...coasters...

TODAY IN HISTORY (excerpted birthdays): Richard Milhouse Nixon (unethical behavior) Muggsy Bogues (short, athletic type) Dave Matthews (can sorta sing well) Lavinia Magruder (Miss Teen Vermont 1996) I'm not really sure what you have in common with any of these... except the first and last ones. Happy Birthday!

I didn't think to bring a camera with me, but the last beer I had was a Left Hand Milk Stout.

I loved getting this... and I want more...More...MORE!!! It didn't really hurt that badly. Btw, that 1-UP tattoo is fan-freakin-tastic! Yeah... that's where I got it

Joe... I want to thank you for being oblivious to the penguin's head for that long... It made my night. Also, might I add that it amuses me greatly that you played with your Mom's Wii enough to be rated a "Pro." That is all. -Thomas "Joe should be nicknamed Oedipus" Moore

^If this is the case, then I may have to laugh at you Joe. Either that or we could ask your Mom to buy a new head, or get one custom made... I bet she has the money!

^LMAO... *sigh* Let's go Autobots... or not, I mean I'd understand if you didn't want to... Poor Optimus Prime, always having to do things by myself...*sigh*

Stewie: And NO sprinkles... for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you.

A Transformers movie... an 80s fanboy's wet dream... Here are some potential problems I see: 1. Michael Bay is the director. 2. Because Michael Bay is the director, can we expect to see Optimus Prime fall in love with the same woman as Megatron? Thus ending their friendship and fueling the feud that we all know and love? (I'm sorry, but Pearl Harbor is NOT a war movie) 3. Some of the names involved: a. Tyrese Gibson (of 2 Fast 2 Furious fame) b. Jon Voight (his career kinda straddles comedy and drama) c. Bernie Mac ('nuff said) What the h*** kind of movie is this?!?!?!?

Haha... Jahan's Nook... Jahan, why don't you stamp some DVDs?

Just call me Maverick

I can remember one of my most PAINFUL (is that kind of close to lame?) endings... that dubious honor goes to Raptor at CP... It kinda just jerks you back into the station. I loved the ride though.

Home Park: SFGAM My Favorite Ride(s): Either Viper or Raging Bull

My last was Hades... *drool*

HOLIDAY WORLD!!! Two non-consecutive days... surprise fellow ACErs... The first day was rainy and still amazing, the Voyage is a ridiculously good ride... The second day was with Laura's family. Who are, to a person, a riot!!! The pictures kinda speak for themselves... so enjoy!!! -Thomas Moore P.S. This is for Robb and Elissa... "NINETY DEGREES!!!!!" also, Laura would like to be known that she, too, would fling hotcakes at Elissa if given the opportunity AND... because this ride is HOT from every angle... a pic of the Voyage as seen from Splashin' Safari... thus ends this Trip Report! DAH BUCKET!!! I know that when I think of ghosts, I automatically associate them with skill in wood-carving... ummm, yeah Looks like I was wrong... He's not really going to do this right? This is a SWAN DIVE... thank you mister announcer, that was enlightening! This guy went down in flames like Elissa's respect for Knott's Berry Farm Scarecrow Scrambler with Laura and Jamie HallowSwings with Laura and Jamie Laura on the Flyers... these spinning rides are fun to watch... haha Day Two... fewer pics cause we went to Splashin Safari and I didn't take my camera in there... Let's start things off with Laura and her sister, Jamie, as Ghostbusters... yesssssss Bye Holiday World... we'll be back in a few days! She looked scared of the Raven... afterwards, we couldn't figure out why RAVEN DOESN'T HAVE A STEEL TRACK...WHY IS ONE PICTURED!! SHOPPING... these hats are awesome This was one of the coolest things ever... construction pics on a shooting dark ride... kinda This is my First-Person Shooter pic of Gobbler Getaway... err... First-Person Caller I mean... Focused on calling Turkeys!!! so excited! Gobbler Getaway opened for a bit!! Santa needs love too I'm still excited about the free pepsi products Empty plate pic cause we were so hungry! in line for FOOOOOD Ah yes, the Water Slides over the Midway... The Corkscrew of the Water Park There were some brief difficulties getting the Launch restraints off... and I nabbed this priceless pouting face Laura and Liberty Launch IT'S ALL FREE!!! Legend's drop... pretty self-explanatory haha... I wanted to thank these people for giving me the "whiplash brakerun" pic They fixed the bell?? Yeah, some woman from Kentucky did it, but don't tell anyone, it's the biggest secret!! The Legend!! Wait, let's take a closer look at that tower... good thing it opens later for a "Sneek Peek" aww...Gobbler Getaway... and that's me... Robb: "Elissa, get on the other side, we're going to pick him up." Elissa: "I can't pick him up!!!" Me: "Don't worry, I'm not that heavy." WHAT?!?!? Rob and Elissa... yeah, so it turns out they were on the train with us on our first ride EVER on the Voyage... so we got a pic with them... Thanks guys! (the girl in green is Laura) This was hilarious... even the monitor is enthusiastic!! here are some fellow TPR junkies we met here come some Voyage pics!! mmmmmmmmmmm... so close so we ran to Voyage immediately! yeah, still hot Raven is so hot Obligatory "Happy to be here" pic We're here in one piece...whew! There's NO ONE here!! We're RIGHT OUTSIDE!!! ahhhhhhhhh... our first glimpse of advertising, the heart starts to beat faster!! Here's where we switched directions... crazy exciting isn't it This needs no caption. After a brief rest stop, it's back to the Coaster Mobile!!! Time to get back on the road... yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm We couldn't find a McDonald's... so we settled for the next best thing, Donald's Breakfast Eatery So early... (not really though, adrenaline is amazing)

Well, I also forgot to introduce myself at Holiday World... I was the guy with Laura AKA "Spookbaby" who took the picture, my name is Thomas. Check out our trip report when I get it posted... it shall be unlike anything you've ever seen... ya know, except for other trip reports and the like.

I'd like mine to either be... Closet Full-Fledged Donkey Fanatic or Full-Fledged Donkey Fanatic, They Just Don't Know It Yet hahaha, thanks -Thomas

can I just say that the preview button on this site is very misleading, and for a first TR this is NOT how I wanted it to look. argh

Basically, even though it rained all day (Sunday) and John, Laura, and I couldn't feel our bodies... this trip rocked because there was NO ONE there. Oh yeah, and they closed the park at 1:30, and at that point we had ridden Raging Bull 4 times, Vertical Velocity 3 times, Viper twice, Batman once, Giant Drop once, Superman once, Demon once, Rue Le Dodge once, American Eagle (red track) once, Columbia Carousel once, Sky Trek Tower once, Space Shuttle America once, and Ricochet once. All in all, it was fantastic!! John and Laura will post some of their own pics in this thread...so, more pics are coming!!! Also, we will be doing more of this throughout the summer, and once I buy a better memory card, and it's not raining like crazy, there will be more pictures than this time! Until then, may your airtime be interminable, Thomas EDIT: In order to view this post correctly...scroll to the bottom and go up... honestly, it's more fun that way This was easily our longest wait of the day... we just LOVE getting there before they open the gates This was the parking lot... kind of ridiculous The fullest it ever got was MAYBE two full rows. This was the Viper Station before we got on. A rare picture of me with our new Ride-Op friend, Kyle. An awesome picture thanks to Kyle the Ride-Op!! (wow, I'm in this one too!!) This was the Viper Station after our second ride in a row!!! We went up in Sky Trek Tower, and I got this pic throught the foggy window before we descended due to "Technical Difficulties" Laura on Rue Le Dodge...in a car that didn't work... haha, I had fun running into her since she couldn't move. It was a laughfest! John and Laura ride V2 three times in a row!! Laura riding the Carousel... I'm pretty sure we were the only three people on it, it was kinda creepy to have all those lonely horses riding around us... hahaha! I took this picture of John and Laura with our SFGAM Ride-Op Buddies Kyle and Bradley (left to right) We had walk-ons for every ride but this one, where we waited for one train to get the front row!! (gotta love the empty station behind John and Laura) We left at 1:30 PM, after getting free tickets for another day, and went to... JOE'S CRAB SHACK!!! (why is John peering at me through the window!! YIKES!!) Started off with some salad (my exact words were, "the food always seems to make the trip reports") This stuff was SOOO good...we ALL got a different combination of shrimp and snow crab and it was AMAZING!!!