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loriu
Posts: 221
Registered: 3/22/2001
Rank: Bronze Critic
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 4/30/2002 6:49:00 PM
Ok, I don't normally write TRs so please bare with me.
Nature of the trip: My husband Steve came home from work one night earlier this month and tells me it looks like he'll have to make a trip to Georgia for work. Darn the luck!! I immediately tell him that I'm going with him and he responds with "I know. We are going to Six Flags over Georgia." He knows me so well. We had to make a trip up to SFWoA and couple weeks ago to get our season passes processed before our trip. And Friday night we were on our Delta flight to Atlanta.
Where we stayed: The plant that Steve was going to be working at is in Conyers, GA. We stayed at the LaQuinta, very nice and reasonably price at $69 a night. It was about a half hour drive to the park on I-20 West. Straight shot, very easy.
Weather: Cloudy high 60s/low70s (actually quite prefect)
Attendance at park: VERY CROWDED.
Do's: If the parks is busy, get a QBOT. Well worth the extra money.
Don'ts: Don't be fooled by the first parking lot to the right. It is NOT a Six Flags lot and charges more (although it is really close to the entrance gates). Don't buy food at Pizza Hut at the front of the park. We waited longer to order food than for some rides.
I have been reading all the TRs and been visiting unofficial SFoG websites and learned that the gates open around 9:30 and Georgia Cyclone and Georgia Scorcher are usually open before the official 10 am opening. So we arrived at the park around 9:20 and got in line to enter the park. 9:30 the gates opened and so did Cyclone, so that's where we headed. We get in line (which was pretty much non existant) and standing right in front of us were 5 fellow enthusiasts, one of which we had met last year. We would end up spending most of day with Joe and the gang but did have to split up for awhile till we got our QBOTs in sync. They bought one first thing in the morning and we didn't cause the crowd didn't look too bad. We soon found out however, that we needed a QBOT. Thanks for letting us hang out with you guys. You were a blast and it was really nice being with people who know the park so well, it makes the day a lot easier.
Now it's been 20 years since I've been to the park and Steve has never been there so we wanted to experience as much as possible, but our main goal was to ride all the coasters and Acrophobia, that goal was reached. I'm just going to go through each ride separately.
Georgia Cyclone (2 laps). Now normally when getting on a new-to-me woodie, I'm cautious about where I sit. However, Joe insisted that we sit in the back row (which I was a little hesitant about), but we took his advice and had one the most wild rides of our life. I sit down and pull the lap bar down 2 clicks. Now for those of you who know me, that left me a good amount of room (a good 6 - 7 inches). Without blinking an eye, the ride-op pulled UP on my bar and we were off. I thought Phoenix gave a lot of airtime, this thing gave just as much which really surprised me. And not just a little float here and there. We are talking standing, throwing you to another seat airtime. Absolutely amazing!! Thanks Joe! I'll never doubt your advice again. I could've rode this thing all day.
Ninja (1 lap). What started out as a token lap for the record, turned out not to be that bad. Put it this way, I've ridden worse, but it's nothing to write home about.
Great American Scream Machine (1 lap). Not as good as I remember it 20 years ago, but still good. It might be a little better if it wasn't so slow going over the lift hill (I swear we almost stopped for a second). Some nice floating air on the return trip. The only thing I ask of SF for the coaster is a new coat of paint, the old girl really needs it.
Mindbender (3 laps, 2 at night). You just have to love a Schwarzkopf with lap bars. The G's on this ride are just insane. We are talking rip your face off G's Again, ejection/standing airtime in the back. I'm an airtime freak so this park is re
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mrceagle
Posts: 13804
Registered: 6/9/2001
Rank: TPC News Minister
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5/2/2002 10:52:00 AM
Nice report, I havn't been to the park in 5 or 6 years and they have added alot. Sounds like superman is everything it's made out to be. if you like scorcher you'll love Batman Dark Night at SFNE is got the same smaller but more fun ride.
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ThmPrkCrtc
Posts: 1943
Registered: 1/25/2001
Rank: "It scares the
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5/2/2002 5:37:00 PM
Excellent trip report, I havn't been there in a few years. Disappointed to hear the the GASM isn't holding up as well.. I really love that coaster. I have to admit that was possibly my worst trip ever, barring Six Flags, and for some reason my buddies and I had the best time on that thing.
I'm heading up to Kentucky in June, so I might hit this on the way home.. Still debating on weather I want to go back into Atlanta 
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