The New Cedar Flags News

Lets talk about this new news that Six Flags and Cedar Fair are merging to ensure they own all of the amusement rides in America and soon to be the world!!
no one is safe.

[@bassjasinski]

Yay Six Flags finally got a giga coaster

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Bwahahha!!!

[@LTCoasters]

Yep, they just got 5 and Cedar Fair got the height record back. Ride on!!!!!

[@rgmitsos5]

You win the comments section

[@rgmitsos5]

This comment is so awesome

[@christopherfinch-mccollum1753]

I'm cautiously optimistic!

[@tealcandtrip]

I’d love to see you comment on Falcon’s Flight ride video and comment from a maintenance perspective.

[@dindog22]

funny you called this Cedar Flags. there's a KZbin channel called Cedar Flags. as for the merger, I kind of feel like The bigger they come, the harder they fall. Now it's a massive company, probably with a lot of debt and at some point it's gonna fall. The other thing is I'm from Cleveland and recently the Indians changed their name. Now all of a sudden Cedar Point is a Six Flags park. feels like the end of civilization. mayhem. it's too much to wrap my head around

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Stay calm, have a funnel cake.

[@dindog22]

@@ryantheridemechanic I would but I can't have gluten. also I'm trying to lose weight

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@dindog22 up hill battle for sure. Healthy stuff cost too much and the stuff that’s bad to eat is cheap and all around. I lost about 50lbs on tuna and chicken.

[@dindog22]

@@ryantheridemechanic I gained a bunch of weight during lockdown and never lost it. I'm just sick of myself so I went back on weight watchers. yes there's a lot of chicken

[@LTCoasters]

Well funny like always! That rabbit hole at the end was great. I always say if you want a nice breeze on a really hot day stand by the fence as Millennium Force does it's close pass next to the line.

[@hotshot27a]

Your sense of humor is top notch, I always laugh. I bet you got mad dad jokes!

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Yes. People hat em for the amount of puns and dad jokes I use.

[@chriss1019]

​@@ryantheridemechanicYou are hilarious with them 😂

[@turtz0]

I'm so glad to know how many funnel cakes are sold a year.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Great right haha!

[@ThrillSeekersandHellRaisers]

Names aren't expected to change. and Six Flags Qiddiya is just a naming deal. SIx Flags doesnt own it AFIK.

[@alkankondo89]

LOL, that tongue-in-cheek logo for "Cedar Flags"! Interesting mechanic's perspective shared about Falcon's Flight. I didn't even think about the challenge of dealing with overheating wheels. I believe that was also an issue on Intimidator 305 initially, and it's why they now cool down the wheels with sprinklers after every ride.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Wheels and bearings hate heat

[@CheesecakeMilitia]

I remember hearing a rumor that Velocicoaster was chewing through wheels daily after opening - Intamin eventually found a compound that could last longer than that, but I imagine Falcon's Flight will be several orders of magnitude more demanding than that.

[@rgmitsos5]

And they hate sand too

[@MrEasye2504]

Hopefully this will mean better food and operations at SFMM.

[@Missglam67]

I love your channel for lots of reasons. You have given my faith in why roller coasters are safe I mean I always thought they were but I am not used to these hyper/giga/flying/strata things.

[@SkeledroMan]

Intamin had to try 200 different wheel designs before landing on something solid enough for falcon's flight. there were a lot of wheel explosions in the test chamber.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I bet. Bearings must be beefy and the grease has to be on a different level.

[@TanookiOshawott64]

Working at KI, we show a paystub to get into most parks within a 10 hour drive. So not quite all of them, but yes SFoG SFGAdv SFGAm SFStLand i think like Darien lake and such. But I still had to pay to get into SFMM

[@chriss5165]

Was waiting for your take on this!

[@chriss5165]

Found your channel when you had 97 subs...so awesome to see how far you came in a short span...keep it up!

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@chriss5165 thanks for being here! I appreciate you hanging in for so long!

[@kendonagan5535]

what did I miss in the end of this episode? I started looking up merger news on that site you mentioned, and got distracted.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Haha!!! Happens fast. And you needed a nap afterwards right hahahah!!!!

[@beowolf9480]

the official name may be Six Flags, but let's be real, it's Cedar Flags

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Ha! Right! Because Six Fairs sounds bad.

[@beowolf9480]

@@ryantheridemechanic it really does though, but also Cedar Fair has majority share by 1% so they get the first name

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@beowolf9480 ha!

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Six Cedar Fair Flags over Cedar Point😂

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@Spike-sk7ql how about six flags over cedar fair. Sounds better.

[@michaezell4607]

Not happy about this at all because first I saw what six flags did to the former adventure world in Maryland and it's since become one one of the redheaded stepchilds of the chain. With rides constantly removed and nothing nee added. When batwing was added added in 2001 it became the last new coaster that the park ever got. They have only gotten 2 hand me downs . I stopped visiting SFA in 06 when they decided to add another Waterpark expansion for 07. By. This time cedar fair had purchased kings dominion ( we all know that the real reason for the purchase is because cedar fair wanted kings island but paramount parks would only only agree agree to a sale if it were an all or nothing package deal) and things looked good as cedar started investing in the park, that is until inntimidator with all its problems came along...cedar fair pulled a "batwing" on us only this time we're seeing coasters being removed at the rate of every couple of years.. ....volcano definitely isn't getting a wing coaster now and all that money spent on jungle expedition expansion is just wasted as a result.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Wow. That’s no good for that park.

[@PoshLife123]

Great video. So many funny parts gave me a much needed laugh. Would have loved to have seen the unscrewing camera footage 😆🤣😆

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Would have been great!

[@amanor409]

I can see operations being standardized. Cedar Fair uses IROC for their ride operator certifications while Six Flags doesn’t. Food quality will also likely go up at the Six Flags parks.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Fun side effect!

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Honestly, I kind of wish they would drop that IROC crap.

[@amanor409]

@@Spike-sk7qlI do too, but it’s CF management who is taking over. The company is large enough they could honestly make their own standards.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

@@amanor409 I know. A guy can dream though, right? I mean.... who doesn't want no unnecessary seat belts on Diamondback? Do yourself a favor, either unclip your seat belt on Diamindback, or Orion, at the top of the lift hill, or go ride Raging Bull without getting stapled. B&M has mastered the "floater air time" and to experience it the way B&M designed it to be is absolutely great. Especially at KI where the ride ops are not afraid to let you go with the "if it's green it rides" motto. I'm not a big guy, (honestly I might be kind of skinny?) and I get the "click click, it's green" treatment at KI all the time. I LOVE the ride ops at KI. So you don't want to go without the belt with that setting. Bring it down 3 clicks, and it's perfect. You may feel like you're coming out. I think that's what B&Mhad in mind when designing the clam shell restraints.

[@spentron1]

Um, Seaworld?

[@Mark-oc9gz]

Yes I was thinking that the whole time lol

[@basti0007]

I did an interview with a responsible person at Intamin for Falcon‘s Flight about it being do-able and he insists that it‘s real, thought through and it‘ll work. (Well, they even started constructing some of the track already - but this doesn‘t mean much in Saudi Arabia).

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I’ve seen abandoned new coasters out there before.

[@jdaricchi2046]

Side question. What are your thoughts or has there ever been any talk about the possibilities of a mag-lev coaster?

[@ryantheridemechanic]

I’ve never heard of anything like that but I can’t see that technology applied to amusement park stuff. Mainly used for long distance high speed. As far as I know you can’t pull a 3g high bank corner with that system.

[@macsignals]

Need to get the revenue translated into Dippin Dots.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Oooohhh good question? Wonder how much their cost is on dippin dots.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

Your Chuck Norris joke was funny. I just renewed my season passes for both CF and SF.😂

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Oh man I wonder what will happen with that?

[@Jenlovescoasters]

I have no idea, but I have a feeling I should have waited...😂

[@Spike-sk7ql]

​@@Jenlovescoastersprobably nothing will happen in 24. It will be 25 where passes will change.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

I was hoping the merger would have saved Great America.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

That land is worth too much. Especially in Silicon Valley

[@Jenlovescoasters]

It is. It's just sad. I hate seeing parks destroyed. Especially ones with sentimental value.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@Jenlovescoasters have you be to the one in Chicago? It’s like stepping back in time for people that lived in northern California.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

@@ryantheridemechanic I am definitely going to plan a trip to the Chicago park!!!❤🎢

[@86fourtrax1]

If the merger could somehow help staffing issues at Cedar Point that would be a huge benefit for Cedar Fair. Cedar Point had advertised multiple hiring events this year and they still had shortages. Hopefully Cedar Fair keeps free parking as a season pass benefit going forward.

[@crooked-halo]

My hobby & my passion is wooden roller coasters and traditional amusement parks. So, this merger is meaningful to me only insofar as it preserves, and results in higher-quality maintenance, of the few great wood coasters at Six Cedar Flags Fair. Gold Striker is my biggest concern since it's one of the world's best wood coasters, and Great America is slated to close & move in a few years. This is also Great America's signature & most popular attraction. Relocating this top-tier wood coaster to the new park is the reasonable & economical choice. The _best thing_ that could happen to Six Flags would be losing the _stupid_ Marvel cartoon characters.

[@Missglam67]

I do have a silly question though. Actually two. Lately I have seen mature adults like my age and even seniors working at my home parks. For extra money and maybe just $hits and giggles I might apply. How can I be a ride operator. The other question might sound even sillier but do you happen to know what those flags are for on the peaks of the lift hills on primarily wooden coasters? Are they just decorations or do they have some utilitarian purpose? I know nobody ever asks questions like that but I always wondered. I like them actually because they are an alert or a indicator of the thrilling experience that is about to happen as you approach them at the top of the lift hill.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

The flags are just advertising most of the time. Parks used to top off the high point with an American flag and then one of the park. But that’s about it. Ride operation, just apply to the park. Pay is not great but they rely on older people when the younger kids have to go home due to work permits from schools.

[@Missglam67]

@@ryantheridemechanic thanks for the info. That makes sense. I know working at a park in an entry level position doesn’t pay much. I applied to my home park Six Flags Magic Mountain several years ago but not for a park position but a Human Resources position. I had lots and lots of experience but I did notice there were several people applying for the same position that already worked in the park. I knew this because they showed up for the interview wearing the staff uniforms. Well I didn’t get the job despite calls back for a 2nd and a 3rd. I asked for feedback and they did admit that they prefer to hire from within. They did say they’re impressed and if I would like an entry level position it would be easier to get a promotion. I was a bit disappointed but never hard feelings. But for a 2nd job for extra cash I might consider it

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@Missglam67 you can work up quickly if you want to. Most positions are just “summer” jobs so there is no interest to move up.

[@ballshd68419]

I was still there

[@Jenlovescoasters]

I would have liked to work under you.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Most of my crew was very appreciative towards me.

[@Jenlovescoasters]

I'm sure they were, I would have loved to have a boss that was as knowledgeable and caring about rides to collaborate with employees that cared to come up with great solutions to problems!❤

[@mikewalker4950]

Keep going off subject..... the tangent stories are great.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

Thanks. I’m really not used to opinion type videos.

[@jessicacrawford10]

I don't want it 😭

[@jessicacrawford10]

I should clarify. If Cedar Point remains the same, no rename, minimal rebranding, fine. I do not want it renamed and completely changed.

[@ryantheridemechanic]

@@jessicacrawford10 I don’t think they will

[@BamaRailfan]

​@ryantheridemechanic I agree. Cedar Point is too iconic of a name and is world renowned.

[@joshfreund6008]

I see the pass prices doubling

[@BamaRailfan]

@@joshfreund6008 I see different tiers being introduced. The pass for all parks likely will. Single park passes..idk.. maybe they will introduce a new tier for regions that includes certain parks in a given area. We will see..

[@Jenlovescoasters]

Just stop with the super hero bs,sf

[@garywillis7253]

I was hoping SF was the bigger share holders so we could have more Intamin and RMC coasters at CP and or KI...This isn't good for INTAMIN,

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Most of Intamins business is in Europe. Intamin will be fine. This new conglomerate, if they refuse to work with Intamin, or RMC, will suffer because they will get no top tier thrill rides. People will start to switch to Busch Gardens, Universal, Hershey Park, etc. that have the new Intamin 6 launch blitz coaster. People will get bored with 20 B&M coasters in the parks.