Six Flags, NJ

State number 39: NEW JERSEY! 

Mike and I have Kings Island season passes and we ended up getting the all park pass add on at the end of last year. This means we can go to Cedar Point and Six Flags with our passes! Since boardwalks and casinos didn't really interest me in Jersey, we decided to try out Six Flags instead! 

We arrived on Wednesday and made it into the park around 5:30.  When I originally planned this trip, I didn't realize they closed at 7pm during the week! Thankfully, it wasn't an issue anyway!

We started our adventure by riding Superman (front car!), El Toro, Medusa (front car) 2x, enchanted tea cups, and Houdini’s great escape. We pretty much had the park to ourselves since NJ schools were still in session and it was raining off and on.  We got in way more than we thought we would just being there an hour and a half! 

Afterwards, we went to La Piazza restaurant which was near our hotel and it was SO GOOD!! Our hotel was Hampton Inn and Suites in Robbinsville. I looked online at recent reviews and there was mention of bed bugs... We scanned our room up and down since almost a year ago we came down with scabies! Thankfully, no bed bugs to be found and we had a wonderful nights sleep. 

Next day (Thursday) we arrived at the park at 10:30 opening. Unfortunately, we got there at the same time as all the bus loads of kids! UGH!  We ran to the new ride called The Flash! Then rode Justice League, Batman, Dark Knight, Nitro, Jersey Devil, Skull Mountain, and ended with Joker. 

We left the park around 1:30 to eat lunch. (The lines inside the park were just too long for food) We decided not to go back after lunch and instead drove to Asbury Park. 

Here are my ride rankings for

Six flags (New Jersey):

5 star-

4 star- Medusa, El Toro, enchanted tea cups,  the flash, nitro, joker, 

3 star- Superman, jersey devil, skull mountain, Batman 

2 star- Houdini’s great escape, justice league, dark knight, 

1 star- 

I think we're pretty spoiled living in Ohio... Cedar Point and Kings Island have given us pretty high standards and ultimately we weren't too impressed with Six Flags.  They have a few unique rides like The Flash, Jersey Devil, and Joker. 

The Flash- a combination of Invertigo (Kings Island) and Top Thrill Dragster (Cedar Point). 
Jersey Devil - a single rail coaster.
The Joker - has cars that spin 365 degrees as it travels the track. 


ASBURY PARK: We decided to go to Silverball Retro Arcade and spend the afternoon there.  They had a whole bunch of pinball machines, skeeball, and old arcade games. My favorite was the Elton John pinball -you could even select different songs of his to play in the background! 

We also walked the boardwalk at Asbury Park, but it was pretty cloudy and the weather wasn't ideal. 

All in all, I'm glad we checked out Six Flags - it's not necessarily a place I would go back to, but we had the all park pass so it was worth it!

Next up: NEW YORK CITY