Minor Updates, Rumors, and Happenings

[JimPanky]

The schedule is on the Six Flags app.


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[HCF]

Welp, the pictorium is gone

[Ilovthevu']

V2 was shutdown all day last Sunday. Rue Le Dodge has 2 cars (still are older cars) that are painted blue. I think they must be painting over the orange cars as it seemed like less orange cars.

[_FuryBull_330_]

^ Yeah I saw the paint wearing off on Rue Le Dodge last year. As for V2 I think they had issues with the launch, again .

[CoasterDemon]

Hey guys, how is the park on Mother's Day? I can't remember... holidays can swing either way. Any predictions for this Sunday? I'm inclined to head up to the park after about 3pm.

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

It's usually fairly light. Most people would rather spend mother's day with their mothers than go out to a theme park.

[CoasterDemon]

^Sure thing, thanks for your input.

I'm thinking of heading up today to catch a couple hours. Open til 5 stinks, but should be empty.

[Jodon]

I went a couple years ago and was able to take a lap on every coaster in under 3 or 4 hours. It's a great day to go to the park.

[RollingCoasting]

Big Lou's is open

[_FuryBull_330_]

Big Lou's is open

Oh, wow I thought it wouldn't open until Memorial Day. Thanks RC .

[Ilovthevu']

I know someone is going to complain, but whatever. Get over it. It's an update for the area of Gurnee.

Carnival at Gurnee Mills Mall till Sunday (May 13):
Has:
Sizzler
Matterhorn (or called Wisdom Himalaya)
Century Wheel (Medium Ferris Wheel)
Freak Out
Kite Flyer
Tilt-A-Whirl
Zipper
Pharaoh's Fury
Bumper Cars

[RollingCoasting]

Is the park not playing the Carousel song this season? I've stayed til closing twice so far this year (April 22nd and today) and didn't hear it either day. Not even the "May we have your attention please. SFGAm is now closed. We invite you to visit again soon" message that they play right before

[Guy_With_A_Stick]

I've heard it this season. Not sure why it's not being played everywhere this time around.

[Ilovthevu']

Raging Bull NEEDS security guards at the end of the night. You have this certain family of enthusiasts that won't get off of the ride because they want the absolute last ride of the night. In my row I was in, there were 3 people in it (including me), and all of a sudden, my row is FULL (2 people got on - I didn't, because random people filled it which is NOT right!), and I can't get on the ride. This literally happens to no other ride other than Raging Bull. If people are in your row, you get up and get off of the ride, or you find an empty row. Not only is it the guests fault, but the employees need to be trained better. You can't just let people keep riding if rows have people in them.

[RollingCoasting]

^^ Hmmm, that's a bit odd that they aren't playing it consistently. I should mention I've exclusively visited the park on Sundays this year (Earlier closing time than other days) so maybe the music isn't synchronized to play at the same time every day or something? On a side note, the pop music is somehow more annoying this year. I'm pretty sure I heard Flo Rida's "My House" atleast 10 times today

You have this certain family of enthusiasts that won't get off of the ride because they want the absolute last ride of the night.

Sounds like The Raging Bull Lovers are back

That is pretty BS that you didn't get to ride. I would've definitely notified the ride ops about it. If someone is waiting for your row then you should get the hell up or find an open seat like you said. If they wanted the last train of the night so bad, they shouldn't have entered the line until the last 3 minutes before closing, or just loitered in the queue. Sucks that they screwed you over

[SFGAM_Hog]

Music In The Parks ceremony was held in the Grand Music Hall, and I heard that inside the stage is set with different gears and a steampunk-like theme. Was this what the show last year included or is this for a show this year?

[_FuryBull_330_]

^ No the last show had a sci-fi theme. I think we are getting a bit of Screampunk District from SFMM .

[Ilovthevu']

Train fire at Six Flags Over Georgia - might affect our train opening on time over here.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlant ... /748458216

[Ilovthevu']

^^ Hmmm, that's a bit odd that they aren't playing it consistently. I should mention I've exclusively visited the park on Sundays this year (Earlier closing time than other days) so maybe the music isn't synchronized to play at the same time every day or something? On a side note, the pop music is somehow more annoying this year. I'm pretty sure I heard Flo Rida's "My House" atleast 10 times today

A family park, and they play Jennifer Nettles Sugar song:
"Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme something sweet
They want my sugar and spice and everything nice
And they’re begging for a taste of my CHERRY PIE". lol

The my house song sounds like they can do whatever they want. That's why they play it so much. It's their "house", and since they don't have a lot of competition except carnivals, they can do whatever they want.

Also, their website is wrong. Their calendar says that they are open on this Wednesday - the 16th, but on top of the homepage https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica , it says join us Thursday - Sunday.

[_FuryBull_330_]

^ Yeah and since it's their house they can give us whatever raise in passes and countless clones .

[momlovescoasters]

When you click on the calendar from that park hours link it shows open Wednesday just like the app. I’m hoping the “Thursday-Sun” was a typo.

[benneluke]

Train fire at Six Flags Over Georgia - might affect our train opening on time over here.

I doubt it. It looks like the one in Georgia is a converted steam engine. Ours was built as a diesel locomotive and is basically a tractor. There is probably enough differences that ours wont be affected.

[benneluke]

I heard that inside the stage is set with different gears and a steampunk-like theme...

Rumor is, there's going to be a magic show this year. That would be sweet. I remember there was a magic show in the Theater Royale when I was a kid.

[staticshadows]

The 2017 Attendance Report is out, the park had a 3% increase over 2016. 3,039,000 visitors in 2017.

http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf

[Sven18]

The 2017 Attendance Report is out, the park had a 3% increase over 2016. 3,039,000 visitors in 2017.

http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf

Take TEA with a grain of salt. They reported SF chain attendance at 30.78M and SF in their annual report reported 30.42M. The year over year increase from annual reports is 313K(TEA claim 689K). The 313K is the worst for SF since being flat 2010 to 2011.