I Love El Toro
El Toro, the new wooden coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, is simply amazing (Just check out people’s expressions in this shot of the first plunge)… and I’m not even into rollercoasters.
Everything about it screams of a fantastically designed experience. It’s simply the smoothest riding coaster I’ve ever ridden. Its lift is quickly paced leaving no time for regrets, no time for the old-school (and if this ride is any indication) unnecessarily drawn-out moment of anticipation before gravity takes control and no time for nonsense. It just cuts to the chase which is awesome!
From the first nearly 80ยบ initial plunge, to the bucking bull modeled and relentless hills, to the completely expected twisting finally; nothing is superfluous. Nothing pulls you out of the thrill.
And this is the odd part about it: the ride doesn’t seem to try to scare you. It doesn’t allow time for it, so the whole thing is just a massively good time. Just thinking about it again gets my heart rate going.
I have to remember to make it back out to Great Adventure this Summer for another ride!
