pete4winds Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 OK, so it's a week late, but here it is. The suspects: Allan, up from PA for the weekend. Pete (that would be me) Corey, my 11 year old brother (the middle brother)... The scene: Six Flags New England Fright Fest, 10-27-07. The story: We did the all-day thing for Fright Fest, starting with our arrival at about 12:30. It was Allan's first time at SFNE, and oddly I still had two credits to get myself (Great Chase and Flashback - got 'em both, thank you very much), so we made with the coastering right away. Lemme backtrack a bit first, though, and mention Allan's D'Angelo's lunch credit. New Englanders will understand the significance of introducing Allan to the miracle that is the D'Angelo Sandwich Shop. Being a native of the greater Philadelphia area, of course he ordered a steak and cheese. I think he was impressed. Corey and I, of course, are both native to Massachusetts, so D'Angelo is a regular thing for us...lucky us! The day was wet (off-and-on mild rain all day), but it wasn't enough to "dampen" the fun. We were expecting the "Norwalk Crew" but unfortunately they couldn't make it...maybe next time, guys? The crowd started off really light and grew a bit during the course of the day, but even at its heaviest we never really waited more than 20 minutes or so for anything, and most of our early rides were walk-ons or nearly so. Fright Fest-specific attractions were collectively a crapshoot. The downside was that several walk-throughs were upcharged (unlike last year, if I recall correctly). Mystery Mansion (in Houdini's Great Escape) and Wicked Woods (at the picnic grove) could be seen on a combo ticket, but Wicked Woods was pretty much flooded out, so we saved ourselved $3.00 and just did Mystery Mansion. Waited maybe 25 minutes, but it was actually pretty good. Anyway, the photos tell the rest of the story: SFNE says "Thanks for reading. See you next season!" The brothers. Yes, there really is a 23-year age gap between us, and yes, we really are brothers. More orbs. This time last year, Tomahawk was in pieces. On the next episode of "Pimp My Ride." ORBS!!! See? The place really is haunted. This picture took a good ten minutes to get right. Corey says "Let's play 'Spot the cliche'." Even Reavers made an appearance. Shiny! HOLY CRAP!!! IT'S OPERATING! Great Chase was rockin' and rollin' today! Some of the better theming. The ONE thing Cedar Fair can learn from Six Flags: trash cans need not travel in packs. Gotham City Crime Wave actually looks pretty nice in its new home...and they turned the pictures around the right way. Allan doesn't even have to ride to get his head bashed by Mind Eraser. Much like NASCAR, cold = fast. Let's play "Spot the coaster geek." Mind Eraser was strangely kinda smooth (well, smoother than normal). SLC's may be many things, but they're actually quite picturesque. Man, Route 66 was CRANKIN' today. This was not our car. Still trying to wrap my brain around THAT. Catwoman says "I thought I was done with floods." Yes, we love you Catwoman. More empty station goodness. Tall, hot, and plastic...just like any other aspiring starlet. Empty midway = beautiful. Corey's just happy to get the hell outta New Hampshire for awhile. See? Much sadness. More crying... Sob... Scream was running one tower in combo mode and two towers in 200 foot paperweight mode. Taking ERT to a whole new level: the solo ride (front row left). Empty stations rock. Take one last look. Nice view of the North End from the ancient N.E. Skyway. Allan says "On this trip, there's about 300 miles between 'inconvenience' and 'a fricken travesty'." Need I say more? Even my local hometown legendary murder made a showing...Lizzie Borden. Holiday World? I thought we were at SFNE? Decent theming. If K.I.T.T. has K.A.R.R., then Ecto 1 has this bad boy. Yes, yes it is. Near-empty parking lot. This is a thing of beauty. Arrival. Cyclone, as seen from Main St. They can't be bothered to put flowers in any other D'Angelo's, but the one in a highway service plaza gets them. Go figure. Corey loves D'Angelo's as much as I do. This one is mine. I like my onions burned. If the onions catch fire and set off the fire suppression system, dust them off and give them to me. Allan's first D'Angelo sub. ...oops, spoke too soon. The weather's not so bad... Corey's killing time with some DS goodness. Just getting on the road... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primogen18 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 The pics turned out areally good, it was a great time though, even with Superman being a b*tch, just means I'm headin back up in the summer, looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Great trip report. I don't know about everybody else, but, IMO, any Fright Fest is best on a cloudy/rainy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matttty Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Awesome pics! They make me miss SFNE alot! I need to get back there soon (but only if superman is open!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Nice Trip Report. It is going to be confusing with two Dark Knight roller coasters at the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Batman:The Dark Knight B&M Floorless coaster is changing it's name to Batman: The Ride, like the inverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Awesome pics guys. Looks like you had a fun day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayjay719 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Awesome trip report Pete! Next time we def will head up, now I wish we had. Sucks Superman has it's period for the time being. But yeah I have your number we will def meet up next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 You take a pic of the paint-peeling Braga and not the brand new, opened yestereday one in Providence? Pshaw! I can't believe the weather was that "nice" considering how sucky it ended up being around here. But what were you thinking, you should have been going to the market to get Milk and Bread. Looks like a good day even without SUpes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primogen18 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 That new bridge is sweet, I was looking to see if I could cross it on my way home... but I didn't want to get lost or anything... ...bridge credits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Awesome pics. Pete. Sorry we couldn’t make it the weather really sucked here that day so we didn’t chance it. But there is always all of next season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete4winds Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 ^ I'm already planning an opening-day trip with my friend Tracy (yet another person who couldn't make it last Saturday), so get my number from Jay and we'll make a day of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete4winds Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 You take a pic of the paint-peeling Braga and not the brand new, opened yestereday one in Providence? Pshaw! Considering the weather we had, we couldn't even SEE the I-Way on the way to SFNE, and the trip back was too dark. Judging from the news this week, we really didn't miss much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Great Pictures!!! Love the midway shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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