kumba830 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) This is my forum to cover my 2010 season! [sFGAm will still be in it's own thread] There will be PTR's of parks, or any of my shindigs with fellow TPR members! The Reports: Busch Gardens Tampa [ Jan. 4,2010 ] Winter Bash [ Jan. 9, 2010 ] The Surprise [April 17, 2010] Holiwood Nights [ Jun. 6,2010 ] Indiana Beach [ Jun. 13,2010 ] Germany Trip [ Jun. 28- Jul. 14, 2010] _____________________________________ Busch Gardens Tampa Jan. 4,2010 It was a great little day at one of my favorite parks by far. Got their early in the morning and the crowds were very light. Pretty much all the rides were walk on except for Sheikra, and remained that way for the rest of my stay. Re-rides on Montu and Kumba were great, but I couldn't stay as long as I wanted and had to leave around 4:50 P.M. My ride opinions: [and ride counts] Gwazi Tiger: [1] Not as rough as people say, and kinda fun. 6/10 Sheikra: [1] Still a fun little ride and the drop is still great! 8.5/10 Kumba: [5] This ride has gotten smoother than it use to be and I think I can easily say it's in my top three coasters now! 10/10 Scorpion: [1] A fun little ride with those great Schwarzkopf transitions and some nice forces. 8.5/10 Montu: [4] A great smooth ride and that Batwing seriously packs some strong G's! 9/10 Pheonix: [1] An ok little flat if you can get over the pain. 5.5/10 Rhino Rally: [1] Also pretty decent, the driver seemed pretty funny and into his job 6/10 Sky Ride: [1] Jungala: [ ] A nice little addition, Was surprisingly a fun little area. 8.5/10 Photo's_______ I then rode Montu a few times... took some photos and stuff. Then one last ride on Kumba and it was time to say goodbye. :[ Happy faces all around? ...I think so! Helix of death =D Schwarzkopf love!!!! KUMBA! ... and foreign people! I think about 60% of the people there were visiting from out of the country. It was crazy! There are these passages that you can crawl through and as you see above, even under the aquarium! Giant frog hopper anyone? Jungala was pretty good actually.... My bros, Taylor is doing his "Restraint checker" impression... There are bad messes, and good messes. This is a good mess. Um...."Skloosh!" ? RUN!!! It's the Florida FROST! This is something that will continue to repeat it's self through the day =D Starting off the day with Gwazi. Edited January 2, 2011 by kumba830 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Here's the park video I made from my trip. -Enjoy!- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Nice footage of Sheikra, definitely an amazing coaster to ride and watch! Also, when is Kumba scheduled for a paint job? It's REALLY showing it's age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Great pictures and video! The quality was amazing! I cannot wait for your next report (wink wink)! P.S: What kind of camera do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam06pr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Kumba needs another paint job 1:11 There has to be a way to somehow prevent that rust or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 dude, there's always some group from Brazil or Argentina at BGA. I went once, and no ride was more than an hour, and when we went to Kumba, there were hundreds of backpacks on the bridge, and the wait was 2.5 hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Great trip report and video! I'm glad to hear that Kumba is running a little smoother now. I hope my trip was just on a bad day or something. Anyways, did you ride Wild Surge? It's NOT your standard frog hopper. Ever since that thing I have been in love with Moser's spring towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 ^ I did ride it! It was really fun and my brother and I rode it three or four times in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 ^It is such an awesome and under-appreciated ride, I think ALL parks need to install one of these. Forget those boring Zamperla hoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam06pr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 dude, there's always some group from Brazil or Argentina at BGA. I went once, and no ride was more than an hour, and when we went to Kumba, there were hundreds of backpacks on the bridge, and the wait was 2.5 hours! I know and most of them get annoying and obnoxious. Now if they were coaster enthusiasts then I would of been fine with them..but they are not and they just...well let me just stop here before I ramble..... And yes wild surge is a pretty fun frog hopper, my stomach tickled a lot I was laughing the whole ride and then some after the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykoala2112 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Nice report! I really loved your Scorpion shots, you never can have too much Schwarzkopf in one trip report. Nicely done, some great shots of Sheikra too Were both sides of Gwazi open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 ^Yeah both sides were open. I just knew from previous experience that I rather not ride the lion side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks for the report...I'll either be there on the 17th or 18th. Also, when is Kumba scheduled for a paint job? It's REALLY showing it's age. Kumba needs another paint job PLEASE don't jinx me on this! I was there on what must have been the last time it was painted in 2006 because I never got to ride it and was extremely bummed. I'm all for good paint jobs, but hopefully they'll wait till after the 18th!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) January 9, 2010 - Winter Bash ___________________________________ Winter Bash or WB, was a small meet up for a closer group of us TPR'ers who just couldn't wait till SFGAm's opening day to see each other again. The players: Me, Cameron, Jo, Griffin, Jeremie, and my friends Averi and Leah who joined us for tobogganing. The game plan: First we all met at my place and we waited for Jo whom was running late. Then we headed out to Takara. A BOSSOME hibachi grill restaurant! The chef was crazy and yelled out "YooHoo!" about every seven second's, and the food was pretty amazing to. After that we headed to downtown Milwaukee to stop at Discovery World. It was pretty cool and we thoroughly enjoyed Shocking each other and Jo being scared to cross the "Fish Bridge". Then to satisfy our adrenalin needs as Coaster enthusiast we headed over to the toboggan run at Whitnall Park. If you haven't seen my video I made before look down below. It was crazy fun and some of us have some nice battle wounds. We then ended the day with dinner at my place, eating bubbles, and a session of Yo Gabba Gabba. Over all it was an AMAZING day and I can't wait to see you guys again! And now PHOTOS: So there's this magnet board in my room... Apparently while we were at my house Cameron without me noticing. Was able to write out this without me noticing, and after he left he told me to go look for the message he left in my room. Night time rides on the Toboggan run were AWESOME! I like fish, I like fish...I like fish, I like fish! "I've always wondered what an urban runoff looked like..." "I'm on a BOAT" Griffin get's ERT on the bed of nails. Then we discover I could have saved 15$ by switching to Geico.... I make an Important phone call... Acid trip? Pretty walls!! Griffy Tiffy DISCOVERS Hey there, you wanna touch my gears? And.... After Before the surgery I want the marble!!! Father griffin try's to do the same in a more "un-noticeable" way. Jeremie Is concentrating on my awesomeness Jo in deep concentration... "YooHoo!" Is it love? or is it Takara? Edited August 17, 2010 by kumba830 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Great TR Nathan! Thanks for organizing this amazing day for all of us and I can't wait for the next time we could all meet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykoala2112 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I seem like I have been having too much fun with the little action figure I was playing with.... Great report! The toboggans were seriously more thrilling than most coasters I have ridden!They are also probably 10 times less safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Here are two photos that Cam took: Van der Graaf Generator shocking fun Awesome music table thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 What a great day! Everything was so much fun. I have a bruise that is forming on my leg from tobogganing. I would just like to point out that even though I wasn't focused getting there on time, I was focused at lunch, and tobogganing. Did anyone else get injured or was it only me? Oh, and I wasn't focused on my way home because I received a text from Jeremie, and I missed the entrance to the highway. When I turned around, I was heading the wrong way because I wasn't focused. I finally got focused and made it home safe and sound. And if anyone is wondering why I'm afraid of glass bridges with fish underneath them, I'm afraid I'll fall through and kill all the fish and drown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Someone seems to be missing......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 ^Agreed. Here I thought the two of you were best of friends. Did you guys have a fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My phone wasn't working for much of the day, so calling my voicemail and hearing the escapades / various adoring fanmail for me was freakin' hilarious. Nathan, was that last one while you were watching Yo Gabba Gabba? I was trying to listen hard, and all I could possibly come up with was DJ Lance for the voice. Dan "Timtams Rule!" Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Boooo, why did I have to work Saturday night? It sucks that I wasn't able to meet up with you guys. Great pictures Nathan! Toboggans are a lot of fun! Do you use the same camera you take pictures with to take video with? What camera do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Well Matt [and others], I planned this meet to be a smaller group[because of the fact we would be at my house for part of it]. Don't get me wrong your pretty Beastly. And there was talk about possibly doing more off-season meet in the future. And yes, I use the same camera for both. It's a Kodak V1073. Edit: Yes Dan that was Yo Gabba Gabba :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 ^Agreed. Here I thought the two of you were best of friends. Did you guys have a fight? Lovers quarel. I had a ton of other stuff going on, so I wouldn't of been able to make it. And I hate being outside in the cold, so I would have complained the whole day......wait, that's not any different than any other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Well, I took a video of everyone (except me!) dancing to Yo Gabba Gabba in HD and felt like some my want to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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