dstephe9 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The only time I was able to enjoy the water park portion of SFOG was during their soft opening the weekend before the Grand Opening of Hurricane Harbor.. I was lucky enough to be at the park and noticed it had an unannounced opening.. I purchased some trunks and enjoyed it for half a day that day.. it even caused me to increase my stay and visit one more day that weekend BC it was open again that Monday.. It was dead because it was unannounced.. now though, even the wave pool is to crowded to enjoy lol Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 ^I had the same luck and haven't since. It is almost always overloaded with guests. The lines are unbearably long, the play structure (while being one of the largest in existence) is very crowded, the wave pool is either crowded or closed for long periods of time for water cleaning/testing (it was like this for the majority of all my visits) and the path to Tsunami Surge forces everyone to travel along the wave pool between it and the seating area (which is also way too small). That bottleneck is one of the worse anywhere and makes it impossible to relax in your lounge chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Yeah, it was so dead that weekend before the Grand Opening that it made it worth buying the overpriced swim trunks and beach towel from the park lol Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaman Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I went to ACE Southeast Winter Warm Up Saturday at SFOG. They have really come along way with JLBFM. It is supposed to be open the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Here is a link to the pictures I took. https://www.flickr.com/gp/136197615@N03/9371qu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 ^Thank you for the update and pictures! I was unfortunately unable to go so these pictures are great. Was there anything particularly noteworthy/exclusive said by any of the parks that presented? Looks like JLBFM is coming along very well! Metropolis is going to look vastly different this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Wow JL going up fast, last year SFGAM was at this same stage of construction in like April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livai Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) little note : Superman will be repainted only blue and red Edited January 31, 2017 by livai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 ^Not surprising, SF did that with Scream at MM as well. Cheap a$$e$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Looking good! I'm stoked to see this area once its all spruced up and finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaman Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I don't know if anyone can tell by the pictures, but they removed two game stalls to open up the area in front of JLBFM. They said the snack stands in that area will also get a make over to match the theming of the area. And Dale Kaetzel said the reason Superman is getting just red and blue paint is because the yellow does not hold up well. He also said that the Georgia Scorcher trains have been repainted. It was asked if any other coasters were being repainted and he said not at this time but they know it is needed. They also said that VR will return but it will not be on DDD. They would not say what ride it will be going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparkes92 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Wow JL going up fast, last year SFGAM was at this same stage of construction in like April. And that one still opened Memorial Day weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 The mild winter has probably helped them out a lot I'd imagine Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 That looks great. PS: Why is this park a seasonal park at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 With the mild winters it could be open year round now I guess ha-ha Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 If Six Flags Discovery Kingdom can be open year round I see no reason why this park can't do the same. Sure, they get a rare snowstorm every few years, but Great Adventure and St. Louis run the same risk during Holiday in the Park and Six Flags doesn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 ^I think it has to do with having time for off season maintenance. Since they have added HITP, most coasters are on one train ops in March now with the other train nowhere to be seen. It causes slow long lines on not so busy days. I feel like to be year round they would need to add a train to the fleet for many coasters or expand/alter their maintenance team and processes. Also, believe it or not, the park struggles to be busy on colder March days. I feel like without a major event like Fright Fest and HITP, it is hard for the park to get as many visitors on cooler days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I don't know if anyone can tell by the pictures, but they removed two game stalls to open up the area in front of JLBFM. They said the snack stands in that area will also get a make over to match the theming of the area. And Dale Kaetzel said the reason Superman is getting just red and blue paint is because the yellow does not hold up well. He also said that the Georgia Scorcher trains have been repainted. It was asked if any other coasters were being repainted and he said not at this time but they know it is needed. They also said that VR will return but it will not be on DDD. They would not say what ride it will be going on. Thank you for this info! It's disappointing that Superman won't have its full color scheme, but it is what it is. I'm terrified to think which coaster will be getting the VR handicap this season (probably Blue Hawk). Scorcher trains should look great with fresh paint and no more ugly Georgia Natural Gas wraps on them, but the track REALLY NEEDS to be painted ASAP. The last repaint was low quality and only lasted one season before chipping apart. They need to sand the entire thing down and do it right. I hope the color doesn't change either because I personally love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 ^I think it has to do with having time for off season maintenance. Since they have added HITP, most coasters are on one train ops in March now with the other train nowhere to be seen. It causes slow long lines on not so busy days. I feel like to be year round they would need to add a train to the fleet for many coasters or expand/alter their maintenance team and processes. Also, believe it or not, the park struggles to be busy on colder March days. I feel like without a major event like Fright Fest and HITP, it is hard for the park to get as many visitors on cooler days. Year round parks usually do maintenance differently than regular parks.. look at Disney for example. they put a ride on "refurbishment" and have refurbishment schedules when rides need major work such as painting and cleaning and stuff.. From what I have heard and read, year round six flags parks have something similar when a ride will close down for several weeks to be repainted or something.. Trains can be worked on during the week when the park is closed or be worked on in the evening and at night. I think soon we will see regional parks opening more often with shorter off seasons.. look at Dollywood for example.. they used to be closed 2 or 3 days a week in Oct and they closed early everyday in Oct.. next season they are open more during October than their Christmas festival. They will be open everyday and late everyday in October which is similar to their summer hours. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 ^I agree overall, I just think with Six Flags Over Georgia, they are hesitant to expand their operating calendar due to those two components I mentioned. They would definitely need to have a refurbishment schedule. They used to open the first week of March until a few years ago when they pushed it back to the third week, which I could see being due to weather. I remember quite a few cold and empty opening weekends (even two with some snow). However, last season they were actually too busy their first few weekends. The hype for DDD VR probably played into that, as well as other event promotions they were doing. I only say "too busy" because they were on mostly one train ops with long lines. Crowd management continues to be the number one issue at our park, stemming from slow operations and low capacity rides, food services, undersized infrastructure, etc. Sorry, I just kind of took that conversation to a few different places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 ^ I also think they are hesitant to expand their season because of the age of the employees. For a very long time (it may be still) Six Flags was the largest employer of teenagers in Atlanta. That being said, during the school year staffing could become an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 They still employee mostly teenagers yes.. so they would have to come up with some program to attract college students or something. But during the winter months I'd imagine being open only on the weekend wouldn't matter if highschool students worked there or not Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstephe9 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 They still employee mostly teenagers yes.. so they would have to come up with some program to attract college students or something. But during the winter months I'd imagine being open only on the weekend wouldn't matter if highschool students worked there or not Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I think the park is almost always slightly understaffed for operational cost reasons, but they seem to be just as staffed during the spring, fall and winter so I don't think staffing would be an issue as long as they were sticking to weekend operations only. From my encounters and general observations, it seems like most of their staff is college aged (whether they are in college or not). I think many college age adults that are not in school use Six Flags as a second job on the weekends. It would be interesting to see the exact demographics but I don't think staffing is a major concern for them, unlike the horror stories I've heard from Six Flags St. Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I think the park is almost always slightly understaffed because Six Flags Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I think the park is almost always slightly understaffed because Six Flags Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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