RNG Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 They're doing another test run. It might be opening for tomorrow, if it says on the website, but just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemansig Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 This was posted on Yelp today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 ^ Hammerhead's still not open either? That was another one that was down when I was there back in March. Very surprising. Voodoo was open at the time, though you wouldn't have known it, as there was no line; I ended up riding it by myself twice in a row. That was a very strange experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 At the park now, Joker still closed! The attendant at the entrance says it "might open later today". Not holding my breath though. 6 hour drive from L.A. though grrrr. These things happen though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 At the park now, Joker still closed! The attendant at the entrance says it "might open later today". Not holding my breath though. 6 hour drive from L.A. though grrrr. These things happen though Please let us know if they manage to get it operating today. Any idea what the problem might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 At the park now, Joker still closed! The attendant at the entrance says it "might open later today". Not holding my breath though. 6 hour drive from L.A. though grrrr. These things happen though Please let us know if they manage to get it operating today. Any idea what the problem might be? They sent a test train about 30 mins ago, been crickets since. Boomerang has also been stuck on the lift for quite a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 They're now testing both trains on Joker, looks promising. There are about 10 maintenence people in the station on walkie talkies lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Joker's open, though only the purple is cycling with people. The green is cycling empty at the moment. Thoughts on the ride: Definitely more pace than both Twisted Colossus and Wicked Cyclone. Though I think I prefer the layouts of the other two. Joker also vibrated like crazy, more so than WC from what I remember. We rode the front the first time, going to try for the back this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Closed again, I wouldn't recommend coming today. It seems like the problem is the sensors on the air gates. They kept telling us not to touch them or the ride would shut down because they're sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mater Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Good luck getting all those punkass little brats to stop pushing and pulling on the airgates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Closed again, I wouldn't recommend coming today. It seems like the problem is the sensors on the air gates. They kept telling us not to touch them or the ride would shut down because they're sensitive. If this is one of the problems or the problem with the ride, this is going to make boarding far worse. They'll limit the people up in the station more and keep everyone in the tunnel or unshade part of the line by the fencing. This will lead to somewhat unfilled trains as they did on the first day it opened for GP/season pass holder exclusive. I always seen people lean or push on the gates at really every ride except maybe Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemansig Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 What's the latest on The Joker situation? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 What's the latest on The Joker situation? Thanks. It opened a couple times and closed again. Problems with the restraints getting stuck closed/opened. I was lucky to ride it once today. Anyone planning to go this weekend should reconsider if at all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 What's the latest on The Joker situation? Thanks. It opened a couple times and closed again. Problems with the restraints getting stuck closed/opened. I was lucky to ride it once today. Anyone planning to go this weekend should reconsider if at all possible. Yeah that was a recurring problem during SP preview weekend too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Damn, its really surprising to hear The Joker is having trouble. Other than LR (which was because of the launch), I don't remember hearing other RMC coasters having trouble. Of course it is not impossible, just surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetrial3141592 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Damn, its really surprising to hear The Joker is having trouble. Other than LR (which was because of the launch), I don't remember hearing other RMC coasters having trouble. Of course it is not impossible, just surprising. Wicked Cyclone had the same problem for the first 2 or 3 months. It's likely a SF PLC thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Damn, its really surprising to hear The Joker is having trouble. Other than LR (which was because of the launch), I don't remember hearing other RMC coasters having trouble. Of course it is not impossible, just surprising. ^I think Six Flags does their own control systems, so maybe that could be it? Storm Chaser and Lightning Rod havent had sensor/restraint issues that I have heard of like Joker. Wicked Cyclone had the same problem for the first 2 or 3 months. It's likely a SF PLC thing. Yep. Six Flags has their own in house control engineers, so they're responsible for Joker. IOE does controls for RMC coasters outside of Six Flags, so they did the controls for Storm Chaser and Lightning Rod. I hope SF also notices this and maybe goes to IOE in the future, I'd love to see them get that deal, they're great people and they do great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemansig Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Is anyone at the park now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABW Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I called the park and Joker is still inoperable according to a gentlemen on the phone who contacted maintenance directly (thank you) and said it was "inoperable." I wouldn't keep my hopes up for this weekend at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenX Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Hey all, I'm visiting San Francisco later this month and was thinking of taking a trip to SFDK to try out The Joker. I wasn't aware it was having problems until reading this, so I'll keep an eye on things to make sure V2 and The Joker are both open before committing, as I feel it's not worth the travel to the park if The Joker isn't open. So it seems to be a stupidly long journey from SF to SFDK due to terrible public transport options and timings (can you tell I'm European and not used to that?..), and it'll take ~2 hours each way to travel the ~30 miles to/from the park (ferry then boat). Looks like we can only really go Friday July 1st from 10:30 (opening) and would then have to leave by 18:00 to have a reasonable journey home. Question is, is that enough time on park for a Friday and give us enough time to do all the major thrill rides, and a couple re-rides on e.g. The Joker, assuming it's open by then? Also, any tips on how to tackle the park and maximise our time there, i.e. which rides to start with before crowds build up, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 ^Hopefully the Joker is open by then. It should definitely be enough time to do everything unless the park is randomly slammed, in which case you should get Flash Pass. I would run to Joker at opening and get a few rides before 12 on that as well as Superman and V2 if it's open. The coaster lines can be "meh" during the middle of the day so usually I get lunch, check out the animals, and do flats or water rides in the middle, then hit Kong and Medusa later in the pm and then back to Joker to finish out your day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 ^Hopefully the Joker is open by then. It should definitely be enough time to do everything unless the park is randomly slammed, in which case you should get Flash Pass. I would run to Joker at opening and get a few rides before 12 on that as well as Superman and V2 if it's open. The coaster lines can be "meh" during the middle of the day so usually I get lunch, check out the animals, and do flats or water rides in the middle, then hit Kong and Medusa later in the pm and then back to Joker to finish out your day. A lot of the times I go medusa lines are essentially walk on at 4pm especially on weekdays. If V2, joker and superman are all open I assume it'll be better in this and future seasons as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I'm hoping that the issues are fixed on The Joker and it opens for good so I can plan a day trip up there. I was thinking of going there next week but I may hold off another week if The Joker is still having issues. Also has anyone been on the new Pacific Rim attraction, and if so how is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The pacific rim is just a motion base ride to an 8 min clip from the movie. Motion and water effects. Not bad, but not great eihher Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The pacific rim is just a motion base ride to an 8 min clip from the movie. Motion and water effects. Not bad, but not great eihher Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk OK. It may be a good break in between the rides to get some AC. Have you been on The Joker yet Jeromy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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