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Again, these days, the safari is treated like a separate park, and a regular park admission ticket does *not* include the safari park AFAIK. They don't expect you to walk - they expect you to drive your car through. For those that choose not to, they have parking available next to the safari entrance for a reduced rate where you can then board the truck. -
By prozach626 · Posted
One of the few rides that legitimately kind of scares me. -
By jamesinclair · Posted
Thanks, sounds like Hershey is an easy choice until Six Flags gets their act together. Im curious about those logistics of the Safari entrance, seems like a long walk. Do they expect people to drive their cars between the two entrance areas? I wonder how that works when the park is at capacity and the lots are full. Having it by the log ride made a lot more sense. -
By prozach626 · Posted
I would go to Hershey, without a second thought. -
I would recommend present-day Hersheypark over any given year of Great Adventure, let alone this year. The only thing (IMHO) that SFGAdv has going for it is El Toro, which is running rougher than it has in the past, and some would argue Nitro (but I've never been too impressed by it). Hershey has an absolutely insane Intamin hyper, a surprisingly-good RMC hybrid, a unique Intamin looper, a classic Schwarzkopf, a better B&M invert, a drop tower (3 of them, actually), a screaming swing, one of the only log flumes with a jump at the end, a splash boat ride, drive-em cars, a much better atmosphere, better food, free admission for 2 hours the night before your visit, an included water park (that is admittedly too small), etc. etc. As for the Safari, if you want to ride the truck through instead of driving your own car, then yeah you need to go to the "Wild Safari Base Camp" outside of the park next to the drive-through entrance. It's considered a separate park.
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By prozach626 · Posted
Do you think there's any chance it can be saved? I can't remember if there were any announcements or reports of you finding out. -
By jamesinclair · Posted
Hi guys. I had a season pass from 2015-2019 but I havent been back since. I have family coming who want to hit one of the parks this summer. From what Ive read, Great Adventure is in a bit of a slump this year. Is that accurate? Would you folks recommend Hershey instead? I havent been there since 2013. Also, Im a bit confused about the safari situation. Do you still enter by the lug flume or do you have to exit and go around the parking lot? -
In their defense, though it's described as a "family" coaster, it really is for kids and 45 seconds is more than adequate (if you actually time most kids' rides cycles you'll find much of the same). Just like the advertisement of Larson Loops as "coasters," it's just marketing. It's the same exact layout as the one installed at KI last year, which has been a hit with the intended target (kids) from everything I've seen. I've ridden it, and yeah it's short, but it's not for us. EDIT: For reference, RCDB lists the duration of Snoopy's Soap Box Racers (the identical model at Kings Island) as 1:36.
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I'd also imagine the owners of a high-powered race car also needs it to be a smooth ride over time to prevent pieces from shaking apart. I'm sure TTD2 rides fine now but so did the Thunderbolt models when they opened and now... I just rode one of the newest Zamperla Double Helix at 6 months old, a small ride they've had 40 years to perfect, and it already rode like, if not worse, than the 38-year-old version the other side of the country. -
That looks like a REALLY short coaster. Maybe 45 seconds, max. -
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By jedimaster1227 · Posted
^I can’t imagine the owner of a high performance race car being satisfied with said vehicle not being able to complete more than a few laps per race. -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
This wont make sense to many people but I am just looking at TT2 now as a high performance race car. If you want to go fast or do cool things you just know things will break. On a race car a motor might blow, suspension might go out you kind of don't want it to happen but know it will at some point. you rebuild and repeat. Like most roller coaster track parts get welded. TT2 might just have times that it closes for a few days to repair/ a part weld a crack and they might have replace said support pole ever year ever other year. They just become wear items just like the old cable was. -
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