Day 2 - Mar 23, 2005 Last updated: 4/10/05 8:00pm PT
Day 2 is Six Flags day. We also kept day 4 open as a backup day in case of bad weather, or other problems. Turns out we needed day 4. The main reason for the trip to LA was to ride the roller coaster called “X”. When we got to the park, we waited in line for about an hour before we found out that “X” wasn’t open yet. There was no estimate on when or if it would open that day. OK, no problem. There are something like 15-16 coasters here, so we started the trek around the park.
One ride puts some serious g-force on your body. Goliath has a huge drop (orange tracks in pictures above, and below), and is a great ride. There is one part of the ride that really made me feel old. I never have had any kind of problems riding roller coasters, but this one turns you in a tight circle, horizontal to the ground. At that point in the ride, it seemed like I was looking out of binoculars whose circular openings were closing. You know the end of the Looney Tunes cartoons when it fades to black and Porky Pig comes out of the shrinking circle? I was waiting for Porky to appear. 15 more seconds of that and I’m sure I would have blacked out. Way cool!!! Ok, not that cool. I had a headache after that for a little while.
