Brings me back to our visit! While I miss Joker and really want to ride Flash, this park is sort of a drag. And you were definitely right about the food 😅
@@stapledmedia I hope so too, on a good day, it’s a pretty nice park. Also fun fact: if you walk to the top of Medusa’s lift hill on a clear day, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge
I have faith in this park. Now that Six Flags has merged with Cedar Fair and Cedar Fair has majority control of the company, I'm confident that they'll be able to make this park shine once again in the near future.
Had one of the worst experiences ever at this park that I still don't like to remind myself about. My first and only experience at this park was back in July 2024. Kong, Boomerang, and Flash were already going to be closed before I went but then a day right before I go, Joker decided to valley right before the final brake run. So because of that, I didn't get to ride Joker. Apart from that, it was insanely crowded and Medusa was at a 2 hour wait all day. Funnily enough, I actually ended up enjoying myself a lot more in the animal exhibits than the coasters themselves. I didn't even bother with getting a single meal in this park since the food looked atrocious. Overall, this is the only park that I would actually rather never return to this park unless Joker will absolutely positively be open.
I saw stapledmedia in line at knotts react to this post, and he was in disbelief. It was pretty funny. That's how I found this channel. We had a great conversation on Calico. Hopefully, you had a better day at a better theme park.
Dang, it sounds like you had a really bad experience. I was only able to visit once and when I went I was expecting to take a long time but the crowds were extremely slim. The dining plan is a struggle though, and I still don’t know why it’s like that at this park. The shuttle buses were working when we were coming in and going out of the park. Though I didn’t get to see much of the animals, I’d consider the park to be pretty good. My first skyrocket 2 and first free spin were here, so I didn’t find them bad. The only rides that were closed were their slc, boomerang, some of their kiddie coasters, and flash, but from a thoosie standpoint, only flash being closed can be seen as a negative. I feel that the GP wouldn’t like this park very much though.
That's pretty weird that they are using busses to get to the parking. They used to use trams that would come extremely often. I wonder if it's just an off-season thing where they use busses instead of trams or if it was a permanent change.
@@stapledmedia Hmmm... If that's true that's a shame. The park is really great when everything (besides maybe Kong and Boomerang) are operating as it's just the right amount of rides to fill up a days worth of fun.
i thought i was the only one. i went this summer and half of the major coasters were closed, terrible staff and guests, 1 train ops on the few rides that were open. no reason to ever go back, absolutely the worst six flags Ive been to
I live near by and the past few years I took my family the staff was terrible, wont even look you in the eye, or they roll their eyes if you ask you something like you are stupid and wasting there time. It was cool when i was younger and went with friends but it did go down hill.
I actually thought the back half of the park looked really nice, while the front half looked really ugly with all the blacktop. It would have been nice to add more plants/shading to the DC universe section.
I'd suggest checking out both... Both parks are definitely worth visiting. Santa Cruz is also a must because of the history, but it's not nearly as easy to get to.
@@damegataco Thank you. Yes, I'm going to plan for both. I saw another review by someone else and they suggest just going and seeing for ones self. They saw critical reviews, but ended up having a wonderful experience anyway.
@@DisabledNomads If you can ride Medusa, Joker, and hopefully Flash (since it's a unique impulse design) I definitely think you'll consider it worth going. I haven't been for a while and apparently the general consensus is since the pandemic the park hasn't been operating as well as it used to according to the guy who uploaded the video, which is a shame if that's the case. I definitely would avoid getting the food there besides maybe pizza, dipping dots (always a theme park staple), maybe the crepes in the crepe place in the front if it's still there, and some fudge from the candy shop in the front area in the store to the right side of the gate facing the park exit that actually has an exit outside of the park. Although in general I avoid eating at parks anyways since the food is always overpriced. Also definitely visit the butterfly habitat building as that's always a fun experience. To say the least if you go I'm sure you'll have a fun time and appreciate the park for the unique experience it is.
Hey, stapled i met you at knotts yesterday at knotts, and I've been watching all your videos. Great channel, but im curious. You live in san diego, and it seems like you're at kbf or sfmm every week. Do you honestly drive that much. That just seems to me like a huge amount of gas money?
I think you're severely underrating this park... I've been to plenty parks across the country and SFDK is not nearly as bad as you make it out to be. Maybe you had an off day or something, but there's actually a good amount of stuff to do there. Also the part about it not really being a great "family park" doesn't seem like something you really know how to judge as the fact that the park is half animal attractions, which is what the park originally was before Six Flags bought it and turned it into a theme park, is a large reason why it's a great place for families to visit. I'm not saying it's one of the greatest parks out there, but it's definitely closer to a 5-6 at worst rather than a 3. You make it sounds like it's a dilapidated mess when that's far from the truth. I really wouldn't be surprised if it was because it's an off-season day that you visited the park, as parks in northern CA really don't operate year-round like some parks and more so focus their operations for summer, and because it was an off-season day it left you with a much more negative opinion vs if you visited during the summer months.
@@stapledmedia That's a shame to hear... I've always had a great time, but I usually just go for the rides and am not really concerned with the food as I generally bring my own and eat it in the parking lot if I even eat at all during the day as park food is always super expensive.
Your experience is likley the the rarity, we have a good time here, but we have flashpass ultimate for the season... we go to ride coasters, and that's about it...but imo the park isn't worth going to without flashpass, operations are terribly slow and the rest of the park is run down and lacks so much theming wise. We go about once a month, just fyi
@@jwest19812007 I haven't been there for a while due to health reasons so that's likely why my experience differs. The video poster said it has gone downhill since the pandemic, which if that's the case it's unfortunate.
I'm probably one of the last people to be in Flash's station, yet I didn't even get to ride😂...it was an infield tour at SFDK during Coaster Con 46. ACE and Six Flags, that was one of the coolest experiences of my life. As for the "amusement park " section of my day, I did end up getting on all of the open coasters. Kong, Boomerang, and Flash were down. Yeah, the park isn't that great. I was able to ride Medusa during the day, as well as Joker, Sidewinder, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. The lines were crazy long!! Thanks ACE and Six Flags for awesome ERT at the end of the day:) Also on the day I went, the weather was so cool!! The sun and the clouds were making a painting-perfect blue sky making for amazing coaster pics
Brings me back to our visit! While I miss Joker and really want to ride Flash, this park is sort of a drag. And you were definitely right about the food 😅
Love me a grey cheeseburger
Flash is great 😈
Hello CoasterDash
I went here in 2022 and I had a great time, I plan to return to this park when I visit Northern California again
I hope my next visit will be much better :)
@@stapledmedia I hope so too, on a good day, it’s a pretty nice park. Also fun fact: if you walk to the top of Medusa’s lift hill on a clear day, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge
I have faith in this park. Now that Six Flags has merged with Cedar Fair and Cedar Fair has majority control of the company, I'm confident that they'll be able to make this park shine once again in the near future.
Vallejo has a limit of 150ft so I don’t know
Hopefully, but I could also see six flags really tossing this one to the side even more now :(
Had one of the worst experiences ever at this park that I still don't like to remind myself about. My first and only experience at this park was back in July 2024. Kong, Boomerang, and Flash were already going to be closed before I went but then a day right before I go, Joker decided to valley right before the final brake run. So because of that, I didn't get to ride Joker. Apart from that, it was insanely crowded and Medusa was at a 2 hour wait all day. Funnily enough, I actually ended up enjoying myself a lot more in the animal exhibits than the coasters themselves. I didn't even bother with getting a single meal in this park since the food looked atrocious. Overall, this is the only park that I would actually rather never return to this park unless Joker will absolutely positively be open.
Oh my god dude I’m so sorry 😂
I saw stapledmedia in line at knotts react to this post, and he was in disbelief. It was pretty funny. That's how I found this channel. We had a great conversation on Calico. Hopefully, you had a better day at a better theme park.
@@AndREW-um5on Small world, I was there as well.
@redlock9621 honesty I've met so many people on off days at amusement parks. It's kind of insane I saw theme park worldwide twice last week.
@AndREW-um5on I've met Stapled Media at parks sometimes too. Truly is a small world we live in.
Dang, it sounds like you had a really bad experience. I was only able to visit once and when I went I was expecting to take a long time but the crowds were extremely slim. The dining plan is a struggle though, and I still don’t know why it’s like that at this park. The shuttle buses were working when we were coming in and going out of the park. Though I didn’t get to see much of the animals, I’d consider the park to be pretty good. My first skyrocket 2 and first free spin were here, so I didn’t find them bad. The only rides that were closed were their slc, boomerang, some of their kiddie coasters, and flash, but from a thoosie standpoint, only flash being closed can be seen as a negative. I feel that the GP wouldn’t like this park very much though.
Hopefully on my next visit I’ll enjoy it more :)
That's pretty weird that they are using busses to get to the parking. They used to use trams that would come extremely often. I wonder if it's just an off-season thing where they use busses instead of trams or if it was a permanent change.
I hope it’s just an off season thing
Unless the park has changed a lot in the last few years they don't close the coasters nearly as often as you make them out to be closed
From what I’ve seen and heard, they’re closed a lot. Same thing with Magic Mountain, started after covid times.
@@stapledmedia Hmmm... If that's true that's a shame. The park is really great when everything (besides maybe Kong and Boomerang) are operating as it's just the right amount of rides to fill up a days worth of fun.
i thought i was the only one. i went this summer and half of the major coasters were closed, terrible staff and guests, 1 train ops on the few rides that were open. no reason to ever go back, absolutely the worst six flags Ive been to
You’re not alone!
I live near by and the past few years I took my family the staff was terrible, wont even look you in the eye, or they roll their eyes if you ask you something like you are stupid and wasting there time. It was cool when i was younger and went with friends but it did go down hill.
I really hope it can get better
@@stapledmedia yeah its cool, i just eat and let the kids ride the coasters now.
Really solid review
Thank you!
Why did you retheme your channel? @@stapledmedia
I actually thought the back half of the park looked really nice, while the front half looked really ugly with all the blacktop. It would have been nice to add more plants/shading to the DC universe section.
I do agree with the park needing more plants / shade in DC, but the main entrance and area by Medusa looks great imo!
How disappointing. Was wanting to go there this winter. Will check out the Great American you mentioned. Thanks.
Yeah, California's Great America is a solid park!
I'd suggest checking out both... Both parks are definitely worth visiting. Santa Cruz is also a must because of the history, but it's not nearly as easy to get to.
@@damegataco Thank you. Yes, I'm going to plan for both. I saw another review by someone else and they suggest just going and seeing for ones self. They saw critical reviews, but ended up having a wonderful experience anyway.
@@DisabledNomads If you can ride Medusa, Joker, and hopefully Flash (since it's a unique impulse design) I definitely think you'll consider it worth going. I haven't been for a while and apparently the general consensus is since the pandemic the park hasn't been operating as well as it used to according to the guy who uploaded the video, which is a shame if that's the case. I definitely would avoid getting the food there besides maybe pizza, dipping dots (always a theme park staple), maybe the crepes in the crepe place in the front if it's still there, and some fudge from the candy shop in the front area in the store to the right side of the gate facing the park exit that actually has an exit outside of the park. Although in general I avoid eating at parks anyways since the food is always overpriced. Also definitely visit the butterfly habitat building as that's always a fun experience. To say the least if you go I'm sure you'll have a fun time and appreciate the park for the unique experience it is.
Hey, stapled i met you at knotts yesterday at knotts, and I've been watching all your videos. Great channel, but im curious. You live in san diego, and it seems like you're at kbf or sfmm every week. Do you honestly drive that much. That just seems to me like a huge amount of gas money?
I do drive a lot, to me it’s worth it!
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I think you're severely underrating this park... I've been to plenty parks across the country and SFDK is not nearly as bad as you make it out to be. Maybe you had an off day or something, but there's actually a good amount of stuff to do there. Also the part about it not really being a great "family park" doesn't seem like something you really know how to judge as the fact that the park is half animal attractions, which is what the park originally was before Six Flags bought it and turned it into a theme park, is a large reason why it's a great place for families to visit. I'm not saying it's one of the greatest parks out there, but it's definitely closer to a 5-6 at worst rather than a 3. You make it sounds like it's a dilapidated mess when that's far from the truth. I really wouldn't be surprised if it was because it's an off-season day that you visited the park, as parks in northern CA really don't operate year-round like some parks and more so focus their operations for summer, and because it was an off-season day it left you with a much more negative opinion vs if you visited during the summer months.
Always a possibility, but on both my visits, I had a terrible time
@@stapledmedia That's a shame to hear... I've always had a great time, but I usually just go for the rides and am not really concerned with the food as I generally bring my own and eat it in the parking lot if I even eat at all during the day as park food is always super expensive.
Your experience is likley the the rarity, we have a good time here, but we have flashpass ultimate for the season... we go to ride coasters, and that's about it...but imo the park isn't worth going to without flashpass, operations are terribly slow and the rest of the park is run down and lacks so much theming wise. We go about once a month, just fyi
@@jwest19812007 I haven't been there for a while due to health reasons so that's likely why my experience differs. The video poster said it has gone downhill since the pandemic, which if that's the case it's unfortunate.
I'm probably one of the last people to be in Flash's station, yet I didn't even get to ride😂...it was an infield tour at SFDK during Coaster Con 46. ACE and Six Flags, that was one of the coolest experiences of my life.
As for the "amusement park " section of my day, I did end up getting on all of the open coasters. Kong, Boomerang, and Flash were down. Yeah, the park isn't that great. I was able to ride Medusa during the day, as well as Joker, Sidewinder, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. The lines were crazy long!! Thanks ACE and Six Flags for awesome ERT at the end of the day:)
Also on the day I went, the weather was so cool!! The sun and the clouds were making a painting-perfect blue sky making for amazing coaster pics
ACE ERT goes crazy that’s awesome!