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Pics from day 2 of the Aquaman Pass Holder Preview! I did pics of the water filtration system to show that this Mack Power Splash is more technically advanced than the previous Hopkins Shoot The Chutes ride. 20230226_140005.thumb.jpg.519cbf0dc4d01e7c479d6b80ccce99c1.jpg20230226_151452.thumb.jpg.fe9b0de2536d8af3a716a2c403600a5e.jpgFrom the Oil Derrick 20230226_151514.thumb.jpg.928feca65c218fccc570f10c8b3ecbd2.jpg20230226_134407.thumb.jpg.3129da9cc988a8c8ec78909008492789.jpgThe water filtration system should prevent water from getting dirty20230226_134401.thumb.jpg.d98911f57203973fe130fe0c7be64aca.jpg20230226_133933.thumb.jpg.0d538ae538c362e19a7842cdc7ba3e2c.jpg20230226_133954.thumb.jpg.f9136501c8bfa43f3227c989c70497b1.jpg20230226_134003.thumb.jpg.8980389403ff2979e2eb26ea08bca903.jpg

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On 3/5/2023 at 12:08 AM, Lotologist492 said:

Sportsdude360 - just curious:  Is there a splash zone for bystanders, similar to the old Aquaman ride?   At any rate, this does look amazing.

Yes! There are two areas that get splashed. One is to the left of the front entrance right near the fence. The other is across from Justice League's exit near the entrance to Pandemonium. 

Be forewarned.....the splashes coming off this new Mack Power Splash ride are much more forceful than the old Hopkins ride! Children can easily be knocked off their feet, even adults can be sent packing!

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^ a child died on a drop tower.

so the additional seat belt makes people feel safer riding it.

that's the story.

no change at all to ride experience

(Scream at SFFT has the seat belt too now)

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Just seems strange to add them a year later. Was it running during that year? Doesn't matter to me just seemed strange and over the top. 

I'm curious WHY it's there now.  Where the decision came from.  Maybe Texas inspectors?  The ride manufacturer of the Orlando ride didn't add these to their drop tower.  So, just a little curious why they were added a year later here.  Good chance no one here knows why and that's fine.

 

 

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^ it's back in the news, as the tower in Orlando was just brought down.

I'd suspect that's why suddenly they did it . . probably easier to avoid bad PR than do nothing and wait for a Karen to complain how it's unsafe.

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17 hours ago, tndank said:

New body seatbelt has been added to Superman now.  Anyone been on it since?  Seems pointless.  What's the story? 

Sometimes manufacturer recommendations change, and therefore Six Flags added it (almost) park wide. I'm pretty sure all of the S&S drop towers have them now chain wide.

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On 3/26/2023 at 8:12 PM, tndank said:

New body seatbelt has been added to Superman now.  Anyone been on it since?  Seems pointless.  What's the story? 

Obviously, the seatbelts are an added safety feature. I rode Superman TOP last weekend and I can tell you the seatbelts didn't change the ride experience one bit. 

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I will be attending.

 

will be my first time at SFOT in quite a while. . .so lots of new stuff for me (the last time I was there, we rode Yosemite Sam Gold River. . if that tells you how long ago it was)

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2 hours ago, bert425 said:

I will be attending.

 

will be my first time at SFOT in quite a while. . .so lots of new stuff for me (the last time I was there, we rode Yosemite Sam Gold River. . if that tells you how long ago it was)

Hopefully Pirates Of Speelunker Cave will be open by then, it's a great dark ride when it operates. Your in for a real treat with Aquaman Power Wave.

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14 hours ago, Sportsdude360 said:

Hopefully Pirates Of Speelunker Cave will be open by then, it's a great dark ride when it operates. Your in for a real treat with Aquaman Power Wave.

oh, I've ridden Pulsar at Walibi Beligum. . . so I've been on it :)

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20 hours ago, Sportsdude360 said:

Anyone planning to attend Lone Star Coasterthon in two weeks? I will be there.

I will say this looks like an amazing event.  I tried to figure out a cheap way to get down there.  Meals, walk backs, ERT sessions and 2 days of flash pass for $60?  That's crazy. 

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^ ha. . you caught me responding "bring back Crazy Legs!" to the Harley Quinn plot at ~ 15 minute mark.   😛

and Chris did tell me that they have THREE troikas back there in the parts graveyard. . so we shall see 😛

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