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Park News - (6/30/09) According to a reader who visited the park yesterday, they reported that Superman: Ride of Steel was back open once again. Can anyone else confirm this?
  (6/24/09) A reader sent in a few pictures of the work taking place on Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags America. These pictures were taken on June 23rd, so the crane is still on site and work is still ongoing to fix it. No word yet on when it will be reopen, though I imagine they’ll be trying like mad to get it done in time for the busy July 4th weekend.
  (6/16/09) I’ve heard a rumor from a couple of readers that Superman at Six Flags America is down for an unknown reason. All that they’ve seen so far is a large crane has been brought in which appears to be working on the top of the lift hill. Anyone know more?
  (5/19/09) According to one of our readers who went by Six Flags America over the weekend, the park appears to be installing a pirate themed show in place of the old Wild West show. A sign out front mentioned a May 23rd opening date as well for the show.
  (4/13/09) As one of our readers returned from a trip to Six Flags America they discovered one thing that amazed them… the friendly staff at the park. It’s not that theme parks try to hire the most surley and grumpy people they can… it’s quite the opposite but some parks have had a history of well… just failing year after year in this quest. According to their report, almost every employee they encountered was “being friendly and helpful!” Of course I had heard earlier this year that this was a primary goal for the park, sent down from the corporate office, because they really wanted to nip this issue in the bud once at for all, so it appears to be working. Of course, the bad economy which has really increased the number of people applying for jobs at your local theme park can only help the situation as Six Flags wasn’t forced to hire from the bottom of the barrel anymore as they used to do. This is a trend I think we may see more of across the country, which can only be a good thing. Keep up the good work!
  (4/7/09) Once again Brazil has been brought up as the most likely new home for Two-Face, though no one seems to know which park. Time for our local South American and Brazilian readers to start poking around to see if they can find out more. In other news you can see a full review of the park from opening weekend posted to SFA Fans.
  (4/6/09) While I haven’t been able to find out exactly where it went, I have been able to confirm from our sources that Two-Face (Vekoma Invertigo) was sold to a new owner outside of the country, possibly to a park somewhere in Central or South America. Anyone know more? In other news, it seems that the park did confirm their 2010 attraction. See below.
  (3/26/09) Mark Shapiro took in a visit to Six Flags America this week and the local news has posted a video news report showing off the park and some interview time with Mark.
  (3/18/09) According to a reader in Brazil, they’ve heard that a park down there has purchased Two-Face from Six Flags America. No one knows any more than that yet however, so stay tuned. Anyone else know more?
  (3/1/09) While nothing seemed to have come from Six Flags America’s request to install a new waterslide this season, we were sent links to some of the official paperwork and images filed for the park to get building permission. It shows off the existing Tony Hawk’s Halfpipe as well as the “Speed Slide” which looks to be a tower that will have a pair of tall drop slides as well as four side-by-side racing slides. As for why they keep mentioning Tony Hawk’s Halfpipe (which is already built) it is because it was apparently built before receiving the final site plan approval under the terms, so it also has to past muster. According to this quote, “The applicant has communicated to staff their intention that all future improvements requiring site plan approval will complete the site plan process prior to construction.” So it looks like the Dark Knight Coaster in New England wasn’t the only attraction that Six Flags just went ahead and built without getting final permission for last year.

2009 - New Improvements - (2/17/09) According to an e-newsletter sent out by Six Flags America it mentions a list of “new attractions” to come see this summer which includes a Johnny Rockets, Cold Stone, an expanded concert series and something called “Capital Railways, a train ride for all ages”. Anyone know more about this?
  (2/12/09) I’ve been told that Six Flags America has now removed any mention of a major upcoming announcement from their Facebook page. The link now goes to a dead page and the park has no notes at all posted anymore. The new map posted to the park’s website also shows no sign of any new attractions, and has removed Two-Face. Could they have pushed back the new Speed Slide project to 2010?
  (2/2/09) According to page 7 of this document you can see that Six Flags America is requesting permission to build two new waterslide attractions with a hearing to be held on 2/19/09. The only odd thing is that it says “Two New Water Park Attractions known as Tony Hawk Halfpipe and Speed Slide”, which is odd since the park opened the Tony Hawk Halfpipe last year. Either way it looks like the focus is on the waterpark for 2009.
  (1/28/09) According to SFAfans.com, Six Flags America will be adding a Johnny Rockets restaurant and Cold Stone ice cream to the park this season. This is not the “big announcement” however that was hinted at by the park not long ago.
  (11/17/08) Screamscape sources have confirmed that Six Flags America should not expect to see any new rides added in 2009, despite the planned removal of Two-Face. Instead the general plan is to increase the amount of entertainment options at the park with an expanded concert series most likely coming to the park this summer instead. It seems everyone will have to wait until 2010 before we finally see a new ride added to the park.

2010 - Thomas Town - Confirmed - (6/19/09) In a talk with Mark Shapiro, the About Theme Parks site tells us that he confirmed that the plans for Thomas Town were not only still on for 2010, but that the land would feature 10 new rides. This is a far cry above all the other Thomas Towns we’ve seen them put in so far with only 1 or 2 rides total.
  (4/7/09) According to one of our readers, the plan right now is to place the new Thomas Town somewhere back near the Superman: Ride of Steel station. Not only could this back end of the park use a more kid friendly attraction area, it’s also close enough to the park’s train tracks to allow for them to be transformed into a Thomas themed train ride. From what we’ve heard, this could become the biggest Thomas Town in the entire chain when it opens in 2010, but that’s not saying much since the rest of the them are all fairly small projects.
  (4/6/09) According to this picture taken by SFA Fans, the park posted a large posted confirming that Thomas Town was coming in 2010.
  (4/3/09) A local radio station apparently leaked the news that a Thomas Town may be coming to Six Flags America for the 2010 season. Some have speculated that it could go into the old Two-Face location where the park’s old mini train ride is, which is also being restored for the 2009 season.