The "Small park updates" thread

[steve0145]

Is there any signs of Fright Fest setup? I could not get there today.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

Yes, brick wall in carousel plaza, and mausoleum in Orleans place. I also think some flicker lights are in place, and igNight stage is set up for Full Moon Rockslposion.

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[DeathbyDinn]

Plus the facade for Massacre Medical Center is up, the stage for Dead Man's Party is being built, and Mausoleum of Terror is walled in. You can also see the floats and trolleys getting decorated from Batman or Triple Play.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

And MMC's actual walk through is being built.

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[Iron Wolf 90-11]

And MMC's actual walk through is being built.

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You know or see this how?

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

^ If you went to the Ring Toss at county fair games, look to the right, and you'll see the walls for walkways.

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[DeathbyDinn]

I've noticed on my last two rides that Viper recently started braking differently. It's been a more gradual slow down to the station rather than coming to a harsh stop in the shed. They also took all the amphibian sculptures off the supports around the second hill.

[Stoogie]

Last year or the year before, they put pictures on FB of the progress for FrightFest.


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[CoasterCale]

Probably doesn't affect many but the system for the online photos seems to have changed and is starting to bug me. Before I could move the actual picture around so that it could actually fit the overlays. Now I can only zoom, then move. Whatever.

[stockboy300]

I know it's not a big deal but my daughter noticed that they cut down the horse shaped bush by the Orbit. I remember it being there for a long time.

[CoasterCale]

I know it's not a big deal but my daughter noticed that they cut down the horse shaped bush by the Orbit. I remember it being there for a long time.

I haven't noticed anything of the kind during anyone of my trips this year. Odd.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

Goliath started using Deja Vu boarding passes:

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[CoasterCale]

Goliath started using Deja Vu boarding passes:

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Not trying to lessen your post but they've been using those for weeks. I guess I could've posted it earlier. It slipped my mind. I feel like the park only made 500K Goliath Boarding Passes because the number was right around there when the DejaVu Boarding Passes started being used consistently.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

Sorry to bump, but Goliath has painted numbers for rows in the station, and Sticky Fingers is now serving Frozen Lemonade(lemon, strawberry, and blue raspberry are the flavors)

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[anewman35]

Condor is open!

[JaminOut]

ITS ABOUT TIME


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[Guy_With_A_Stick]

Finally! So they pulled off another Orbit.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

So the park will open in Late April for 2016. It's also been said that JLBFM will open shortly after the opening. Hopefully that means on opening day, or early May.

[JaminOut]

Where does it say when opening day is? And when was the last time it opened in April?


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[Guy_With_A_Stick]

An article in the Tribune talking about JLBFM said it's opening in late April, and as far as I know, the last time it opened in April was back when Viper opened in 1995.

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

In the middle of Hometown Square where the bricks are, I noticed they have put in bigger bricks recognizing employees with 25, 30, etc years of service at the park.

[aaron60060]

I will say that I appreciate these beautification efforts, though I kind of expected something a little more thorough considering there wasn't a new major attraction this year. I'm sure it cost a bunch to put the three kiddie flats in, but there are so many areas where just a little bit of effort and money would have paid off. I'm talking about anything that looks like it has flaky paint, rust, and is otherwise unsightly. It seems to me that SF hasn't cared about theming for years, but this would have been a nice opportunity to turn that around. Oh well.

[JT3]

I was at the park this past Friday, and Raging Bull was running trim-less! There was no brake on the third hill. I couldn't believe it! I must say, the third hill is still nothing too special without the brake, but the following over banks are taken at a much greater speed. Also, the bottom of the last drop before the speed turns did not have trims either, so they were a little more forceful. I know sometimes when the ride warms up it has no trims on, or maybe when its cold? But it wasn't too cold out Friday.

Also, the small hill after the midcourse break run in the front seat has some very nice airtime.

I don't know if you can consider this an "update" because I don't know if this was just a one time thing or not, but its worth noting!

Anyone get other trim-less rides on Bull this weekend?

[w00dland]

^Trims were very light on Saturday, which is great for the mid course and camelback.

That being said, the PLC will adjust the amount of trim of each train depending on the one that passes before it, so likely temps were low and the ride's wheels hadn't been changed out yet which delivered a slightly slower ride.

[DejaVu2001]

^ Actually all trains on both Raging Bull and X Flight have already had the nylon wheels put on for the fall.