How is El Toro Running in 2023? - Full Review | Six Flags Great Adventure

[@TheMrBeepboo]

Rode it 10x yesterday and it feels almost identical to last year without the potholes. The turn around is still bumpy especially on the wheel seats but everything else is smooth as before. I loved it!

[@Jakebtw_7]

So is the zig zag part at the end good?

[@TheMrBeepboo]

@@Jakebtw_7 Yeah that's not rough at all

[@amusementscape]

“That classic toro bite”

[@Checkit589]

I was wondering about this, thanks for posting.

[@ZMSaypol]

Somehow got 20 rides yesterday because the park was incredibly dead. Ride feels smooth as glass in those camel back valleys but I never noticed those being all that rough in the first place. Turn around is still rough (ESPECIALLY WHEN RIDING ON A WHEEL SEAT). Right after the turn around as it's going over those floater hills, a few potholes are still there and it almost feels like the train is tugging you in pulses. On the bright side, airtime is still there, twister section is actually smooth now, and THE AIRTIME ON THOSE CAMEL BACKS IS RIDICULOUS! Still a 9/10 ride for me!

[@colinschmidt2004]

Just went to six flags today and I rode it. And if I have to describe it, it was bone shattering and I loved it

[@nicks8379]

Bone shattering sounds negative

[@colinschmidt2004]

@@nicks8379 it's honestly not that bad. Pretty rough, but not that bad

[@Bybrycebeatz]

I rode it in both the front and the back, and the difference was crazy. I got off the back row and thought it was awfully rough, but later in the day we rode in the front and it was one of the best experience I’ve ever had on a coaster

[@Jcjc-lr4bf]

I liked the stride gum! It was super fiesta-looking!

[@ColiwoodStudios]

It definitely had that effect from afar, but up close, it was a bit hard to look at

[@cccEngineer]

I saw you guys but didn't say hi since you guys had the first rides before the passholders. It was my first time riding it and I rode it 10 times. I loved the second row from the can and the front row. It was awesome. Also first time riding nitro and el toro is way better than nitro.

[@Coaster_Joe]

Hey Colin! Definitely el toro is super smooth! One question which row is a non week seat? Hey you answered the question in the video! You are the best!

[@davindavin3650]

Kingda Ka was testing on saturday :)

[@dougronald561]

This channel answers all the questions I have about Great Adventure news in detail. 🎢🎢🎢🐂🐂🐂

[@Director2024]

I use to give El Toro a hard time because I am not a fan of rough, but it felt much better than I remember. The second to the last seat is my favorite.

[@StamfordBridge]

Second-to-last seat has always been my favorite on Toro.

[@alecvip7562]

If they replace any track, it will always be prefab. I don't think they can use traditional techniques. I'm also not pleased they didn't replace any track in the floater area. While the turnaround was rougher, the floater section was rough and can definitely hurt if you have back problems.

[@Huntbeck33]

Personally had no problems at all, but everyone is different. Honestly not ideal to go on any wooden coaster if u have back issues

[@alecvip7562]

​​@@Huntbeck33 dont have any back issues, but i see that most the people who dont like el toro always have back pains and the turnaround and floater hills hurt their back.

[@luciano6967]

@4:06 that is a real close near miss

[@ChrisZukowski88]

That’s why I keep my hands down. I’m a tall bastard so I’m always worried my long ass arms will hit the beams.

[@luciano6967]

@@ChrisZukowski88 lmao

[@beckyharris1870]

Any opinion on what row/seat would be best for a 7 and 8 yo (48”/52” and going with us obviously) desperate to go on but are still very nervous!

[@Huntbeck33]

For someone’s first time I’d do car 3 or 4 and a none wheel seat witch is the middle row per car like Collin explains in the video

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I agree with hunter, the rows you would want would be 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, or 17 (all non wheeled seats). For first timers that are nervous, I’d go for rows 8 & 11. 17 is extremely smooth and intense, as is 2.

[@beckyharris1870]

@@ColiwoodStudios super helpful! Thanks!

[@billchief397]

Great work! Fun to let others know the best seats for them. Hugs all I hope to ride this one day.

[@F7COASTERS]

I'm still very concerned that they didn't retrack the entire ride like the other prefabs its the Marque coaster at the park with kingda ka I hope they can continue to add brand new prefab track when the off-season comes around. The whole point of the prefab track is so it can be reliable and more comfortable than standard wooden coasters so six flags should definitely continue getting new track from intamin and not reusing old track with new bolts the other prefabricated wooden coasters got new track from intamin and haven't had any incidents unlike el toro.

[@Peter_9_9_9]

exactly that's what I'm saying I got to ride it was good but it was still rough of course however this coaster still needs a full retrack. I hope the park does invest the necessary money into a full retrack along with their park beautification which both will pay off in a long run I'm not really going to get into Six Flags Great Adventure reimaging project since the park looks like its stuck in the early 2000s and its too much to talk about and its off topic. I really don't want to see this ride get demolished because of Six Flags negligence because well as you stated it's one of their marque attractions and well without it you only have kingda ka and yea Ka may be good but I believe its days are numbered. RMC topper track or GCI titan track may "ruin" this ride but it's really the only option at this point seeing the severity of Six Flags penny pintching.

[@Robert-gm6es]

I went on it yesterday, and I thought it was rough

[@Huntbeck33]

The ride is running great! They did great work to it, it’s running the smoothest in a long time not quite 2006 smooth but close to it. The turnaround is by far the roughest part of the ride imo. Overall it’s one of the smoothest if not the smoothest wooden coaster in the world. Such an amazing ride, I’ve ridden quite a few coasters in my life and this is still my favorite!

[@joshfreund6008]

Smoother than ghostrider?

[@Huntbeck33]

@@joshfreund6008 I can’t really answer your question because I’ve never ridden ghostrider before but considering it recently had a Complete re-track I’m gonna guess that’s smoother because el toro only had re-tracks in certain spots

[@carysage]

Mystic Timbers is definitely the smoothest wood coaster I have ridden.

[@justinkyle09]

Is El Toro down? I heard it was down til august? Can anyone confirm this is false?

[@ColiwoodStudios]

False, it’s open!

[@Jamespercy711]

Is this guy for real? Lol😂

[@speedlimit4067]

was there it’s open

[@michealhanna2594]

Is el toro likely to have another accident

[@Huntbeck33]

Hard to say if any ride will have an accident as mechanical things always brake but, I’m almost positive the park put a lot of work into the ride from preventing another accident

[@Director2024]

I hope they do the same thing for Ka!

[@IntaminFanGRLPowerCoasters]

Sure hope not! Important thing is as of now it's open and safe! Hopefully one day I can actually ride it!

[@roadtripnerd2432]

Who cares? Everyone is just glad the ride is finally open after a year of downtime lol

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Many people were curious how it was running after the work done on it, hence why I made this video

[@roadtripnerd2432]

@@ColiwoodStudios ah that makes sense