Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (SFDK) Discussion Thread

[singemfrc]

A couple deconstruction photos posted on Facebook by the park:

Captain Lee's Facebook

SFDK's Facebook

[scooterdoug]

A couple deconstruction photos posted on Facebook by the park:

 

I find it amazing how many people complain about this in the comments of the Facebook post. I've heard about this from other parks who RMC their rides (Twisted Colossus), but I've never seen it myself. These people have no idea how lucky they are.

[singemfrc]

A couple deconstruction photos posted on Facebook by the park:

 

I find it amazing how many people complain about this in the comments of the Facebook post. I've heard about this from other parks who RMC their rides (Twisted Colossus), but I've never seen it myself. These people have no idea how lucky they are.

There was a ton of backlash and complaining when they announced and started tearing down Colossus too, but I don't hear any complaining now.

[Mechanic]

Haters gonna hate.

[johnnyknottsville]

^

[VegasBaby]

There was a ton of backlash and complaining when they announced and started tearing down Colossus too, but I don't hear any complaining now.

 

Exactly, most of the people complaining have never ridden a RMC coaster. I'll bet that all those haters go away once the ride actually opens and they see how awesome it is.

[VegasBaby]

Double post.

[Double0Kevin]

There was a ton of backlash and complaining when they announced and started tearing down Colossus too, but I don't hear any complaining now.

 

Exactly, most of the people complaining have never ridden a RMC coaster. I'll bet that all those haters go away once the ride actually opens and they see how awesome it is.

 

Hell, I probably have stronger connection to the ride than most, it was the very first coaster I ever operated. I spent many fun and happy years either operating the ride or supervising it. All that said, BRING ON RMC! Roar was a fun ride, but after riding Twisted Colossus (my first RMC) for the first time this past weekend... I'm 10 times more excited for this. People complain to complain... it's what the internet has become. Complaining about things that people don't fully understand has got to be the internet's second biggest export now a days (porn still being number 1 of course).

[coneyislandchris]

Complaining about things that people don't fully understand has got to be the internet's second biggest export now a days (porn still being number 1 of course).

So true in sooooo many ways that it needed to be quoted for truth.

[RollerManic]

There was a ton of backlash and complaining when they announced and started tearing down Colossus too, but I don't hear any complaining now.

 

Exactly, most of the people complaining have never ridden a RMC coaster. I'll bet that all those haters go away once the ride actually opens and they see how awesome it is.

 

I will never deny how "short" and uninspired the layout is, for the most part. Colossus really got chopped!

[Manic Monte]

^ And with good reason. The ride had become a gigantic pile of wasted track. RMC got rid of all of that, thank God.

[i<3coasters]

^ And with good reason. The ride had become a gigantic pile of wasted track. RMC got rid of all of that, thank God.

[RollerManic]

^ And with good reason. The ride had become a gigantic pile of wasted track. RMC got rid of all of that, thank God.

 

No; it became a disfigured oval of track. Two identical (very close to, in reality) sides you must bear through twice

[thedlr]

^ Yeah. Riding Twisted Colossus is a tough life, but someone's gotta do it.

 

EDIT: Wait... this is the SFDK thread. Oops. Yay Joker! I'm definitely planning a trip to check out this bad boy... along with a return visit to Russian River Brewing Company.

[chickenbowl]

^ And with good reason. The ride had become a gigantic pile of wasted track. RMC got rid of all of that, thank God.

 

No; it became a disfigured oval of track. Two identical (very close to, in reality) sides you must bear through twice

 

I'd love to hear your opinion AFTER you ride the Fricken coaster!! Hahaha

[RollerManic]

A) I'm pretty sure I don't need to ride it to understand the layout. B) I never said anything about the ride experience - which I wouldn't bash until I experienced it myself.

C) I can't afford a flight out there lol. At least I've been before!

 

So lets stop this before this goes into flames in the wrong thread anyway.

[Fire2box]

I'm likely going to SF:DK on sunday to process me and my friends 2016 passes.

 

sunday 11th and 18th of october is those two Cheer Jams cheer and dance competion/exhibition days. hundred's of of girls who seem to get their whole family to come to the park to watch them + the general public who had no idea it was going on.

[scooterdoug]

I'm likely going to SF:DK on sunday to process me and my friends 2016 passes.

 

sunday 11th and 18th of october is those two Cheer Jams cheer and dance competion/exhibition days. hundred's of of girls who seem to get their whole family to come to the park to watch them + the general public who had no idea it was going on.

 

I'll be there this Sunday as well, for the same purpose. I hope the crowds are decent, as it's supposed to be sunny and 80. Still, better than Jamz. That really is an awful time to go to the park.

[Manic Monte]

^ And with good reason. The ride had become a gigantic pile of wasted track. RMC got rid of all of that, thank God.

 

No; it became a disfigured oval of track. Two identical (very close to, in reality) sides you must bear through twice

 

No, it became a better ride with less wasted, boring track. That is an absolute joy to experience twice. Try it sometime, you'll see.

[Fire2box]

I'm likely going to SF:DK on sunday to process me and my friends 2016 passes.

 

sunday 11th and 18th of october is those two Cheer Jams cheer and dance competion/exhibition days. hundred's of of girls who seem to get their whole family to come to the park to watch them + the general public who had no idea it was going on.

 

I'll be there this Sunday as well, for the same purpose. I hope the crowds are decent, as it's supposed to be sunny and 80. Still, better than Jamz. That really is an awful time to go to the park.

 

Pretty sure me and my friend will do the haunts/mazes (whatever we're calling them.) I'll likely have us check out medusa artound 4 pm and see if the crowds are non-existent there at that time like in the regular season.

 

 

update: yep. not going today since my friends car isn't running. He can only go on sunday's too so its either the 25th or well the 25th since 2016 passes need to be registered by nov 1st for the gold upgrade.

[Vonni]

Has any visible work been done on The Joker yet?

[RAWKIN_coaster38]

^Yes, they have taken a good deal of wood off after the first drop and the second hill.

Here's one really awful photo of Roar deconstruction

 

I went to Fright Fest yesterday with my friend.

 

Because of work and traffic, we didn't get to the park till around 7. We processed our pass (quickest I've EVER had it done!), got our maze wristband, and then we were super hungry so we went to get food.

 

Biggest disappointment of the night: the pizza line! I wouldn't have waited if I had known it would be soooo slow and they wouldn't have veggie pizza (which I asked them before I got in line and they said they had it, but I guess not as single slices). By the time we had finished eating and got our beer, it was around 8! And I learned that the park was only open until 10, which I think is an awful thing to do on a Saturday during Fright Fest!

 

We did Carnevil first and that line didn't seem too long but OMG did it move SLOWWW! They were limiting the number of people going in at a time and waiting a while in between groups, which was good when you actually get into the maze but not for the wait! I had really low expectations for this maze but was pleasantly surprised. There were a lot of horrifying clown mannequins and some equally horrifying scare actors. A few good tricks and nice props, especially the one at the end! My biggest complaint was that there was too much down time in this maze, just going under a bunch of red and white flaps to get to the next room, and no scares in those halls.

 

Next, we did Slaughter Pig Farms, always a favorite! I didn't go to SFDK Fright Fest last year, but they had changed up a lot of this maze from two years ago and completely reversed the direction of it. Still one of the best mazes there and had some good tricks and another cool big prop towards the end!

 

Feeling a little nervous and pressed for time, we went straight to Nightmare Manor where we were met with another slowwwwww line. At about 20 till 10, I was wondering if this was going to be our last maze of the night, but it seemed like the employees figured that out and put a big group of people through just before us (unless they were somehow all together?). When it was our turn, my friend and I went in behind a group of 4. They introduced the maze to us (I don't remember them doing that before) and Arsenic and Arania popped out to scare us before we were led into their house. I really liked the bigger focus on the twins this year than what I remember before. The twins were around every corner it seemed! Unfortunately, I didn't really get scared in this maze since the group of 4 in front of us got all the jump scares, but it was hilarious to watch and I still really like this maze.

 

With like 15 minutes before closing, we rushed and did Shipwreck of Horror, which was pretty much the same as I remembered it, and Scrapyard of the Dead which was also about the same, and didn't have to wait for either. We jogged over to Boathouse but made it at 10:01 and they weren't letting people in anymore. Caught the last two songs of Aftermath for a good ending to the night!

 

Overall, I definitely think Fright Fest has improved significantly from the first time I went about 4 years ago, and has even improved a lot in the last two years! It's still not up to par with Haunt, but it has its own niche, so if you're a Haunt junkie, take Fright Fest with a grain of salt. My biggest frustration was them closing at 10 and the lines moving so slow that we weren't able to do all the haunts in time, let alone the shows. We might make it back to see the shows, but I'm not going to dish out another $20 for a few hours of mazes. I really wish Six Flags offered some sort of Season Pass for the mazes like a lot of parks are now doing.

[jray21]

Good to hear that they are improving! I'm hoping to get down there soon.

Edited October 6, 2015 by jray21

[cfc]

^^Busch Gardens Williamsburg was only open until 10:00 pm for the first night of Howl-o-Scream, which made no sense to me, either. I guess it's a budgeting and staffing issue.

[Washout]

I went to SFDK this past Saturday with family and my first time to Fright Fest. Overall, really enjoyed it!

 

We got to the park at around 1pm and got on Medusa, Sky Screamer, Cobra, and Dare Devil Chaos. I've been on Medusa more than any ride in my life and it's still one of the more fun roller coasters for me. I wasn't super excited about Dare Devil even though it was going to be my first time on it, but it was surprisingly fun! After some small rides and shows we headed to Superman. There was about a 25 minute wait which didn't seem too bad. Then all of sudden after eating, it was 7pm and we went and got our wristbands.

 

We went in the Boathouse at Blood Lake first which had about a 10-15 min wait. They were sending small groups of 7-10. It had some good scares and then I was really exicted to see the rest of the frights. The Scrapeyard of the Dead was next for us and it didn't have any wait. It wasn't the best fright since it was in the open and wasn't super dark at the time but still enjoyable.

 

After that we stood in the line of the Slaughter house for about 20 min. I had heard this was one of the better frights so I was pretty excited for this. I thought the layout was great but wasn't really scary. I think it was probably just bad timing for us.

 

Then we went to Carnevil and it had a decent line -but not too long. Except the line moved so slowly. It also didn't help that there were about 10 people that cut in front of everyone. It was 9pm at the time so we figured this might be the last fright for us. Finally, it was our time and we were in a group of 7. I was in front so I definitely got the full experience. The maze with the curtains seemed never ending but I jumped a few times when the actors popped in front of me lol.

 

The Shipwreck fright was close by so we thought we would squeeze that in. It was around 9:30 and the wait was about 10 min. Overall, I thought this was pretty fun but maybe not the scariest. It was fun seeing the aquarium as well. Once we got out, we walked towards Nightmare Manor thinking maybe we'll get to see this. The line was really long but it started moving fast when they were sending big groups at a time. After going through this (even in a big group), I would say it was my favorite haunted house.

 

We wanted to get some more roller coasters in at night but it was already close to 10pm and we left. Overall, this was a fun trip. Even though I don't have anything to compare this to, I would still say it was a really good fright fest.