DoinItForTheFame

I think this is the Six Flags addition that i am looking forward to the most!! It looks like an awesome slide, and a while back I was just commenting on how I was jealous of anyone who got to ride one of these. . . Well, looks like 2017 will be the year my partner and I get to ride one!! I'm so excited. We are already planning our 2017 Texas Trip!!

^ Kettle Chips!!! Specifically numbers 1 and 3!!!

At the park right now. It's much slower than we were expecting. Still haven't made it on Outlaw Run yet, because it's been down, and we got stuck on Powder Keg for a while. . . Finishing up an amazing snack (as shown below) Then headed to see if Outlaw Run is open yet!! It's been a perfect day to visit the park!!! Not to hot, and a slight breeze!! <3

While I do love the truss look on the two coaster posted above, I too agree that I'm glad Outlaw Run has the traditional wooden lift hill supports. I feel like if it had the truss supports it wouldn't "fit in" as well in the park.

That's what he said.

Omg. It's the Splitting Coaster from RCT3!!!

I am predicting that SFStL will be getting a Disko for 2017. . . Oh, wait. . . That's right.

So glad you enjoyed SDC!! Awesome photos too!! Can't wait to see more.

Awesome report!! I'm glad you got to ride Lightning Rod (Even if I am jealous!) I'm just curious, but since you enjoyed Skyrush so much, would you rate it higher or lower than i305?! (Assuming you have been on i305!)

I must agree with this statement. I feel like a Disko is a great addition to SFStL. They are fun (as long as I have taken my motion sickness medicine.) But I also agree that since SDC has a Disko, SFStL adding one is just not enough for me to want to pick SFStL over SDC. But those of you who frequent SFStL will love it. Hopefully this means 2018 will the year SFStL add's a much needed new coaster!! I'd be happy with just a cookie-cutter 4D FreeSpin.

Granted, but then you fail school, and you end up stuck in the same grade forever. I wish Cedar Point would build a Full Throttle Clone.

Trashman. Cedar Point, or Magic Mountain??

It's been a while. When was the last time you ate a waffle??

Dear god no!! Not only not every day, but . . . NEVER!!! Have you been to Cedar Point??

^ When it rains, it pours. I'm sorry about you two having to cancel your trip, and that neither the airlines, nor the hotel are being to helpful. Hopefully the test results come back showing that this week's level is going down!! I'm hoping for a speedy recovery, and hopefully no more hospital stays. You two are in our thoughts.

We have both a 50 gallon fresh water tank, and a 100 gallon Saltwater tank that we started in February. Sadly, it still has no fish in it. It has a few hermit crabs that just recently got added. Still two more weeks of cycling to go before we can add any fish.

Ohhh, no. I'm terribly sorry to hear about what you two are going through. I hope Michael get's better soon.

Headed to the park this weekend!! So glad to get some more rides in on Outlaw Run, and Wildfire!! It's been so long!!!

Wow, it's been longer than I thought since my last update. Regardless, this is the last part of this 3 park trip report, which brings us to: Cedar Point This years trip to Cedar Point was slightly annoying. I guess because before we have always had such great visits to the park, we had high expectations for this visit, and boy did Cedar Point disappoint. Correction, Cedar Point did not disappoint, our VIP Tour Guide disappointed. We got to the park for early entry, and the first thing we rode was GateKeeper. It was pretty much a walk on, so we rode it twice, and then headed back to Millennium Force. Millennium Force had about a 45 minute wait, so we skipped it and headed to Mavierck. Again, Maverick had about a 45 minute wait so we skipped it, and opted to walk around the park taking photos and then we headed over to Top Thrill Dragster. We waited about 10 minutes for the ride to open, and ended up waiting about 15 minutes in the station. We were next to get on, and the ride shut down for "rain." And by "rain" I mean mist. There was pretty much nothing falling from the sky, but they shut the ride down anyway. We continued to wait for it to reopen, but it was at this point 10:45am, and we had to meet our tour guide at 11:00am. We were just about to leave the line when they reopened the ride. We got our ride in, then headed over to meet our tour guide. Once we met the tour guide it was off to ride as many coasters as we could!! (Or so we thought.) But more on that later, on to the ride reviews. Blue Streak: For Blue Streak to be as old as it it, it is truly awesome!! The amount of airtime you get while sitting in the front row is crazy!! It gives some modern day coasters a run for their money in terms of airtime. It's an oldie, but a goodie!! 8/10. Corkscrew: Ugh, why did we even bother?? Honestly, it wasn't that bad. It's much more enjoyable than Vortex. However, it's still like a bad trip to the chiropractor. 3/10. GateKeeper: There is something about that first drop/inversion that gets me every time! I love being that high up, and doing that slow roll into the drop! We have always only sat in the front row, so I am not sure what the ride feels like in other rows, but I love this coaster. It's got a nice mix of positive g's, and the airtime hill actually provides some nice floater time (at least in the front row,) and the keyhole elements get me every time!! 8/10. Gemini: I use to HATE Gemini. . . However, now that I know not to sit above a wheel, it's actually an enjoyable ride. It's not great, but it's still fun. 6/10. Iron Dragon: We rode Iron Dragon without VR so that my friend who was at the park for the first time, could experience it normally, and then later with the VR. As always, the first half of the coaster was boring. But the second half out over the water is where it's all at! A fun family coaster! 6/10. Iron Dragon VR: Later in the day we got on Iron Dragon with the VR and OMG. It's like night and day. Having done New Revolution a few days prior, and being highly disappointed, we really didn't have very high expectations for this experience. Well, needless to say we were blown away! The graphics were 100 times better than New Revolution, and the story line was actually good. If you haven't been on Iron Dragon VR, and you don't want to know the story line then skip the next paragraph! SPOILER ALERT: I was absolutely amazed by the level of detail on Iron Dragon VR, and I really loved the story line. I loved the second lift hill where the dragon kept coming up trying to bite at your legs. I love the way that in the video you were flying over water at the end of the ride, just like you are flying over water on the actual coaster. The way they incorporated your "boat" gliding up to the dock when you were hitting the brake run was awesome. #EndSpoilerAlert All in all Iron Dragon VR was an awesome experience!! Everything was synchronized perfectly, and the story line was awesome!! The ride operators were even able to dispatch the coaster much quicker than the Six Flags ride operators. Over all Iron Dragon VR gets a 8/10! Magnum XL-200: Similar to Gemini I use to HATE Magnum. It was so rough, and so painful that it wasn't even worth riding. However, once I learned how to ride it, I LOVE it! The crazy triangle airtime hills are both painful, and fun all at the same time!! 8/10. Maverick: Maverick is. . . Well, Maverick. Everything about this coaster is amazing. The airtime, the launch, the first drop, the inversions, the Stengel Dive is still one of my favorite roller coaster elements ever. I wish Maverick style coasters would catch on at more parks in the US. 10/10. Mean Streak: Oh. Dear. God. Why?! Why would we subject ourselves to such torture?? . . . Actually, it wasn't that bad. We did the whole "sit in the front, lean forwards, hold your breath, close one eye, lift your legs, all during slightly overcast weather, on the green train" trick and it worked. The coaster wasn't beat your brains out rough. It obviously wasn't smooth as glass, but it was tolerable. Even more so, dare I say. . . It was fun?! Before I was to busy being flung around like a rag-doll to be able to enjoy the coaster. But once I did the "trick" to riding it, it was rather enjoyable. I never noticed the amount of airtime on the ride, nor the sheer speed of the ride before! It will be interesting to see what replaces this ride. 7/10. Millennium Force: Many moons ago, I thought Millennium Force was one of the most overrated coasters on the planet. . . Well, that has changed. I still don't think it is "the best coaster in the world." But it sure is fun!! I was really surprised by how much airtime I got sitting in the front row. I'd float out of my seat from the beginning of the airtime hill to the pull out!! It was amazing, and it has climbed higher up on my top 10 list. 10/10. Raptor: While this may not be the "best inverted coaster ever" I have grown to like it. The ride is intense enough it makes my legs go numb, which is a fun, and weird sensation all at once. This coaster has climbed higher up on my list of favorite inverts, replacing Montu. 9/10. Rougarou: Meh. It's okay. It's not the best floorless coaster in the world, nor is it the worst. It's just kind of "meh." I will say that our ride on it this year was a million times better than our ride last year. At least after our ride this year, we enjoyed it, and were okay with the idea of re-riding it. Where as last year we had no desire to ride it again after our first ride. 7/10. Top Thrill Dragster: What can be said about Top Thrill Dragster that hasn't been said before?? It's amazing. It's fast. It's tall. It's moody, and likes to break down. It has been my favorite roller coaster since the first time I rode it, and it still is. That launch is so powerful, and so amazing. . . And the drop is out of this world! 15/10. Valravn: After riding Valravn I can now say that I have been on all three dive machines in the US, and . . . Valravn is by far my least favorite. Mainly because of the vest restraints. For me they kill any time of airtime I could possibly have gotten on the coaster. Our first ride was in the front row, above the track and it was glass smooth!! We all loved it. Our next ride was in the back row on the right side, and it sucked. The entire ride was very "vibratingly" uncomfortable. We all got off of the ride with no desire to ride it again, unless it was in the front row above the track. Which is weird, because I LOVE Griffon and SheiKra in the back row. Maybe we just caught Valravn on a bad day, on a bad train. But it really wasn't all that great. 8/10(in the front row) 4/10(in the back row) Wicked Twister: Still one of my favorite coasters in the park. I love sitting in the second to last row on the right side. It's the "magic" seat on the coaster!! 9/10. Power Tower: We only rode drop side, but we rode it twice. Both times facing Valravn. The ride up is way more terrifying than the drop. Great views, and the anticipation is awesome! 8/10. Skyhawk: I don't know what it is about this over-sized swing set, but I love this ride!! I love the floater time, and the positive forces at the bottom!! A great flat ride, that I wish more parks would install!! 9/10. Thunder Canyon: Not sure what it was about our ride on Thunder Canyon this year, but last year we came off dripping wet. There wasn't a fiber of dry cloth on us. . . But this year we came off dry as a bone. I'm not sure how we missed every waterfall, but some how we did. It was rather disappointing and kind of boring. But regardless knowing how fun it can be after our ride on it last year it still gets a 6/10. Overall it was a decent trip to the park, but our VIP Tour guide was so god awful, it felt like a waste of money. She spent the majority of the tour on her phone, or complaining to us about her job. It wasn't the best experience we could have had, and it was rather embarrassing having talked someone into spending the money on a VIP Tour when their response after the tour was "My god that tour guide was awful. We could have had just as much fun had we just had Fast Lane Plus." Not to mention, what kind of Tour Guide doesn't know where the exits to the rides are?? There were several rides where we had to show the guide where the exits were because they had no idea. Rides like SkyHawk, or Maverick. Like, really?? Come on now. Anyway, it was a decent visit to the park, but it will probably be a few years before we go back. Mainly because the drive is insanely long, and now it's to the point where they need to build a really good, appealing new coaster for us to want to make the drive again. Anywho, I didn't take that many photos because lets face it, everyone has seen every angel of every ride at Cedar Point. Also, I was to busy focused on riding rides the majority of the time, that I didn't care to get my phone out to snap photos. That being said, on with the pictures. First ride of the day!! The weather was NOT our friend that day. The sign makes me think of a Monster energy drink. Looking at Rougarou's naught bits. Much better than it was when it was a stand up coaster. Corkscrew?? Is that you? They look so silly with sitting there with phones strapped to their heads. Still not "The Best." But it is good. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... Pinks!! <3 "I mean, you know it never really gets vertical right??" Massive Inversion. GateKeeper doing a little early morning dance. These people agree that the drop really is vertical. I really want to climb the stairs to the MCBR. Oh. God. The. Nets. NOooo! (Actually I never even noticed them while on the ride.) Valravn sure does go down a lot. I swear these two photos are not the same. GateKeeper not doing an early morning dance. Such a fun coaster. Am I the only one who thinks this makes Power Tower look like a Power Bottom?? Guess Top Thrill Dragster really is the Top. Getting ready to go down. This inversion does provide some nice weird forces. I do love the colors. I swear these two photos are not the same. Inversion. Airtime hill. Through the tree. This was a fun inversion! Airtimeish. Raptors new paint looks great!! They see me rollin'. <3 A roll of the cobra. Swinging out over the midway. Through the trees... again. Okay, enough Raptor. Goodnight Top Thrill Dragster. Bye Valravn. Until next time. . .

I'm with you on this one. What happened??

Yes, actually there were several chances for employees to go "above and beyond," or to "wow" us while we were at the park, and you know what happened?? They didn't. They all continued to be bored, uninterested employees. Should they be a superstar during an ordinary encounter?? Yes. Yes they should be. Their job is to be a "superstar!" To make sure everyone they interact with has the best experience possible, and no one at that park is making that happen. (And yes, I ALWAYS go above and beyond for every guest I interact with every day. No exceptions.) I don't think anyone here is being ridiculous. We are being honest. The park sucks. That's all there is to it. Enjoy your lunch Friday. Maybe you can open Pete's eyes, and he can do something to fix the park. I think the reason for the "Great Awakening" is because more people who have never been to the SFStL before are visiting the park, and having awful experiences. Those who think the park is all rainbows and sunshine have been locals who haven't had the chance to experience a good park. So to them Six Flags St. Louis is amazing.

But really, have any of the employees at Six Flags St. Louis ever actually gone "above and beyond" doing their job??

^ I'd compare it to being blindfolded while in a car wreck. Just being aggressively and painfully thrown around with no idea of what's going on.

That's exactly how I would describe Valravn's "roughness." It's a deep shuddering seat bouncing feeling. Not something we cared for.

I see what you did there!! Good ole' Roller Coaster Tycoon!