Six Flags Park Map and Attractions

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This is the best area in the chain now. No other six flags land has this many rides contributing to a single theme. Even with half of the attractions in the area being repaints, the only one that actually feels like a lazy repaint is flight of fear. That ride being inside a building excuses it well enough tho, so long as the building itself is in theme. The logos take it the extra mile for me as well, I love that they're all distinct but share the circle + animal combination, makes them all feel like characters in some mystical jungle folklore.

Then the rides. Pantherian is like the big looming final boss at the back of the area, tumbili adds a kinetic energy poi and a nice anchor visual with it's ruins, rapterra encloses the central plaza and adds energy to the whole area, reptilian breaks up the coaster track, and flight of fear, even if somewhat lazily, adds another fold to the story of the area(a new preshow that shows the aliens crashing into the jungle and some shrubbery inside the building is all it really needs anyway, but the outside looks good and doesn't break the theme).

I think the only thing that could bring this area to full perfection is a track ride of some sort. Maybe a chill jeep ride that takes you around the area and shows you the sights with some unique theming of its own. With that I honestly think you'd have a land that competes with some of the best non-ip themed disney areas.

This lineup could be a small park of its own. It has a variety of coaster types, rides for all audiences, and some nice themed dining as well. I'm so impressed that they took a collection of generic amusement rides and turned it into this!

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JustAGuyNamedSteven · 1 month ago

The only out-of-place part is Backlot Stunt Coaster.

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GalaksenDev · OP · 1 month ago

I honestly didn't even think of backlot when I was writing this but I guess it technically is in jungle x. Weird. It felt like the edge of the generic themed rides right before jungle x, but I agree that a jungle themed repaint could be really cool for that ride too.

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bvrnk · 1 month ago

I've long wished at least one of the Backlot Stunt Coasters could swap out the existing trains for a spinning vehicles (I know Premier doesn't make those though). The layout, especially the launch into the first helix, would work perfect for it. Combine new trains with a new name and theme, and the ride could honestly be marketed as a "new attraction".

There's so much potential! Make the existing parking garage into a temple overgrown with vines, remove the random cars and billboards and replace them with appropriate theming, the "helicopter scene" could become a cave, and for the splashdown, have it splash into a swamp or even a pit of lava and tie in a volcano lore into the story.

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crisping_sleeve · 1 month ago

If they can do a lazy "Queen City" retheme at Kings Island, they should do a jungle jeep trek thing with the Stunt Coaster at KD.

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attractive_forklift · 1 month ago

Grizzly is the worst. Hiding the entrance behind a gift shop where the GP wouldn't even know there is a coaster there. It's telling that they don't even have switchbacks in that queue

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Chaseism · 1 month ago

Agreed. Jungle X-Pedition was the strongest themed area for the legacy Cedar Fair Parks. It’s only enhanced by Rapterra and Pantherian. I hope they keep expanding it.

I’m a sucker for Flight of Fear, so I hope it sticks around. I think a good retheme to a research lab in the jungle would tie it in a bit. But it’s an old attraction and I wonder if replacing it would be a better option. Still, I’d keep the building…

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Master-Ad-5153 · 1 month ago

Kings Dominion is a mid-tier park in any chain it's been owned by, outside of the rumored initial plan to beef it up with I-305 being the first piece of a much larger set of capex intensive projects before ultimately scrapping those plans after not getting favorable outcomes, they were never going to get the high yearly capex budgets to fix everything all at once.

The way I see it, they first redid Candy Apple Grove overall for TT, and have been making smaller improvements as time and budget allow (updated Victoria's Pizza, added a rooftop patio, etc). They re-tracked Grizzly with a completely different method than the usual yearly maintenance re-tracking. They appear to possibly have something in the works where the go-karts are, though that could be nothing. They repainted Dominator, though personally I wish they'd have done more to incorporate it into the park as it was a hasty relocation from Geauga Lake. They've made some changes in Soak City. Although there's rumors of restaurant chains making a reappearance, they've gone through and replaced most with an improved in-house culinary team - it was pretty good food at relatively decent pricing before the merger, not sure how it is now though.

JX is where a lot of their coasters exist, so it makes sense that they'd spend a lot more time and effort on it. Volcano had its own sordid history of unreliability as it was a literal prototype when Paramount installed it - however, it was beloved by many and considered the flagship ride of the park including the mountain structure. Of course it makes sense for the park to replace it, alongside the god-awful pelvic crusher that was the Huss top spin known as The Crypt.

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Myself510 · 1 month ago

I’ve always defended FoF’s theming because honestly, an Area 51-style base could be built literally anywhere, especially in a jungle far away from modern civilization.

If I could change one thing about Jungle X, it’d be park flow. I’d reroute Reptilian’s queue so that the ride would no longer be at a dead end, and I’d have it connect to that awkward spot at the far end of Dominator and Woodstock Express by Boo Blasters, which is also basically a dead end. Backstage connections between those two points already exist, so it’s definitely possible if they think it’s worth the effort.

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GalaksenDev · OP · 1 month ago

Yeah FoF being a crashed alien study base in the jungle is honestly really cool. Adds a nice wrinkle to all the other stuff in the area being themed to cool animals.

A path between reptilian and dominator would be great, could be a nice area for a flat ride as well to help transition between jungle x and generic theme

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Successful-Trash-409 · 1 month ago

Good review. There used to be a monorail near where Rapterra is that took you on a safari expedition to see animals. Would be amazing for the theme now. Was torn down not too long after it originally opened.

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OppositeRun6503 · 1 month ago

The safari monorail operated throughout the early to mid 80s before being removed IIRC.

By the beginning of the paramount era the monorail and safari itself were removed and the area became redeveloped into the current location of FOF and pantherian.

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GalaksenDev · OP · 1 month ago

I feel like jungle x was a big multi year project that is done now that rapterra is in and the remaining rides in the area have been rethemed. They need to turn their attention to grizzly's area next, and I think they'll start working in that corner of the park before they expand jungle x

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What’s your ranking of all the six flags parks you’ve been to?

Posted by robocoolgamer · in r/rollercoasters · 6 years ago

For me it’s

Great America
St Louis

I’ve only been to 2

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Gutnis · 6 years ago

Magic Mountain

Over Georgia

Fiesta Texas

Great America

New England

Great Adventure

Over Texas

America

Discovery Kingdom

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sonimatic14 · 6 years ago

Great America just doesn't have wny flaws to me. Clean, scenic, well themed, and with a history. and huge selection of quality rides, with the last thing missing being a launched coaster.. which is opening this year. I think this SF park is the best cared for and most beloved by the locals for sure. It also has my favorite version of Batman!
Over Georgia. I love the charm of the three original parks, and SFOG has the benefit of not only being the closest to me, but also being the first SF park I ever visited. It also has the best selection of rides, without any real holes in the lineup besides a launched coaster and a second woodie. Goliath, Mind Bender, and Twisted Cyclone are some of my favorite coasters. I put it lower because it feels run down in some parts and is a tedious park to navigate.
Over Texas. By far this is the most charming of the SF parks. Lots of trees and old buildings and charming theming left over. It also has a big coaster lineup, though I think SFOG's is better. I think their Gotham section is tasteless and they deserve a better hyper coaster, but having my second favorite RMC definitely helps.
St. Louis. It has the same charm and history, three awesome woodies, and two solid steel coasters. The lineup is small, but for me that just increases the charm. Plus the park was empty when we went, so no lines on a nice day was lovely.
Fiesta Texas. A smaller lineup like St. Louis, but unlike that park it feels like wasted potential. Only three of their coasters interact with the quarry, and so does the starflyer, and the rest are clones. Their Batman clone is unthemed, Poltergeist is in a backlot, and WWGLC isn't really my cup of tea. In addition, the park doesn't have much shade at all. Aside from that, having my favorite RMC, Floorless, and Mine Train, in addition to an incredible setting for a park in a very fun city, makes this one a can't-miss.
Great Adventure. While the ride selection is huge, my compliments end there. This park is ugly. Faded buildings and signs, cracked sidewalks, and generally bitter staff and rude guests put a sour taste in my mouth. My love for Nitro isn't enough to make me want to revisit this one.
America. This park has all of the stuff I disliked about SFGAdv and more. An awful layout for a park, a sub par collection of coasters with only a couple untamed woodies to make it enjoyable, and a feeling of dread that made me leave early. I know lots of people have this as their home park but one of these needs to be at the bottom.

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Crunchewy · 6 years ago

SFA is my home park now that I finally have season passes there. The last time I went, Superman was new! I went once this year so far and was pleasantly surprised. The top 3 are all excellent: Wild One, Superman and Roar. Especially Wild One and Superman. They are both fantastic. Operations were slow, but it wasn't very crowded so it was fine and it was 2 train ops on everything. Will be going again possibly this weekend, but more likely the next. The park isn't bad looking and even has a surprisingly nice looking parking lot with lots of trees. The same can't be said for Kings Dominion. The park itself needs more shade trees, though. Also it's pretty small, but then that makes it easy to get to all the coasters. Batwing was down so I couldn't try that yet.

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Imaginos64 · 6 years ago

Magic Mountain: There's a reason this is the flagship park. Besides the obvious quantity of coasters, their line up is well varied with some of my all time favorites (as a big Arrow fan you can probably guess what those are), and I appreciate the work they've done to preserve Revolution. It's also a pretty park with some interesting areas (such as on top of the mountain) to explore.
Great America: Great America is definitely one of the more charming Six Flags parks, from the entrance plaza to the preservation of classics such as Whizzer and Little Dipper. While I'm not sure if any one coaster is stand out for me (I really love Whizzer and Viper though), the line up as a whole is really good, and I always enjoy myself when I visit.
New England I totally admit I'm biased towards SFNE but Superman really does propel this park up the list, and though I'm still bitter about losing Cyclone, Wicked Cyclone is a stand out as well, and at least we still have Thunderbolt. I just wish this park had more flats (especially since we used to have so many) and another stand out coaster.
Over Georgia Mind Bender and Goliath are both fantastic, and I adore Monster Mansion. Twisted Cyclone is good, not great, and I'm disappointed that Cyclone wasn't kept and taken care of. The supporting line up is decent which is always a plus, and while there's ugly parts of the park there's also very pretty sections, and I love how many trees there are overall. Subconsciously taking points away because it's been unbearably hot every time I've gone.
Fiesta Texas This is by far the prettiest and most personable Six Flags park, and I love that the unique terrain is utilized heavily for several of their major rides. While the ride line up is a bit weaker than the parks above it and Iron Rattler is one of my least favorite RMCs, I'm excited to get back to ride Wonder Woman.
St Louis This is really a hidden gem of a park, especially for someone like me who loves wooden coasters, though Mr. Freeze is awesome as well. I really wish this park would get something new (and no, not RMC Boss) as the only real issue with this place is that it doesn't have a shiny new coaster to draw people in.
Great Adventure Obviously El Toro and Nitro are amazing, and the safari is a major plus and worth a visit for that alone, but this park is just so unlikable. The layout sucks, it's ugly, it's dirty, the loose item policy enrages me, and visiting just never feels like a very pleasant experience.
Over Texas Another one I just don't love. It's disappointing to see so much of the park's history cast aside (You have a huge visual history of the park set up in a smoking section, great job guys), and a lot of it just felt a bit run down. Still, the coaster line up is pretty good, and I do like the bits of theming and history that are still around.
Great Escape While Comet is awesome, the rest of the coaster line up definitely isn't. However, I'm placing it slightly above America because it's a really charming park, probably the prettiest after Fiesta Texas.
America Despite being last this park really isn't bad, and I always enjoy myself for the all of 2 hours I spend there whenever I visit. Wild One is wonderful and is by far the star of the park but Superman, Roar, and Joker's Jinx are fun too. This park could be great with another star coaster, a couple interesting flats, and sprucing it up a bit so that half the park doesn't exist on what looks like an abandoned field.

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Lurdanjo · 6 years ago

Wait, they still have smoking sections? Is that just a Texas thing?

EDIT: I do remember a smoking section at Great Adventure now, but not at New England. I was just thinking that maybe public smoking laws or regulations were more lax in Texas. Either way, ouch for having one of those cover up a historic mural.

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Imaginos64 · 6 years ago

I think all the Six Flags parks do? I don't smoke and they're mostly tucked away so I don't usually notice.

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themeparkjunkie98 · 6 years ago

New england has one by the staircase leading up to superman

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

> Wait, they still have smoking sections? Is that just a Texas thing?

>EDIT: I do remember a smoking section at Great Adventure now, but not at New England. I was just thinking that maybe public smoking laws or regulations were more lax in Texas. Either way, ouch for having one of those cover up a historic mural.

There are multiple smoking sections at SFMM. The ones I can think of right of the top of my head are the one next to the Shady Rest Room next to Tatsu/Roaring Rapids, one off to the side of Green Lantern in the DC Universe area and one just behind the Screampunk District sign headed towards SCREAM! and Twisted Colossus.

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CheesecakeMilitia · 6 years ago

SFOG
SFNE
SFOT
SFFT
SFGAd
La Ronde
SFNO (RIP)
SFA

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Lurdanjo · 6 years ago

I totally respect your opinion, but Great Adventure is unusually low in your list. I'm curious as to what you don't like about it.

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CheesecakeMilitia · 6 years ago

They don't maintain their rides well at all. El Toro and Ka are rougher than they should be and all the B&M's need a new coat of paint (guess it's finally being addressed with Superman - the most dull parking lot coaster there).

It just sucks that when I visited in 2012, I visited a better park than the one they have today (RIP Rolling Thunder). You never want to see that trajectory in a park.

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

Magic mountain
America

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Six Flags Nostalgia - Marine World 2000 Park Map

Posted by angry-gumball · in r/sixflags · 19 days ago

Found this up in the attic earlier this afternoon. This map also included plenty of adverts, a couple of comics with DC and Looney Tunes, and a pull out park map. Six Flags Marine World was just a baby then and the park felt very fresh.

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donutman272727 · 19 days ago

Fascinating. Just started going last year. I spend all of my time in the lower left area which didn't even exist (except for the pre-RMC of Joker, Roar)

At least they had Medusa, but otherwise looked like quite the dismal lineup of coasters.

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angry-gumball · OP · 19 days ago

The park's first year of having coasters was 1998. They only had Kong and Boomerang (and maybe the kiddie coaster?) Rest of the park were flat rides. My first visit to Marine World as a theme park and not the animal-only "Marine World Africa USA" was when Roar opened, first year under the Six Flags name.

On the flipside, the park did feel a bit more "balanced" back then. Smaller line up of coasters, yes. But it didn't feel like a wall of coasters at the front with almost nothing at the back (RIP Hammerhead, CP Huntington train, Jambo).

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[Six Flags America] Anyone collected park maps?

Posted by XThunderknight · in r/rollercoasters · 4 months ago

I used to collect maps as a hobby. And so far I only have a handful. It would be cool if someone collected them to do we can persevere them

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CheesecakeMilitia · 4 months ago

I have three Marineland maps, which don't come pre-folded, so they're a pain to move around. Honestly they're a treasure since the art looks pretty handmade and unlike any other park map I've seen - I keep 'em in a poster tube. Most other folded maps I've collected are just scattered around memoriabelia boxes.

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SkyTheStupid · 4 months ago

most parks don't have paper maps anymore

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JamminJay1968 · 4 months ago

I have 3 dresser drawers full of maps from the last 25 years. I hate that so many parks don't have the physical versions anymore.

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Pale-Plum6849 · 4 months ago

I cannot stand virtual maps especially at parks that don't have readily available lockers at rides.

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sonimatic14 · 4 months ago

I have two 1-gallon ziplocs of old park maps and brochures from previous trips.

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cudeezy · 4 months ago

I've got a couple manilla envelopes full of maps, mostly Disneyland, but I like to collect them because you can track the evolution of the park that way

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Six Flags Great America - Park Map 1999

Posted by svendust99 · in r/rollercoasters · 5 years ago

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svendust99 · OP · 5 years ago

This is from Raging Bull's opening year. SFGAm is my old home park. I spent a lot of time at the park from 1997-99. This park has changed a lot in 20 years.

Shockwave where Superman now flies
Hay baler and Sky Whirl that were demo'd to make room for Deja Vu
Pictorium where Maxx Force now stands
No water park
Iron Wold where Goliath is
The original entrance to American Eagle through the tent
Splashwater Falls where X-Flight was eventually erected
Space Shuttle America and Ameri-Go-Round still operating
Southwest Amphitheater where Justice League now is

I'm sure I missed a couple. I have a lot of fond memories of the park from this era. Also have to love the quality of some of the artwork on the map.

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a_magumba · 5 years ago

Oh I was wondering where X-Flight had gone. Interesting that it went where Splashwater Falls was.

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Inthegreyistheanswer · 5 years ago

Rolling thunder sat in the employee parking lot for several years. You could see it while riding either Yankee clipper or logger's run. Might have been gone by '99, though.

Shockwave and Iron wolf hurt me just by looking at it.

American eagle and viper were getting really bad on my last trip there (Aug 2015).

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magicweasel7 · 5 years ago

It still blows my mind that Southwest Territory was built under Six Flags ownership. It looks fantastic and fits in perfectly with the Marriott era structures. I don't think modern Six Flags could build an area like it. Has any other Six Flags park received such a massive new area?

EDIT: So many great defunct flat rides :(

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DafoeFoSho · 5 years ago

> It looks fantastic and fits in perfectly with the Marriott era structures.

It was actually supposed to be one of the six original themed areas (named the Great Southwest). The Southern Cross sky ride (one of two sky rides the park had) was supposed to have a station there, but they put off development indefinitely.

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RrevinEvann · 5 years ago

Only at SFGAm can you have two Arrow Loopers, three (almost) first of their kind B&Ms, and a giant Intamin racing woody in the same park at one point.

Tangent -- I'm pretty sure SFGAm had the most vertical loops of any park at one point. In October 2001, they had 9:

Shockwave: 3

Batman: 2

Demon: 2

Iron Wolf: 1

Deja Vu: 1

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pachyderm_house · 5 years ago

Up until the removal of Deja Vu, I believe they had the most inverted coasters of any park too.

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eigensheep · 5 years ago

Magic Mountain also had 9 from 2003 until 2011:

3 on Viper

2 on Batman

1 on Revolution

1 on Riddler's Revenge

1 on Scream

1 on Deja Vu

Not sure if another park ever had more than 9 though.

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svendust99 · OP · 5 years ago

One of the rides in my unit when I worked there. Had a lot of fun working on that ride. One of the old rides that really is missed. Such a unique experience.

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MistakenAnemone · 5 years ago

im not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing that they have 6 coasters that can legally drink.

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svendust99 · OP · 5 years ago

I think it's a good thing. They built good coasters that are historic and they take care of them. If they build something that isn't a popular, they will replace it as necessary. It will be interesting to see what they do with Eagle, Whizzer and Demon. I'm sure they want to keep Whizzer around forever but eventually parts may become an issue. The smaller Arrow seem to run forever but I'm sure Demon isn't super popular these days. And who knows about Eagle....structure problems? RMC? new trains? etc.

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svendust99 · OP · 5 years ago

Same here! Once I moved away from IL, I went about 10 years without visiting the park and I remember my first trip back to Eagle. I was very confused with the new entrance. I always wondered how many people that entire queue would hold. All those switchbacks under the tent and then the long ass walk back to the actual ride.

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Is Your Local Six Flags Park Getting a Major New Coaster for 2020? (A Guide)

Posted by honest-coaster-dude · in r/rollercoasters · 6 years ago

Welcome! Here's a guide to figuring out if your local Six Flags park is getting a major coaster for the 2020 season, enjoy!

Step 1- If your homepark is heavily rumored to get a coaster because it's been a long time since they've gotten an "original" or you really think a raptor would help attendance, go to A. If not, also go to A.

Six Flags does not determine future additions based on whether a park's gotten an "original" coaster, as in the eyes of the GP, every relocated ride is an original. Smaller parks do not get large coasters simply because it would take years to recuperate the investment, and from a business perspective, it makes no sense to trade years of steady revenue for a potential small bump from what enthusiasts determine as a good investment. Sorry not sorry. Go to Step 2

Step 2- If there's been heavy construction at your home Six Flags park (such as land clearings, removal of attractions to free up space, etc), go to A2. If not, go to B2.

A2	Woohoo! Large coasters usually require large amounts of space, that's a better sign than not that at least you're getting a large (space wise) addition next year. Add 5 points.
B2	This is a bummer, most large coasters require large land clearings, so off the bat, this really doesn't help your case. For all of Six Flags' previous large coaster additions in recent history, excluding RMC conversions, there's been significant land clearing, or major venues closed. Add 0 points

Step 3- If there has been soil testing at your homepark (like was seen at SFstL in 2018), go to A3. If there's been markers/flags/spray points placed at your park, go to B3. If there's been both, go to A3. If there's been none of these, go to C3.

A3	Woohoo! Soil testing is a great sign that something is coming with footers. There's always the possibility that it could be for a slide, however, that's usually very rare, so if it's taking place in the waterpark, move to C3. Soil is required to be tested for stability before construction can begin, and since very few additions require footers deep enough for these, that's a great sign! Add 10 points
B3	Markers, flags, and spray points are all great indicators of what's to come! Usually, when these are found, that means that construction for a new project is going somewhere around there. Usually, these are found in places where there's already a foundation (as seen with West Coast Racers), but that's not always the point. Determine the size of the plot where the markers are, if it's only a single point or in a very condensed area, where there are buildings that can't be removed, move to C3. Other than that, markers are good sign whatever is coming will have a large footprint, so that's better no matter what comes. Add 5 points
C3	This is a bummer! Modern, major rollercoasters feature footers that go several feet into the ground, so the fact that there isn't any signs of where they would go or testing to show that the ground could support it. And if it's in the waterpark, it's most likely for a slide. Add 0 points.

Woohoo! Soil testing is a great sign that something is coming with footers. There's always the possibility that it could be for a slide, however, that's usually very rare, so if it's taking place in the waterpark, move to C3. Soil is required to be tested for stability before construction can begin, and since very few additions require footers deep enough for these, that's a great sign! Add 10 points

Markers, flags, and spray points are all great indicators of what's to come! Usually, when these are found, that means that construction for a new project is going somewhere around there. Usually, these are found in places where there's already a foundation (as seen with West Coast Racers), but that's not always the point. Determine the size of the plot where the markers are, if it's only a single point or in a very condensed area, where there are buildings that can't be removed, move to C3. Other than that, markers are good sign whatever is coming will have a large footprint, so that's better no matter what comes. Add 5 points

This is a bummer! Modern, major rollercoasters feature footers that go several feet into the ground, so the fact that there isn't any signs of where they would go or testing to show that the ground could support it. And if it's in the waterpark, it's most likely for a slide. Add 0 points.

Step 4- If your park has started some sort of teaser campaign, that's great! If the teaser campaign is legit and features multiple teasers/heavy audience interaction, head to A4. A single number on a sign (looking at you SFNE) doesn't count, but something where there's multiple posters/videos (like SFMM & SFGAm 2019) or lots of audience interaction (like SFFT 2020), it counts. If your park has had light teasers, such as a single, small one, or there's been serious discussion with evidence that one will started very soon, head to B4. If there's been no teasing, head to C4.

A4	Go you! Six Flags has recently stepped up their teaser game, and all major coasters for 2018 featured really good campaigns. While this isn't an exact science, this is a fairly good showing that you will be receiving something large, 90% of the time, a coaster. Add 10 points.
B4	This is the wildcard of this series, it could be a single teaser, or the kickoff of a campaign. Due to the fact that this really can't be accurately predicted, analyze past trends at your park. Do they usually tease attractions? What did they do for their last large attraction? How involved is their PR staff? If, by looking at these clues, you believe a future, strong campaign is coming and is just late. Add 7 points. If it's 50/50, add 5 points. If it doesn't look good, and it looks more like this teaser is a one-off, add 3 points.
C4	Womp womp! While teasers for Six Flags haven't been solid in the past, recent trends show that that's usually not the case anymore. This shows that most likely, you won't be getting a large coaster. Add 0 points

Go you! Six Flags has recently stepped up their teaser game, and all major coasters for 2018 featured really good campaigns. While this isn't an exact science, this is a fairly good showing that you will be receiving something large, 90% of the time, a coaster. Add 10 points.

This is the wildcard of this series, it could be a single teaser, or the kickoff of a campaign. Due to the fact that this really can't be accurately predicted, analyze past trends at your park. Do they usually tease attractions? What did they do for their last large attraction? How involved is their PR staff? If, by looking at these clues, you believe a future, strong campaign is coming and is just late. Add 7 points. If it's 50/50, add 5 points. If it doesn't look good, and it looks more like this teaser is a one-off, add 3 points.

Womp womp! While teasers for Six Flags haven't been solid in the past, recent trends show that that's usually not the case anymore. This shows that most likely, you won't be getting a large coaster. Add 0 points

Step 5- This step is for you to be the judge! Six Flags tends to follow a consistent demographic in their additions, hence why Magic Mountain technically should get family/kids additions to be "balanced" yet doesn't. If your demographic is usually high thrill, go to A5. If it's mixed (like SFSTL) and has family some years, thrill some years, and seems like a good balance of the two, go to B5. If it's very family oriented and there's never any real thrilling additions (such as Great Escape), go to C5.

A5	Six Flags shows really good commitment to sticking with their demographics, as that makes them money. We saw this start after the mid 2000s where they realized that not every big coaster made money, and certain areas needed to cater to certain types of people. Obviously, unless it's a wildcard year (like how SFMM went through years of thrill and then randomly got a kids land, only to go right back to thrill), this should remain pretty consistent. If your park follows a high thrill pathway (SFMM, SFGAM, SFGAD, etc), this is the track for you. Add 8 points if it's been 3-5 years since their last thrilling coaster, a relocation or not. Add 7 points if it's been 2 years, and if they got a coaster in 2019, add 4 points.
B5	Pretty much the same reasoning I placed above regarding demographics, which places these parks in a funky spot. Add 4 points
C5	Sorry, unless something changes fundamentally in the parks through a gradual (5+ year) change in trends, you'll most likely never get a major, major coaster again. We saw how throwing major coasters at a family park worked with Geauga Lake and Astroworld. Add 0 points

Six Flags shows really good commitment to sticking with their demographics, as that makes them money. We saw this start after the mid 2000s where they realized that not every big coaster made money, and certain areas needed to cater to certain types of people. Obviously, unless it's a wildcard year (like how SFMM went through years of thrill and then randomly got a kids land, only to go right back to thrill), this should remain pretty consistent. If your park follows a high thrill pathway (SFMM, SFGAM, SFGAD, etc), this is the track for you. Add 8 points if it's been 3-5 years since their last thrilling coaster, a relocation or not. Add 7 points if it's been 2 years, and if they got a coaster in 2019, add 4 points.

Pretty much the same reasoning I placed above regarding demographics, which places these parks in a funky spot. Add 4 points

Sorry, unless something changes fundamentally in the parks through a gradual (5+ year) change in trends, you'll most likely never get a major, major coaster again. We saw how throwing major coasters at a family park worked with Geauga Lake and Astroworld. Add 0 points

So Will Your Park Get It?

Add up all your points from this spreadsheet, and find your total! This spreadsheet total isn't an exact science, however, it worked fairly accurately for the 2019 additions, so I help it'll help you with your predictions coming up soon! Let me know your homepark and what you got below, enjoy! (Note: Intended for American Parks use only)

33- Practically confirmed!

29- Super, super good chances!

24/25- Pretty good chances!

21- Decent chances!

18- Slightly more likely than not!

17- 50/50 chances

15- More likely that it won't happen than it will, but technically there's a chance?

10- Probably not

5- I'm sorry, this isn't the year for y'all

0- No

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ArrowDynamics2002 · 6 years ago

Can you make one for Cedar Fair

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honest-coaster-dude · OP · 6 years ago

I figured I'd wait to hear the feedback on this one before doing a Cedar Fair one, but since this one looks pretty good I think I'll give it a shot. I think it'll be a tad harder though since Cedar Fair is wildly unpredictable compared to Six Flags

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WoodlandWizard77 · 6 years ago

Cedar Point, King's Island, Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds - Coaster every 3-5 years

King's Dominion, Knott's Berry Farm, California's Great America - After 3-5 years, 50/50

Dorney, Valley Fair, Michigan's Adventure, World's of Fun - No

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kpiech01 · 6 years ago

At least Valleyfair got a Larson Loop

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Elementerch · 6 years ago

You just listed the tiers from Airtime Thrills' video...

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ArrowDynamics2002 · 6 years ago

Lol

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joeyg107 · 6 years ago

Great Adventure 15........

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

Appreciate the effort put into this. My home park is Six Flags over Georgia, and I got 17 points.

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Conor_CBG · 6 years ago

prolly just a freespin in SwF's place though

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

The SBNO water ride? Cause Idek if a freespin could fit there.

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RaccHudson · 6 years ago

2021 raptor

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dirkdiggler1992 · 6 years ago

The Great Escape: -50 points

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r/PlanetCoaster • [7]

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Building six flags magic mountain 50% done !

Posted by Brothalee · in r/PlanetCoaster · 1 month ago

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Finally got access to my original reddit profile ill be updating the park on this page going forth here are some cool shots of the parks progress check out my latest video update on the park Map code is 0BN-K4T-

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violet-bear · 1 month ago

Really impressive!

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r/rollercoasters • [8]

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Six’s Flags Parks - Best waterpark [other]

Posted by Pop_Bottle · in r/rollercoasters · 1 month ago

Which Six Flags parks have the best and/or biggest water parks in your opinion?

Love the coasters but also like checking out the water parks.

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Secret_Tradition_297 · 1 month ago

People say that the one at Six Flags America is one of the better ones.

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Current-Performer-19 · 1 month ago

The one in Maryland may not be anything super special but I’d say it’s definitely worth checking out if you’re local enough before you no longer have the chance. Smaller park and not very crowded even on peak days

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gcfgjnbv · 1 month ago

Schlitterbahn by a mile lol

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Busy_Monitor_9679 · 1 month ago

Yeah, Schlitterbahn New Braunfels is probably within the top 5 water parks in the country. A tougher question would be best pre-merger water park. Not sure if they're all called Hurricane Harbor, but a good chunk are.

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taylorkspencer · 1 month ago

Unfortunately, Schlitterbahn gets crowds akin to Cedar Point, meaning if you don't buy Fast Lane, formerly Blast Pass, you're not riding anything, you're just waiting hours in line. I suppose it's an excellent water park if you're willing to pay up, though.

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gcfgjnbv · 1 month ago

The slides are cool but the real highlights are the tube chutes setting and charm. The tube chutes feel totally different than water slides and are actually pretty thrilling. They feel like what it would be like to ride a rapids ride with an inner tube. They are high capacity too so even on busy days, the lines for them move pretty fast.

The (crazy) lazy river and wave pool are also some of the best examples of their kind in the world.

The only other remarkable things that do get long lines are dragons revenge which is a super unique dark ride waterslide combo and the mat slides which can have insane airtime if you push up at the right time.

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Fathorse23 · 1 month ago

Michigan’s Adventure’s is really nice.

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UnionRepOfAirtime · 1 month ago

Dorney. Hands down

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r/sixflags • [9]

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six flags great america guide

Posted by moldycatt · in r/sixflags · 4 years ago

so i’ve only been on a few rollercoasters (most were pretty small other than expedition everest at walt disney world and cheetah hunt at busch gardens in tampa i will be going to six flags great america 2 or 3 times this season for the first time, but i don’t know which rides are the easiest and which ones i should cover for my first 2 visits. could someone rank the rollercoasters in order of how i should ride them for each visit? i’m not interested in the little dipper or sprocket rockets by the way.

side note: i’m very scared of rollercoasters, especially big drops, and i heavily prefer shoulder restraints

edit: i also am not interested in the demon, the joker, or dark knight

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jandii6 · 4 years ago

Ride X-Flight first. I might look scary but it feels like a playground swing. Once you get off that, you’ll be ready for Batman & Superman. Ride those and you should be able to work your way up to Raging Bull and Goliath.

X-Flight is the gateway coaster I use for my kid’s friends who are scared of roller coasters.

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moldycatt · OP · 4 years ago

what about the wooden coasters?

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jandii6 · 4 years ago

After X-flight, your perspective will change. Viper is a smaller drop, Eagle a little bigger.

Goliath & Bull are the big ones that will take some courage. Bull will be a little easier.

Also, aim for the middle rows of all coasters at first, you should “feel” them less there. When you start liking them, start moving towards the back 😉

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Mazahreh52 · 4 years ago

rough no shoulder restraints big drops.

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FlameSteve24 · 4 years ago

Raging Bull
X-Flight
Batman: The Ride
Maxx Force
Whizzer
American Eagle
Viper
Little Dipper

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NewRomanFont · 4 years ago

Whatever you do, ride American Eagle last - otherwise you’re going to spend the rest of the day with whiplash lol.

Superman (close to entrance)
X-Flight
Raging Bull
Goliath
Maxx Force

Also get there at least 40 mins before open. Then SPRINT to superman.

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moldycatt · OP · 4 years ago

oh is there usually a long line before opening?

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doawk7 · 4 years ago

Superman will usually have the longest line, however Maxx Force can be even worse depending on how long it's down during the day. Going to Superman first is usually a good idea if you want to get it done with a relatively short line. However, 40 minutes seems a bit excessive. Try to get to the ride 15-20 minutes before the park opens.

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FlameSteve24 · 4 years ago

Lucky for you Demon is closed right now probably for maintenance or short staffing.

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r/rollercoasterjerk • [10]

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It looks like Six Flags changed there logo

Posted by Fun-River-3521 · in r/rollercoasterjerk · 4 months ago

i.redd.it

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