wooden rollercoaster fan

Not yet, they did install one just before the soft opening in Aug, but it was being torn apart by the wind so they took it down. My guess is that they had to redesign a new one.

I took my first two rides on HRRR this past week and I too found it a enjoyable ride. The vertical lift was new for me as that was my first and the non inverting loop was quite fun. My frst selection was "Give me all your Lovin" by ZZ Top and my second ride I chose "You Can't Touch This" by Mc Hammer. I also took a off ride POV which took me about an two hours to get all the shots many of which were cut. Here's the video

Well, I was there during the Media Day event the day before it officially opened. I also saw a few TPR members there as well. This was my first B&M Flyer and the second flyer I've ever been on. The other one is a Flying Dutchman model from Vekoma called Firehawk at King's Island and Manta blew that one right out of the water and into next week. Manta is everything that a B&M coaster is, which means it's smooth and very comfortable. I thought the sound effects that came on when the trains were being raised into their Flying position was neat, it continued through the bottom of the lift hill. The lift hill actually goes over the walkway near the bottom which allows lots of photo opps. The first drop was really nice, it's actually two feet longer than Tatsu's first drop. Then it goes right into the Pretzel Loop which was a first for me and really fun. there's also a nice pop of zreo-g entering it. From there, the rest of the ride doesn't let up. Following the mid course brake run comes the Wing Dip water splash which is another great photo opp, followed by a high banked turn, a near miss with a water fall, a barrel roll, then a plunge towards the ground before the final brake run. Sea World also did an excellent job theming the que with a Key West theme on the outside and a underwater theme on the inside with one huge tank and several smaller tanks. Here's alink to my YouTube video of Manta which includes a walk through of the que after Manta was closed to the public for the media.

I'm headed to Six Flags Great Adventure for the first time in late August and I plan on hitting just about everything in the three days I plan on being there. Obviously, I plan on hitting El Toro, King Da Ka, and Bizzaro first. Can anyone else give me some advise on what to do and when the best time to ride it is?

Well, SWSA has the Great White, so how bout the Tiger at SWO. The Tiger Shark is every bit as agressive as the White and they've been seen quite a few times off the east coast of Florida. Two were seen as close as Ponce inlet which is between Daytona Beach and New Symrna Beach.

I can't wait to go ride it in late August. That'll be my first trip to SF GrAdv.

Manta is a great ride. I was there with the FLCC and managed to get 30 rides in on that day. Though no more than three in a row before I had to take a break. I created a off ride video which includes a walk through of the que and posted it on my YouTube page. Just go to YouTube.com/Woodencoasterfan to watch it.