Brenda's NYC Photos

Finally got Brenda's photos from her New York City trip developed. I'm still trying to get her to post something here, so maybe she can be convinced to write an update.

At any rate, here are her photos.

Six Flags Scouting

We just got back from our first visit to Six Flags Over Georgia. Luckily, we're so close to the park, we can decide to go pretty much on a whim. It was supposed to be a little cooler today, so after breakfast at iHop we decided to head over and check it out.

The drive takes anywhere from 30-45 minutes, depending on traffic, which is about how long it takes me to get to work. So if feels like just a hop, skip and a jump. That makes it nice because you don't have to feel like you've got to make this huge day out of it. So with a season pass, you can go whenever you feel like it and ride a few rides, eat a funnel cake and go home.

Today we didn't even ride anything, but the train. This was mostly a scouting expedition for when Kelly and Julie come down in a couple weeks. We wanted to already know how to get their and the basic layout of the park, which I think we accomplished.

But I tell ya, sweet merciful crap, it was HOT. I typed that in all-caps because there's not yet such a thing as super-caps. When we got back to the car at about 4:45, the thermometer said 97. Luckily, there are lots of areas with shade, but still. And don't think they don't capitalize on that. A bottle of water is $3.50 apiece, and we ended up buying four bottles.

My first impressions of the park are pretty good. Mind you, I compare everything to Cedar Point. The theming is the best part. They have Warner Brothers and DC Comics, which means you'll see character theming with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and all the Looney Toons Characters. Plus, Batman, Superman, The Flash and a lot of other DC Comics characters. I got my picture taken with Bugs Bunny and the Batmobile! Check out the photos!

The park seems pretty well laid out, but we just need to get acquainted with the map a little more. And there seems to be a good variety of rides, from what we've seen. I do like that most of their "thrill" rides don't try to be the tallest and fastest, a trend I've gotten sort of tired of with Cedar Point. Six Flags' rides just seem fun.

At any rate, this was just a dry run, and I hope to actually ride a bunch of stuff very soon.

Superman Ride