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SFOG: 3/5/06

Let us know how your day at the park was.
Postby LC3 on March 6th, 2006, 9:15 pm
This is an abbreviated TR because I just got home from ATL, but I figured to share the info while I'm still awake.

Arrival time: 9:45am with my 3 friends

Crowds: Non-existent

Ride Order:
Mindbender: 2 times in a row - lots of airtime
B:TR: 1 time - very smooth ride
GASM: 1 time - little shakey, but still fun
Dalhogena Mine Train: 1 time - decent ride
Acrophobia: 1 time - Scary As S***, but Fun As H***
Georgia Cyclone: 2 times in a row - very good ride and lots of airtime
Georgia Schorcher: 1 time - painful but good
Mindbender: 1 time - good ride once again
B:TR - 1 time - good ride
S:UF: 1 time - very good ride
Lickskillet Sky Bucket - got lazy towards the end of the day, so we rode this to get towards the front of the park.

In between activities: Played games, ate lunch, walked around, etc.

Departure time; 3:00pm

Other memoriable moments:
The Looney Tunes & DC Comics Characters were in full force around the entire park.

When we got to the park, Georgia Schorcher immediately broke down so we had to wait a while to ride it.

Both Ninja and Deja Vu were closed - Ninja for painting purposes and there were no trains on Vu.

My friends rode the Wheelie. My body can't take rides that spin you around and around that fast, so I sat that one out.

S:UF broke down twice, but finally worked.

The parks staff showed a lot of hospitality by greeting us and making sure that we were enjoying our day. It kind of got annoying, but I understand that they are only doing their jobs.

GOLIATH IS HUGE. I cannot wait until this beast opens.
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Postby Rusty888 on March 6th, 2006, 9:22 pm
Sounds cool. Makes me want to go to SFGAm even more, especially the part about the crowds, or lack there of. :lol:
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Postby ragingbull346 on March 6th, 2006, 10:00 pm
Sounds like you had fun!
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Postby zjohn1988 on March 6th, 2006, 10:03 pm
Acrophobia is one of my favorite attractions there. Scorcher was painful??? I found it very smooth last year. With the hospitality with employees, its usually to see this now because its the beginning of a new season. I bet by June it wont be the same experience.
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Postby LC3 on March 6th, 2006, 10:05 pm
Schorcher was a little painful to me. But it was still a good ride.
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Postby LAFFfan4lyfe on March 7th, 2006, 11:02 am
hm....i've never been to SFOG, but it sounds awesome. the DC comic characters sounds like it'll be a nice touch to the park...good TR
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Postby [jonrev] on March 7th, 2006, 7:12 pm
Whens GOLIATH supposed to open?
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Postby LC3 on March 7th, 2006, 7:42 pm
Goliath is set to open April 1st.
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Postby Trailblazer Tony on March 8th, 2006, 12:57 pm
It's great to finally see new trip reports!!

Sounds like you had a great time and sounds like the park was empty. Also, am I the only one that didn't know that the park was open already?
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Postby zjohn1988 on March 8th, 2006, 4:49 pm
I believe them and Over Texas only opened last Saturday.
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Postby Galvan on March 8th, 2006, 4:59 pm
Yep over Texas opened last weekend.
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Postby Ilovthevu' on March 15th, 2006, 1:28 pm
LAFFfan4lyfe wrote:hm....i've never been to SFOG, but it sounds awesome. the DC comic characters sounds like it'll be a nice touch to the park...good TR


It's my favorite park as of right now. I guess for me it's the woodies that do the trick, and increase my favorite rollercoasters at one park to 8. The only ride I want that park to have is a Mr. Freeze type ride.

In my "opinion", this is how I see the two.
awesome D Vu'=awesome D Vu' duh
Demon=Mindbender
SUF=SUF duh
BTR=BTR duh
Mine Train >Whizzer
Georgia Scorcher smoother than Iron Wolf
Great American Scream Machine (PTC woodie)>Am E
Georgia Cyclone>Viper

Ninja =really bad Shockwave (Shockwave I could stand. Its nothing great, but I might ride it if it's empty.)
Goliath ? Raging Bull (sleep on)

In my opinion, if you are a flat person, you probably should choose a different park. There aren't as many as SFGAm.
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Postby LAFFfan4lyfe on March 15th, 2006, 3:36 pm
well let me say i'll never get there. No money, no reliable car= no trip
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Postby RBull4life on March 15th, 2006, 3:40 pm
Ninja is not a clone of the Ninja at SFStL is it?
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Postby LC3 on March 16th, 2006, 9:18 pm
Both Ninja's are totally different. Here's a pic of the two different coasters.

SFOG's Ninja
http://www.rcdb.com/ig40.htm?picture=1

SFStl's Ninja
http://www.rcdb.com/ig124.htm?picture=1
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