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Part 2 But not me. They were scaring the crap out of people. These guys were neat. Or not. I thought Six Flags went Non-Smoking? Better get security. This was pretty cool. I said GIVE ME YOUR CANDY! I'm betting that he had a yeast infection. I think they have grave robbers. and going. and going, The line was like the Energizer Bunny. It just kept going, WEEEEEEEE!!!! Up, up and AWAY! Sorry, couln't help myself. Hmmmm. Q-Bot goodness. We were on Superman in less than 10 minutes.

My wife and I decided to take a 4 hour drive up to Gurnee to be at Six Flags for the last weekend of the year. After getting checked into our hotel at about 1:30 on Saturday, we headed over to the park. When we got into the parking lot, we drove around and found out that the only places left to park were WAY out in BFE, so we decided to leave. If the parking lot was that full, (plus there were at least 20 school buses) we could only imagine what the park was like. Good thing I had parking on my pass so it didn't cost us anything. So we headed back to hotel, went swimming and headed to the Gurnee Mills Mall. One good thing was when we went into the Disney Store, they had a bunch of adult sized t-shirts clearanced out for $2.50. So I grabbed a Jack Skellington and an Incredibles shirt while my wife got a Sally and Tinkerbell shirt. So, try #2. We got to the park about 10 min. before the park opened and waited for the running of the bulls to Raging Bull. We just let everyone take off and we just walked at a brisk pace. So when we got to Bull they were still testing it. And testing. And testing. It was kind of like the first day at Cedar Point with the TPR trip without the rain. Finally, after about 20-30 minutes, they let us in, and with my wife and I just walking instead of running, we got on the second train. After getting done with our ride, we seen that the que for Bull was really long so we decided that getting a Flash Pass would be a good idea. As we were walking up to the store to get it, we seen a lot of people coming back out the entrance. We were thinking that they were sold out already, but it was just that the computers were down and the hadn't even sold one yet. So after waiting about another 45 mins. or so, we finally have our Flash Pass. The rest of the day went pretty well. We see a lot of the Fright Fest shows, cut in front of a lot of people using our Q-Bot. And then "it" happened. While riding bull at nite, two guys in the first rode decided to spit while we going thru the mcbr where the que line is almost underneath us. So when we got back to the station, my wife motions for a ride op to come over and she told him what had happened. He then asked if we would fill out a report, we said yes, and they stopped the kids and called security. After security showed up, we all got escorted to the center of the park, into an employees only section, to the security trailer, where we filled out the report. I'm not sure what happened to the kids, being there was only about and hour and a half left in the day. The security officer then thanked us for taking the time to fill out the report and apologized and hoped it didn't ruin our day. He then asked us where we were heading and escorted us thru the backstage area to the nearest place we were heading. I didn't think about it until we were done to take pictures, so I didn't get any while we were back there. And now, onto the pics. I think he might be trying to hide from Terrance. One of the many changed signs. Looks like everyone is trying to moon me. Better lift up your feet. Drunk looking zombie might get them. Such pretty trees. Oh yeah, and Batman. Train with just ride ops. If it was raining, I would have thought we were back on the Midwest Trip. Emtpy train Line waiting for Raging Bull to open I couldn't go up into the Sky Trek Tower cause it has a case of the King Kongs. I'm ManPumpkinTree, give me some candy! See? It really is red. Fire and red water... how can you go wrong?

^^ When my wife and I went to SFGAm last Saturday, when we were checking in to the hotel, the lady at the desk said if we were going that day that we should get there before 6 cause they start closing the gates. We ended up not going then and just went on Sunday instead. But when we were there on Sunday, we ran out to the car to get our jackets and the wristbands they put on us for re-entry say "no re-entry after 7:00 p.m.". And that was with the park closing at 9.

I want to contribute in the hijacking of Casey's thread! Here is a couple of pics that we got at Cedar Point. And here we find Casey getting some aussie booty. Here we find the wild Casey in his natural habitat.

I'm not sure if they did or not. We were running a little late and barely had enough time to get in, get our stuff, and get to our seats before the show started. Although that would have been pretty cool to see.

So the Blue Man Group came to Springfield, which is kind of surprising to me that came to play in such a small city. Well this is the first time I have ever seen them, and I didn't really know what to expect. I had seen bits and pieces on tv before but not really the whole aspect of what a Blue Man Group concert is all about. Well I must say I had a wonderful time. I was thinking that we would not be allowed to take pictures but my wife went and asked the usher and he said that he didn't have a problem with it. I would definitely go seen them again if they came back around. Our souvenirs; a DVD, a program, a hoodie for my wife and a t-shirt with the same design on the front as the hoodie for me. "Good nite, we love you all." Well, they didn't really say that, but you know they just wanted to. They even TP themselves. I bet they love TPing houses on Halloween. Jumping.... with cod pieces. Are those wooden spoons paited red? Looking like they should be in Predator or something. Lead guitarist after being put into "the box". Sorry that its a little fuzzy. FREEBIRD!!!!! Right after this he got sprayed with a fire extiguisher. There were actuall people on stage that wasn't blue. The coolest picture we got all nite. Getting up close and personal with the crowd. Heading into the crowd. A group of blue men. My ticket and something that they were handing out at the venue.

I'm with Robb. It's just a mistake, cause V2 at Six Flags Great America does not invert because it goes vertical on the twist.

IT WAS STUCK ON A LIFT HILL?!? CNN must have seen that news story because this morning they were reporting that a coaster was stuck upside down. They didn't say what coaster and they didn't have any video. And for believing that she has whiplash, she sure is moving her neck around a lot.

So you would be able to get the park to open just for you and your family for and hour? There are other perks that they can get that the general public would not be able to get. That is what I was talking about. So where does that put me since I don't fit into any of those categories? And yes, I am planning a vacation for my wife and I to Disney next year that I am doing all the planning myself. Well I am done with my little rant. Daren "Back to your regularly scheduled topic" Bailey

How is that attitude? To quote the flyer "Note that the pace of the trip will be fairly rigorous, mornings as early as 6am, nights as late as midnight". They have always said that up front. And have been on a TPR trip before, yes some days are very tiring, but other days are more relaxed. And while you are at the park, you don't have to run around the whole time. You can do what ever you want just as long as you make it to the bus on time. And like Robb said, if this type of a trip is not for you, just don't do it. But for a lot of us, it is just what we want and even more. The stuff they plan for us to be able to do would be unattainable for the regular person to plan. Daren "Just my two cents worth" Bailey

Hey Terrance, I've got a picture that will go well with your "Bone Sucking Sauce" picture you showed us on the trip. A co-worker came up and showed me this and I thought "Oh, I have to take a picture and send this to someone". Hope you get a laugh out of it. Excuse me, do you know where the Spotted Dick is located?

My wife and I spent about $700-$800 between the both of us. That included snacks/drinks at the parks, tips, lots of shirts (I think we ended up buying like 12 or 13), a few gifts for family, and a Fraggle from Kennywood. For the first couple of days I think we only spent about $30, and that included eating at Bob Evans on the first nite.

Well if everything goes well, we will be on the east coast trip. We already sent in our deposits but we still have to pay off a Disney Cruise trip we are taking in April.

You mean this picture Casey? The hot chicks in the boat before the guys.

I actually didn't mind Son of Beast either. Always kept hearing about how bad it was so I was comparing it to The Boss at SFStL (my home park). In my opinion, Boss is much rougher.

Hey Shawn, I loved your video. Even though I didn't hang out with you guys, it still brought back memories of the trip.

He is referring to the picture I took while on the TPR midwest trip.

I don't have them going over the side but I have pics of them sinking the boat. Yeah, we didn't die! Sinking of the raft.

This would be what Casey would look like if he did ride it. Casey after Deja Vu.

Hey Gary, thats not a pic of Raptor, thats Deja Vu.

I was asking myself the same question when I seen that.

This has got to be one of my favorite pictures of Ace.

^ I've been on Mr. Freeze in St. Louis where they had to push us back about a foot and a half.

Yeti Ball helping as a prop for Alice Cooper. Official Entry #1

Congratulations guys.