TR: Six Flags Great Adventure, Saturday 9/29/07

[yankees15]

I visited Six Flags Great Adventure this past Saturday and it was the perfect day! It was about 75 degrees outside and it was sunny all day.

 

The day started off by waking up at 6:45. I ate, showered, and got ready for the day. My mom and I picked up my friend and we were off to Great Adventure! We left around 8:15 and arrived just as the ropes dropped.

 

First ride of the day was Nitro! We got the second or third train out for the day in front row. Nitro was running just as it always does. The ride was providing perfect floater air on every hill and the helix had nice positive g's throughout. We immediately followed our front row ride with a back row ride. Nitro has one of the best first drops in the back seat. All 215 feet your butt is out of the seat! Nitro ran 2 trains all day with no stacking. 10/10

 

Second ride of the day was Batman the Ride. It was a walk on for every row except front, so we choose to ride in the back. Our restraints were checked and we headed up the 105 foot tall lift. Batman was just as intense as I remembered it being. There was so much whippage on the corkscrews and the zero-g roll. It is such a great ride! Batman ran two trains all day with minimal stacking. 8/10

 

After Batman we headed to El Toro. I was so excited to ride Toro because I haven't had the chance to in over a year. It was a 2 train wait for the back row. WOW! El Toro is easily the best coaster I have ever ridden! The ejector airtime on this ride is out of this world! Also the rumors about the lift slowing are true but it only slows down a few miles an hour and it doesn't affect the ride at all. Toro ran 2 trains all day with no stacking. 10/10

 

We headed over to Kingda Ka after ridding Toro twice in the back. Ka's line was in the first switchback because they were only running two trains at this point. Right when we were let into the station they opened the other two trains so we took front row on Blueberry. The wait was about 35 minutes. Man I forgot how intense the launch on Ka really is. I had a very smooth ride on it and I don't see how people don't enjoy this ride. Ka operated four trains all afternoon with perfect dispatches and then switched to one train operation around 5:30. 9/10

 

After we had a few rides on Kingda Ka we headed over to Medusa. Medusa is just so awesome. It was a walk on to the back row. We had a very smooth and forceful ride on Medusa. This is still one of my favorites. Medusa ran 2 trains all day with no stacking. 9/10

 

Throughout the day we just rode Kingda Ka, El Toro, and Nitro. The park never really got crowded so waits were minimal. The longest wait was for Ka around 6. They went back to 2 train operation and I waited an hour for 6th row which was so rough it gave me a headache. I will never ride Ka again unless it is in rows 1 or 2.

 

Ride totals:

Kingda Ka- 5x's

El Toro- 4x's

Nitro- 3x's

Medusa- 1x

Batman- 1x

Total- 14 rides from 10-7

 

Wait times:

Kingda Ka- 35, 15, 20, 15, 60

El Toro- 5, 2, 20, 40

Nitro- 5, 0, 30

Medusa- 0

Batman- 0

 

This was the best day at an amusement park I have ever had! Lines were short, weather was perfect, and there wasn't any line jumping! Throughout the day I rode Ka 3 times in the front. Also, I rode Ka in the back and the middle and I thought the middle was the roughest. Toro is amazing in the front and back, but I prefer the back for the drop. Dispatches were great on all the coasters especially Ka when it was running all four trains. As soon as the second train was on the brakes the other two were being sent out. I can't wait to go back next April.

[saxman47]

sounds like an awesome time, I had a day like that back in July when it was supposed to rain all day but didn't, and nobody showed up. Nothing better in this world than walking on to El Toro

[Billy]

wow, sounds the day i had a few weeks ago! To read that they are holding up with the good operation is a nice thing. thanks for the report.