Homer Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Im considering going to SFGAv this summer, can anybody help? Here are the rides I want to do: Kingda Ka (duh) Nitro Medusa Chiller GASM Rolling Thunder Any tips or advice?
joeboro Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 it really depends on if your going on a weekend or weekday, but heres the best way to get on those rides as quick as possible. hit kingda ka first thing when the park opens, as long as it opens when the park does. then continue on to RT and Medusa (early in the morning you should walk onto both) GASM is almost always a walk on so you could pick that up next on your way to the other side of the park. then hopefully not wait too long for chiller, and end with a ride on nitro (the line usually moves rather quickly) of course this schedual is more for a half day at the park, as it seems that you don't plan on staying too long and covering all the coasters. however, if you do stay until closing medusa, chiller, and RT usually have the shortest lines at night.
GAcoaster Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Best.advice.ever... Q-BOT The lines for Kingda Ka alone will make it worth getting a Q-Bot. Nitro and Medusa both still get huge lines on busy days, and even on slower days, the lines can be 45 minutes to an hour.
SharkTums Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 ^Do we have confirmation that Qbot will be on Kingda Ka!?! I really can't see us riding it unless it has qbot...I'm so sick of waiting 4 hours for rides that last 15 seconds! Elissa "oh yeah, tip...GET QBOT!" Alvey
joeboro Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Q-bots your best bet if you feel like spending the money, however, I have never used a Q-bot at sfgadv and have never waited more than 30 mins at worst for a major coaster. If hit the rides at the right time, you should have no problem without Q-bot, but i must say Q-bots are fun to use and definatly free up some time during your visit.
CoasterCrazy Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Do we have confirmation that Qbot will be on Kingda Ka!?! I really can't see us riding it unless it has qbot...I'm so sick of waiting 4 hours for rides that last 15 seconds! When I ride KK this summer, I'm going to ride it as soon as the park opens if there is no Q-bot on it. However, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't have the Q-bot on KK.
DejaVu The Ride Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 So Q-Bot is that great? I've never used it before but this summer I'll give it a shot. Does it have a limit on how many rides you can use on it? At SfStl I think they had a 9 ride limit or something.(Maybe I'm wrong?) DejaVu "I'm going to have to get better acquainted with Q-bot " The Ride
Mind Eraser Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 You want a Great Adventure tip? Don't go. -kip-
GAcoaster Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 They will almost definitely have Q-Bot on KK. They'll probably do what they did on SUF, where they actually rent Q-Bots right at the entrance to the ride. People see the value of the Q-Bot very quickly when they encounter a 3-hour line. Besides, they already took the Q-Bot station off of Viper...
black sabbath Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Yes it will have Q-Bot, it says under the rides page. Qbot is great, I used it while at the park last summer, it's definitely worth it!
SharkTums Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 So Q-Bot is that great? I've never used it before but this summer I'll give it a shot. Does it have a limit on how many rides you can use on it? At SfStl I think they had a 9 ride limit or something.(Maybe I'm wrong?) DejaVu "I'm going to have to get better acquainted with Q-bot " The Ride I've used Qbot at: SFoG, SFGAd, SFNE, SFStL, and SFoT...I've never had any limit or constraints. I've upgraded to Gold wherever allowed. Elissa "Q-bot enthusiast" Alvey
Not For Sale Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 So Q-Bot is that great? I've never used it before but this summer I'll give it a shot. Does it have a limit on how many rides you can use on it? At SfStl I think they had a 9 ride limit or something.(Maybe I'm wrong?) DejaVu "I'm going to have to get better acquainted with Q-bot " The Ride I've used Qbot at: SFoG, SFGAd, SFNE, SFStL, and SFoT...I've never had any limit or constraints. I've upgraded to Gold wherever allowed. Elissa "Q-bot enthusiast" Alvey What does gold do?
CoasterCrazy Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 ^The regular Q-bot holds your place in line and the Gold Q-bot cuts your wait time in half. However, the Gold one does cost more money than the regular one. If the lines are over a hour long, I get a Gold one. And if I'm on trips I always get the Gold one if they have it. I used the Gold Q-bot for the first time last spring and it has spoiled me.
Shadowforce Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Say, what does these Q-bots cost? And does other parks use similar systems?
Millenniumguy Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 The Q-bots cost 10-15 dollars and yes other parks due that though for free. CP you get your hand stamped for rides like Magnum(i don't know why you will need it ), MF, WT, TTD and Raptor. These handstamps show the time you can get to ride the ride with less or no wait at all. (They have a seperate quene for those so called Freeway which might merge with the regular quene). Diseny offers Fastpass and you might be aware which is a ticket like thing which tells you the times you get into a special waiting quene for such. As we know Fastpass goes by really quickly. To be honest, I have never tried the Q-bots possibly because my last SF park was SFA in 2003 and since GAdv is my homepark I have all the time in the world.
GAcoaster Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 Q-bots cost $20 for the first person, and $10 each for up to 6 people. 1- $20 2- $30 3- $40 4- $50 5- $60 6- $70 I think the gold is double the cost for half the wait. Here's the website: http://www.lo-qusa.com/
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