Jerrykoala2112

Which is???? Griffin- enjoyed the pics. We were at Starved Rock last year and happened into Grizzly Jack's but when we found out how much they wanted for a room we ran far, far away. All the way to Wisconsin Dells. Can't wait to see Little a Merick A I managed to get snatch the credit before it closed down.. But here's a RCDB link... http://rcdb.com/5379.htm Now when I research it, I think another company bought it out... But the place was stripped down last year and was abandoned! And Starved Rock Park is amazing! I've been there many years ago and it was fantastic....

Does anyone remember an event that happened on May 14th earlier this year? Anyone? Well, let me tell you, Texas Giant Bash was one awesome event! Of course I came all the way from Chicago to celebrate the New Texas Giant with some amazing ERT! My day at the park turned out very well... I've been to Six Flags Over Texas back in 2001 and 2008 and was really impressed with the place. There's a very nice collection of roller coasters and flat rides along with above average theming, especially for a Six Flags park. Now with the New Texas Giant, I feel the park has a near perfect coaster collection with none of their coasters being a sore thumb. Crowds that day were very heavy, with lots of school/choir/church groups coming to the park. Weather was near perfect (Mid 70's) which didn't really fend off some of the park guests. I did end up getting a Q-Bot with a group of other TPR members, which was a very smart move. Most rides had full to over flowing queues. Some of my favorite rides were Titan, Texas Giant, Shockwave, La Vibora, and Runaway Mountain: with Texas Giant now being in my Top 10. I actually ended up liking everything except Mini-Mine Train, which isn't that height friendly. ERT in the morning was, as always, mind-blowing! It was a bit chilly that morning and watching the Texas Giant going through the course just made the ride look that much more bizarre. Seriously! Watching the train going through all the hills and turns at that high of a speed really gets your blood pumping. I ended up riding Texas Giant 3 times in the morning, and it was an instant Top 10 ride for me! For night ERT, I also managed to get 3 rides, and it was 10 times better! (What ride isn't better at night?!) TPR Quest was..... interesting, but just as good as the ERT! On our own, I just went through the park with my group riding anything that we wanted to, while managing to get both of the Log Flume credits! I wasn't sure which one was the original one, so we ended up riding both of them, just in case. I just have to say thanks to Robb, Elissa, Six Flags Over Texas, and anyone else who helped plan the event! It was loads of fun and cannot wait for more awesomeness on the North East trip! But let's head on to the pictures. So we started off our day with some exciting Texas Giant ERT! But I have to admit, it isn't the most appealing ride around. This double-up hill / over bank was probably my 2nd favorite part of the ride (Right after the disco mist tunnels at the end of the ride!) Going through the beyond 90 degree turnaround was really scary... I had my hands raised until that point because those dang hand choppers were so close! I wasn't sure what was with the wooden tower thing in the middle of the ride. Is that where the fire is going to be? There goes the first train of happy riders! We also had an hour of ERT on Titan in the morning. Titan is a ride where I grey out on almost any part of the ride. At the bottom of the drops, the bonus helix and then the turns at the end of the ride, ouch! I did not end up getting lots of spins on Big Spin, mostly because we did not have an empty seat on our train. But I still liked the ride, it's nice at what it does. After my rides on Mr. Freeze at Six Flags St. Louis, I was excited to ride the one at Over Texas because everyone claims that it was better, and it was! The duel stations are also really cool. I already had my Flashback credit back from 2008, so I really wasn't in the mood to re-ride it. Not sure who would want to ride a boomerang they already have ridden! One reason Mr. Freeze at Over Texas is better than the one in St. Louis was because of the interaction with Batman. On my first ride, when we were heading up the inverted top hat, Batman was coming down the drop and I swear, it was 2 feet away from hitting us! All a great illusion though. Another shot of Batman at Mr. Freeze. I noticed they were doing some type of construction by Batman, but this had got to be the weirdest flash pass entrance of the day. Proof that Six Flags Over Texas is a fantastic park. It still has old scenery and classic rides like the Texas Chute Out! When you think about it, the park isn't that big. The layout is very confusing and can take awhile to walk around with lots of dead-ends and routes, it's still a fairly average sized park. (Nothing compared to Cedar Point or Hershey!) STOP is probably the best launch tower out there! Not only does it launch you up, but it then drops you back down. The ride itself is pretty long and I recommend it to anyone! I might be the only one, but I would consider La Vibora to be a thrill ride! The swaying was very unexpected to me and even experienced airtime on one of the dips. Even though there was Shockwave ERT at the end of the day, we still wanted to try it out in our free time. Smart move because Shockwave broke down right when ERT started, always plan ahead! I gotta say, Shockwave in the back has got to be on par with Texas Giant in terms of insane airtime and layout! I didn't really grey out on the loops (I do grey out easily) but the airtime on the ride certainly didn't disappoint! Obligatory train going through Shockwave loop shot. Oil Derek is really interesting. They had it closed up until 2 hours before park closing, which was when we decided to ride it. Never knew you could see Dallas on one end, and Fort Worth on the other! The sun started to set and we made our way to Runaway Mountain, which is an insane indoor roller coaster, before heading towards the Shockwave for some ERT! Shockwave has light bulbs set up throughout the whole ride and it's a site to see... Stunning! Oil Derek looks great at night too. We ended our day with the best ERT in the world. Misters on full blast, darkness all around, and crazy Texas Giant! Thanks again to everyone that planned this bash, it was totally worth the trip! It was great meeting new people (:

I'm not sure how this FEC's manage to stay open, especially this one because it is in the middle of no where! The one closest to me closed down last year, so hopefully this one is here to stay! But what was with the snowman / trees on wheels? Is that part of the "Enchanted" theme? Anyways, I'll have to stop here some day to pick up the credit, and it looks like TPR Day was a lot of fun! I'm still a little bummed I had to miss it... Thanks for posting!

Haha, I'll actually be heading to South Dakota later this month for a family road trip! Badlands NP and Mt. Rushmore are fantastic sites to see. Although, there aren't really any major theme parks in South Dakota, so I think you did pretty well for what you posted. Jerry " When do they finish Crazy Horse?!" Koala

Woah! For a park that opened this year, they really have a lot to offer! Granted, not all of the rides are open, but if they were, I'd already say this park is a big competitor for Gardaland and Mirabilandia on scenery and coaster collection. Shock really does look great, but what do you expect from a coaster that is like Rip Ride Rockit, when that ride had problems too Thanks for posting!

I feel that all B&M Hypers are the same except for Raging Bull, which manages to have many more twists and turns. The rest are all out and back, airtime hill after airtime hill, with some type of hammerhead or helix turn-around. Some are better than others due to their speed and airtime, but they aren't that unique from each other. As for your trip report, you had so many great photos! I pretty much agree with you on everything about Kings Island. Flight Deck is also one of my favorite Suspended coasters, very fast paced with lots of turning and there's no sign of slowing down until you hit the brakes! Diamondback was beyond lame when I rode it in 2009, with a lot of rattling... I wasn't all too impressed with it. Thanks for posting!

That's interesting! The Demon at Six Flags Great America only has a 42 inch height restriction...

Universal Studios / Islands of Adventure is definitely one of my favorite parks! Rides are amazing and they did a great job with the Harry Potter land. I never knew there would be a day where there could be a dark ride better than Spiderman, but then Forbidden Journey was built! Thanks for the photos.

Okay, I tried out the park... But the people enter the park sooooo slowly! I'm at 1,050 people and it's July year 2 and I already ran out of space... It's nearly impossible getting 850 people in 4 months without any advertisements campaigns!

Is there any way I can try this scenario? I really want to try it, but the dang balloon stall won't let me open it.

Wow, Kennywood looks fantastic! I've read some TR's where they thought the park was lack-luster, but when I see this, the park just looks fantastic! As old as Kennywood is with their rides and coasters, they do seem to have lots of modern-esque rides with Pitfall, the Aero 360 thing and their S&S Swing, which is great. Phantom's Revenge still looks amazing with all it's crazy airtime, hopefully I'll get to ride it soon! P.S. Sky Rocket's queue looks sooooo bad!

I actually spent a few days at Mall of America last year for Spring Break and it was a lot of fun! I don't think you were there long enough to thoroughly enjoy the mall... You didn't even get to try out the aquarium, which is fantastic! There are many restaurants in the mall outside of the food court, which doesn't really happen much. You said you tried out Rain Forest Cafe which you don't recommend, but I actually enjoyed it. Nickelodeon Universe itself is a fantastic park! Lots of scenery and unique rides/coasters.... I wouldn't mind going again.

Demon - Six Flags Great America. Got 3 rides in a row... There's never a line for the ride!

Wow, you did a great job on the park! I still don't get how you can charge 60 dollars for admission, but still have people come through the gates! I started the park and after building one simply roller coaster, I quit because everything was too damn expensive to build with the land research and the loans and all that. So congratulations on having the patience to play it for 16 years

I think it's more of a noise problem rather than the height limit problem. I remember seeing some renderings of the GCI that was planned to be put into CGA. Itt wasn't that tall but the offices right next to the park wouldn't allow another noisy wooden coaster to be built.

Nice report and pictures! Granted, Six Flags Great America is rarely crowded on weekdays, even in the summer, which usually are the best times to go. One thing that bugged me on my last visit that you mentioned what the roofs for the queues were missing! I had to wait in the blazing heat with no shade because of that, not sure why they would not have put the roofs back for the summer! Thanks for posting.

Wow, I really didn't expect to win, but thanks to everyone that voted for me! Congratulations to nin and accelerate on their Bag of craps as well, you guys did great! The contest was a lot of fun, and might I add, very challenging to stay out of debt. All the scenery I added really cut down on my budget, but I managed to get through it. Thanks again! Can't wait for the next contest

T2 at Kentucky Kingdom

King Cobra - Kings Island

Batman and Robin the Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure Edit: Forgot... Not launching.

Runaway Mountain - Six Flags Over Texas

Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America....

Has it been relocated?

I'm glad Six Flags Great America got a huge increase in attendance last year. It had the same attendance as Great Adventure, which is amazing! I still wonder how much of an increase Universal Studios will have this year with Harry Potter! It only opened halfway through the year last year and it still saw a huge increase!

Now I'm glad all the parks that got the Windseeker took the time to add all of these lights! Amazing!