Happy 103rd Birthday to the Wild One!…read more This has to be the oldest coaster I've ever ridden. And yes, being a wooden coaster definitely has its challenges. However, I do think this is a great ride. Anyone who rides a wooden coaster definitely knows they are on the rougher side vs a more modern coaster. However if you like roller coasters, it's definitely worth a ride at least once!

A wooden coaster that had it's 100th birthday in 2017 you so know I'm all about getting a ride on…read morethat for the centennial year! For being 100 years old I really expected this coaster to be all bad like super rough and yeah but that wasn't the case on my ride in the front row as I felt it was decently smooth for being this old and wooden! I'm pretty sure this is the oldest coaster I've ever ridden and I take that into consideration when I justify the roughness of the ride as for being this old it's not that bad it's good to see that Six Flags America is keeping this 100 year old coaster in this good of condition in our nations capitol! Overall I expected a lot less of this ride and what I found on this very day is a great old school coaster that's still kicking it 100 years later so make sure you get to ride it as you never know what might happen to it in the future with all these new Hybrid Coasters popping up!

So Firebird deserves it's own in depth review of how it came to be because this coaster is very…read morelegendary in it's own way and it deserves some love very much so! So this coaster was the first one ever built by Bolliger & Mabillard a company who has built many coasters at some of your favorite parks across the entire world they are without a doubt one of the best manufacturers out there. This coaster hasn't always been Firebird it was previously located at Six Flags Great America where it operated as Iron Wolf until it's move here to America where it became known as Apocalypse. This coaster hasn't always been a floorless coaster either as it was converted to this from a stand-up coaster just two years ago as that's when it also acquired it's third name change and what we know it today as Firebird! This coaster has definitely been around a wile and is definitely a milestone coaster for anyone who appreciates Bolliger & Mabillard and the awesome coasters they have built with that being said this coaster is definitely showing it's age as it's a bit rough in places even with the conversion with that said I do hope that it gets the love it needs during this offseason to keep it running as long as it possibly can as it's definitely a gem in the coaster world! Overall I do hope to ride Firebird again as I have ridden it before the conversion and after both times I enjoyed it for what it was as I know the history of this coaster and that alone is what makes me appreciate that it is still operating today!

The firebird is the best ride in Six flags and here a re some reasons why I gave it 4 stars because…read morethe line was long and there were some loops and i'm surprised that didn't make me barf. The thing that took away a star is I saw a fake volcano that shot out fire. Yes real fire and the ride was kind of short maybe that's why the line was long but wasn't long to get on the ride. And they were not lying that there was fire. So that is why I gave it 4 stars.

I never visited 6 Flags before because people always told me Kings Dominion is better, so I was…read morepleasantly surprised to find that 6 Flags has a great water park that entertained my daughter all afternoon. They've got the must haves of a water park - lazy river, wave pool, water spray ground, and water slides. They've also got a few extras that you don't see at every water park, like a few 4 person float rides, a half pipe tube ride with a very steep drop, and a roller coaster type water ride that goes up and down. My 48 inch tall daughter was able to go on every ride but my 46 inch tall son could only go on about half of the rides, so my only caveat is that 48 inches seems to be the magic number. That said, my son would've had a lot of fun on the rides he could go on, as well as the universal ones like the lazy river and spray grounds. If you get a season pass to 6 Flags and compare it to the cost of a day pass at a county water park, this is a great deal (plus you get an amusement park too)!

The place needs a major overhaul. Lots of running rust, areas that could use some power washing,…read morecleaning and updating. The place is nice but definitely needs some TLC. The bathrooms were absolutely horrendous, slippery and needed attention throughout the day. Staff was great, however management needs to give the place some much needed attention.

REVERCHON RE-DEUX…read more "Welcome back my friends, to the spinning that never ends...." ((editor's note: the header likely makes zero sense to non-coaster people, so allow me to explain. Reverchon is the designer of this cookie cutter model, it was relocated from my local Six Flags, and this particular version has a Mardi Gras/Creole theme, ergo the unusual spelling of "re-do". Didja get all that? Good. Moving on.)) This wild mouse coaster previously called Gurnee, Illinois its home, where it was beloved by many enthusiasts who knew how to work the ride to their advantage. But since it was moved here to mid-Maryland they got rid of the cool entry façade themed like a building from New Orleans' French Quarter. The cars are fairly cramped and if you aren't sitting with someone next to you, your ass will literally be sliding all over the place (which is WAY more painful than it sounds). The trick to this -- and any other spinning coaster -- is to unevenly load weight in the car. By concentrating all of the mass onto either the far left or far right side, you're basically forcing momentum in that direction, which will result in far more free spinning than otherwise. Potential energy: it's simple physics, people. Even armed with this knowledge, you might still get some irregular motion, so basically the ride's a total crapshoot. The hairpin turns on the upper level are fun, as is the surprise bump on the lower level toward the very end of the ride, and the middle section can deliver some solid spinning sensations as mentioned above. Unfortunately, because of low rider throughput the lines can get damn long. Eric S's SFA Coaster Ranking = 8th out of 8. + coaster review in 40 words or less + It CAN be a whole heap of fun, but it's not unique and Ragin' Cajun still feels very much like a cheap pair of hand-me-down pants with a hole in the crotch. With slow moving lines, this one's skippable.

Good starter ride. Lots of twists and turns…read more Good for kids and people who don't like the big and crazy rides.

It's a really nice ride it's not shaky or anything and like I would really get on it like a third…read moretime you should get on it because it's not that bad it's comfortable seating.

11/1/19 "Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane --…read morenah, it's just me, ain't a damn thing changed." Well at least you get the feeling of fly as; well, as laying on your back while on a rollercoaster. This ride is a unique one and one hell of a lit of fun. You get the feel of dit down rollercoaster until the seats start to recline to the floor. Yes, there's no butts about it, you butt is in the air and your going up a step hill. It is rather relaxing to. At the speed your going up the hill, you could try to fall asleep. However, once you leave the top of the hill, the coaster car flips over and your facing the ground directly below you at 115 feet. The need for speed is there, if you think 50 miles an hour is fast. Yes, there are faster coasters but this one gives you a rush; nevertheless. A lot of people like to cross their arms across their chests as the coaster spirals around and around. I call that The Superman. Great times for a great rollercoaster.

The last Vekoma Flying Dutchman closes on November 2nd 2025 when Six Flags America shuts its doors…read moreforever! The model of this awesome flying coaster is the Vekoma Flying Dutchman it's one of 3 ever built and the last one standing it's the only one of the 3 that was never relocated it's live an awesome life flying around this awesome Maryland park it's definitely the best of the 3 that were built as it's very smooth for it's unique features as your on your back and then flip over to feel like your flying making it unique to any flying coaster out there! Overall I've always loved this ride very much so and I've had many fun rides on it over the years as it's always been one of my favorites at Six Flags America so do yourself a favor and go ride it before it's gone forever!