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bobbinbop20
04-26-2010, 10:11 PM
So, The 2010 season at my home park is here....

A couple of notes, Whizzer is sponsored by some movie I've never heard of, Magiquest looks like the stupidest thing Six Flags could have done, and ALOT of the rides were closed, just because nobody was there... I was most pissed about the red side of American Eagle being closed as it's pretty much my favorite ride at SFGAm.... blahh I have the rest of the season

Anyway, we were there for 2 and a half hours and rode Raging Bull 4 times, and then BTR, Dark Knight, SUF, and Giant Drop, I was more interested in pictures then rides, even if the pictures do suck due to cloudyness

I have to say though Raging Bull seemed like it was much better then I remembered from October, either that or the trim breaks were on lightly... I literally got airtime where I was suppose to, how awesome is that!! Not exactly ballstothewall Diamondback style airtime, but it will do... for now, seeing as I'll be riding Diamondback again next weekend I'll get my airtime fix then :)

Pictures... There's not alot, It was misting and I value my camera...

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First thing you see when you walk in

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So, I accidentally took a 2 second video clip of Little Dipper unstead of a picture so you get this screen shot thingy, which even still you can't see very much, they have alot of the structure done..

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The Bull of Raging

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This is where I got airtime, usually you never get airtime here, so it was a nice change...

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American eagle is nearly impossible to photograph from inside of the park... It's a really good ride though

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Giant Drop was running 2 cars, I've never seen this ride with a line, and today was no exception, I was surprised because the one at St. Louis is wildly popular

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I remember seeing this same thing at SFGAd last year except you had to text "Nitro"

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This reminded me once again how much Intamin drops towers kick you in the ass, In a good way

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Raging Bull dares to be different and In someways it works, and others it doesn't

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Those are the trims that usually steal my air

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Viper.... is so-so

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Somebody's happy..... :)

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Yummy

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Raging Bull is very very very photogenic

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Whizzer. Closed.

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No lies

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Glow in the park parade.. I saw it at Great Adventure and was pretty impressed, will see how they do here

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Whizzer got an ad

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They are clearing land for 2011....

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Details...

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We rode this, Didn't watch the pre show, I hate that thing.

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I like SUF more and more everytime I ride it

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Not quite as fantastic as Tatsu, but still good

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Brakes

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Station

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Random water pipe

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Rain drop on my lense

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dead.

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lots of employees though

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Tatsu!!

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Give it back

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I'm guessing that the holding brake isn't gonna work this year either...

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BTR

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The original BTR is the best BTR

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It's gooooood!

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Go get your season pass...... right.

Jp
04-26-2010, 10:27 PM
Love the pictures in the cloudyness.:)

I can't wait to find out about that land where SSA used to be at.

bobbinbop20
04-27-2010, 10:54 PM
Love the pictures in the cloudyness.:)

I can't wait to find out about that land where SSA used to be at.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm gonna guess that's where Chang would possibly go, but it also looks like it could be a HH expansion.... oh god

nitrofan
04-27-2010, 10:56 PM
I really have no idea which way that land is going to go. Maybe SFGAm will just have a huge year with 2 major expansions!

bobbinbop20
04-27-2010, 11:10 PM
I'm hoping for a GCI :)))