JJLehto
Hyper Poster
I don't usually do these but it's been a while I've been to a new, full fledged park, and I got some hours to kill at the airport, so indulge me 
Ah the pitfalls of last second planning, much as a I love it sometimes it means the only time I could get to SF Great America is on a weekend. I prepared for crowds but wow! Even at 10:10 the line to get in already snaked around the entrance area, past the water park and around a bend. Since I am also doing Chicago I couldn't do a fast lane and had to rely on my single use per day. By the time I got in lines were long for most things and Maxx Force was down at the time so the waits were a bit gnarly. This is my fault and crowds aside had a great time and I'm a fan of this park.
I did hit Batman the Ride just for the sake of it being the first one, (and I still love it) and Flash but these aren't very noteworthy. I got spited by Whizzer as I chose not to use my fast lane but I think it went down at one point? All I know is wait was Hour and 20-40 minutes!! I skipped this. Sad because it's cool there is still one of these classics around and I hope its still operating next year.
Wrath of Rakshasa. Great ride! The best dive I've experienced yet. No MCBR, good length, some forcefulness, good flow and layout. Not the best dive drop but does have some kick. Glad it didn't have too many big elements, it kept its speed well. But what about the rattle!? I felt little and what was there was honestly fine. I can only vouch for my experience but when I heard its so bad, "its through the whole ride" even people feeling uncomfortable or that it was rough? I can't believe it's the same ride. Maybe I lucked out but yeah, was perfectly fine and a great coaster. Got end front row and centerish last row.
Demon. Well, what do you expect? Glad a classic Arrow looper is still here and the tunnels were a nice touch. The loops were fine, the corkscrews even riding defensively were not ideal. At least I tried. Poor kid in front of me came off in tears. Not the worst but a one and done, for good. I need not ride this again.
X-Flight. The weakest wing coaster I've experienced so far, but still a solid ride. Had good scenery interaction and in the back row had some solid pull.
Viper. Very OK. Non wheel seat back car. It was not nearly as a bad as I was ready for, but I didn't get much air or much of anything. Couple of pops, some pull but it was not good or bad.
American Eagle. Glad this classic is still around. Good air, the huge helix was pretty wild, sad the trims hit so hard after but I get it, probably would be quite brutal. Non wheel seat last car, I didnt think it was tooo bad. Far from the roughest. Not sure where I'd rank this in my classic woodens but its in the top 5 for sure.
Maxx Force. Short but sweet. I did expect it would be quite punchy but not so much. Not as intense as I expected, the high up parts were kinda slow and graceful. Do wish it was longer or had an airtime hill or a more intense finale, but the launch was epic, and liked the turn and high speed flip.
Goliath. My favorite coaster at the park. Funny as this is on the shorter end, but not as short as I prepared for, and it doesn't have the most or craziest elements but they all hit hard. Each one delivers big and the layout kept it interesting, the stall was especially excellent. It was on the verge of out of control but not quite and this may be a good thing. The other RMCs that are longer and 10/10 extreme can be too much, but this is quite re-rideable while very intense.
Raging Bull. Pleasantly surprised! It wasn't as intense as expected but had lots more airtime, and some of it quite strong! I was shocked over the first hill and it hit in some unexpected places. Very smooth despite its age. Good ride.
Overall, a great park! Strong lineup, and I liked how compact it was. The park was smaller than I imagined and that's not a bad thing! Was nice to have such a density of coasters and can hit them boom boom boom. Also makes for a great visual. The park had a nice "vibe" to it as well. Not just a concrete slab, all rides operating, still had some old time-y feel and sooo nice to not have to deal with lockers. Actually enjoyed the park itself, rather than just the collection of coasters if that makes any sense.
I will certainly hit this place up in the future and plan it better to get a weekday or be less hubristic and make sure I got $ set aside for fast pass. I'll have to reflect upon my park rankings but it's very possible this lands in the top 5.
Ah the pitfalls of last second planning, much as a I love it sometimes it means the only time I could get to SF Great America is on a weekend. I prepared for crowds but wow! Even at 10:10 the line to get in already snaked around the entrance area, past the water park and around a bend. Since I am also doing Chicago I couldn't do a fast lane and had to rely on my single use per day. By the time I got in lines were long for most things and Maxx Force was down at the time so the waits were a bit gnarly. This is my fault and crowds aside had a great time and I'm a fan of this park.
I did hit Batman the Ride just for the sake of it being the first one, (and I still love it) and Flash but these aren't very noteworthy. I got spited by Whizzer as I chose not to use my fast lane but I think it went down at one point? All I know is wait was Hour and 20-40 minutes!! I skipped this. Sad because it's cool there is still one of these classics around and I hope its still operating next year.
Wrath of Rakshasa. Great ride! The best dive I've experienced yet. No MCBR, good length, some forcefulness, good flow and layout. Not the best dive drop but does have some kick. Glad it didn't have too many big elements, it kept its speed well. But what about the rattle!? I felt little and what was there was honestly fine. I can only vouch for my experience but when I heard its so bad, "its through the whole ride" even people feeling uncomfortable or that it was rough? I can't believe it's the same ride. Maybe I lucked out but yeah, was perfectly fine and a great coaster. Got end front row and centerish last row.
Demon. Well, what do you expect? Glad a classic Arrow looper is still here and the tunnels were a nice touch. The loops were fine, the corkscrews even riding defensively were not ideal. At least I tried. Poor kid in front of me came off in tears. Not the worst but a one and done, for good. I need not ride this again.
X-Flight. The weakest wing coaster I've experienced so far, but still a solid ride. Had good scenery interaction and in the back row had some solid pull.
Viper. Very OK. Non wheel seat back car. It was not nearly as a bad as I was ready for, but I didn't get much air or much of anything. Couple of pops, some pull but it was not good or bad.
American Eagle. Glad this classic is still around. Good air, the huge helix was pretty wild, sad the trims hit so hard after but I get it, probably would be quite brutal. Non wheel seat last car, I didnt think it was tooo bad. Far from the roughest. Not sure where I'd rank this in my classic woodens but its in the top 5 for sure.
Maxx Force. Short but sweet. I did expect it would be quite punchy but not so much. Not as intense as I expected, the high up parts were kinda slow and graceful. Do wish it was longer or had an airtime hill or a more intense finale, but the launch was epic, and liked the turn and high speed flip.
Goliath. My favorite coaster at the park. Funny as this is on the shorter end, but not as short as I prepared for, and it doesn't have the most or craziest elements but they all hit hard. Each one delivers big and the layout kept it interesting, the stall was especially excellent. It was on the verge of out of control but not quite and this may be a good thing. The other RMCs that are longer and 10/10 extreme can be too much, but this is quite re-rideable while very intense.
Raging Bull. Pleasantly surprised! It wasn't as intense as expected but had lots more airtime, and some of it quite strong! I was shocked over the first hill and it hit in some unexpected places. Very smooth despite its age. Good ride.
Overall, a great park! Strong lineup, and I liked how compact it was. The park was smaller than I imagined and that's not a bad thing! Was nice to have such a density of coasters and can hit them boom boom boom. Also makes for a great visual. The park had a nice "vibe" to it as well. Not just a concrete slab, all rides operating, still had some old time-y feel and sooo nice to not have to deal with lockers. Actually enjoyed the park itself, rather than just the collection of coasters if that makes any sense.
I will certainly hit this place up in the future and plan it better to get a weekday or be less hubristic and make sure I got $ set aside for fast pass. I'll have to reflect upon my park rankings but it's very possible this lands in the top 5.