Restore Wild One's turnaround to its pre Six Flags profile, and it would add a lot back to the layout.
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TheCoasterNerd
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Very interesting idea... SFGAdv getting pretty much every SFA relocation lol
Wild One (rebuilt rather than relocated probably), the flying carousel, the spinning mouse. I guess it makes sense proximity-wise but it's funny how every single rumor/feasible concept is for GAdv
I'd love to see Wild One reborn at the park. Would 100% be a good way to introduce a traditional wooden coaster (Toro is SO OUT THERE that I don't really count it as a classic woodie) that's more thrilling than something like Woodstock Express but less than something like Toro or Beast
Plus, I love Wild One. I love the history of it, I love the ride, I love my memories from the last day joking with y'all about unscrewing the historical signboards lol
And as long as Roar never sees the light of day again, they can relocate all they want!
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Walk around various parts of the park where construction (Boardwalk area) and other updates are happening (El Toro retrack, Main street pub, Swashbuckler's old plot, Safari stage, Log Flume) plus a walkthrough of the Golden Kingdom in its current state.
Still absolutely love that Rolling Thunder got a repaint. That kind of small, seemingly meaningless level of detail and care is something that’s been sorely missed at the park for a very long time.
I haven't been to the safari in multiple years. As a kid my parents drove us through, and then I remember the phase when it was essentially a ride accessible from the park. I've heard that in-park access is coming back this season, so how was the safari accessed last season, and what's changing?
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Hate to disappoint you, but when operating as the “Off-road Adventure” version of the Safari, the baboon section isn’t part of the tour. It’s otherwise a lot of fun.
There's an area called the Safari base camp that's right behind where Ka's tower was. You park there and there are a few animal exhibits and a couple other things. From there you can get on the big Safari trucks to go through the safari. That will still exist for the full safari tour and the in-park safari entrance by Best of the West provides for a shorter tour of the safari that doesn't include the first and last sections of the safari.
Thank you both for the info. So if I park at the base camp I can take a longer tour with baboons ?
According to their FAQ, yes, the baboons are seen when boarding for the longer tour from Base Camp.
I didn’t know that about the base camp, that’s good to know.
people on reddit speculating the support in the foreground looks freshly painted... HUGE IF TRUE !
edit: after zooming in I think I see streaks of rain
edit: after zooming in I think I see streaks of rain
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Yeah. Looks like a false alarm to me sadly. Eventually!
I was so ready for the optimism... definitely would've impressed me as a last minute move before opening
Yeah it's just the rain, tbh I kinda doubt they would repaint Nitro with that color scheme again. We've kinda talked about it in the past but I really think Nitro will eventually get a huge retheme (maybe with the same name) to give it a real story or at least a style more than "big steel coaster" and I don't really know how they can do that with the OG colors.
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Here’s some park updates, including a 25th anniversary decal for Nitro, some of the safari in park experiences, etc
Here’s some park updates, including a 25th anniversary decal for Nitro, some of the safari in park experiences, etc
It’s incredibly weird seeing a cedar fair safety sign next to legacy six flags rides. In this case, nitro
Some general park notes from today
- Main Street Pub is looking good. There were some culinary staff inside towards the end of the day today (2045ish).
- There seems to have been a focus on signs and mild park beautification during the off-season. We'll see if this translates to flowers/landscaping as the weather warms.
- Nitro was not playing Mortal Kombat music today.
- The animal encounter area and safari show on Dream Street looks well done (see that TikTok for pics). It'll be nice to have more shows/entertainment in the park again.
- The Ferris Wheel music show is running well, and it was nice to see it in the dark during the early season.
- The Dark Knight didn't seem to have all the effects working inside, though some of the gun/popping sounds seemed to be much louder/clearer today than previously. However, I did go on this ride right around 2100 before the park closed, so if more was working earlier, I would've missed it. The train that jumps out at you is still not working.
- Does anyone recall if they were fixing the effects in the off-season, during the season, or a bit of both?
- There were also a bunch of staff standing on the platform (some maintenance and supervisory staff in addition to standard ops), if that's an indication of anything.
Only negative I noticed last night is that the sensors on Toro's car 3 seem to be having some sort of issue. Almost every cycle those restraints had to be reset once or twice before the operators could finally clear the train. Hopefully that's something than can fix relatively quickly while the park is closed before crowds get too large when the weather gets warmer.
The blue umbrellas from Bizarro are still being used in the Medusa queue line... it's honestly such an easy change. It drives the OCD in me crazy.
Big fan of the decor in Main Street Pub. Opening later today!
The larger portrait on the left side is a bit of an Easter Egg - it's an altered photo of park manager Mike Fehnel.
The larger portrait on the left side is a bit of an Easter Egg - it's an altered photo of park manager Mike Fehnel.
