Mind Eraser to Receive Significant Upgrades For 2025! | Possibly More to Come!

Mind Eraser at Six Flags Darien Lake will be closed the entitreity of the 2024 for a significant renovation project. This follows suit with many of the other SLCs in the chain, including the other Mind Eraser at Six Flags America, also receiving upgrades in the past few years. The ride will receive two new trains, a new paint job, and some re-profiling work. Concurrently, rumors have arose that there could be even more to come for this area of the park.
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[@zaidarodriguez8455]

Now that Mind Eraser is getting improvements, I’m hoping Ride of Steel will get improvements, too, like getting a second train and maybe renaming it back to Superman: Ride of Steel.

[@amusementscape]

I did hear some rumors about that happening, would be the next logical move!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Great to hear that.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

It would be great. That coaster is WAY too good to look as neglected as it does. I said the exact same thing about I-305 a while back.

[@Rollercoasterguy7]

Or what if the straight track had a little hill of something

[@BackRowCoasters]

@@amusementscapeI talked to the park president and he said they’re repainting it and getting a seconds train and a cover over the queue

[@xanadurocks]

I agree they should do it black and purple , and you always have such great ideas wish they would listen to you. Not going this year but I hope to get back there in 2025 and experience the new mind eraser.

[@zaidarodriguez8455]

Actually, it’s green and purple in the thumbnail.

[@markvolpe2305]

I think it all depends on if they're going to theme it or not, the green and purple would be good if they're theming it to the Joker if Six Flags decides to bring the DC comics back into the park.

[@oblivieon1567]

I've ridden one SLC, Mind Eraser at SFA. I didn't know it was the most literal name ever as it erased my mind.😵‍💫 Having said that, nice to hear a SLC is getting a refurb but YOU FIRST! 🤣

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I get it.

[@matymil]

Can't wait to ride Dr. Dariens Stupendous Flying Machine in 2025

[@andrewdonohue1853]

i live in wymoning county in NY, that far from darien lake. we have had season passes in the past. the cost has gone up significantly and the content has become stale, it's the same old same old. it is good to see them finally do something with this park

[@RochesterScuba]

I paid appx 500 for 5 passes and one dining plan last year. To get the same value, it would be 1850. Darien lake is also a dump compared to the other parks.

[@TheCoasterSerpent]

I love how they specified two trains, its like they see that running a hyper with one train hurts the park's attendance and reputation.

[@Calakapepe]

Dream would be for it to get the great noreaster treatment! So hopefully the reprofiling is substantial

[@amusementscape]

Same here!

[@johnfoltz8183]

They show rename the coaster to Professor Freebish Electric Roller Ride if they decide to go the Steampunk route

[@Spike-sk7ql]

You know what...... if this bit works out well, I kinda hope that it catches on and more parks fix their SLC's in the near future. Honestly, the SLC layout is pretty good. The Mind Eraser that was at Geauga Lake (currently at Michigan's Adventure I think) actually rode quite decent, and it was enjoyable.

[@markvolpe2305]

Question is, would it be worth it for a park like Canada's Wonderland to do the same thing for Flight Deck, another horrible SLC?

[@Spike-sk7ql]

@@markvolpe2305 Canada's wonderland should have removed that, and the zamperla torture device a long time ago. That park is one of the best performing parks in the chain, and yet has those 2 TERRIBLE rides. It's actually a shame.

[@ThousanWhite]

Great news! Unfortunately I get the perception that a lot of the GP won't even know or care and they'll still skip the coaster, no matter what improvements they do to it. So stubborn! :(

[@amusementscape]

Hopefully they’ll market it well so they understand!

[@Spike-sk7ql]

They could always do what they did with Great Noreaster. They ran ads saying it was so smooth that even your granny can ride it. Then they had a bunch of grannies ride it for a commercial.

[@exinobelgonzalez2874]

This parks whole ownership situation really sets back it's improvements. Epr properties, the park owner, foots the bill when it's time for an upgrade to the park. It would nice is sf would buy it back, the park looks like it's still sruck in it's premier parks days. With the whole cf merger who knows what will happen.

[@markvolpe2305]

I've also been saying that for years now, but they have put money in the park this past off-season with more Titan Track on Predator (about 900ft.), replaced 3 sections of track on the Boomerang, and made repairs to The Big Kahuna waterslide and doing all that without removing anything lol.

[@ItsSiebay]

Six Flags Darien Lake and America are basically sister parks, so when they announced this for America, I knew Darien Lake’s wouldn’t be long after.

[@coasterfair2602]

I could see Six Flags doing similar to SFA with their former Mind Easer just not that heavy themed if that makes sense

[@johnfoltz8183]

They already repainted it and hopefully new trains from Vekoma

[@Psiaramis]

Well as of 8/16 they have started painting Mind Eraser, and it looks like they are definitely keeping the red track, and likely the turquoise supports.

[@smolidea001]

correction: Professor Screamore's Skywinder Not Sidewinder

[@Biosynthnut]

Mind Eraser renovation should have happened years ago. My only hope, is Viper gets the same treatment, and new Vekoma trains. I can only hope.

[@alexlamb7904]

Like the upgrades in the park, would love to see the blacktop disappear and the idea of themed areas would be awesome. Where ME sits there’s just nothing, long walk across a bridge for one ride then right back over the bridge. In a perfect world they could build up that area and maybe make it a loop that connects else where to the park

[@RochesterScuba]

That would take money to do. They dont want to spend money on this park. Great adventure has added a roller coaster a year for the last couple years. They also maintain the park.

[@Anthony_r09]

i hope they bring back the on ride camera feature with this new upgrade since the photo both is still there

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I like that.

[@MrSRArter]

6:45 They could replace it with a Zamperla Super Flumez and family coaster combo like the ones at Luna Park NY and Adventureland in Iowa and still have room.

[@amusementscape]

I think that’s a great idea! Another family coaster would be nice, plus another water ride would certainly be appreciated

[@robertmusgrove4537]

If they replace the restraints on the train to reduce head banging this will be a good ride

[@katxoz]

The mind eraser having a purple color scheme would make sense because it's logo is purple and green

[@JeremyCoasters]

Great to see new investment in this park. I might be finally going there for my first time soon.

[@amusementscape]

Hope you have fun!

[@history_leisure]

Maybe they could take a look at Wildwood Grove for Rowdy's Ridge and take the woodland/mountain vibe into account (maybe a connection to the Willow Lake named that Google calls the pond adjacent to the ride). Kids coaster kind of in the way for the path, but could easily move it to Mind Eraser Plaza. Tantrum, Viper, and adjacent kids area into Country Fair, Steamtown anchored by Sky Screamer and Motocoaster, Predator and Ride of Steel into DC Universe, Hurricane Harbor, and then the front bit could be rethemed to reflect the Western New York cities in their prime, with a new area eventually replacing their splash boats and original water park

[@RandomStuffIol]

1:38 you called me out

[@amusementscape]

Don’t blame you

[@markvolpe2305]

@@amusementscape I've also been saying that for awhile now too, but if I can ride it without getting a massive headache, then all will be good.

[@christopherg7098]

Six Flags will continue to do the bare minimum they need to keep the open. Just enough to keep the they are a theme park. They have removed so many rides they have not been replaced, because the property is so unimportant to the Six Flags portfolio. Who knows, by next year maybe they will just have park open on Tuesdays and Saturdays and they will burn the Predator to the fround

[@Megacoasterman]

Man my luck is running out this year. Both Steel Curtain and Mind Eraser closed after I planned to go there, but before I could ride them. Hopefully this means Ride of Steel will have some new changes too in the future and I will have a new renovated credit!

[@StamfordBridge]

I saw DL’s Mind Eraser was getting an upgrade and I assumed it was being torn down. Oh, well.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Good for us.

[@amusementvillage]

I hope they reopen the rapids ride it was a great ride

[@KnotWithJosh]

If only six flags still owned elitch gardens.

[@Mysterium-zy6ri]

I wish for this everyday

[@KnotWithJosh]

@@Mysterium-zy6ri we would’ve gotten rmc twister ages ago if they did

[@branj18]

Is this just SF doing this? Because a renovation would be good for many SLCs. My first one was the gauntlet at magic springs.

[@lightningboat]

THANK GOD (six flags has to do this for Flight Deck at CW)

[@HangtimeThrills]

Facts

[@richardlong172]

Holler

[@deletedaccountdnd]

Investing in SLC's is certainly a choice.....

[@manny4mayor]

Do people not like the Mind Eraser??

[@pancake_2_]

So Six Flags is Fixing their SLCs but Cedar Fair isin't??

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Cedar fair will wait to see how these refurbishments go first. They have gotten out of the business of being the first ones to do the next new things anymore.

[@carlosribeiro3821]

Glad to see something happening, I did read that Darien Lake is at the bottom of the list with Cedar Fair in terms of dumping money into the park, especially since they don't own the land at Darien Lake

[@markvolpe2305]

Wonder if Flight Deck would be worth fixing up at Canada's Wonderland, or remove it and Time Warp for a good chunk of land?

[@carlosribeiro3821]

@@markvolpe2305 Not sure what the plan is for Flight Deck. But, tracks for the new 2025 coaster is supposd to be arriving in a month or 2 at the park. Still is a secret what the ride is, but Cedar Fair is spending in the neighborhood of over $25 million on this ride, and the mountain is part of the ride.

[@lucasm7177]

It's so annoying when coaster youtubers talk about how high rollercoasters are on the their rankings list as if any of us care about what your rankings are. As for the video, hate to break it to you but the river rapids aren't coming back especially with how long it's been sitting...