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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 14th, 2018, 3:11 pm
coasterfanatic wrote:Someone should ask Guest Relations when the rest of the operating schedule will be released.

I tweeted to them about it yesterday with no reply. They only show the hours up til Aug. 26. All other Six Flags parks have the full schedule posted.

I'll try to ask a friend at Guest Relations about that later so don't worry.
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Postby SFGAMNUT9302 on April 14th, 2018, 6:08 pm
The new paint on Loggers Run and Yankee Clipper looks great! Does anyone know when they were last repainted?
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Postby MrsTaxi on April 14th, 2018, 6:21 pm
SFGAMNUT9302 wrote:The new paint on Loggers Run and Yankee Clipper looks great! Does anyone know when they were last repainted?

Do you have any pictures?
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Postby SFGAMNUT9302 on April 14th, 2018, 6:26 pm
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SFGAMNUT9302 wrote:The new paint on Loggers Run and Yankee Clipper looks great! Does anyone know when they were last repainted?

Do you have any pictures?


No! I saw them on Great America Fan's Instagram page! Click on the picture of the Whizzer, and click the small arrow and you will see it! https://www.instagram.com/sfgam_fan_1976/?hl=en
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Postby MrsTaxi on April 14th, 2018, 6:34 pm
SFGAMNUT9302 wrote:
MrsTaxi wrote:
SFGAMNUT9302 wrote:The new paint on Loggers Run and Yankee Clipper looks great! Does anyone know when they were last repainted?

Do you have any pictures?


No! I saw them on Great America Fan's Instagram page! Click on the picture of the Whizzer, and click the small arrow and you will see it! https://www.instagram.com/sfgam_fan_1976/?hl=en

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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 15th, 2018, 10:01 am
It looks like CDW day is cancelled. So I won't be able to give more updates :(.
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Postby coasterfanatic on April 16th, 2018, 11:37 pm
Just saw the first commercials for Great America.

Two 15 second spots, advertising the flash sale on Season Passes and advertising the park now open on weekends.

No mention of Holiday in the Park.
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Postby AirTimeDaz on April 17th, 2018, 12:02 pm
They probably wouldn't mention a winter event in a spring commercial. Did they mention Hangover?
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Postby coasterfanatic on April 18th, 2018, 1:00 am
There was no mention of the Super Dopey Loop!
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Postby SFGAMNUT9302 on April 18th, 2018, 11:07 am
Hopefully next season or maybe even later on in this season, Demon, V2 and Superman will get a paint job!
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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 18th, 2018, 12:47 pm
SFGAMNUT9302 wrote:Hopefully next season or maybe even later on in this season, Demon, V2 and Superman will get a paint job!

Hopefully so. Right now their major paint project is American Eagle but Superman needs that repaint the paint is starting to come off and the park is doing nothing about it. If they don't do anything then I'll be shocked :o .
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Postby SFGAMNUT9302 on April 18th, 2018, 1:00 pm
_FuryBull_330_ wrote:
SFGAMNUT9302 wrote:Hopefully next season or maybe even later on in this season, Demon, V2 and Superman will get a paint job!

Hopefully so. Right now their major paint project is American Eagle but Superman needs that repaint the paint is starting to come off and the park is doing nothing about it. If they don't do anything then I'll be shocked :o .


I'm amazed Superman has been neglected this bad, seeing as that it's right in the front of the park! 15 years is a long time without a paint job! V2 is going to stand out like a sore thumb, seeing as that Loggers Run and Yankee Clipper are getting fresh coats of paint! I would rather them do something minor in 2019, like re-theme Camp Cartoon, and put the rest of their money into painting rides!
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Postby B&MGuy35 on April 18th, 2018, 10:58 pm
Surprised no one has mentioned the fact that there will be a Sprint store inside the park this year. I imagine this is the beginning of things to come if you remember that survey they sent out.

If this was mentioned, sorry I missed it


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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 19th, 2018, 7:25 am
B&MGuy35 wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the fact that there will be a Sprint store inside the park this year. I imagine this is the beginning of things to come if you remember that survey they sent out.

If this was mentioned, sorry I missed it


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Yes it has been mentioned before. Look at page 69 somewhere.
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Postby coasterfanatic on April 19th, 2018, 10:48 am
Since the flumes are getting painted, that pretty much confirms there place at Great America for several more years
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Postby onyxhotel08 on April 19th, 2018, 1:03 pm
I love the flumes and would hate to see them go. I even enjoyed SWF till the very end...rip
I don't think they will tackle any paint jobs later in the season. American Eagle maybe but nothing else...they can't have a ride like Superman down in the peak of the season....
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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 19th, 2018, 1:37 pm
onyxhotel08 wrote:I love the flumes and would hate to see them go. I even enjoyed SWF till the very end...rip
I don't think they will tackle any paint jobs later in the season. American Eagle maybe but nothing else...they can't have a ride like Superman down in the peak of the season....

Well of course they can't it's a big crowd blazer. Even though it's not one of those good flying coasters like Tatsu or Manta, the nearest one like it is in Great Adventure so yeah.
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Postby SFGAMNUT9302 on April 19th, 2018, 6:04 pm
coasterfanatic wrote:Since the flumes are getting painted, that pretty much confirms there place at Great America for several more years


Agreed! I'm shocked to be honest. I thought for sure Loggers Run and Yankee Clipper would be on the chopping block within the next few seasons. I was wrong!
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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 19th, 2018, 6:27 pm
Two days before opening day :D . Hopefully the crowds aren't horrendous like on Columbus Day, if so once we get in we are heading out :lol: .
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Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on April 19th, 2018, 8:44 pm
Last Call is back too!

https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/s ... l-festival

Not as extensive as last year, but still Last Call! :D

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Postby _FuryBull_330_ on April 19th, 2018, 9:04 pm
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:Last Call is back too!

https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/s ... l-festival

Not as extensive as last year, but still Last Call! :D

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True last fall cheer before being covered completely in snow and watching the lights all around during HITP.
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Postby hoju74 on April 20th, 2018, 8:52 am
Can't wait for Sunday. Weather looks to be great this weekend too :D
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Postby coasterfanatic on April 20th, 2018, 12:47 pm
We figured Last Call would be back.

It's only two weekends instead of three, but that's probably because of HITP.

Good to see that they extended the hours. Last Call was 12-6 last year. Now 12-8 this year!!

Glad it's back!
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Postby CoasterRiderSC on April 20th, 2018, 1:50 pm
Since they'll have HITP, isn't "Last Call" kind of a misnomer??
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Postby coasterfanatic on April 21st, 2018, 2:05 pm
Not really.

Last Call will be the last time the park is in full operation. We already know that not everything will be open for HITP, so Last Call will the last opportunity to go to Great America to experience all the rides and coasters.

So it technically still fits.
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