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But this isn't just any mega chain, this is Six Flags. 10 years ago we would have all agreed the G.I.B.'s were a fail, but since the only 2 still having major reliability problems are SFNE's Goliath since Six Flags won't fix the ride system and Stunt Fall for similar reasons. The remaining ones are doing pretty well. SoB comes to mind for reasons already stated.

Aftershock is pretty great.

I've been to 2 Six Flags parks and 0 Cedar Fair parks. The SF parks I've been to were some of the nicer ones (SFGAm and SFNE) but I have only a few SF parks in my bucket list while I want to visit most Cedar Fair parks. I wouldn't turn down a park from either company if I got the chance though. Overall I guess I'm undecided.

^Corkscrew at Silverwood has a reverse color scheme to Canobie Corkscrew's original paint, with black track and yellow supports, and it looks nice . That new color scheme looks kinda weird with the ties being different from the track and spine.

Honestly I don't think many coasters have bad color schemes. The only coasters that look bad are the ones that need a repaint... Even Scream would look good if it was repainted.

*Best moment: Flying into Timber Terror's Buzz Bar on the first drop, sitting in the very back. *Best individual ride: One ride on Sidewinder (Elitches) in the very front at the end of the day when the ride warmed up so much I legitimately wondered if the brakes would be able to stop the speeding train. So much positive and negative G's. *Funniest moment: Dancing with a game operator to "Say Hey (I love you)" at Elitches. *Scariest moment: Riding my first Skycoaster (XLR8R at Elitches). *Strangest moment: IDK nothing has been really strange. *Favorite individual park visit: Elitches in August. Silverwood is a close second, but only because my step family is made up of kill joys. *Nerdiest moment: Taking a picture under Sidewinder. *Best non-coaster related thing to happen at a park: See funniest moment. *Best thing to happen on a park trip outside of the park: I didn't get to go on any park trips. *Favorite new experience: Sky Coasters (XLR8R) *Anything else you'd like to mention as a highlight: How much better Elitches is compared to it's reputation.

Has anybody ridden Viper recently? Just being weird and checking up on a ride

Golden Horse + Other knock-off designers. It seems that most Togo and RCCA designs are pretty bad, though I haven't been on a ride from either company.

Zippers and Drop Towers are pretty scary. The scariest thing I've been on is Elitches' sky coaster, XLR8R.

When this started out, I didn't really like it. Now, it's improved vastly! Keep up the good work!

I have to say Vekoma. I really like both companies, but all the Vekoma rides I have ridden have been slightly rougher than the Arrow rides I have ridden. Aftershock, the smoothest Vekoma I've been on, is just a little rougher than Sidewinder. That's because of the cobra roll. I still like all of the rides from either company I've been on.

I like the black and the other repaints the park has done.

Well this sucks for my October trip to Elitches for Fright Fest, glad I still have Sidewinder. Happy nobody got hurt.

Isn't Silverwood just awesome? I love the place! Too bad you couldn't get on Aftershock, it really is a great ride. Jealous you got to ride Timber Terror backwards! Also I forgot to post my own trip report of Silverwood earlier in the year, so if you want to see that, it's here: http://forum.nolimits-exchange.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=2810&page=1#Item_12 (Scroll down to the Silverwood review and pictures). Great TR of a great place! I personally think Aftershock is worth the trip back, and if you go in the summer, Boulder Beach is a great water park!

I think even though both woodies at Silverwood are underrated because of how far off the beaten path they are, Timber Terror is the more underrated of the 2. The general consensus is that both are good but Tremors is better, but in personal experience I think Timber Terror is better due to it's Buzz Bars. If Tremors got Buzz Bars it would be amazing as well. I still love both of them but Timber Terror is my favorite of the two, and is actually my favorite woodie overall!

^Yes, it was sold along with Darien Lake (and a few others I think) towards the end of 2006.

WOW that looks amazing!

Silverwood and Elitches. That would give both parks a nice theme (Silverwood), a total of 11 roller coasters, 2 amazing woodies and 1 classic woodie, a classic corkscrew coaster, 2 different boomerang models (Aftershock and Boomerang), a nice SLC, a Half-Pipe, a Arrow shuttle, and 2 nice kiddie coasters. Plus the amount of flats and water park rides would be astronomical

I've waited at longest 2.5 hours for Raging Bull @ SFGAm. Then I moved to CO and have hit Elitches 6 times, mostly on dead days. I'm trapping myself into never even thinking of waiting in long lines again (And by long I mean like 30-45 minutes) :/ Would I wait 5 hours for something? No. That's a worthless idea, I could use that time for something else.

The park looks great! I really enjoy it, and love the layouts and attractions at the park. My only problem is that Shockwave's trains should really be 6 cars long instead of 5, at least if you're going for realism.

I really like that design! BTW Bianco is my last name Can't wait to see more progress!

^ The wing coaster at Heide is already finished in terms of track and supports.

^Yes, it's only 3 sided. The sad thing is that ToD is on par with Mind Eraser for popularity, so it always has the longest line in the park, no matter what day you go.

^The one Arrow is awesome though! And I like the Vekoma's (In fact all the coasters) for that matter, not nearly as bad as they've been made out to be.

My sister, brother, and I took a trip to Elitch Gardens on Sunday. It was my 6th trip this year and I will go at least one more time, for Fright Fest. The weather was wonderful, the rides were up almost the entire day (Only Half-Pipe and Boomerang had breakdowns), and the park looks great! I'm pretty sure all the roller coasters except Half-Pipe have been repainted within the last 2-3 years, because they look nice! The food was pretty good, too. Here are some ride reviews: Ghost Blasters: 1 ride, 10 minute wait. Very fun dark shooting ride! I got only 720 points but that's because I was sitting in the back of the car. My siblings loved it, too. I like the effects. 7/10. Mind Eraser: 2 rides, 1 very front, 1 very back. 5 minute wait both times. I honestly love this ride! I guess I'm at an age were the roughness adds to the ride instead of detracts but it wasn't that rough, except the roll over. The ride has some really nice forces and is non-stop intensity the whole way through! I even like how abruptly the brakes stop you because it's an intense stop to compliment the intense ride. Pretty solid attraction, could stand to be smoother, but it's a really fun ride! *coughcough*SFNEwhatdidyoudowrongwithyourSLC*cough* 8/10. Dragonwing: 1 ride, 1 cycle wait. Not very interesting but pretty nice views and a really relaxing ride, nice breather. 6/10. Boomerang: 1 ride, very back. 1 cycle wait. This ride is really fun as well! The only jolts are in the cobra roll but they are easily avoidable if you hold on. I love the forces going forwards and backwards! The drop is really nice as well. I still prefer Aftershock, but this ride gets a nice 8/10. Sidewinder: 1 ride, very front. 5 minute wait. This ride is still my favorite in the park. The launches are nice and you really fell like you are getting pulled over a cliff on the drops. Sidewinder is incredibly smooth for an Arrow, too! The front is the place to be on this ride due to: The floaty first drop, extremely powerful loop forwards, intense ejector on the far side, then the insane ejector drop backwards (livin' for that stomach drop) , insane powerful loop backwards, and lastly float onto the load platform. Very nice ride! My only 2 complaints are how short the ride is (excusable) and the 100 steps of stairs to the top. Overall 8.5/10. Observatory Deck: 1 time, no wait. Amazing views of the park, downtown, and the mountains in the distance. Lots on photo opportunities. Nothing much to do up there if you don't have a camera though and pretty windy. 5/10. Ferris Wheel: 1 time, 10 minute wait. Nice views as well, along with a relaxing ride cycle. Much more of a conversation ride than a picture ride. 5/10. Shake, Rattle, & Roll: 1 time, no wait. I love top spins because of this ride. Being dragged against your will upside-down backwards is pretty crazy, and some fun flips too! My complaints are how hard the restraints come down (leg crusher), and the ride cycle is really short. 6/10. Twister 2: 1 time, middle. 10 minute wait. This is a nice wooden coaster. The ride has great lats and the shakiness keeps the ride from being boring without airtime. I really like the ride for what it is and it looks really nice! It'd be better without the trims but I can deal with it. The brakes are really abrupt which isn't comfortable with lap bars but I understand the lack of space. 7/10. XLR8R: 1 time, with my sister. This was my first skycoaster, and Sunday was my 3rd time on the attraction. It was my sister's first time so I pulled the cord. The thing is one word: Amazing! The freefall is intense and pure and the swinging is free and comfortable. Such an experience. It makes me want to ride the 300ft skycoaster in Florida! We paid $20, which is a lot, but cheaper than most skycoasters. 9/10. Half-Pipe: 1 time, 20 minute wait (it broke down once). This ride really is great! Some nice spinning and the vertical spikes are so cool! This ride shakes a lot, so be warned. Too bad the ride cycle is so short, but I understand due to capacity. This and the other resident Intamin are very temperamental, but each ride has it's reasons. 7/10 Tower of Doom: 1 time, 15 minute wait. The views are great from this ride since it's in the center of the park. The freefall feels like it last forever and is very intense (Not as intense as Panic Plunge, but close). This was my last ride of the day and it was a good way to end. The ride is normally temperamental but it didn't break down on me this time. I wish they'd run more than 2 sides but honestly the 3rd side wasn't really needed. Nice ride overall. 7.5/10. Pictures! 250ft Observation deck. The entrance building! Nice looking midway. Big Wheel! Ooooh a nice, recently painted SLC! Slingshot in the foreground, that's for October ;D Sidewinder's far platform. XLR8R and Boomerang in the distance. Oh ma dear.. Hello there XLR8R, you must wait your turn. Dragonwing. In flight! Mind Eraser red train! Here they come! In-line twist. 200+ft... Boomerang time! Entrance area. Infursionsszz Boomerang train. Mind Eraser from the Tower. Many rides, 1 shot. More rides. Twister 2. Kid's area. Front area. Downtown. Big Stadium #1 Big Stadium #2 Lots of Everything. Back on the ground, but about to reenter the sky on Big Wheel! My only pic from Big Wheel :/ The theater/show building. Boomerang broke.. Red & Teal SLC SLC through the... park. Sidewinder loop. Close up. REALLY close up. Airtime! Airtime with a train on it! TROIKA! Yay! Hello resident Intamin coaster! Shake, Rattle, & Roll. Twister 2 train. Boomerang still broke. Best ice cream place I've been to anywhere! Slingshot stop tempting me! I said wait till' October! ;D Kiddie Coaster! No credit yet :< Carousel! I leave you with a picture of Big Wheel's lights. I really enjoyed the park (hence the 52 pictures). I think the only reason the park gets a bad rep is because it doesn't have any spectacular, record smashing coaster. The park honestly has improved severely from the Six Flags and PARC years and has made itself a great place for families and coaster enthusiasts alike. Can't wait for that Skyloop (Magic Springs, give it up already just kidding, except not...)!