KBF TR 7-23-07 (with mini Vegas TR)

[EagleFan344]

I was staying at the Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel, so I got my ticket and walked over to the park shortly after opening. Decided to head to Xcelerator first. Nearly empty station, and rode it 7 times, all with short waits and one re-ride. Amazing ride. The launch is one of if not the best out there, and the airtime over the tophat is unbelieveable. Overbanks were pretty cool also. Liked the back row the most. Out of the 3 Intamin Rocket coasters I have been on (Xcelerator, Kingda Ka, Stormrunner) I liked Xcelerator the best. 10/10.

Rode boomerang after this. Had sunburn shoulders so this really hurt. Same ol boomerang ride. 4/10. I then headed over to Silver Bullet. Out of all the B&M inverts I have been on (many BTRs, Montu, Great Bear, Talon, Alpengeist) this was definitely the worst. The drop was very weak, and it just didn't have enough speed through the inversions. The zero g roll wasn't really a zero g roll. However, the worst B&M invert is still good, so I give it a 7/10.

It was then time for Montezooma's Revenge. Sweet ride, definitely exceeded expectations. The launch was better than V2's, the loop was intense, and the back spike was great in the back. 7/10. I walked to Quizno's for lunch, then headed back to the park. Finally it was time to ride Ghostrider. Good ride, but the 2nd half was insanely rough. Villain style. The first half did have some damn good airtime though, and overall I thought it was a very good wooden coaster. The 2nd half just made me feel like my ribs were broken. 7/10.

The rest of the day I just walked back and forth and rode each coaster a couple times until closing. The park is very small and all coasters except Ghostrider are on one side of the park so there isn't much walking to do at this park. Some other rides I rode that day:

 

Jaguar: It's like a big kiddie coaster. 3/10

Sierra Sidewinder: Ok ride, you don't spin that much though. Waited the longest for this that day. 5/10

Perilous Plunge: Wow, so glad I went on this. Awesome airtime in the back. 8/10. Does anyone know why CoasterFanatics considers this a coaster??

SupremeScream: Good S&S drop tower, was only running turbo drop that day.

 

Ride totals:

Xcelerator: 20

Silver Bullet: 9

Montezooma's Revenge: 4

Ghostrider: 5

Boomerang: 1

Jaguar: 1

Sierra Sidewinder: 1

Perilous Plunge: 1

Supreme Scream: 1

 

Total: 43

 

Since I don't think 2 coasters warrant a new TR, I will just post my Vegas experience here.

 

On the way back to Vegas from KBF, we stopped at Buffalo Bill's for Desperado, but it happened to be pouring out so it was closed. Middle of the desert, were it had only rained ONCE so far this year, and it was pouring. Moved on. Went to the Sahara for Speed: The Ride. Decent ride. Liked the 2nd set of LIMs where it speeds you up again. Does not hold on the tower like Mr Freeze and Chiller. Was very cool being on the Vegas strip and all. 7/10

Was now time for Manhattan Express. I was expecting this to be horrible and extremely rough. Was neither. This ride wasn't that rough at all. After waiting for a good 15 minutes or so, finally got on this. Hated the unnecessary OTSR's. Best part about this ride was the amazing dive loop. It flips you over for a second then dives. Looked like it had some airtime hills at the end so I kinda wish I would of rode in the back, but oh well. 6/10

[Vffreak07]

Lucky! You got to go on Perilous Plunge!

I liked Xcelerator, and also, I 100% agree with you on the ghostie opinion. But not so much on silver bullet. I loved that.

[FeelTheFORCE]

Great TR! Too bad you missed on Desperado, in my opinion, it is a very good coaster with some insane ejector airtime!

[Alpenguy]

This makes me really want to go to Knott's on a day off during the week. How long was the queue for Ghostrider when you were riding?

[EagleFan344]

^It was about a 5 min wait or so for back car. Silver Bullet was a one train wait for most of the day.

[BeatleBen]

Supreme Scream only runs in Turbo Drop mode.

 

And what?? No love for the Calico Mine Ride?