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[Mad Dog]

that we allow companies to bottle and sell water to us is also, as an aside, absolutely grotesque. but, alas, these are the times we live in.

Being older, I could never understand paying for a bottle of water that's generally no different than what comes out of the spigot. Heck, playing sports, it was customary for the whole team to drink from a hose connected to someones yard. We certainly weren't soft back then.

 

[Rideguy70]

Coincidentally, talking about water: I visited Hurricane Harbor today, and every water fountain I used--even ones directly in the blazing sun--the water was ice cold (after the initial 1-2 sips). Like, I can't ever remember a time that happened there so consistently.

A small thing, perhaps, but a pretty big sign of actually trying to improve infrastructure.

 

[Freak]

Coincidentally, talking about water: I visited Hurricane Harbor today, and every water fountain I used--even ones directly in the blazing sun--the water was ice cold (after the initial 1-2 sips). Like, I can't ever remember a time that happened there so consistently.

A small thing, perhaps, but a pretty big sign of actually trying to improve infrastructure.

I can’t remember the last time I had cold water, let alone ICE COLD water, from a drinking fountain at a theme or water park. Not even at Disney! That is huge to me!

 

[Jake S]

I can’t remember the last time I had cold water, let alone ICE COLD water, from a drinking fountain at a theme or water park. Not even at Disney! That is huge to me!

don’t tell anyone…but the bottle filling station in San FranSokyo was ice cold for me this week. this message will self destruct.

 

[Jerroddragon]

The Batman Statue is HUGE


At least so far...what an improvement to this event looks much more real

I kinda would love them to add the Statue to the Batman Q if they ever don't need it again its very well done.

 

[Jake S]

I went to the park today and was pleasantly surprised by a lot of improvements made to the coaster ops that I saw. Most? All? Coasters were operating with multiple trains, some with three or four trains, and the ride crews seemed well-trained and in good spirits. Yes, it's still early in the season, but that's been no guarantee of success in the past.

The less good: Getting into the park was a mess. Tatsu still isn't utilizing the dual station, which is a shame because the crowds certainly warranted it. Full Throttle moved at a glacial pace, though obviously that's in part thanks to the cumbersome loading process. Lots of food stands were closed — but this is a park that could really benefit from drink carts like you see at Disneyland. I just want a place to get a bottle of water/soda/beer/whatever.

The Ninja station is also in pretty dire state. It's not just that it needs new paint, it's that it needs a deep cleaning. I assume this ride is not long for this world (sad) but man, someone get a hose in there or something.

That said, the park seemed clean and Hurricane Harbor looks great. Long may it continue.

 

[Rideguy70]

I've also noticed a lot of improvement in customer service and interactions. A whole lot more politeness, courtesy, "Have a great day" type stuff. Is it uniform everywhere? Absolutely not, there's still a fair amount of "I'm a bored teen/college student just trying to earn money over the summer". But I'd say it's about 50/50, and maybe even slightly in favor of the courtesy. Before, it was probably 10/90 (or less, haha).

And ops are improving, though there are still odd 1 train ops that appear randomly here and there. But it's certainly a lot less frequent.

That said, I'm with you that it's disappointing that now that we're in peak summer season, more food places should be open by now. They were for a hot minute, but it didn't seem to last very long. Hope they fix that soon.

And I also totally agree they need way more drink refill stations. It's crazy that in most areas, you have to stand in a slow moving food line just to get a simple refill. I feel that's the next thing they really need to address. Even other SF parks are much better about this, so there's really no excuse for SFMM.

 

[Jake S]

I've also noticed a lot of improvement in customer service and interactions. A whole lot more politeness, courtesy, "Have a great day" type stuff. Is it uniform everywhere? Absolutely not, there's still a fair amount of "I'm a bored teen/college student just trying to earn money over the summer". But I'd say it's about 50/50, and maybe even slightly in favor of the courtesy. Before, it was probably 10/90 (or less, haha).

Totally agree with this and I should have highlighted it. Had very pleasant interactions with the vast majority of employees I came in contact with, whether that be at attractions or in stores. If that’s the sign of a real change, that would be pretty wonderful.

 

[Jerroddragon]

I went and was told only one cup of water per guests at the restaurant

So just an fyi

 

[Rideguy70]

You can now find showtimes for Heroes & Villains (and apparently all other shows and character meet and greets) in the app!

 

[Jerroddragon]

Thank you Six flags

This was my biggest feedback from last year


Fingers crossed that fright fest will also have its houses or at least shows on the app this year

Also I could not make it to the event but saw a live stream and the new stage is such an upgrade with screens on it and the big statue

Glad they are making such an effort with this event

Also Batman has a new costume and feels like it’s based on the dark knight movie costume

 

[Rideguy70]

I agree. I just wish they made it a bit more intuitive to find. I only stumbled across it because some one else on social said it was there.

It also doesn't help that in the app, Heroes & Villains first and most predominantly comes up under the "Events" tag, but that one does not list any specific show times (instead, it's just a general description of the event). You have to go further down where it comes up again as "Show"... and even then, it doesn't seem to list anything until hit the "Show All" tab.

That said, once the event starts at 5pm, it's virtually non-stop shows of different types for the rest of the night (with maybe a 10-ish minute break between) until 9pm Finale show, so you could really make a night out of this.

UPDATE: I have a ton of pics of the event at my Bluesky account, but they also have screens showing all the performance times. It is so much better organized and presented this year. They really went all out. It's cheesy as all heck, but a lot of fun.

But on a side note, since others mentioned it, thought I'd check, and yes, the old Saw maze is behind walls. Furthermore, it appears they are beginning to tear down the facade.