Seddy Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 The anticipation grows every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotologist492 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Made a park visit today - interesting day to say the least! First of all, the park's railroad train caught fire, forcing the closure of the Metropolis area of the park. I did not see any of this going on other than everyone being turned away from entering that area of the park. I did catch a whiff of burning something or another. Second - park was very crowded with over 100 bus loads of band members from schools across the region. Third- Twisted Cyclone was testing - a lot. We watched several test trains cycle through the ride. The anticipation is mounting! Lastly, we 'took the plunge' and bought our Diamond Elite passes. You can buy memberships at the member services office inside the park. The staff there moved our existing dining plans over to our new membership. I did notice some of the benefits like preferred parking and preferred water park seating require a reservation the day before you visit, which could be a hassle. You cannot just show up and expect preferred parking or water park seating. You will have to enter a pass ID for ALL members in your party to utilize it. We will see how this goes but all in all I am glad we upgraded. Tomorrow is Bring a Friend free day so I expect crowds! Cheers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 There was a fire on the park's train today that sent two employees to the hospital. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 ^ WOW!!! Praying for those employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krandor Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I went to opening day at white water. Hit a lot of rides in when I got thee at opening but due to heat got real crowded in afternoon. Left around 3. A few links like the bucket water drop were not running which always confuses me. You know when opening day is. Why should everything not be working? First time I saw the dive in movie list for the year and outside I’d emoji movie is a good list. Wonder Woman justice league coco cars 3 pirates of carribean. Star Wars. Definitely will make more of those this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotologist492 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/fire-six-flags-over-georgia-ride-sends-two-employees-hospital/ngzsNoDJmPzWJ3TLhakBHL/ Here's another link from our local news. You can hear loud pops and see lots of smoke. Park employees exhibited a sense of humor as well toward the end of the video. No laughing matter though as two employees and one guest received treatment. Last week a Disney float caught fire. Who is next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Hopefully Mighty Canadian Minebuster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I never understood why people act so surprised when the park (or any park) is crowded on Friday or Saturday. Am I the only one that knows that those are the two BUSIEST days? Schools, Churches, Businesses, and Families almost ALWAYS plan to visit on a Saturday. Sundays are the best days to go if you want to avoid a crowd, with the exception of 'bring a friend' days. Additionally, im waiting to hear more from the park about this fire yesterday. Ofcourse all the GP are on Facebook calling for Six Flags to be shut down, compairing them to Disney and Universal, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT325 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Anyone know if Mind Bender is running one train, or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewrawr Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Anyone know if Mind Bender is running one train, or both? It was single train operations Yesterday. The park was wonderful at opening, we managed to ride every coaster from the 10 AM opening until about 12ish. The large amount of band and choral kids hit the park after that and it was a very busy day. The fact that the train closed the Metropolis section didn't help with crowds either as Justice League, SMUF and Reverse GASM were all closed after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayb78910 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 For anybody that would like to see, youtuber Ohio Valley Caoasters caught the black train testing on Twisted Cyclone in the link below. This thing really looks like it's hauling! It flew through the wave turn! It definitely seems to be gaining more speed! I wonder if they tested it with the "different" wheels or if that is just really a result of GA heat? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 If my facts are correct, isnt Goliath the shortest hyper coaster in terms of length and ride time? If thats the case, im hoping that Twisted Cyclone follows the trend that Goliath started. Short but one helluva ride! A third lap would have been nice to have but getting an RMC is a blessing in its own so I wont complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Are we really still talking about a third lap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFStl Fan Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Additionally, im waiting to hear more from the park about this fire yesterday. Ofcourse all the GP are on Facebook calling for Six Flags to be shut down, compairing them to Disney and Universal, etc. The media is saying that the Train Engine caught on fire. Isn't the Train Engine more or less a dummy vehicle and the thing is actually driven from the tender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Are we really still talking about a third lap? I'll be sure to talk about it again next week just to ruffle your feathers even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Third lap would've had B&M Rattle anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 ^ You might be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Park employees exhibited a sense of humor as well toward the end of the video. No laughing matter though as two employees and one guest received treatment. Hopefully Mighty Canadian Minebuster... Bill, this is no laughing matter. What don't you understand about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Has anyone ever noticed that Dare Devil Dive and Anubis The Ride at Plopsaland have the same layout (only Anubis launches and Dare has a lift hill)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 ^Yup. Anubis seems a bit faster too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALT2870 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Additionally, im waiting to hear more from the park about this fire yesterday. Ofcourse all the GP are on Facebook calling for Six Flags to be shut down, compairing them to Disney and Universal, etc. The media is saying that the Train Engine caught on fire. Isn't the Train Engine more or less a dummy vehicle and the thing is actually driven from the tender? The locomotives at the original three Six Flags are all real steam powered locomotives. I believe they are all propane fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 ^ I thought I read somewhere that the engines at SFOG were diesel powered engines. Im going to have to check and see. Additionally, did anyone get out to the park yesterday or today? Any progress on the 3rd lap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALT2870 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 ^ I thought I read somewhere that the engines at SFOG were diesel powered engines. Im going to have to check and see. Additionally, did anyone get out to the park yesterday or today? Any progress on the 3rd lap? Digging deeper we were both correct, originally built as steam and converted to diesel hydraulic. The motor is in the tender. Here's is the topic I found: http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7438 I get why they did it, much cheaper cost. Concerning the fire, it sure looked like the cab was on fire which wouldn't be surprising since the tender is right behind it. Either way it's the media so there's that. Edit: In reference to TNT, I appreciate that those parks still run steam. As I mentioned it is extremely expensive both in maintenance and training/staffing. I always make a point to try to ride the railroads at both parks. (At St. Louis it is a life saver.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_girl_79 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Any news of a soft opening of Twisted Cyclone for members or passholders? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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