DerekRx Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I won't really say too much about it, but overall the weekend was great. SFOG has moved its way up to be very close if not my favorite in the SF chain. Goliath is simply fantastic, not only the best B&M hyper, but also probably the best thing B&M has made since 1994. Its top 5 steel for me, air time abundant, fun location, and unlike other B&Ms as of late, its got forces. I didn't really think much of it going into the weekend, figured it was just local hype, but yes what they say is true, this ride is terrific! GO RIDE THIS THING! The event was great. The morning ERT didn't go so well due to the weather and a busted prox (probably from the storms the night before) but by the time I returned from Lake Winnie it was beautiful out again and the night time ERT was great. Mindbender is running better than ever, managed to get 5 rides in during ERT. Batman is as intense as ever, and Goliath is king. (I never thought I'd say "I love Goliath", it just sounds wrong. I guess I need to specify which one). Managed to get 17 rides in during ERT including the last ride of the night. I have to thank NitroJoeC for the riding tips and the enjoyment of seeing him make sweet love to Goliath. To everyone I saw there; Tommy and James, HomeyG, ParkTrips, CoasterCrazy, Memphish, Jarmor it was nice seeing you guys, sorry we didn't stay and hang. Maybe next year, because I know where I'll be next March. By the way, Goliath rocks, stop reading this and go ride it. B&M CAN do airtime! Don't drop your keys or cell phone in the lake Mindbender had its first brake reduced, but the big news is still that this ride has 3 loops! Goliath goes back into the park We decide the rain is annoying and we need to credit whore Lake Winnie, so we leave. But here you can see how tiny Scorcher looks now The GP is all here too, but they have to wait After a test run, the ride is opened for us Finally the rain passes the and second train is brought on the track Memphish and myself wonder where the nearest brew pub is Joe does some dealing while waiting for the inclement weather James has no butt Look! Its Tommy and James. No good can come of this meeting of the minds in the station while waiting for the rain to pass after the prox is fixed But Goliath is the reason I came to the event Luckily the rain stopped enough for us to ride Scream Machine, which was running nice. But a busted Prox Switch will, as all the ACErs find out while corraled here. Welcome to SFOG. Lite rain for the moment won't stop us from riding. Its hard to miss Goliath when you go into the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugged One Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I'm glad to see they had a nice turnout for the event. I think that was like double what they had last year. Gee, I wonder why? It's nice to hear that Goliath is living up to the hype. I can't wait to get down there in June for some sweet, sweet airtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Coming back after Lake Winnie, and then some more fun on Sunday! Speaking of Goliath, it's off the chain. Go ride it! Scorcher has no line at 2pm, thanks in part to Goliath Monster Plantation is a fun old school darkride boat thing. Its another thing that makes SFOG unique today SFOG is one of the few US parks that still has a skyride, and uses it! Another signature shot Even if he has gone a little 'country' Batman is still awesome Signature Shot! And Mindbender is running great this season Gotham City has a wave swinger now that's themed nicely But for some random reason, they decided to close the ride, even though it wasn't broken right before we got on it Acrophobia also had no wait on Sunday morning, thanks to Goliath Sacrophobia, fear of testicles Wanna guess what this ride is about? But I have the credit, and I KNOW what this ride is about BACT is THRILLED to be riding Vu Finally I get my vertical loop shot Look at the awesome stairs they had to build for evac in a saddle But no wait made me mad...because I couldn't get a good shot of the vertical loop Luckily, the entire park was in Goliath's queue, meaning no wait for Vu. That's a first Sunday morning Deja Vu was running! Tim needed the credit Georgia Cyclone was a little rough in some spots where it bottoms out, but it was still delivering great airtime filled rides Tim is either thinking of Goliath or Georgia Cyclone while he's in the bathroom Hey, did you know SFOG has a new coaster called Goliath? It feels like a short first drop, but its good The great SLAM into the brakes from the final bunny pop And somehow this bunny hill is even taller than the lifthill! Goliath has a sweet forceful turnaround Woohoo, another credit! Hi, do you like airtime? These bunny hills deliver Intamin quality air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 mmm... helix of death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphish Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 More like helix of awesome, amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I pulled the opposite weekend that Derek did - Lake Winnie today Sweet weekend, was suprised to see Derek yesterday AM, and I'm glad you really liked GOLIATH -- see we Georgia boys ain't that crazy, it's pretty sweet 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreeme79 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Ok WOW! It's late and my friend and I just got back into Baton Rouge having spent the entire day at SFOG. Goliath is freaking incredible. Believe it about the insane hairtime...delivered superb ejector air. It's one of those rides you CANNOT get enough of. Front, back, or middle, it doesn't matter where you sit, IT DELIVERS. Ok enough, it was a beautiful day and we had a blast. We finally got the Deja Vu credit. UGH, that thing was horrible. We have a new favorite park. Nick"GO ride Goliath!" C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 More like helix of awesome, amirite? mmm helix of awesome also LOL at Derek's Vekoma-face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 hey derek I thought you looked familiar lol...you even spoke to me and I was like...dang looks familiar but who the hell is he! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N'at Man Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 That was my "I can't believe Derek is taking a picture of me at the urinal" look. Also, I was a bit enthused that I was going to finally ride Georgia's Vu without waiting very long. After the ride it was thumbs down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Heh, the Georgia Scorcher does look so tiny now. Good to see that all the coasters are running now. SFoG may still have a skyride/Confederate Buckets ride, but it sure is short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Wow, I guess Rich and I were the only ones not blown away by Goliath! We both like Nitro and AC(though we haven't ridden in a couple years) better. Not that Goliath is bad by any means, but the ending turn into the brakes just isn't my cup of tea. Mindbender was definitely impressive. We hadn't been on that since '99 so it was great getting to ride that again. It was also nice to finally get on Deja Vu after 2 SFOG trips just seeing it sitting there. I don't care for the middle part of the ride, but I love the spikes. At least now we can finally say we've been on all 3 of the US versions. Not as good as some people who have been on all 4, but still. Getting to and from ATL was a nightmare with lengthy flight delays, but the event itself was excellent! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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