Speeddeamon128 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 So on the last day of June I finally get an opportunity to head out to Hershey with my friend Sam joining me & Fahrenheit was my first ride! I got my season pass to Hershey today. Out of all 4 passes which one looks the best? This ride was AMAZING When going up the lift it felt like you were upsidedown! Down the 97 degree drop! Another shot of the drop. Norwegian loop Cobra Roll on my 139th credit Air time hill Me in line for my 2nd ride the Comet. I don't remember this ride having soooo much air time Sooperdooperlooper time My favorite Schwarzkopf B&M time on the Great Bear. I love B&Ms Looks like Sam does to! Sam's 1st Intamin Nice pic Cool down ride. 130th ride of the year! Boomerang of death Rough as hell but fun as hell Time to get whipped on Wildmouse Yayyyyy finally on Lightning Racers. So I lost on Thunder & won on Lightning twice Definetly my favorite ride at Hershey. Sam thinks so to Time for Chocolate World! Us on the Chocolate tour Final purchase I spent $63.05 in chocolate So I got 13 rides in today & now have 137 this year. I want to thank Hershey Park because while on the tram car back to the parking lot I left my bag with my video camera on it and they shipped it back to my house free thank you so much Watch the video! Day Conclusion: Fahrenheit=1 Comet=2 Sooperdooperlooper=1 Great Bear=1 Storm Runner=1 Trail Blazer=1 Sidewinder=1 Wild Cat=1 Wild Mouse=1 Lightning Racers (Thunder)=1 Lightning Racers (Lightning)=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspellx5 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I was there that day too! Fahrenheit went down when I was 3 trains away, I don't know if it opened back up, but I was mad I didn't get to ride it. The Comet had a ridiculous line, I got in the queue at about 1020 and and it was through the 1st switchback, by the time I got of it was getting into the 4th and more people were getting in, and around night when it started to rain it was still through 3..Otherwise it was a good day and not TOO crowded. The only closed ride was sooperdooperlooper, but it opened up later in the day. Another thing- Lightning Racer got ALOT rougher, didn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPCrazy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I don't think the Lightning Racer experience has changed since its opening day. IMO, Thunder is rougher than Lightning. I always prefer taking someone on their first ride on Lightning before Thunder. Oh, nice pics by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspellx5 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Maybe it's just me then, but the Comet seemed rougher this year as opposed to 2007 too. Even so, its still the smoothest wooden coaster there I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacoasterrider Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I noticed Comet is not trimmed on the turn around that goes over the station. It used to slow you down a good 5-7mph, but now you just fly around the turn and Fly through the second half.. It's now my favorite Woodie at the park when it operates like that . LR has gotten slightly rougher then say 3 years ago, but all woodies do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman06 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Lightning Racer is my fav woodie not named El Toro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 I was there that day too! Fahrenheit went down when I was 3 trains away, I don't know if it opened back up, but I was mad I didn't get to ride it. The Comet had a ridiculous line, I got in the queue at about 1020 and and it was through the 1st switchback, by the time I got of it was getting into the 4th and more people were getting in, and around night when it started to rain it was still through 3..Otherwise it was a good day and not TOO crowded. The only closed ride was sooperdooperlooper, but it opened up later in the day. Another thing- Lightning Racer got ALOT rougher, didn't it. Sooperdooperlooper broke down? I got on it around 1 what time did it break down? Oh yeah I was just about to get on Roller Soaker for my 13th ride of the day & the power went out looks like we both had bad luck Lightning Racers didn't seem that rough to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspellx5 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 ^It was listed as closed for the day but opened up in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspellx5 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 ^Comet is now my favorite woodie there too, Wildcat and Lightning Racer are just OK. The only thing with Comet I have a problem with is the line, its crazy how a roller coaster like that gets that big of a line IMO. I know I have said this before, but I really don't understand why people still enter the queue when its past the 4th switchback, its not THAT good of a ride. It probably has the longest line in the park besides Fahrenheit, and maybe SR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 ^Comet is now my favorite woodie there too, Wildcat and Lightning Racer are just OK. The only thing with Comet I have a problem with is the line, its crazy how a roller coaster like that gets that big of a line IMO. I know I have said this before, but I really don't understand why people still enter the queue when its past the 4th switchback, its not THAT good of a ride. It probably has the longest line in the park besides Fahrenheit, and maybe SR. Did u notice ALL of the AIRTIME that ride had? I LOVED it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 ^Comet is now my favorite woodie there too, Wildcat and Lightning Racer are just OK. The only thing with Comet I have a problem with is the line, its crazy how a roller coaster like that gets that big of a line IMO. I know I have said this before, but I really don't understand why people still enter the queue when its past the 4th switchback, its not THAT good of a ride. It probably has the longest line in the park besides Fahrenheit, and maybe SR. It's probably because it's the first coaster you see from the entrance and it has a low capacity (Hershey says 830 an hour). It's my favorite wooden coaster but I only get to ride it once a trip usually because of the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Im going to ride Farenheit on the 19th!! But wait....AHHH its a Saturday. Gotta get there at opening and sprint!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalize Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Can't wait for the middle of August when I'll be making a trip out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 Im going to ride Farenheit on the 19th!! But wait....AHHH its a Saturday. Gotta get there at opening and sprint!!! Here is a tip! Go in the single rider line. The actual wait was 120 minutes but I got on in less than 10 minutes in the single rider line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspellx5 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Really? When I was waiting in line, the guy said it was about a 2 hour wait from where we were, and we were in the station in about 45 minutes, and when the loading attendant asked the guy in back of us how long he had waited and he said about 40 minutes, the employee actually had the nerve to say your lying, not in like a joking way but he was flat-out accusing this guy of lying about that! Not right on his part IMO, but it did move VERY fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 Really? When I was waiting in line, the guy said it was about a 2 hour wait from where we were, and we were in the station in about 45 minutes, and when the loading attendant asked the guy in back of us how long he had waited and he said about 40 minutes, the employee actually had the nerve to say your lying, not in like a joking way but he was flat-out accusing this guy of lying about that! Not right on his part IMO, but it did move VERY fast. I really didn't no the wait time only that the entire q was full. But like i said the single rider line all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primogen18 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I was there the 3rd and 4th, and with someone who had never been to Hershey. Fahrenheit was our first coaster, and they were assigning seats. We just happen to get front seat. I found the ride fun, but SO much vibration and bumpyness, it almost killed the ride. Storm Runner will always be the better one for me, and I think its soley based on how smooth it is in comparison. I haven't seen anyone else mention it anywhere else, did we just catch it on a bad couple of days? It was VERY rough, in the same vein Hydra is to most other B&Ms as I had to explain to Chris it was the exception for most Intamins, not the rule. Everything else was a blast though, we got every coaster at least once if not 2 or 3 times. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/564026671dSRwJq?vhost=good-times /\ Pics from our trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 I was there the 3rd and 4th, and with someone who had never been to Hershey. Fahrenheit was our first coaster, and they were assigning seats. We just happen to get front seat. I found the ride fun, but SO much vibration and bumpyness, it almost killed the ride. Storm Runner will always be the better one for me, and I think its soley based on how smooth it is in comparison. I haven't seen anyone else mention it anywhere else, did we just catch it on a bad couple of days? It was VERY rough, in the same vein Hydra is to most other B&Ms as I had to explain to Chris it was the exception for most Intamins, not the rule. Everything else was a blast though, we got every coaster at least once if not 2 or 3 times. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/564026671dSRwJq?vhost=good-times /\ Pics from our trip. Fahrenheit was rough? Really? to me it seemed as smooth as glass the 1x i rode it. did it break down at all when u where there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primogen18 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 It never broke down once, the only coaster to ever have any downtime was Roller Soaker, which was pretty much expected. Fahrenheit was rough, not painful, just extremely heavy on vibration and just plain bumpy in other spots such as going into/coming out of the cobra roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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