Six Flags Enthuseast

When I was looking around, I found some rides that are going to be sold from Fun Forest in Seattle. Man, that'll suck once that little place is gone.... This is very interesting stuff. I'd like to buy a ride off that website. Probably just an ejection seat, charge $10 per ride (plus $5 for a video, since some have those options) and let it pay for itself.

Once again, nice looking signs. If you would like any shots of TS:TR from the queue area and the preshow area, let me know! I have plenty of them!

A suggestion for 5.0: Add a little mist to the tunnels to make them more like the real tunnels. There was a lot of mist the second you entered them, and I think that the mist machines in RCT3 could be placed there. That's just my suggestion, though. 5.0 is good enough for me as it is already. (since I've ridden the ride)

Yes, I agree. Very sad news. But we'll always be keeping our fingers crossed, right?

Yes, a very nice looking coaster indeed. Do you mind terribly if you get a bigger layout shot? Looks good.....

Came back from SFMM a little more than 1 month ago. Tatsu was fantastic EXCEPT for the pretzel loop. Owwwww........

Oh.....oh dear.....

^What's BBW? Sorry, not good with coaster code.

Ok, here's Part 2 of DAY 2: SFMM. Where shall we go next? Since I'm leaving for the weekend, you'll have to figure out later. See you later! Patrick SFE Goldrusher rushes by! (Another cheap comment) I like old, broken, SBNO monorails. They give a good view of nostalgia from the past..... Man, this park had one hell of a past! I could probably touch that if I got all the way to the right and jumped really hard. (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!) Jahan is remembering his days back in the 80's....... old, rough Arrows today were new and smooth! The swinger was a brand new concept. Arrow was FAR from bankruptcy...... He's like "Man, those were the days!" "I think the price is a bit steep, but I really hope I can get my Thrill Shot credit this trip!" It's an Oriental themed light..... HURRAH!!! There's just something about this picture...... They look like real ice. They even feel kinda cold! "Superman is now my favorite superhero! Go Intamin!" The return trip sounds the same. It makes a sort of weird humming noise as it launches..... for some reason, it makes me think of plutonium or something that has to do with nuclear radiation. Proof that Superman: The Escape launches you straight into afterlife! If you don't see the blue light, you just stay in California. Looking through the doors. Angry me and the purple S:TE queue lights are going to come to your house and kill your firstborn child! Even though it's only 97* here, poor Afghans are burning up at 1600*. Don't! Walk! Towards! The! Bright! Light!! Hey, I never heard anything about a blue light... Proof that you need to see a blue light before entering heaven! How could the famous Fortress of Solitude survive California temperatures? Besides, isn't it in Antartica or something? The slanted entrance. I do not understand those random Superman S things. Are they for color or something? Or were they just random junk the park put in in 1997 to make the plaza look better? Nobody knows...... Soon to be one of Lucario's favorite superheros. Big Superman S is pretty cool. Time for 0-100mph: The Lie! All kinds of B&M coolness. Remember, though the Pretzel Loop sucked, I still count it as a good ride because of the other awesomeness the ride has to offer. I find the name of this place kinda pointless. Superman in Suicide position. That was probably one of the better parts of the ride. Gate that used to lead to the Oriental gardens! (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) No thanks..... IDK why I skipped out, but I just did. CRAP! Closed for the day... A view some thought wouldn't be here after Tatsu....... (you know, when many speculated that Sky Tower may be demolished? Heck, it got pretty close to that during the construction of the pond!) NOTED! My dad's favoritest ride ever: Tram: The Ride! Nerdy B&M switch track. For you, Mr. Creator (of this website). You can't fool me! It looks a lot like Goliath and is a Giovanola, but we all know it's Titan! Wait, it says that on the screen..... Dad said he actually lost some of his change (OH! OH! I HEARD THE WORD CHANG!! OH!!) on Tatsu last visit here. Sigh..... we earn yet another typical GP experience. Poor people don't know what kind of crap they're about to go through. I just went doggie, and I prefered it much more on Ultimate Flight than on Tatsu! Now I know it wasn't just my weak body in 2007...... Them people are abouts tos goes doggie! All the technical doggie-style positon crap is visable in this shot. So much twisted awesomeness, you could go nuts! Only that twist called the Pretzel Loop ruined it all for me. =( "...Patrick warned me about this..." Roaring Rapids was operating today! Too bad we didn't go on it. And it was, like, the perfect day to do it! OMG! KETTLE CORN!! Yes, it is, in fact, fresh, cold, bottled water. "I'm sitting on a table! Isn't life fantastic?" I remember this restroom! Like really, it's kinda weird that I remember a random park restroom. Hey! Look at all those benefits of getting a season pass! Maybe I should go ge........... oh, nevermind. Revolution....... Actually smooth for being made almost 40 years ago. So we begin our trek to the back of the park. Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of that ride. It was rough, but not intolerably rough. It was intense, but not too intense........ Just right. Jahan just dropped dead on the floor. His final words were "Damn that's sexy!" Nope..... NOW our chariot awaits us! Klunk kla klunk! Klunk kla klunk! Our chariot awaits us! One for the index (pardon me, it is a little slanted). Spazz Attack M&M doesn't know what to think over all the ice cream! Just watch it. It is VERY sexy, indeed! Who wouldn't agree? That's where we're headed next. Thank's X2! You're the best Arrow ever! It's pretty rare to find a ride that makes me cringe like that! Hmm...... NOTED! Num num! Half-half yumminess is really cool, though it would've been better with fire on. It didn't go on for our ride. =( "It's kinda rough for being only 7 years old, but it's still amazing!" "I approve of this AWESOME S&S/Arrow ride!" As you can see, the answer to the question "Will I like X2?" is yes. Who wouldn't?

Mmm.... That would be pretty nummy!

^I assume it would be an Arrow? (Just curious)

Just in case I didn't say earlier, TS:TR is a really smooth and overall fantastic woodie! My favorite GCI of the few I've gone on. I was actually surprised that it had a flame effect, I guess SFMM is pushing a "Flame On" movement for their new rides. Either way, TS:TR is one of the all-time great GCI coasters because of its smoothness and overall experience.

^LOL!

I have my caption sent in. Man, KidTums is growing up fast! She can already fit mostly into the test seat for the Mega-lite. All she needs is a little more height and neck support and she'd be off! Talk about complaining she only got 2 credits on Grand Carousel....

Last day tomorrow, and it's a half-day too. I saw baby deer twins Saturday in our yard and a single fawn last night. You guys who live in the forest areas of your state will know what I mean.

^Dang, you are REALLY exited for those maps! I have ones of SFMM, DL, and KBF. I can't find the DCA maps, but I'll send them later if I find them.

^That's the park I meant to say! See, there ARE too many parks with "Summerland" in them! Just for those who are interested, here's a web page with photos of the ride and construction: www.sommarland.se/trananblog/

^I'm not surprised that Log Jammer's dual station hasn't operated for a while. It doesn't get the good crowds that other Arrow log flumes get. Jet Streams second drop is for storage, I think. I've never seen it link to the other track before. Tatsu's dual station only operates on extremely crowded days, it never operated the dual station when we were there.

It's time to start DAY 2: SFMM! Just a quick description of the day before we get started: We begin at Carrows with a nice yummy pancake, bacon, and toast breakfast. We head out to the park and discover that it is over 95*F! Very, very, almost unbearably hot! However, we just brush that fact aside and try to enjoy our day. We do many of the parks premier rides including X2, Viper, Goliath, Deja Vu, and Tatsu. We also get our first Log Jammer credit. It sounds like a normal day at SFMM, but wait until you see some of the random crap that happened! Now it's our turn! Find out tomorrow how much we enjoyed X2 and more! Thanks agian for reading! Patrick Filled with very happy riders! Almost ready! Wow, 30 minutes for X2! Not bad at all. ..empty track. Full track... "Is everybody in? IS EVERYBODY IN!?!?!?" We got into the station building to learn that the lockers only worked for X. We'd have to leave and put our stuff in X2 lockers! They had 2 trains out, one was on the transfer. Flippy flippy! One was painted original X colors, one was painted grey. Still waiting.... This reminds me of another pic I've seen before online. Except it was X instead of X2. Could this its twin? Hmm.... Looking at an Arrow from the station building of another Arrow. (Can you notice I'm getting tired?) Even the staff at SFMM know that X2 isn't a "new ride"! But will I like "X: The Retheme?" On RCT2, they make X look really high off the ground. In reality, it's almost touching it! Xoom! Noted! Do you find the number of X2 queue photos and their content unnecessary? Well FEAST UPON MY SHORTS! (Taken from one of my fellow classmates) More empty queue. THERE! And you said Arrow's never had balls? Actually, they have brake fins, so technically they don't have 'balls.' (If you know what I mean.) Mid-course brakes. Viper = Type LR for "Lightly Rough." So, were you paying attention during the "Type A-Type X" speech? Good! Because here is a test! Xample one is one of the Veruca Salt girls after grunge ended, Xample 2 is Steve Irwin, and Xample 3 is Middle Aged Big Mike and his fax machine collection! Xtreme to the Second Viper. More Utah passing over. Isn't it funny how much Utah is loved by SFMM? (and Jahan!) The lift hill is a lot quieter than when it was X. X almost deafened me with the anti-rollbacks, but they get quieter and quieter every ride it seems. THANK YOU UTAH! You don't need to tell us! We know that S&S took over Arrow in 2002 and wanted to make X better. So they revamped the train, repainted the track, reproduced some of the lift components (so it wouldn't go into SBNO like in 2006) and revamped the queue. We've been watching since late 2007, and I even rode the ride in 2005. We know the difference between X and X2! Am I X enough? Maybe....... Noted! (Whatever it says) Queue vending = EPIC WIN! If you are: Corbin Blu attempting to commit suicide (who could blame him, High School Musical does that kind of stuff to you!), a random crazy guy who likes to stand on top of a flying byplane, a guy who smoked too close to the Ring of Fire while riding a dirt bike, or a guy who is riding his dirt bike in front of S:TE doing stunt stuff, you are Type X! Empty queue = EPIC WIN! If you are: Dereck with taped glasses, Dan playing chess, Robb on a motorcycle, or Elissa on a scooter, you are Type A! X2 ascending its lift.... are you ready? Mist things not working. On a scorching day like this? FAIL! You're getting sleepy, Jahan.... VVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRYYYY SSSSLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPYYYYYYYYYY............... You can see a lot of crap from the bridge to X2. More Arrow loopage. Wait, breaking news! Jahan just bought a winning lottery ticket for $1,000,000 when he went to Wal-Mart to buy a box of tissues! In fact, he can buy another 578,336 boxes with all that money! He'll need them, because I have plenty more Arrow shots where that came from! X...X...X...2...2...2....SSSsssSSSsss..... Sky Tower is one of my favorite tower rides ever! I like it almost better than the Space Needle because of its location! =b More of the "Coaster Wall of Fame." Zoom! Snickers things. Whatever. BLAH! The "SFMM Coaster Wall of Fame" thing. I pesonally think it's kinda cool, but for what reason is it there? Just to commemorate the many SFMM coasters? Jahan is drooling right now... me too! Broken sunglass lense! You know me, I have to post EVERYTHING random I find. Baja Ridge. You have a problem with that? Revolution's turnaround. Notice the track down further is clean, the track towards the top needs to be painted again. Flags. KidTums was complaining on Thursday when she only got her Grand Carousel credit twice. LOL! Revolution speeds through its loop! (Cheesy, isn't it?) More flags, more fun! TM Canadians apparently like SFMM. "And now we find a dragon?!?!? What the heck!?!?" "Ok, aside from the 'barely acceptable amount of wetness', here are some of the things that happened on Log Jammer: 1) A moment of ejector airtime. 2) Small splash war. 3) Random stuffed animals and characters tied around a tree on one of the turnarounds! Overall, Lucario approved awesomeness!" It's dual stationed, but one side wasn't operating. This is one of the oldest rides in the park.... Still looks pretty nice, though. Noted! The "Big Tree" shaped thing. (Sidenote: When we last visited in 2007, we were walking along all calm and happy when this tree guy jumped out! He looked just like the one at SFGAd when Robb and Elissa were there for El Toro! He scared the heck out of me mom and dad! xD) Dallas once licked this lucky mofo's butt! Hey, whatever happened to Dallas and Bethany, anyways? My 2nd (I think) Arrow Flume credit ever. The 1st one was at Silverwood. Wait.... This is an Arrow, right? Yeah, I don't do a good job posing.... Johnny Rocket's Snakes and Pi...... COUGH COUGH...... Shakes and Fries was open, as usual. Metro's station. They were playing crappy N*SYNC music. YUCK! I see a poster in this picture that *REALLY* needs to be updated! (Can't recognize the ride? Roaring Rapids) "I'mmmmm too sexy for yo love!" Another *OLD* poster. *ONE* of these posters needs to be updated...... Another old ride that hasn't operated since about the 2001-2003 period. =( This just made me really sad, because it was still there when I last visited..... A moment of scilence, please.... =( But all the niceness would be ruined when...... The very nice SFMM entrance plaza. The ticket checker on the left misses Flashback, just like me. =( Entrance gates. "You know me. I have a thick coat of fur, so I have to find every way possible to beat this heat!" It looks like we WILL get our Arrow credit after all. Noted! I approve of SFMM entrance! We know X2 is open.... the question is: Will we get our #2 Arrow credit? That thing will be opening soon! THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!! (If you can't read what it says, it says "give it back".) Another Colossus shot. Colossus is running the track I've never ridden today! Hey Mr. Superman! The turnaround, for the many coaster-porn addicts. G'day mate, Goliath. The best of the 3 B&M's at the park. Hi, Scream! The "classic" SFMM parking lot view. YES!! WE'RE FINALLY HERE!! X...X...X...2...2...2......SSSsssSSSssSSssss...... (One of the weird ride and queue audio effects for you to whisper to yourself.) The awesome SFMM Skyline. Almost there! Hungry yet? SOOOOO Delicious!

I suck at monkeybars, so I would've been sucked to death by deadly leeches! Looks like a good little park! Isn't this the one to get the new S&S coaster in 2010? If it's not, is it me, or are there too many parks that have "Summerland" in their names?

I think I'd like the Legoland in Germany better than the one in California. Does KidTums prefer one or the other.

^Long driver. v Is neither.

FrogHopperReview.com would be a cool website! I think she'd talke about how she didn't get more than 2 credits on Grand Carousel on Terminator Salvation: The Ride Media Day. From what I can see, it seems like a lot of the mainland Europe Parks are very nicely themed, have an uber-wide variety of rides and attractions, and have very different but very cool additions that make them really cool! I really should consider the next Europe TPR trip, I think it'd be nice to get away from the typical American park for once and try something new.

You definitely notice the trims on the first hill and some of the brake runs. I do wish they could just find out what caused the problem (a little too late, I suppose?) and they could fix it. Maybe they could have a talk with Intamin and try to update the ride? Better trains with lap-bars instead of those crappy OTSR's would be MUCH MUCH better, too!

^^^Unnecessary amount of happiness! However, that happiness will cost a lot: since I can't fit all the brochures in 1 flat rate envelope, you'll have to send me $10.00 minimum before I can send them for you. Sorry, mom won't let me give them to you unless you send me the money first. ^^Yes, I knew that, just the themeing is a bit different. ^Actually, I think its a tie. I'm not kidding, I used to hate the S&S rides, but now I love them. The reason it's a tie is that I like vertical launches a lot, and CS just wasn't as 'fantastic' as I expected. Still, it makes my Top 10. (Wish they were lap bars instead of Over-The-Shoulders) Expect DAY 2: SFMM Visit 1 photos by Saturday!