garbanian

I'm trying to plan a nice vacation for my babe and myself this coming season (2013) and have quite a few questions to ask before I take the plunge. 1) Which park would be the most entertaining for age 20 dorks, honestly we're like 14 when it comes down to it. 2) What time of the year would be the best time to go, for events, weather and the sort. We'll be having fast passes the whjole time, so lines aren't too big of an issue. 3) Since we're going for more than 2 days, I figure that we'll want to do more than just rides. What else can we expect to do that may be entertaining for us, what kinds of shows may be available? 4) Any other information that you may think is needed.

I took my first trip to SFGAdv this past Saturday. Whoever said it was supposed to rain when they went and it ended up being blue skies, the same thing happened to me. I'm not good for full review type things, so I'll just ask a few questions, and state some things. The lines in general were very very short for a Saturday...85 degrees I believe How in the world did I get on Kingda Ka in less than 10 minutes, middle of the day, front row....makes NO sense. El Toro was about the best thing I've ever been on....seriously. I can't say I've ever ducked on a ride, but some of the ride really had me thinking my limbs were about to be dismantled. I'm also happy to report that I fit on with no trouble, the was one of the things I was expecting to happen...not get on the ride, or have to have the staff really shove me in. Neither happened. Woooo weightloss! I enjoyed every ride there, and truely did like Bizarro. I'm not sure why people aren't fond of it. I had a blast on it. Nitro wasNitro was probably my 2nd favorite ride there (After El Toro) I was expecting it to be one of the rougher airtime rides, like Magnum at CP, but it was real smooth, and not rough at all. The airtime was fun, the length of the ride was perfect an the night ride was a blast. TBatman The Ride I was thinking of being a Raptor clone (CP again), but was actually a lot rougher, seemed faster and I had a lot more fun on that then I had on Raptor. Skull Mountain made me wish there were more indoor rides. I like the pitch black rides way too much and had so much fun on this ride. Superman was a pretty neat gimmick, but thats all I thought of it, a gimmick. The entire ride was really just that one loop that sends you on your back. Nothing too it, a nice breeze. Green lantern wasn't bad, I liked a lot of it, but it seemed a bit rough, nothing out of the ordinary. I've probably forgotten some, but thats what stood out today for me. I'd love to visit again just for El Toro. That ride was amazing!!!

Looks like this saturday has a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Starting to rethink my trip there now. Not sure if its 100% worth it with the rain.

Better to do take it than to have a fit over it. If I can't laugh at myself, well...I'm in for a long long life of let down

So, recently I've discovered that I get quite a few different discounts that change every so often to new discounts for theme parks and amusement parks and the sort. I wouldn't mind picking these up for people to use, instead of paying full price. Since the offers change so often, it may be difficult to keep a list of deals on here, but I can entertain request through PM or in this thread. I may not be able to do this all time either, since I will need to pay for this with my card. The only way I can see this working is through paypal/serve/amazon payments, if anyone has alternate ideas, feel free to toss them out there as well. Feel free to PM me questions or ask here! Cheers, Garbanian

Hold up, what? Do you have a source for this? I'd love one last black and blue ribs moment. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1211119#p1211119 I saw this thread and knew I'd make it here. Bravo me, bravo <3

Glad I could help. I rode it twice, once with the loop, had a blast, once without the loop after it was reopened after incident #1. I still think it was a fine ride, it was jerky and I loved it. Kind of makes me not want to go to KI anymore, especially if they /helped/ the beast be less jerky. That was one of the biggest draws to it, it was aggressive and beautiful.

Thank you so much Triggernel Looks like this will be a decent trip for me and my friend so far! EDIT: What about a FLASH PASS for the 18th of August. It's a Saturday, and its nearing school time so everyone is getting their last vacation trips in. Would this be a good investment to make sure we ride everything?

Hold up, what? Do you have a source for this? I'd love one last black and blue ribs moment.

That's just a tad bit disappointing. The big ride I wanted to go on was El Toro. I guess I'll take my chances!!!

I'm taking a trip out to SFGAdv on August 18th, which is a Saturday and will more than likely be MORE than packed. That being said, I'm coming from Ohio to go to a concert on the 17th, and have a day free th 18th so its only that day I can go. Opinions on getting a Flash Pass that day? Also, if anyone would like to do a mini meet up that would be pretty neat!!! I can get discount tickets through work as well, for 40$ a ticket. Lets rock this! P.S. I know Cedar Point does this, and I was wondering if SFGAdv does it to. All day refill drinks for an extra cost. It's like the cost of a souvineer cup + 5$ for all day at CP.

Yes, another one of those threads. I'm going to a concert in New Jersey on the 18th, and am not returning home (to Ohio) till the 20th. A friend suggested we go to Six Flags while we're in town. I'm not the smallest guy out there, and I know I won't fit a few rides off the bat, but I had a few questions to see if this would even be worth spending the money on. I'm 6ft tall, 260, 46in chest, wearing 38's in jeans. I KNOW I wont fit on nitro or on Kingda Ka, cause those are a lot like Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, which I was about 3-4 inches off of the seat belt. I've never had a problem with a lap bar at Cedar Point, and things like the Raptor, Maverick, Mantis were all fine with the harness, Mean Streak, Mine Ride, Gemini all fit seat belt and lap bar. Would this even work out, is it work spending the money? If I skipped anything that could be useful, please let me know.