PhantomNick Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Greetings, friends of TPR!! I've always thought some of the coolest topics on here are the "mega-threads" (ones like Big Mike's Road Show, Skycoastin' Steve's, or Erik and Smisty's). I've always marveled at the dedication that users show in keeping the larger topics updated. So I thought to myself, what the heck, let's give this a shot! And with that, let this train wreck commence!! The "Coasterbration" is actually as simple as it sounds - a coaster celebration, documenting our travels to different parks and places, all while riding coasters along the way! The updates could be from many years ago, or they could be from this upcoming season (and future ones). I'm not looking for a set structure really.....whatever sounds good at the time will find its way here! All updates will be kept track of below, in this handy-dandy little list: 2012 Coasterbration #1 - Six Flags Great Adventure (Parts 1 & 2), 2006 (below) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Let's get this party started! Our first shiny update goes back to 2006, for my first ever visit to Six Flags Great Adventure! This place was always pretty high on my to-do list, and once they plopped down Kingda Ka and The Great El Toro (TGET from here on out) in consecutive years, I knew I simply had to head out there. So, my dad and I packed up and headed out to the wonderful land of Jersey! Six Flags Great Adventure is a great park (ironically enough), and from a coaster standpoint, this park is awesome!! There are many fantastic coasters, and then there's TGET setting the standard for just about every other coaster in the country. Seriously folks, TGET is in another league when it comes to roller coasters.....but many of you already know that! As it turned out, this was TGET's opening year, and by sheer dumb luck our 2nd day at the park ended up being the opening day for it. Naive and not realizing the greatness of the Flash Pass, I only managed 1 ride on TGET. But even then, I knew this coaster was world-class when it comes to wooden coasters. Thanks to a return trip this past summer, I only reaffirmed this truth over and over again, thanks to some help from everyone's buddy - Mr. Flash Pass! My only real wish for the park was that they would've been a bit more balanced and had more flat rides. Thankfully, it looks like that trend might be turning around. I think this year's additions are a huge step in the right direction. But enough of my babbling, let's get to Part 1 of the pics!! This particular summer was the park's 45th anniversary The weather was really perfect most of our 2 days there I like me some giant wheels! Oddly though, I didn't ride it this trip This >> stupid trampoline thing Lights.....camera......COASTERS!! Sadly closed..... .....but it looked pretty cool! Nana nana, nana nana, nana nana, nana nana.....Batman!! Being from Pittsburgh, I'm a fan of the colors It was pretty cool they let me park my wheels inside the park! Old school intensity Batman swoops like a mofo I can't seem to remember what the name of this coaster is..... Simply put, Nitro is about 8 shades of awesome! Takin' the plunge For the lift enthusiasts Such a great first drop, especially in the last row My humps....my humps, my humps, my humps!! For a supposedly threatening skull, he sure does cry a lot! I like the look of their "Boardwalk" section All goes downhill from here.....believe it or not, no pun intended! Loops o' death....double the loops, double the pain! Great American Scream Machine overview Cue the Superman theme music A parking lot coaster? Here?!? Preposterous! Superman: Ultimate Flight overview Flyers can be rather tame, except in this glorious element Mmmmm, pretzel-y..... The park's unique looking carousel And what's this I see towering in the distance?? That's all for now.....Part 2 coming up soon, including a King and, of course, plenty of TGET! Edited February 28, 2012 by PhantomNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomNick Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Time to get right to Part 2 from Six Flags Great Adventure! Hmmm, what's in here?? Why it's Kingda Ka! The King of.....uhh.....Ka? And that, folks, is the tallest roller coaster on Earth The tower Umm, yeah, it's just a smidge tall! From the parking lot, you really get a scope for how gigantic this thing is! 456 feet of fun! Although, when I returned here with my wife in the summer of 2011, her exact words when we parked and she saw this were "Oh no.....oh HELL no!!" Ka's 2nd (and airtime-free) hill Ready to go 128 mph? I really liked Kingda Ka, but in the age-old debate I have to say I like TTD much better Gertrude relative perhaps?? The skyride, which was unfortunately down both days Only pic of Runaway Train, so might as well be of the airtime jolt that totally took me by surprise! Now THAT is a ride sign! Flume drop Skycoastin' Steve, this one's for you Before Bizarro, there was Medusa (don't look in her eyes!!) Standing tall in frontier land Yeah, you know you like some lift hill porn.... Loooop! I'm a cobra....hisssss! For some reason I like this shot Zero-G love And now, what you've all been waiting for - TGET!! So fitting this particular statue is there, as this coaster also has some big balls! Even from the outside, you start drooling with excitement when you first spot "The Bull" B....E....A.... ....UTIFUL!! Ka's the biggest, but TGET is the best! Awesome sauce right there Turn around.......every now and then I....oops! This isn't karaoke! To quote Mr. Alvey - "Twistyyyy" You think Rolling Thunder has coaster envy? Who wants some pics of that delicious first drop? What.....a......DROP!! Back row + this first drop = Airtime nirvana (this math lesson brought to you by TGET) More "butt launched from seat time" You can just hear the squeals of joy....along with the Intamin fart! Wait for it..... Ahhh, yeah, that's the good stuff! And that wraps up Six Flags Great Adventure and our first Coasterbration! Another update is on the way soon....thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You have some nice pictures here. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomNick Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thank you! It's been a little while, but expect another Coasterbration update really soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiver Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Nice trip report, ahh I wish Bizzaro was still Medusa, the color scheme was one of my favorites. On a side note, every time I read "Coasterbration" i read it as "Coasterbation," which is also fitting haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Missed this one first time out. Great pictures from 2006! I look forward to more of your Coasterbration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 On a side note, every time I read "Coasterbration" i read it as "Coasterbation," which is also fitting haha. This. Ahhh, it's good to see GASM and the Chiller still in the park. Oh nostalgia... Is the Intamin Fart the noise the train makes as it zooms over the second airtime hill? Because I LOVE THAT NOISE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomNick Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 ^ Yep, that's exactly what the "Intamin fart" is! Just lets you know that the ride is totally hauling tail at that point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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