KI Kevin Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was going to take pictures, but I had forgotten until the way home. I bought the Super 6 Pass (or whatever it's called) for $35- $30 with an extra $5 "print-and-go" fee-. I was going with my younger cousin (Jake) who had a pass, and goes frequently. His favorite ride was Chang, and the only one he hadn't ridden was T2. This was my first Six Flags park, so I really didn't know what to expect as far as size and atmosphere went. We got to the gate at about 2:45. They were out of plastic pass cards, so next time I go I'm going to have to get it processed. When we got to the park, Greezed Lightnin' was closed, so we headed for Chang. The line wasn't too bad. The worst part was that that they were only running one train. That certainly slowed things down. Apparently Diamondback is advertised a lot down in the Louisville area, and my cousin had heard of it, so I was talking about it to him. The lady in front of us in line turned around and asked "have you been on the new Diamondback?". So I explained that I was from Cincinnati, and we had a short conversation about it. Soon, we had got to the station, to find the second row completely empty. So we went straight for it. Now for my reaction to the ride: I liked it a lot. Even more than Mantis. Though they're pretty much a mirror image of each other up until the brake run, I could feel Chang's extra height and speed, and liked the handles more. That's how I'd describe Chang: a better version of Mantis. Next we went to ride T2. Again, they were only running one train. And each train only holds 14 people, so it was pretty slow. Although there weren't as many people in line for T2 as there were in line for Chang, It was a lot longer of a wait. The sixth row had the shortest line, so we went there. Now for my reaction to this ride: OUCH! Most of the pain here was very unnecessary. Like you're just going down the hill and it is worse than Son of Beast. The inversions were not nearly as good as Raptor's, and I found the overall ride to be quite short. I mean it would actually be a decent ride if it wasn't so bumpy. It must be in the Vekoma's blood to be short and painful. Jake liked it, and I was glad I rode it. At this time it was 3:30, and we went to go get some food. Right outside of T2 was a shack looking thing, and I with I could remember the name, but they had seasoned fries ($3.99) and Kingdom Fries ($6.49) and drinks ($3.50, $0.99 Refill Souvenir). He had a souvenir cup, so he got Kingdom fries, and I got seasoned fries and a Vault. The portions were huge. The seasoned fries were enough for one, but the Kingdom fries were enough for 2, considering they had a lot more fries, and nacho cheese, ranch, and bacon bits on the top. I would highly recommend these if you want some really good fries. You should split them though, it's huge! We walked clockwise around the park, until getting to Thunder Run. The line was a bit long so we said we'd come back. We went to Rollerskater (one train). It was probably my third favorite kiddie coaster, behind Reptar and Fairly Odd Coaster. I didn't ride Woodstock's, but they looked very similar. We then went to see the motion movie: Secrets of the Lost Temple. It wasn't in 3D, and the pre-show was kind of cheesy, so I was a bit worried that it wouldn't even top Spongebob. At the end I decided that it was far better than Spongebob. It seemed a lot longer, too. Then we rode the Enterprise. The same thing as Witches' Wheel, but I felt it was shorter than WW. Greezed Lightnin' (one train, obviously) had opened back up and didn't have any line whatsoever, so we immediately got in line. Jake insisted that we got front seat so we did. Overall, I thought it was pretty fun. The only shuttle I like more is Wicked Twister. Although, in the front seat on the backwards loop, it feels like you're going to fall out. Pretty neat. We then rode Road Runner Express. I found it to be similar to Wildcat, except only slightly better due to the hairpins at the top. We walked towards Thunder Run (one train) to make it so we had ridden every coaster, and by this time we almost had to leave. The line moved fairly quickly, and we were towards the back seat. Looking back out of the brake run, there was wooden track WAY back there, so I was excited and ready for a long wooden coaster. When we got off, it left me thinking, "that was it?" I quickly realized that that wooden track back there was Twisted Twins. Geez I wish I had come a few years back and ridden that. Oh well. I thought Thunder Run was too short, but still a decent ride. By then we had to go. We ran out to the car and went home. After hearing that SF parks had a reputation for bad atmosphere, I was pleasantly surprised. I liked the smaller park feel. It's not the 15+ roller coasters I'm used to, but still fun. My main disappointment was that they only had one train open on every coaster besides Road Runner. Even though GL and RS could never operate with 2 trains, there were still 3 coasters that could easily have been running 2 or more trains. Chang was my favorite, followed by Greezed Lightnin', then T2 and Thunder Run. That's it for the big coasters. I had a really good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Chang only has one train. Not sure why. Thunder Run also only has one train because for some reason the pre-station block brakes aren't long enough to stop the train without it entering the station. Talk about a design flaw. I still loved it though! If you go again, try Greezed Lightnin' in the back seat. You want to talk about feeling like you're going to fall out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Glade you had you had a good time. Thunder Run has always and more then likely will always run one train. If Thunder Run got a full re-track and some new trains it could really be in peoples top 10 again. Chang runs 2 trains if crowds permit. T2 has ran 1 train for a while. The train on the transfer track keeps disappearing every other time I go there but yesterday there were mechanics working on the other train. You should have went to splashwater, Deluge is a outstanding airtime machine and SFKK's wave pool is the best I have been in. Blizzard River is also a great raft ride, you don't come off that ride a little wet like you do on most. You get absolutely soaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Blizzard River was closed, and we didn't have much time to do everything, seeing as we wanted to do all of the coasters. Don't get me wrong, I liked Thunder Run, I was just kind of disappointed that we didn't go all the way back to the Twisted Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 If I hadn't have thought that, I probably would have liked it a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Blizzard River was closed, and we didn't have much time to do everything, seeing as we wanted to do all of the coasters. Don't get me wrong, I liked Thunder Run, I was just kind of disappointed that we didn't go all the way back to the Twisted Twins. Yeah, it is short...But the massive airtime it gives/gave really made up for it....Hopefully next year since it is Thunder Run's 20th anniversary they will refurbish the ride to it's former glory it had...just ask Terpy how awesome Thunder Run is/was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The reason why Chang used only one train yester was because the park isnt as busy on weekdays and sundays. The park only runs 2 trains on this rides on Saterday or the concert days when the park is packed and also the same for t2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The reason why Chang used only one train yester was because the park isnt as busy on weekdays and sundays. The park only runs 2 trains on this rides on Saterday or the concert days when the park is packed and also the same for t2. T2's 2nd train has been out for almost 2 weeks, I went yesterday it was out for maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 At one time, Thunder Run had a transfer track. Many years ago, it was removed. One of the great mysteries, I guess. And at one time, Thunder Run was top 10 wood coaster material, by far. It's still a very good ride, but not what it once was. Glad you had a good time! Terpy, who went to Kentucky Kingdom more than 30 times one year....and no, he didn't live in Kentucky or even Ohio or Indiana at the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 At one time, Thunder Run had a transfer track. Many years ago, it was removed. One of the great mysteries, I guess. And at one time, Thunder Run was top 10 wood coaster material, by far. It's still a very good ride, but not what it once was. Glad you had a good time! Terpy, who went to Kentucky Kingdom more than 30 times one year....and no, he didn't live in Kentucky or even Ohio or Indiana at the time... Thunder Run still can be a top 10 coaster. Re-track and a new train and Thunder Run would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We were at SFKK on Sunday too. You summed it up pretty well. T2 was the worst SLC that I have been on. Thunder Run was a slow moving line for what is now a mediocre woodie. Chang was great for what it is, but not overly thrilling for us. I will save the rest for my TR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 T2 was the only SLC I've ever been on, and it was not very good. What time did you go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 T2 was the only SLC I've ever been on, and it was not very good. What time did you go? We got to the park about 12:10 and stayed till closing. We got last ride on Chang. We got off at 7:55 and ran back to the entrance which was still open. When we got to the loading platform at the top was a trash can blocking the entrance yet it was still a minute before 8:00. They told us to come on in as there were empty seats on the train. So we got last train after all. Chang 4 T2 1 Thunder Run 1 Greezed Lightning 2 Roadrunner 2 Roller Skater 1 Break Dance 1 Enterprise 1 Carousel 1 Himalaya 1 Giant Wheel 1 Thrill Park Theater 1 & the girls did the Dutch Shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 You do know the shoesies used to be at Kings Island, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 You do know the shoesies used to be at Kings Island, right? Yeah, They are also the oldest ride at Kentucky Kingdom and I still ride them everytime I go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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