Which Six Flags park is the "odd man out"?

My vote is for Six Flags La Ronde. No Looney Tunes characters. No Batman themes. All operator announcements in French. I can't imagine anything more different in any other park in North America, let alone a Six Flags park.

To narrow the scope to just the US, I would have to vote for Six Flags Great Escape. It doesn't have any Warner Brothers theming either.

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greatwhitenorth said:
To narrow the scope to just the US, I would have to vote for Six Flags Great Escape. It doesn't have any Warner Brothers theming either.

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You really should have checked the website before you posted that.

http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatescape/Kids/index.html

I'm a teensy bit offended by the notion that the GENERAL rule is that SF parks suck. Maybe I've visited at particularly opportune times, but I don't THINK that's the case. I *have* had a few bad experiences, but to say that those were the NORM rather than the exception, that would be plain irresponsible...

The *most unique* parks (of the ones I've visited) in the chain?

SFFT for its AMAZING theming, shows, and hospitality...Frontier City for its LACK of "all things corporate", and lest I get branded a fanboy, SFAW for its hostility toward their guests...indifference is one thing, that was something ELSE....

I know I will probably get blasted for this but I happen to enjoy SFA. Granted it might not be as pretty as BGW or the employeees may not be as well groomed and polite as they are at BGW and PKD. The operations, at times in the past have lacked something to be desired. I don't know about the whole trash thing, the bathrooms are clean and on occassion you might find a paper napkin a park guest didn't pick up flying around some place and the queues can be trashy from time to time but I still manage to have a great time at this park. The coaster collection is outstanding Superman, Batwing, Joker's Jinx, Wild One, Roar makes for a great few hours in the park. TSC is a long but fun ride, I rode Iron Ealge for the first time yesterday and loved it. So sure, Fiesta might have the shows and the great looks, but I have a blast at my home park SFA and isn't that what having fun is about?

Good call, gator. Frontier City would be my answer for the non-branded, with SFFT for the branded.

Now I'm actually missing living in the "middle of nowhere"! :)

SFGAm is the best I've been to. Maybe it was just the day I went to SFA, but the people seemed unfriendly. It might just have been boredom considering there were only like 10 other people in the park that day.

SFMM. Thyey invest a ton more money in it thatn the other ones.

Yeah, and look how many rides are SBNO or under rehab every other week. I don't even need to go to tell you that SFMM is one screwed-up park, at least in the rides area. I can argue that. When all 16 coasters are operating and Deja Vu goes one day without going down, we'll talk.

SFGAm

I am going to vote for SFKK because you don't have to spend a dime there and it is just a short drive to HW. :)

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coasterguts said:
greatwhitenorth said:
To narrow the scope to just the US, I would have to vote for Six Flags Great Escape. It doesn't have any Warner Brothers theming either.

You really should have checked the website before you posted that.

http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatescape/Kids/index.html

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I stand corrected. I didn't realize the kiddy rides had Looney Tunes theming. But there's still no adult Batman or Superman rides.

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UBRhino said:

Well I guess I'll go out on a limb and say La Ronde.

Aside from the plethora of little white bugs swarming us all day, we really had a great time at the park. The layout was nice and the park overall was pretty clean. It's one of the "nicest" I've been to. I don't say "best" because for ME, I need record breaking coasters. That's why I say SFGAdv. is the BEST but La Ronde is the nicest.

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Really?? When were you there? Unfortunately, I've never had that experience. It's my home park and I've only seen La Ronde as a totaly pig-sty. Any time I've been, the gum-wall on La Monstre was vile and the queue for La Vampire was like a giant ash tray.

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*** Edited 4/19/2005 2:03:26 PM UTC by greatwhitenorth***

Six Flags Fiesta has a very unique feel to it and as the park expands in the years to come, it will only get better. It's the notion of building that park around a rock quarry which gives it such an individualistic feel, I think.

BJW

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coastergoose said:
Which Six Flags park is unlike all the other Six Flags parks? Which Six Flags park has good landscaping, quality theming, efficient customer service, decent pricing, good assortment of flats and coasters, nice employees, and a guarentee for an overall good time? So, in other words, which Six Flags park(s) is the odd one out?

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Does anyone else find this as an attack on Six Flags? Why would you say a park is unlike the other Six Flags parks because it is BETTER than them all if you werent attacking them?

Come on now! You really just joined for this thread?

I doubt it, but if you did you sure picked the wrong name. This board is full of Cedar Fair loyal patrons, that will fight you to death if you say anything bad about CF, or anything good about SF's.

It's find it curious at the least, your number 1 post is on a SF's debate, and then your name as well.

Are you trying to just stir the pot?

If not see above in bold.

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FanOfSixFlags said: Does anyone else find this as an attack on Six Flags?

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Absolutely yes! Do a search on Six Flags and you will find hundreds of more attacks on SF's. Ocasionally something fair and un bias shows up about SF's but that is rare. You have to understand this is really a CF board, with a dab of SF thrown in for the fun of it. Take it all very light hearted.

*** Edited 4/19/2005 6:27:52 PM UTC by Markieb***

SF doesn't need us beating them up...the shareholders do a much better job.

In the BIG picture, nobody *should* give a crap about MY day at a SF park, or a CF park, or PP, or HFEC, or any other park....

The *deal* here is that if I had a crappy time and a park and that is INDICATIVE of an average day for an average guest, then that park is headed in the wrong direction...

If the park is *improving* over time, then that is an indication they're on the right track...over a 3-year period before SRM went away, I noticed SIGNIFICANT improvements at SFKK. Still wasn't close to being my favorite park in the chain, but they were taking steps to make their park BETTER...

And, in closing, just for FanofSixFlags, I'll quote myself, because I'm so *quotable*...;)

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rollergator said:
I'm a teensy bit offended by the notion that the GENERAL rule is that SF parks suck. Maybe I've visited at particularly opportune times, but I don't THINK that's the case.

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Markieb said:
This board is full of Cedar Fair loyal patrons, that will fight you to death if you say anything bad about CF, or anything good about SF's.

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That's a really stupid generalization. Especially considering that...

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CoastaPlaya said:
SF doesn't need us beating them up...the shareholders do a much better job.

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Word.

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Jeff said: That's a really stupid generalization. Especially considering that...

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Now really...of all people on this board you should really know the truth. Hum you own the board correct? And your home park is? Could it be Cedar Point?

I wont spend too much time arguing this, it's not worth it, but if you really dont think this board is VERY bias towards CF I think your living in Disneyland, and not Ohio!

There is nothing wrong with being bias. Dont get all bent out of shape. It's your board, you can be bias all day long. I am just telling the SF fan not to expend too much engergy talking about SF. Their are a lot of other topics interesting here, but SF' vs CF is So So So overdone.

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CoastaPlaya said:
SF doesn't need us beating them up...the shareholders do a much better job.

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Hum I missed some then. I have never seen the shareholders do anything other than sell and run away in anger. How have the share holders "Beat them up"? *** Edited 4/19/2005 8:24:13 PM UTC by Markieb***

This board is full of Cedar Fair loyal patrons, that will fight you to death if you say anything bad about CF, or anything good about SF's.

While that may be true I've never felt like my opinion has ever been sqaushed, and I've made it known on many occasions that I'm not a CP fan[atic]. Nice park, but nothing they added since Millie has been so incredible that I've wanted to travel from Los Angeles to visit the park, while there are a number of parks I return to yearly regardless of what they ad -- Knoebels being a good example.

mOOSH - will continue to call it like I see it, regardless of corporate affiliation.

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Mamoosh said: - will continue to call it like I see it, regardless of corporate affiliation.

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Me too. I do not love , nor hate either company.

I am glad to have many choices to go coastering and see different ways companies present their product.