How is El Toro Running in 2024? - Our First Visit to Six Flags Great Adventure for the Year!

[@ZMSaypol]

That dreaded pothole at the bottom of the turnaround that would destroy your back on a front wheeled seat last year is thankfully gone. You can actually see the brand new gorgeous dark brown track they threw down there when you walk by. Now that that pothole is gone, the ride is completely bearable no matter where you sit IMO.

[@fms7293]

I rode last year many times and didn’t think it was bad at all! Rode it Sunday 4/28 and it was pretty smooth, very intense tho as always. Love el toro

[@chorokee]

Oh my I can imagine what I feel😢 Last year I felt big pothole on T Express S turn and it always hurt😢 This year it is RMC retracked and it's smooth

[@cobblebalt4835]

I was wondering what they did. I braced myself while riding, preparing for my back to blow out, only to find the pothole was gone

[@MakBot]

I had to brace for that pothole even in the Magic Row. It was BRUTAL!

[@jaxdaggerthegreat]

It's fabulous following ElToroRyan over these years. He used to be a young bachelor who was addicted to amusement park roller coasters. Now, he's a matured father who is addicted to amusement park roller coasters. Keep up the dream.

[@chalkcoasters]

El toro baby has been to more parks than me 😂

[@Anonymous132464]

14:02 Art in motion. What a shot!

[@StamfordBridge]

I’ve been hearing that El Toro is running fantastically this season. Maybe it’s good to hear your more tempered response so I lower my expectations a little.

[@ericthomason8463]

6:03 I could see Airtime Thrills doing this

[@toyoracer33]

Betcha he has Amy jumping on it lol

[@mdf3530]

@@toyoracer33or drool on it

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

ElToroRyan posting about El Toro is a good day 👍

[@tentenchu8140]

I bet ETR can't wait for his daughter to hit the height requirements so he has a new riding buddy

[@toyoracer33]

Message received: wheel seat only to help my sciatica. (If only this coaster could pop my back like AF1. That's actually given my back more relief than chiropractors can these days)

[@Galistia]

Six Flags would be the park to have a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man on top of their attendant booth.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

6:57 Thanks man!! Great vlog, glad you got to enjoy your first visit of the season, I must’ve just missed you that day!

[@driggs2821]

I have a name for El Toro Baby's first credit: ROCK AND STROLLER COASTER!!! I'll see myself out. (BTW, the "brake run" sound when ETW stopped the stroller... *chefs kiss*)

[@jricedrums]

The improvements going into Great Adventure look amazing! It’s so exciting to see them make this progress!

[@matymil]

Been hearing that it's been running better this year

[@ViewtifulTj]

Liking the video to support el toro baby

[@krissampsell3223]

@6:56 love seeing the shout outs to Coliwood Studios and The Coaster Spot. Both provide amazing content and updates on new coasters in the area.

[@coastercreations9415]

El Toro baby is racken up the credits.. new path, first ride etc...

[@DoswarePictures]

Eventually the baby will top our credits. I have ten right now, so I’ll be beaten pretty quickly.

[@coastercreations9415]

@@DoswarePictures REAL

[@Jonny_Honda]

Hey! Don't stomp on our brick! I'm a couple of bricks to the left of yours 😂😂😂 I'm kidding, it's all in good fun, Ryan!! Have Great and Fun Adventures!!

[@ElToroRyan]

Haha! Sorry your brick took some collateral damage!

[@DoswarePictures]

I wouldn’t stomp on a weasel, even on weasel stomping day, so why would I stomp on your brick?

[@TheCoasterSpot]

7:17 Glad y'all had a good time! Thanks for the shout out mang!

[@pjgaringer2901]

With the Top Thrill launch officially gone I do hope King Da Ka is preserved

[@MichaelRei99]

El Toro looks fantastic and was hauling. Good to see. It is really nice to see all of the love the park is getting although I figured it would be done by now. None the less I’m exited to go to the park as a visitor for the first time 50 years ago.Have my season pass and fast pass and hope to make lots of memories and see the park nice and shiny like it was 50 years ago!!

[@anza2]

this park seems like it’s getting so much better

[@jackattack5928]

Best trim brake meme yet

[@poppyonline4034]

I laughed out loud at that.

[@stolenarmy_]

Eltoro is so much more bearable this year. And the crew is insane this year, they move at lightning speed. Even though they have been on 1 train ops for a while they’ve been pushing trains very very quickly. Very happy to see how much the park cares for that ride.

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

I hope El Toro never gets an LSM replacement. Hydraulic launch is only comparable to air, which even then is a different experience. Like it or not TT2 is a neutered experience even if its still an awesome and badass ride. Its most definitely neutered. It's like if they switched Mr. Freeze to a weight drop launch... older and slower.

[@DoswarePictures]

El Toro is more likely to have its cable replaced with a chain rather than an LSM. It’s like Lightning Rod.

[@cvcjr13]

The El Toro Ryan Brick is what makes this a must watch video. . . .

[@Itsyaboyharry98]

If you think flash construction is going slow, just keep an eye on GA Surfer.

[@toyoracer33]

I mean, it only took them six years to take out SWF so....

[@COASTER_CHASER_1]

Atleast Great Escape is getting Bobcat done.

[@DoswarePictures]

My home park already finished their 2024 project and it won’t open for a few weeks. Michigan’s Adventure is getting a new walkway this year.

[@Paolo8772]

I'm glad you're liking El Toro now. As rough as it was during the only time I rode during May 30th though June 2nd 2022 I still liked El Toro better than any other ride in the park, just barely ahead of Nitro, which is my least favourite B&M hyper I've ridden but still better than Orion and Leviathan due to its duration and graceful airtime. But I still like Cyclone at Coney Island and Ghostrider as much if not better than El Toro, as well as Coaster at Playland Vancouver (the latter at least through Halloween 2020 before it closed in 2012, only to only to be re-opened in 2022 with automatically extremely retracting seatbelts). Thanks for posting!

[@jsho574]

I've never had the privilege of visiting SFGAdv, but El Toro looks like it's flying on those camel backs. That looks amazing.

[@bigc1280]

Have you had a rollback on Ka yet?

[@vrryan6]

lol i was here on the same day, lines were hell for green lantern, superman, and el toro, took my chances on kingda ka 3 times lol.

[@ZachoMax]

man the queues were tweekin. wasted prolly about 2 hours in lines that we had to give up on because of breakdowns or just not bein able to take it anymore lol.

[@vrryan6]

@@ZachoMax Yeah, was on line for batman and it was like an hour so im like ykw fine, and i was waiting for prolly 1hr 45min and the thing broke down so i just went to the golden kingdom area and stayed there the rest of the day.

[@ZachoMax]

@@vrryan6 ye i was in that too lmfao. waited 30 mins, broke down, came back and waited another 75. then about 40 i’m green latern line before just walked off

[@money200476]

Honestly, the shaking the Cabra, whether your wife grabbed the baby stroller was the top tier, and I left way more than I should’ve for that

[@Senatorlemonsouth]

I’m going here may 11 thanks for the parking heads up😊

[@kirblar]

Feels like the clock's ticking down to a RMC El Toro retrack if the Korean retrack holds up.

[@psosna]

I couldn't wait until my son was old enough to ride the 'big boy' coasters, although I strongly suggest you don't do as I did and take him on Kingda Ka first. When we hit the top of the high hat he turned to me and said, "I'll never forgive you for this"!! He did and rode it 4 more times. We wanted to try to look bored when the camera flashed to make a funny picture, but he couldn't do it; too exciting.

[@appalachiancoasters2242]

New path reminds me of our Skyrush path at Hersheypark.

[@beautyandbrains1695]

I rode el toro a few weeks ago and lets just say I would not have expected a wooden coaster to be that awesome

[@MrMatteNWk]

So the ETR brick is where Jumpin' Jack Flash was, nice.

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

I am GAGGED that they finally cleared that Dream Street path! I always hated having to walk around the building, it's about time this happened!

[@DBI2000]

@eltororyan Looking for advice on when to visit in June. Gotta get at least 1 ride on Kingda Ka before I die. RIP TTD OG launch. Actually emailed you too. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and love your channel. Grats to you and eltorowifey on the little one 😊 Apologies for the long email.

[@raymondking2945]

Shoutout from Ann Arbor, MI. Cedar point is in my backyard. Figuratively speaking. My credit count is barely past 100 but I got El Toro, Nitro, Medusa, and Green Lantern on the list.

[@DoswarePictures]

Nice to see another person from Michigan here.

[@gottorox]

The best free locker is definitely a stroller! That's a seriously dope stroller too, we love ours!!!

[@ParkVisions]

Awesome vlog Ryan, El Toro is running really good and smooth. Can’t wait to see Flah fully constructed it’s gonna look amazing with the skyline of Great Adventure!

[@drcrash788]

My last year working there was 96. Ryan keeps calling it GA, but it might as well be Mars to me. It looks like they are really trying to turn things around. Good for them.

[@SFGAm144]

They should paint PREFERRED PARKING on the asphalt in the respective lanes!

[@Trainmaster909]

I heard the reason the construction was going slow was because Vekoma’s contractor was busy with Good Gravy and Snoopy’s SBR. Not sure how accurate that is but I have a feeling we will be good for a Memorial Day weekend opener. See you there Coaster Idiots 🫡

[@DoswarePictures]

Makes sense. I heard that WCR had to have the track imported from Europe because Premier’s usual contractor was busy with S&S that year.

[@drewking666_]

I finished the video on Rip Ride Rockit and this popped up 🤣

[@rallygatti3668]

I can’t believe that on opening day I rode el toro in the front row with my friend for my birthday. Good thing I brought my other friend that has never been there. He rode el toro and Jersey devil front seat too. That day was fun

[@CoastinWithNick]

If you think the progress on Flash is slow, wait until you see what they've done over at SFOG and the Surf coaster, Lol.

[@munstify]

I went there last weekend, had a fantastic time. None of the coasters I wanted to ride were closed. I did totally find the entrance to the parking lot confusing as hell. Lol

[@fadedidentity]

idk if the “all through TSA” comment was a joke about security being thorough or not lol. but the only time I’ve ever visited SFGA back in 2022, a bunch of employees at the entrance watched me completely bypass security while carrying a large backpack and no one said a word to me. I wasn’t paying attention and literally just walked around it lol. it was actually quite concerning how easy it was to go untouched with a big bag full of stuff, and how many employees saw me do it without batting an eye

[@julianlaresch6266]

I used to go to great adventure all the time. Then i got old and fragile and i cant wait in long lines anymore. Ticket prices are wild for a single visit too. But i might go this year and ride el toro again. I miss rolling thunder, el toro will have to keep its spot as the last wooden coaster in GA 😢

[@MilkyWay-gi8km]

I’ve recently moved to California and great adventure used to be my home park😢I miss having a season pass

[@heyitsmaggiexxo]

omg u guys had a baby, so cute, so happy for u

[@adriantejada2060]

hey there el toro im a huge fan of roller coaster and your channel i been to six flags like couple time when i use to live new jersey but i hoped baby ryan had fun time and god bless to you and family

[@jaball77]

5:00 The feets are killing me.

[@COASTER_CHASER_1]

Looking forward to hitting Great Adventure and Dorney this summer. Hopefully the flash is ready by then lol.

[@evanweston1837]

Are they actually going to get Flash open for 2024? Seems like August at the earliest for an opening with how far behind they are. Hope Cedar Fair management gets Six Flags in gear.

[@P3peJose]

The track work shouldn’t take long. I’m thinking July

[@twistedwhiskers8776]

Hold on a second let’s do a quick rollcall. We got El Toro Ryan, El Toro, Ryan, wifey and El Toro, baby????

[@theworstisover1323]

I'd love to ride Flash when it opens but unfortunately with it's abysmal capacity I'm not waiting in line for 4+ hours to ride that thing. Any other part I'd say, "what were they thinking putting a low capacity coaster in a busy park like this!", but it's Six Flags so we know exactly what they were thinking... They got a cheap deal on it!

[@TanookiOshawott64]

With those bricks they just wanna be Indiana beach frrrrr

[@davidnevolo4402]

@12:30 the runaway train haha

[@seangearhart2494]

Can confirm: Dan is an elite shit talker.

[@WHOOOOOOOOCARES]

Yo eltororyan you forget to mention the number of blockzones on “PATH THE RIDE”…maybe you should do a problematic coasters video on it as I can see some structure damage.

[@mikeyg9958]

Oh it literally is a reference to Batman and Robin the chiller with the placement of it.

[@LegendForsaken]

Was this on Sunday the 28th?? I thought I might seen you, but I wasn't sure I don't usually go up to strangers. Was my first time at great adventure and I rode El Toro back row about a dozen times throughout the day and was on the last train and got like 3 rides back row without leaving my seat. My 2nd favorite woodie behind the voyage now for sure.

[@scs998]

Love the ElToroPadre vibes!

[@MrPopsfreshnmyer]

Flash is going to stand out when it's done. Almost all of the other rollercoasters are on the parimeter with limited viewpoints. If I remember correctly, wasn't Shockwave near that location?

[@fredericklockard3854]

It’s the best wooden coaster IMO. It seems like it’s trying its best to kick you off - like a bull.

[@neochoc2005]

Thank on the up date Toro especially with preferred parking I get it every year never use it but I will this year. Keep up the good father hood bro God bless. I agree tho Iron menace up n done wassup with that time they doing make me wait on da season pass no bs unless the done members only diamond elite for the opening then I'll ride n pay early

[@angiewu932]

I miss the days when there was no shortcut between ka and toro and I could lap ka first thing in the the morning, then run to get toro laps while the others didn't know how to get there 😅

[@mikes6457]

12:53 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vvwal]

im going sooon , i can’t wait

[@905Metalhead]

First year I can remember that I can get on El Toro without needing the op to staple me. Got cleared on my own!

[@MakBot]

congratulations!

[@Southgate210]

Aha! Was old school, 'not being able to SEE just how steep the 1st drop was/is! I got almost to the top and said to myself, 'Oh Shit,' so by nature being a life long Rollercoaster rider, Bring 66 years old back in with fucken Problems with Bones, 'I knew to pop me a few Back-N-Body Pain Pills plus had my back brace tight shit,' when the coaster dropped I right with it as I said to myself, 'SHIT,' it was great! 3 times in the day light 1-time at night, of course after a few beers plus riding in the last car Ouch but great! The same for King-Da free fall drop and then King-Da at night! It was almost close time so I could not have made it over to Nitro! I'd bet day 10-years back I could have! Amusement Parks are one of the very few places I can go to and feel safe plus! The extreme pass don't hurt nothing either like back in the good old days standing in lines for hours, 'but,' ignore the young folks sucking up each other's face yuck! I had enough nerve to stand in front of my man while reaching back, 'with my hands down the front of his paints holding his B***s,' I'd always be special in my own right he telling me, 'never had he been shocked/amazed like that the way I did it! It's an Amusement park ✅️ right! My job was to extra Amuse! LIFE!

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

That Immelmann on Flash will give quite a lot of hangtime

[@randalheller7460]

How do you talk about flash without meming the capacity

[@thesaucyslurp]

went and road top thrill 2 at the charity event. the rides nuts u gotta get there @eltororyan

[@kayeights]

Dang I was hoping I'd high roll my brick near yours unlucky :(

[@MichiganStance]

Awesome video, you gonna do any videos on top thrill 2 soon?

[@corkscrewfoley]

Ryan, mang, I hope you weren't in the dog house for too long.

[@asherreardon]

thanks for the updates-headed there in a couple of weeks. how were the lines??

[@catkinsx]

Hopefully we'll get an explanation of the wife block zones sometime

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

Six Flags: "What two trademarks do we already own... hmmmm... flash.... and? Vertical velocity. Makes no sense... so its perfect!" I mean how cheap can they be lmao. Multi million dollar coaster but can't give it a proper name. Nobody can deny they straight up just re-used two trademarks they already own lmao

[@tomb6670]

Used to be so smooth now it’s as rough as anything

[@notkaywhy]

12:46 Congratulations to ElToroBaby for getting their first credit. Pathway: The Ride

[@ToastGhost]

Unlikely but I hope Flash is open for my visit in mid July, coming from the UK so can't really change it

[@establishingthrills]

It's construction is looking a lot better than previous SF coasters, Georgia Surfer isn't even done putting in footers as of Saturday, I think we might have it by memorial day earliest

[@ToastGhost]

Oh nice, what’s a memorial day btw?

[@establishingthrills]

@ToastGhost sorry I didn't process the coming from the UK part of your comment, it's an American holiday, most parts reopen for the summer for full operation that weekend, The mine train and log flume at Great Adventure open next weekend for it, I wouldnt be surprised if Flash follows soon

[@ToastGhost]

No worries thanks for the info, what is the date of it?

[@MJW061]

When you gonna go to lagoon in utah?

[@P3peJose]

Mr. EltoroRyan. Did u hear about the demo of trees near the northern star arena. Do u think it’s the possible 2025 addition?

[@Calakapepe]

Hahaha back problems?? Sit on a wheel 😂😂

[@Megadomeblaster5000]

14:32 If only we knew... 😭

[@JamieNiemeyer-tz7zy]

What I want to know is how El burrito 🌯 the Rollercoaster is running in 2024 lol 😆 😂 jamie 😊

[@laurenmarie9332]

How fast is el toro? 😍 I’m going there next month

[@coreyperdue37]

luhh you duude

[@hudson.wolf2024]

Day one of asking Ryan if he’ll come to lagoon

[@shawnrw3727]

Six flags takes forever to build stuff.

[@turtz0]

I am so disappointed there isnt a red carpet going up to that diamond entrance

[@patrickd.3681]

Came back to your old place of employment eh?

[@BillSta-qy9ec]

Go Bills.

[@cccEngineer]

What happened to "too lame" to enjoy the video‽

[@DoswarePictures]

That’s for the info videos. The Coaster Idiot videos use “too serious”.