Six Flags over Georgia – After the Flood
This past Sunday my family and I made a visit to just outside of downtown Atlanta.
Last week the amusement park as well as the entire metro Atlanta area had national attention as 12-18 inches of rain fell and caused massive flooding. The entire main parking lot and parts of the park were underwater as the Chattahoochee River and Sweetwater Creek overflowed their banks.
The waters did recede and a massive cleaning operation began. By the end of the week the park’s officials declared that the park was going to be open for the weekend including all of the major rides. The AJC carried the story.
My brother and I both have season’s passes, and this past Sunday was the last day for us to use our bring-a-friend-for-free coupons, so we brought our parents for a visit to the park. They aren’t into the coasters and thrill rides, but they both haven’t been inside of the place for several years now and wanted to visit it again.
Six Flags over Georgia - entrance
On Sunday the weather was partly cloudy and nearly perfect.
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The Return to Six Flags over Georgia
It’s been about four years since I last set foot inside of Six Flags over Georgia here in Atlanta, Georgia.
It’s hard for me to think that I really haven’t been there in that long, but the numbers don’t lie. The last time I was in the park was in 2005 and they were beginning to build the Goliath roller coaster. That coaster opened with the 2006 season. Therefore from now in 2009 and going back to the 2005 season, it’s been four years.
Wow.
Despite it being that long of a break between visits, many bad aspects of the park and that visit remained the same.
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