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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 30th, 2013, 5:58 am
May 29th Update

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X Flight is making progress and should be ready pretty soon

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Water dummies are at Raging Bull waiting for red train to return

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East River Crawler is still progressing very slowly

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igNight is delayed until June 15th. Not very surprising considering the set isn't finished yet.

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Flash Pass prices went up another 5 dollars

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For the water park people, Skull Island is not ready. No water yet, and one of the 3 buckets is off.

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The roofs are completely finished now
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Postby DeathbyDinn on May 30th, 2013, 8:53 am
Well so much for getting anything done on time this year. They aren't even extending the run of the show to make up for the delay. It's pathetic that our big new addition for the year won't even be running for two months.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 30th, 2013, 9:02 am
Six Flags? Getting stuff done on time?!? :lol:
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Postby cab0218 on May 30th, 2013, 2:49 pm
It seems like Ignite was a waste of money in my opinion.
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Postby BURTONxBLUNT on May 30th, 2013, 5:58 pm
Goku1910 wrote:^I haven't waited 2 hours for X-Flight yet this season....Not even on Opening Weekend. :lol:


i waited like hour and 50 minutes for xflight opening weekend due to wanting to sit up front. I jumped in line sunday(may 26th) and around 7:45 and almost didnt make it to superman(around 2 minutes to spare before park closed and yes i ran halfway there)! the line was also just under the immelman and still waited an hour! didnt even sit front row! i just would think thee line in probably around an hour and 45 minutes from the entrance and its always been there when i have gone!
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on May 30th, 2013, 6:45 pm
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:i just would think thee line in probably around an hour and 45 minutes from the entrance and its always been there when i have gone!

What?
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Postby BURTONxBLUNT on May 30th, 2013, 7:04 pm
Iron Wolf 90-11 wrote:
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:i just would think thee line in probably around an hour and 45 minutes from the entrance and its always been there when i have gone!

What?



With 1 train operation the line for xflight from the entrance of the ride is probably around hour and half, hour and 45 minutes!
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on May 30th, 2013, 7:07 pm
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:
Iron Wolf 90-11 wrote:
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:i just would think thee line in probably around an hour and 45 minutes from the entrance and its always been there when i have gone!

What?



With 1 train operation the line for xflight from the entrance of the ride is probably around hour and half, hour and 45 minutes!

Thanks for the clarification.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 30th, 2013, 7:08 pm
Really good chance X Flight's second train will test at some point tomorrow. It will probably be ready for riders by Saturday :D Definitely no later than Sunday.
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Postby Goku1910 on May 30th, 2013, 8:29 pm
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:
Goku1910 wrote:^I haven't waited 2 hours for X-Flight yet this season....Not even on Opening Weekend. :lol:


i waited like hour and 50 minutes for xflight opening weekend due to wanting to sit up front. I jumped in line sunday(may 26th) and around 7:45 and almost didnt make it to superman(around 2 minutes to spare before park closed and yes i ran halfway there)! the line was also just under the immelman and still waited an hour! didnt even sit front row! i just would think thee line in probably around an hour and 45 minutes from the entrance and its always been there when i have gone!


The Queue completely filled with two trains in any row is just barely over an hour depending on Flash Pass and RAPs.....so saying half the queue not including the switchbacks with 1 train is a ludicrous statement. I waited 52 minutes opening weekend for right wing front row. Granted, I got lucky because "The Stupids" failed to notice row 1 was nearly empty.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 30th, 2013, 8:36 pm
Eh, here is all I need to know about X Flight's line with 1 train, more than half way down the stairs, keep walking :lol:
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Postby BURTONxBLUNT on May 30th, 2013, 9:54 pm
well no need to worry about the line anymore it will probably max out at an hour if that with two trains running :mrgreen:
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Postby scottm13 on May 31st, 2013, 7:53 pm
X Flight had both trains on the track today. The second one was only testing as far as I could tell, but they might have been loading riders later in the day.
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Postby Goku1910 on May 31st, 2013, 9:08 pm
Then I would say it will definitely be loaded tomorrow....Ready just in time for the weekend. Did it have Water Dummies on it?
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Postby JimPanky on May 31st, 2013, 9:39 pm
I saw it testing in the morning without water dummies. Don't know what it did later in the day.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 31st, 2013, 9:41 pm
I'd assume they did the weight testing before the park opened, because it takes too much time to load and unload the water dummies to do it during the day. And I can confirm that X Flight's second train did start boarding riders late afternoon today :D
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Postby JimPanky on May 31st, 2013, 10:30 pm
AWESOME!
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Postby DeathbyDinn on June 3rd, 2013, 7:38 pm
Any idea how far along Bulls third train is, and if they'll have to take a different off when they put it on like last year?
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Postby DejaVu2001 on June 3rd, 2013, 8:00 pm
No idea how far along Bull's red train is, but when it does come back, Teal train will be getting worked on for 1-2 weeks of lap bar rehab.
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Postby deaconnor on June 3rd, 2013, 9:06 pm
Hey guys! Sorry to noob it up but I'm a roller coaster nerd and I've never been to Great America. I'm in town and am going to the park tomorrow. I'll probably have from opening til about 6:00pm. What do you suggest I start with to make sure that I get everything in time. I'd really love to hit up everything multiple times if possible. I'm from North Carolina and would hate to miss something. Thanks so much!
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Postby DeathbyDinn on June 3rd, 2013, 10:07 pm
DejaVu2001 wrote:No idea how far along Bull's red train is, but when it does come back, Teal train will be getting worked on for 1-2 weeks of lap bar rehab.


Has it's rehab always taken this long into the season?
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on June 4th, 2013, 2:56 am
Anybody know how East River Crawler is coming along?
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Postby DejaVu2001 on June 4th, 2013, 4:18 am
^^ In 2010 and 2011, all 3 trains were done by the end of May, and in 2009, all 3 trains were done by mid-April.
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Postby BLADE on June 4th, 2013, 7:32 am
deaconnor wrote:Hey guys! Sorry to noob it up but I'm a roller coaster nerd and I've never been to Great America. I'm in town and am going to the park tomorrow. I'll probably have from opening til about 6:00pm. What do you suggest I start with to make sure that I get everything in time. I'd really love to hit up everything multiple times if possible. I'm from North Carolina and would hate to miss something. Thanks so much!


I would suggest Superman first, Batman second, V2, and then X flight. This makes a nice half circle. Hopefully you can get all those done by noon, if you get there at opening. Coasters you could skip, would be Demon, Ragin Cajun, and the dark knight, if you are pressed for time. Really concentrate on the 4 B&Ms, and the 2 woodies though. Vipers sweet spots are the last 2 rows and row 3. Eagle sit near the front.
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Postby scott2608 on June 4th, 2013, 8:26 am
deaconnor wrote:Hey guys! Sorry to noob it up but I'm a roller coaster nerd and I've never been to Great America. I'm in town and am going to the park tomorrow. I'll probably have from opening til about 6:00pm. What do you suggest I start with to make sure that I get everything in time. I'd really love to hit up everything multiple times if possible. I'm from North Carolina and would hate to miss something. Thanks so much!


I'm going today also, I can help you ill send you a pm and email call me.
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