Frontier City Review & Overview, Oklahoma City's Six Flags Park | Best Themed Park in the Chain?
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- Опубликовано: 14 мар 2021
- Frontier City in Oklahoma City is one of the best looking Six Flags parks. Six Flags recently reacquired this western themed park and it includes a handful of rollers coasters like Diamond Back, Silver Bullet, and Wildcat. Should you visit this theme park? Find out in this review!
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Frontier City Off-Ride (psyclonesteve)- • Frontier City 1995/ 20...
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Gully Washer (Frontier City)- • Gully Washer - Select ...
Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Celebration, 1957 (OHS Film and Video Archives)- • Oklahoma Semi-Centenni...
Rotor POV (The Red Coaster Channel)- • Rotor Luna Park Sydney...
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9:13 I love how they almost fucking flip over their log trying to dog the water spray. The dad in the back just goes, “OH SHIT!!”
It amazes me when people ride water rides and then go to great lengths to avoid getting wet.
I was fortunate to actually LIVE in the park for a year when I was little. My parents worked at the park from 73 to 77. We lived in a bus behind the ghost mine. Such wonderful memories. Back when the Sluskys owned it.
Cool!
That is soooo cool…
@@gstevens6948 It really was. Imagine chasing an amusement park as your playground. Like Willy Wonka. It was a treasure for sure.
Love seeing a great enthusiast giving love to a park that people often forget.🥃🤌🏽
Thanks!
I grew up going to this park every summer as a kid in the 90's.
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Back in 1994-95 when Premier was buying the entire Six Flags chain working from the little office building on the southeast corner of the lot, they were dumping profits from their other parks into FC. It was open every single night from mid May to late August until 10-12, AND there were fireworks shows nearly every one of those nights. Endless rerides on anything. I rode everything hundreds of times every summer. That's how I fell in love with amusement parks.
If only they still had hours like that!
Man, I love how you’re churning out these videos. Two or three a DAY? Amazing!
The off-ride footage doesn't take long to put together. I can do that pretty mindlessly while watching a TV show (rendering and uploading is the bottleneck). For the reviews, I have a stockpile I made last year that I need to start pumping out haha.
@@CanobieCoaster they certainly don't look 'mindless'
@@johnodavidson The hard part on the off-ride footage is getting it. Compiling it is the easy part.
Bro, you’re such a good roller coaster RUclipsr because you push out content almost 2 or more times a day!
Thank you! I don't expect this rate to continue once things start picking up following the pandemic, but I have a huge backlog to push out.
A lot of people hate on this part and frontier city is actually my home park and it’s not as bad as people say, thanks for not just hating on it
You're welcome! It has a lot of redeeming qualities. It just suffers if you compare it to the ride lineup of the other Six Flags parks.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah, it really does but I think the theming makes up for it a lot but that’s just my opinion
@@The_Kyle66 It's personally my least favorite Six Flags park overall, but it's still a solid park and it does probably have the best theming.
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We should get more coverage of this park now at least.
@@CanobieCoaster I kind of upload about the park all the time
Remember hurting my back on Diamond Back when I was a kid.
Oh no!
Nice review of my homepark. Right now Six Flags the past two years has been investing millions of dollars in upgrading the infrastructure of the park. Timbertown was their first overhaul of the park. Now the whole electrical grid of the park has been rebuilt, Maintenance structures have been added to some of the attractions so they can quickly and efficiently work on rides so to minimize down time. The old electrical and plumbing infrastructure in place kept the park from expanding. That is the Reason why it hasn't had any major new coaster, or Ride attractions. The park has been running on 50 year old infrastructure. Their goal now is to expand the park but still keep that Western Charm feel of the park. They do have plans to add another coaster and a few thrilling flat attractions. (tower Rides) Their goal is to make this park the Knott's Berry Farm of the Six Flags Chain. (I'm not going to hold my breath) Covid like the rest of the industry hurt them so no telling how many years until they recover after the pandemic. I frequent the park with some other regional enthusiasts some with SFOT and other who have SDC as their homepark I've seen their fan pages and they have noticed the hard work and money that Six Flags has invested into the park.
That would be great if they expanded Frontier City once all that infrastructure is in place. Maybe that's why they got the extra train for Wildcat since it would need it if the park's capacity starts increasing.
@@CanobieCoaster I never knew they had a blue train, I always go with the red train on the wildcat.
Great review + complete content. I love it.
Thanks!
Holy moly! Keep pumping these vids out at this rate and you'll have 5k in no time!😀😀😀
Thank you! I had this one queued up and then made the Superman one in light of recent news.
Ranking Frontier City coasters worst to best (my opinion):
5. Frankie's Mine Train
4. Steel Lasso
3. Wildcat
2. Silver Bullet
1. Diamond Back
That's how I rank them too.
The Nightmare was the first big coaster the park had back before the Silver Bullet, it was called the Orang Blossom Special, they just moved it indoors.
That ride looked fun.
This park has that special asphalt smell on a summer day. It has become my favorite smell in summer because of nostalgia.
I don't recall that.
Oh, usually on a very hot day there, you could smell asphalt, when I’m in a parking lot I immediately think of Frontier City, hot sun on asphalt, the pathing the park uses.
Took my girls to opening day on Saturday 3/13. There were crowds and long lines for Steel Lasso and Wildcat. We were given 4 skip the line passes and used them for SL(1), WC(2) and DB(1) in the back as we had walked on earlier for 2 front car rides. Sadly, Silver Bullet did not run at all on opening day which was perplexing. It was our first trip there driving up from Dallas. We may go there again but it was a little underwhelming. Multiple food options were not open which is confusing because it was opening day. The cheeseburgers that we got at 1pm didn’t come with lettuce or tomatoes because they had run out. I don’t know if the park wasn’t ready for opening day but it felt like poor planning.
That's a bummer Silver Bullet was down. Was there at least a train on the track? That's encouraging to hear the park was busy so early in the year.
There was a train just past the final break run most of the day. About an hour or two before close it was moved into the station. Workers were present around the final break run. I hope that the downtime was something that occurred that morning and not something that could have been fixed beforehand.
The local news stations 4 and 9 were there
Did Wildcat have the new RMC train running or was it running the old PTC one.
Having been to great escape (which like u said is kinda similar) it feels nothing like a SF park, everything is laid back, and there is just lots of props and trees and stuff everywhere
Those two parks are very similar- both good and bad.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah seems like it, however great escape was more forest themed versus the western theme of frontier city, makes sense tho based off the areas each park is in
I love this park, I’ve been to it multiple times :)
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Great review. I find that my personal favorite theme/atmosphere for theme parks is the western theme, idk why. But that is why Silver Dollar City is my favorite theme park instead of Disney or Universal. If I ever get out to Frontier City, I bet i'll enjoy it
I like western themes and it's understandable why so many parks have them since it's timeless.
Great review! This is definitely one of those parks that I can't see myself getting out to for a long long time. I would rather go to most any other park here in the US.
That's fair. I'm glad I went (and finally got on Diamond Back), but I may not be back for a while.
its so cool to see my hometown's park in a ligit video :)
i just went today
You're welcome!
I wish we had bigger and better rides, but I appreciate the theming. I like that I can visit a park with some decent rides and not have to get a hotel. I have been here on a few very busy days (Saturdays in the summer or during Fright Fest), and the lines are terrible, but most visits have been light crowds. I'm happy that I was able to ride both Hangman and erUPtion many times when they operated. erUPtion freaked me out. I rode it in its opening year and the following year.
Eruption looked really cool. I'm not surprised Fright Fest gets busy. That seems to be the theme for most Six Flags parks.
Very fair review. FC is definitely known for its charm more than it's thrill, but it's not a bad one to have local. Definitely better than nothing. Can just drive 15 minutes east as opposed to going to Texas or Misery (Missouri). I do love SDC though. Believe it or not, the disney parks are the only two parks I've been to outside of silver dollar city and frontier city! If i die only having been to 4, i'd say those were good.
It definitely has a nice feel.
We plan on visiting FC during the July 4th extended weekend along with SFOT. I have a soft spot for these mid tier parks and I'm really looking forward to it.
Enjoy!
I like the video that you made. I live in OKC so Frontier City is my home park. I would love to see them expand. I would love to see the buy more land to the north like Where Days inn is right next door to try to expand an put more rides in.
That would be great!
Frontier City is one My Bucket List
It looks great.
Looks like a neat lil place!
It really is.
Don’t forget Fiesta Texas with their over-the-top management
Sadly, Frontier City isn't worth going to more than once or twice.
Fiesta is definitely a better overall park.
Best part of their meal options is the base funnel cakes are included as a snack (2019 at least ).
I had a funnel cake. I thought it was ok. I'm spoiled by the pizza ones at Six Flags New England.
Six Flags branded Parks: Elite Coasters and New additions
Non Six Flags branded Parks: Atmosphere and Theme. Nothing else
And then you have La Ronde that has nothing.
Sadly Gary Story didn’t operate or own Premier when they bought the property in 2013/2014. Gary passed away in 2013. Instead it was ran but someone very well known for ruining Six Flags, Kieran Burke who is not a great person.
Ah ok, thanks for letting me know.
It looks like a great little park
It has a nice atmosphere.
I love this park. It's right on the way to SFOT from KC. Perfect for an RMC Raptor.
Agreed!
I'm sorry, but didn't great escape (my home park) open in 1954?
Great escape vs frontier city
Great escape: better coasters, flat rides, kiddie area, waterpark, dining, and greenery, water rides
Frontier city: better family park, way better theming, decent parking, decent merchandise, better dark rides
Both of the locations are great. Great escape is a good stop in coaster trips, and in a tourist area, but frontier city is in a city, and close to sdc, and the texas parks
Who wins???
Whoops, I missed that since the park was renamed. I updated that section of the video. Thanks for pointing it out.
Those two are neck-and-neck, but I give the edge to Great Escape because of the big water park and Comet.
We are from Wichita, and got a season pass to Six Flags over Texas for a 3 day trip. I am hoping to take some day trips over the summer to Frontier City since its only a few hours away.
Makes sense!
I’m curious how long lines at this park will be, being one of the only parks in Oklahoma
I think Six Flags taking over again was a great thing for the park but there are definitely a lot of new attractions they need. For starters they should place a Funtime Star Flyer where Eruption used to sit and also needs a new drop tower, one of those Mack Rides Soak n' Splash rides like Aqua Twist at La Ronde, a Larson Flying Scooter Anda pendulum ride like Extreme Supernova at the Great Escape. They need a new indoor coaster or dark ride where that Nightmare Mine building sits and they need to relocate the Gully Washer waterslides and Western Waterworks play area to nearby Hurricane Harbor and put some new coasters like an RMC Raptor, an S&S 4-D Free Spin or a Gerstlauer Euro Fighter in that place. I know those are small clones of coasters at other parks but they'd be perfect for a small park like this and you could easily fit them both in that back space. Maybe 3 if they decided to reconstruct that Wild Kitty coaster that Frankie's Mine Train replaced.
I agree a Gerstlauer EuroFighter would be a great fit, but Six Flags won't work with Gerstlauer. I could see a lot of those rides working for this park. They already have the flying scooters.
@@CanobieCoaster I didn't know about the flying scooters but I did know about their rough relationship with Gerstlauer. I really think those two need to move past that by now. Until then a Zierrer Tower Coaster like Impulse at Knoebels or Wicked at Lagoon would be a good idea as well.
@@mitchellries256 it will be a long while before six flags and gerstlauer get past the accident at New Texas Giant
@@matthewappel5683 I guess so.
9:07 dang they almost tipped the log..
Lol
Just wondering, what did you think of Slingshot, Adventuredome's drop tower? I thought it had an amazing launch and setting, and the drop was very floaty.
I thought it was one of the weakest drop towers I've ridden. Maybe it was running badly the day I visited, but the launch had little power, there was no airtime, and the drop was really slow.
This was my home park for most of my life. I'm glad it's getting love for its charm but they have DESPERATELY needed at least one thrill ride that will attract GP as well as enthusiasts for quite some time. I'd love to see a GCI or a compact launch coaster like Copperhead Strike. I know that's a long shot but the Nightmare Mine building has been an empty eyesore for far too long. Please please please get something cool!
Do they use Nightmare Mine for a haunt or is it just empty? Great Escape at least uses their old Nightmare for a haunt.
@@CanobieCoaster actually I’m not sure. They probably do use it for a haunt
I moved to Oklahoma in 2006 and when I visited the park I saw diamondback and was like "cool a coaster like I rode at Great adventure". Little did I know it WAS the coaster I rode at Great adventure. 😆
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Very informative. I used to attend this park many many times in the past years. It has changed considerably since those trips. I hope to revisit and find out how it stacks up to my past trips :)
Enjoy!
I agree this is probably the most well themed Six Flags park. I also didn't have an issue with crowds during my visit in September. Great review!
Thank you!
I wish this park could grow
Same!
Silverdollar city and St. Louis six flags made Frontiercity
They did?
I rode wildcat this year in the last row and it is one of the roughest coasters I have ever been on to date. Definitely felt like it was running on square wheels. I want to like this park so badly, but the ride lineup is just too weak.
Ouch!
I wonder if La Ronde will ever get the obvious branding
They seemed ready in the mid-2000s when they added Vampire with a bat logo and Goliath with a Superman paint scheme.
Anybody know how busy this place gets? What’s the average wait time?
It was dead the days I went.
Went in June 2020. Diamondback was closed. The Schwartzkopf was great, but not as good as Scorpion in my opinion. Steel Lasso overran the station brake and ended up giving us a double ride. Wildcat felt like it would have been incredible in it's day when the RCT water splash was working.
Wildcat's 1990s layout looked great with the splash, double up, and no trims.
@@CanobieCoaster It was fantastic some elements I wish they never removed from the coaster. When they added Eruption that took out the large Pond which then effected the Splash down effects. I spoke with one of the managers of the park. They mentioned the park is working on a way to bring back that effect and maybe add back in the tunnel. It may in the next couple of years. It's not in any near future plan but it's in the works.
@@KicknKvnMotto That would be great if they bring it back. I'm also interested to hear how the RMC Wildcat trains ride.
Hopefully a different company takes over the park. If not six flags will run it into the ground like they do. Glad they didn't get the usual six flags treatment with theming.
I hope this park gets more investment.
This ain’t your average Six Flags I wonder if it will still look like this when it does get branded most likely not
Considering they didn't brand it the first time they owned it, it may just stay Frontier City.
I’m sad that I won’t visit frontier city a lot 😢😭
It’s because I’m moving to Colorado! 😢
At least you have some new parks out that way.
Yeah, it's tough being an enthusiast in OKC...
At least the park looks nice and you are within driving distance of Silver Dollar City for a weekend trip.
@@CanobieCoaster for sure! And only a long day trip to Over Texas! It is a pretty big step down from my homepark being Carowinds, but I was spoiled then :)
@@adambuckler1398 Over Texas is close in overall quality although it doesn't have a single ride as good as Fury 325.
@Canobie Coaster For sure! Over Texas is a great park 😄
Do a video of La Ronde
You can go look at your trashcan instead /s
I will once I get back there to get video footage. I have limited photos only of that park.
Guard or police officer there trespassed a woman for her shorts being to short. This should be caught at the gate and not after the visitor has paid the entrance fee.
What happened?
According to RUclips captions, you’re Portuguese
This is why I've tried uploading my own.
Frontier City should replace their Go-Karts with a Gravity Group Family Coaster. Smaller children only have Steel Lasso and Frankie's Mine Train, and I think that they could use a modern woodie. Using Google Maps, I determined that Roarasaurus would fit within this plot, along with a small flat ride.
I'd love to see one of those junior Gravity Groups at a lot of parks. The rumor I heard from SFNEOnline is that Frontier City may get Goliath from Six Flags New England.
@@CanobieCoaster I believe that Frontier City has a 125 foot height limit, but don't quote me on it. A Giant Inverted Boomerang is nearly hyper height.
@@appalachianenthusiast9499 Wasn't Eruption well beyond that height? I have no doubt the park has a height limit, but they can always ask for a waiver.
@@CanobieCoaster Eruption was 250 feet, so they might be able to get a waiver from the city. However, it could very well be a recently enforced restriction since Eruption closed 9 years ago.
@@appalachianenthusiast9499 It's my home park there is no Height limit in the area of the park. Eruption when it was still around had a height of 250ft.
jimmy neutron?
Steel Lasso is the same layout as the ride at Movie Park Germany.
Unfortunately, will never pay to go back to this park. After two visits it offers very little. You can walk around the whole park in 15 min easily. If you are a adult or older teen. It doesn’t offer much at all. We paid for a year pass and got a second for free because of Covid.. we didn’t even bother going at all the next year and it wasn’t due to anything Covid related. The park is boring and food overpriced. Unless they really expand this park and add a lot more rides, it isn’t worth the money to go. Oklahoma City area deserves a bigger and much better park then this..
It doesn't have a big coaster lineup, but I do like the overall theme.
Come on! Whatever. No thanks! After Six Flags Great America, and Magic Mountain, plus all the great coasters in Wisconsin? No thanks.
There are far better Six Flags parks for rides, but I love the look of this one.