Musings From My Heart's Canvas...

I am a record holder of riding in the tallest and fastest Roller Coaster on Earth. Yess "Kingda Ka", a Steel roller coaster at the Six Flags adventure park in Jackson, NJ is the Tallest and fastest roller coaster known on earth with a height of 456 Feet and a 90 degree drop of 418 Feet at a speed of 128 mph!! The ride catapults you to a 456 Feet height by reaching a speed of 128 mph from 0 mph in just 3.5 seconds! When i first saw the green tower of the kingda Ka even before entering inside the park, i was so sure i will not be doing this one, but with the long long queue of people waiting to get a ride on this one made me jus too elated to miss this one. The park opens at 10:30 in the morning but i was so excited about the rides that me and my friend reached at 10:00 am itself. Couldnt wait to start our adventure at the Six Flags. We started with a mild ride to warm us up. The ride is called the "Parachute" and it was a mild one with a free fall kind of feeling from a height of about 25 storeys. Was overwhelmed a little to be on such a great height and nothing to hold on to cuz all other rides have a protection in front of you but the parachute just had a flat chair with a wooden plate to be fastened near the belly. Anyways the start was a good warm up to get me all excited for more rides. Next we ventured the "Superman: Ultimate Flight" which is one of a kind ride. It makes you lie face down and soar head first through a twisted steel track, diving into highly banked curves, spirals and jaw-dropping pretzel shaped inverted loops. It made us wait almost 30 mins to get into the ride but the ride was worth the wait. Next we headed to "The Great American Scream Machine" and as the name suggests all you do sitting on this one is scream. It though rated as one of the extreme rides in the park was one of the worst rides for me. It had some very fast and steep curves which are sure to give your neck a major pain or worse even a cramp. It looks impressive with an elevation of nearly 18 storeys, seven monstrous loops, one corkscrew and two boomerang loops. But ultimately after riding so many amazing rides in SF, Jackson, atleast i wouldnt rate it as a recommended one!! Next we headed for the Kingda Ka i guess...and the wait was worth every penny. Next we headed for the El Torro...the ultimate in wooden roller coasters i guess. When i saw this one i was kinda scared as it had steep drops and had nothing in the front to protect you...and this being a wooden ride i was not very sure if i really was ready for a risk like that!! I kept on asking my friend if they will stop it if i get a nervous breakdown in the middle of the ride... :) We waited to fill in the first row as it looked like a pretty thrilling ride..and must say hats off to the ride!! It was one heck of a ride...while the Kingda Ka gets over in like a fraction of a minute...this one is a long one with some really terrifying drops and twists! Another ride that i absolutely thoroughly enjoyed at SF. Next i guess we needed a break from all the screaming and were really on the lookout for some decent food! We grabbed some pizza, coke and fries...and were relaxing watching passers by...was fun! After all the hogging i was like so hungry for more rides but i guess no one else wanted to join me!! We still made it to the Bizzarro which was one of the most soothing rides of the day for me.. :) And then we headed to return as the wind was like really wild and it was too dusty at SF. There were pollens flying in every direction and there was an irritating kind of allergy on the wind i guess. On the way out, i tried my luck at almost all the toy games...none of which proved lucky for me...i just lost it like with a half a point difference!! Before coming out i tried the twister...which was again one more of an extreme ride...and again something that i enjoyed much! Grabbed some nice collectibles before getting out of the park. I was just happy thinking how much of a good day i have spent. And if this was not enough...we even stopped by at the Jackson outlets to shop for branded stuff.....i am a definite shopoholic!! I loved the SF experience so much...am sure am gonna miss all this once i am out of US. There were a few rides like the nitro and the Batman ride, which i missed and would love to have the SF experience with all the rides possible...it was damn damn good day!! Am so so gonna miss all this!!