Great Adventure Outpost

Industry => Trip Reports and Meeting Plans => Topic started by: darkridedan on December 17, 2008, 02:33:22 PM

Title: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: darkridedan on December 17, 2008, 02:33:22 PM
Emily, Kevin, Matt and I moved on from Dutch Wonderland to visit a Family Entertainment Center in Maryland.
AdventureParkUSA.com (http://AdventureParkUSA.com) debuted a much traveled Schwarzkopf Wildcat in the 2007 season and today was an ACE event.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292407197_3QLL5-M.jpg)

The Wildcat started life as Die Wildkatze at Busch Gardens in 1976.
It moved onto Rye, Steel Pier and Williams Grove before moving to the New Market, Maryland park.

Here are Kevin and Emily ready to ride the Camero.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292407651_y2sGX-M.jpg)
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292408172_yhi6H-M.jpg)

Matt and I get ready for our ride.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292408445_qpTgq-M.jpg)
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292408553_pdXnC-M.jpg)

Each car has it's own 1960's muscle car theme. According to RCDB, there is the Yenko Camaro, SS Camaro, 340 Cuda, 1960's Police Cruiser, Mustang and another unidentified car.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292408815_LXDLA-M.jpg)

The park is a nice-sized FEC with mini golf, go carts and an indoor game area.

We moved on to Largo.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292473945_ZHtwH-M.jpg)

Kevin and Emily waited in line to processed their passes.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292473690_twBAT-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292474634_rDmvt-M.jpg)
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292474846_jczMS-M.jpg)

Look who we bumped into.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292475151_9CbEr-M.jpg)
Dainan Rafferty

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292475273_ncgxz-M.jpg)
and Jackie (from Log Flume/GASM fame) and Walter (of SM and Batman fame)

I always say, if you've worked in Rides for 3 or more years and you still have Re-Hire Status, you're doing it wrong!

Pirate's Flight's lame cousin
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292475581_jnwnv-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292475999_QWxZD-M.jpg)

We went over to Ghotham Fields
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292476155_kahPw-M.jpg)

to ride Superman
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292476243_gPa6V-M.jpg)

when we were cut in line
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292476342_h6A7y-M.jpg)

and when you have a station like this
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292476493_uLnPk-M.jpg)

and SFA ride ops, it's Security worthy.

Jackie and Walter called Security, who in turn did nothing. The line cutters got their ride.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292476656_A7BRZ-M.jpg)

The rest of us went to ride. Then Dainan sat down and broke the ride.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292476849_FhMZb-M.jpg)

Within an hour of arriving, Kevin and Emily had their processed passes.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292477093_R67ke-M.jpg)

And we rode Skull Mountain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDgSS0mgJY

Kevin then washed his mouth out with soap!

The ride is really fun. It no longer goes backwards and it cuts down on the breakdowns. 

We all were a little wet
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292478313_UjzDU-M.jpg)

We rode Roar which was running in fine fashion.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292477679_9pQEC-M.jpg)

The same can't be said for SFA ride employees.

We rode Wild One a few times as well.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292475682_9gTWt-M.jpg)

Both woodies must have received allot of TLC from my last visit in 2005.  :-*

We missed the opportunity to ride two other coasters in my top 10 that day (Batwing and Joker's Jinx,) but it was a fun day.

Next day, we got Hersheypark happy.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294230980_QkoB6-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294231404_FiFDS-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294232228_maJDg-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294233087_ewQHs-M.jpg)

Here's Lightning Racer...
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294233770_dfsik-M.jpg)

...and Wildcat
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294233453_jivxF-M.jpg)

We started our day at Chocolate World
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294235831_4Dcer-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294236250_Qs8gk-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294235021_sbodj-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294237071_mzg7j-M.jpg)

Okay, onto some rides...
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294238853_bYcAj-M.jpg)

Err, some park pics first
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294239066_QjXZb-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294239424_8uFsQ-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294239926_toBCj-M.jpg)
The old Sky Ride station
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294241474_DeHAJ-M.jpg)
Milton Hershey, Comet and Great Bear in the far background
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294241158_UdKJ5-M.jpg)
Comet
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294241808_E6zyv-M.jpg)
Trailblazer, Monorail, Storm Runner, Flying Falcon and Kissing Tower
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294242618_SfssM-M.jpg)

I don't remember what we rode that day, but you know we rode
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294244804_BX26t-M.jpg)

and
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294246248_PhkYQ-M.jpg)

and finally
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294246975_BDZzt-M.jpg)

Lightning Racer was fun.
Wildcat was meh at best.
And I probably lost on the short shoot'em up dark ride.

Thanks for reading.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/294247253_x3bsp-M.jpg)
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: Bubba Z on December 17, 2008, 04:53:23 PM
Dam where was I for this trip ?   I already have the wildcat credit when it was at Williams Grove tho. 
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: Millennium Force 44 on December 17, 2008, 06:23:32 PM
cool trip report Dan! I like the pics
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: AV Matt on December 17, 2008, 08:19:31 PM
Wow, seems so long ago. What a summer... :)
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: darkridedan on December 18, 2008, 08:12:35 AM
You may have been working, Bubba. ;)

Here are a few finds from You Tube:

The Chocolate Tour before the 2006 remodel-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVLFMmcXaVE

This is how the ride looked in 1991-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdy5cUiZCpY

and Here's a few scenes from a "Journey Into YOUR Imagination"-style rehab-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4lAhLs0FxM
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: CycloneMan on December 19, 2008, 10:55:18 PM
I did not break Superman...I swear...
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: AV Matt on December 20, 2008, 12:22:37 AM
Liar. I was there. I saw you do it. It was not very nice.
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: Dubya91 on December 20, 2008, 12:44:53 AM
Anybody tell Matt that 1988 came and past...?
Title: Re: Adventure Park, SFA & HP
Post by: AV Matt on December 20, 2008, 10:44:39 PM
Anyone tell Dubya there's only one "b" in Rob?