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Horizons12
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 4/7/2008 4:21:18 PM
Here's the link to my trip report with photos. Below is the text version.
Opening day at Six Flags is an event that I’ve never attended before. I usually get my season pass in mid-May as a birthday present but this year I felt the need to expedite that by getting it before the season. I didn’t even know when opening day was until a week beforehand; even so, I didn’t know if I’d be able to go until a day beforehand.
The park opened at 10:30am on April 5th, but I’d be hard pressed to get there for the opening. Being a college student, 10:30am is a time rarely seen by my eyes. I ended up leaving for the park at around 1pm, effectively missing the opening day festivities…if there are any. From my north Jersey abode it took about one hour to traverse the little bit of Parkway, Turnpike to 7A, 195 west, and that road that GAdv is on with the Muffler Man statue that kind of looks like Alfred Newman…I’ll need a photo of that here.
Upon arriving at the parking gate, I got to choose one of the many lanes. Of course the one I picked was the one whose computer station shutdown, forcing me to wait some 10 minutes with no escape. After getting my season parking pass, I parked my car and stuffed all the crap I needed into my Velcro pockets. Entering the park was snap (ie. no line and no metal detector fiasco.) I proceeded to season pass processing to acquire my pass.
After waiting in the longest line of the day, about 20 minutes, I got my season pass and season pass coupon book. Now that all the business was out of the way, I was free to finally ride. I immediately hopped on the Great American Scream Machine to pay homage to its “old school looping action.” The line for GASM was nothing at all, which was great but not great at the same time. Low popularity normally spells disaster for any ride and I just don’t want to see this beast go anytime soon!
Scream Machine was surprisingly smooth this time around but still had it’s moments of ‘bump time;’ the second loop is usually the main culprit for this. My advice is to just tilt your head down a bit as you enter the loop and you’ll be fine. Other than that, the coaster is just a bit rough...but fun rough…if that makes sense.
I passed on Superman as I just don’t like the coaster, and it also had something called a line where I would have to partake in the act of waiting. If it had a station wait, then I would have hopped aboard. Instead I watched the Twister’s pitiful cycle as I walked past on my way to Kingda Ka.
Kingda Ka had a small line and I waited about 15 minutes to ride. Fifteen minutes for Kingda Ka is like a dream come true. The last time I saw this area was on the last day of Fright Fest when KK harbored a massive line that extended out to the kiddie play area. I would have waited in that line to ride…if I was a masochist. I eventually hopped into an open seat along with another single rider. The launch was great, as always, and at the top I managed to make my campy “nice view” comment before spiraling to the ground.
Next I headed over to El Toro for some bull riding. The line started near the middle of the second queue ‘maze,’ which is always a nice sight. As with Kingda Ka, the last time I saw El Toro’s line was during Fright Fest when it extended out to the bridge over the creek! Anyway, I waited about 10 minutes in the same spot in line. At this point my ‘coaster sense’ was tingling…I knew something was up. My notions were realized as I saw an empty train slowly edge around the turn into the lift hill. A few people left at this point, one group of kids saying “let’s just go to Medusa and come back later.” Good idea, I decided to exit the line as well and head for Medusa.
As I strolled over to Medusa, I saw the train for El Toro stopped at the foot of the lift. Maybe it’s because of it’s location but Medusa never has a line on light days. I happily marched through the line, up the stairs an
Message updated 6/4/2008 11:38:42 PM by Horizons12
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adriahna
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4/12/2008 4:20:21 PM
Very cool, Horizons - I was just talking to a friend who was there on opening day, as well - he was concerned about the flats that are going away, but was very pleased with the coasters. He told me that the giant teepee was damaged by a storm, and is currently closed - bummer. Anyhow, great TR - glad you had fun and some near walk-ons.
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Horizons12
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4/12/2008 11:03:46 PM
Thanks! Actually the Super Tee-Pee isn't just closed, it's completely gone. It's really weird not seeing it there.
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adriahna
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4/13/2008 1:35:52 PM
Yuck... no Super Tee-Pee. A total classic from that park's past... that's a shame...
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larrygator
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4/14/2008 3:03:37 PM
One of the Super Tee Pee poles was decimated by termites and the structure became a safety hazard. It was strange not seeing it this past weekend.
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