Is Six Flags America Really THAT Bad?

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2019
  • I spent a day at Six Flags America on its opening weekend, and based on my first visit back in 2008, I didn't have high expectations. Has this park improved at all in the last 11 years? Or is it still at the bottom of the barrel of Six Flags parks?

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  • @AirtimeThrills
    @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +803

    So this video's goal was to be funny, obviously I have some issues with this park but watching it back I can see where it could be seen as snarky or entitled and I don't want people to see it that way. Its still a fun time but this park does need some help from the top down.

    • @jasontodd9302
      @jasontodd9302 4 года назад +49

      Airtime Thrills nah bro you’re good. I was laughing a lot. Especially at the end when you said “Yes” 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣 to me that was the nail in the coffin ⚰️

    • @madelinegarber7860
      @madelinegarber7860 4 года назад +10

      Yah it does. I didn’t hate it though. And you’re good.

    • @WhatsTheT
      @WhatsTheT 4 года назад +17

      it was entertaining. And the truth is, if you had that experience with so many rides on opening day, Im sure others have had the same thing. Hopefully, someone from Six Flags sees the video and it motivates them to really start making some changes for the better. Ive only been to that park once and I was not impressed neither.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +25

      @@WhatsTheT yeah, nothing I said was untrue or exaggerated. I was more worried about my presentation of it rather than what actually happened

    • @nickdansie7386
      @nickdansie7386 4 года назад +6

      Omg Roar and Joker😂

  • @eagle-scout
    @eagle-scout 4 года назад +658

    "GPS, take me to Six Flags America"
    "Ok, taking you to Six Flags Great America....The better park"

    • @GCBlues45
      @GCBlues45 4 года назад +18

      I live in the St.Louis area we have Six Flags originally called Six Flags Mid-America

    • @jisooxgrande876
      @jisooxgrande876 4 года назад +31

      I mean look at the name! Six Flags Great America to Six Flags America is a downgrade!

    • @recklessrex
      @recklessrex 4 года назад +23

      Bruh GPS gonna pay me the extra gas to get from DC to Chicago? Lmao

    • @Justin-Hill-1987
      @Justin-Hill-1987 4 года назад +5

      @@jisooxgrande876 And Six Flags Great Adventure sounds like an upgrade...

    • @ClearlyHunter
      @ClearlyHunter 4 года назад

      UkerBoss1772 If it helps, Six Flags St. Louis sucks ass 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @cassandraklein4469
    @cassandraklein4469 4 года назад +361

    That nonchalant "let's get on it before it breaks" was amazing 😂

  • @mullenwk
    @mullenwk 3 года назад +81

    Actually, Joker’s Jinx was operating as intended: from a distance, you see people on it only to find that it’s broken when you arrive at the front of the line to ride it and as soon as you walk away, you see people on it again, only to return to find it closed. Honestly, it’s a great feat of engineering 🤣

    • @khxliakhxlia3605
      @khxliakhxlia3605 2 года назад +5

      I swear on ever joker ride it's always broken and a long ass frudging line ughh

  • @user-qi9qu6xm9l
    @user-qi9qu6xm9l 4 года назад +228

    "lets get on it before it breaks!" sure isn't what you want to hear when at a park

    • @johnwhitfield8150
      @johnwhitfield8150 4 года назад

      M T I’ve heard this countless times at this amusement park

    • @johnfoltz8183
      @johnfoltz8183 3 года назад +4

      Especially if it's an Intiman

    • @lucid_relic1597
      @lucid_relic1597 2 года назад +1

      Or lightning rod

    • @shulmpino5505
      @shulmpino5505 Год назад +1

      That is how it is at SFGAdventure with kingda ka

  • @KidGhost23
    @KidGhost23 4 года назад +268

    This is my home park so I’ve been countless times over the last 20 years or so. It’s way too easy to outgrow this park. Beyond how horribly managed it is, the thrill level is really low overall, so as soon as you conquer Superman, there’s not much more to get excited about. Discovering other amusement parks thankfully lit the enthusiast fire in me.

    • @vapoet
      @vapoet 4 года назад +10

      It's also been in decline throughout those 20 years.

    • @jond3929
      @jond3929 4 года назад +6

      As a Canadian I have to say that it looks like an incredible park compared to what we have here. I'm in a major Canadian city and our one park literally just has one generic corkscrew rollercoaster - probably from the 80s. The next closest roller coaster is a 3 hour drive away (one way).

    • @noname8354
      @noname8354 4 года назад +6

      Yeah last time I went was in 4th grade or something. Luckily my college is right next to Busch Gardens so you know where imma be hitting up

    • @gregcharles3240
      @gregcharles3240 4 года назад +2

      @@jond3929 Either you're near La Ronde or your in BC where PNE Playland is.

    • @gabrielantos6125
      @gabrielantos6125 4 года назад +1

      this makes me so sad as i had wanted to make a trip out of visiting other six flags parks in my life. my home park is six flags darien lake and its majorly dissapointing to see they just took the majority of the iconic longstanding SFDL rides and rebranded the same ride as something else at SFA so its not even really worth going,ivealready technically ridden the mind eraser and superman here. plus a wild mouse is nothing to get too excited about imo,and why go if joker will more than likely b broken?

  • @sabrinadiaz5871
    @sabrinadiaz5871 4 года назад +408

    Funny cuz this how locals feel lmaooo like it’s literally in ppls backyard

    • @David.124
      @David.124 4 года назад +16

      I know I live 2 miles away from it 😂

    • @darold101xp2
      @darold101xp2 4 года назад +9

      @@David.124 loser six flags magic mountain is 1 mile away from me

    • @blkrbbit
      @blkrbbit 4 года назад +6

      See i thought maybe it was a theme but thats how us peeps in Pa feel about Kennywood. Which ironically is the shirt hes wearing.

    • @CoasterRoaster
      @CoasterRoaster 4 года назад +5

      I'm a local and this is a fun, clean local park with some great rides

    • @TheScream2023
      @TheScream2023 3 года назад +2

      It is lol but we love it

  • @jbsthecoolest
    @jbsthecoolest 4 года назад +243

    "Take me to Six Flags America"
    "Did you mean Kings Dominion?" 😂😂😂
    That's where I go 9 times out of 10.
    Thanks for talking with me on Instagram earlier :) you're nice and I love the videos 😊

    • @rohitgurehsrez3961
      @rohitgurehsrez3961 4 года назад

      Your fucking well funny not

    • @CompaSystem
      @CompaSystem 4 года назад +7

      @@rohitgurehsrez3961 Calm down, he wont send bobs or vagene.

    • @michealsstepdad7688
      @michealsstepdad7688 4 года назад +9

      krystal sarson the 1 out of ten is Busch gardens I’m guessing?

    • @shanepleasants6280
      @shanepleasants6280 4 года назад +1

      Someone who lives by kings dominion it’s not that great either compared to other cedar point parks Busch gardens is ok but lacks the rides and is too spread out

    • @StevenNeidlein
      @StevenNeidlein 3 года назад +1

      Kings dominion is boring too only 1 good coaster intimidator 305

  • @shulmpino5505
    @shulmpino5505 Год назад +7

    “Okay, taking you to six flags Great America” was hilarious 😂

  • @dylpickle6123
    @dylpickle6123 4 года назад +72

    At the end you made it seem ok and then...
    “Is it really that bad...?”
    “Yes”

  • @avaa420
    @avaa420 4 года назад +263

    SFA is my home park and I think you just went on a bad day, all the times I've been there the rides don't break down nearly as much

    • @recklessrex
      @recklessrex 4 года назад +30

      Yeah I almost never see a ride closed for breakdowns... except Joker's Jinx lol unreliable piece of crap, they should just replace it xD
      But yeah the only time I see any of the other coasters closed is because it rained and the track's not dry yet. And ANY coaster's gonna close for that.

    • @thekingofutube9328
      @thekingofutube9328 4 года назад +1

      @@recklessrex yea

    • @rmcjake5190
      @rmcjake5190 4 года назад +17

      This park is a shit hole

    • @vixen4327
      @vixen4327 4 года назад +9

      This is my home park too and I refuse to go! It's HORRIBLE!!!

    • @jaroj1112
      @jaroj1112 4 года назад +3

      RecklessRex joker is still a good ride

  • @TechnoColoredMuffins
    @TechnoColoredMuffins 4 года назад +21

    I've lived in MD all my life, oml. I never knew SFA had a bad national reputation. By no means am I implying its reputation is better locally. Literally everyone in the DMV has worked there and hated it, and if you haven't you've been there and just didn't have a good time. No one likes it but we always end up going occasionally, on especially dull summer days.

    • @FlackNCoke
      @FlackNCoke Год назад

      I have a vague memory of it being better when it was Adventure World, but I think my 7 year old brain just liked the pirate theming.

  • @MARKOUTTV
    @MARKOUTTV 4 года назад +70

    Makes me feel more blessed to be an hour from Great Adventure

    • @marklouis1890
      @marklouis1890 4 года назад +3

      Great Adventure was my home park

    • @thatmikedude3260
      @thatmikedude3260 4 года назад

      I’m 28 minutes away

    • @FrankDufek
      @FrankDufek 4 года назад +5

      I thank God every day that Cedar Point is less than 2 hours away from me. I'm not sure I could ever move my entire life to chase theme parks so it's nice having a great one nearby. I feel bad for the people of DC/Baltimore.

    • @blackrabbit2282
      @blackrabbit2282 4 года назад

      I live 10 mins away from Discovery Kingdom

    • @MsBest450
      @MsBest450 4 года назад +3

      @@FrankDufek We have K.D and Hershey park as options as well.The extra hour is worth it.

  • @cameron3320
    @cameron3320 4 года назад +516

    First scene had me dying

  • @Brashnir
    @Brashnir 4 года назад +72

    I live like 40 minutes away, and I haven't bothered to go in years.
    It's a tough spot for the park. The reputation is so bad around here that I'm not sure a major investment would really help, but a complete lack of investment is just a guarantee for it to continue to keep its bad rep.

    • @Trainmaster909
      @Trainmaster909 Год назад +2

      It also doesn’t help that HersheyPark, King's Dominion, Busch Gardens are nearby.

    • @gametime2473
      @gametime2473 10 месяцев назад

      Superman alone is worth a 40 min drive. Then you have Joker's Jinx, Batwing and Wild One which are all very good as well. They do really need to retrack Roar though. It used to be awesome but it's rough as hell now.

  • @kellyscoastervlogs
    @kellyscoastervlogs 4 года назад +74

    This was hilarious. I had more fun watching your video than I did at SFA. Nice mix of vlog, ride footage, voiceover and comedy clips. A++ 😁

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +6

      My video was more fun than SFA 😂

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад +4

      Debatable

    • @theunknown0887
      @theunknown0887 4 года назад +1

      Six flags America is my homepark and I’ve been going here since 2005 when I was a baby and I like it

  • @murdoxxed
    @murdoxxed 4 года назад +217

    mind eraser being broken made it lose a strike 😭😭😭

    • @africanrobin8o8
      @africanrobin8o8 4 года назад

      nox no it gave a strike

    • @dorkwad7134
      @dorkwad7134 4 года назад +7

      @@africanrobin8o8 guess you that went over your head

    • @africanrobin8o8
      @africanrobin8o8 4 года назад

      Later In the video I realized my mistake and I was to lazy to fix it lol

    • @murdoxxed
      @murdoxxed 4 года назад

      Seun mørø it’s okay lmao

  • @AssKickerSWAGG
    @AssKickerSWAGG 4 года назад +35

    This is my home park. Haven’t been back in about 4 years and I used to go every summer. My last visit wasn’t any better than the rest 💀 There are only 3-4 good rides and they’re always breaking down lol We need a SFA reboot or we’re over

  • @williambabcoke248
    @williambabcoke248 4 года назад +32

    You know it's bad when your premier launch coaster breaks down more than TTD

    • @roseprevost5876
      @roseprevost5876 Год назад +1

      The problem with Jokers Jinx is that it's very temperamental. Look at it wrong and it goes down.

  • @David.124
    @David.124 4 года назад +21

    If anyone is wondering why he said ouch after the mid eraser is because the mid eraser *HURTS!* it bangs your head against the restrains and your head would hurt after you ride it.

    • @Andresfin
      @Andresfin 4 года назад +1

      I ride the one in Denver all the time 😂 I agree OUCH!

    • @kathywinnie9816
      @kathywinnie9816 4 года назад +1

      New England’s is bad too.

    • @edenl2588
      @edenl2588 4 года назад +7

      Probably why it is called mind eraser

    • @bibibear7470
      @bibibear7470 4 года назад

      @@kathywinnie9816 new England actually has probably one of the best ones with it's good vest restraints

    • @kathywinnie9816
      @kathywinnie9816 4 года назад

      @bibibear I forgot the got new cars. Not sure how it is now that is Riddler’s Revenge.

  • @jaroj1112
    @jaroj1112 4 года назад +200

    Chris is famous for going in parks on the worst day, I wouldn’t say all parks but six flags America usually has there co workers in the middle of the day

    • @williamallen2158
      @williamallen2158 4 года назад +16

      Plus he goes RIGHT when they open. No shit some rides are gonna be down until later in the day

    • @StunnersSquadEnt
      @StunnersSquadEnt 4 года назад +3

      😆 him salt 😆 need a wash off 😆

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 4 года назад +3

      Bahhhh....you’re just butthurt because your home park is a tragedy

    • @jaroj1112
      @jaroj1112 4 года назад +4

      manifestgtr it really isn’t he just went on a day all the roller coaster were down, and I say the water park is in the top three of the six flags chain

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 4 года назад

      Jaro P
      Haha I know. It’s just funny to always presume the worst case scenario...you know how comment sections go

  • @Katt1721
    @Katt1721 4 года назад +67

    Short Answer: Yes
    I live less than an hour to the park, but have literally only been once. I will make the trip to BGW or Kings Dominion over it any day.

  • @patrickdrum1388
    @patrickdrum1388 4 года назад +75

    It is kind of over hated but Improvement is definitely needed

  • @JonnySelProductions
    @JonnySelProductions 4 года назад +8

    For this Six Flags park being my first-ever as a Canadian when I visited the area back in Summer 2019, this park wasn't really all that bad.
    I got to ride on the Firebird for one (as well as the rest of the major coasters there), and I personally liked the Hurricane Harbor as well.
    The Wild One was unfortunately closed when I was there, though I would still want to come back to it again in the distant future.

  • @novas6572
    @novas6572 4 года назад +74

    You know it's gonna be bad when the GPS asks "why?"

  • @TyroneMcDonalds
    @TyroneMcDonalds 4 года назад +48

    bruh why does this have to be my home park

    • @gregcharles3240
      @gregcharles3240 4 года назад +5

      At least it's not Elitch Gardens or La Ronde.

    • @metrofilmer8894
      @metrofilmer8894 4 года назад +3

      greg charles SFA, La Ronde and Especially Elitch Gardens are so much better than having Action Park or No Park as your home park

    • @StevenNeidlein
      @StevenNeidlein 3 года назад

      This place is trash has two good coasters superman and jokers jinx that's it rest of the park sucks ass I might sound negative but when your in Maryland the richest state of all 50 states I act that way when I see a shitty state like jersey run Maryland into the ground as far as having bigger better coasters I get pissed its pathetic shame on you six flags america your park is a dumpster fire!!! Ps: upgrade wild one and roar to RMC coasters and ffs get rid of penigun river .

    • @band_up_manny6726
      @band_up_manny6726 3 года назад +2

      @@StevenNeidlein aye don't disrespect our water park nigga the dry land ass leave the rest out of it

    • @emmir6828
      @emmir6828 2 года назад

      @@band_up_manny6726 lmao 😂

  • @darrylellis5616
    @darrylellis5616 4 года назад +53

    And you decided to get on the worst SLC. I have worked at this park for 3 years. No enthusiasts knows more about this park and how much it sucks than i do.

  • @jg-7780
    @jg-7780 4 года назад +57

    Sorry there were so many issues, I’d recommend visiting it later in the year when they’ve figured out how parks are supposed to work. Most of the rides are usually running, crowds in the dry park are still low, and they run multiple trains on the coasters more often than you think, with faster ops than you think. I’ve even caught a couple times Superman dispatched before the other train hit the brakes.
    Also for the best rides:
    Roar - front
    Wild One - 2nd to back (this was hauling last time I rode)
    Superman - Very front
    Firebird: Back row, inner seats for a bit more smoothness.
    Also ride the scrambler, they usually run it surprisingly fast.

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 4 года назад +1

      Superman is definitely the best in the front row, especially for the final drop (which is killed by hard brakes if you’re in the back). I was thinking of this because I noticed the footage of the four rides on this coaster was all toward the back of the train.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +12

      I thought about opening weekend being rough for most parks, but the park actually was slightly better than my June visit here in 2008. That day i had breakdowns AND closures

    • @jg-7780
      @jg-7780 4 года назад +2

      Yeah but that was 2008. SFA is way better in pretty much all respects than it was in 2008.

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад +6

      Visited two days this summer and every major ride was open. Batwing was off and on but still rode it many of times. Got to go more often to get a more valid opinion of the park.

  • @madelinegarber7860
    @madelinegarber7860 4 года назад +42

    That first scene was so funny. SFA isn’t that bad. It’s a bit sketchy though I will admit and some of the ops leave something to be desired. Superman was running 2 trains and it was still slow. The ops themselves are nice enough. This park just needs some maintenance and love and a few new rides. Batwing was actually really intense. My face hurt after from the forces. My first flying dutchman.

    • @hebrjebr9130
      @hebrjebr9130 4 года назад +2

      It could be your last. There are only two Flying Dutchmen left. Only Nighthawk and Batwing remain.

    • @madelinegarber7860
      @madelinegarber7860 4 года назад

      It might be.

    • @rickbadgerdaddy11
      @rickbadgerdaddy11 3 года назад +1

      I agree with everything here, and I've only been there since earlier today lol

  • @TylerW896
    @TylerW896 4 года назад +6

    This is fantastic! Intro: HILARIOUS. I absolutely loved this video.

  • @julianhuiltron3
    @julianhuiltron3 4 года назад +11

    “Take me to six flags America” GPS: “ok it’s ur funeral” 😂

  • @justiceleaguebattleformetr9239
    @justiceleaguebattleformetr9239 4 года назад +61

    And sure... Airtime Thrills is an incredible channel.

  • @jlp7972
    @jlp7972 4 года назад +6

    I'm from MD and I was never a fan of Six Flags America. It's bad enough that Six Flags has neglected the park so terribly in recent years, but my experiences there always seem to be subpar. I went there on a senior trip about 3 years ago and that was my first time back in well over a decade. Needless to say, it wasn't great.
    I have visited Hersheypark, Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg far more within that timeframe, and I honestly would consider those to be my "home parks" more than SFA. I simply don't have any incentive to visit when there are far better parks in the region, even if they are a good 2-3 hours away.

  • @ciclon5682
    @ciclon5682 4 года назад +78

    no one:
    sic flags america: sorry fun machienes BrOke

  • @tismejaytee
    @tismejaytee 4 года назад +112

    GPS: Did you mean Kings Dominion
    SFGAD: am I a joke to you

    • @CoasterRoaster
      @CoasterRoaster 4 года назад +9

      Well, great adventure is 3.5 hours away while Kings Dominion is 1 hour and 45 minutes away

    • @lorumipsum1129
      @lorumipsum1129 4 года назад

      Coaster Fusion great adventure isn't that much better. If anything it's worse.

    • @Zsullivan27
      @Zsullivan27 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @Starlit43
      @Starlit43 4 года назад

      Xinless Vice common L

    • @coolbean259
      @coolbean259 4 года назад +2

      Coaster Roaster, Busch gardens Williamsburg: Am I a joke to you

  • @ThePhantomSafetyPin
    @ThePhantomSafetyPin 4 года назад +6

    Joker's Jinx: *closed multiple times*
    The Joker: *Mark Hamill Voice* "That's not funny... that's not funny at all."

  • @tomfrombrick
    @tomfrombrick 4 года назад +6

    Simpsons, MCR, dumb and dumber, the office, Charlie Sheen, HIMYM, Lit references. Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels on RUclips

  • @lewis9s
    @lewis9s 4 года назад +20

    “NO! DON’T BRING YOUR PHONE! THAT’S DANGEROUS!!”
    ...
    “but i’m not your mother take it on if you want.”

  • @gpcoasters7824
    @gpcoasters7824 4 года назад +9

    I lucked out at this park back in July and was able to get every credit and leave early. So much about this park was bad. The food, the service, the ops, the rides. You captured the essence of this place quite well.

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад +2

      I have been to this park more than just a few hours and it is actually awesome. Please visit again soon!

  • @razor.2.rosary
    @razor.2.rosary 3 года назад +1

    The audio bytes for each strike had me rolling (and then fanboying for the fourth one when you used I'm Not Okay)

  • @eduardooneal
    @eduardooneal 4 года назад +9

    After seeing this it makes me be a little grateful that Seaworld Orlando, Universal Studios and while i only go once a year Disney World are only 30 minutes away with Busch Gardens being about 2 hours away.

  • @ericlaino5487
    @ericlaino5487 4 года назад +5

    IMO the park needs alot of work, but has a lot of potential. Ragin' Cajun(LOVE LOVE this spinner wild mouse), Wild One, Joker Jinx, superman, and Batwing ( I have a soft spot for those type of flyers) are all really decent ride, they are in desperate need of a new ground up coaster. love the humor in your vid, keep up the great work!

  • @Zrj19
    @Zrj19 4 года назад

    Ayeeee, congrats on thirty thousand!! I am always excited when u release a new vid

  • @nohaybanda3061
    @nohaybanda3061 4 года назад +34

    my rule of thumb is that: If your not going to a theme park like Universal, Disney, and to some extent the Seaworld/Busch parks, then your opening a bag of tricks. Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks can be so inconsistent that its hard to judge them accurately. SFA is kinda bad thoo

    • @mfl8276
      @mfl8276 4 года назад

      Thats why those (6 flags, CF) are called amusement parks.

    • @thtoneguy0321
      @thtoneguy0321 4 года назад +1

      I've really never had an issue at any of the Cedar Fair Parks I've had a few issues at some of the six flags parks.. which is depends which Park you go to.. because even if cedar Fair won't give one of their parks that they don't give new rides every 3 or 4 years like they do with some other parks.. they will at least give them small improvements the park will always look nice everything will run 99% of the time.. but the parks that six flags doesn't really care about will have rides breaking down constantly throughout the day.. and it's just very evident that six flags favorite Parks have top priority over other parks.. like six flags America the most six flags will ever put into this park would be the amount they purchased it for.. which is a shame because if they built up tht park up it would be really awesome..

    • @joshwhipkey9957
      @joshwhipkey9957 4 года назад

      Six flags New England is amazing, well kept and loads of new rides all the time....weird. they get numbers in there park like those other park you mentioned so if you go be prepared for that....but honestly I had no idea the other six flags was awful

  • @sydrielle
    @sydrielle 3 года назад +3

    i can literally see the wonderwoman swing ride from my yard

  • @Splater765
    @Splater765 4 года назад +15

    My guy rocken that Kennywood t-shirt!

    • @kellyf5004
      @kellyf5004 3 года назад

      Haha I noticed that too! 🖤💛 the Burgh baby

  • @Howlingburd19
    @Howlingburd19 2 года назад

    Literally the best editing and referenced I’ve ever seen! Especially “you suck, you chuck-a**!” because Happy Gilmore is one of my favorite comedy movies xD

  • @wbs9am
    @wbs9am 4 года назад

    I haven't read all the comments so idk if anyone has mentioned it, but you were talking to your car without the key even in the ignition, lol. Gave me a chuckle. Good vid!

  • @EmberMcLain87
    @EmberMcLain87 4 года назад +8

    i'm planning on a 3 park trip next year, and i swear i hope when i visit 6 flags america they have everything running. only went once as a kid, but didn't do the roller coasters b/c back then i was to afraid to do them.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +1

      Lucky for me this trip, despite the breakdowns, all the coasters were open. My first visit, Batwing and Two Face were closed all day

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад +1

      Hope you have a great day! Don’t listen to the negativity.

  • @chrispa9573
    @chrispa9573 4 года назад +16

    Wild one is good. Superman is fun. I liked roar when I went there but I hear it’s rougher now

  • @RollerCoasterExpedition
    @RollerCoasterExpedition 4 года назад

    The intro is hilarious lol awesome video!

  • @justjon_6844
    @justjon_6844 4 года назад

    Just discovered you and this was very amusing thank you for a laugh that I needed bc grad school is killing me

  • @ThrillsofColdplay
    @ThrillsofColdplay 4 года назад +9

    I honestly don't find the park that bad of a place

  • @Oggy3000_
    @Oggy3000_ 4 года назад +3

    It would be cool to see you do a winners & loosers video for Merlin Entertainments! Everyone seems to talk about Cedar Fair, Six Flags and Seaworld, but it feels like nobody goes in-depth with Merlin. Nice video, the ending was great! 😂

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +2

      Ive never been to a Merlin park but its something to look at for sure

  • @judithpolczynski9536
    @judithpolczynski9536 3 года назад

    Love, love, LOVE the opening with the gps! You get bonus points for your Kennywood shirt.

  • @venessa130
    @venessa130 4 года назад

    Loved your video!
    We went in with low expectations last year and man, that park needs some major love you're right! You had me laugh/crying! I love the history of Wild One! Roar needs to be RMC'd so bad! I had a headache all night after that ride!
    Superman was fun, was too scared to ride Batwing. Did you feel like you were going to die with Batwing? Lol I hate soft restraints like that. Ragin Cajun surprised me so much! I had so much fun on it and got me a good dizzy spell.
    Also, while we also don't like that park as much as some other ones in the area, I highly recommend it for Holiday in the Park! The lights make it look so pretty! And the Entertainment and shows is good fun. Great video! Looking forward to your video with the most toughest coasters you have been on.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +1

      To answer your Batwing question, those models do feel like your feet arent that secure and it can get a little dicey

  • @AmusementLabs
    @AmusementLabs 4 года назад +19

    Yes, the short answers is yes.

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад

      Short answer is no, try again

    • @AmusementLabs
      @AmusementLabs 4 года назад +1

      @@ThemeParkOverLoadChannel you're one against many man...

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад

      That’s great! Less lines for me. Always awesome walking into all their coasters and having a great time in the waterpark. Sad that thoosies are always so negative.

    • @AmusementLabs
      @AmusementLabs 4 года назад +1

      @@ThemeParkOverLoadChannel it's not really their fault though, they need help, but the pace Sf likes to go at is not what they need. Perhaps they'd be better owned by CF?

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад

      I am trying to figure out if you are being serious or not. You do realize Dorney Park is a larger park and gets more guests but still gets less investment than SFA recently. Same with a couple other parks in the CF chain.

  • @StamfordBridge
    @StamfordBridge 4 года назад +9

    Funny, good video. I visited SFA for the first time this summer, for one day. I’ve been to nearly all the SF parks, and - judging from my one day - I’d say the park is certainly lower tier in the chain, but not terrible and definitely not the worst. It has one memorable, reridable steel coaster (S:ROS), and one historic woodie that many people love. Those highlights alone already place it above Darien Lake for me. The park’s worst sin was just feeling very SF generic.
    Mind Eraser was nowhere near being the worst SLC I’ve been on (as I’d heard many claim in the past), but Firebird gave me some really violent boxes of the ears.
    The most painful aspect for me was the fact that The Wild One was closed all day, and that coaster was far and away the number one reason I went to the park.
    P.S. How did you do the GPS voice? Is there some app?

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад +1

      Wild One was a very solid woodie, exponentially better than Roar. As for the GPS, i just googled text to speech on my phone and then put it up to my microphone and inserted the audio into the skit i shot on the editor. Just had to time out the responses in my head while filming the skit

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 4 года назад

      Airtime Thrills Well, it certainly came out well done. 👏

  • @diamondskye779
    @diamondskye779 4 года назад +2

    My husband and I were just there last weekend. The worst thing about the park? Most employees were clueless about everything. We have Diamond Elite membership and no one could figure out how to get us our two free “skip the line” passes and most seemed completely uninterested in helping us.

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад

      This time of year that can happen as a lot of employees go back to school. They are usually just fine during the peak season.

  • @quintocreations5091
    @quintocreations5091 4 года назад +2

    That Superman coaster I think is a damn good coaster. Lots of intense moments. One of the rides that would be ranked MUCH MUCH higher if it was at a Cedar park, Cedar point even more so.

  • @normanbrown2595
    @normanbrown2595 4 года назад +3

    I'm glad that you said that you were joking. This park only needs a couple of more things. Not close to top to bottom fixing.

  • @PastTime777
    @PastTime777 4 года назад +5

    You were not being snarky but telling the Truth. It's why I created my web pages where I talk about Old Skool rides and rank the parks in order from Marquee to Step Children. Mind Eraser and Batwing need to go, along with the water rides, replace with something better. This park has no excitement. They could move S:ROS to another park, close SFA, and no one would care. Why they keep it open is beyond me. The last known attendance was 1.18 million. Kentucky Kingdom had 1.3 million and it was abandoned by SF. And yes, this park and SFStl did not get an RMC.

    • @SiebayPlays
      @SiebayPlays 4 года назад +2

      I mean, as much as Kings Dominion is a cool park, I'd rather not have to drive 2 hours out of my way just to go to an amusement park. I'd take this over nothing.

  • @alantrotter2077
    @alantrotter2077 4 года назад

    The start of this video is awesome!!!! Also the Roar vs RMC Roar was great as well!!! The whole video is great but those were the highlights. I view Six Flags America as a credit grab when I finally get to Kings Dominion and BG Williamsburg. I just hope I can get all the credits in a few hours.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад

      Judging by the crowds, it doesnt seem like youll have much of a problem pulling that off as long as the rides are open

  • @PaulAdler11
    @PaulAdler11 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for making this awesome vid, would love to see you return to Six Flags New England

  • @AwesomeM856
    @AwesomeM856 4 года назад +4

    You can head over to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. In my opinion, I think it's the best Six Flags park out of all of them because of the great rollercoasters and the big bois like Nitro and KingDa Ka.

  • @maxf6879
    @maxf6879 4 года назад +4

    The only reason I would ever go there is to ride batwing to experience the deceased firehawk with batwing.

  • @jimhalpert08
    @jimhalpert08 4 года назад

    Went to SFA back in ‘08 and it looks exactly the same in your video as it did back then (except no Wonder Woman back then). Props for wearing a shirt of my home park, SFOT (also in need of a new coaster).

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 4 года назад

    Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.

  • @Spiderific
    @Spiderific 4 года назад +3

    Lol loved the opening. Very funny 😅😂

  • @Valzentia
    @Valzentia 4 года назад +4

    All my visits to Six Flags America have been really fun, sorry you went on an off-day dude

  • @JoseCastro-nh1kn
    @JoseCastro-nh1kn 4 года назад

    PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE AND COMEDIC REVIEWS OF A THEME PARK EVER!!!! SUBBED!

  • @PygmyBBQ
    @PygmyBBQ 4 года назад +6

    Coaster Studios for the breadth of coverage and Airtime Thrills for the comedy.

  • @19midway
    @19midway 4 года назад +2

    Wife and I went here on our theme park vacation before kids. Totally a locals park which had reasonable waits for what was there. We watched a couple shows which were low budget and fun. Not a roller coaster destination. Wish it had some more charm like a Kennywood.

  • @ohioianscoasters3095
    @ohioianscoasters3095 4 года назад

    Congratulations on 10k

  • @elisastrange8586
    @elisastrange8586 4 года назад +1

    I went once. And I am glad it was free to get in. We went during the week thinking it would be slower and get more ride time. True it was slow but every a/c was broken, all the stores, the bathroom, the restaurants... It was miserable. We left before going on all the rides due to feeling heat sickness. They do need new rides and some updates.

  • @301jerm
    @301jerm 3 года назад +3

    growing up 20 minutes away from here. i can say that most locals go to kings dominion instead. this park has so much land and potential but literally the worst park ever.... it’s low budget and the rides are trash.

  • @Addictedcoolmos
    @Addictedcoolmos 4 года назад +3

    this is six flags americas next coaster: THE JOKER FREE FLY COASTER. TILTING AT CRAZY ANGLES. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY JOHN DUFFEY WAS FIRED

  • @CoasterCupcake
    @CoasterCupcake 4 года назад +1

    Another great video man. When you're at 50K+ subs, don't forget me!! I was here when you had 300!

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад

      Haha you were the first person who said you liked the channel 👍

    • @CoasterCupcake
      @CoasterCupcake 4 года назад +1

      @@AirtimeThrills That makes me your sponsership 🤣🤣

  • @Zarastro54
    @Zarastro54 4 года назад +1

    I presume the reason Firebird was only half orange was because it was in the middle of being rebranded. When I worked there in 2016 it was called “Apocalypse” and I actually was a ride attendant for it. When I came back this year (2019) for Fright Fest, it was Firebird. If you really wanna suffer through crowds that bad, come during the summer.

  • @rednecknation
    @rednecknation 4 года назад +18

    It’s funny because it’s true.

  • @oscarkolodynski7978
    @oscarkolodynski7978 4 года назад +10

    This park needs a RMC

  • @jnyerere
    @jnyerere 4 года назад +1

    SFA is my home park. In the early years (1999-2003) I would get super excited during the Summer because I knew our mother would buy Season Passes and we'd go at least once a week. I haven't been to Six Flags in 14 yrs. It's sad to see that it looks far worse than it did when it first started getting neglected (around 2005-07). It's not that the park itself is a lost cause. It's that the corporate has neglected this specific location for over a decade now. And it has deteriorated into a ghost town as a result.

  • @ahiddenlink
    @ahiddenlink 4 года назад +1

    I live right up the road from the park and I really love the Superman coaster and Batwing is great (as noted, when it works) but overall the park succeeds in being "OK" and convenient. The water park has some good enough stuff as well. The Christmas event is, however, pretty enjoyable for a nice evening. This Six Flags almost feels like a utility park, like a fancier Dutch Wonderland, that has a great location and it's worked from Wild Safari to Wild World to Adventure World to Six Flags so I don't doubt it's successful/profitable, there's just much better parks close enough by.
    All in all, I generally direct people to Hershey or Busch Gardens and to a lesser extent King's Dominion for "local" theme parks. Cedar Point or Six Flags Great America are also close enough for extended weekends. Great video though!

  • @pickie5171
    @pickie5171 4 года назад +9

    Don’t avoid the SLC at Michigan’s Adventure! It’s awesome
    No head banging at all it’s just a little shaky

    • @PrincessRoosterTeeth
      @PrincessRoosterTeeth 4 года назад

      I would like to politely disagree....

    • @pickie5171
      @pickie5171 4 года назад

      Kels Curl Ok! It’s your opinion! Maybe a got a good ride

    • @carsonwentz302
      @carsonwentz302 4 года назад

      Finally!! A polite comment

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 4 года назад +1

      PointlessPickle2 Agreed. I’ve been on a LOT of SLCs, and the ones at MA and SFNE were the best - at least certainly the least painful.

    • @acceleratedcreative
      @acceleratedcreative 4 года назад

      StamfordBridge Nor’easter exists with its new trains, new brakes and new track 😂

  • @deno2232
    @deno2232 4 года назад +11

    All this park needs is new management,RMC roar a 4D free spin and it will be significantly better

    • @madelinegarber7860
      @madelinegarber7860 4 года назад +1

      Dreb23 and a better B and M.

    • @jg-7780
      @jg-7780 4 года назад +2

      We technically got a better B&M ;)
      Also giant pendulum > free spin

    • @madelinegarber7860
      @madelinegarber7860 4 года назад +1

      JG-77 I mean a new B and M that doesn’t have a horrible rattle.

    • @jg-7780
      @jg-7780 4 года назад

      Have you ridden it in one of the back middle seats?

    • @madelinegarber7860
      @madelinegarber7860 4 года назад

      JG-77 no. When I rode I rode second row. I heard it running from Roar 10 minutes later and my ears throbbed from the memory.

  • @cardinalrobbins9453
    @cardinalrobbins9453 4 года назад

    LOVED this! I had to laugh when even the Freestyle machine was broken. Why? A local grocery store has one and it is ALWAYS broken, because supposedly the machines are hand-built and it's nearly impossible to get parts for them. Thank you, Airtime Thrills, for taking one for the team -- there's no way I'd go to this park after seeing how many coasters were down on opening day. That's a very bad sign.

  • @daveblackman816
    @daveblackman816 Год назад +1

    I still remember when it was called Wild World, then Adventure World. Good memories. Six flags basically made it static

  • @Jason_Maier
    @Jason_Maier 4 года назад +7

    (Un)fortunately, it is my home park.
    I have a like/dislike relationship with it. Like that it's close to me, dislike how it's the crotch of the Six Flags chain.
    And SLC's suck (well, except for Fly - The Great Nor'Easter)

  • @pickie5171
    @pickie5171 4 года назад +8

    U Deserve wayyy more subs

  • @AmusementLabs
    @AmusementLabs 4 года назад +1

    "Taking you to: the hospital to have your brain checked. "

  • @OklahomaCoasterFan
    @OklahomaCoasterFan 4 года назад +1

    I certainly noticed the park's downfalls, but I knew about them going in. I enjoyed my day, but the park does need some help. Ragin Cajun and Batwing were permanently down on my visit. They reopened many weeks later. I had good luck with all the open rides staying up.

  • @DoswarePictures
    @DoswarePictures 4 года назад +12

    “Don’t you mean Six Flags Magic Mountain, the park that is just a few miles away and one that you can see from your window?!?”
    Also, enjoyed the use of footage and music from How I Met Your Mother and Mario Kart 64!

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  4 года назад

      Haha i was "supposed" to be on my east coast trip when I was in the car even though I was in my garage 😂

    • @spongebobplushiestuff8612
      @spongebobplushiestuff8612 4 года назад

      @@AirtimeThrills you mean the six flags with *green lantern*

    • @seanlewis1148
      @seanlewis1148 3 года назад

      @@spongebobplushiestuff8612 NOT ANYMORE....THANK GOODNESS

  • @Riverside05
    @Riverside05 4 года назад +6

    I had a chance to go there last year on a school field trip to Washington DC, and on the way back we would hit up six flags America. But I didn’t go lol

    • @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel
      @ThemeParkOverLoadChannel 4 года назад +1

      Should have gone

    • @jbsthecoolest
      @jbsthecoolest 4 года назад

      I had a chance to go to SFOG on a school band trip and I didn't go and I regret it now because I have no clue when I can get down there myself 😭

    • @Riverside05
      @Riverside05 4 года назад

      krystal sarson same

  • @ClearlyHunter
    @ClearlyHunter 4 года назад

    Ragin cajun was one of my favorite rides at Great America in Gurnee, IL. They removed it a few years ago so it makes me happy that there is one a like 10 hours away. Might have to go for a weekend trip if the ride waits are like that always!

    • @tigerrocks503chase8
      @tigerrocks503chase8 2 года назад

      That’s actually the same Ragin Cajun from Great America.

  • @Absolutecoaster
    @Absolutecoaster 4 года назад +1

    Wow you had some bad luck cause I went during a Fright Fest day and none of the rides went down, well except for Batwing after I got the credit. But still managed to have a fun time. The front of the park definitely has more charm than the DC area which was obviously just tacked on.

  • @tismejaytee
    @tismejaytee 4 года назад +15

    Yes it is

  • @marisa1342
    @marisa1342 4 года назад +3

    I rode ragin cajun once when it was at great america and I smacked my head so hard against the back of the seat it formed a bump and then I cried

  • @dojavillager5998
    @dojavillager5998 4 года назад +2

    "Lets get on it before it breaks"
    this sentence punched me in the gut. 😂

  • @reidw4489
    @reidw4489 4 года назад +1

    Gotta love the MCR for Mind Eraser

  • @vortexluigirosalina5557
    @vortexluigirosalina5557 4 года назад +3

    That ending: YES LOL