Everyone says bad things about this park and they are for good reason. This park sucks. I went in wondering if it really is as bad as everyone says, and it is. I did not enjoy my time there and it was just a huge letdown, especially after Great Adventure. The parking lot is really odd as it seems like they are wasting a ton of space. The trees are nice, but it just feels odd for a Six Flags parking lot. We were greeted with a ton of groups of little kids right away at the front gate. Once we got in, I would say that these groups made up about 60-70% of the people in the park. Even though there were a ton of them, the rides were all still walk on with one train operation. At its current state, I would definitely go to Kings Dominion or Busch Gardens over this pile of trash if I lived in the DC area.
On to the rides…
Apocalypse was cool to ride because it was Iron Wolf, but still nothing to write home about. There are a few points where you really bash your head and it really doesn’t have a great layout, so it is a very eh ride. Rode it twice, once in the front, once in the back and the front was less painful. C-
Cool fake track.
Batwing is not a good ride. I am not a Dutchman fan as I think they are extremely painful and not enjoyable whatsoever. Even though this one is better than Firehawk, it is still a one and done type of ride. Also, very odd how far back in the middle of nowhere this thing is. While not as far back as Zumanjaro at Great Adventure, they really need to finish off the loop. F, I hate these so much.
Great Race is a decent antique car ride where you get a great view of the parking lot. I really wish more parks still have these, but gas prices make it an easy decision to take them out.
Mind Eraser is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. T3 is still by far the worst SLC I have been on. There are a few moments where you smack your head and it is not an enjoyable ride, but still not nearly as painful as it could be. One and done for sure. D-
Ragin’ Cajun is just your average Zamperla/Reverchon Spinning Mouse. Painful spinning. Our car spun so much more than I ever remember at Great America. That last little bunny hill still hurts like crazy. D
Riddle Me This is a small Round Up and seems to run surprisingly slow. You can like feel yourself falling before the cage spins around and you are pinned again. They are more fun when they spin faster.
Roar is the best ride in this park by far. GCI knows what they are doing and it runs surprisingly well for having PTCs. Wildcat at Hershey is much rougher. While they could RMC it, I think that I actually might miss Roar. Fun, old GCI! Solid B.
Rodeo is an okay ride. It runs pretty slow and has a really short cycle. I really like the cows for cars and it looks nice the that section of the park.
Superman was a huge letdown. It has an awful layout and provides very little airtime. It doesn’t really do anything. There I really only 2 good moments of air. Also, it rattles really bad the entire ride. Should have gotten a B&M. I have been on great Intamins, and this is not one of them. C+
Really rusty track.
Joker’s Jinx is an okay ride. I’m not a huge fan of the Premier spaghetti bowls and this one must be launching slower than it should because I can see how it valleys as it moves so slow for a good portion of the ride. It is also weird that they went with such a compact ride when all this park has is space. An original layout would have made this ride better. This one is better than Flight of Fear at Kings Island because of the MCBR and I feel like it is a tad smoother. C+
This support was totally a different color than the rest.
Voodoo Drop is such a cute little drop tower. It feels so odd because it feels like there should be another second or two of falling, but this one just stops. Still a fun ride as I really enjoy drop towers.
Wonder Woman may be the best ride in this park. This was my first StarFlyer and it is so much better than Windseekers. You get a ton of air and it spins pretty fast. I like how it comes down and then goes back up. This was a great addition for this park.
Wild One is my new least favorite woodie. They really should have given this ride more love than just a new sign for its 100th birthday. It jackhammers really bad and there is very little airtime. The double ups and downs don’t do anything. It is extremely painful and I even rode it a second time in a non wheel seat and it was still just as bad. Not going to lie, this is an awful coaster. F-
Zydeco Zinger runs extremely slow. The one at Indiana Beach has so much airtime and this one does not. Very disappointing as I really enjoy these if they spin fast.
Intamin Sea Coaster drop.
Don't think this is going to open today.
Why can't Great America get these?
Really odd suspension bridge.
Don't know how their Flash Pass works, but there were all over. I wonder how many of thm they actually sell at this park.
Best part of SFA.
This is not a destination park at all. I would say the only reason you would need to make it here is to get on Roar before it gets RMC’d, if it does. I will not be coming back until they add something that really blows me away, and in like 10 years.
Scorecard
Apocalypse: The Last Stand 2
Batwing 1
Great Race Antique Cars 1
Mind Eraser 1
Ragin Cajun 1
Riddle Me This 1
Roar 5
Rodeo 1
Superman: Ride of Steel 3
Joker's Jinx 3
Voodoo Drop 1
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth 1
Wild One 2
Zydeco Zinger 1
Total 24
Scorecard
Apocalypse: The Last Stand 2
Batwing 1
Great Race Antique Cars 1
Mind Eraser 1
Ragin Cajun 1
Riddle Me This 1
Roar 5
Rodeo 1
Superman: Ride of Steel 3
Joker's Jinx 3
Voodoo Drop 1
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth 1
Wild One 2
Zydeco Zinger 1
Total 24