GMAN962 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Ok....so yeah, we went to SFMM yesterday. It was a friend's birthday...so yeah. It was a lot of fun. Anyway, here are the photos, since nobody reads this anyway! We're going to SFMM, yay! We took the truck route part of the way. Thank God, because there was traffic build up on the regular route. There was a highway patrol officer leading traffic, as we saw from across the separate. Here we are! Hey X! We got there just after opening, so we weren't the first people in the park. We had to get our friend's season pass processed, anyway. We couldn't have gone to X, or Tatsu anyway. In true SFMM leaving gates open spirit, I had to take this picture. Gate keeping guests from getting into Flashback (Which we could have just jumped over) was open and unlocked. We didn't go in, though. So while our friend was getting his pass processed, we went over to Scream! ...but on the way there, I had some business to take care of... Guess who won.... Yeah...I won. Finally, we get to Scream! That was a long walk. Rode Colossus after that. Those are the long lines I like to see! OMG GEEKY COASTER SHOT! Rode Goliath, then Revolution. I don't get this sign...I can't ride, according to this sign. "Height Limit? or Height Requirement" Yep...it's a loop. But it's not a vertical loop! (Derek) Finally got to ride Ninja again...I love it, and it looks great, now! We rode The Ridder next! Still a fun ride... We did not get to ride Freefall today, even though it was open. Friend didn't want to ride it. After Riddler, we ate lunch. I had Papa John's cheese bread, and a liter of water. Hey look! It's another picture of me. Next up? Batman! Danananananana....ok whatever. Dark tunnel! I just noticed this...do you notice anything? We walked up the hill of Doom, Death, and Destruction to Superman, next. It broke down twice, and the line was out to the end. Another thing about Superman...the fact that the queue is so dark, really hides a lot of problems that need to be fixed with it. That's probably a missing grate. Broken emergency exit sign. Open ducts. Hole in the ceiling. It was probably about this picture, when the guy in front of me started almost yelling at me, saying "Knock it off...stop taking pictures! It's dark." All while I'm thinking "Yeah, that's what a flash is for, genius!" ...that didn't stop me. Another broken duct. In conclusion, Superman needs a lot of work... TPR, yo! We finally got go on the Sky Tower! Haha, when we got in the elevator, just as the doors closed, and we were starting to move up, some guys started yelling "Hey! Hey!" they got owned. Yes...a nice picture, indeed. I could have sworn, I put it RIGHT there! We rode Viper... That thing tried to kill me...twice. It was the worst ride on Viper I've ever had on it. Sorry, Jahan! Our next, and final ride was X. it was broken down when we got there, so we waited, since it had a short line, and it was our only opportunity. When it opened again... ...it was time for the second running of the bulls! We waited about 15-20 minutes. X was rough for me today...however, my brother said it was much smoother than before...he's crazy. Yup...it's X ...hey Robb! I honestly had a really good ride on X today (of course then I had another one where I accidently punched myself in the face....but we're not talking about that right now!) Time to go! Seeya next time! I leave you all with a nice picture driving down the highway with the sunset. Thanks for reading! -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiascreamer1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Very cool TR mike I love the photos of superman (Nobody notices that, wow) Did you get on goliath? Anyway, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Wow man! I REALLY enjoyed this!!! Awesome captions. GREAT Pictures! Jeez, you gotta do more! Thanks for the awesome read! -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Very cool TR mike I love the photos of superman (Nobody notices that, wow) Did you get on goliath? Anyway, nice job! Yeah, we got on back seat Goliath. Our friend and I kept saying Goliath like it was all epic, and scary. It's really not bad... -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I could have sworn, I put it RIGHT there! Probably one of my favorite "Psyclone-captions" ever. That thing tried to kill me...twice. It was the worst ride on Viper I've ever had on it. Sorry, Jahan! That's because you were stupid and rode near the front! Ride in the back! I'm not even joking here--it's a better ride near the back! Anyway, great PTR. Looks like you guys managed to have a good day! -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 LOL! That's pretty much what it looked like too...except I didn't do it on purpose! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masked_Maverick Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I could have sworn, I put it RIGHT there! Probably one of my favorite "Psyclone-captions" ever. That thing tried to kill me...twice. It was the worst ride on Viper I've ever had on it. Sorry, Jahan! I'm gonna have to remember that this summer for X-Flight when I visit Geauga Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I could have sworn, I put it RIGHT there! Probably one of my favorite "Psyclone-captions" ever. That thing tried to kill me...twice. It was the worst ride on Viper I've ever had on it. Sorry, Jahan! That's because you were stupid and rode near the front! Ride in the back! I'm not even joking here--it's a better ride near the back! Funny you say that. I find Viper the most painful towards the rear of the train, whereas towards the front, the transitions are less painful and headbanging very minimal. I think it all depends on rider height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I bet the fire marshall would love to see that exit sign picture. Way to go SFMM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I could have sworn, I put it RIGHT there! Probably one of my favorite "Psyclone-captions" ever. That thing tried to kill me...twice. It was the worst ride on Viper I've ever had on it. Sorry, Jahan! That's because you were stupid and rode near the front! Ride in the back! I'm not even joking here--it's a better ride near the back! Funny you say that. I find Viper the most painful towards the rear of the train, whereas towards the front, the transitions are less painful and headbanging very minimal. I think it all depends on rider height. 2nd to the very last row...smoothest place on the ride. Not sure why or how...it just is! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 2nd to the very last row...smoothest place on the ride. Not sure why or how...it just is! --Robb I noticed that too. Wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgx Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Yeah, that was a fun trip... And Mike's not exaggerating, Viper WAS much rougher than usual on Sunday. I've gotten the 3rd row before without complaining, but this time, the 3rd row just hurt like heck. And I look really weird on X... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 2nd to the very last row...smoothest place on the ride. Not sure why or how...it just is! --Robb I noticed that too. Wierd. Its like that on all Arrow loopers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metrock Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I just noticed this...do you notice anything? Um, a tree and the back of a sign. Is there something of importance that I am missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgx Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 ^ The Gotham City Backlot text is backwards. The sign was facing the open area in front of B:TR, backwards and everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastGunslinger Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Nice photos. I've really got to get out to the West Coast to check out some parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrs28330 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 ^^The sign is backwards on purpose. You are in the backlot, so if you were to enter through that gate, you would be entering the backlot. Same at DCA, when you do enter the backlot. If you look more carefully, you can see that the sign was also moved up the poles on both sides. That was in 1995 when the nighttime parade started. The floats would not pass under the sign without it being raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Nice TR. That is now like my favorite X picture . Plus I love that little toy story alien on the car dashboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 ^^The sign is backwards on purpose. You are in the backlot, so if you were to enter through that gate, you would be entering the backlot. Same at DCA, when you do enter the backlot. If you look more carefully, you can see that the sign was also moved up the poles on both sides. That was in 1995 when the nighttime parade started. The floats would not pass under the sign without it being raised.Hmm...interesting! I thought it was a mistake, since you'd think that it would be a sort of entrance sign for the area. Oh well! -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgx Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 ^^The sign is backwards on purpose. You are in the backlot, so if you were to enter through that gate, you would be entering the backlot. Same at DCA, when you do enter the backlot. If you look more carefully, you can see that the sign was also moved up the poles on both sides. That was in 1995 when the nighttime parade started. The floats would not pass under the sign without it being raised.Okay, maybe I didn't explain it well enough... The picture was taken from a standpoint that the public can access. The sign was right above a gate labeled "No entry" or "employees only" or something like that. The theming could only be properly viewed by guests if the other side of the gate was open to guests. Plus, the public entrance to the Gotham City Backlot has a sign and arch somewhere else. This sign was merely facing the employees-only area... Hopefully that explains it better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 2nd to the very last row...smoothest place on the ride. Not sure why or how...it just is! --Robb That seems to be common on Arrows. I advise all midwest trip participants to ride Vortex at KI in that same row (second to very back). It gives a great ride there if you know how to avoid the head banging on the inversions. Really nice force on the first drop in that row! When I rode Viper I made the mistake of taking the very front. OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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