Six Flags Great America Celebrates 40 Seasons of Thrills!

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

How will the train be operating and it surprises me that American Eagle isn't at the top of the lost for repainting.

[DejaVu2001]

I'm not sure what you mean by "how" the train will operate. As for why Eagle isn't high on the paint list, well, it's massive and the intricate supports also make it difficult to paint.

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

You said the rail road will not be the same as 2012. I was wondering what you meant by this.

Also, did they mention anything about Goliath's queue line?

[anewman35]

You said the rail road will not be the same as 2012. I was wondering what you meant by this.

Also, did they mention anything about Goliath's queue line?

I assumed he meant that the Hometown station won't be the same as it used to be, but it'll be better than the last few years.

I wasn't there, so I don't know if they said anything about Goliath, but it wouldn't be too hard to have basically the same setup as last exception a little narrower to allow a path to the station.

Something I was wondering: Anything replacing the ropes course?

[DejaVu2001]

I assumed he meant that the Hometown station won't be the same as it used to be, but it'll be better than the last few years.

This.

And as for Sky Trail, no one asked. I think we pretty much all know what to expect

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

Did they say anything about if they were planning to do something where Ragin Cajun was? If I remember correctly, at one time Hank had talked about putting something there temporarily.

I really doubt they discussed this, but anything about what is going to replace Necropolis for next year's Fright Fest? They probably don't really even know yet.

[DejaVu2001]

American Coaster Enthusiasts held their annual No Coaster Con today. SFGAm of course was there.

Video SFGAm made for their presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxYpgBW ... e=youtu.be

First, as you might expect, nothing has really been done. Hometown Square will have the square mostly restored with trees, flagpole, and gazebo. There will be no grass though, as the grass there was always patchy at best due to people walking on it watching the parades.



Railroad will not be the same as 2012, but you will be able to enter and exit the old way at Hometown. BOTH stations will be open. The train will operate during Fright Fest.

Hometown Park will be "new". It will be the 3 rides previously announced, but they won't be in their original spots. They will go between the Ladder Climb and First Aid, also expanding into the grassy area between there and Battle's queue. Ladder Climb and 3 Point will remain.


This is the area the kiddie rides will be going in.

Batman: The Ride WILL be repainted this year in its current colors. They really want to get Whizzer painted this year, but there is no guarantee. Batman, Whizzer and Superman are the top 3 coasters on the paint list, in that order.


Entertainment. The Six Flags Grand Finale parade will be back, with a different stage. Everything else is TBD.


Chop Six is replacing Panda Express in the County Fair Food Court


Fright Fest. New Picnic Grove theme is TBD. Entry will still be through Ragin' Cajun which will remain empty this year. New Haunted House in Mardi Gras by the games.

Video of the Q&A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eG-V3T ... e=youtu.be

[Jerrykoala2112]

One of the main reasons I did not like Goliath is because SFGAm dumped a lot of money into the coaster instead of upgrades to the rest of the park. In that aspect, we saw it suffer. But I am very excited for this season, the park updates will be very appreciated.

Chop Six

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

Looks like the park knows who Kossdude is. And they apparently like his videos...

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

Last season when I exited Wicked Woods, I looked into the one room on the right behind the games and I saw that it was mostly empty. I actually emailed Six Flags saying that they should find a use for it. Surprisingly, they are actually putting a haunted house back there.

I am actually really excited for the train ride with the ride cars and signs. That will be pretty neat. The firework Friday's and throwback Thursdays also sound very cool.

They can also have some really amazing things to sell in stores but I doubt they will do that. Some things reminiscent of the Marriott days maybe even a blueprint of the park from 1976.

[DeathbyDinn]

Really excited for the train timeline, hopefully it's something that will stay after this year and be updated year after year. I'm assuming the Carousel Plaza refresh won't be anything too major if nothing was mentioned. I was hoping the carousel paint job would be finished, but it doesn't sound like that's the case.

[ThemeParkFan07]

Seems underwhelming to me. No grass, not removing all of the games/clutter by Orbit, nothing mentioned for Carousel Plaza, etc.

I'm not saying the coasters they're painting don't need paint, but Whizzer and Eagle (ESPECIALLY) have needed it for much longer.

Starting to feel like I can't count on the park to do a whole lot right anymore.

[KI2014]

Has anyone seen or heard of any construction happening yet?

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

Has anyone seen or heard of any construction happening yet?

They primered the Red Baron Planes.

[LaTiNoObSeSeDSFGAm]

Can somebody please post up pictures of the Hometown Square Train station from 2014? I haven't been to the park in years and now live in LA. I looked everywhere to find pictures or youtube footage of the area but can't find it.

Also, can somebody please briefly fill me in on what happened to it? From my understanding, they put up ignite in 2013, then removed it in 2014? I always loved Hometown Square and am hopeful that they may bring it back to its light in 2015.

[DeathbyDinn]

Stage in 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiW9_wUE3sk

[LaTiNoObSeSeDSFGAm]

Thank you. So will they still leave that stage up? I was hoping it would be down all together.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

The igNight stage was like another 20 feet higher in 2013

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[DeathbyDinn]

Kinda hard to see but you can make out a little of the kiddie ride area and Batman's paint job in this pic the park tweeted tonight.

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

Kinda hard to see but you can make out a little of the kiddie ride area and Batman's paint job in this pic the park tweeted tonight.

Did they just fill in where the water was in between First Aid and Buccaneer Battle? Is that where the rides are going?

[Goku1910]

Kinda hard to see but you can make out a little of the kiddie ride area and Batman's paint job in this pic the park tweeted tonight.

Did they just fill in where the water was in between First Aid and Buccaneer Battle? Is that where the rides are going?

Water is still there. Ladder climb isn't. This fills the area between employee Cafe, first aid, and battle's unused queue.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

Kinda hard to see but you can make out a little of the kiddie ride area and Batman's paint job in this pic the park tweeted tonight.

Ooh! Silver rails. I like it!

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[DejaVu2001]

^ That's primer

And Ladder Climb is there. The actual inflatable ladder climb is still in winter storage, but everything else is there. They did move the blue storage container that was behind it and put it behind 3 point.

[Coaster Justin]

It'll probably go where Cajun was.

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

It'll probably go where Cajun was.

Or I am thinking sky trail. It will be interesting to see how they choose to fill up Sky Trails spot, Ragin Cajun, as well as Southwest Amphiteathere. The theater has got to be on its way out soon.