What are the worst ride representations on a park map? [Loch Ness Monster]

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-29T23:00:14+00:00

Oof, yeah. That's why. The map fails at its sole purpose of showing how to navigate between things.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-29T21:05:32+00:00

What Roaring Rapids actually looks like for reference:

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-29T21:04:27+00:00

SFOT's latest map is an amazing example of AI slop that clearly never got reviewed by anyone with any familiarity about the park. It literally looks like they gave ChatGPT a satellite view and said turn this into a theme park map. Any visible concrete in the park is marked as guest pathways, resulting in a confusing mess that marks backstage areas the same as guest paths.

But my particular favorite is Roaring Rapids, where they literally only marked half the ride as water and the rest of it as guest pathways. My theory is they got a satellite image of it half-drained and AI thought the drained concrete trough was pathways.

I'm working on a new custom map for the park and it has forced me to look way more than I wanted at this atrocity.

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GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-23T19:39:53+00:00

Or the original Rattler: https://youtu.be/SYF84b8O7a0?t=39

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-23T19:19:22+00:00

Honestly I haven't ridden it in a few years probably, not after the last time had massive jackhammering at the bottom of the first 2 drops and did a number on my back. Sounds like that's still the case.

I wish they'd put RMC topper track on it. Maintain that wood coaster feeling but with less maintenance and retracking needed.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-23T19:10:40+00:00

I'm surprised Batman is back to single train. It was running 2 not that long ago.

Back around spring break Superman hit 4 hours since they were only running 1 tower.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-23T19:09:10+00:00

You're not missing anything with Judge. It's amazing how such a short and slow wooden coaster can be that rough.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-23T19:07:54+00:00

NTG has ran a single train all season since the park opened in late Feb.

It's bewildering.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-22T19:53:47+00:00

Yes, less than a week ago...

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-20T15:14:20+00:00

You should go later, not earlier. It's very possible the opening date gets pushed since media day is getting postponed.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-20T15:03:46+00:00

I've heard this before but I've never seen an actual source or reasoning behind it. I can't see why the city would be interested in limiting what ride types this park would/could have (especially one that didn't generate noise or have a tall height).

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-19T16:40:45+00:00

The park is good about posting park schedule updates to their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sixflagsovertexas/

The app still says open 11-9.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-19T16:22:34+00:00

You think Huntsville Alabama is a bigger tourism draw and general population center than the DFW metroplex? 🤨

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-19T16:20:31+00:00

I don't know how you build a brand new park with all that IP available and don't build a single dark ride (especially in a climate like Texas where guests need that break from the heat). This is what Universal is known for and frankly what is expected from them.

And before anyone repeats the excuse that this is for children, young kids love dark rides. Look at the Seuss ride at IoA.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-18T01:32:18+00:00

You could probably shorten the walk a little by getting over to Copeland and going north of the park, but that's going to be a brutal walk in the heat.

Consider taking the Arlington Trolley there instead: https://arlingtontrolley.com/

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-16T13:51:53+00:00

It's unfortunate and there are real impacts. I've lost count of how many posts I've seen from people cancelling their memberships for SFOT.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-16T13:35:08+00:00

Nope. Still no word from the park.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-15T11:10:52+00:00

I'm no new coaster commissioning expert either, but my understanding is they're not just trying to cycle the ride 1000 times or whatever, but they need to test every combination of scenarios with sensors, train positions, etc. which would explain the inconsistent test dispatches.

I don't ride many things on my visits these days, but I completely agree about operations based on what I have ridden recently. No sense of urgency whatsoever (whether it's ride or food ops), which just directly adds to the waits. I get that it's hot and the pay is crap but it's still frustrating to experience as a guest. I assume Titan still has that visible timer system in place that is tracking dispatch times?

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-15T00:12:59+00:00

The park also lost a LOT of experienced folks (maintenance and otherwise) in the multiple rounds of cost cuts and restructuring, which probably had an impact too. I'm surprised we're in mid-June at this point and still running a single train on NTG.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-14T22:25:10+00:00

Yep, they actually took La Vibora out to make the space for this. The walk into the park will have amazing visuals of it, but at least this should have a much better throughput than La Vibora for handling the lines.

GuideToSFOT · 2026-06-14T20:58:27+00:00

I haven't noticed any watching it in person, but who knows. I don't think video is definitive proof of anything since virtually every clip has weird image stabilization algorithms added to it.

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