Oh then that’s really weird. Do you think this season we may see some parks still using the old system as they continue to *slowly* merge things?Goku1910 wrote:That was the message I was seeing initially, but it's not showing it for Great America anymore.
Bizarre.
The inconsistencies from the merger is what's causing all this confusion.
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My suspicion is that switching over to Fast Lane has proven to be more complicated than they anticipated, so they are going to keep the old system around a bit longer for certain parks until they can do the necessary queue reconfigurations.
We simply won't know until the season starts. But I knew from the get-go that there were rides that just weren't going to merge over to Fast Lane very well. The new stairs and double sided path for Bull fixes that one, but Batman, Dark Knight, Giant Drop, Joker, and Maxx Force to list a few that would be problematic.
Maxx Force has the Queue space, but ADA is a problem because it shares with Flash pass up until the "L". "I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
Also, Siren's Curse is awesome and you should give it a try.
It appears that Carowinds and Kings Dominion are getting it as well as Accesso is hiring program managers for those parks as well as Six Flags Great America. I am not surprised they are keeping the old system as it is way better then the Cedar Fair wristband system.
Remember that Six Flags got a new CEO in December so I suspect we are seeing these changes because of him. Sent from my SM-S936U using Tapatalk Carlo
For anyone with hopes that All Season Fast Lane wasn't going to cost you $1,000.....good news! /s
It actually will. Spring Sale is live with the new Regional Pass System. There is no Home Park only option so your only choices are daily or all season for the entire Midwest region at $1,000. We can thank Cedar Point for this price because pre-merger their all season fast lane plus were $950 for that park alone. I cannot fathom why Six Flags can't just have one for your home park, it's like they are allergic to making money.
I assumed the pricing was some sort of glitch/error due to the consolidation of websites or migration over to FastLane- the SFMM ride descriptions made me think I was just looking at an unfinished product/placeholder (part of the reason I held off on purchasing one this long was the incomplete ride list), but yeah, wow, it looks like this is it. Hopefully this comes down to earth, or a strictly home park all season offering is made available. If it doesn't, not only will I pass on Fastlane, I'll probably cancel my membership altogether. I don't get the chance to make it out to the park often, and when I do, it's for 1.5-2 hours, right before close. Sounds like my options are pay $1,000 up front, or pay a full day's rate each time I roll up to the park at 7 or 8 pm. Those are shitty options.
With you there. I usually don't spend all day at the park and will use the Flash Pass as a way to get things done quicker.
I was willing to actually pay the $500 I was expecting because that was the actual price before the merger when it wasn't on sale. Problem with the old flash pass was it was always on sale for $250 or lower so they sold way too many of them. Now they over corrected in the opposite direction by including whatever your pass has admission to. So people in Texas pay $550 and get the same benefits you pay $1,000 for and people who have silver pass just shouldn't buy this under any circumstance. Unless maybe your home park is Great Adventure? Some other parks in the south or east region actually have reasonable Fast Lane prices and the saddest part is if they are prestige, it's valid here. In all honesty, this one price for all pass types is a big mistake. My thoughts are seasonal Fast Lane should have 3 flavors: - Home Park Only (Somewhere between $350 and $500 depending on park) - Region Only. ($750-$800?) - All Parks. ($1,000+)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YshBJWUZiYY&t=275s
Nice drone update from SFGAm144! I think Sprocket will stick around. If they wanted to remove it, it would have been gone by now. They wouldn't keep it around for the 2026 season and keep unnecessary maintenance and labor costs. Maybe they can retheme it to Marvin the Martians Sprocket Rocket  I agree, Camp cartoon will become home to the new kids' area, and the Go-Kart plot will be for the family launch coaster. I don't think it will be a Vekoma however, I think it will be an ART engineering mine train launch the likes of Snoopy's Racing Railway with a custom layout. Something that would be an amazing fit for Yukon Territory and the park in general
Bricks are now available to purchase here: https://4everbricks.com/donors/sf-great-america/
American Eagle is one of the few rollercoaster-themed brick designs available to choose. Hopefully that means it will be around for a while longer and they finally get it racing again.
Great to see they're doing this. Does anyone know how many bricks are available? Surprised there isn't something that says how many are left on the website.
They haven't said, but they did state they are limited. Mine will say "Our Home Away From Home". See all yours there.
"I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
Also, Siren's Curse is awesome and you should give it a try.
New picture of Camp Cartoon from Wheelgaps drone!
Man... if they removed Wilderness and a portion of the picnic grove. We could end up with one of the best kid's areas in the chain. I know they removed Ragin Cajun from the rides for sale website. That would be epic to have that thing themed to the Tasmanian Devil in the new kids area
Wheelgap also spotted some work at the old Hurricane Harbor Entrance. There's a new fence railing there to split the path.
"I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
Also, Siren's Curse is awesome and you should give it a try.
Possibly relocating the Fast Lane queue for Viper?
Possibly, but the fence would be on the wrong side if that's the case.
The only why Viper can get up to Cedar Fair standards for it's queue is if they redo the station house tbh
Old Great America was better, however I hope just a bit of that charm comes back
Yeah, the station is a mess. For one, the back wall being closed off restricts air flow then there's way too much open space, and finally the hallway to enter is a major choke point with how narrow it is. "I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
Also, Siren's Curse is awesome and you should give it a try.
It would be nice if they made the old Hurricane Harbor entrance into Viper's main entrance. They would even have room to put some switchbacks on the wider path that lead to Hurricane Harbor. They could use the old Viper entrance as the Fastlane line, with the merge point at the same place.
Put some fake snakes in that fountain, and the Viper sign where the old Hurricane Harbor sign was and you would have a much better looking entrance plaza for Viper along with a larger and improved queue. Go Bulls!
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Dave.... I like that idea
https://www.sixflags.com/blog/fast-lane-updates
Looks like it’s official, our park will be one of several that sticks with the old Flash pass style of line skipping. Can’t say I’m disappointed.
It seems like the roll out of Fast Lane with wristbands did not go over well at Legacy Six like SFMM and SFFT. Apparently the lines to pick up the wristband were awful.
This is/was a non-issue at Legacy Cedar Fair like at Carowinds and Kings Dominion. Yes, long lines can form at the main pick-up location like at Cedar Point of Kings Island. But with Legacy Cedar Fair, you could pick up your wristbands at many of the shopping locations throughout the park. You could just go to a quiet store instead of the main place. Kings Dominion announced today they are moving to the mobile reservation system, and it is not being well received at all. It seems like corporate wants to do a test pilot at Carowinds and Kings Dominion before rolling out one system for all of the parks (hopefully). I doubt Raging Bull would have gotten an updated queue if they did not intend, at some point, to roll out wristbands this season. I'm interested to see what actually happens chain wide when the dust settles Sucker for a launch, custom audio and Demon | Coaster Count: 706
I actually prefer the mobile reservation system to be honest. I hate wristbands with a damn passion.
The only issue I see is if they force you to get a paid locker for the phone that you need for fast lane. I was just at Cedar Point in 2025 and it wouldn't be much of an issue at most newer rides because the check in is either before the point where double sided lockers are, or the ride doesn't have a loose article policy. TT2 would be the exception though if they were to switch to mobile. The check in is at the main entrance. You'd need your phone to check in, but can't if you are required to leave it behind because TT2 has one of the most stringent Loose Article Policies of all time. You can't even wear flip flops. Last edited by Goku1910 on March 3rd, 2026, 10:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Maybe for the case of TT2, you could scan your QR with a ride operator at the entrance by the sign. They give you some kind of paper or token or something, you go put your stuff in the locker, and then you give that paper or whatever to the operator at the metal detector before you go into the Fast Lane queue. That way the operator at the metal detector knows you are good to enter the fast lane queue.
I agree that TT2 is a special circumstance, I can't think of any other ride in the whole Six Flags chain that has metal detectors/lockers before the (existing) merge/fast lane entrance or wouldn't allow you to put your phone in your pocket. I like that the mobile reservation system can have different tiers and allows for better crowd control, I just don't like using my phone for it Sucker for a launch, custom audio and Demon | Coaster Count: 706
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