Zack44 Posted April 25, 2010 Posted April 25, 2010 Myself, my mother, sister, and her friend got to the park around 9:30 and visited the Wild Safari first because we got combination tickets from a discount website. This was my first visit to the Safari since I was six and the only thing I remember from then was the multitude of monkeys climbing on our car with my mother freaking out. You could imagine how relived she felt when she found out that they keep the monkeys behind fences now. Otherwise, it was a very nice experience with a lot of interesting sights, I hope to visit it again in the near-future, but I'll actually visit the Exploration Station next time. We all split up when we entered the park, I went on Kingda Ka followed by Toro (twice), Thunder, Bizarro, Mine Train, GASM, and the Parachutes (each with waits no longer than 20 minutes), my mother surprisingly went on Batman and Bizarro, and my sister and her friend went on Thunder (which they claim was their "big" coaster for the day), Skull Mountain, and a bunch of flats. We left the park briefly for lunch at Burger King and by the time we got back, the crowds gradually began to increase. After 2 rides on Nitro and one on the Dark Knight, I noticed that the line for Batman was well out into the gardens and the lines for about every other major coaster was either completely or mostly full... and then the clouds started to form. By about 5:30, a lot of the lines simmered down to a substantial length, so I was able to ride Batman, Skull Mountain (which had a few effects on), Fling, Blackbeard, and Bizarro two more times. The log flume line even almost completely disappeared and I would've gone on it if my sister and her friend didn't refuse to go on it with me. After that we all rode the Dark Knight together, then I rode Nitro three more times, and then I convinced those two to ride Fling and Buccaneer while the lights were switched on. After a quick dinner at McDonald's, we were on our way back home. Overall, it wasn't my best visit, but it cirtainly wasn't horrible either: 5 Flags out of 6. Stay tuned for the pictures in the next post! Rides: Nitro x4 Bizarro 3x El Toro 2x Dark Knight 2x Runaway Mine Train 2x Fanasy Fling 2x Kingda Ka 1x Batman: The Ride 1x GASM 1x Rolling Thunder (left) 1x Skull Mountain 1x Blackbeard 1x Buccaneer 1x Parachute Tower 1x
Zack44 Posted April 26, 2010 Author Posted April 26, 2010 Pictures: We're heeeeeeeeeere This one was taken by my sister Should I be ashamed that I'm more interested in the background? Looked a lot better in person. These two actually didn't have a giant pile of cars in front of them... Another by my sister I'd hate to be the person in that truck right now Love the paint, it looks brand new! Okay, now Simon says scratch your ear! It's judging you My sister: "Yeah, we're chillin, so what?" One of the lion twins (I'm not sure which one) looks healthy Could be worse, he could be at Disney's Animal Kingdom (rimshot) *raises eyebrow* My mother said this looks like a horse/antelope hybrid Two testing trains got stuck on Bizarro Yet another by my sister Best. Monkey Bars. Ever. Best. Wooden Coaster. Ever. Considering how old my camera is, this was a lucky shot This one however, wasn't lucky You'll be seeing plenty of train shots here "Y'all come back now, ya here?" A surprise appearence from a marching band What a relaxing ride GASM was doing pretty well today erUPtion still isn't quite ready yet As always, this overrated coaster had long lines all day Hurricane Construction Update: At the far right, you can see that the steel framing is starting to be built. Also, Hurricane pieces are being layed all over Hurricane Harbor until they're ready. Curvy... Batman got stuck, again. Road Runner Railway was also running. What trip to the parkisn't complete without an artsy picture? Fantasy Fling: my favorite flat Even Blackbeard had a long wait! Another mandatory picture Ahh, you've caused so many migranes over 21 years. Wanna see a magic trick? Lower the temperature a bit and see the line DISAPPEAR! Another fun coaster In case you missed it, here's Batman. BIZA-support-O #1 36 years & counting I don't know why I've never taken this picture before. Good lights... Great lights... Finally, amazing lights. Thanks for reading!
tiger01 Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 Nice stuff. I like hearing about Six Flags Great Adventure and I wish I could go there to ride El Toro. Hopefully it won't close before I get there like Eagle Fortress. R.I.P. This is hard times for TPR. Nice weather
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