Chris Coasters
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Today I just got back from my trip to Hersheypark, Kennywood, Cedar Point, and Knoebels. All of these parks except for Hershey were new to me so I was really looking forward to this trip. This was a big family road trip. The people who went other then myself were My Auntie Sue, my cousin Mark and his three kids Josh(17), Tyler(16) , & Aaron(14) and my cousin Tracy her husband Dave and their two kids Mike(8) and Joe(6). So on July 19th I got dropped off by my uncle at Mark's house so we could leave at 4 in the morning to head for Hershey. The drive wasn't that bad and we got there in record time. We got to Hershey before they opened. We waited for the gates to open and then we went straight for Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit is my favorite coaster at Hershey. I absolutlely love this ride and it was better than I remembered. The drop, the elements, the speed, the smoothness of the ride it is a perfect ride to me and it just sits outside my top 10. After Fahrenheit we went over to hit Storm Runner skipping Sidewinder without hesitation.
Storm Runner is my second favorite coaster at Hershey. The launch is great and the whole rest of the ride is fairly good also but I think the little bit of roughness it has just puts it below Fahrenheit. Great coaster though and one of my favorites. After Storm Runner we went to one of my favorite woodies, Lightning Racers.
Lightning Racer is great. I find it to be a very smooth wood and a very fun ride to ride with friends. I prefer Lightning side but on this day I couldn't win. I rode it three times and went 0-3 after not losing at all the previous two years. So after that we decided to go hit the other side of the park. First was Great Bear.
Great Bear is another quality coaster at Hershey. I enjoy it a lot but it in my opinion isn't even close to Talon. I rode Great Bear two years ago but not last year so I was looking forward to riding it. It didn't disappoint at all I was very pleased with the ride and I ended up riding it 3 times that day. Sooperdooperlooper was closed the entire day.
I really like Sooperdooperlooper so I was a little sad to see it closed but we were on to Skyrush. After the brutal beating I received from Skyrush last year it made it to my number 2 spot. After reriding it this year it isn't even in my top 30. After riding it last year I know it has airtime but no ride has ever left me feeling so afraid that I was going to fly out of my seat. I couldn't wait for the ride to end. The ride was not as rough as it was last year but the airtime is just overkill. I love airtime but not to Skyrush's extent. I know Skyrush is one of the most loved coasters on here since it came out but I can safely say I'm no longer a fan of Skyrush. My cousins Mark and Aaron absolutely hated it but my cousins Josh and Tyler liked it so it had mixed reviews amongst my family.
After Skyrush my cousin Tracy finally showed up so she, Mike, Aaron and I went on Comet. It had been two years since I rode Comet since the line is always INSANE! Another ride I really enjoyed it just had the
feel of a good old fashioned wood coaster. I really enjoyed all the wooden coasters on the trip except for Cedar Point's woods but thats another day. After Comet we just kind of hung around the park not going on anything. Mark, Josh, Tyler, and Aaron left early while Tracy, Joe, Mike, Auntie Sue and myself stayed later. Mike and I went off and rode Wildcat, Wild Mouse, and Lightning Racer while Tracy and Auntie Sue played games with Joe.
First ride for Mike and I was Wild Mouse. He was anxious to ride it because he rode the one in Legoland California so he was excited for Wild Mouse, pluse he literally loves every coaster you put him on so he enjoyed Wlid Mouse a lot.
We then rode both sides of Lightning Racer and lost both times then we went over to Wildcat. Out of the Hershey woods it is the worst but out of the ones I have ridden it isn't even close to the worst. I really enjoyed Wildcat even though it is a tad rough thats what makes it a good ride. Mike loved it as well even though he said it was crazy.
After Wildcat we met back up with the other three and headed out. Other then getting sunburnt it was a good day. After going to Hershey for my third straight year in a row there was no new coasters for me here but it was still a good time. We went back to the hotel which was in Hershey and I crashed immediately. I was incredibly tired and had to be up early for the drive to Kennywood the next morning. I was looking forward to Kennywood but was a little uneasy about there old wooden coasters but Kennywood is living proof that just because you have a bad time on one old wood doesn't mean you will have a bad time on all of them. Kennywood tomorrow!
Goodnight from Hershey!
Fahrenheit is my favorite coaster at Hershey. I absolutlely love this ride and it was better than I remembered. The drop, the elements, the speed, the smoothness of the ride it is a perfect ride to me and it just sits outside my top 10. After Fahrenheit we went over to hit Storm Runner skipping Sidewinder without hesitation.
Storm Runner is my second favorite coaster at Hershey. The launch is great and the whole rest of the ride is fairly good also but I think the little bit of roughness it has just puts it below Fahrenheit. Great coaster though and one of my favorites. After Storm Runner we went to one of my favorite woodies, Lightning Racers.
Lightning Racer is great. I find it to be a very smooth wood and a very fun ride to ride with friends. I prefer Lightning side but on this day I couldn't win. I rode it three times and went 0-3 after not losing at all the previous two years. So after that we decided to go hit the other side of the park. First was Great Bear.
Great Bear is another quality coaster at Hershey. I enjoy it a lot but it in my opinion isn't even close to Talon. I rode Great Bear two years ago but not last year so I was looking forward to riding it. It didn't disappoint at all I was very pleased with the ride and I ended up riding it 3 times that day. Sooperdooperlooper was closed the entire day.
I really like Sooperdooperlooper so I was a little sad to see it closed but we were on to Skyrush. After the brutal beating I received from Skyrush last year it made it to my number 2 spot. After reriding it this year it isn't even in my top 30. After riding it last year I know it has airtime but no ride has ever left me feeling so afraid that I was going to fly out of my seat. I couldn't wait for the ride to end. The ride was not as rough as it was last year but the airtime is just overkill. I love airtime but not to Skyrush's extent. I know Skyrush is one of the most loved coasters on here since it came out but I can safely say I'm no longer a fan of Skyrush. My cousins Mark and Aaron absolutely hated it but my cousins Josh and Tyler liked it so it had mixed reviews amongst my family.
After Skyrush my cousin Tracy finally showed up so she, Mike, Aaron and I went on Comet. It had been two years since I rode Comet since the line is always INSANE! Another ride I really enjoyed it just had the
feel of a good old fashioned wood coaster. I really enjoyed all the wooden coasters on the trip except for Cedar Point's woods but thats another day. After Comet we just kind of hung around the park not going on anything. Mark, Josh, Tyler, and Aaron left early while Tracy, Joe, Mike, Auntie Sue and myself stayed later. Mike and I went off and rode Wildcat, Wild Mouse, and Lightning Racer while Tracy and Auntie Sue played games with Joe.
First ride for Mike and I was Wild Mouse. He was anxious to ride it because he rode the one in Legoland California so he was excited for Wild Mouse, pluse he literally loves every coaster you put him on so he enjoyed Wlid Mouse a lot.
We then rode both sides of Lightning Racer and lost both times then we went over to Wildcat. Out of the Hershey woods it is the worst but out of the ones I have ridden it isn't even close to the worst. I really enjoyed Wildcat even though it is a tad rough thats what makes it a good ride. Mike loved it as well even though he said it was crazy.
After Wildcat we met back up with the other three and headed out. Other then getting sunburnt it was a good day. After going to Hershey for my third straight year in a row there was no new coasters for me here but it was still a good time. We went back to the hotel which was in Hershey and I crashed immediately. I was incredibly tired and had to be up early for the drive to Kennywood the next morning. I was looking forward to Kennywood but was a little uneasy about there old wooden coasters but Kennywood is living proof that just because you have a bad time on one old wood doesn't mean you will have a bad time on all of them. Kennywood tomorrow!
Goodnight from Hershey!