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Horizons12
Posts: 4860
Registered: 8/16/2002
Rank: Extragalactic Invader
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 10/3/2004 9:42:51 PM
Well, I went to SFGAdv on Friday so heres the TR!
Arrived: 5:30PM (park opened at 5PM)
I showed the parking people my season parking pass, parked in the season pass parking, and noticed that the season pass gate which was there for my season pass holing convenience was not open due to the construction. So instead of moving to the normal lot, I just walked. SF was playing creepy sound effects through the speakers for Fright Fest and of course they had many, many costumed employees walking around. I walked by all the ghouls despite their stares and attempts to scare me, I was on a mission to ride coasters here!
My first stop was the bathroom. Great ride. Next was Batman & Robin: the Chiller. This has an awful wait of a half empty station and plenty of open rows. How terrible! I waited, went on, got off all within 5 minutes or so! The park wasn't crowded AT ALL if you haven't guessed by now. I walked down the eerily deserted Movietown, past the for now closed Freefall, and went to Batman: The Ride for my first ride on it of the season surprisingly. Batman: The Ride, was a complete walk-on, I didn't even stop for the air gate. It's a bit smoother now with the paint job, the loops seem faster too. Next was Nitro, A 2 train wait for this because I went to the back row, and people are starting to catch on to the back row experience. Awesome ride as usual.
I walked across the park to Frontier Adventures (called something else for FF) and was immediately beckoned with a boisterous "Hey come over here!!!" by a burnt looking Freddie Cruger. I made my way to Medusa for a 1 train wait, something unknown to me this past season on this. Great ride as always, seemed a bit better in the crisp air of the day. Next I walked past a closed Viper (surprise, surprise) to Rolling Thunder. They actually had the right side open today which was amazing. Too bad I didn't remember that the right side sucked. I got jarred so bad downwards at the bottom of each hill that I thought my stomach was going to detach from my esophagus lol. In all seriousness it did hurt a lot, probably because I was in the back seat.
I walked over to "Psycho Circus" (Boardwalk), watched a fire eater show for a few minutes, and went on Twister (the top spin.) I was very surprised to see them running it on a better mode that day. They would make you go through the station upside-down, they speed it up, let go of the brake and let the car flip about 5 times as opposed to a mediocre 1 time in season. Then it did the "pocket emptying" hang time and ended. Better than normal I'll say. Next was Superman: Ultimate Flight for my first ride on that for the season. Same as always only they were running one train so it was an annoying 3 train wait. I rode with two guys that reeked of beer and while in line would ask me if I would hold them if they got scared. The ride was good as it always was. Next up was Great American Scream Machine, One train wait in an almost empty station. I wanted the front but someone grabbed it so I made my way to the back! Back on GASM is pretty rowdy but fun overall.
I now walked back to Old Country to ride Spinmeister, then Freefall with 2 screaming girls (walk-on btw), and then The Chiller twice in a row with a 2 train wait the first time and a 3 train wait the second. When I came back into the station the second time I was greeted by a practically empty station. which was much different from the previous 2 times. Next I rode Nitro in the back with a wait that extended to the photo booth. OMG a line...oh well. I then called it a day.
Departed: 9:20PM
Final Thought: Perfect day at Six Flags with only one queue wait, all others were station waits. I plan on going every Friday until they close. It's pretty good, I go to SF and then crash at my families shore house in Bricktown which is about 30 mins away.
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Message updated 10/3/2004 9:43:53 PM by Horizons12
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Chet
Posts: 2922
Registered: 8/14/2003
Rank: Chilla Dude
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10/3/2004 9:52:14 PM
Wow, cool TR. That's exactly how it is on HP in the dark hwen i went last year. Walk-ons for everything. It's awesome, and i see you had a good time.
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Horizons12
Posts: 4860
Registered: 8/16/2002
Rank: Extragalactic Invader
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 10/4/2004 11:06:32 PM
Thanks!
Also I want to add that I was extremely surprised to see that Chaos was open. It was the first time I saw it open all season and I'm especially surprised that it was open on such a dead (no pun intended) day. I passed on it though because it was when I was heading out of the park and I was kinda nauseous from the incredible ride intake of the day lol.
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Cyclonic
Posts: 2636
Registered: 7/19/2002
Rank: Experiment 626
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10/5/2004 5:21:58 PM
Nice report. I will be at the park this Friday as well, waiting for some folks from MI. I will be hanging out in the front area after about 5:30. If it is chilly, just look for the fat guy with the red hoody on and say come on by and say "hi".
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Animan1
Posts: 5394
Registered: 5/14/2003
Rank: Platinum Critic
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10/6/2004 12:45:36 PM
Despite the mediocre maitenence and cleanliness, SFGAdv looks like a good park for coasters, especially with the Kingda Ka opening next year. 
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