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FunCoaster - As much as that ride hurt we could not stop riding, and we were cracking up the entire ride. Jet Star Two - I was laughing for the entire ride because the person in front of me (who was far larger than me) kept slamming into me.

Nice report! Krake looks like a ton of fun!

Nitro yesterday front row.... I greyed out on the helix.

Log flume is running today. Green Lantern's third train is still below the maintenance building. I don't think we will see it running anytime soon. The park really struck me as worn down. There were weeds everywhere. The trains were in pretty bad shape too. On Ka, I could move my harness a good inch left and right. On El Toro, there was a screw sticking out which nearly cut my leg. I didn't get to try the SORA, maybe next time.

On TPR's Goliath at La Ronde video...

I'm going to the park for the first time on July 31st... Is the wristband or tickets a better option? The hotel we are staying at gives $20 worth of tickets for free, so should we just get more tickets instead of a wristband?

It looks like you had an awesome trip! Nice report!

Just give them a couple weeks to straighten everything out. Great Adventure was the same way. Opening weekend most rides only had one train, but within a few weeks all operations were back to normal.

Kingda Ka finally got lights on it's tower! Picture from greatadventurehistory.com

Lagoon was unique in that no single riders were allowed in the first or back row of any of the coasters.

Are you sure those weren't 'Runaway Mine Train cars? They store the third train behind Rolling Thunder's station.

[youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Here's another interesting video... Were the old trains this slow?

I just took the new ride survey. I think zombies are a much better theme choice than hot wheels are...although neither are too good in my opinion.

I was at the park today...The crowds were very light (Except for El Toro and Batman). -Superman (2 rides/ 2 trains) - We rode Superman right at opening, and it was great! The back row was very smooth and intense! But, the queue really could use some work. The railings were all beat up and there were tons of weeds everywhere. The operators were also quite slow... -Kingda Ka (2 rides/ 2 trains) - Kingda Ka was running well today...No downtime that I know of! In the morning the trains were being dispatched very fast. They weren't stacking at all! I even saw once both trains were on the launch track. Then in the afternoon, the attendants were much slower, and they were stacking every time. Again, the queue could use some TLC. -Skyscreamer (1 ride) - Wow! I forgot how high that ride was!! -Blackbeards (1 ride) - Since the station was empty we decided to ride. It was the usual fun, but you only go around once now, even when there is no one in line. -Nitro (3 rides/ 3 trains) - Nitro was running great today! There was hardly any vibrations (on any of the trains) and there wasn't much stacking. AGAIN, the rides queue could use some work. There were tons of weeds and peeling paint. -Skull Mtn. (1 ride/ 2 trains) - The usual...It was nice and dark! -TDK (2 rides) - The preshow for TDK was great as always! The actual ride was running well too! -B:TR (1 ride/ 2 trains) - I think after today, I prefer Batman to Bizarro. It was incredibly smooth and intense! -Bizarro (1 ride/ 3 trains) - I have never seen the ride ops move so slow on Bizarro!! Every single train double stacked... The wait to get off the ride was longer than the wait to get on the ride! -Rolling Thunder (Rode right once, right had 2 trains, left had 1) - Besides the violent turnaround by El Toro, Rolling Thunder is pretty smooth. I even got some nice floater airtime going down that drop! -Runaway Mine Train - (1 ride/ 2 trains) - The fort could really use some TLC...But the ride itself looked and rode pretty well for its age. Again, the ride ops were terribly slow. And Some Notes: -The new lockers this year are great! I really like how you can set your own combo instead of scanning your ticket. -There were bins for glasses in several of the coasters stations. I didn't see many people using them though.

Kingda Ka today.

That looks like a fantastic family coaster! It looks great!

Great! Thank you!

I'm planning a trip up to Canobie Lake Park. On a Saturday in July how busy would it be? I'm planning on staying almost a full day...Is that too much? And also, is there any supermarkets or other stores up there that have discounted tickets or coupons?

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On TPR's Boomerang (SFM) video...

Wow! That looks amazing! The trains look so open...awesome!

Doesn't Great Adventure already have the kiddie swings, flying dumbos, and a rockin' tug (tango)? I also find it weird they would have two coasters on that list considering they already have a very small Zamperla and a slightly larger Tivoli (which I'm guessing are about equivalent to the coasters pictured).

Skull Mtn. on Sunday.

Just got home from the park today! Rides: El Toro - Only running one train. In the morning they wouldn't dispatch until the train was mostly full...But because of the cold it wasn't running up to its usual craziness. The line got very long, very fast. Kingda Ka (2) - Kingda Ka ran two trains. The third was sitting in the other side of the station. The ride ops were fantastic and pushed the trains out like crazy! The ride was also very smooth, both in the front and the back of the train. Rolling Thunder Right - Only the right side was running, but with both trains. In the shed it looked like the other two trains were still not complete. The ride was running very well...Much better than last year. Bizarro - Bizarro was running alll three trains...But double stacking every single time! That being said they only had about ten riders per train. Runaway Mine Train - 2 trains...Fun as usual. The ride ops were also really good and didn't stack at all. But, the fort really could use some TLC. Skull Mtn. (2) - 2 trains. The building was very dark today. But the new ads completely ruin the experience. The station was absolutely covered in them. Again the ride ops here were fantastic, dispatching the train far before the previous one came back. Nitro (2) - 2 trains. Nitro was rattling a lot more than usual. The attendants were also very slow. There was no reason for stacking the trains every single ride. Batman had a lot of downtime throughout the day, and the Cable Cars never opened (due to wind).

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