July 19, 2012

Six Flags Great America

Welcome to Six Flags Great America.

Whizzer would be the first coaster of the day.

I have a soft spot for Whizzer because it reminds me so much of the Zambezi Zinger.

There's nothing intense about this coaster, it's just fun.

Next door is Demon.

An old school Arrow looper.

Into the Southewest Territory section for our next coaster - VIPER

I find this to be one of the better "Cyclone clones" out there.

Very enjoyable.

Since we are here, might as well ride Raging Bull.

It towers over most of the park.

Heading down the first drop.

Heading up into the second half of the ride.

The Giant Drop is also in this section.

The newest coaster at the park is X FLIGHT.

This is a B&M wing coaster.

That first drop though.

The trains for wing coasters are unlike anything else.

The keyhole passes that the layout goes through adds to the thrill.

American Eagle time.

This giant pile of lumber has been going for a long time now.

Quite the massive structure.

So... Iron Wolf is gone.

Spacely's Sprocket Rocket is actually pretty fun.

The Little Dipper is also a lot of fun.

Vertical Velocity.

Batman is celebrating 20 years this season.

It is still one of the best inverteds out there.

Very intense.

Time for a spinny mouse - RAGIN' CAJUN.

It's an enjoyable ride.

King Chaos.

The Dark Knight - or "a mouse coaster in a box"

Superman: Ultimate Flight time.

Fun ride.  Crappy dispatch times.

I'm Flying!

A great day at Great America!


July 12, 2012

Park Update (Schlitterbahn)

Welcome back to the park.  We have a lot to talk about today.

First off, the new shade structures are finally finished.

These new shade structures near the beach before the King Kaw aquaveyor are much needed during this extremely hot summer.

Speaking of the aquaveyor - it's very popular today as the new section is now open.

Check it out.  The aquaveyor is open.

As is King Kaw.

Here is the start of the river.

They built an access bridge over the river.

It's not open yet, but it is a great addition.

They are building another one back here for the lifeguards to cross the river.

There is new signage on the bridge to the new slide complex for King Kaw

The third slide, Twister, now has a sign and is open.

It is nice to have all three slides open finally.

Mighty Mo is now open as well.

The park finally has all of its attractions open.  It nearly doubles the park in size and definitely helps with overall park capacity.