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Postby coasterjoy on February 19th, 2018, 9:09 pm
Really great video! Thanks for posting!


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Postby coasterfanatic on February 20th, 2018, 2:49 am
They still haven' taken it down. It still include park admission to Holiday in the Park. It never said that in previous years (in reference to people saying it could just be a general thing).

I'd still take it with a grain of salt, but interesting non the less.
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Postby coasterfanatic on February 20th, 2018, 4:27 am
Looks like Last Call will be back.

All Bring a Friend Free/Discount Tickets are available for Season Pass holders on the app.

There's a coupon for Bring a Friend for $14.99 thats good for November 3, 4, 10, 11 so guarantees that we go into at least the second weekend of November.

Otherwise, 4 BAFF with the best being the first one, that can be used anytime from April 21-May 25.

The rest of the are the typical one week only in early June, mid July and late August. Food coupons haven't been released yet!
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Postby onyxhotel08 on February 20th, 2018, 1:21 pm
Whizzer Whiz Kid wrote:I don't know if any of you listen to the Holiday World Podcast, but this week they did an interesting interview with the guy who flies their drone and all the rules and regulations they have to follow. Really interesting stuff!


Which one? Their as in SFGAm? Can't imagine what kind of problem a drone does to an airport as I don't even recall seeing a plane whilst at the park...
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Postby Whizzer Whiz Kid on February 20th, 2018, 5:30 pm
Their as in Holiday World, sorry for not clarifying.
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Postby MrsTaxi on March 1st, 2018, 1:05 pm
June park hours are up! Hopefully, we'll get to see the entire season soon. Still hoping for HITP. :)
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Postby MrsTaxi on March 7th, 2018, 11:56 am
Any park updates from locals? Has the park begun to "come alive" yet? :D Who else is excited for the 2018 season?
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Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on March 7th, 2018, 1:55 pm
There really hasn't been anything. No repaints as far as I can see, no visible construction, nothing.

Ride training should start within the next few weeks, though. I'll tell you guys when I see anything
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Postby MrsTaxi on March 7th, 2018, 2:54 pm
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:There really hasn't been anything. No repaints as far as I can see, no visible construction, nothing.

Ride training should start within the next few weeks, though. I'll tell you guys when I see anything


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Postby Goku1910 on March 8th, 2018, 6:16 pm
MrsTaxi wrote:Any park updates from locals? Has the park begun to "come alive" yet? :D Who else is excited for the 2018 season?


I'm excited for Coaster Season in general, but I have zero hype for 2018 at SFGAm.

....Cedar Point on the other hand. :lol:
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Postby CoasterNick3157 on March 8th, 2018, 11:26 pm
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:There really hasn't been anything. No repaints as far as I can see, no visible construction, nothing.

Ride training should start within the next few weeks, though. I'll tell you guys when I see anything


No superman repaint, if i'm not mistaken it hasn't been repainted since it opened and that's 15 years ago
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Postby CoasterRiderSC on March 9th, 2018, 3:04 pm
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Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:There really hasn't been anything. No repaints as far as I can see, no visible construction, nothing.

Ride training should start within the next few weeks, though. I'll tell you guys when I see anything


No superman repaint, if i'm not mistaken it hasn't been repainted since it opened and that's 15 years ago



Could this mean Superman is leaving the park soon??
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Postby Goku1910 on March 9th, 2018, 3:07 pm
CoasterRiderSC wrote:
CoasterNick3157 wrote:
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:There really hasn't been anything. No repaints as far as I can see, no visible construction, nothing.

Ride training should start within the next few weeks, though. I'll tell you guys when I see anything


No superman repaint, if i'm not mistaken it hasn't been repainted since it opened and that's 15 years ago



Could this mean Superman is leaving the park soon??


Um, no. The park has showed no sign of a possible removal of Superman.
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Postby Goku1910 on March 9th, 2018, 3:07 pm
CoasterRiderSC wrote:
CoasterNick3157 wrote:
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:There really hasn't been anything. No repaints as far as I can see, no visible construction, nothing.

Ride training should start within the next few weeks, though. I'll tell you guys when I see anything


No superman repaint, if i'm not mistaken it hasn't been repainted since it opened and that's 15 years ago



Could this mean Superman is leaving the park soon??


Um, no. The park has showed no sign of a possible removal of Superman.
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Postby RollingCoasting on March 10th, 2018, 3:54 pm
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Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on March 11th, 2018, 7:43 pm
Sorry for the lack of pictures, but Sky Trek Tower has been lowered!
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Postby MrsTaxi on March 11th, 2018, 9:03 pm
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:Sorry for the lack of pictures, but Sky Trek Tower has been lowered!



Yeah! Are the cars on Giant Drop yet?
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Postby CoasterMike on March 11th, 2018, 9:04 pm
I am currently a ride Operations team member at the park. This year will be my 3rd season at the park. I have been told by my supervisor, that the park isn’t going to repaint any other ride(s) until they are done repainting American Eagle. This year on American Eagle, they are repainting the airtime hills leading out to the helix and leading back to the station. The helix is going to take 2 years to repaint. So it’s going to be at least 2 more years before we see any other major ride get repainted (Superman,V2 assuming they don’t get removed before then). I operated American Eagle last year, and will be this year, so I know this as a fact.
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Postby Coaster Justin on March 11th, 2018, 9:13 pm
CoasterMike wrote:I am currently a ride Operations team member at the park. This year will be my 3rd season at the park. I have been told by my supervisor, that the park isn’t going to repaint any other ride(s) until they are done repainting American Eagle. This year on American Eagle, they are repainting the airtime hills leading out to the helix and leading back to the station. The helix is going to take 2 years to repaint. So it’s going to be at least 2 more years before we see any other major ride get repainted (Superman,V2 assuming they don’t get removed before then).



I thought Eagle's Lift looked pretty good today. Hope they also retrack the helix's before the station.
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Postby RBullFan97 on March 11th, 2018, 9:54 pm
CoasterMike wrote:I am currently a ride Operations team member at the park. This year will be my 3rd season at the park. I have been told by my supervisor, that the park isn’t going to repaint any other ride(s) until they are done repainting American Eagle. This year on American Eagle, they are repainting the airtime hills leading out to the helix and leading back to the station. The helix is going to take 2 years to repaint. So it’s going to be at least 2 more years before we see any other major ride get repainted (Superman,V2 assuming they don’t get removed before then).


So Eagle's repaint will be done by the ride's 40th anniversary (2021). Even if the job takes 5 seasons to complete, it'll be worth it. The difference between the painted and unpainted sections is striking.
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Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on March 11th, 2018, 9:55 pm
Nope, but I'd assume they're going on soon.
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Postby CoasterMike on March 11th, 2018, 10:27 pm
RBullFan97 wrote:
CoasterMike wrote:I am currently a ride Operations team member at the park. This year will be my 3rd season at the park. I have been told by my supervisor, that the park isn’t going to repaint any other ride(s) until they are done repainting American Eagle. This year on American Eagle, they are repainting the airtime hills leading out to the helix and leading back to the station. The helix is going to take 2 years to repaint. So it’s going to be at least 2 more years before we see any other major ride get repainted (Superman,V2 assuming they don’t get removed before then).


So Eagle's repaint will be done by the ride's 40th anniversary (2021). Even if the job takes 5 seasons to complete, it'll be worth it. The difference between the painted and unpainted sections is striking.


Yeah the entire repaint project is going to take 5 years. In 2016, they repainted the station, storage/transfer areas and the brake run. In 2017 they repainted the Lift and drop. Forgot to mention I operated American Eagle last year, and will this year, so I know this for a fact.
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Postby astucks18 on March 12th, 2018, 10:57 am
MrsTaxi wrote:
Guy_With_A_Stick wrote:Sorry for the lack of pictures, but Sky Trek Tower has been lowered!



Yeah! Are the cars on Giant Drop yet?
No they wont be on until the end of march/early april

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Postby Wisco Woody on March 12th, 2018, 8:21 pm
RBullFan97 wrote:
CoasterMike wrote:I am currently a ride Operations team member at the park. This year will be my 3rd season at the park. I have been told by my supervisor, that the park isn’t going to repaint any other ride(s) until they are done repainting American Eagle. This year on American Eagle, they are repainting the airtime hills leading out to the helix and leading back to the station. The helix is going to take 2 years to repaint. So it’s going to be at least 2 more years before we see any other major ride get repainted (Superman,V2 assuming they don’t get removed before then).


So Eagle's repaint will be done by the ride's 40th anniversary (2021). Even if the job takes 5 seasons to complete, it'll be worth it. The difference between the painted and unpainted sections is striking.


Eagle needs a lot more than just a repaint. If they're not going to give it the Twisted Colossus style RMC treatment, they should at least have GCI or Intamin do the extensive retracking and layout improvement that GCI did for Ghostrider at Knotts and Legend at Holiday World. The Blue side has become boring and terribly rough and needs an improved return trip with better airtime hills.
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Postby Coaster Justin on March 13th, 2018, 2:26 am
Wisco Woody wrote:
RBullFan97 wrote:
CoasterMike wrote:I am currently a ride Operations team member at the park. This year will be my 3rd season at the park. I have been told by my supervisor, that the park isn’t going to repaint any other ride(s) until they are done repainting American Eagle. This year on American Eagle, they are repainting the airtime hills leading out to the helix and leading back to the station. The helix is going to take 2 years to repaint. So it’s going to be at least 2 more years before we see any other major ride get repainted (Superman,V2 assuming they don’t get removed before then).


So Eagle's repaint will be done by the ride's 40th anniversary (2021). Even if the job takes 5 seasons to complete, it'll be worth it. The difference between the painted and unpainted sections is striking.


Eagle needs a lot more than just a repaint. If they're not going to give it the Twisted Colossus style RMC treatment, they should at least have GCI or Intamin do the extensive retracking and layout improvement that GCI did for Ghostrider at Knotts and Legend at Holiday World. The Blue side has become boring and terribly rough and needs an improved return trip with better airtime hills.


Or at least the helix's before the station
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