Today I finally got to go to Six Flags Great Adventure! It’s in New Jersey, and every time I’m on the turnpike I see the sign, but I’d never been before. It was more crowded than I was expecting, so I didn’t get to go on the two major rides - Kingda Ka, which is currently the world’s tallest and fastest coaster, and El Toro, which opened earlier this year, both had lines far too long for my taste. The Kingda Ka line would have been about 60-90 minutes for a 28-second ride, which isn’t an effective use of my time! I did get to ride several other coasters, as shown in my updated coaster count. We didn’t end up going through the safari because we were tired at the end of the day, but also I’d seen the safari area while on the lift hill of Medusa and I wasn’t very impressed.

The most memorable part of the day was when my friend :R: convinced us to go on the log flume. I don’t normally go on water rides, because I’m almost never there in a bathing suit and I don’t ever have a change of clothes. But I figured the log flume doesn’t get you as wet as the river rapids, so it would probably be okay - and :R: had sat out a few of the coasters so I wanted him to get to do a ride he wanted. I sat in the front with :R: behind me, and A sat in the rear seat with C behind her. When my lower legs got soaked after the first tiny drop, I knew it was a bad idea to get on that ride! Sure enough, when I climbed onto the rotating platform after it was all over, I was drenched. I looked like a wet cat who’s very insulted that it’s been given a bath! I never did dry off the rest of the day, and when we got to our hotel room I peeled off cold clammy jeans and hung them up to finish drying.

I did get a couple of souvenirs - a shot glass, and :R: bought the on-ride photo from Medusa and gave it to us.