coasterbill Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I feel like Holiday in the Park probably exceeded their expectations. Obviously I have no way of knowing what their expectations were but of all the cold weather parks it seems like the wait times and crowd levels at Great America were WELL above the other parks the vast majority of the time and I don't know how it would have been possible for them to project that (because it's insane). I mean, the place looked like this on a 19 degree night and I lost count of how many times Raging Bull posted wait times in excess of an hour on hilariously frigid nights. In my non-professional opinion, that event isn't going anywhere ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlp94 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 ^ Having gone to Holiday In The Park many times, I can tell you right now one of the main reasons rides like Raging Bull have such a long wait is because they ran one train on it the whole HITP season. The only coasters running more than 1 train were actually Joker and Dark Knight, so hopefully they learn from that this coming November/December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Even so, you have to actually get enough people in the park to form a line of that length, so hundreds of Chicagoans were unfazed by winter (which is completely unsurprising if you've ever met a Chicagoan--they talk about snow like Texans talk about secession). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBoarder Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 ^ Having gone to Holiday In The Park many times, I can tell you right now one of the main reasons rides like Raging Bull have such a long wait is because they ran one train on it the whole HITP season. The only coasters running more than 1 train were actually Joker and Dark Knight, so hopefully they learn from that this coming November/December Umm, they ran Bull with multiple trains during a good chunk of HitP, up to and including 12/30... Same thing with X-Flight.... And Batman... But I'm sure you stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night The event was tremendously well attended. Until the public quits showing up on "good weather" days, this event isn't going anywhere. Yes, the park will close due to "weather" (low attendance) several times each HitP season... But the park will make $TEXAS on days where it's 30*F and sunny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlp94 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 ^ Having gone to Holiday In The Park many times, I can tell you right now one of the main reasons rides like Raging Bull have such a long wait is because they ran one train on it the whole HITP season. The only coasters running more than 1 train were actually Joker and Dark Knight, so hopefully they learn from that this coming November/December Umm, they ran Bull with multiple trains during a good chunk of HitP, up to and including 12/30... Same thing with X-Flight.... And Batman... But I'm sure you stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night The event was tremendously well attended. Until the public quits showing up on "good weather" days, this event isn't going anywhere. Yes, the park will close due to "weather" (low attendance) several times each HitP season... But the park will make $TEXAS on days where it's 30*F and sunny.... That's good to hear. Maybe they did run it with multiple trains for the last half of the season, but I don't remember it being that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Six Flags New England and Six Flags America run one train on everything and the lines rarely exceed 5 minutes (except for of course on Thunderbolt where the wait time is 25 minutes all day every day regardless of season of crowd size). Those events are obviously considered to be successful. Every northern park pulls trains off of most of their coasters for Holiday in the Park (Great Adventure always runs one train on Superman and Lantern) and on most days they're all still between 0-5 minute waits. Great America is killing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FuryBull_330_ Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 The construction of Maxx Force has started to go vertical, the supports and the track will most likely go up fast. Also the ride is confirmed to have two trains with 16 seats per train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The park posted a couple pictures of vertical construction on their Instagram story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I'm not trying to complain, but I was surprised at how short the ride was after watching the recent POV rendering. It's like Mr. Freeze short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 That's how they get the force to the maxx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 At least there isn't a single dull moment on the coaster. They use every inch of track to their advantage. I suppose I would rather have a short coaster that kicks a$$ than a long, drawn-out snoozefest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnOfTheCentury Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I'm not trying to complain, but I was surprised at how short the ride was after watching the recent POV rendering. It's like Mr. Freeze short. Actually looks shorter than Mr. Freeze (which I love). The launch looks great on this one, and the ride elements look fun (but, yes, it does feel short). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The preview video from August made it look much longer for sure, looks like a great ride though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I'm just happy to finally see some vertical construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9Armgeddon4 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 At least there isn't a single dull moment on the coaster. They use every inch of track to their advantage. I suppose I would rather have a short coaster that kicks a$$ than a long, drawn-out snoozefest. I completely agree with this. Besides Maxx Force is all about that launch and the two inversion records so it doesn’t need to be a long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i305isdaddy Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 The launch will probably be amazing (air launches rarely disappoint) but just like with Goliath Six Flags again forgot to purchase the back 2/3's of the ride. Given the expected wait times for a new coaster every single guest is going to think "wow, that was short" since we're not talking a Top Thrill Dragster or Kingda sized "trick" on this "one trick pony." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I'm not trying to complain, but I was surprised at how short the ride was after watching the recent POV rendering. It's like Mr. Freeze short. That really seems to be a trend with pretty much all of the coaster installations for SF parks the last several years with West Coast Racers and Twisted Colossus being the only two exceptions that come to mind. I understand why. I just hope that in a couple of seasons they chain can get back to adding some longer and more detailed coasters to the parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlp94 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I'm not trying to complain, but I was surprised at how short the ride was after watching the recent POV rendering. It's like Mr. Freeze short. That really seems to be a trend with pretty much all of the coaster installations for SF parks the last several years with West Coast Racers and Twisted Colossus being the only two exceptions that come to mind. I understand why. I just hope that in a couple of seasons they chain can get back to adding some longer and more detailed coasters to the parks. Wicked Cyclone and Joker at SFDK I'd say make that exception too. Otherwise, yeah, I can't see anything else that's longer than a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredskull84 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Saw this on Ohio Valley Coaster’s Facebook page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Sweet! Can't wait to see more of it get built. The fact that Maxx Force is this far along (which isn't saying much) and there aren't even pieces on site for West Coast Racers really has me curious that there is something going with SFMM and Premier beyond the usual "Six Flags slowness." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredskull84 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 ^That’s interesting to hear, actually. Also, I found a couple more good pics courtesy of the Daily Herald (local newspaper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Woohoo! Vertical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Nice. Looks like the track is almost finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Nice. Looks like the track is almost finished. You're evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Nice. Looks like the track is almost finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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