8/27 Trip

onyxhotel08 · by **onyxhotel08** on Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:04 pm

So me and my brother got to the park around 10AM and immediately headed towards Superman. What do you know right before the last people in front us were getting ready to go, the ride goes down. We waited 20-25 minutes and then a test run was made. It was so ridiculous since we just got there and had we known that we would have headed towards Bull. Crowds were ok but the big 4 aka Superman, Raging Bull, V2 and Batman were at least a half hour wait to one hour. Bull was full up to the entrance. Instead of Bull, V2 and Batman we caught a few flats and the two running water rides. Yes, Yankee Clipper is still "temporarily closed". No work was being done on it though. We also saw a few people in HH even though it should be closed to everyone.

Great weather and an overall great day. We even caught the short but cool Pictorium show! I bought a shirt/hat combo for about $18 and they look awesome. The parking lot was about 40% full which is not that bad. I also had my first time on Whizzer which was a nice surprise. Even the old Deja Vu posts now have the "Come Ashore with us in 2009" banner. Six Flags is stuck in the 90's cause they kept on playing N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys over and over. Even LFO. Eww the old SWF area is such an eyesore. We left around 4:50 and the park closed at 6 today.

Ride totals:
Superman
American Eagle
Logger's Run
Roaring Rapids
Viper
Whizzer
Revolution
Whirligig
Pictorium
Star Trek Tower
Condor

Yeah I hated missing Bull but no way would I wait in that hour plus line and I didn't want to spend money on a flash pass this time. That bird poop going up on Superman is nasty.

traincrossing9 · by **traincrossing9** on Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:05 pm

onyxhotel08 wrote:That bird poop going up on Superman is nasty.

Plus the gum. Any idea why Superman was down? Seems like you had fun.

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:22 pm

Well I am glad you had fun. To bad that Superman was closed though and the gum on the ride is nasty! I hate it when the line for Bull is long, if it is long I usally don't ride it either. Well you could not go on YC but ya still had Loggers Run and RR. If HH was supposed to be closed today why where there people in it?

onyxhotel08 · by **onyxhotel08** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:38 am

I'm thinking workers or people from the park used the opportunity to go in. The water was running but all in all maybe 5-10 people were seen when I got on Viper. RR was so much fun we got soaked. Logger's Run we were fairly dry. Bull was probably a 45-60 minute wait by the time we got to it...around 3 PM. From the looks of it I don't think go karts will fit in the SWF area. If you have not checked out Pictorium now or ever please give it a shot. The movie is short but the 3D was awesome and the place is like an IMAX! Had so much fun I loved Whizzer, the swings and Revolution. The guy kept asking if we wanted to go faster and higher with his accent and I was like "You know it dude!"

bobbinbop20 · by **bobbinbop20** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:41 am

is the holding break still broken on v2?

onyxhotel08 · by **onyxhotel08** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:35 pm

Yes it still does not stop.Maybe now that the park is closed today and tomorrow they will work on it.

Jackluver18 · by **Jackluver18** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:16 pm

I hope it's working when I come home for FF in a month and a half

w00dland · by **w00dland** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:19 pm

Something that I think people need to understand.

The Go Kart track that we have right now probably wouldn't fit in SWF's old spot, but its not like they are just going to dig up the concrete and move it anyway. If they were to move the Go Karts it would include creating a new track for the carts, and that would fit no problem.

onyxhotel08 · by **onyxhotel08** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:53 pm

I still think it would be too small and they probably would not want two car attractions right next to each other.

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:44 pm

I think if they are going to make HH a seperate addmision they should just get rid of the go carts.

demonbulleagle · by **demonbulleagle** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:04 pm

onyxhotel08 wrote:I still think it would be too small and they probably would not want two car attractions right next to each other.

Why not? they could make a mini themed area, but we know six flags when it comes to theming.

bobbinbop20 · by **bobbinbop20** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:22 pm

or they could just remove it all and all

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:15 pm

^ I agree with you 100%, they should just get rid of them!

demonbulleagle · by **demonbulleagle** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:15 pm

NOOOO the Great American Raceway is a Marriott's ride! It needs to stay! plus I really love it for if I take a girl there, I get to show off my driving skills!!

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:49 pm

The Great American Raceway is the go cart track right?

bobbinbop20 · by **bobbinbop20** on Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:40 pm

demonbulleagle wrote:NOOOO the Great American Raceway is a Marriott's ride! It needs to stay! plus I really love it for if I take a girl there, I get to show off my driving skills!!

coasterkidd100 wrote:The Great American Raceway is the go cart track right?

haha no great american race way is thos slow moving classical cars that go in a circle around SWF former site (which i love btw)... they must keep them just get rid of the winners circle go carts.. ^^^ does anyone even ride the go karts? out of all the times ive been there i have never once seen someone actually drive them.. they just sit there how much does it even cost to ride them?

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:21 am

^ O, thanks! For some reason I always get the go carts and those slow moving cars be SWF mixed up. I would not care if they took out the go carts but the slow moving cars can stay.

Jackluver18 · by **Jackluver18** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:28 am

Superman has issues just like IW

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:11 pm

^ Yes but IW is down more then Superman.

Jackluver18 · by **Jackluver18** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:32 pm

Yeah I know it is

w00dland · by **w00dland** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:46 pm

bobbinbop20 wrote:or they could just remove it all and all

The park makes TONS of money on go karts. Those won't be leaving.

bobbinbop20 · by **bobbinbop20** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:02 pm

oh i had no idea

onyxhotel08 · by **onyxhotel08** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:26 pm

Iron Wolf was almost completely empty Wednesday. By 10 AM Superman and Dark Knight had lines all the way into the sidewalk by the restaurants. What really made it worse was when Superman went down and did not run again until about 10:35. Yeah it was a great day. Lines were tiny at first but by 3 PM every coaster was at least a 30 minute wait. Probably 30-45min. It was a great day for flats and rides like Wolf, American Eagle and Whizzer. Didn't look over by Demon which I am not a fan of but probably 10-15 minutes like Whizzer. It is definitely worth going towards the end of the season. And from now on the park is open weekends and Labor Day/Columbus Day anyway.

coasterkidd100 · by **coasterkidd100** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:17 pm

Jackluver18 wrote:Yeah I know it is

Ok, so then Superman has issues just like any other ride in the park.

Jackluver18 · by **Jackluver18** on Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:40 pm

Well not everyone has issues, Bull is just perfect. Eagle bites as does Cajun, Viper doesn't like my hips as does Eagle, Demon doesn't like me period at times, SUF hated me at times, so on and so forth

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