WoodCoasterFan
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Opening September 26. Operating calendar and ticket prices are up at Cotaland.com
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COTALAND | Texas | Gerstlauer Infinity Shuttle (Palindrome) & Vekoma Tilt (Circuit Breaker) & Others
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CanobieFan
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Ah yes, summer September
Now to see if i can fit this in somehow this 'summer' before it gets HRP'd
Now to see if i can fit this in somehow this 'summer' before it gets HRP'd
WoodCoasterFan
Roller Poster
I guess ticket sales have been below expectations, as I see they have reduced ticket prices and operating days. I was originally looking to go on Friday the 9th but now they're closed on Fridays in October. Ticket prices for Saturday the 10th have gone down from $75 to $45.
Tonydawild1
Roller Poster
I would give it time they just opened some rides were not open . But hopefully that will iron out the kinks and start festivals like Christmas coming up . Nothing for Halloween feel like that could do more .maybe next year
I mean, they already missed basically the biggest tourist influx the region will see in quite some time earlier this year. Hopefully they do better for Halloween and Christmas when the weather is less appauling.
Might try to take a trip out before too long - before this goes the way of the Nurbugring.
Might try to take a trip out before too long - before this goes the way of the Nurbugring.
ThrillNerds
Roller Poster
October is one of the busiest tourist months of the year here in Austin. Plus there are lots of races coming up, and Peppermint parkway. I think they weighed the value of the ticket compared to how operations went the opening weekend. I'd imagine we will see that price bounce back up after a little.
CanobieFan
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I'm absolutely SHOCKED! Wait, no I'm not.
While the longevity of this park seems more certain than Wild West World or Hard Rock Park, it did seem pretty obvious it wasn't gonna do so well. Maybe they can call this a preview season and next summer actually go for it.
WoodCoasterFan
Roller Poster
They're also getting a lot of sensationalist press about Circuit Breaker being evacuated twice over opening weekend
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WoodCoasterFan
Roller Poster
I visited the park yesterday. It was a sunny, hot Saturday on a holiday weekend. Crowd levels were low. It was busier than my visits to Lost Island, but still empty enough to get a few zen rides on the coasters. The only wait was a few minutes for Soggy Logger, which seems to have pretty bad capacity.
The parking situation is not great. The general parking lot costs $30+tax and is a 10 minute walk along the road to the entrance. Parts of the walk feel like walking through a construction site. There are no sidewalks and no shade along the walk.
Things do improve once you get inside the park gates. Shade structures cover many of the pathways. There is still some active construction, mainly around the relocated Fun in the Sun coaster, but it at least feels like an open, functional park. Only a couple of rides were closed, including Retro Rambler (might have been open at some point but was never open when I was in the area), Spindletop, and Medusa. Circuit Breaker and Palindrome both seemed to be running reliably yesterday, with each running two trains despite being walk-ons.
Staffing levels were surprising high given the low crowds. For example, Circuit Breaker had four employees checking restraints. I guess they’re staffed up in anticipation of the F1 race coming up in a few weeks. Staff seemed very enthusiastic, though still learning their jobs.
Overall I spent an enjoyable 6 hours in the park.
The parking situation is not great. The general parking lot costs $30+tax and is a 10 minute walk along the road to the entrance. Parts of the walk feel like walking through a construction site. There are no sidewalks and no shade along the walk.
Things do improve once you get inside the park gates. Shade structures cover many of the pathways. There is still some active construction, mainly around the relocated Fun in the Sun coaster, but it at least feels like an open, functional park. Only a couple of rides were closed, including Retro Rambler (might have been open at some point but was never open when I was in the area), Spindletop, and Medusa. Circuit Breaker and Palindrome both seemed to be running reliably yesterday, with each running two trains despite being walk-ons.
Staffing levels were surprising high given the low crowds. For example, Circuit Breaker had four employees checking restraints. I guess they’re staffed up in anticipation of the F1 race coming up in a few weeks. Staff seemed very enthusiastic, though still learning their jobs.
Overall I spent an enjoyable 6 hours in the park.
ThrillNerds
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yeahhh they really need to figure out the parking situation. They had shuttles from the general parking the first weekend... havent seen them sense. the premium parking is almost completely empty. That should absolutely be a park of my champion pass imo, as the other perks dont really match up.
Glad you had a good time though. The park seems to get heavier in the later half of the day. Soggy Logger needs some serious adjustments to keep up with the crowds, that line crawls. I feel like its due to the speed of the station platform.
Glad you had a good time though. The park seems to get heavier in the later half of the day. Soggy Logger needs some serious adjustments to keep up with the crowds, that line crawls. I feel like its due to the speed of the station platform.