GriffyTiffy Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Our next report comes to us from the Chocolate capitol of the world: HERSHEYPARK One of my new favorite parks contains an amazing selection of rides including 2 top 20 steel coasters! Let's take a look... The day before we went to Hershey we went to Creation Fest. It looks like this. I loved the roads in Pennsylvania We're here! And so is Storm Runner.... Trailblazer too! Sidewinder surprised me! It was awesome! Maybe the new trains had something to do with it.... mmmm This side of the park is very squished together weeeee loop dee loooop I liked the helix before the drop And this footchopper was cool too! BRIGHT Hey R.D! drop drop drop OH ANTON peek a boooo Fahrenheit was awesome! the air in the back was intense! weeee This is Wildcat. It was meh Maybe Lightning Racer is better! Sadly, it was also meh This ride is not meh. It is "OMGASM PORKCHOP TASTY" awesome Yay Vekoma! I have yet to ride a Vekoma I didn't like. mmmm I liked the duel stations BRIGHT Evening is my favorite time for pictures That's all for now! Remember to comment if you enjoyed! Next Stop: Kennywood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykoala2112 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I gotta agree with you, Hersheypark is one of my all time favorite parks as well! The ride collection is great and has an awesome atmosphere. You were lucky enough to ride Sidewinder with it's newer trains, when I rode it. it was as good as rolling yourself down a hill inside a barrel. Sooperdooperlooper is great though, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I gotta agree with you, Hersheypark is one of my all time favorite parks as well! The ride collection is great and has an awesome atmosphere. You were lucky enough to ride Sidewinder with it's newer trains, when I rode it. it was as good as rolling yourself down a hill inside a barrel. Sooperdooperlooper is great though, thanks for posting! I think the collection of rides there is one of the most well rounded. I really liked how there were kiddy rides all over so parents can ride then immediately ride with their kids afterwards. And barrel rolling sounds pretty fun Thanks for the comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Apologies for the double post, but I'm back with part 2 of my Pennsylvania trip! KENNYWOOD To me, this park felt like a cross between Indiana Beach and a Six Flags park. Older rides and charm mixed in with new, high tech thrill machines. Definitely one of my favorite parks, with one of my new favorite coasters! Our first ride of the day, Sky Rocket! Very smooth and intense ride with surprisingly good airtime! Then we rode Cosmic Chaos, my first Disko. Very fun! OH ANTON! I loved this, except for the horn I liked this ride, but the airtime wasn't as good as I anticipated. We got some weird looks for riding this, yet still worth it! Credit! We will get to you later, Phantom's Revenge. Thunderbolt! Very crazy ride with a crazy lack of restraints! weeeee Pitt Fall! My new favorite drop tower, with a great view! I hope the rumors of it's removal aren't true. Finally it is time..... .... for my 100th coaster! But is it as good as it looks? Let's find out. Long story short: Yes, it was. More Sky Rocket! Now back to this top 5 coaster I couldn't get enough! Thanks for reading everyone! Please reply if you liked it Next Report: Indiana Beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice pics, Griff- especially the 'hidden' Anton Credit- I've always enjoyed Kennywood- and love the fact it's more of a home-feel to a park, despite the small size. It's charm is always a draw to me, and one I tend to always remember fondly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SETGO Guys Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Kennywood is a pretty awesome little park. It has a great atmosphere to it! Where were you sitting on JackRabbit? Because I sat in the back, and I thought that Jackrabbit had more airtime than some of the other coasters I've been on. Phantoms Revenge is awesome, did you see the gum throw? That thing is pretty funny. Hopefully you also got to ride the Ghostwood Estate, thats a pretty cool little dark ride. As well as Noahs Ark. (And Skip Garfield's Nightmare) Great Pictures- (The Hersheypark ones are some of the best I've ever seen!) -Zach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 ^ I did sit in the back on Jack Rabbit. It was just meh. But I did do Noah's Ark, which was the best thing ever. Also, Garfield's Nightmare is (NO LIE) my #1 dark ride. So there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The Bayernkurve must be quite an oldie...remember those from my kids days at the carnival. And its nice to see Hersheypark didn't messed around with the restraints on the Schwarzkopf looper like in SFMM - adding OTSRs would ruin a perfect ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have yet to ride a Vekoma I didn't like. You need to ride more Vekomas then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I have three Vekoma's I love: Expedition Everest, Rockin Roller Coaster, and Deja Vu. I don't mind Inverted Boomerangs and Normal Boomerangs, but I HATE SLC's and Flying Dutchmen. That being said, great Trip Reports, Griffin, I always enjoy reading, and I look forward to the IB installment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I have yet to ride a Vekoma I didn't like. You need to ride more Vekomas then. This is so true Great reports Griffin, Kennywood was for sure my favorite park of our little trip. Mostly because of the great classic rides and Phantom's Revenge! [so much airtime O.o] Can't wait for your IB report, It's one of my favorite parks in the midwest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) Hello Everyone! It's now time for another fun filled report! This time we go to.... INDIANA BEACH One of the most awesome and messed up parks in the States! Let's check it out! Here is Cornball Express, my personal favorite coaster in the park. So much airtime is to be had in the back seat! Hello Scrambler These bugs were everywhere.... ew Griffin is unhappy after stuffing his face with to many cheesy chips. Jeremie is amused Cornball Here is the new location for the former Water Swings. It no longer flies over the lake Cornball Music Express moved too Falling Star is still being constructed in it's new location Steel Hawg: messed up, random, and totally awesome! Hoosier Hurricane and Cornball. Hoosier has the power of being awesome in some seats, and terrible in others. Double Shot... the ride op scared me Flush flush flush Tilt tilt tilt slide slide slide I'm not sure if I have ever rode this.... I'm a fan of this ride type though Lost Coaster: Ride backward = death, forward = somehow amazing Paratrooper OH ANTON One of the few rides with a real sign Bye Bye IB! Thanks for reading! Next stop: it's a mystery! Remember to comment Edited July 24, 2011 by GriffyTiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Great Report The worst thing about moving the yo-yo is that it wasn't replaced with the zip-line as planned. That whole section of the park seems too open and out of place. If the zip-line doesn't end up getting built, I don't see why they killed that section of the park when everything could have been placed where the rides were relocated. Also, the mayflies were terrible when I was at the park three weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Gosh, I really want to visit this park! Maybe I'll take a road trip next year. Anyways, great TR! Sucks about the bug problem - SFFT has the same problem with bees. When I went, there were swarms of them all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks Guys! Matt: The zipline is going to be placed within Hoosier's turnaround, and will go across the lake next to the bridge and end by the parking lot. The former location of the swings is being used by stupid bouncy trampolines that are included with park admission from what I saw. Sam: The bugs weren't as vicious as last year at least! And the ones at Michigan's Adventure are the absolute worst. They chill out at the bottom of the hills on Shivering Timbers making for a painful and sticky ride. But it isn't as bad if you wear sunglasses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Ahem. Griff- you KNOW what I'm going to say- Need I say it??? Something seemed to be MISSING from the pictures. Something very VERY important. R.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 ON THE MOVE. Great report Griff! IB looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Indiana Beach looks like an awesome little park, especially the Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain. Props to the UC Irvine shirt, that's my dad's alma mater and I lived on the UCI campus when I was a little kid (1980s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Ahem. Griff- you KNOW what I'm going to say- Need I say it??? Something seemed to be MISSING from the pictures. Something very VERY important. R.D. All fixed, R.D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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