Post Park Depression

[Zachary]

I did one time, but that was a six flags day.

I do have a constant sadness from my home park being Darien Lake.

Ah, the signature Six Flags mid-park depression—that moment around 2:30PM when it's 107°, all of the shade structures in the park are inexplicably missing their shades, you've been baking on blacktop all day, you're tired, hungry, and thirsty, the only three dining locations that are open have 45 minute lines, you can only get free shot glasses of water one at a time, 1/3rd of the rides are closed, 1/3rd of the rides are operating at reduced capacity, 1/3rd of the rides have operations akin to the DMV, there are three different school groups in your immediate vicinity all acting like hooligans in disparate, novel ways, and the realization of all of these things hits you all at once like a sudden-onset existential crisis as you drag yourself across the path in front of one of the few rides operating at full capacity: a Vekoma SLC sponsored by Takis.

 

[warfelg]

Ah, the signature Six Flags mid-park depression—that moment around 2:30PM when it's 107°, all of the shade structures in the park are inexplicably missing their shades, you've been baking on blacktop all day, you're tired, hungry, and thirsty, the only three dining locations that are open have 45 minute lines, you can only get free shot glasses of water one at a time, 1/3rd of the rides are closed, 1/3rd of the rides are operating at reduced capacity, 1/3rd of the rides have operations akin to the DMV, there are three different school groups in your immediate vicinity all acting like hooligans in disparate, novel ways, and the realization of all of these things hits you all at once like a sudden-onset existential crisis as you drag yourself across the path in front of one of the few rides operating at full capacity: a Vekoma SLC sponsored by Takis.

You forgot the half working AC in a few spots where the inside isn’t much cooler and somehow 100x more humid.

 

[Zachary]

You forgot the half working AC in a few spots where the inside isn’t much cooler and somehow 100x more humid.

The bathrooms. No climate control. Exhaust fans either non-existent, turned off, or moving zero air. Only hot water out of the sinks. Hand dryers blowing hot air into the fully enclosed, already mildewy space. Walk into the bathroom expecting a momentary relief only to come out pouring with even more sweat than if you had just stayed outside in the sun.

I'd honestly prefer partially open-air bathrooms like you see at state and national parks over how many bathrooms operate at amusement parks today. 95° bathrooms with stagnant air should be a violation of some sort of law.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

I’m feeling it today. Missing Disney/Epic. Not knowing when I’ll be able to get back to Florida sucks

 

[the_pantsmith]

I’ve only felt this after parks I know I’ll have trouble getting back to. Hansa Park and Phantasialand in 2024 being the last two. Heide Park was great but didn’t have anything that made me wish I lived in Europe like the other two