TR: Knoebel's

Made a quick stop at Knoebel's because it was on the way (for reals!) Just walked the grounds and took a few coaster rides before getting back on the road.

Phoenix: If I ranked coasters, I might move this to #1. As I don't attempt to do an exact ranking, it goes among the contenders for the top spot. So. Much. Air.

Twister: Super-fun, but not in the top group. Just enough bone-shaking in the helix. I was amused to see a teenager whose girlfriend was assuring him it would be fine; by the time they were in the helix his hands were in the air.

That Phoenix had a 20-minute line while Twister had none is not wrong exactly, but still a little odd. Of course, Twister is out of the way. But I also think its size intimidates some of the Knoebel's crowd, whereas Phoenix is the wilder ride.

Impulse: First time on this one, mostly out of curiosity. Fun, but running one 8-person car I calculated capacity of about 160 per hour. Everything I saw was running one train.

Skipped the Flying Turns because of the line. Proof that I am not a credit whore is that I skipped Kozmo's Kurves as well. From the ground it looks like a neck-snapper.

There were three or four guys working on, or at least looking at, the Bayern Kurve, which is still just a circle of track. I think I could have gotten that thing up and running by now, including watching YouTube videos to figure out the wiring.

As always, the place exuded Charm(TM). Busier than I would have guessed on a Monday, but it is peak vacation time in these parts. Quite a few rides were not operating, but the coasters were all abundantly staffed (despite 1-train operations). I opted for Perkins in Danville instead of park food, but I will note that if Knoebel's can sell a burger for $4.95, Six Flags could surely manage it.

There's nothing wrong with not ranking coasters. That being said, I have no problem telling people that Phoenix is my favorite coaster of all time, and if I could only ride 1 coaster for the rest of my life.... (taking proximity out of the equation of course)

Even at PPP, the holiest of holidays, Phoenix will have a 20 minute wait and Twister will go out with open seats sometimes.