Orlando so I am spoiled with the great operations we have down here. Really? Last time we were at Islands of Adventure operations were terrible. Hulk and Dragons were just abysmal. But that doesn't stop me from going back... --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenpensacola Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 It falls back on management to correct these problems. SFOG is such a pretty park...but it could be SO much better is they would go the extra mile and take care of the details. Management sets the tone for what's expected of employees...you CAN get high school kids who give a darn...ever been in a Chick-fil-a? They one closest to our house has better service than many nice restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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