steel Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Well, I was at SFOT today, and let me tell you - Mr. Freeze looks WEIRD. It's a bright, vibrant red. As I said, I also have pictures of Wild West World, which is creepily similar to Adventureland, along with pictures of Worlds of Fun and Frontier City. Just wanted to let you know that I'll have a better description up along with pictures around Monday or Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 Alright, here I go. We left town on Thursday and arrived in Kansas City three hours later to get our Maxx Pass forms in (the passes themselves should be arriving in the mail shortly). The employees there were great. They gave us a 2007 Patriot calendar with WoF times free of charge. Three more hours later, we arrived at our hotel in Wichita and collapsed for the night. Next morning, I spotted a brochure for Wild West World in the lobby, grabbed it, and convinced my parents into driving up to see it. Seriously guys, Wild West World IS Adventureland. Most of the pictures in the brochure are either simulations or pictures of rides at Adventureland. The entrance is even similar to that of Adventureland. Even more insane, Wichita is like Kansas' answer to Des Moines. It's scary. Also, the brochure says it's Kansas' number one attraction, but it doesn't seem to open until May 5th... In a few hours, we got to the outskirts of Oklahoma City, and, of course, the entrance to Frontier City. The staff there was not nearly as awesome as the staff at WoF. They didn't know what a season brochure was. So I snapped a few photos and we finished our drive to Arlington, Texas, home of my aunt, her two kids, and (more importantly) Six Flags Over Texas. More to come. ---------------- Okay, let's finish up. We got to the park at about 9:50 on Saturday, terrified at the prospect of the season pass processing line. Thankfully, the woman at PR told us that Outer Market passholders need not wait in the (absolutely huge) line and that we were to go straight to processing to get our pictures taken. Amazingly, it took all of five minutes. Thank God for Outer Market Season Passes. CF should do this. After a quick bathroom break, we headed to the already lengthy line for La Vibora. The queue ended up being about fifteen minutes. Not too bad, especially since the ride really surprised me. Maybe it was just because it was my first coaster of the season, or maybe it's actually a nice little ride, but I really enjoyed it. I'd give it a 6.5/10. We noticed in our season pass discount booklet that we had coupons for $18 rides on Dive Bomber Alley (the skycoaster) for two or more flyers before 1:00. We decided to get it out of the way as soon as possible. Wildcatter, SFOT's Intamin 1st Gen, was on the way. I finally tried that old "penny-on-the knee" trick on this one and it was really cool. I prefer the view on Demon Drop, but it's a great ride. 7.5/10. My dad and I got suited up for Dive Bomber Alley while my older cousin and her dad got in line for S:ToP and my younger cousin watched us ride. This skycoaster is fun, of course, just like the others, but I never like the double-tower models as much as the singles. Also, our coupon forbade single riders, so I had to go with another person, which is also not as much fun. I'd say it's about an 8/10. Next, we headed over to Mine Ride and Mini Mine Ride. Mine Ride was great. It's perfect for families. I can't wait to see a little KidTums on this one. *wink wink* 6/10 for that one. Mini Mine Ride is definately a kiddie ride, but it offers awesome views of Mr. Freeze, so I'll give it a generous 5.5/10. I knew I wanted something a little higher end for my 120th coaster, so we decided to hit Mr. Freeze, the coolest, and now REDDEST, coaster on the planet. I cannot get over how bright they painted this ride. It makes no sense. There is no change in theme whatsoever. The track in the tunnel and station is still light blue. It looks nice if you don't know the theme, but other than that, it's just... red. On the other hand, the coaster is outstanding. It was my first Freeze, my first Premier, and my first non-inverted LIM, and I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. This is probably a top ten ride, if not top five, for me. It's a must ride and, IMO, the best in the park. The wait goes slow, but it's worth every second. Definately a 10/10, even if it is red. It was time for lunch, so we decided to come back to B:TR (which we didn't end up doing). On the way to the corn dog place, we rode Judge Roy Scream, which was incredibly tame and not really worth the small wait. 5.5/10. Lunch was delicious. I had a footlong corn dog with curly fries. Needless to say, it was a highlight of the day. FINALLY, we walked back to Titan, the close second-best ride in the park. Surprisingly, the line was only about a half hour long, as opposed to the hour plus wait for Freeze. I rode this back when it first opened, but I barely remember it and I needed a refresher. Unfortunately, I got on with a bit of a headache, which was worsened a little by the tremendous positive g's. Other than that, though, it's a fantastic ride. I would reccomend sitting on the left side, purely for the moment after the MCBR which dumps you slowly sideways high above the ground. It's *almost* frightening. For the first time in a long, long, long time, I'm glad the MCBR slowed the train down so much. Any faster and I would have blacked out during that final helix. Crazy things. 9.5/10. We found we simply *had* to take a short Ben & Jerry's break after this one. After that, we basically had time for only one more ride before leaving. Of course, I decided to pass up the Boomerang and B:TR credits to ride Mr. Freeze one more time. This time, we waited for the front, and it made all the difference. It's even better than I thought it was possible for it to be in the front. Let me make this perfectly clear: WAIT FOR THE FRONT ROW. It doesn't take that long and you get to watch more trains launch (chinkchinkchinkchinkchinkchinkchinkchink......BAM). Absolutely wait for the front. 11/10. And then, too soon, it was time to leave. This was a great kick-start to the season. So, in review... I rode: La Vibora (credit) 1x Wildcatter (not a credit) 1x Dive Bomber Alley (not a credit) 1x Mine Ride (credit) 1x Mini Mine Ride (credit) 1x Mr. Freeze (credit) 2x Titan (no credit, ridden before) 1x I did not ride: Shock Wave (closed) Batman: The Ride (not worth the wait) kiddie coaster (couldn't find a kid to steal) Flashback (it's a Boomerang, not worth the wait) Texas Giant (ridden before, no time) From the gas station across the street. This isn't a picture of their skycoaster, though. It's actually a roller coaster... They were actually testing their skycoaster as we drove up. I was going to crop this photo... HAH! Not for long! And here we are at Frontier City. Raise your hand if you think this park will survive for ten more years. You can barely see it, but there's a Crazy Mouse back there. This is the part that really struck me. Adventureland has this EXACT bridge leading from the parking lot to the entrance. If I had a picture, I would show you, but I don't, so you'll just have to take my word for it. The extremely generic entrance to the park. Signage. The theming actually looks pretty good from the parking lot. They seem to be nearing completion. There she be! Patriot (a better sight for sore eyes) Mamba (a sight for sore eyes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 "Kansas' Number One Attraction!" . I've had a brochure for a while but never thought about that. And Wichita is very scary. I hate that place. But, I'm moving there this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Fan Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Best park of all time in my eyes Every time I've been there, Mr. Freeze has always been closed I did notice the new paint job though! At first, I didn't even recognize it, I was like, "Where's Mr. Freeze?". I went on the the 2nd day it opene,d and it didn't have many lines. I managed to ride that titan 4 times (3 times in a row ) And my friend lost his breakfast after the 3rd time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggles Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 If only you could have stopped by joyland in wichita.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errtyme Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Sounds like a decent trip. I HAVE to see the new, RED Mr. Freeze. I'm only about 3.5 hours from SFStL and I too love Freeze...although, red? Who knows.. Good pics though, I should be going back to KC and WoF this year to get that Patriot credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbpia Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I also have pictures of Wild West World, which is creepily similar to Adventureland I can't find the article online, but I remember a few years ago executives from Wild West World toured Adventureland to get ideas while they were in the planning phase. Good to see they copied the bridge from the parking lot. Ron "Please get the off season over with!" Patton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Alright, folks, here's the moment you've all been waiting for... See you later. BTW, I also have a short video that shows how Freeze's station works. I'll probably upload that later. Time to leave already. You have to admit, this is a completely awesome picture. Freeze has an awesome station. I wish other shuttle coasters would do something like this. It makes it more interesting to stand in line. Back to Gotham now. This is one of the advertised "10 new rides." At first I thought it was a kiddie ride, but I guess you have to be at least 48" to ride. Now I'm desperately trying to figure out what it does. You all knew it was coming... Titan... THROUGH THE TREE! I love this picture That helix hurts my brain. Titan's sign totally PWNS Goliath's sign. Judge Roy sucked, so I only took one picture of it. See? I honestly didn't even realize it until yesterday. I took this picture twice on this trip. Seriously, this thing is freaking insane. Finally time to ride Freeze. I still can't belive I got the train in this shot. Mini Mine Ride's station is basically a clone of Mine Ride's with half the queue space. Oil Derrick was closed due to high winds. This actually isn't a bad picture. The big ugly box building is a Spongebob Squarepants 4D ride. Wildcatter Nerd wheel. La Vibora was my first outdoor bobsled and my first bobsled without sucktastic theming. All the people up on the stage got free Flash Passes. I almost died. It's hard to see, but the season pass line basically goes on forever. WHOO! OMG sexy. I SEE SOMETHING! RED FREEZE! Yes, kids, this is an actual photo. I did not photoshop or alter it in any way. Mr. Freeze is definately RED. On to the rest of the pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxman47 Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 BTW, I also have a short video that shows how Freeze's station works. I'll probably upload that later. I've always wanted to see a video of the station, that would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Fan Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 The one Batman ride is called "Batwing". It's a spider ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanderLee Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Actually it's a Telecombat (see Dumbo) which is nothing like a spider lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 HOLY CRAP FREEZE IS PACKED when I went (last year in the middle end of June) it was empty. I literally walked on it 27 times in a row no wait....... then it got packed somehow while I left the tide and came back in line the 27th time (don't ask me how I remember I just thought that day was awesome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 ^That's because it's red now. I seem to have missed a few photos. Don't know how that happened. Spring Break 07 Texas Trip 082.mpg And here's the promised video. Like I said, it isn't long or "important." Just some raw footage of the right side's train launching. This might be my favorite picture of the trip. Notice how I got both a Batman train and a Mr. Freeze train in. Even though I have the credit, I wish I could have ridden Texas Giant again. The shortest person with us rode Freeze with me, so this was a no-go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Nice TR, thanks for the pics. I really like the pictures inside the station of Mr. Freeze. ...and for some reason I really like the picture where you can only see Titan's lift hill from down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errtyme Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Man, that place is PACKED. I can't wait until I get a TX trip (this summer? hm...) As said, I love the Mr. Freeze in SFStL and would love to get on that and TG asap. Great TR! Clay "Planning a southern trip?" Lamanske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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