Got there about 5 minutes after the chain drop and they were finishing up the Carousel Song. There was a Mexican band playing in front of Columbia.
First we headed to Hometown Fun Machine. For some reason this warning sticker makes me LOL...
HTFM was running well today...
...and so was Whizzer:
Next we headed for Viper and we noticed this in front of Whizzer (is this new? I dont remember it):
Now for Vip- um, i mean Orbit:
Ok, NOW for Viper, back row. The back row EJECTS you from your seat!! I will always ride Viper in back row.
Next was Trailblazer which I thought was alittle boring. Then came Riccochet where I shot this photo:
Giant Drop came up next since there was no line and they tried AGAIN to staple me. They still can't staple me.
After that we decided to head for Demon when we saw this marching band (I think there was some Marching Band Awards thing going on at the park today)
Demon in the back row is awesome! The first drop gives you incredible airtime.
Next was AE Blue which was nothing special to report. Then we went to Batman but stopped at Yankee Clipper first. They added more to the clipper sign, it looks MUCH better now:
I'm not really a water ride person so I let Steve (my brother) ride it alone:
Look at how happy he is (he found a hat hanging in a tree by Orbit):
Wonder Woman!:
This is Batman (and Robin)...
... and this is his roller coaster:
Is it Batman's birthday?
So after they blasted Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me and The Passenger in the station and we rode Batman we headed towards Orleans Place. Mardi Gras recording studio is dead (thank god, some of those people singing made me want to rip my ears off!)
Not anymore...
Then we got a ride on the greatest bumper cars ever:
So... Much... Chaos!!!!
We got a re-ride but I got probably the worst car of the ride. It got one hit and went completely dead! Grr...
Now for some gentle rides since Steve wasnt feeling too good. First was Columbia on the upper level.
Steve:
Photos from Columbia:
Since SSA was now SSA again we headed for that. I still love this ride and remember riding it when I was only 7.
We then rode Fiddler's Fling and Whirligig which was nothing special.
Two ducks were relaxing in Yukon Territory.
Then we got on East River Crawler which was AWESOME! It is still my favorite flat. It looks like Fiddler's and ERC use the same cars if you minus the roof thing on Fiddler's cars.
The last ride of the day was Big Easy Balloons since I have never ridden them. It's a decent ride and its long enough you can relax for a few mins.
On the way out I got a great shot of Columbia.
The End!
Notes:
-King Chaos and Deja Vu are still closed.
-Triple Play's arms are still sitting there.
-There are Jesters in Mardi Gras again (they are fun).
-The lights in the Demon tunnel were turned off when I rode but they said they were not purposely and they would check it out. The song is still playing -Loggers was closed again but it opened later in the day.
-Revolution is still closed.
Not a bad day. It got a bit crowded later in the day though. I wish I didnt leave though.
You forgot about something gaining cars?? Hmmm. Hint-username.
"I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
Deja Vu ended with 6 cars on the track and 2 next to it.
Also, today was Batman's 14th birthday, they had balloons in the queue.
Also, we had a lot of rides for it being rather crowded with not riding anything for an hour and eating twice, totals:
Bull 3
Viper 3
GD 1
Cajun 1
BTR 2
AER 2
AEB 2
IW 1
train 1
Chubasco 1
River Rocker 1
Demon 1
Whizzer 2
STT 1
SSA 1
Rue Le Dodge 1
Ricochet 1
TOTAL 25
Universal Orlando Mechanical Engineer Marathon down, Goofy to go.
souds like everyone who made it had a good time i hope dejavugets running soon cause i think its just a useless spacetaker when its close hopefully my next trip will be may 14 i'll found out soon if i'm going that day
Former Six Flags Ride Operator - 2008-2011. "The Whizzer Guy." Also Worked at Demon, Batman, Viper, Raging Bull, Carousel, Big Easy Balloons, King Chaos, Orbit, Wiggles, Hometown Fun Machine, Triple Play, Log Flumes. I make and edit amusement park videos under the name Techie Dave Productions
i was there with danhockey, and it was a good day. I think one of the highlights of my day was after we got off STT, and i heard a guest say as he looked at STT, "is that the giant drop???"
Seeing the characters with their "muscle" pads always makes me laugh. Batman's abs were a little off-center, which made them look even worse. But I pity The Flash most of all. A one-piece costume was simply never meant to be.
I wish they'd fix that blue light on Demon (at the entrance). It's been broken since last year, but nobody cares enough to fix it. Even the almight Amy was powerless to convince maintenance (unless she LIED to us).
^You finally figured it out!!! Now, all the cars are on Deja Vu!!!!
"I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
they are all on amazing hopefullty it will open soon
Former Six Flags Ride Operator - 2008-2011. "The Whizzer Guy." Also Worked at Demon, Batman, Viper, Raging Bull, Carousel, Big Easy Balloons, King Chaos, Orbit, Wiggles, Hometown Fun Machine, Triple Play, Log Flumes. I make and edit amusement park videos under the name Techie Dave Productions
Anyone see me on saturday, i had kakis shorts on white shoes, um curly hair, a polo and a red white and blue track jacket on, with both collars popped, yeah im a preppy dude, but oh well
http://themeparkcritic.com/scripts/profile/ViewProfile.asp?ViewID=2909 A furious storm once roared `cross the sea, catching ships in its path, helpless to flee. Instead of a certain and watery doom, the winds swept them here to Typhoon Lagoon!
ragingbullchick wrote:Nice Trip Report! (I love the ones with pics)
It makes me extremley happy that the recording studio in Mardi Gras is closed. I absolutley hated that thing! It was kareoke gone wrong!!!
Instead karoke gone wrong is on the stage in the same area (Great American Idol). The people don't sound that bad.
"I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
I was feeling a little embarassed to have named myself after it. Maybe it will run better as the year goes on...
