SFMW 4/23/06

Ok the day started at 12:00 PM which is the time we got there. Park pretty much empty. That was good because ALL the ride lines were under 20 minutes! Or maybe less. (Shortest wait time, 10 seconds)

Anyway here are the rollercoasters and their ratings.

1st coaster: Vertical Velocity/V2 Rate: 7.5/10 Times ridden:3 Wait time:8 minutes

Despite the crappy 45 Degree Twist, it was still fun. Back spike is the best and it really gives you some airtime. I rode it in the back, and fron and I'd have to say both spots are great. I recommend them mostly. The back gives alot of airtime while the fron gives you a full frontal view and a few Neg. and Pos. G's.

2nd coaster: Roar Rate: 7/10 Times ridden:1 Wait time:20 minutes

Fun fun fun! The front is the best seat IMO. It gives you alot of G's esp. on tight turns and drops. I love the tunnel part. It was quiet a hand and head chopper Esp. if you put your hands up!

3rd coaster: Medusa Rate: 8/10 Times ridden:2 Wait time:10 minutes

This was by far the best coaster there yet. The first drop is amazing and it gives AMAZING G's (4.5 is the highest I believe) I rode in the front and it gives you a full frontal view. It gives a bit of airtime on the first drop and it turns are quiet fun during the ride!

4th coaster: Boomerang Rate:7.8./10 Times ridden:4 Wait time:0-5 minutes
Fun! Vekoma sure builds the bestest non-full circuit rides.(Invertigo, De Ja Vu, Boomerang, etc.) and it gives you lots of G's! (5.4 to be exact) and that's alot of G's. I believe the G's come from going backwards and I believe the most G's you get are from riding in the back! I really felt weird going thru the loop!

5th coaster: Kong rate:5/10 Times ridden:1 Wait time: 2 minutes
Ewww, this coaster gave me an ear infection! The bumpyness is horrible and the best part of the ride is the first drop only. Cushions kept my ears from literally bleeding but it still wasn't pleasent..My head wobbled too much..Typical Vekoma SLC..

Sounds like you had a nice day... Good to see that the lines were pretty short.

Agreed with krazyt. Nice to see you got in some multiple rides. It's always nice to be able to go on coasters more than once per visit.

Typical Vekoma SLC my bottom.
Its very wierd because all Americans i know think SLC's are rough, and they're not!
Ive been on 2 Standard SLC coasters, Traumatizer + Tizona and 1 custom Jubilee Odyssey, and every one of them was honestly smooth, unless my head is bigger than others but my head is very average lol[lol].

I'm sure gazag will agree with me as he thinks the same way.
SLC's arnt rough!

Back on topic, great report man.
SFMW does look like a very nice and glad to see you had a nice day!
EcG[:)]

i do agree with ecg on slc's, there smooth and always very fun, im boiast thought because i love vekoma rides and especally slc's.

sound like yopu had a great day thought.

Thanks for the reviews. SFMW looks like a nice park. Did you get a good look at Zonga? Have they started to take it down at all yet?

[coolbeans326]

^ SFMW is not a nice park, and I was rather disappointed when I went. Its to geared towards the kiddies, and all they have for thrill seakers is a couple of rollercoasters and 1 flat ride.
ANyways, Medusa is good, but nothing compared to Kraken.... talk about a good ride.[:)]

^^^ I 100 percent agree with you on Kraken.
Its probly one of the best B+M coaster out there and i was absolutely amazed!!!

An article on Kraken from my 'ORLANDO+TAMPA' Trip report.
"Kraken\ Ride count: 7 (once in front, rest near to back)
A 150' foot floorless mega coaster containg 7 inversions and a variety of fantastic exiting elements. The 1st thing that came to my mind when i entered the Que was how efficient the staff working the ride was. They were so quick and extremly entertaining, no matter how busy the park there was there was always 3 trains on the track so the que time was never below 20 mins.
This ride was extremly exiting in the front seat, nothing at all around you apart from 4180 feet of twisted steel track below your feet. The airtime on the zero-g-roll was absolutely extreme and the finall corkscrew was extremly forcefull. This ride was unbelievably smooth, just about the smoothest ride of my life i think.
The best tme to ride is at sunset, dropping down by the lake at 65 mph watching the sun drop below the horizon is fantastic.
A must ride!!!
9/10!"


Whole Trip Report
http://www.coastercrazy.com/forum/topic.a ... C_ID=11146

I doubt Jubille is bumpy. Its brand new and custom. Most custom SLC'S are smooth from what I hear compared to standard ones. Plus Kong is a used coaster is it is a bit old. Anyway about Zonga, no progress what so ever. I saw a train or two in the station but they weren't being tested. The section where it was blocked off for guests was empty and deserted. No worker was there no nothing. What scared me the most was that Zonga isn't on the map anymore. I hope they don't take it off I never got to ride it. I hear from people who did that its fun and forcefull.

Anyway to the person who says there are like a few coasters and 1 flat ride. Well there are actually atleast 4 fun flat rides. VooDoo, Tasmanian Devil, Sky Coaster, and Jambo or something. And how could you call Roar boring? (It is one of the coasters there) It is by far one of the most fun woodies I have yet to ride.