Six Flags Over Texas plan of attack?

[takedown]

I'll be flying into Dallas on July 7th and we are planning to hit the park on the 8th. There will be several small kids and non coaster riding adults as well as a group that is looking to hit all of the big rides. We are planning to get there before opening and get first rides on NTAG, but after that I don't have a clue where we should head and the best way to get through the park on a Friday in the summer. Is the park usually really crowded on Fridays? Are there any shows we should see? Any rides that we should consider riding in the morning while the crowds are smaller? Do they offer a discover line to get into the park? Is that line let in early? Is Roaring Rapids the only ride we'll be able to cool down on?

 

It looks like SFOT is also open late during the week so I think I may sneak over to the park on my own for a few hours on the night of the 7th to try and get some NTAG rides in.

 

Any idea why there isn't a SFOT official thread?

 

Thanks for the help.

[downunder]

Jake, what's it's likely to be like later in the season.

 

I'll be there for full days on a Sunday and Monday in late July. Is it worth getting a q-bot online in advance (I understand only 1 ride per day on NTAG for platinum)?

[takedown]

Thanks for the info Jakizle! That would be excellent if the park isn't crowded. I won't get my hopes up to much and maybe with a head start on Thursday night I'll get to ride everything multiple times.

 

If anyone has answers to my other questions I'd appreciate it.

[ernierocker]

Any idea why there isn't a SFOT official thread?

 

 

A SFOT official thread is in the works. We have a list of parks that will eventually be converted into a park discussion thread, so it just takes time to merge all of the appropriate threads into one super thread.

[Sportsdude360]

I was at the park last Thursday, all rides were pretty much walk-ons. That won't be the case on weekends.

[webgoof]

I was there two mondays ago, and it was a quiet, ride-what-you-want kind of day, with the longest wait being for Shock Wave, as it was a double-ride day, running one train. (They put the 2nd train on the track right when I was next to ride...)

 

 

I'm not sure how busy it'll be tomorrow, but I'd also recommend going to Gotham, because, as Jake said, they are tried-and-true favorites that people will always want to ride...also it gets really hot in the queues for Batman and Mr. Freeze (irony?)

 

Also, if you are interested in Casa Magnetica, each show runs about 10 minutes, and takes in about 15-20 people max each time.

 

I didn't see the Texas Justice shows, but a friend told me that they are fun in the old western-movie way.

 

The park closing show is very much meh, unless you want to see the cheerleaders up close. I would personally spend the time on rides. (They even lip-synch the SPEAKING parts...)

 

 

Random ride I recommend, is the ACME rocket by Tony Hawk's Big Spin/Big Spin/Pandemonium....it's easily one of my favorite flat rides ever for simple, but intense ride. Be sure and empty you pockets of change and stuff before hand though, cause it'll fall out!

 

in terms of food, most people like the BBQ place there, but if you want to dodge the theme-park markup, there's a Subway within a block of the park...