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 Review of El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure
6 Rating Posted by: sharkbait on 7/20/2006 4:03:00 PM
When I first saw El Toro from the chairlift, it seriously looked like a mirage. The structure is absolutely beautiful and that ultra-steep drop and airtime hills just look too good to be true. The entire ride almost looks fake- thankfully, it isnt. LOL

The theming for this ride is probably the best in the park- granted, that isnt really saying a whole lot, but it really is nice. Theres a statue of a bull that sort of serves as the mascot for the ride, some retro-looking Spanish posters, sand and desert flowers, and an overall Spanish flair to the ride. Even the seat belt sort of looks like a bull, although I doubt that was intentional.

The cars are extremely confining and the lap bar is as tight as it can possibly be. However, this is a good thing- if the restraints were any looser, I cant even imagine how much youd be whipped around. The lapbar sort of reminds me of Nitros restraints- of course, theyre obviously very different, but theyre similar in the sense that you can put your arms up the whole ride without worrying about being whipped around or anything.

Now for the actual ride. The cable lift is really exciting, almost comparable to a launch as others have said. The first drop is pure insanity- the train honestly feels like its tearing into the track! The next two hills offer THE MOST insane, gravity-defying ejector air ever- you wont even understand what Im talking about til you ride it. Im a little hazy as to exactly what order the next few elements are in, but anyway- the headchoppers are awesome- Im pretty short, but even I felt like I had to dodge them. The airtime hill by Rolling Thunder was absolutely fantastic, and really takes you by surprise. My 10-year-old brother, whos only been on 5 or so coasters, actually pointed to that hill when we got off the ride and said it was his favorite part. The twister section towards the end of the ride is unlike anything Ive ever been on before and is probably why they named the ride "El Toro"- its probably the closest you could get to riding a real bull.

The whole ride experience is silky-smooth, yet highly intense. There are no brakes in the middle, so the ride never really slows down.

If there were only one word to describe El Toro, it would be "flawless". I dont care if you live on the other side of the world: Get to Great Adventure RIGHT NOW to ride this thing! You havent lived until you do.
 

Review Comments

fergusonat on 7/21/2006 11:08:30 AM said:
Very good review, sharkbait! Im beginning to notice a trend among the El Toro reviews...they are all extremely long and very good reads
Timberman on 7/21/2006 2:42:40 PM said:
Agreed. Whatever esle can be said about El Toro, it is bringing out the best in its riders as writers and critics. However, reading these reviews, I am reminded of the HBO series "Not Necessarily the News," which ran a segment called sniglets. The idea was to fill gaps in the English language by creating words that arent in the dictionary but should be. El Toro has only been reviewed 19 times, but already were running out of superlatives to describe its airtime. Perhaps we need a sniglet to describe the phenomenon of hovering above a moving roller coaster car for surpassingly sustained amounts of time. "Airtime," "floater air," "ejector air," "standing air," etc. no longer seem sufficient.
fergusonat on 7/22/2006 1:43:18 AM said:
How about "Bullesque Air" lol
RCGenius on 7/22/2006 6:27:45 AM said:
Amazing coaster review sharkbait! It sounds like El Toros really going to be a coaster thatll soon hit the #1 chart for every coaster enthusiasts list in the near future. It also sounds like there couldnt be one flaw with El Toro, with the exceptions of being stapled in & it could be a lil bit more rougher.
fergusonat on 7/22/2006 2:30:34 PM said:
Honestly, if you can convince the ride ops not to staple you in, be my guest. Although I definitely cant guarantee that youll survive the first drop LOL And the ride is so incredbily intense that you really dont notice how smooth it is, IMO
Hercules on 7/22/2006 10:21:20 PM said:
You might be able to survive the first drop, but you will be hanging half way out and then the next hill will do you in... they are told to staple for a reason. I dont even really mind it either. I have my ways to get an extra half an inch or so anyway.
Cyclonic on 7/23/2006 10:17:14 AM said:
Agreed, this is another excellent review, which seems to be the trend, one I hope will translate to other rides as well.


Timberman, indeed we seem to be running out of ways to discribe the sensation of the airtime on this coaster. I an rather fond of "sustained ejector airtime" myself.

yfz450 on 7/26/2006 2:17:37 AM said:
Wow with the reviews on this ride. It really makes me want to go and ride it, along with other rides in the park.
PhantomNik on 9/22/2006 5:36:27 PM said:
Awesome review! I couldnt agree more! Hey, quick question to sharkbait or anyone else who sees this: how do you get separate paragraphs for your ride review? I double-spaced where I wanted to separate into a new paragraph on my review, and it still created one long passage. I just think the reviews are easier to read when done like this one.
BobFunland on 9/22/2006 5:55:33 PM said:
To do paragraph brakes in the reviews, you need to use some HTML. A <P> will work. To save another comment, fantastic review Mr Phnatom
PhantomNik on 9/25/2006 1:59:31 PM said:
Thanks BobFun, both for the paragraph tip and for the review compliment! Any praise for my review that I get from a superstar critic like you, well, that is very much appreciated!! Oh, and I went ahead and updated my review, adding the paragraph breaks. It makes a huge difference, and its so much easier to read and follow when the thoughts can get separated like that.
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