PTR: SFGadv 6/27/06

[sickskillz14]

Today was an awesome day compared to last thursday. Heres how it started off.

 

Got there round 11:20 because i took NJTransit. Get into the park and first thing we go to is Ka. Pretty good wait time. Took roughly hour and a half. Got 6th row on Gak and it was awesome, can't wait to ride this thing front row some day. 10/10. After Ka me and my friend decide to go over to see Toro. Line was all the way to the entrance and we were hungry so we grabbed a churro and went to medusa. Wow what happened to medusa? Barely a line, feels like it lost the B&M touch, headbanging right before MCBR restraint oppened up a bit on the drop. Makes me sad to see this coaster got worse. 8/10

 

After that we go back to check out Superman and GASM and see that Supermans line is over 2 hours so we skip it and go on GASM. GASM was a walk on for back row on the white train. Wow it was pretty rough today but the ride was decent. 6/10. Next we went over to movietown and got on B:TR. About at 20 minute wait for 3rd row and wow was this thing intense today. I forgot how intense it was from my ride last year. 10/10. After that we went on Nitro which was about a 30 minute wait and was cycling 3 trains but could not let people in 1 for about 15 minutes while i was in line due to someone throwing up in it . Nitro was a great ride, but i just feel that when i first rode it back in '01 it just felt more powerful and now it just feels tame. Got in one of the middle rows so it was a pretty good ride. 10/10.

 

After we went on Nitro we headed straight for skull mountain since my friend and I have not been on that ride in a couple years. Wow i forgot how great that first drop was in the back. Plus my friend is bigger so i had about 2 inches between me and the bar . Awesome ride. 9/10. Next we went back to Superman to find it broke down right when we got there. People were stuck on the brake run right before the final breakrun and the other train was stuck in the final break run. The lady tells us the ride is done for the rest of the day so we just leave. Next we went back to check Toro and it was about 4:20 so we said what the hell and got on line. Moved way faster than when i went last thursday and we got on in roughly 40-50 minutes. They were getting better with 2 train operation, however they had to recheck alot of restraints while i was in the station. Got on back row and once again, BEST RIDE EVER!!! MASSIVE EJECTOR AIR AND THOSE HEADCHOPERS!!! . Anyway yea, 200/10. Next was Rolling Thunder. Never been on it in my whole life and i've been going since 1997. Waited about 50 minutes to get on back row. Wow.... i felt like I was riding a wild horse. It was deffinately not worth the wait and it was too painful to go back on. My friend hurt his ribs and got a headache and I just got a headache from those damn bumps at the bottom of the hills. Never again. 4/10.

 

After that we headed back to Superman to see if it was still closed and it was so we go back on GASM which was again a walk on and get on the back row of the white train. Again a pretty decent ride. 7/10. Next we went back to Superman and saw it re-opened so we get on line and find that there is a 1 train wait for the back so we take it. Awesome ride. Too short, but that Pretzel Loop is worth it. It is overly intense and my favorite part of the ride, other than taking a nap on the final breakrun while they are stacking. 8/10. After that we go back to Movie Town to get our last rides of the day in. We get to B:TR. 1 train wait for second row. Awesome ride once again, really intense. 10/10. My friend nearly passed out so we didnt re ride and instead went to Nitro. Nitro was a 20-30 minute wait and we got on back row. Wow what a difference back row is from the rest of the train. It was awesome and I loved the whole ride. 10/10. Next up was our last ride of the day. Skull Mountain. 1 train wait for back row, so we take it. OMG I just love the first drop in the back row with 2 inches between me and the lap bar. I love my friend and his large stomach . 10/10. After that we go to get some fries and a drink and go back to get on the buss back to Newark. Right before we get on the bus it starts pouring rain so i guess we were really lucky.

 

 

Overall it was an awesome day compared to my last trip. Wasn't that hot today and the sun was gone for the most part which equaled an awesome time and barely any excrutiating waits. Can't wait to go back for my third trip to six flags.

[sickskillz14]

Well here are the pics. (Sorry about the quality. Camera phones suck. Well mine does.

 

Shot of Toro from the entrance of Frontier Adventures.

 

Nitro going up the lift hill.

 

Shot of El Toro while I was in line around 4:30.

 

Toro coming back from the turnaround.

 

2nd hill of El Toro.

 

Nitro's 2nd hill in the distance.

 

Looking at B:TR while in Nitro's line.

 

The 1st corckscrew on batman, and one of the most intense I have ever felt.

 

S:UF just after it re-opened.

 

Leaving the park after a great day at SFGadv. =D

[MattJackson]

Yeah, it seems you really did have a good day! How much was the bus from Newark to SFGAd?

 

When I went through them the first time, I dodn't even look at the captions, because I kept thinking that some of them look like paintings, like the first one of El Toro! LOL, vivid imagination here!

 

I almost didn't notice the 200/10 you gave to El Toro

[sickskillz14]

Bus from newark to six flags and back was $19. Yea, toro is not 200/10 its more like 400/10 , but that's just because I haven't ridden many coasters in my lifetime. I hope to get out to SFNE soon and see if S:ROS or Toro is better.

[Hercules]

Sounds like you had a good day. Just a little note though. Nitro didn't open in 1999, but 2001.