What's your first ride upon arrival at your home park?

[larrygator]

Do you head to a ride near the entrance? Your favorite ride? A lower capacity ride? Or do you vary your choice?

 

Since I usually arrive around opening, I ride El Toro at SFGAdv until it is no longer a walk-on.

[RollerManic]

Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia due to VR operations. I like the ride despite it get a bad rep here for being forceless.

 

Justice League at Six Flags St. Louis or American Thunder if Justice League hasn't opened yet.

[amy_mel]

Have to do Fahrenheit first or I won't want to wait in the never ending, sun scorching line.

[boldikus]

Since I usually arrive around opening, I ride El Toro at SFGAdv until it is no longer a walk-on.

 

Same.

[9Armgeddon4]

Usually my first ride is Goliath. This will change to Joker though when it's open.

[VF15]

At Valleyfair, I usually go straight to Renegade, but every now and then it'll be Wild Thing. At Nick Universe, it's almost always SpongeBob Rock Bottom Plunge.

[Midgetman82]

Cyclos then Lightning Run to get the slowest queues out of the way first.

[Ape]

If my son is with us Boo Blasters, if he is not we head to Banshee because I really just do not care about Firehawk or Flight of Fear

[michaellynn4]

I usually arrive at SFGAdv around early afternoon, so I usually just meander. Lately I've hit up Joker first now that it's just a straight walk back. In the past I usually walked back to Nitro.

[RollingCoasting]

Viper at Six Flags Great America

 

Opening day 2016 pretty sure I trampled a few people waiting in the pass processing line to get to Viper first XD

[dannyboy13]

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Joker hands down.

[djackson]

I almost always ride Wild One. No reason besides the fact there is never a line and there's some other cool stuff around.

[coasterbill]

Regardless of what park we're visiting, we always seem to mix things up depending on what we're in the mood for.

 

At Great Adventure we usually end up at Nitro first, but not always. The only time we make a concerted effort to get over there is if it's a cold / windy day during HITP since we sort of feel like we're morally obligated to help them weigh down the trains until they warm up and at the same time we want to make sure we get a ride in if it looks like there's a reasonable chance of a valley .

 

If we get there right at opening we're more likely to head to Joker to beat the crowds, but just this year alone (in about 10 visits or so), I can think of days where we've started at Batman, Superman (it was opening for the day a few hours late and we saw an opportunity to beat the crowds and walked right on to row 1), Kingda Ka, El Toro, Safari and Skull Mountain (long story) so we really never have much of a strategy.

[ratdogg68]

Cyclos then Lightning Run to get the slowest queues out of the way first.

 

That's funny, we're the exact opposite, I do Lightning Run then Cyclos.

[AJK]

Blue Streak is always the first and last ride. I could ride that all day. Its too bad Maverick is in the same park.

[SteelForceless]

Talon 2-4 times in the back left seat

[scooterdoug]

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Joker hands down.

Same here. I used to head straight for Superman, but Alan Shilke changed all that. I like to get there before rope drop, then keep in front of the crowds with a brisk walk. This gets me first in line. Since they assign seats, it's the only way to guarantee a front row ride.

[storms555]

For me I try to make it to Raging Bull or Goliath either one is fine. Usually Im with my friend who prefers the "start from the entrance to the back" type person. That sometimes causes an issue...For me I'm going for the biggest and the best and she is going for what ever we first pass up. For me I dont mind the zig zag walking its worth it when getting to the best of the best rides first. Also its good exercise so what can you lose?

[Johnlloyd]

Well, I arrive at my home park prior to it opening for the day. My first ride varies each visit as I visit multiple times per season. But, I would say this year it was mostly Skyhawk since it was new for 2016.

[Geauga Dog]

Cedar Point - it varies depending on what I'm in the mood for to start my day. In recent years I just make my way towards the back of the park and try to get a few rides on Maverick before the crowds come.

 

Kings Island - I used to hit the Beast first but now I wait until it's warmed up a bit before I take a few rides. More than likely I'll be at Banshee first thing in the morning and then hit Invertigo while the line is still short.

[Genx24]

At GAdv, usually Nitro because I like to get that side of the patk finished quickly. At Dorney, always Talon.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

At SDC, if we're there at opening, and it opens on time, Powder Keg; otherwise Outlaw Run.

 

If we arrive later in the day, it's Thunderation.

[bill_s]

Dominator, it's right there, if I ever go to KD at opening of course I rush to Volcano but that's like one Haunt night a year. Usually don't ride Dominator on the way out because the park is closed by then. The location does tend to eliminate much variation in when I ride it. Biggest variation is when I ride Dominator, eat on dining plan, maybe go up the Eiffel and leave.

 

For SFA it's usually RoaR followed by Mind Eraser, habit and max. difference combined with late-day shrinking crowds strategy.

[Nrthwnd]

Usually Coaster, at Playland(PNE). Then after a few rides, I head to the back of

the park, and start riding my usual family rides, like the Skywheel; Gladiator; the Carousel...

Edited December 30, 2016 by Nrthwnd

[MrSum1_55]

SFDK, so clearly The Joker.

 

I mean, when your home park gets an RMC, do you really have any other options?