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Six Flags Darien lake
« on: May 02, 2019, 04:27:53 pm »
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2019, 09:39:30 pm »
To think this ride was privately owned bust to be sold of and off. to become a six flags park when the chain expanded under the premier ownership. Then just to get sold off and shuffled around again. Finally making a complete 360 and return to being a Six Flags park.

It will be interesting to see how this park changes and expands back under Six Flags Control.
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2019, 12:45:55 pm »
Planning as one of the stops on my New England park trip this summer (along with Quassy, Lake Compunce, SFNE, Canobie, Great Escape, and Waldameer).

Great Escape and Darien Lake and Waldameer is in far north west PA (I live in the South Eastern part, and go to college in South Jersey). My dad has a friend from college who lives in Rochester (which about as far away from Darien Lake as my house is to Dorney or Rowan to Great Adventure).

We've met with them in the past, but it's been at least 4 years.
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2019, 04:48:07 pm »
SFI sold this park when they were in dire financial trouble.  Around the same time they dumped their holdings in Europe and Astroworld in Houston.  The revenue from the sales held off bankruptcy for a bit but it came anyhow.  Now restructured and in better shape they are expanding again and this was one of the acquisitions.   We were there last summer to ride thwr new coaster and the park looked pretty good. 
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2019, 08:15:05 pm »
Quote from: Pineracer on May 08, 2019, 12:45:55 pm
Planning as one of the stops on my New England park trip this summer (along with Quassy, Lake Compunce, SFNE, Canobie, Great Escape, and Waldameer).

Great Escape and Darien Lake and Waldameer is in far north west PA (I live in the South Eastern part, and go to college in South Jersey). My dad has a friend from college who lives in Rochester (which about as far away from Darien Lake as my house is to Dorney or Rowan to Great Adventure).

We've met with them in the past, but it's been at least 4 years.
Sounds like an ambitious trip. Hope you enjoy the parks.

Just don't stay their. I priced out the campground and the prices are insane.
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2019, 12:17:56 pm »
My dad has friends from college who live in Rochester, which helps as a whole in the money department
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2019, 03:28:30 pm »
If you are staying in Rochester, Seabreeze is a nice smaller park.  Jack Rabbit is a classic woodie built in 1920.  It is not an all day park but I think they used to have a nightime admission rate.  Not sure now if they still have that.   
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2019, 05:20:32 pm »
Hotels in Rochester arn't bad saw a few good rated ones starting in the 80 range. a few cheaper ones but bad ratings. still a world more reasonable then DL resort prices.
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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2022, 10:18:01 am »
Sorry to bring up an old post, but I saw this on Screamscape the other day and made me start thinking...

http://www.screamscape.com/html/six_flags_darien_lake.htm

Looks like Darien Lake might be changing things around in the next few years.

I just moved out to Syracuse last spring, and have only made one trip to DL. (Superman) Ride of Steel was closed the whole day. You could see some empty trains being sent during the day, but we left around 3PM after riding what rides we wanted too.  Defiantly need one more trip out there if rumors are true.  :( :( :(

Motocoaster actually impressed me with the launch. Wasn't TTD or KK level, but not bad for what looked to be a pretty tame ride. Had the longest line we waited in.

Mind Eraser was down (that is covered in the Screamscape article, and I believe that is why it was down), but there is only a million of these SLCs, so wasnt too concerned.

Tantrum was pretty cool, my BF was a little scared. Predator was decent as well.

Wasn't a bad park, but I am going to miss SFNE for sure. I think my friend has a wedding out in Hartford in June, so maybe I will be able to make a stop at SFNE and / or LC.

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Re: Six Flags Darien lake
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2022, 12:01:48 pm »
None of these rumors are positive at all. I'm sure there are people who like water parks and would like a bigger water park but they haven't even added the last planed water park addition so why would they need to remove the parks top billed attraction to make room to expand it.

I get coasters can be costly to keep up but in some cases it's worth it. Ride of Still is the park biggest coaster and one of the things that help s DL stand out in the area that has 2 other parks within a hour. Downgrading the park can only hurt not help the park down the line. You would think the owners would want to make the investment to keep the coaster running because a drop in attendance and returns will only lead to lower profits down the line.
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