UFAlien Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Yesterday I decided to head in to Six Flags New England for the first day of Goliath being open to the public (well, some of the public). I got in at about 1:30 PM, and the park was PACKED, but I managed to have a good time anyhow (thank goodness for the Flash Pass!) This TR will be divided into two posts of 25 and 19 photos each. For those of you who liked my last TR, know that all these photos were also composed for and shot in 3D. You can download a .zip of the anaglyphs (for red/cyan glasses, just like the last report) at the end of the second post. If anyone has a 3DTV or similar device and wants the hi-res side by side versions, send me a PM. Onward ho! As I mentioned, the park was quite busy - not a surprise considering it was a Saturday in late May. After processing my Season Pass and getting my Flash Pass, I made a beeline for Goliath. The entrance to the ride is in Crackaxle Canyon, across from the bumper cars. In case you've forgotten what you're looking at, the towers are helpfully labeled. The ride was open only to Season Pass holders and those who bought Platinum Flash Passes. The Platinum people were allowed to skip the line. The line may not look like much, but thanks to slow operations and unreliability, it took a pretty long time to get on. The ride broke down three times while I was waiting in line, including one point when the riders were stuck like this on the tower for a few minutes. They also had to run the train empty once after a rider peed themselves. Good way to dry off the Lysol, I guess. (Obviously, this is not that train) The ride was pretty fun, but it looks REALLY out of place in its setting. And yes, Flashback is still there. I guess now it's a "kiddie Goliath"? After that, I scaled things down on the Thunderbolt. There's really nothing terribly special about this ride, but I've always liked it. Then I decided to take the Sky Line for some photo ops. I guess it's kind of nice they planted grass under Goliath, but it would've been awesome over water. The park's slogan for Goliath is "the taller you go, the faster you fall", which... I guess is supposed to be a joke? I really like the way Cyclone looks. The actual ride experience is... up for debate. A closer shot of the main lift. Here's the perplexingly popular Pandemonium. It's a decent little ride, but the line always seems to be way too long. It was a hot day, so Blizzard River was busy, but all the water jets and sprinklers were off. (And yes, this photo was taken much later!) Next I went on Batman, which is TECHNICALLY newer then Goliath... don't tell the patrons! I'd forgotten how forceful parts of this ride are. "Masochist" isn't politically correct anymore. Now the proper term is "Vekoma fan". Every time I ride this it finds a new way to hurt me. This time it beat up my arms. Because of its size and location, Goliath is highly visible from all over the park. Edited May 20, 2012 by UFAlien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFAlien Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Part 2 of 2! The park has a new self-serve slush drink shop. You buy a cup or a weirdly-shaped souvenir bottle and fill it with whatever you like. Then it was time for the park's main attraction - Bizarro! This ride doubles as a museum exhibit. Insert innuendo here. I always love it when they leave the mist on... it's quite refreshing. Sometimes I think it would be cool if coaster tracks were invisible. Sometimes I think it would be absolutely terrifying. Like now. Here's something for the lift hill and pine tree enthusiasts. I'm always surprised how there's actually airtime on this banked hill. I didn't ride GCGEFAA - it's no fun unless you're holding a cup of water. It photographs surprisingly well, though. I caught this kid stuffing a body in the Batmobile's trunk. The Joker recruits young nowadays. This photo is depressing to me - everyone looks either tired or lost. But hey, Bizarro! Scream makes trees feel inadequate. Well that doesn't look so big from over here- -never mind. The ride did look quite pretty in the twilight. As is personal tradition, I finished the day with a ride on the Cyclone. Stupid old first drop... mocking me. Bye bye Six Flags! Over all I had a pretty good day. Anaglyphs.zip Anaglyph 3D versions. Includes about 40 extra pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Nice pics. Goliath looks good at least. Hopefully the operations improve once they get more comfortable with it, but it's hard when it's so unreliable. Bizarro looks amazing as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 One mans trash is another mans...trash, at least in this case. Too bad ops are slow. Also too bad that's only available on the Plat pass, a popular trend with SF's nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Nice Photo TR. Nice to see DejaVu back up and running again. Sucks to hear that it had some downtime but oh well....It's not like it wasn't expected. I'm sure the general public still likes the addition of the new coaster. The park looks really nice and clean and it looks that Six Flags is really making a valiant effort to spruce up their image. It was nice to not see a bunch of advertisements all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayzle Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 If I am not mistaken they are rolling the old trains, is that going to last the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWolfman Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 ^till fright Fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRider92 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Aww man, now I miss Deja Vu all over again. Yes, they can be temperamental, and having one just down the path from a Boomerang requires logic only Six Flags understands (or not), but I still think they are awesome rides. And at Great America, they seemed to have had their Vu up and running consistently in it's final season (from what I remember). It was my first and last rides of that season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWolfman Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Aww man, now I miss Deja Vu all over again. Yes, they can be temperamental, and having one just down the path from a Boomerang requires logic only Six Flags understands (or not), but I still think they are awesome rides. And at Great America, they seemed to have had their Vu up and running consistently in it's final season (from what I remember). It was my first and last rides of that season... You Need to go to Silverwood! Since it was my original home park, I've been on it. All I can say is it never breaks down now!! And Silverwood Ride-Ops are Fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I remember that coaster, slow operations, always down. Lets see how it does in its new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brneff99 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 For some strange reason I actually miss Deja Vu (Goliath) at SFMM...even though it was usually down 1 of 3 trips, it was one of the few coasters that still actually scare me...perhaps it was just the never-ending wonderment of whether it was really safe to ride that day or not...but when its running well, there is nothing like a ride on the outside seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I wonder how much of an impact allowing flashpass will have on the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow, Goliath really does look out of place. Great TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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