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I didn't call you out because of your disdain for the bunnies and medicine (though I think you extrapolated things out to reach a farfetched, ridiculous conclusion), I quoted you because I could never possibly imagine being enough of an insufferable prick to remotely consider giving my friends a hard time for spending more than five minutes in the bathroom. At the end of the day, you're not going to find anyone who I think actually likes having to use the locker, but you have to recognize it for what it is: a minor inconvenience, not the end times.

No, because it's asinine. Rule of thumb: love the park, hate the system. Naaah, I'll go ahead and hate the park. No one's forcing them to use that system.

El Diablo. I kept expecting a corkscrew or a helix at some point, but it just kept going around in a loop.

When I traveled to SC for work in 2014, I decided to drive up one night for a quick visit. A couple things: - They have discounted tickets after for entry after 4:00PM. They cost a little over $30 if you buy them online. - No real ride stands out besides what you mentioned, though I think the mine train is fun in a quirky way. If you're interested in aerial views of the park and really nice skylines, Windseeker is well-placed to provide both. - I didn't get to the park until 7:00PM and managed to ride every major roller coaster, with re-rides on Intimidator and Afterburn, in the three hours I was there. Granted that was without Fury, but if you don't care about riding the mediocre coasters, you can get plenty of re-rides on all three with time left over.

Well don't you sound like a fun person to hang out with...

The smart thing to do would be to not wear any of those to the park.

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Nice colors!!!

Just had a very "Six Flags" moment and felt it was worthy to share. I just finished completing the park survey Six Flags sent out. At the end, this was the final "thank you" screen: SMH

Fixed.

QFT

It doesn't exist anymore, but I really liked Great American Scream Machine at SFGAdv. I understand why it's gone and why so many people didn't like it, but it never really knocked me around like it seemed to do others. I would ride it a bunch of times in a row since it never had a line.

A good portion of it is the differences in train design between the two coasters. Kingda Ka's trains are bulkier than TTD's primarily because of the OTS restraints. I'm sure the added weight is a contributing factor. EDIT: ^ Beat me.

Awesome report so far, Bert! I'm loving following along!

It's because they believe they're right. It's no surprise, that's how any activist group operates, no matter where their views fall on the political or ideological spectrum.

Nothing more so than what has already been discussed previously in this thread. Everything still points to around Memorial Day weekend.

Yea, this is why I avoid discussing the subject matter with my sister altogether. She and her boyfriend are hardcore marine life activists and are some of the most Anti-Sea World folks I know. Heck, her boyfriend's cousin is Eli Despres, the co-writer and editor of Blackfish. Imagine having THAT in the family while being a big theme park geek. There's no point in having any conversation with them on the subject matter because it's just gonna drive rifts into the family, so we've learned to never bring it up again.

I said that mostly because on my one and only visit to KI back in 2013, all of the elements that contribute to ideal riding conditions occurred. Totally unexpected by me, too; I didn't realize how reverential (there I go doing it again, hyuck! *knee slap*) a Beast night ride was among coaster geeks until I read about it afterwards.

Forgot to mention my ride WAS in the front! It was really one of those "the stars aligned" kind of moments for me. Voyage is fun, but I think that ride is overrated. The second half was so rough that it literally knocked the wind out of me.

I first rode Beast at night in the fog during a light rain in the front seat. I think that was as close to a religious experience I'm ever going to get on a coaster.

^ What he said, but avoid the Burlington Bristol Bridge in the process. That thing has been a nightmare ever since the NJ-PA Turnpike bridge closed.

The flat that needs to go is Swashbuckler. Add a Zamperla Endeavour or 2nd Gen Enterprise. There are plenty of other places that park could add either of those flats (which I agree the park needs) without having to take out one of the last remaining original flat rides at the park, one which is still operating just fine. The empty area where the last Enterprise operated makes more sense than that. This is the SFStL thread anyway, right? I brought up SFGAdv's old Enterprise in comparison to the one at SFStL, not to derail the current discussion with what should and shouldn't be added to that park.

SFGAdv had other issues at that time besides maintenance (not enough staffing to operate all their flats) I know that, but the issues specifically relating to the Enterprise were mechanical. "Several complete rehabs of the ride failed to stop the slow deterioration and finally it became too costly to keep repairing the ride. The ride's structure was on site and expected to reopen for the 2006 season, however during reassembly it became apparent that the ride would need to be removed, and the parts were taken to the park's boneyard where they remain today."