Libby McKenna Boosalis

Review of Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia is dangerous, dirty, disorg...

Six Flags Over Georgia is dangerous, dirty, disorganized and filled with some of rudest individuals I've ever encountered.
Before we left I looked at the Google result for the park. It said the park opened at 9. We got there at 9 and waited in a line. There was no indication of this being a special line, but it was for members only. They opened the park for them at 9:30 after we stood in line and went through security only to be turned around to wait in another ambiguous line, in the blazing sun for an hour. The signs telling patrons to keep hydrated was laughable as we were so thirsty and no water was available. Even when we entered the park an hour later, there were no stores open to sell us water. We were three "worlds" into the park before we found an open store. Trash was everywhere, the bathrooms disgusting, and so many rides and restaurants were closed down.
The most serious safety infraction happened while my kids and I were waiting in line for the Monster Mansion. The ride operator motioned for us to come and step on the ride. I held my 6 year-old's hand as he stepped into the boat. As he was in mid-step, split between the pavement landing and the boat, the ride operator started the ride and he fell into the water. There are chain mechanics under the water and another boat was on its way almost plowing him over. Luckily, I still had his arm and was able to pull him out. The ride operator didn't seem to care and didn't even apologize.
Another safety issue was the ride turbulence. Both my children were hurt on Mindbender. My 8 year-old hurt her back as her spine banged against the ride and my 6 year-old was holding his head in pain. I was fine on this ride but my head was higher than the back. However, the Great American Scream Machine tore me up and my kids were fine.
We were trying to navigate the map which takes a minute to understand (it's color coded and not numbered consecutively so each area has duplicate numbers, you can't just look for ride #1, because there are 15 #1s). I approached an employee at the beverage refill station (while there were bees swarming the soda fountain & in the pouring spout, no ice by the way, and it was over 90 degrees). She had been hiding on the side but she was the only employee I could find. I looked at her and asked if she would be able to help me. No answer. So I continued with my question, which was a directional request. She responded so rudely that she had no idea. She acted like lifting her eyes to meet mine was a monumental and annoying task for her.
We did a nice employee who pointed us in the direction of our intended destination and she was nice enough to suggest taking the Sky Coaster. We turned around and walked back only to find it was closed. I thought the train would be a good option too, but when we got to the station it said it would open at 12. It was 12:15 and I could see the employees dodging out of my view. There were 4 of them locked inside the station. At 12:15, they opened the doors but sent the empty train on its way. I asked if we could get on. They said no. I asked when the next one was coming. They said they didn't know.
I stood in line for over 30 minutes at Primo's Pizzeria only to find out after waiting that they didn't have any pizza. We went inside to an air conditioned restaurant that must have been kept above 80 because it didn't offer much relief. There were maybe 5 people in front of me and I waited 45 minutes. I kept thinking at least it was not the full outside temperature and they did have cartoons on for the kids. I wanted the advertised grilled chicken salad. Unfortunately, when I ordered they told me they don't have any salad. So I spend $13 for a water and a solo cup partially filled with fruit.
It's a shame that this park is so poorly run. It has a lot of potential, but the way it is now, they would be better off just shutting down.