djcyberlegend

Quite a few I can't think of but these come to mind first - in no particular order: El Toro (didn't get to ride it during my first trip to GrAdv because of a thunderstorm) Millennium Force The Beast I-305 Top Thrill Dragster Maverick Diamondback Any Giant Inverted Boomerang (rumor has it that one is coming to SFNE for next season)

+1. I have a friend who lives in the Vancouver WA area who's told me that the nearest park is SFDK, she gets a bit jealous when I brag about going to SFNE.

My sources say if Deja Vu comes to SFNE it will replace Shipwreck Falls, but as someone said earlier, I'd rather see it replace Flashback. I rode Flashback on Sunday and earlier in July as well and it seems to be getting pretty rough with the catch chain on the far end of the track. The mechanism makes a loud clank that can be felt throughout the train when it catches. But OTOH, SWF has been a maintenance nightmare lately according to my sources so I can see the reasoning for retiring it if that ends up being the case. As far as Mind Eraser goes, that tends to have a lot of breakdowns lately because of issues with the restraints. On the 4th it broke down when my wife and I were in the queue, the operator's log was laying on the controls in plain sight so I snuck a peek at it, it broke down 4 times that day, mostly for restraint problems that Vekoma has been notorious for. Flashback's restraints aren't that great either, a simple ratcheting shoulder cage with no backup system such as a lap belt, you can't help but wonder if you're gonna fall out sometimes.

My team on the water challenge came up empty and quit after the first round... -_____- Otherwise it was a great time had by all - this was my first coaster club event! Here is an album of some photos I took of the walkback tour along with a group photo of us participants from SFNE Online:

Capped off my very first visit to GRADV on Nitro, first ride on it, front row.

^ Yeah, those were quite the thing. My favorite things were the audio (when it worked properly) and the first drop into the first tunnel, especially with the mist running. The flame cannons were completely removed sometime around Labor Day, the propane tank was removed during the off-season.

Nice report! BTW - Bizarro's flame cannons were removed last season, presumably to be installed on the revamped Texas Giant. Next time you're there, you'll notice the 'Lexcorp' propane tank that fueled them is also gone.

Watching POVs and randomly blurting out SFNE's calling card 'boowoop' sound.

Steel - Kingda Ka (GRADV) Wood - Cyclone (SFNE)

^ I was gonna get my tickets last week but I lost my debit card during a visit to Great Adventure on vacation last week and had to cancel it, just got my new card today and found out it was sold out... :