KK456 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 ^Maybe because you didn't go on a weekend I went on a friday back in august and it was PACKED. Bizarro itself had a 1 hour line, KK had a 2 and a half hour line, Nitro had a 1 and a half hour line, Superman had a 2 hour line, GL had a 1 and a half hour line, Batman had a 1 hour line, and El Toro had a 2 hour line. It was ridiculous. Next time I go will be a monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 GADV does seem to be the most crowded of the local parks. Sadly they don't handle crowds that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew M Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 It really can go either way at GA. For people like all of us who go every year we have a better understanding on which days will be packed and which will not. I can say that, from this year, I never had a moment when I waited for an excruciatingly long time. I avoided Superman all year obviously lol, and the only two times I had a bit of a wait was my first time for ZuJ which is also bc of the constant malfunctions, and ka for the same reason. Other than that the lines at GA ran smoothly this year IMO I guess Superman is just doomed to forever have that dreaded long line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADZADcoasters Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Yeah same with GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreamSource Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I guess Superman is just doomed to forever have that dreaded long line If GL and Superman didnt have long queues, and had better operations, I think they would get more RPH. GL takes way to slow they always have 1 train on track when its long enought to have two. Superman would be better if they didnt wait for people to use the stairs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 It would help if they had 4 people checking restraints at Superman since they have to check both the vests and ankle restraints. Green Lantern's problem seems to be people not knowing how to follow instructions. Almost every train it seems like there are multiple people who either try to sit down or aren't standing up correctly with their feet pushed forward or knees bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGadv123 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Even when they have 3 trains running on Green Lantern it doesn't matter because by the time they are ready to dispatch one the other trains are already on the brake run ready to go back in the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro#1 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 There really should be 4 restraint checkers on all the big coasters. Only Green Lantern and Kingda Ka have 4 and the rest have 2. Having 4 restraint checkers at El Toro, Bizarro, Superman, Batman, and Nitro would really be good for the park. Skull Mountain and Mine Train have smaller trains and no seat belts, so it is more suitable to have 2 restraint checkers on those. Guests are a lot less likely to mind if the park is packed as long as they are doing everything they can to keep wait times down. Having quick dispatches is a way to keep lines down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Actually I went on a Saturday in late August. The day I went Superman was closed, so I went on the Green Lantern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 It would help if they had 4 people checking restraints at Superman since they have to check both the vests and ankle restraints. Green Lantern's problem seems to be people not knowing how to follow instructions. Almost every train it seems like there are multiple people who either try to sit down or aren't standing up correctly with their feet pushed forward or knees bent. Couldn't agree more Also, the rides are both in the front of the park so they will have long lines regardless. IT would be nice to have quicker dispatches, because for example, now on Bizarro you have to wait a pretty ridiculous amount of time to get back into the station after waiting on the brake block. GL also dispatches very slowly. Nitro doesn't need 4 restraint checkers because it doesn't have seatbelts, plus it has 3 rather long trains, and has many blocks, so that's why it has such an enormous capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Even when they have 3 trains running on Green Lantern it doesn't matter because by the time they are ready to dispatch one the other trains are already on the brake run ready to go back in the station. Yeah the 3rd train didn't help much. I think that was the main reason they sent it back to Magic Mountain also since Riddler's Revenge was running 1 train for much of the year while the other train got worked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANofNJ Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 well I went to Hershey park 2 weeks ago, and they had 4 attendants checking restraints on all the Major Coasters. And every time I go to Dorney, its the same. And Cedar point the same too. SFGadv needs to staff all the major coasters with more attendants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Last time I went to Hershey, which was back in 2011, they actually took forever to dispatch; even longer than Gadv. However they might have changed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Dorney Is probably quicker since they're not as popular as us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 If it is a coaster, what would you want to name it? The Jerseynator? The jersey Devil? The Annilhilator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 The Jersey Devil would be a cool RMC name- It would be nice to know Six Flags cares for it's park's location by giving us a personalized name. It would be cool if it darted through the woods and around trees like Boulder Dash a little. I would very happy if something like this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errico5errico Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^ the jersey devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errico5errico Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 one thing our park really should get is signs at the front of the rides telling you the wait time like on the safari. Disney and universal have those and so does SFGAm, whenever i go to any of those parks I find them so useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 ^That would be very useful. It helped a lot at disney world! I've gone to the park hundreds of times so I know what to expect in terms of lines, but people who have never gone would have no clue about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 they do have those, except they aren't very accurate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Those Armitron signs should never have been installed because the wait is always dependent upon how many trains/cars are in operation. Being that fluctuates from day to day there is no way a stationary printed sign can be relied upon to state the wait time. A single wait sign should be at the entrance to the queues with the time adjustable to reflect the actual wait. Place Armitron's name on that sign if it is just for sponsorship revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) ^Agreed. I waited half an hour and the armitron sign said an hour. But the majority of the time, they are at least in the ballpark Edited October 2, 2014 by KK456 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdfresh Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 The Hershey Park App provides up to date wait time and closed rides information. It is very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHdas Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Maybe we'll get a Giga sized version of Skyrush! Edited October 2, 2014 by GHdas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANofNJ Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Those armitron signs were a marketing genious by SFGADv. They all advertise for flash pass on them. And the waits are all based on 1 train operation. Which a guest who only goes to the park once, will see the wait time, and usually leave the line and go buy a flash pass. They make a ton of money off those signs in the que. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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