Only a few days after I decided to add "Go to Six Flags" to my list, I got an email saying that there was a group from church that was going in September. Yes please! I paid the fee and secured my spot right away.
The day finally came last Saturday and it was a blast!!
The first stop was Kingda Ka - as Wikipedia says: "the world's tallest roller coaster, the world's second fastest roller coaster, and was the second strata coaster ever built" Basically it's like getting shot out of a gun, accelerating to 128 miles an hour in 3.5 seconds.
Amazing.
We waited in line for the next ride (the Green Lantern) for over an hour and a half. Which sounds terrible, I know. But it wasn't. My group of nine people included a professional game player (read theater education major) who kept us all entertained to the delight or chagrin of those in line with us.
After lunch, we went on a LAME ride, and then redeemed ourselves by riding a 24-story high swings ride. I LOVE swings! and these ones were FAST :)
Our final ride of the day was El Toro. And oh boy was it a good way to finish off the day! It was probably my favorite ride of the day. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about it: "When it opened, it had the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world at 76 degrees, until the record was broken by T Express in 2008 by one degree. Overall, its structure height of 181 feet (55 m) is ranked third, its drop height of 176 feet (54 m) is ranked first, and its top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) is ranked first among all wooden roller coasters in the world. It is also the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift as opposed to the traditional chain lift."
All in all, quite the successful day. And it made me want to go again, with a little knowledge under my belt for how to have an even more exciting (read: ride even more awesome rides) experience next time. My tips:
The day finally came last Saturday and it was a blast!!
The first stop was Kingda Ka - as Wikipedia says: "the world's tallest roller coaster, the world's second fastest roller coaster, and was the second strata coaster ever built" Basically it's like getting shot out of a gun, accelerating to 128 miles an hour in 3.5 seconds.
Amazing.
We waited in line for the next ride (the Green Lantern) for over an hour and a half. Which sounds terrible, I know. But it wasn't. My group of nine people included a professional game player (read theater education major) who kept us all entertained to the delight or chagrin of those in line with us.
After lunch, we went on a LAME ride, and then redeemed ourselves by riding a 24-story high swings ride. I LOVE swings! and these ones were FAST :)
Our final ride of the day was El Toro. And oh boy was it a good way to finish off the day! It was probably my favorite ride of the day. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about it: "When it opened, it had the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world at 76 degrees, until the record was broken by T Express in 2008 by one degree. Overall, its structure height of 181 feet (55 m) is ranked third, its drop height of 176 feet (54 m) is ranked first, and its top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) is ranked first among all wooden roller coasters in the world. It is also the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift as opposed to the traditional chain lift."
All in all, quite the successful day. And it made me want to go again, with a little knowledge under my belt for how to have an even more exciting (read: ride even more awesome rides) experience next time. My tips:
- Drive and pack food in a cooler in the car
- Arrive when the park opens
- Don't go around Halloween (fright night activities = extra crowds)
- Know the lines are going to be long, embrace it
- Start on one side of the park and move systematically around - even with long lines it saves time in the end
- If you have a small(ish) group, opt for the single rider line
