Physical Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Was out on Monday and Kingda Ka didn't open until the last 45 minutes. What's the point of even opening it that late? Got on Zumanjaro and Joker for the first time though, never riding Zumanjaro again. Fuck that ride. Too tall, freaked me out. Joker was straight up /violent/ and had us both seeing stars after the first flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Was out on Monday and Kingda Ka didn't open until the last 45 minutes. What's the point of even opening it that late? Got on Zumanjaro and Joker for the first time though, never riding Zumanjaro again. fudge that ride. Too tall, freaked me out. Joker was straight up /violent/ and had us both seeing stars after the first flip. You know it's funny--I applaud parks for opening rides the last hour of the day because they didn't give up and know there are still people that want to ride it. Good for them making the best of a situation. And I honestly don't find Zumanjaro *scary,* just fun and exciting. The view is astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physical Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Was out on Monday and Kingda Ka didn't open until the last 45 minutes. What's the point of even opening it that late? Got on Zumanjaro and Joker for the first time though, never riding Zumanjaro again. fudge that ride. Too tall, freaked me out. Joker was straight up /violent/ and had us both seeing stars after the first flip. You know it's funny--I applaud parks for opening rides the last hour of the day because they didn't give up and know there are still people that want to ride it. Good for them making the best of a situation. And I honestly don't find Zumanjaro *scary,* just fun and exciting. The view is astounding. The drop itself was pretty good, but I'm not a fan of extreme heights. Being held at altitude for what seemed like forever really freaked me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbt Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'm in the same boat with Zumanjaro, normally I'm fine with drop towers, but zum. scared the crap out of me. You just kept going up, and up, and up for what seemed like hours. The ride up was way more intense that the actual drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I found the skyscreamer in new England to be way more scary then zumanjaro and I usually don't have any problems with heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Was out on Monday and Kingda Ka didn't open until the last 45 minutes. What's the point of even opening it that late? Got on Zumanjaro and Joker for the first time though, never riding Zumanjaro again. fudge that ride. Too tall, freaked me out. Joker was straight up /violent/ and had us both seeing stars after the first flip. You know it's funny--I applaud parks for opening rides the last hour of the day because they didn't give up and know there are still people that want to ride it. Good for them making the best of a situation. This. I don't know why anyone would complain about that. Six Flags deserves a lot of credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo77 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 ^Agreed. No advantage to the park to have the staff available to run it or anything but yet they did. This is definitly not a something to complain about. That's solid operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBoarder Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 ^Agreed. No advantage to the park to have the staff available to run it or anything but yet they did. This is definitly not a something to complain about. That's solid operations. Solid operations don't exist at Six Flags. It's just something they made up, like the Boogeyman or Michael Jackson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I know you're going for a joke but the operations at Great Adventure are the best I've seen of all the SF parks I've visited by a wide margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 ^ Truth. Great Adventure is far from perfect (*cough* Bizarro *cough*), but it has the best, most consistent operations of any of the SF parks I've been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBoarder Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I'll concede that the park has solid ops. I was impressed when I was there in June. I was just trying to play off the haters that are frequent among the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Went to the park for a couple hours yesterday afternoon to walk around. Hurricane Harbor was definitely slammed (as expected), but the main park wasn't as bad as I expected. Sure, it was busy, but overall lines seemed pretty manageable. I got on El Toro after only waiting fifteen minutes, and that was mostly due to a protein spill delay. As great as that coaster is normally, it really shines when temperatures are at their hottest. We FLEW through the course - one of the best rides I've had on it in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tykunkel1031 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 ^ I'm headed there right now and it's supposed to be 97, so today should be nice for my first ride ever on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Oh man, you're in for a treat. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Apparently Ka and Joker are both back open. Joker's fins that were on the lift have been removed. Pic taken by a member of the Great Adventure Connoisseurs group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I keep forgetting there's a new roller coaster to ride when I go this Sunday...oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I still haven't ridden it. Haven't been to the park since May. Too hot for that nonsense lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 It's actually a lot of fun. It's not worth the waits it's been generating but it's a very solid ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbt Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I still haven't ridden it. Haven't been to the park since May. Too hot for that nonsense lol Preach! I was thinking about heading up to the park today, but then I looked at the weather. Feels like 100+ with a chance of rain? No thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 It's actually a lot of fun. It's not worth the waits it's been generating but it's a very solid ride. I agree, I really enjoy it. It's fun not knowing how many times you may flip and all my rides have been different so far. I just wouldn't wait any longer then 20 minutes for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I still haven't ridden it. Haven't been to the park since May. Too hot for that nonsense lol Preach! I was thinking about heading up to the park today, but then I looked at the weather. Feels like 100+ with a chance of rain? No thank you. Ive been itching but have just been getting my fix @ Moreys the last two months. I can't wait til HITP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 IMO its the 2nd best coaster in the park. The unpredictability factor really puts it over the top for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Wow, that's pretty high praise. I pulled up my old Great Adventure ride ranking list which has really stood the test of time and decided I'd probably put it somewhere around #13. 1) Skull Mountain2) Pointsetta Peak 3) The Waffle Cart 4) Skyway 5) El Toro 6) Safari Off Road Adventure 7) Batman 8) Nitro 9) Kingda Ka (Front Seat) 10) Saw Mill Log Flume 11) Zumanjaro 12) Bizarro #1 (Get twisted) 13) Superman 14) Sky Screamer 15) Choo Choo 16) Dark Knight 17) El Diablo 18) Parking Lot Off Road Adventure 19) Root Canal 20) Getting hit by a truck 21) Green Lantern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I try not to get too in depth with my rankings besides how much fun I have on the rides. Going off that basis, Joker slots in at two, behind El Toro. (because of course) It's just a great addition that slots in perfectly in the parks already robust line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Apparently Ka and Joker are both back open. Joker's fins that were on the lift have been removed. I wonder what prompted their removal, I thought it was an interesting quirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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