saxman47

S:ROS was amazing. Not as in-your-face intense as El Toro, but overall a better experience due to the length and variety (I love the 2nd misty tunnel! ) B:TDK was just ok, I wasn't really impressed at all. It was very rough for a B&M, and just was too short. Medusa is bigger, longer, smoother, and better in every other area I can think of (except it needs a paint job, bad!) Superman was really the only coaster that really impressed me at SFNE, but they do have a TON of flat rides, some of which are really cool. Plus, most of the flats are walk-on's. Just don't go on Tomohawk if you have a weak stomach! Spinning rides never bother me but I was reaaaaallly dizzy after riding this!

I'm about an hour and a half north of GADV, so it might take you around 4 hours depending on how far up past SFNE you are. I'd recommend visiting GADV atleast once this summer, to ride Toro and KK if nothing else. If there ever was a wood equivilent of S:ROS, El Toro is it!

getting there it took about 4 hours (only because of rush hour traffic and the horrible weather here in NJ/NY) Coming home it took less than 3 hours, not bad at all.

Awesome TR! I was there on the 5th as well with my brother, we decided to take a trip to SFNE since I've never been there before (I'm from NJ). Anyway, all I can say is that SFNE seems to be a much cleaner and more family-oriented park compared to GADV. I had a great time, and S:ROS is without question my new number 1! (El Toro is a close second though!) Some pics I snagged:

The crossover drop into the twister section on El Toro!!! Without a doubt, the most insane airtime moment I have ever experienced. Period.

Yeah, Hershey has really been lucky with storm runner. It makes me wonder if they just invest more time in maintaining the ride, but then again Stealth is brand new so it should work fine, unless there are just some bugs in the system that need to be worked out. Out of all the times I've been to hershey i don't think i've ever seen SR down for more than maybe 30 minutes. (which in itself is a very rare occurance for them).

I've ridden the Great Nor'Easter in Wildwood NJ probably about a dozen times, and while it's definately not B&M smooth, I still find it enjoyable. It definately gives you that "not knowing what to expect" feeling throughout the whole ride. I think Vekoma sometimes gets a bad rap that they really don't deserve. Sure, they've had some flops, but they have made a decent number of good rides, especially when it comes to their efforts with disney.