June 25th, 2004. Group Size: 7
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I really don't feel like writing a detailed chronology of my Six Flags Trip, though I have included it here to complete my travelogues. In short, seven of us drove from Boston to Six Flags, New England on sunny Sunday morning on July 25th at about ten and reached there at noon after 70 miles of travel. Slow initial start due to failure to print entry tickets beforehand and consequent trifle problems rendered us hungry enough to jump on the lunch as soon as we reached there. And the real fun began soon after. Though we surely did not optimize our itinerary in use of various ride available at Six Flags; Vikrant, Rags, Emily and me had a wonderful and vibrant company to enjoy all rides to fullest.
We started with "Scream" which is a open lift kind of ride which first elevates you to very great heights and then drops - freely under gravity, till just above the ground. Trickling sensation in stomach and sense of free fall were both scary and thrilling. Next we went to "Superman ride of steel" which is prime attraction of Six Flags. After long wait for more than one hour - courtesy to unusual mechanical failure - we had an opportunity to ride one of the fastest roller coasters in world. This being my first ride on roller coaster was most memorable experience worth the hour-long excruciating wait. Most of people were letting their body swing freely under centrifugal/centripetal forces during ride while I was miserably trying to keep my body straight, which resulted in temporary neck-ache!
After that we were thrilled to ride another roller coaster, called "Brain Eraser", which even turns you upside down! Though it really seemed much more scarier before we experienced it, subsequent trial eliminated the fear since it was somehow less fearful than "Superman" one. Next we tried some of water sports, which unfortunately, some of us, including me, could not relish to our hearts content due to our failure to get swimsuits with us. However we were not deterred, and Abhinandan and me just stripped from top and folded our jeans to "look like" swimming trunk! After lots of coaxing and cajoling to service attendant to let us go with jeans we enjoyed couple of rides which eventually meant sliding down from about three storey height in water tunnel! Our unawareness of the fact that water sports were available only till 7:00pm in evening left us desiring for more. Did I mention that we also one small boat jump over waterfall?
Among other rides, we also enjoyed "Giant Wheel", which is just like normal circular ride, and that too, utter disappointment of eager ones among us, was very slow. Nevertheless, I must admit that this was one of the most fun filled outings I had in Boston. Watching things a tourist in Niagara Falls and New York is one thing and doing things is another! I love Six Flags :)