Photo TR: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom 7/27/2007

[sscamatt]

Got to the park at 9:30am with anticipation of a 10am opening. Some part of their website still stated that the opening was 10am so a bunch of people showed up around the time we did and were not very happy to find out that the park actually opens at 11am. Nobody really rides the rides here, everyone comes for the waterpark which is fine with me.

 

 

Superman is still closed, you can see the side that the incident happened on because the lift is still in the air:

 

First up was Deluge, their new for 2007 water coaster. This one is different than other because it doesn't use water like masterblaster or conveyors like others, but instead uses magnets to launch you up the hills. The rafts are large as they seat 4 people. This is one of the best water attractions I've ever ridden. The lifts aren't lame like the Typhoon at SFNE. You literally get launched up the hills and get thrown out of your seat on the drops:

 

 

 

You can see the airtime you get here:

 

 

First coaster we rode was Chang. This B&M stand up is a lot better than others because there isn't that much headbanging:

 

 

 

Next up was T2. This is a prototype SLC, and wow, it has the worst headbanging of any coaster I've been on:

 

 

Thunder Run was next. This woodie is fun on the straightaways but is rough on the turnarounds.

 

Next up was the Twister Twins. We rode the Blue side first and then the Pink side. The Pink side seemed to give a better ride, could have been where we were sitting but with Gerstlauer trains, no place on the train is really a good ride:

 

 

 

 

We then headed over to the Roller Skater, which is exactly what its named, Roller Skates:

 

 

 

Next up was Greezed Lightnin'. It has a weight drop launch. I remember the one at Astroworld being better:

 

Road Runner Express was next, just a standard run of the mill Wild Mouse:

 

 

Some other pics from the day:

 

 

We rode all 7 coasters and Deluge in just under 2 hours and were on the road to Holiday World

[Groteslurf]

Great TR and pics again !

 

That watercoaster looks insane.

So that park is only 1 hour driving fm Holiday World ? Then I will investigate the possibilities of a sidetrip to this park.

[verticalzero]

The weather does not look warm enough to go swimming.

 

Nice Pic's and report, I've built a few of the "Master Blaster" Water rides in RCT3 which have drops. Nice to see a real one in action.

 

T2 is not the 1st SLC, El Condor at Walibi World was the Original:

 

Roller Coaster: El Condor

Amusement Park: Walibi World (Biddinghuizen, Flevoland Netherlands)

Classification: Roller Coaster

Type: Steel - Inverted

Status: Operating since 5/1994

Make / Model: Vekoma / SLC (662m Prototype)

Capacity: 900 riders per hour

 

Length: 2171' 11"

Height: 101' 8"

Inversions: 5

Speed: 49.7 mph

Duration: 2:02

Elements: Roll Over

Sidewinder

Double In−Line Twist (Double Spin)

 

 

Trains: 3 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.

 

Originally operated with 10 car trains. These were shorted to 8 cars later. Even though there are 3 trains, one is always kept on the storage track.

 

History: El Condor was the first Vekoma SLC roller coaster.

[sscamatt]

I was going by the layout that rcdb states. This could be just for the layout which is different than the standard SLC. Either way, it still gives a very rough ride.

[CP_RULES]

Great TR, it was very informative! Just looking at that drop tower gave me chills, thinking of what happened on it....