I'm really considering taking a ride up to Six Flags New England, its only about an hour and a half from here. A few trips around the Bizarro (Formerly Superman Ride Of Steel) coaster would take the edge off of waiting for our big upcoming WDW trip in November.
So, when I was a kid, my parents took me to Americana, which was an Ohio (I think, it's been a while) park. I loved it, and thought the name was a mushing up of America and Canada. Like I said, I was young.
So, a year ago or so, when those "What if people disappeared" shows came on, showing urban decay, one of the places they showed was...Americana. Apparently, shortly after I went there, it closed down, and now is a creepy abandoned amusement park.
I couldn't watch the rest of the episode, it just upset me too much.
It was sort of a weird experience going with my friend
I used to go there all the time with my family when I was really little and we'd ride absolutely everything. The Corkscrew, the Mean Streak, the Gemini, and so on. Even a lot of the carnival rides. The Raptor and the Mantis and the Magnum were the three big awesome rides that topped off the experience
Going some 15 years later with my friend and its a bit of a fight to get him to go on anything that was built before the Millennium Force. He didn't start going to the park until like 2007 so for him those older rides don't have any real charm or value when he could be riding all the new crazy modern ones they've put in since then
The Raptor used to arguably be the best ride in the park and now its something you hit, maybe, if you're on the way to the MF and the line isn't too long
I'm really considering taking a ride up to Six Flags New England, its only about an hour and a half from here. A few trips around the Bizarro (Formerly Superman Ride Of Steel) coaster would take the edge off of waiting for our big upcoming WDW trip in November.
But.
Parking is 20 dollars. TWENTY.
This made me wonder what the distance and price difference is between Six Flags NE and Six Flags NJ. They're the same distance from my house (+/-10 miles) and NE is $2 more to get in, $2 cheaper to park. Considering my unemployment just ran out, though, I don't think that's in the cards for us any time soon because maaaaaaan I forgot how expensive theme parks are
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As a kid I was unbelievably terrified of roller coasters. Not like...wooden ones at the local who gives a shit in northwest Pennsylvania, but the bad boys. On our senior trip we went to CP and the only thing I rode the whole time I think was the MF, which took balls of steel for me to do. Before that I'd missed out on shit like Space Mountain because I was too big of a sissy. After that I couldn't get enough of those, but I can only ride a couple before it feels like my brain has been tossed in some sort of blender with screeching pain. It's unfortunate really.
Anyway what I remember of the MF. 90+ MPH drop is that? Something like that. Other than that it's remarkably boring.
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So I live rather close to Hersheypark but had not been there in almost 15 years, up until last month. Ostensibly this is a kid's park, but the last few major coasters they've installed are some serious kit:
Skyrush looks tame in this video but it will throw you around. The accelerations max out at positive 5 G's and negative 2 G's
The theme parks in England are terrible. I've been attempting to talk my friends into road tripping to Europa Park in Germany but they don't seem up for it.
Also I don't know how to explain to my boyfriend that roller coasters aren't as... I dunno, worrying as fair rides? Like he won't ride the Zipper at the fair or anything similar but he'll go on the scrambler and stuff, and he says he's afraid of roller coasters even though he's never been on one. Hell I won't get on the Zipper at a fair but I'll go on any roller coaster you introduce me to. He doesn't really get the difference because "roller coasters go upside down"
It was sort of a weird experience going with my friend
I used to go there all the time with my family when I was really little and we'd ride absolutely everything. The Corkscrew, the Mean Streak, the Gemini, and so on. Even a lot of the carnival rides. The Raptor and the Mantis and the Magnum were the three big awesome rides that topped off the experience
Going some 15 years later with my friend and its a bit of a fight to get him to go on anything that was built before the Millennium Force. He didn't start going to the park until like 2007 so for him those older rides don't have any real charm or value when he could be riding all the new crazy modern ones they've put in since then
The Raptor used to arguably be the best ride in the park and now its something you hit, maybe, if you're on the way to the MF and the line isn't too long
See most of the time when I have went I skip the big line rides totally, because fuck 5 hour waits in the summer.
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Just now!
Though I was waiting for one like it
cedar point is fun
http://www.audioentropy.com/
I usually love roller coasters but this one made my neck hurt a ton from all the shaking.
But.
Parking is 20 dollars. TWENTY.
So, a year ago or so, when those "What if people disappeared" shows came on, showing urban decay, one of the places they showed was...Americana. Apparently, shortly after I went there, it closed down, and now is a creepy abandoned amusement park.
I couldn't watch the rest of the episode, it just upset me too much.
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Dear Satan.....
It was sort of a weird experience going with my friend
I used to go there all the time with my family when I was really little and we'd ride absolutely everything. The Corkscrew, the Mean Streak, the Gemini, and so on. Even a lot of the carnival rides. The Raptor and the Mantis and the Magnum were the three big awesome rides that topped off the experience
Going some 15 years later with my friend and its a bit of a fight to get him to go on anything that was built before the Millennium Force. He didn't start going to the park until like 2007 so for him those older rides don't have any real charm or value when he could be riding all the new crazy modern ones they've put in since then
The Raptor used to arguably be the best ride in the park and now its something you hit, maybe, if you're on the way to the MF and the line isn't too long
http://www.audioentropy.com/
rode front row of hulk which was awesome but what not awesome is that my gf passed out for a part of it which was very worrisome
also you'd have to pay me to ride the harry potter ride again
it was cool but my neck and head took a real beating on that ride
This made me wonder what the distance and price difference is between Six Flags NE and Six Flags NJ. They're the same distance from my house (+/-10 miles) and NE is $2 more to get in, $2 cheaper to park. Considering my unemployment just ran out, though, I don't think that's in the cards for us any time soon because maaaaaaan I forgot how expensive theme parks are
Front row of Dueling Dragons is equally awesome, as are the castle ruins that the line snakes through. You might not want to take your gf though.
we rode that too, maybe about third or fourth row
and that time she whited out which, according to her, was completely different from blacking out
very curious
may have to cancel a future trip to busch gardens
this place serves corn dogs that are wrapped in funnel cakes
Anyway what I remember of the MF. 90+ MPH drop is that? Something like that. Other than that it's remarkably boring.
Skyrush looks tame in this video but it will throw you around. The accelerations max out at positive 5 G's and negative 2 G's
Fahrenheit's first hill is 100% vertical, and the corresponding drop is a 97 degree incline, 2nd steepest in the US.
Storm Runner is short but intense as hell, the double cork near the end is well over 100 feet off the ground.
See most of the time when I have went I skip the big line rides totally, because fuck 5 hour waits in the summer.
Just ride the iron dragon 12 times.
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