SFGAm Last day of 2003 season

[CoasterDave316]

The last day of 2003, and the season is now over. Here's a my not very detailed but still somewhat long TR for November 2nd, 2003.The park was empty today. Arrived around 9:45 and headed to the chain to find nobody there. I knew this was going to be a cold, wet and empty day from the start.It was raining so I knew Deja Vu wasn't going to be open in the morning, but was already ready to run to something. So when they dropped the chain me and my brother got ahead of everyone and while running decided to go to Bull.Got row 1 on Bull for the first ride of the day, this was the first time in a long time I had run for Bull and rode row 1. Really slow wet and cold ride to start off the day, the difference between front and back on this ride is amazing. This ride is horrible up front. Went back on and did it again the right way the second time in Row 9, much better ride.Then we headed over to Viper where we got a re-ride. Viper was running very well. Had 2 great rides.Next we rode Demon once, then went over to Whizzer to find a 1 train op. I wasn't going to wait for that, once I realized it was 1 train I left. By then it had stopped raining. So I had a feeling Vu would be starting to test.We decided to hang out around Demon until we see something going on by Vu. As we were going into Demon's line we heard Deja Vu's horn, so I knew a test was coming. I hurried over there before the test run, to get in line before everyone saw it test. It tested a few times as maintence was doing the A.M's. During a break in the testing the line dispersed and we went and got another ride on Demon just in time cause right when we got off the Deja Vu crew started testing Deja Vu. I met a member of the forums while wating for them to open but I forget what thier screen name was.Anywho, around 11:30 it finally opened. Got my ride in 1A which would end up being my last 1A ride on Vu for the year unfortunally. The wheels were really dripping water during the ride so I got smacked in the face by a few big drops of water going into the second tower. Went around again and got my final ride of the season on Vu at around 11:50 in row 6b. Once again, water from the wheels was going right into my face. The rain picked up not to long after and Deja Vu was closed for the season, I think it only ran for about an hour at max today.Went around and rode Rue Le Dodge, had a slow car oh well. Then Batman which was walk on, geez the G's on this ride feel like they get stronger everytime I ride it. Feels like my legs are going to be ripped off lol.After Batman we went to Spacleys and had a ride all by ourselves lol. Then headed to Iron Wolf for 2 walk on rides...one of which was oddly bumpy. Then it was onto Eagle Red which was only running one train, Eagle has been running great during Fright Fest. Very light trims on the second helix and none on the big helix. By this time we were starving so we went to lunch.On our way out of the park I decided to check to see how long Superman's line was. "3 minutes" I was told...looks like we are getting one more ride before lunch. Got right onto Superman, the 3 minutes was the walk to the station basically and we even got a reride. The bottom of the first drop feels like it has got alot rougher then it was in the begining of the season.Then we went to lunch finally.When we got back we found that the crowds still haven't arrived and that the rain still hadn't went away. We basically rode everything twice again except Deja Vu. We even rode Superstition, Terror Twister and East River Crawler.At 6p.m. going up the lift hill of Viper we started our 1st of 2 hour long marathons.From 6-7 we rode Viper non-stop reride after re-ride. Right before 7 we got stuck on the lift hill. My first time being stopped on a lift at SFGAm and it was in the rain of course. After one hell of a marathon on Viper and who knows how many rides we went to Bull to finish off the night.From 7-8 we marathoned Raging Bull, never leaving the teal train. It was like our train of riders were the only people in the park since the station was deserted.2 1-hour marathons on Viper and Bull was a kick ass way to end the season. Now the long offseason begins......

[planea380]

I was talking to someone by the Orbit about Deja Vu but don't know who it was.

[Do I Know You]

Great TR, I wish I could've stayed the whole day too By the way, I think I was right behind you when I was in line for Bull at the beginning of the day, I didn't say anything though. I was wearing a yellow hoodie with a black Nike logo on it.

[coastrcorey]

2 one hour long marathons!!! NOT FAIR! Lol... I was supposed to go on Sunday, but my friend ended up having some kind of meeting and I couldn't go . Dang, it sounds like it would have been awesome too... Oh well, glad you had a good time.

[SFGAm Shock Wave]

I got a 2 hour marathon on S:UF getting my total up to 150 Flights.

[RagingBull13]

I met a member of the forums while wating for them to open but I forget what thier screen name was.......

I believe it was me in Row 1B behind you.

[planea380]

Did anyone see me? I was the only one in the park wearing a cubs COAT.

[zjohn1988]

[Mr. SFGAm]

Coasterdude316, were you the first one in line for Deja Vu? We were on Bull when we saw it test, so we ran right over. It must have been you I saw in row 1A, because I was on the second train of the day in row 5B. It was my first and only ride ever on Deja Vu

[CoasterDave316]

Yeah that was me in row 1A on the first train of the day.

[SFGAm Viper]

Too bad none of you were on last yellow train of the day

[CoasterDave316]

Is the sky blue in your world?

[Papas]

Is the sky blue in your world?

Oh yeah....we all loooooooove the teal train .

Yeah that was me in row 1A on the first train of the day.

Psshhhtt when arn't you?

I got a 2 hour marathon on S:UF getting my total up to 150 Flights.

LOL that was so unfair at the end with the empty station they wouldnt let us reride, thats where all the offseason conditioning comes in . Weird, the last flight was my exact 100th and I didnt even notice it.

[CoasterDave316]

Psshhhtt when arn't you?

Monday's through Saturdays . I don't go everyday like some people .

Also to those of you struggling to read the TR above, up until when T_Biggs went crazy and deleted all the posts the above TR had some formatting. For some odd reason the backup of the forums didn't include "enters".

[Papas]

Oh man that sucks, I decided to go to Vu everyday Dave was there and ended up with crappy first dispatch 1B (oh yeah, except Vu's opening day 2003 ).

Anyway, got first dispatch front row on S:UF over 20x, good enough for me.

[CoasterDave316]

I wasn't there on Vu's opening day 2003...I don't go on Saturdays.

[Papas]

I dont do much on Saturdays, get first dispatch front row on S:UF then circle around then when its crowded we just walk around.

[w00dland]

I got first dispatch on S:UF that day, it was a very wet ride, but fun!

I was talking to some people while watching Deja Vu test that day, I'm not sure if it were any of you though.

[Mr. SFGAm]

^--I was talking to a guy wearing a blue rain poncho, who seemed to know a lot about Deja Vu and it's reliability issues. He even knew that it couldn't run in the rain. I was talking to the same person while waiting for Superman to open that day. I was also on the first train of the day

[w00dland]

Definatly me, because i actaully was wearing a poncho.

[Mr. SFGAm]

Cool!
I was wearing an orange Columbia jacket, and a brown Carhartt hat.

[w00dland]

Excellent, I remember you!

Who knows maybe we shall meet again during opening day? I'll be with the same girl i was with on Nov. 2nd.