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I was there yesterday. One clarification: that building going up between WW and Batman is not going to be restrooms... it's going to be both retail and a common exit for both WW and Batman, hence that location. As I understand it, new restrooms will be built in the same location they were in already, behind the old Flash spot.
We got to park mega early, and were more towards the front-ish of the line, so it sounds like they hadn't worked out the system of asking people if they had loose articles and allowing them to bypass the line. They did state before going it that we had to use lockers, and that we could use the ones in the ride or by Batman. At the time, we didn't want to use the Batman ones, because we didn't want to risk losing our spot in line, since we were pretty close to the front.
If they continue this policy, I'd recommend if you do have loose articles, go put them in the Batman lockers (no one was really using them), and head to the Flashpass bypass. It'll be interesting to see how they adjust procedures as the ride starts finding it's footing, as I'm not sure if that's a sustainable option, but they don't have many. The lockers inside the ride literally have ONE access kiosk, and that's for both people trying to get a locker and people retriving, so you can imagine how much that slows things down. One team member did say they are intended to include an additional kisok, but I'd think it would still be very slow. I also heard the lockers hit capacity very early on, which also added to delays.
Another area not finished are the facades between Turbo Spin and the cape retail area. I'm 98% sure they'll still be facades, but as you can see in the pic below (taken from a public access point near the Turbo exit), there's some oddly placed curbs leading away from the structure. Decorative, or eventually a queue line guide for maybe a food ordering window? Either option doesn't make much sense to me (especially given it seems to be a facade, not a building), so who knows?
We got to park mega early, and were more towards the front-ish of the line, so it sounds like they hadn't worked out the system of asking people if they had loose articles and allowing them to bypass the line. They did state before going it that we had to use lockers, and that we could use the ones in the ride or by Batman. At the time, we didn't want to use the Batman ones, because we didn't want to risk losing our spot in line, since we were pretty close to the front.
If they continue this policy, I'd recommend if you do have loose articles, go put them in the Batman lockers (no one was really using them), and head to the Flashpass bypass. It'll be interesting to see how they adjust procedures as the ride starts finding it's footing, as I'm not sure if that's a sustainable option, but they don't have many. The lockers inside the ride literally have ONE access kiosk, and that's for both people trying to get a locker and people retriving, so you can imagine how much that slows things down. One team member did say they are intended to include an additional kisok, but I'd think it would still be very slow. I also heard the lockers hit capacity very early on, which also added to delays.
Another area not finished are the facades between Turbo Spin and the cape retail area. I'm 98% sure they'll still be facades, but as you can see in the pic below (taken from a public access point near the Turbo exit), there's some oddly placed curbs leading away from the structure. Decorative, or eventually a queue line guide for maybe a food ordering window? Either option doesn't make much sense to me (especially given it seems to be a facade, not a building), so who knows?
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- Jun 27, 2017
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I get construction stuff can get behind....but I still don't get how this area is like this when you have a big new ride....like clearly they needed like another month or two.
I don't know... if it didn't open for another month, I'm sure there'd be people saying, "Come on, the ride's done, it's just sitting there, just open the land already..."
While I'm sure it wasn't their first choice, by opening up an incomplete land, there's not only access to a new feature ride, but also Batman and Turbo Spin, increasing capacity for the entire park. So I get it.
While I'm sure it wasn't their first choice, by opening up an incomplete land, there's not only access to a new feature ride, but also Batman and Turbo Spin, increasing capacity for the entire park. So I get it.
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I agree but then why close the land in the first place? To me what's confusing is the late of add features
They took away a ride and I beilive a restroom and now reopen with yes a new ride but most the land isn't done...so what were they doing to the other parts of the land since they seemed to add nothing new, thats my issue.
Its six flags. Be glad they opened the ride in Summer. That locker situation is bad.
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I love the operations for this coaster in that no items are allowed in station and people just board right away. Trains dispatching before the other hits the mcbr! However, the locker system responsible for this fast loading, is terrible. The area is too cramped, not enough lockers, and they make people pay for them. Keep the no loose articles policy in place, but figure out the locker situation.
I don't know if they just severely underestimated the amount of lockers they would need, or the lockers were a late addition, but addressing the issue immediately is better than nothing I guess. I'm not opposed to lockers, just want an efficient system
Mummy is still the best lockers... granted, my issue would be not having my phone on me to take pics of the queue if they had anything photo-op worthy.
And to be fair, SFMM underestimates & overestimates everything
And to be fair, SFMM underestimates & overestimates everything
Yikes. That looks so underwhelmingly basic... I'm not expecting excessive scenic details, but even Batman was better themed lol
I think the biggest issue is the refillable mugs. The park really pushes them, everyone has them, but they have to be stored everytime. Most rides you can throw it on the side (except X2), but I can understand with continuous load, that isn't an option here.
Those “Marble“ columns are faux painted plywood. The workmanship was pretty bad. But I expected nothing.
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The lockers really needed to be built outside the queue. No loose articles should even be allowed in the queue unless it can be stored in the pouch on the ride, cell phones, keys etc.
As for the theming, I actually like the simple queue, because I actually hate SF attempts at extensive theming. SFMM’s clientele ignores it anyway, so it’s a waste of money. Put those funds toward an effective locker system instead, and do a better job of theming and shading the DC plaza.
As for the theming, I actually like the simple queue, because I actually hate SF attempts at extensive theming. SFMM’s clientele ignores it anyway, so it’s a waste of money. Put those funds toward an effective locker system instead, and do a better job of theming and shading the DC plaza.
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Got to do it 5 times tonight and this is SFMM’s most efficient ops i’ve ever seen (minus the locker situation). Sucks you can’t choose back row each time but the line moves so fast with the continuous moving trains that it isn’t crazy to try again if your people counting doesn’t succeed. Definitely not as intense as Railblazer but still super fun and rly smooth, it’s like a less aggressive and drawn out version. Sit in the back seat of course. TC and WW are definitely the most re-rideable coasters in the park now.
They need to add fans or something to the indoor queue cause it’s a sauna (hotter inside than outside at night). Also no single rider and i can’t see how they’d add it honestly with the way they load.
The land definitely feels like a construction site, not even teen titans has its sign yet. Also the exit situation is abysmal, if you don’t make a right turn at the junction, you end up in batman queue (there are no signs).
They need to add fans or something to the indoor queue cause it’s a sauna (hotter inside than outside at night). Also no single rider and i can’t see how they’d add it honestly with the way they load.
The land definitely feels like a construction site, not even teen titans has its sign yet. Also the exit situation is abysmal, if you don’t make a right turn at the junction, you end up in batman queue (there are no signs).
And they are pulling the signs off the wall. People suck
Yep this is why we cant have nice things. Got in 5 rides today. Rope dropped and was 15 deep but they didn’t open the ride til about 11:20. Got a back row ride which improved my opinion of the ride. A great ride whippy and fun. Went back around 1:30 and did 4 rides with less than 5 min wait. The lockers have improved. They now have 2 banks of free cubbies and no one used the lockers so getting people in and out is better but they should remove the car the lockers all together and add more cubbies. They improved ride operations is a fair trade off in losing locker revenue. They were running all 4 trains today with efficiency. I commend them for making improvements.
Yep this is why we cant have nice things. Got in 5 rides today. Rope dropped and was 15 deep but they didn’t open the ride til about 11:20. Got a back row ride which improved my opinion of the ride. A great ride whippy and fun. Went back around 1:30 and did 4 rides with less than 5 min wait. The lockers have improved. They now have 2 banks of free cubbies and no one used the lockers so getting people in and out is better but they should remove the car the lockers all together and add more cubbies. They improved ride operations is a fair trade off in losing locker revenue. They were running all 4 trains today with efficiency. I commend them for making improvements.
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