Six Flags Great Adventure

Visited: June 1, 2019

Attending: Brian and Doug

We did this trip for my birthday. It was a little more humid than I’d want, but overcast, so there wasn’t too much direct sun. Nothing new this time, just favorites. We stayed until around dinnertime. The park wasn’t open late enough for us to get proper night rides, and I no longer have season passes or a meal plan, so I didn’t really feel like paying for dinner, especially since it was getting more crowded.

Kingda Ka

Rode this once, immediately after entering. I mainly wanted to ride it because I’d only done it on one occasion in the past, and I sort of wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t fazed by it anymore. I expected the launch this time, so it wasn’t bad. I plain forgot to look around at the top, because I didn’t think of it. I did throw my hands up for the descent, but as usual with Ka or Dragster, there’s no point.

El Toro

Rode this because it’s the next nearest thing. Lines were short, so we rode it three times in a row, with a station wait each time. Once in the front and twice in the back. I’m glad that my coaster confidence has grown, and that I’ve learned to enjoy the Intamin t-bar restraints, so I was able to keep my hands up the whole time. The back is still my preference, but the front provided an entirely different experience, so I’m glad we did that.

Bizarro

Again, rode this because it’s nearby, and it was a station wait. Once in the back and once in the front. I, at least, had plenty of room both times, and got a lot of air. There’s nothing new or special about Bizarro, but it holds up pretty well for a 20-year old coaster.

Green Lantern

We rode Green Lantern next because it was there. It’s an OK stand-up, and I was careful to ride “properly” to reduce head-banging. It was a decent ride today, but these just don’t have any airtime, which is disappointing. After that, we looked at Superman, but it had a fairly long line, so we decided to leave it for later.

Batman: The Ride

After Green Lantern, we had lunch (dissatisfying) and wandered around a bit. We took the sky-ride to the other side of the park and checked out the new super-hero section. We watched Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth, but it wasn’t open yet. Then we watched Cyborg Cyber-Spin, but decided not to ride it. We did the Justice League dark ride, just because it’s inside.

There were enough crowds at this point that we figured we’d be waiting no matter what we did, so we decided to ride Batman, from the back row. It’s still nicely intense. We just rode it the once, though, given the line.

Nitro

While we were in line for Batman, it looked like Nitro was shut down. There was a train on the lift hill, and a guard turning people away at the entrance. As we walked around it, though, it reopened, so we jumped right in line. We got a walk-on in the back row, which was great. We immediately re-rode from the front, which was also great, although the line was a bit longer. Unfortunately, there was rather a bit more line after that. Nitro was probably my favorite coaster a few years ago, but since then I’ve ridden a few other B&M hypers, plus Fury, so Nitro just feels like comfy slippers now. There’s nothing surprising to it, but it’s a quality ride and I enjoy it.

Superman: Ultimate Flight

At this point, the park was crowded enough that we’d be waiting no matter what, so we decided to give Superman a try. The line was long, and it was only running one train, which didn’t help. We opted for the back, which gave appropriate punishment in the pretzel loop. After that, we figured the crowds weren’t going to decrease, so rather than having another unsatisfying park meal, we left.