Jew Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 How dead is this thread lol As much as I love this site, sadly Ifeel like this whole site is slowly dying. I am probably wrong though. TPR is still very active in the world of facebook groups. There's just nothing exciting going on at SFDK. I went almost 10 years between visits from Los Angeles because the bay area didn't offer anything compelling until RailBlazer and Joker were added.
INF199 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 I went yesterday and it was pretty packed. All the main rides were running. Harley Quinn was down until a few hours into the day, then it was constantly running. V2 had about a 10-15 min wait. Joker was around 30 min. Superman and Batman had long lines so skipped those. Medusa had a bigger line as well, not sure what the wait time would be. SFDK still does the wristbands. We had purchased online and redeemed them early on. The lines were really long around 6pm so definitely get those as early as possible. Shipwreck was probably the worst maze. It had 3-4 actors with a kinda small line but long wait time. By the time we got towards the front, then sent groups of 10 so that kills the thrill as well. St Hades Hospital was probably the best haunted maze Ive been too. The scares were great and the maze was really well done well imo. St Hades Hospital and Demons Lair are both next to each other and they had the shortest wait times. Its kinda hidden so maybe people couldn’t find it. Carnevil had the longest line but that maze was really good as well. All in all, we had a great time.
SFOG1991 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 How dead is this thread lol The forums have died and even Robb/TPR has alluded to it. The new Facebook Groups option is further suffocating out the threads. My only suggestion if they want to “fight” progress is to somehow make the site Google login capable and post social media content that directs to the forum. I remember when there would be dozens of new posts in the forum every hour and now it’s Sunday evening and there have been like 3 in the last hour. Oh well though. I’m still holding out.
jray21 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 It sounds like you had a good trip. It's too bad about Shipwreck, that was my son's favorite one. I love the location, but I always thought they could have done more with the area.
grsupercity Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 I much prefer this site to reddit or facebook. Rob and the team do a good job of keeping the crazy's out while on facebook my head expodes after 10 comments lol
VegasBaby Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 I much prefer this site to reddit or facebook. Rob and the team do a good job of keeping the crazy's out while on facebook my head expodes after 10 comments lol Agreed, I'm still a big fan of this site and hope that the people who make it great will still continue to post. The quality of the posts and comments is just so much better than any other theme park related site.
coasterbill Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) TPR is still very active in the world of facebook groups. There's just nothing exciting going on at SFDK. This. The lack of discussion in this thread is probably more telling of our excitement level towards this park right now than anything else. They've made a lot of nice moves lately but there's still not much to discuss without any Discovery Kingdom locals actively posting about it. Edited September 30, 2019 by coasterbill
MtEvansSnowboarder Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 Hi, I'm hoping to get some advice for this weekend. I'm coming into town for business Sunday morning and plan to drive south to Santa Cruz first to visit the boardwalk. Then, driving to DK with the goal of riding Batman, V2, Harley Quinn, Joker, Medusa, & Superman. What is the opinion on a Flash Pass level, will the park be busy enough to justify a pass or not? Traveling from Colorado I don't visit parks as often as I used to so I'm alright with going with a platinum pass for the visit. I'm open to suggestions and appreciate everything.
mark549 Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 Went on Friday. Haven't been for a little while. the main "new" thing is almost the entire parking lot is now a construction site for the overhead solar panel system. It will be great on hot sunny days and rainy times. One oddity - the solar array is nearly flat (most arrays are closer to the angle of latitude) and aimed to the west more than the south. The parking lot is sloped that way but solar panels work best when aimed to the south. Joker and Medusa had short lines until sunset.
MtEvansSnowboarder Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Thank you for the info, with regard to the Flash Pass, I'm presuming that is something that I could buy once in the park and see what the lines are like first hand? (I haven't visited a 6 Flags park in probably 8 years, so please forgive me).
Domm Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Thank you for the info, with regard to the Flash Pass, I'm presuming that is something that I could buy once in the park and see what the lines are like first hand? (I haven't visited a 6 Flags park in probably 8 years, so please forgive me). for sure, just gauge it when you get there and take a look around.
mark549 Posted October 27, 2019 Posted October 27, 2019 I-80, the main highway around SFDK, is closed just south of the park due to a new fire. Much scarier than some actors pretending to be zombies. https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/vallejo-fire-cal-maritime-sig-alert-14566182.php the park's online schedule says they're open today (?!?) but not tomorrow.
Living_Dead Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 Yeah, I live in South Bay, but on the news it showed a lot of Vallejo suffering from the fire, I don't think Six Flags is as much in danger as the homes not too far away from the Ferry. Seeing the bridge surrounded by flames is insane. The smell of smoke in the south bay is incredible, my heart goes out to everyone affected.
jray21 Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 It's been a while since I got to SFDK, so I'm going to definitely be making a trip for the holiday event. I'm glad the parking lot is finally completed, it's been a nightmare parking there this past summer.
coasterbill Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) What's the story with the parking lot? I haven't been following it but the parking situation at this place sucks IIRC. Edited December 10, 2019 by coasterbill
scooterdoug Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 ^They built shade structures with solar panels on top. So, now a large percentage (more than half?) of the lot offers shaded parking, and the park gets solar power to boot. It was a pain during construction, as they directed everyone to the fairgrounds parking lot. The construction is done, so their regular parking lot is back in effect. But, yeah, it's still a long walk from the parking lot to the main gates.
coasterbill Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Awesome! It's great to see more parks using solar power.
Canobie Coaster Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Last year, the lot had barely any lights and it was quite a hike to the entrance. It's almost as if they put all their coasters in the old parking lot. It gave great views of the park though!
Animal Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Has any construction started for Sierra Sidewinder? Has anyone figured out where in the park the ride is going?
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted January 4, 2020 Posted January 4, 2020 Has any construction started for Sierra Sidewinder? Has anyone figured out where in the park the ride is going? I didn't see any construction when I visited on December 20 but we also didn't get to go to the back of the park which is where I'm guessing it's going to be. Here are a couple pictures of the parking lot in question. It was really weird seeing the parking lot all decked out with solar panels. I think it's really neat and should be awesome to shade the cars in warmer weather, but shade wasn't necessary on the cold day we visited.
jray21 Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Has any construction started for Sierra Sidewinder? Has anyone figured out where in the park the ride is going? I went a couple of weeks ago for Holiday in the Park. It's going in where the elephants used to be.
Canobie Coaster Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is closed through the end of March per their Facebook. Seems to be chainwide at this point.
Canobie Coaster Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Below are some construction shots from Sidewinder Safari shot last weekend. I couldn't see any vertical construction yet, but these models can go up quite quickly. Also when did the Pacific Rim 5D attraction close? Didn't that just open a few years ago? The pathway leading up to it was blocked off and I can't see the ride on the website. I also couldn't help but laugh that the out-of-service sign on Joker's second train was literally placed over his face like a sleeping mask.
Canobie Coaster Posted March 17, 2020 Posted March 17, 2020 I know RMC elements often have weird names, but I have to ask, does anyone know why that double down is named the Asian Camelback?
DropDeadFuzzy Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 I know RMC elements often have weird names, but I have to ask, does anyone know why that double down is named the Asian Camelback? Asian Camels have a double hump so they named it after the camel
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