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PhotoTripReport: Elitch Gardens

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PhotoTripReport: Elitch Gardens

Postby Twister II » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:00 pm

Today me and my family decided to go to Six Flags Elitch Gardens.

The crowds were huge, rides broken, horrible weather, a wonderful time!

The pictures tell the story.
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There were a few small things new around the park. Like a flag pole.
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One of the new things is this ripped red guy in spandex.
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Day started with The Flying Torture Machine Of Shoulder Death.
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Right when I get up to load..."Lady's and Gentlemen, The Flying Torture Machine Of Shoulder Death is experiencing technical difficulties..." etc.
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Its smooth in the mornings, but I feel sorry for the afternoon riders. R.I.P.
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Never heard of this before now have we...
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They have added some fun things in the queue under the station, 4 fact plaques, and 4 large posters from the old Elitch Gardens.
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Breakdown again, 2nd in a row! Im on a roll! Must remember not to throw missiles!
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The ride op on his cell phone. I feel COMPLETELY safe on this ride now.

The entire ride got re-tracked, so I was a happy lil' camper on how smooth is was! But pissed because of the new trims. >=[
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Woman in first row, "Wow! Its really smooth! I think everyone should travel to Colorado to see for themselves how smooth it is!"
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Silvester was eating little kids.
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"Hey, why don't we ride Batwing?" CLOSED, 3rd time!
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Mind Eraser was the only ride the entire day that didn't break down while I was in line!
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Ok, this is only 1/5 of what was down there.
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I sat in back, and it was much smoother than last year! :omg:
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The vertical loop is top. Im on bottom.
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I did a good photo! Do I get a treat now?
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Boomerang was running on and off, but the line was way to long for me to ride today.
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Its sad, Six Flags Elitch Gardens only has 2 vertical loops. =[
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Today, there were so many emo kids running around. Plus I think a queen escaped from Disneyland.
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This wraps up my PhotoTripReport! Thanks for reading!
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Postby ScOtT k » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:14 pm

How does the flashpass system work? Do you just walk up the exit ramp? Can you tell me how long the lines were for each ride?
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Postby niiicolaaah » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:28 pm

RAT CAGES OF DOOOOM!

Oh, Zamperla, how I detest thee.
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Postby Twister II » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:46 pm

ScOtT k wrote:How does the flashpass system work? Do you just walk up the exit ramp? Can you tell me how long the lines were for each ride?


It's on 5 rides: Twister II, Halfpipe, Boomerang, Mind Eraser and The Flying Coaster.

When you buy tickets at the booth, you pay $20, and they give you this card lookin' type dealy.

You go to the Flash Pass entrance, which is the entrance to the ride, and walk up the NEW concreate pathways, to where a op will stamp out a hole in the card. You can use the card 5 times.

The Flash Pass line joins with:
Twister-Right under the station.
Boomerang-Last queue row before station.
Halfpipe-Right before stairs.
Mind Eraser-Right at station stairs
Flying Coaster-At queue ramp.
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This is the one on Twister II.
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Postby NemesisFlyer » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:19 pm

Ooo SFEG has Flashpass now...fancy!

Where are the trims on Twister II? That's disappointing for sure.
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Postby Twister II » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:23 pm

NemesisFlyer wrote:Ooo SFEG has Flashpass now...fancy!

Where are the trims on Twister II? That's disappointing for sure.


The second drop and tunnel.
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Postby Blazen_AZN » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:53 pm

Woman in first row, "Wow! Its really smooth! I think everyone should travel to Colorado to see for themselves how smooth it is!"

Well, that settles it, then. I'll book my trip to Colorado first thing tommorow -- just to see how smooth Twister II is.

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Postby Canadmos » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:00 am

The more reports and pictures I see of SFEG, the less sad I feel about not being able to visit the park when I stayed in Denver last year. :?r
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Postby Twister II » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:20 am

Also, some of these pictures make great wall paper!
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Twister, Halfpipe, Boomerang, Sidewinder, Tower of Doom, and Flying Coaster
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Postby gmr310 » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:28 am

Ok, just as a side note to ANYONE... if you plan on going to either of the parks in denver... be sure to let me know.. Ill never pass up a good excuse to go to denver... (I live on the opposite side of the state)... Sooo yeah, hit me up If ya plan on going.
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