WOF_Fan Posted September 25 Posted September 25 I visited Fright Fest for the first time last weekend and it was a disappointment. For the price we paid for the haunted attraction pass and the entertainment or lack there of. It just didn't have the same feel as a Haunt at a legacy Cedar Fair park. The mazes had viritually no actors. They had no cohesive theme to them. The masks, instead of makeup and special effects. It was just a disappointment. Living in Central Missouri, we were excited to have another option relatively close by.
Danrarbc Posted September 25 Posted September 25 Fright Fest can be good at other Legacy Six Flags parks - don't take this version as an indictment of the others. I genuinely don't know where the haunted attraction pass revenue is going if it's not going back in to the event.
prozach626 Posted Sunday at 12:27 AM Posted Sunday at 12:27 AM It's nice to hear about upgraded entertainment, but that's pretty disposable, isn't it? I think a reason to sleep more soundly would be the announcement of a new attraction. Those are just my thoughts. On 9/23/2025 at 11:39 AM, thepoint4life23 said: Since this seems to be one of the lower preforming parks isn't it worth just hoping it stay open at this time and isn't one of the next parks to close or get sold off? So that's the standard now? We've finally hit, "let's just hope we stay open."?? I remember when a hyper was on our wish list. This is exactly the shit I've been talking about over the years. I guess we'll just have to wait and see just how much "corporate hates out park." Granted, both chains were in trouble, despite people liking to think Six Flags is responsible for sinking the ship. But, I remember being criticized over being pessimistic (shocker, right?) about the merger. What a shit show.
thepoint4life23 Posted Monday at 01:58 PM Posted Monday at 01:58 PM The only thing about it i didn't understand is why Cedar Fair wanted to take on that much debt . Hopefully the lower pass sales helps give them some cash and brings up in park spending for a bigger 2027 announcement list. Maybe you can take Superman from Six Flags America.
prozach626 Posted Monday at 02:19 PM Posted Monday at 02:19 PM I'm curious about the cost to do that. I don't think it would be worth it, and it would require a lot of grading.
thepoint4life23 Posted Monday at 04:21 PM Posted Monday at 04:21 PM I bet it would be cheaper and easier to just get a brand new Intamin hyper
Danrarbc Posted Monday at 04:27 PM Posted Monday at 04:27 PM 8 minutes ago, thepoint4life23 said: I bet it would be cheaper and easier to just get a brand new Intamin hyper It definitely wouldn't. Yes you can get it custom built to the terrain but the material costs exist and there would now be tariffs on top of the usual material and transport costs. That would add a substantial amount to the cost of importing a roller coaster. B&M and Chance likely use imported steel and that would also be impacted by the same issue. There's never been a better time to relocate coasters than right now. I'm also not sure just how much of the relocation would need to involve grading vs how much adaptation could be achieved by adding height with either tall footers or extra new steel columns. The Six Flags America version ALREADY features tall footers and other quirks due to it being a clone.
SteveStL Posted Monday at 06:18 PM Posted Monday at 06:18 PM Seems likely SFSTL will receive something from SFA. Our Park has a rich history of collecting relics from Texas, now it is time for something from the East Coast.
parkjunkie Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just scrap the piece of sh!t. Its old, not a good ride, dont need another hand me down, and with its age taking it apart and putting back together again takes its toll on the ride feel itself
Sportsdude360 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 9 hours ago, parkjunkie said: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just scrap the piece of sh!t. Its old, not a good ride, dont need another hand me down, and with its age taking it apart and putting back together again takes its toll on the ride feel itself I assume your referring to S:ROS? Not to worry, I would be thoroughly surprised if they decided to move it anywhere other than the scrap heap. 1
parkjunkie Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, Sportsdude360 said: I assume your referring to S:ROS? Not to worry, I would be thoroughly surprised if they decided to move it anywhere other than the scrap heap. I would be surprised as well, but we've sen this company do some really dumb things in the past. But truthfully, theres almost no way to make it possible within a budget standpoint with our terrain.
Danrarbc Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 30 minutes ago, parkjunkie said: I would be surprised as well, but we've sen this company do some really dumb things in the past. But truthfully, theres almost no way to make it possible within a budget standpoint with our terrain. The front half of the park is much flatter than the back - there are some choices that would not only be at least as flat as the area it's in at SFA but possibly even flatter (SFA is less flat than Darien Lake). And the Tidal Wave location has variations in elevation along any potential orientation but the overall elevation from station to turnaround wouldn't be drastically different heading forwards because there's a mound in the particular location by Batman, tall footers would cover the low points. I'm still not sure they want to spend relocation money either but scrapping coasters isn't free - there's a chance you could be unhappy for at least someone in the chain. It still costs several million dollars to scrap these things. 1
SteveStL Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 13 hours ago, parkjunkie said: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just scrap the piece of sh!t. Its old, not a good ride, dont need another hand me down, and with its age taking it apart and putting back together again takes its toll on the ride feel itself Where's your SFSTL spirit!? We accept any and all rides donated from other parks. We are SF's charity case, and happy to be just that.
SteveStL Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Danrarbc said: The front half of the park is much flatter than the back - there are some choices that would not only be at least as flat as the area it's in at SFA but possibly even flatter (SFA is less flat than Darien Lake). And the Tidal Wave location has variations in elevation along any potential orientation but the overall elevation from station to turnaround wouldn't be drastically different heading forwards because there's a mound in the particular location by Batman, tall footers would cover the low points. I'm still not sure they want to spend relocation money either but scrapping coasters isn't free - there's a chance you could be unhappy for at least someone in the chain. It still costs several million dollars to scrap these things. Interesting layout, puts a damper on any HH expansions though.
Danrarbc Posted 47 minutes ago Posted 47 minutes ago 24 minutes ago, SteveStL said: Interesting layout, puts a damper on any HH expansions though. Like those are any more likely to happen.
SteveStL Posted 28 minutes ago Posted 28 minutes ago 18 minutes ago, Danrarbc said: Like those are any more likely to happen. Good point
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