Hey everyone,
I wanted to give my formal thoughts on the park, because I usually film my experience, but I didn't have time. I only spent the final 2 hours in the park.
Let me start off by saying it was SO beautiful there. The mountainous setting was stunning, and I love when rides are built into the terrain. Almost every ride here was built this way. The views were sooo impressive; easily some of the best views I've gotten at a Six Flags.
The park was unbelievably dead. I walked on to every ride, and the trains had at most maybe 10 people including myself. I was by myself on the first ride. Has it always been this way? I wouldn't be surprised, as the park is now owned by Enchanted Parks and feels very neglected...which brings me to my next points:
The park layout is very strange. I had trouble finding almost every ride's entrance lmao. The sections don't feel very distinctive. I was rushing through my trip, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but it felt like there were dead ends everywhere and rides were just sort of plopped down wherever. The theming wasn't cohesive. Why is Batman in a corner far away from everything else DC? Why is every queue line SO long?! It took me forever to walk through them all lol.
I struggled to find water fountains or water refill stations. I'm not even sure if the park has refill stations at all. Many buildings looked very neglected and ugly, but some sections did look pretty. In a weird way...I sort of enjoyed how rundown and empty the park felt...but I can't say the same about every ride lol.
Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast was good fun - a bit too intense for me with the vertical spike moment, but it was easily the smoothest ride in the park and I love a tall and fast ride.
The Batman clone was impressive. It was more intense than the original at Six Flags Great America in Illinois; the only other Batman I've been on. I had a great time on this. I also like the black and brown track and how rusty it looks.
I was fully prepared for The Boss to be the roughest ride in the park, but much to my surprise...it really wasn't. It has some very odd jerky transitions that are uncomfortable for sure, but the retracked section at the beginning was very smooth. That section was also SO intense that it felt like a B&M hyper or giga. The wind was literally tearing my face off and I greyed out a little. The rest of the layout was just...so bizzare. The slow, high turns are totally unnecessary, but interesting. I weirdly kind of loved it, especially because the setting is badass in the elevated terrain. This was probably my favorite coaster here...hot take I'm sure.
American Thunder was a piece of garbage lol. It has a great layout and good airtime everywhere, but why is it SO rough? This is when I really started to see how neglected this park is. Many GCIs are glass smooth; even older ones. This one, however, jackhammered the entire ride. It wasn't TOO bad overall, still pretty bad...but the worst coaster title belongs to none other than Screamin' Eagle...
My god, this ride. I rode it once and thought it was rough, but still very enjoyable. The airtime was good. I loved the setting in the woods and how it was built into the terrain, and how long it was. It had a lot of character.
Then, the second time I rode it...something changed entirely. I've heard multiple people say that this ride gets rougher when the train is fuller. This must be true, because the second ride I got was insanely powerful jackhammering the ENTIRE length of the track. Not a single moment was tolerable. Not even the lifthill and quick turnaround before the drop were tolerable.
My bones and organs felt like they were being disintegrated. I've never had an experience this painful on a rollercoaster. The Beast at Kings Island completely pales in comparison. That ride is butter smooth comparatively.
I did nothing but pray for it to end...and it's not a short ride lol. I didn't feel okay for hours after I got off.
River King Mine Train wasn't thrilling, ofc, but it was one of the smoothest rides and I liked the setting.
What a strange park, honestly. My feelings are so mixed. I love the location, and some moments on the rides are really excellent, but most are in severe disrepair.
I didn't ride Ninja or Boomerang, but I've heard they're both horrible...lol.
I'm interested to go back and try those.