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Another thing I noticed during my trip is how dark the Golden Kingdom is at night. Like put some lights back there good god, it's a good place to get jumped it's so dark.

Decided to hit up SFNE for about 2 hours for some Superman rides after a long day at Great Adventure yesterday. I've noticed this recently but why do employees always put people with exit passes in the back car. On one of my rides to day they put an exit pass in the back seat on two straight cycles while I was next to get on the train. Really annoying and seems to be happening a lot recently. I've always thought they should throw exit pass people somewhere in the middle. Ride was running fantastic tho.

I approve of this report. Sounds like an excellent day, shame you didn't get any photos to share with the class. Also, no Joker? Nah, I live 5 minutes from SFNE and I can ride it whenever I want. Batman was down all day, kinda bummed I didn't get to ride it since I love B&M inverts Here's some photos. Pardon my shitty photography lol. Ka and Zumie standing tall Generic pic everyone who's ever visited Gradv has taken Still one of the best B&M Hypers Look a cool flyer and a flaming green turd Ka and Toro from the Skyway. Peep El Diablo Nitro from the skyway Another pic of the flaming green turd Generic skyway pic everyone on earth has taken Airtime! One last pic of the greatest coaster on earth

Well it was a long exhausting day yesterday but it was well worth the 4 hour drive as always to come to the park. Crowds were fairly light, longest wait was Ka (obviously) El Toro (x10). The Bull was running the most insane I've ever ridden it. Definitely re-affirmed it's self as my favorite coaster. You guys with Great Adventure as your homepark are so lucky to have this thing I just wish it wasn't 4 hours away from me. Managed 4 rides in the morning (3 magic seat re rides) 2 more through the after noon and then 4 in a row right before the park closed. Kingda Ka (x2). Both front row rides. I don't care what people say about this thing it's absolutely unbelievable in the front. On my 2nd ride we did wait almost an hour 45 minutes through a breakdown and the line was already moving really slowly, I'm guessing because of Zumanjaro. Which is still really stupid btw, if you can't have loose articles at all on Ka anymore why can't it and Zumie run together. Would've gotten a 3rd ride at night but it broke down again. Opted for more rides on the Bull instead. Nitro (x2). Running great. Great ride in the back and an absolutely phenomenonal ride in the front. On my back seat ride I was in train B and did notice a bit of a rattle but it wasn't bad just slight. Front of the C train was very smooth. Bizarro (x2). About the usual for Bizarro, never had a line, and constant double stacking on just about every cycle. Ride was running great tho, it's a shame it's not more popular because it definitely deserves it. Superman (x2). Not much to say about this, it's really uneventful besides the pretzel loop but the pretzel loop is amazing and definitely makes it worth at least one ride everytime I can make a trip down there. Green Lantern. My friends rode this flaming turd but I gladly sat it out. I think it was only running one train so I ended up waiting 15 minutes for them. But that's better than waiting 15 minutes for headbanging and leg pains. Dark Knight (x1). Really just rode this to kill some time. Wild Mouse in a box with a goofy jump scare at the end. Skull Mountain (x1). There's no reason this ride should be as fun as it is. The nice pop of ejector in the back on the drop to the heavy metal music blaring, this ride is so goofy and I love it Safari (x1). This thing is amazing. I make sure to ride it everytime I'm there because it's well worth the hour or two you have to take out of the day to do it. I didn't ride Battle for Metropolis but the area around get rode looks great. So just from that perspective alone it was a win for Great Adventure. And boy, they do not mess around with the loose article policy. I saw a guy get kicked of his train on Ka because a security guard noticed the phone in his pocket. This is after waiting in a 45 minute line and then sitting though an hour breakdown. Must've sucked bad for that guy. And aside from Bizarro the ops were pretty good as well. All in all a really awesome day but a very tiring day. Can't wait to comeback in September you guys with this as your homepark are so lucky.

So my trip to the park got moved up to today and I just got back and man they truly don't mess around with this loose article policy.... I'll post a report tomorrow because I'm exhausted but it was such an awesome day

SFNE has been doing this new thing on Superman and Wicked Cyclone that Great Adventure should think about doing. After all the restraints are checked on both rides and the op tells everyone on there train to put there hands up and if they have a phone they take it from the person and put it on the side of the ride in the station. Hasn't slowed down dispatches from what I've seen on the two coasters.

Greying out over airtime hills? Never heard that one before.....

Are they still enforcing the no lose article policy on Toro and Ka? I'm going to be at the park on the 24th and don't really want to pay for lockers but will if I have to.

Massachusetts: Superman the Ride New Jersey: El Toro New York: Comet North Carolina: Fury 325 South Carolina: Afterburn I think Toro and STR could very well be the best coaster in country but I'm biased

El Toro or Superman the Ride

Superman the Ride at SFNE by a long long way. I have to be up over 2500 rides on it now.

Superman was running bat shit insane tonight. Like "this is the best coaster on earth" insane mode. I really wonder if SFNEs maintenance teams have stepped up and decided to start taking care of this ride, finally. It's running like it's brand new and I love it.

I agree the restraints are horrible. Why they couldn't get something like El Toro's restraints as a substitute for T-Bars is beyond me. But even with the awful restraints it's still far and away the best steel coaster I've ridden.

I would strongly recommend Nicky's Pizza if you have the option to eat outside the park. Absolutely massive and delicious slices of pizza. Living my entire life in Agawam, I can confirm that this place is awesome. Go here instead of eating in the park.

I hope they never remove Bizarro. It's an awesome ride and it's always empty when I've been there. It's a nice break from the lines and I really like it's hidden away location from everything else.

The lines should be very manageable on a weekday. Superman and Wicked Cyclone shouldn't be any longer than 15-20 minutes. Goliath and Joker are the two coasters I'd do first because obviously Joker is new and for some reason unbeknownst to me the GP loves Goliath even tho it's completely awful. I'd recommend the 2nd row on Superman it's easily my favorite row on the train but the front is great as well. Wicked Cyclone is definitely best in the back on the left side. Goliath as already mentioned is only good in the front row. If you have the misfortune of being put in the back row I'd seriously recommend not riding it..... If you need the credit do it but if you value the health of your spine skip it and don't even think twice. Other than that flaming turd Goliath SFNE is an amazing park and I think it's a seriously underrated Six Flags park. They've really stepped there game up in the last 5 or 6 years and it has definitely shown.

That's very interesting about Superman. I noticed last summer that it had a "warm up" time. I rode it first thing in the morning, and I was fairly underwhelmed because it was pretty sluggish, but as the day went on, it got MUCH faster. That's good to hear it is running like that. If it weren't for those ridiculous trains/restraints, it would be one of my favorite coasters. The lap bars are some of the most uncomfortable I've ever ridden (and yes, I have no problem with those on Skyrush). Those horrifically bad lap bars are the sole reason it's not my #1 anymore and El Toro took that spot. I'm not a large guy by any means, 5'11" 150 lbs. but my God they're painful. Even with those it's completely epic and will always be one of my favorite coasters, the layout is such a masterpiece I can look past the restraints.

It seemed to be flipping a bit more yesterday when I was watching it. Didn't ride tho since I think the ride is just meh and don't want to wait for it. On the other they had ERT for Superman and it was running so fast it was insane. I don't know what they did to the ride but it's been running like an absolute dream this year. It's still easily the best coaster in the park imo.

I agree the restraints are absolutely terrible but the ride to me is so good I can't get all worked up over how bad the lap bars are. Id still love it if SFNE got lap bars for Superman that are exactly like Toro's.

Awesome day at the park today crowds where fairly light and the weather for the most part was nice except for a 15 minute downpour midway through the day. Superman (x9)- THE WORLD'S GREATEST STEEL COASTER WAS IN TOP FORM TODAY . The Man of Steel was giving out crazy ejector on every ride today in both the front and back seats and it's running relatively rattle free for the most part. I had the misfortune to ride it during the 15 minute downpour and it felt like I was taking in sustained machine gun fire. Hopped back around and rode it after the rain had stopped and the track was a bit slick and holy shit was it hauling some ass. Joker (x2). Purple side still sucks it doesn't flip at all but got 3 on the green side. Just not the biggest fan of this ride and isn't really something I'd wait more than 10 minutes for Wicked Cyclone-(x3). 2 of my rides felt kind of sluggish but the last one I took later in the day felt really fast. Superman is still the king of SFNE imo but WiCy is still an amazing coaster that makes SFNEs top 2 one of the best in the country. Batman (x2). Running pretty well.... A little rattle but still a nice floor less coaster with some forces unseen on most B&Ms from the 21st century. Tea Cups- LOL, I hate riding these but my friends always want to ride them so I just do it anyway. All in all a pretty good day of riding. Ops were pretty solid across the board and SFNE has made huge improvements there this season. Of course always some usual six flags silliness (slow food services, stapling on Superman, etc.) But I get to ride two of my favorite coasters so I can look past most small issues.

My homepark is SFNE and it's always straight to Superman and usually right to the back seat.

If my rides on it 2 weeks ago were any indication it isn't smooth in the slightest.... In fact, I honestly don't know what coaster I hate more Golaith or that dumpster fire POS down in Jersey Green Lantern.

If they move it to anything else they should move it to Bizarro. It'd be a nice popularity boost that the ride deserves. If they move it to Nitro or El Toro tho

It looks like it's going to rain here Saturday so you probably shouldn't need one but budget for one anyway. I was there on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend last year with beautiful weather and never waited more then 15-20 minutes for Superman or Wicked Cyclone but if you're doing the water park it could be packed because Sunday is supposed to be nice.

Oh my God I thought I was the only one who thought this. I don't know what they did to it but It's been absolutely amazing so far this season and it's awesome.