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Ok, well I decided to go on the Friday, 7/27, and these are some thoughts I have. Got to the park at 1:30 (haha), and set out to ride as many rides as possible. Original plan was to get there at noon, but that didn't work out. Went straight for X2 and decided to wait out the line. It said 90 min wait, but I didn't want to miss out on riding it, since I've heard so many good things about it. After what turned out to be just over an hour, I finally got on. It was a great ride, but after the first drop and loop around, much of it was a blur. Definitely a unique experience though. Decided to go on Viper next since it was right there. Basically no wait, and I was really surprised until after riding it myself. Not much to say about it, didn't enjoy it too much. Next, I scouted out the line for Tatsu and thought it was too long, so I went back to Apocalypse. I expected just another wooden coaster, but this was way beyond my expectations. You would think with so many sharp drops and turns on a woody, it would be a bumpy ride, but it was really smooth, comparable to many steel coasters. Probably one of my favorites in the park. Riddler's Revenge was next. Line wasn't too bad and this was going to be my first stand-up coaster, so I didn't know what to expect. On the ride, I got the weirdest sensation, like all the blood was rushing to my calves and feet, to the extent that it became a little uncomfortable especially during the inversions. I don't know why that happened, and if it was just me... haha. Overall a cool ride though. By now, it was almost 5, and knowing that the park closes at 9, I had to hurry. Checked out the line for Lex Luthor, and decided it was too long, so went to Batman. Nothing spectacular, but a decent ride. Checked back at Lex and the line was shorter, but not by too much. I decided to wait anyways, and turned out to be a little over 30 min, much less than the 60 minutes it predicted. Wow! On drop zone, you barely have time to react before you feel the brakes coming on, but for this, I actually had time to register that I was in fact free falling, and enjoy the experience a bit. Got a little nervous on the way up, especially since each time the Superman car went up, the whole structure shakes a bit. Fun ride. Went to Goliath next. Diamondback is soo much better. I felt the line was too long for how fun the ride was. The helix at the end was nice though. Brakes right before (the helix) brought the train to a complete stop. Colossus. Terrible ride. Only one side was running, and the wait was about 20-30 minutes. Bumpiest ride ever. Couldn't enjoy the ride at all. Overall waste of time. It was 7:30 now, and I decided to check out Scream as long as the wait wasn't too bad. No line. I wondered to myself how the Colossus had a line and this didn't. I enjoyed it. It was getting late, and I still needed to ride Tatsu, so I rushed over and saw that the wait was still 90 minutes. Probably going to be my last ride then. The sky was getting dark, and by the time I got on, it was dark and all the lights around the park were on. Tatsu at night is breathtaking. I don't know what it's like during the day, but this flying coaster felt so much more exciting than Firehawk. I've heard people talking about the pretzel loop at the end, and add me to the list of people who think it's amazing. Definitely worth the wait time. Well, by now I had gone on 10 rides since 1:30, and I was feeling quite accomplished. It was 8:56 now, and I thought maybe I could get to Superman in time. So I ran all the way there, and I was able to just get in line. Good thing they keep lines open until 9, and as long as you're in line, they can't kick you. I was literally the last one or two rides on Superman that day. The horizontal acceleration went on for much longer than it looked, and it was awesome to see the station with lights fading away into more darkness and then finally shooting up. 11 rides total from 1:30 in the afternoon to closing. No time to ride any flats, and I was basically constantly going from one ride to the next. I got on all of the rides I really wanted to, missed some rides like Ninja and Revolution, but it was really great. If I ever get another chance, I definitely want to ride X2 again to try and understand what was happening, haha. One thing I noticed, all rides seemed to have much more interesting themeing, especially during the lines. Much more so than KI. Six Flags seemed to have put a lot of thought into making a more immersive experience.

Thanks for the feedback. It seems like Friday from noon on is a better plan. If I do plan on going Friday, should X2 still be my first destination, or will it not matter as much? Also, I didn't ask before, but I'm assuming that SFMM is the best overall choice for an amusement park near LA, right? Thanks again.

Looking to visit SFMM while staying in LA. Anyone know if it's better to go from 12:00 to closing on a Friday or the full day on Saturday if I'm interested in going on most of the main rides (X2, Tatsu, Goliath etc...)? The weekend in question is 7/27 (Friday) and 7/28 (Saturday). Any tips on how to get through the rides are also appreciated. Thanks