six flags over georgia. yeah!

After enduring my first stay at a Motel 6 -- which was very clean, safe, and couldn’t have been a better deal -- Rob and I drove down to Atlanta to hit our first theme park, Six Flags Over Georgia. Because we got a fabulous deal on our admission tickets (thanks to the Wingate Inn, Austell), we couldn’t resist splurging on the FlashPass, which for an additional $42.50/person, guaranteed waits no longer than 15 minutes for certain rides, i.e., the good ones. The FlashPass was undoubtedly a worthwhile purchase. It allowed us to keep a ride-hitting pace proportionate to the rate at which we were regressing. All you have to do is hold it up to one of these scanners, like so …


… and then in no later than 15 minutes, you’ll be screaming your head off, like this:

(I swear, this ride was scary at the time!)

Taking the scenic skyway across the park.

Braving Splashwater Falls. Well, not really. It’s pretty tame and there’s one drop at the end where you get spritzed with water. (Like my cool shades? I got them at the mall for $12.99.)

Here is my nerdy review of Six Flags Over Georgia:
Best Coaster: Goliath (heart palpitation-inducing initial ascent)
Honorable Mention: Georgia Scorcher
Scariest Ride: Acrophobia (the updated version of Freefall)
Worst BSI (brain stem injury) Potential: Great American Scream Machine (but still fun)
Biggest Bummer: Deja Vu closed for “mechanical difficulties” (C’mon!)
Food: No healthy options whatsoever; total rip-off, even for theme park standards, e.g., $7 for a slice of Papa John’s! Rob and I had no choice but to leave the park and have lunch outside of the premises at Subway. Heh heh.
Staff: Super friendly and hard-working, although could’ve been much more efficient with filling up empty seats on rides and I got called ma’am way too many times.