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On 6/14/2019 at 8:52 PM, The Master said:

 

Still sounds like AZ is more ideal for solar power as a 10-25% power loss is less than the 90% power loss in the rain. On average, NJ has 117 days with precipitation vs 36 days in AZ. But SF doesn't have parks in AZ, so comparing that is pointless. SoCal also has just 36 days of precipitation on average, while TX has 106 days and GA has 109 days. 

AZ is too hot.  One report I'd read said that San Francisco had better productivity than Phoenix due to the panels being too hot. 

12 hours ago, 29yrswithaGApass said:

While sunshine is ideal, unobstructed  daylight is the key.  It’s like still being able to get a sunburn on a overcast summer day.  

Exactly.  While their productivity may be cut as much as 90%, solar panels are still collecting energy even when it's raining. 

Also, temperature plays a part in it as well.  While AZ may get the most sunshine, it's heat reduces output of the panels by 10-25%.  

13 hours ago, Matt Kaiser said:

 

Due to the rain, and possibly also the ride's delay, there wasn't a presentation at the media event like usual.

Matt, did you hear anything about another event on Tuesday?  

13 hours ago, Matt Kaiser said:

It is sponsored by Dr. Scholl's again. I also noticed it was repainted. (Well, painted on top of by a thinner brush, so you can still clearly see a wider fading line)

 

Honestly, my guess is that Dr. Scholl's came to Six Flags with the sponsorship, and it was up to each park to decide where they would paint a line to. Safari is just the obvious choice for us, but I don't think the idea for the line came before the sponsorship.

 

 

 

 

 

SFNE's goes to the waterpark. Lol

 

Thanks for the clarity Matt.

Yeah, and it always strikes me as odd.  Oh well.  

5 hours ago, Pineracer said:

 

Probably their water parks

No, some of them are just blue lines, sponsored by Dr. Scholl's and don't go anywhere in particular.  I think SFNE's is like that. 

17 hours ago, 29yrswithaGApass said:

 That is a path from the front gate to the Safari. It’s needed because there’s no easy way to tell guests how to get there given how many dead ends and roadblocks we have in the park   

Is Dr. Scholl's sponsoring it again this year?

Other parks have them as well, they just don't lead to the safari (because, obviously, other parks don't have safaris.)

Rumor is that Wonder Woman is opening FRIDAY for Member & Passholder previews, soft open to the public 5 PM on Saturday.  Details are supposed to drop via email later today.  

This is second-hand information so I take no credit/blame for it.  

On 6/1/2019 at 11:19 PM, SFGadv123 said:

I never bring my phone in the park, but I think it's dumb that they don't allow you to bring keys or a wallet on the ride even if it is in a zippered pocket. I totally understand the phone risk because someone could still take it out during the ride, but no one is going to be taking out their keys or wallet on the ride. It's stupid and just an excuse for them to make more money from people renting lockers 

It's an insurance thing.  It's the same reason why they card senior citizens for beers at concert venues.  If you force everyone to disgorge their pockets regardless of whether or not they zipper, there's no issue with capricious exceptions or rules going unenforced. 

5 hours ago, raveoned said:

This Sunday is a Member day as well as Bizarro's 20th Anniversary, so hopefully they can have it up and running around one of those type of weekends!  Sucks that it wasn't operating on the weekend they had hoped for, but hopefully soon!  I usually don't ride on that type of ride, but because it looks so good I may just bite the bullet and do it!

They'll probably hold off for a weekend without a member event, maybe the 15th (which would put it between Bizarro's 20th birthday member event on the 9th and the Calypso Springs opening member event on the 21st).  I can't see them sitting on it until late June/July but they'll want to do the usual fanfare with previews and all that.

12 hours ago, The Master said:

Anybody watch the first episode of NOS4A2? Its a show on AMC about a Christmas vampire, maybe its Harry? 

I've had the book sitting on my Kindle for years.  I really should make an attempt at it.  I just finished Blood Meridian though and need something a bit lighter.

50 minutes ago, Six Flags FUN! said:

Well, actually June 8th was supposed to have ride open so...okay?

Actually, it was supposed to open with a Member Appreciation Event on 18 May, which was pushed to 23-25 May and then pushed back indefinitely as NOTHING HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.  

You're really bad at this game.  You might want to consider not playing it anymore. 

4 minutes ago, Six Flags FUN! said:

Is gonna be fixed before opening day?

It was supposed to open last weekend, so no. 

So ... knitpicky thing ... why is it "Coasters *for* Cancer"?  That makes it sound like they want the cancer to win.  It should be "Coaster Versus Cancer" or "Coasters Beating Cancer" or "Coasters Against Cancer", basically "Coasters [insert oppositional verb] Cancer".  

I sometimes wonder if people think before they sign off on these things.  It's a great cause, but c'mon.  

18 hours ago, Tbone112499 said:

Weather Bug isn’t calling for any rain Wednesday. That’s the app the park uses to make most weather-related decisions.

AccuWeather is saying a possible t-storm or shower.  Either way, I wouldn't get my shorts in a knot over it. 

1 hour ago, Six Flags FUN! said:

Wait a second, where IS grand opening of Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth? WHHYYYYYY??! is the ride is delaying?

Rumor is it's got a bum motor.  It passed state inspection a week ago though.

On 5/21/2019 at 6:42 PM, Maddox121 said:

Yeah, and it fits with the Mardi Gras theme... I was hoping floorless Apocalypse was called "Fat Floor-less" or "Booze Breaker", but nope, we have to get a Cedar Fair name.

1. Your two names are terrible and barely thematic to Mardi Gras.  Throwing words like "fat" and "booze" at something doesn't make it Mardi Gras themed.  And how exactly does one "break" booze?  

2. Firebird = Phoenix.  Considering that they took a stand-up coaster that should have been sold for scrap and turned into a eminently ride-able floorless, it's an apt name.  

On 5/5/2019 at 5:19 PM, 29yrswithaGApass said:

Back in my day the park would have been open today.  And we would have walked through pouring rain to get to the next ride.  Uphill.  Just sayin’.

Back in your day, the folks running the park were more comfortable with spending more on ops than was coming through the gate.  

On 5/5/2019 at 11:24 PM, Medusa42 said:

I am surprised the locals waited this long to sue.

Yeah, I agree.  Then again, with so few details besides the "capricious and arbitrary" argument, it's hard to parse out what the delay may have been.  "Capricious and arbitrary" is pretty much generic land use talk for "I don't agree with your board".

18 hours ago, Tbone112499 said:

According to the park's Facebook page and website, the WW Membership event was pushed back one week. I wonder what caused the change. At least judging from FB photos, it looked like construction was on schedule. Maybe some more testing is needed?

Rumor is the ride manufacturer hadn't sent some paperwork along and it was pushing inspection back.  

On 4/30/2019 at 2:23 PM, Medusa42 said:

They say this couldn't happen with a person, but imagine a scenario where someone's massive ass implants burst while riding.

Are they legit ass implants or the shady black market ones with tubed silicon?  

On 4/28/2019 at 7:48 AM, TylerRRC1972 said:

They just bought 2-3 Parks over the last year, why would they sell now. Glad to see it was retracted.

They did not buy them, they have agreements to operate them.  They are still owned by a separate entity.  

As for the rest of your comments, agreed.

But did you have to pull a groundhog out of a claw machine?

On 4/12/2019 at 1:55 PM, Yoshi said:

Cedar Point is now adding All Season Fast Lane Plus for $849

https://twitter.com/cedarpoint/status/1116691195642679297?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

 

 

 Just in time for people to get their tax returns. 

On 4/9/2019 at 10:12 AM, Six Flags FUN! said:

For last time, Great Adventure is NOT getting another wooden coaster.

For the last time, ehhh?  Good, maybe now you'll give the rest of us some peace and stop posting the same baseless, pointless speculation you've been trying to pass off as rumor for two years now.  Seriously, give it a rest.  Your posts are making this forum extremely unpleasant to read.