Six Flags Over Georgia (SFOG) Discussion Thread

[beenagins87]

Does anyone know what the last day of Namtab is at SFOG? I tried to find a date, but I couldn't find one.

I believe the first or second weekend in May is the last weekend for it.. It leaves very early May

 

I wanna say it's May 10th

May 10th is what I recall as well. Really happy to hear about Mindbender being back to two trains. Despite its glory, knowing how quickly a good crew can churn through people with two train ops makes waiting for one train that much more painful!

The crew at Mindbender has usually been the best in the park since the one train operations began. If they keep that up with the two train operations, I will definitely be spending a lot of time riding it over and over!

 

 

Even before they lost the second train, Mindbender IMO always had the fastest crew, followed closely by DDD. Goliath would probably be third because when they're on their A game they fly, they're just hit and miss, and the rest of the crews range from meh to terrible at times.

[dstephe9]

DDD is just slow due to train size and Goliath is usually fast except when someone gets on that doesn't fit haha

[beenagins87]

DDD is just slow due to train size and Goliath is usually fast except when someone gets on that doesn't fit haha

 

Haha or when someone totally dosent see the signs and rows of lockers at the entrance and try to argue to why they should take be special enough to take their purse onto the ride.

[simaticable]

I'd say Mind Bender has the fastest crew. DDD is good simply because it's still the baby of the park. Goliath is meh sometimes but can get a lot of people out. Everyone else is slow due to teenagers.

[Rollercoaster Rider]

Just curious for anyone who has ridden SFOG Batman backwards. Is the ride rougher than at other parks or no difference?

[josephcissell]

Just curious for anyone who has ridden SFOG Batman backwards. Is the ride rougher than at other parks or no difference?

 

I assume you mean rougher in relation to other Batman clones as opposed to other Batman clones when run backwards, yes? Batman didn’t seem any rougher backwards to me. I consider SFOG’s version to be pretty much butter smooth both forwards and backwards. If anything, there seems to be some added vibrations in the last row, primarily in the batwings. I don’t think it’s an issue with anything being out of tolerance though, the elements are just that intense. Consequently, I wouldn’t describe those added vibrations as “roughness” so much as simply the natural dissipation of a very forceful element on the train.

 

In relationship to other clones I’ve been on, I would say SFOG’s clone is on par with SFOT’s Batman. SFFT’s Goliath seemed a bit on the rougher side to me in relation to the two aforementioned clones, but I would still consider it perfectly acceptable.

[beenagins87]

Just curious for anyone who has ridden SFOG Batman backwards. Is the ride rougher than at other parks or no difference?

 

I got slight headbanging in the corkscrews, which I've never gotten on the forward version, but it wasn't anything to bad.

[beenagins87]

I'm sad, my ac went out on my car, so $901 later I won't be going to the park tomorrow .

[Superbatboy]

I'm sad, my ac went out on my car, so $901 later I won't be going to the park tomorrow .

 

I'm sorry

[dstephe9]

That's never fun! It was little things like that, that kept me from going to HITP. Everywhere I looked I was spending money and more money and couldn't afford the three hour trip and a hotel room haha

[beenagins87]

That's never fun! It was little things like that, that kept me from going to HITP. Everywhere I looked I was spending money and more money and couldn't afford the three hour trip and a hotel room haha

 

Thankfully, I'm working a shit ton of overtime coming up so ill build my savings back up, and I'm thankful I had enough money to actually get it fixed, it's just car repairs suck in general. Although come July I'll probably be thankful, you know how humid TN is from April-September.

[dstephe9]

Oh yeah and its already getting pretty humid here! But yeah a few weeks ago I probably dropped a little over $400+ at six flags between hotel room, flash pass, food, and gas.. Its cost a little bit but I love going to six flags almost as much as Dollywood thankfully Dollywood only cost me $50ish a trip BC I am so close haha

[Superbatboy]

Oh yeah and its already getting pretty humid here! But yeah a few weeks ago I probably dropped a little over $400+ at six flags between hotel room, flash pass, food, and gas.. Its cost a little bit but I love going to six flags almost as much as Dollywood thankfully Dollywood only cost me $50ish a trip BC I am so close haha

It's expensive being an enthusiast, my trip to CP and KI last may cost me over $1,000. Car rental was the bulk of that

[Guy T. Koepp]

^Oh the sacrifices we make for our passions!

[beenagins87]

Oh yeah and its already getting pretty humid here! But yeah a few weeks ago I probably dropped a little over $400+ at six flags between hotel room, flash pass, food, and gas.. Its cost a little bit but I love going to six flags almost as much as Dollywood thankfully Dollywood only cost me $50ish a trip BC I am so close haha

It's expensive being an enthusiast, my trip to CP and KI last may cost me over $1,000. Car rental was the bulk of that

 

I'm going to Busch Gardens and Kings

dominion this summer, I'm driving though, so I hope gas prices stay like they are. I'm trying to keep my trip under $1,000 if possible.

[dstephe9]

I'm trying to plan a trip to carowinds but I'm almost positive it'll be under $600!! Haha but I will have to purchase tickets there..

 

For six flags I have a membership from a few years ago so much less expensive

[beenagins87]

I'm trying to plan a trip to carowinds but I'm almost positive it'll be under $600!! Haha but I will have to purchase tickets there..

 

For six flags I have a membership from a few years ago so much less expensive

 

I went to Carowinds in 11 and 12, and spent about $350 both times, they had two day tickets back then for about $65 or $70, I don't know if they still do those.

[dstephe9]

That won't be to bad! I know they still had the two day tickets last year when I first looked into it. But I wanted to wait until their new coaster was done

[beenagins87]

That won't be to bad! I know they still had the two day tickets last year when I first looked into it. But I wanted to wait until their new coaster was done

 

I'm sure with Fury being open, this won't happen. But I went on a Tuesday & Wednesday in 11 and then on a Monday & Tuesday in 12, and with the exception of Nighthawk and Rip Roaring Rapids, all lines ranged from walk on [ Afterburn, Hurler, Thunder Road] to 5-10 mins [ Cobra, Cyclone, Intimidator] and they ran two trains on everything with the exception of Carolina Cyclone, they even ran 4 trains on Thunder Road one day each year I was there, the other two days it was one train but both sides open.

[nannerdw]

I rode namtaB today. It was really cool going through the first three inversions in reverse, especially the 0-g, which felt much faster than I remembered. I don't remember much about the rest of the ride, except just bracing for the corkscrew snaps and waiting for the ride to be over. It was a little rough, and I didn't feel the need to ride it again.

 

Ninja was closed the whole time I was there (no big loss there). Daredevil Dive had the longest wait for me, at about 45 minutes, but most of the queues were about what I expected for an Easter Sunday, 15-30 minutes. Cyclone was a walk-on, and I was pleasantly surprised by how smooth it was. The last time I rode it in 2012 it was shaking pretty violently.

[thrillseeker4552]

I don't remember much about the rest of the ride, except just bracing for the corkscrew snaps and waiting for the ride to be over. It was a little rough, and I didn't feel the need to ride it again.

 

This is exactly how I felt about namtaB at SFMM last year. I rode it once or twice and was done with it.

 

So what park has this backwards chassis not arrived at yet? Besides SFGAdv which will be later this year, is the only remaining park SFSL?

[beenagins87]

I don't remember much about the rest of the ride, except just bracing for the corkscrew snaps and waiting for the ride to be over. It was a little rough, and I didn't feel the need to ride it again.

 

This is exactly how I felt about namtaB at SFMM last year. I rode it once or twice and was done with it.

 

So what park has this backwards chassis not arrived at yet? Besides SFGAdv which will be later this year, is the only remaining park SFSL?

 

SFSTL although apparently it was tested out their, also Fiesta Texas and La Ronde haven't although they have Batman clones they go by different names, so I'm not sure if they'll do Vampire and Goliath baclwards.

[beenagins87]

I rode namtaB today. It was really cool going through the first three inversions in reverse, especially the 0-g, which felt much faster than I remembered. I don't remember much about the rest of the ride, except just bracing for the corkscrew snaps and waiting for the ride to be over. It was a little rough, and I didn't feel the need to ride it again.

 

Ninja was closed the whole time I was there (no big loss there). Daredevil Dive had the longest wait for me, at about 45 minutes, but most of the queues were about what I expected for an Easter Sunday, 15-30 minutes. Cyclone was a walk-on, and I was pleasantly surprised by how smooth it was. The last time I rode it in 2012 it was shaking pretty violently.

 

Something has to be wrong with Ninja, I don't think it's ran all year yet. How many trains were on Mindbender?

[nannerdw]

2 trains on Mindbender. It still had a 25-30 minute line.

[beenagins87]

2 trains on Mindbender. It still had a 25-30 minute line.

 

Well damn, I guess they did get that other train put back together in a week, either that or they got a train from somewhere else.