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For me personally, my ride order changes every time I visit the park. Usually, I'd prefer to start on the left side of the park (Ka or Toro), then I work my way up to Bizarro, then the Boardwalk, then eventually to the right side of the park staring with Nitro.

The next time I visit, however, I'll be hitting up The Joker first then do the opposite of what I usually do: Nitro and the right side of the park first then the other half of the park. But hey, that's just me.

Amazing photos as always!

I can't wait to see what they'll put in the old Chiller station's spot next year. Does anyone else think that they'll end up removing the observatory/Xploratorium as well? I wouldn't be surprised if they did.

Let me preface this by saying that I took a LOT of photos. Almost 90 to be exact. So instead of posting them all here, I'll just provide a link to the album on imgur at the end of my trip report.

My mother and I got to the park the earliest we ever have, a little after 9AM when the gates to the park weren't even open yet. When we did enter the park about an hour later, there were already two major improvements from last season: they changed the season pass processing so that people can get their cards as soon right after they through the gates, which was awesome, AND they didn't rope off the sections of the park before 10:30 and let guests walk up to the rides they want to, which for me was Kingda Ka. My mother and I only waited no more than 20 minutes to get a ride on Ka (three trains running), then we immediately went over to El Toro. Toro had 2 trains running and was basically a walk on, so we got to ride twice in a row! Then we head over to El DIablo, which my mother never got to ride last season, and we were able to ride it twice in a row since there was barely a line at all. Zumanjaro was closed early in the day, so we couldn't get around to that (yet).

We ate lunch at Mama Flora's next to the Big Wheel, but I immediately regretted doing so because that weekend was Food Truck Weekend. I originally thought it would just be one or two of them, but it turned out to be many more, each with their own unique foodstuffs. All of the trucks were also placed near where Old Country used to be and speaking from experience, that area hasn't been that lively in literally YEARS (aside from Fright Fest)! Let's hope there will be more new things placed in that area in the future!

Anyway, we also went on the Big Wheel, the Dark Knight and Batman while we were in the area, each with waiting times no longer than 20-25 minutes. We also went on Swashbuckler and I went on the newly named Harley Quinn's Crazy Train by myself (which still has the Blackbeard sign). While there, I noticed the new drink stations like the Skybar, and since we both love the Coke Freestyle machines, we went by there more than once. I just hope that in the future, they will have more Freestyle machines in other areas of the park, not just near the Big Wheel.

After that, we went on the Safari and I took a TON of photos during that, including some of the new lion, tiger and bear cubs that were born only months ago. After that I went on Bizarro twice in a row then we took the Skyride back to the other side of the park. My mother was done for the day, but I went on Green Lantern than Zumanjaro three times in a row! I actually got on line right as Zumanjaro was testing, so I was able to ride with almost no one else. Actually, the 2nd time I was all by myself! Definatley the perfect way to end the day!

Ridelist: Zumanjaro 3x

El Toro 2x

Bizarro 2x

El Diablo 2x

Safari 1x

Batman 1x

Kingda Ka 1x

Dark Knight 1x

Blackbeard/Harley Quinn 1x

Swashbuckler 1x

Skyride 1x

Big Wheel 1x

Final Rating: 6 out of 6 Flags! Perfect weather, perfect amount of crowds, perfect amount of improvements from last year, just perfect!

Here's the link to the pictures: http://imgur.com/a/auJSo

here a few preview pictures:

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It only took almost a decade, but Chiller's station is finally gone, yet the observatory still remains. I'm going to wager they have something planned for that area in 2017, hence why the old queue is still there. Who knows, maybe a new addition to the old station's footprint is exactly what we need to finally re-open the Old Country area year-round. Opening that walkway for Holiday in the Park was a step in the right direction, so let's hope that more will come out of it.

I'm also really loving the whole makeover that Blackbeard is getting. On the one hand, there's going to be one less "pirate themed" ride in that area, but on the other hand, Harley Quinn is one of my favorite characters from Batman's rogues gallery and she gets to be right next to her "puddin' ". I can't wait to see what the new trains look like, but it's a bit sad once you realize that we'll never see that Blackbeard sign in that one picture ever again. Oh well, you win some, you lose some, I guess.

Holy crud, that's some amazing progress! I haven't been paying much attention to this whole thing since the announcement of the new name, but I didn't expect it to be halfway done by now.

Remember when a new year's flagship attraction was operational by opening day instead of Memorial weekend? These pictures kind of gave me false hope for something like that

Good lord! What an improvement! That brings us to, what, 5 coasters based on DC characters now? Not that I'm complaining, far from it actually. This is a very welcome improvement from the name and "theme" of Total Mayhem. I', also surprised that they have (at least some) of the track already painted green and purple. Now I'm even more excited for this new ride!

Photos:

Loving the new centerpiece!

Also loving the updated clown balloon

Congrats! But I wish we claimed the #1 wooden coaster from Golden Ticket Awards this year...

Always love a new terror trail

Grandstand no more

No wonder it was more crowded than usual today.

New show

Bleachers and Blackbeard

The procession!

Dr Fright returns!

Hypnosteria returns!

Dance party!

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Report: The first day of Fright Fest 2015 couldn't have been better. The weather was perfect, the crowds weren't too bad until around 6PM, and I was able to do exactly everything I wanted to do at the park. The first thing off my checklist was finally riding El Diablo, which was closed the last time I went to the park. Not only was I able to ride it twice in a row, I was the only person on the train both times! After that, I was able to ride El Toro 4 consecutive times in the back car, due to it only having a line in the main building with two trains operating. Then I met up with my mother and we were both able to ride The Dark Knight and Nitro twice in a row (including my 50th ride on that particular coaster!) At around 1PM, we briefly left the park to get some lunch and immediately went to Kingda Ka, which had 3 trains running but was a longer wait than usual because of technical difficulty.

After a quick ride on Twister, we went to the Bone Butcher Territory (AKA Frontier Adventures) only to find that Bizarro was broken down due to technical difficulty, but we were able to catch a cute 20-minute show in the area called "Bad Bob the Bone Butcher", so it was all good. By that point my mother was finished for the day and I decided to get a quick bite to eat. After that, I high-tailed it to the Dead Man's Party stage to catch the Awakening and the first live show of the year, which didn't disappoint. After that, I was able to catch Hypnosteria, was was entertaining and hilarious. By that point it had gotten dark outside so I decided to go on the terror walk "Asylum" in Chiller's old backlot, which was about a 20 minute wait. Then I just decided to end the day by riding my favorite flat ride, Swashbuckler, and a quickie on Bizarro (3 trains)

Overall, it was a very entertaining day in spite of some crowds. 5 out of 6 Flags

I'll post my pictures shortly...

Ridelist: El Toro 4x

El Diablo 2x

Nitro 2x

Kingda Ka 1x

Bizarro 1x

Dark Knight 1x

Twister 1x

Swashbuckler 1x

Awesome pictures as always. I also went to the park yesterday and took a bunch of pictures, I'll post my own report in a moment.

Sorry about the whole "Colossus/Cyclone" mixup. I just fixed it now. Thanks for responding!

If I had to remove one ride, I would have to choose Jolly Roger since it's not too popular in comparison to certain other rides. I would replace it with some sort of compact flat ride like a new Rotor or something.

Photos:

Namtab in action!

These new ads are all over Skyscreamer and the rest of the park

They've updated all of the Jersey Boys ads across both parks. That's nice, I guess...

The shark's gotten some TLC since the last time I was here.

AC/DC's new mascot

The Cedar Elephant has a new home.

And Mine Train has a new sponsor.

I'm going to miss this general area being the quietest of the entire park.

The backside of the Sand-ta sculpture

For those wondering, the sea lions have a new home in the Golden Kingdom.

Good night everyone! Thanks for reading!

Report:

This is the first time I've gone during the dead of July, arguably some of the busiest days of the year, but fortunately it wasn't too busy at all since I ended up going on a Monday. My mother and I arrived as soon as the park opened and our first target was Namtab: The Ride. The only line was for the front row so we were able to ride 3 consecutive times without any issue. After that we were able to score 2 rides on Nitro since it also barely had a line in the morning. After quick rides on the Dark Knight and Skull Mountain, we went on Skyscreamer which was about a twenty minute wait. I noticed that the TVs on the queue for rides like Skyscreamer are now displaying trivia about the parks history (i.e. Warner LeRoy being the mastermind of the park) which I thought was interesting. We had lunch outside of the park after a 1-cycle wait for Swashbuckler, and many rides especially this one were being "operated" by several employees each who were being trained by more experienced members.

I decided to go to Hurricane Harbor for a few hours after lunch since I haven't gone in 4 years and basically, it ended up being more crowded than the actual park was. Unfortunately, many of the lines were too long for me, including the two rides that opened since I was last there, but I was still able to ride plenty of things and have some fun.

I returned to the park around five o'clock and noticed that there is a new intricate sand sculpture in front of the Carousel to promote both Holiday In The Park and Fright Fest (Christmas AND Halloween in July, I guess). The deconstruction of the Grandstand and Fort Independence continues, with the fence surrounding the entire area. The construction of the updated Mexican restaurant in Plaza Del Carnival has also been progressing with the main signs now up. Unfortunately, El Diablo is still down, but I was able to score two rides on Bizarro and El Toro, each being about twenty minute waits including a short malfunction on Bizarro. I was able to score wait-less rides on Green Lantern, Superman, Twister, the Parachutes, Mine Train, and the Skyway. I ended my day with a 15-minute single-rider wait on Zumanjaro as the sun was going down as well as two nighttime consecutive rides on Kingda Ka because the people behind me on the second row were waiting for people in the front row and didn't get on when I got off, so that was a great way to end the night. I also walked by the red tent on my way out and caught a glimpse of some of the leftovers from the Great Adventure History Museum.

Overall, I had a blast at the theme park with minimal waiting all-around, but the water park was fairly crowded and I couldn't ride El Diablo yet. Final Verdict: 5 out of Six Flags.

Theme Park Ridelist:

Namtab: The Ride 3x

Kingda Ka 2x

El Toro 2x

Nitro 2x

Bizarro 2x

Green Lantern 1x

Superman 1x

Dark Knight 1x

Skull Mountain 1x

Mine Train 1x

Swashbuckler 1x

Twister 1x

Skyway 1x

Parachutes 1x

Zumanjaro 1x

Hurricane Harbor Ridelist:

The Falls 3x (2 red and 1 teal)

The Four Winds 2x (Red and Green)

Hurricane Mountain 1x (Green)

Bada Bing 1x

I'll post my pictures momentarily...

Awesome pictures, I also went to the park yesterday and I'll post my own pictures soon. We basically took some of the same photos anyway.

Bad news: There was on and off rain and many of the rides were down at various points of the day. Good News: The rain scared most of the crowds away and I was able to get on pretty much everything I wanted to. The longest wait of the day for me was actually getting my season pass processed at the beginning of the day because the computers were malfunctioning. After that debacle, I was able to score two consecutive rides on both Superman and Green Lantern. The main problem at the start of the day was that many of the coasters, such as Kingda Ka, El Toro, and Superman, started off with only one train, but those that had two trains were all practically walk ons. After a brief ride on the Parachutes, my mother and I had lunch outside the park and caught a glimpse of the pieces for El Diablo. It's located in the parking lot of the Exploration Station and can be seen more clearly from the Zumanjaro line. It looks like they'll be re-using Rolling Thunder's old queue for the new ride.

When we got back in the park, I was able to get four consecutive rides on Bizarro, running with two trains and no lines (aside from the front), plus another ride later in the day with my mother. She spent most of the rest of the day napping in the car while I scored a ride on KIngda Ka, which would've been two but I was interrupted with the worst period of rain of the entire day. Since the rain didn't let up for a while, I took the Skyway over to Skull Mountain (twice), Nitro (three times), and the Dark Knight. TDK was clearly not ready at all for opening day: the pre-show lighting went off early and a portion of the ride was actually lit up from the roof. After that, I reunited with my mother and we rode SkyScreamer, Deja Vu, and Zumanjaro twice in a row (my first times, actually). My mother was totally finished after that, but I was in the mood for El Toro since they added a second train and was able to get three consecutive rides. I contemplated going on Batman but ultimately decided to wait until it goes backwards and finished the day with Blackbeard and Swashbuckler instead.

Overall Rating: 5.5 out of 6 Flags. The weather overall was pretty bad with on and off rain, but I was still able to get on everything I wanted to, even multiple times on some occasions.

I'll post my pictures soon...

Any sort of accurate time frame as to how long this is going to be here? I'm not exactly sure when my next park visit is going to be, but I REALLY want to see all of this awesome stuff for myself in person! I'm so glad that you guys have stuck a deal with the actual park to make something like this even possible. Not to mention, it might even convince a some people to check out this glorious website. Here's hoping!

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Report: My family got to the park around 1:00 and I immediately went to get my 2012 season pass processed. Both Superman and Green Lantern had pretty long lines, so I went on Kingda Ka first, which was a 15-20 minute wait with three trains running. Next I immediately went over to El Toro and was able to squeeze in four rides in total, followed by three rides on Bizarro, each with waits of less than 20 minutes. I attempted to ride Twister and I actually got on the ride, but it experienced problems before it could start up, so I wasn't able to ride it. Unfortunately, both the Parachute Tower and Slingshot were closed the entire day so I decided to go to the east side of the park. I was able to ride Batman: The Ride, The Dark Knight Coaster, and before the day was out, two rides on Nitro. I was also impressed that the new Skyscreamer was topped off recently and I think it's a nice addition to the park's skyline. After we had dinner outside of the park, I was able to fit in a ride on Green Lantern and I was about to ride Kingda Ka once again just 15 minutes before the park was supposed to close, but as I was about to get on, it experienced some technical difficulties so I left the park aggravated.

Overall, it was a satisfying day at the park. The weather was nice, the crowds weren't too big and I was able to obtain my 2012 season pass! Hopefully, all of the new rides will be open by the next time I visit the park.

Rating: 5.5 Flags out of 6

Ridelist: El Toro 4x

Bizarro 3x

Nitro 2x

Kingda Ka 1x

Batman 1x

Green Lantern 1x

Dark Knight 1x