jynx242 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I simply loved Canobie. What a just plain fun day it was there. The employees were amazing, the Cannonball was a really fun woodie, Untamed was great and the park was awesome. I liked the catepillar since you could see all the springs and arms and such that made the canopy cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 That video of Astrosphere brought back so many memories. I remember riding the Gyrosphere at Seabreeze back when it still played Fire On High (the intro used to creep me out)... Â ELO's "Fire On High?!!?" That is BEYOND awesome. Would have loved to have tried that. Â And yes, Canobie looks like a ton of fun. Still another park I should have visited when I lived a lot closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurieather Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 The log flume at Canobie was awesome...and this was the best ride photo of my foursome out of all the log flumes during the trip! I remember purchasing the photo, the employee at the booth was so incredibly nice, we kept complimenting him. We may have embarrassed him! And while we were there other guests of the park saw our badges and asked if it was our job to go to theme parks. Â If only.... Â And i wanted to combine the speed of the indoor scrambler at this park with the light show of Astosphere for the perfect experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I wish I could have joined you guys at Canobie. The Mine of Lost Souls is a source of great entertainment for us locals, we are not quite sure how you suddenly end up in Egypt either... Â As far as the height goes, yes, they have a limit. i believe its 85 ft, which is just what Untamed hits with cars and people factored in.... Â What amuses me is the neighbors that complain... that park has been there longer than most of the houses. Its not like it suddenly appeared after they moved in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) Our next stop was the biggest park in all of French Canadia... La Ronde! Check out the update here: http://themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=344&linkid=10905 Â This update includes... Â - Over 100 Photos! - Four AWESOME TPR Videos including POV of Goliath and Le Monstre - Drunk Piers!!! Â Now...go check out the update and then... Â POST YOUR COMMENTS!!! Edited May 10, 2013 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGAman Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I lol'd at the planking picture  Just a random question, how many roller coasters are there named Goliath? Let me think... Goliath at SFMM Goliath at SFOG Goliath at SFFT Goliath at Walabi World Goliath at at La Ronde  Goliath comes at a pretty high spot for over used coaster names. Matches close to Cyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deguy123 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 This park was very odd at times but did have some good coasters! The area around Cobra didn't seem to have been touched in years while other areas were very clean. On La Vampire they made me wear my Flip Flops (A few times I thought I was going to lose one) but on the SLC I was able to sit on them....very odd operations. Overall the park was pretty interesting especially that they had a full service bar in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That evening with Piers was the hardest I have laughed in a VERY long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancrash Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Ah... my second favourite Goliath. (Topped just slightly by a green machine in Holland...) Love those French Canadian hills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuurvogel Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 YES!! I gave Hans this shirt and made him take it with him. He had to appear in a report as proof, and now he has. Excellent. To bad its in Canada, next time you wear it in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) I lol'd at the planking picture Just a random question, how many roller coasters are there named Goliath? Let me think... Goliath at SFMM Goliath at SFOG Goliath at SFFT Goliath at Walabi World Goliath at at La Ronde  Goliath comes at a pretty high spot for over used coaster names. Matches close to Cyclone  Except at La Ronde, it's not "go-LIE-ath", it's "GO-lee-et"  On an unrelated note, I think I ran into that same groundhog when I was in La Ronde earlier this summer for the fireworks festival. Edited August 22, 2011 by ahecht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 WTF?? Was David Copperfield at La Ronde? During the Goliath video, at the 3:10 mark, Robb was in the train. When it cut back to the people shot at 3:23.....no more Robb?? LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipthehippo Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The Hippo has not laughed that hard in a long time. The drunk Piers video is easily the funniest thing the Hippo has seen.......Well done Robb...and Piers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 La Ronde was pretty much what I consider a "Just Okay" park. It had some good rides, but there were also some not so good rides. Operations ranged from standard to poor, and they were very inconsistent between rides, but other than the 45 minute SLC line with the Gold Flashpass, nothing was horrible. There were also things (such as the bar) that you would never see in an American park. Overall, most things balanced out to somewhere in the middle. It's certainly not the best Six Flags, but it isn't the worst either. Â Oh, one more thing...Canadian Goliath may not be the greatest Mega Coaster, but I would gladly trade California Goliath for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Looks like a fun evening, of course the only memory I have of it is an Etch a Sketch and a pair of Superman briefs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Looks like a fun evening, of course the only memory I have of it is an Etch a Sketch and a pair of Superman briefs... You TOOK KidTums' Etch a Sketch??!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Oh no dear, I would never! I just remember waking up with it stuck to my face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Oh no dear, I would never! I just remember waking up with it stuck to my face! Â The Etch a Sketch or the briefs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Both. Â Finally, something to smile and laugh about for the day!! Piers - you the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrooper Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I described LaRonde as a Kardashian. It's photogenic and all, but deep down it's just kind of trashy. Â But seriously, I didn't mind LaRonde...the margarita with my poutine didn't hurt. I enjoyed my time there, and it le Vampire was probably the best Batman clone I've ever been on. It's also the only park that I purchased a souvenir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiging_jen Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I described LaRonde as a Kardashian. It's photogenic and all, but deep down it's just kind of trashy. Â . That's a perfect analogy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I described LaRonde as a Kardashian. It's photogenic and all, but deep down it's just kind of trashy. Â . That's a perfect analogy! Â I agree. While some spots were photogenic, I just couldn't get into it. Could also have been my experience with rude people too. I don't speak French, but at least I know how to ask if they speak English, and even just attempting to communicate with people ended in disaster, especially when trying to use my credit card, and they put the little machine in my face wanting me to type in some numbers but since I don't read French I had no idea what they wanted. And trying to explain that was like talking to a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'll say it. I thought the place was a dump. From the 100,000 pieces of gum on the lift hill rail of Le Monstre, to the overgrown weeds in the Cobra Flash Pass queue, to the disgusting bathrooms. Not to mention they easily had the slowest operators I've ever seen. However, they did have good food and beverage (the crepe was AMAZING and I got a Jack and Coke at a theme park), and I agree with others in saying the Batman clone was the best I have ridden to date. Goliath was also very, very good. Other than that, there wasn't much I enjoyed about the park itself. I still had a great time regardless (thanks to the wonderful people of TPR!), and the culture shock was actually kinda educational, but it's not a park I'll be clamoring to return to any time soon. I definitely want to go back and explore Montreal, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 ...And now, the continuation of Drunk Piers. Â WARNING!!! THE VIDEO BELOW IS FILLED WITH HORRIBLE, FILTHY LANGUAGE AND VILE, VULGAR, DISGUSTING CONTENT THAT WILL MAKE MOST HUMANS EARS BLEED AND HEADS EXPLODE! WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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