Talk:Six Flags Over Georgia

Six nations ruling Georgia?

I have removed:

The park opened with six themed areas, representing the "Six Flags" or nations that have ruled the state: Spain, France, Britan, The Confederate States of America, The United States of America, and the State of Georgia.

The seems to have been copied from the Six flags over Texas idea, however, neither France nor the State of Georgia were ever in control. I've also removed the other information about the park introduced in the same edit since I consider it all questionable. (Please cite sources if adding any of it back.) -SCEhardT 19:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Six nations ruling Georgia?

You are correct in stating that the naming convention was brought over from the founding Texas park. You are further correct in mentioning that the "six flags" of this park are only five nations and one state. However, the premise of the name still holds basically true, although not as strongly as it does with the Arlington park. Perhaps the entry should be returned, but edited, like this:

The park opened with six themed areas, representing the "Six Flags" that have flown over the state: Spain, France, Britain, The Confederate States of America, The United States of America, and the State of Georgia.

As regards French involvement in Georgia, the state's Wikipedia article does suggest that France had a limited interest in some parts of what is now Georgia, prior to the colony's founding by the British. So, it can be said that France's flag could have flown over the state.

I don't think that we should fault Angus Wynn for a bit of poetic license of the name of his theme parks. He had to stretch the rule even farther for the third "charter park," Six Flags Over Mid-America (now Six Flags St. Louis).

--McDoobAU93 22:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

The addition looks fine to me. It does a good job of being clear that we aren't claiming there were six nations ruling Georgia. However, one thing, please go back and cite your sources for the history and such. Thanks! -SCEhardT 02:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I found some of my source material on the early history of the park, and will add citations soon. As to the legal action, I'm trying to find a free source to check it. It was in the Atlanta papers some years ago, but they charge for a search more than a week in the past. I'm checking legal websites, too. --McDoobAU93 16:30, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Park Theming

I have a problem with the following statement that was just added:

Over the years most of the original historical themes have been dropped in favor of cartoon and superhero themes.

The only section that has lost its overall theme is the Spanish section, which is now Bugs Bunny World (although even the Looney Tunes references in the park do have something of a Spanish influence. The other "flag" sections are still pretty intact, which in some cases (Georgia, France) isn't saying much. This seems to paint the park with a broad brush.

McDoobAU93 21:40, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

2007 Park Additions

I have removed the following passage due to lack of confirmation and sources.

• 2007: Added Hall Of Justice, a DC comics-themed dark ride

The park's press releases have not mentioned this attraction, and the major park rumor sites (Screamscape, et al) haven't mentioned it. While the latter is hardly an authoritative source, the former is. If you have a source, please post it. --McDoobAU93 23:04, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Déjà Vu removal rumors

Due to conflicts regarding the status of the attraction (rumor sites say it's gone, a recent unverified post says it's staying), I've removed the statement entirely. If someone has a verifiable source (link to an online press release, for example), feel free to add it back. --McDoobAU93 19:26, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

timeline

How about the Skyhook? First big ride to be added. First to be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.142.158.4 (talk) 14:02, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

1967 should include the Mini Mine Train. Jean Ribault's Adventure is misspelled. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.141.177.179 (talk) 15:41, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

2009 flood

Several editors have attempted to add (some in good faith and some not entirely) info about the current flooding situation. A quick primer: Six Flags floods all the time. The park is located on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, which is notorious for overflowing its banks during heavy rainfall. Much of the park lies within a flood plain, so seeing the park's roller coasters, like Mind Bender and Great American Scream Machine, partially submerged is not unusual. The park actually plans on being open this coming weekend, saying "we know how to handle this". Maybe not quite like this, but this park flooding is not really notable. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 04:04, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

All that said, I think a section on "Flooding issues", with this being the most recent incident, wouldn't be a bad idea. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 04:10, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Article rewrite thoughts

I'm looking at this article and comparing it to other Six Flags park articles, such as Six Flags Over Texas, and find this one sorely lacking in history and in the amount of prose. The timeline section really needs to be incorporated into the history section in prose form and not as a list. I've tracked down a source with some info on the park's earliest years, and can add this to the article to help expand it and flesh it out a lot more. Any/all assistance will be greatly appreciated. --McDoobAU93 17:30, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Size

Resolved

 – A source has been found confirming the size.

Lead says 230 acres, stats box says 283 acres, anyone know which is right?Mantion (talk) 15:50, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Let's say the infobox value was closer, because neither was right. According to the company's annual report, SFOG is 290 acres in size. Thanks for catching this! --McDoobAU93 16:32, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

"Teen Decapitated by Batman Ride at Georgia Six Flags"

How come this wasn't mentioned? http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/06/29/teen-decapitated-by-batman-ride-at-georgia-six-flags/

It is covered at Incidents at Six Flags parks. --McDoobAU93 05:06, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Rethemed 2016 Attractions

The new 2016 attractions coming to SFOG have not taken place of the original rides, no need to rename them already, wait until they officially closed or the end of the season. --Jpp858 (talk) 15:43, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

While you may have a point, why are you blowing away sourcing for the changes? --McDoobAU93 15:49, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I guess I didn't notice I took away the sources, I can add them back or you can. Sorry for that. I just didn't think it is right to rename the rides just yet. --Jpp858 (talk) 15:55, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

The old/current names were included in the "notes" section. "Future rides" areas will just open up for unsourced speculation about what the park may add in future years. I think the better way may be to reverse the setup - old name in the first part of the table, and upcoming name in notes. --McDoobAU93 15:59, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I understand that but putting like Superman Tower of Power, under current attractions would mislead readers that the ride is currently operating. You can put coming soon in 2016 or future attraction in the notes but that just wouldn't make sense. The next section future attractions can be there until the new rides open or put in place, no new future attraction are yet in place (something along those lines).--Jpp858 (talk) 16:03, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

It says "2016" and there's a source indicating it's being added for the next season. Again, "future attractions" will be empty upwards of six months out of the year, if not more. Better to not have it if it's not going to have content very often. --McDoobAU93 16:08, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Why are you removing rides from the currently operating kiddie rides in Bugs Bunny World? unless the kids area is already shut down then there is no need remove the rides yet!--Jpp858 (talk) 16:12, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

About the recent Hot Wheels drive thru event

Just yesterday, Six flags over georgia was host to a Drive thru event to promote Hot Wheels. I was there yesterday with my family, and Managed to get some decent pictures of the event, along with some extras that didn't show the cars at all. What I'm trying to find out is if I should put them here and add along with it, a bullet point in the timeline for the event, because I'd be sure this could be registered as a whole other article. Or it could be both, I don't know. The photos are here, please note I'm really new to wikis so if they don't show up you could just look them up in Commons:

Andrew Partin (talk) 17:31, 31 January 2021 (UTC) Here's another one:

Andrew Partin (talk) 19:49, 31 January 2021 (UTC)