On Saturday, SFGAm held its first annual Coaster Enthusiasts Day. The event featured 90 minutes of morning ERT with namtaB from 9:00-9:30, repiV from 9:30-10:00, and X Flight from 10:00-10:30. The event also included lunch in the Picnic Grove, with a Q&A with Hank Salemi during luch, and finally, a backstage tour.
Here is video of the Q&A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZEArvDuh8
The first two questions aren't here because I wasn't planning on filming. The first question was about maintaining Whizzer and if it is in any danger. Hank responded that contrary to popular belief, Whizzer is actually very easy to maintain, and that there are no plans or discussions of removing Whizzer.
The second question dealt with the Rocky Mountain transformations and American Eagle. Hank said that the park has looked into doing a Rocky Mountain American Eagle, but at this time, there are no plans to do so.
Backstage Tour
The tour started by Superman: Ultimate Flight and followed the service road around the East side of the park back to the warehouse and Ride Mechanics shop.
Extra Batmobile and Glow float by Superman's lift
The Dark Knight Coaster's storage track and hoist
Glow In The Park float
Splashwater Falls guide rails
Rapids tubes and rafts
Rapids reservoir
More Rapids rafts and Fright Fest stuff
In case the Interstate 666 sign didn't give it away, this is where most of the smaller Fright Fest items are stored
Splashwater Falls boat
ShockWave stairs
Sky Whirl
Raceway
Raceway
These shipping containers hold items for Necropolis, Front Gate, and Mausoleum
Old food stands
This is "ShockWave Central". Most of the handrails seen here are from ShockWave's queue/exit bridge. The building in the background is ShockWave's station with walls added
BBNP water tower
Looney Tooter fountain
Parts of the Hometown Park kiddie rides that used to be by First Aid
Old Hometown Square benches and Spacely's Ride Photo booth
Centerpiece of one of the kiddie rides, possibly Beez?
Railroad stuff
Railroad stuff
Engine shop
Engine shop
Mall Entrance
Foods Warehouse
Ride Mechanics shop
A Whizzer chassis. Whether the #1 refers to the train or the car, I don't know. Right now, trains 3, 4, and 5 are on the ride.
Whizzer chassis with a chainsaw
Whizzer armrests
Maintenance board, Whizzer armrests, and a Raging Bull lapbar
TDK Car #3
Eagle Red car 12
Eagle Red car 11
Ragin' Cajun cars 7, 8, and 9
Ragin' Cajun frame and chassis for car #8, the yellow car.
Shop Overview 1
Shop Overview 2. Definitely a pretty big shop, but at the same time, you can see how crowded it is in here, even in the Summer when not as many cars are being worked on
This carousel used to be mounted on the back wall of the employee cafeteria when I worked at the park
Paint Shop
Fort Fun
County Fair Games Gallery sign
Krazy Kups centerpiece