ReptileGuy Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Today was a decent day at the park. went with two friends who are also coaster lovers Got in all the good rides and had some time to relax. Here is how it went in approximate 30 minute periods: 10:30 to 11:00 went on batman backwards three times!! It was actually much better than I expected it to be. There was about a 5 minute or so wait, but we went to the front and back rows, so the line was a little longer. Then right after going on this we went over to nitro. as of now the park was almost empty and especially in the sections farther from the entrance. 11:00 to 11:45 ish went on nitro twice in about 20 minutes. After this I got a little bit of nausea which was due to the fact that i hadn't eaten anything all day. we needed something to do while we waited the half hour so we went on the Dark Night for a little bit, probably about 5 times!!! There was literally no line for this ride, we were able to stay seated two of the 5 times, as there was no one next in line. 11: 45 ish to 12:00 we all needed to use the restroom so we went to the one next to studio 28 arcade. I got to admit for only being open a short amount of time so far, the bathroom was DISGUSTING. It looked like it hadnt been cleaned in a day or two. Maybe i just got a bad stall, but it was still gross either way. After the bathroom we went in the arcade for about 5-10 minutes, then went over to johnny rockets. 12:00 to 1:00 after johnny rockets, we went over to skull mountain. skull mountain was literally empty. We rode it about 3 times, and all 3 times each person in my group got our own row. There was one point where we got our own carts!!! I dont know why it was so dead at this time, but im not gonna complain about it lol. after skull mountain we got some snacks, i got a popcorn bag and everyone else got dippin dots. we sat down for a little and ate our snacks. then we headed back towards skull mountain to hop on the sky way. 1:00 to 2:00 on the skyway we argued about the height of it. i told them how its crazy to believe its 104 ft at its highest point and that its from an old worlds fair. they then argued that its not from the worlds fair and its only 40-50 ft at most. i then showed them six flags's website to end the debate lol. when we arrived we noticed runaway train had no line, so we went on it 3 times in a row, without getting up. after this we went over to bizarro where had an truly amazing experience. we went on it about 3-4 times, i dont remember exactly though. we had an awesome ride op though. he was making jokes and even managed to get everyone in line to sing together lol. he said on the microphone "we need to get some music in here" then someone screamed "we can sing" so then when he dispatched the next few trains, we would all chant with him "na na na , na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye". it was hilarious. he even made fun of the jersey boys music and advertising. he was like "get ready for two minutes of jersey boy free flips dives and twirls on bizarro". anyway... after that we walked over to el diablo and found it closed. 2:00 to 3:00 waited on line for el toro... met some cool people on line. played the app "heads up" with some other people on line. 3:00 to 3:30 rode el toro which was for some reason bumpier than its ever been before. Maybe i was just crazy but it felt a little bumpier. on our way back from el toro we saw that the animal walkway thing (i forgot its name) was open. we walked in and saw they had some otters out, one of those animals they talk about the "unicorn" with on the safari, a lion cub, and a sea lion in the sea lion stage area. It was nice to see the area being used again. apparently its going to be open every day from 12 to 5 as one of the trainers told me. i asked one and they said that female sea lions who just had babies are still at the park. all of the other lions are in another park which she didnt name. our male may not be back for a while because he is part of a breeding program and as she said "now that hes done his job here, he will go around to some other parks and do it there too". parts of it were cut off, but it was still nice to see open. 3:30 to 4:00 went over towards golden kingdom, stopped by superman and green lantern. didnt go on superman but rode green lantern once. hurt my legs as usual. then we walked into golden kingdom it self. zumanjaro had a long line so we skipped it, but instead went on King da Ka. 4:00 to 4:45 ish on line for king da ka 4:45 ish to 5:00 rode king da ka then walked back to the boardwalk. we played some games then started heading towards the best of the west. 5:00 to 5:30 ate at best of the west, got my favorite meal. sauced tenders, then put in 2-3 packets of that texas pete hot sauce. it gives the buffalo sauce more of a kick. 5:30 to 6:30 waited on a long long long line for the flume, then rode it and went under the shower thing to get even more wet lol. then we left the park. it was a good day, and got on alot of rides. RIDE TALLY : Batman Backwards x3 Nitro x2 Dark Night x5 Skull Mountain x3 Skyway x1 Bizzarro x3-4 Runaway Train x3 King Da Ka x1 El Toro x1 I regret wasting my time on dark night lol. could of ridden nitro again but at the time i was a little sick and did not want to push my luck **** all my times are approximate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Good report, I'm surprised crowds were so low for a Friday in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReptileGuy Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Good report, I'm surprised crowds were so low for a Friday in the summer. im surprised too! i think its because most people are in summer camps and similar programs this time of year. either attending the program or working at it. towards the end of the day, from about 4 until we left, the lines got longer, which makes sense because thats around when some jobs, summer camps, and other activities end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Nice to hear the Golden Kingdom "cut-through" will be open on a schedule. And that the Sealion's had their Pup's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGadv123 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I actually think El Toro is less bumpy than it was last year. I feel like this year there are more bumpy parts than last year but they are less intense, I feel last year there were some really noticeable bumps, but this year it is just a little shaky at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK456 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 There is a very noticeable bump at the apex of the turnaround after the first 2 airtime hills. The twister section can also be a bit rough in the back cars. Other than that it seems to be running ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReptileGuy Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yah i think it was more in my mind than anything else lol. Maybe it was the train I was in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogolo Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 There are definitely some new bumps on El Toro's turn around today that were not there earlier in the year. Hopefully they can fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogolo Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 The Lakefront Sandy Clause being built. The detail is amazing and cant wait to see it completed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THRASHERS35 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I was at the park yesterday evening and the ride op was cracking jokes for us to and they made a big deal of my Wicked Cyclone shirt I was wearing which btw is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees99 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Reptile, no spin on the Log Flume? Sounds like you guys had an awesome time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReptileGuy Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 i didnt check to see if the wheel was spinning. totally forgot about it. i was with a group of friends that arent really into the whole park history and park facts. they just like the rides lol. next time at the park ill take some pics for a photo trip report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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