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Capacity on this ride is going to suck! The ride really does look insane. I just hope that when the ride launches backwards it doesn't actually make it over the loop and valley at the bottom of it. I'm sure the engineers have this whole thing figured out but one can only wonder. Jimmy "Not quite Zonga but still awesome" Bo

HOLY CRAP! It looks like you are going to cut your head and feet off on parts of that ride! I have never been to this park and it is now in my top ten parks to visit someday before I die. Insane looking ride! Hopefully the outside seats will be smooth and not shake the crap out of you. Jimmy "Back-Outside Seats SUCK" Bo

I voted for Hotness and Northwest trip. After finally getting back on track on the TPR tours (going to Australia this year) I really want to try and make this a yearly thing like in 2006 and 2007. I hope I can get up to the Northwest Trip because that time of the year in that area of the US is awesome! Jimmy "I need to start hitting up parks in the US now" Bo

Awesome pictures Hanno. I feel like your pictures really capture the amazing theming at this park and it looks amazing for those of us that haven't been fortunate enough to go to this park. Jimmy "I am always amazed by your pictures" Bo

You know what's awesome...this was on NetFlix before on SyFy and I watched it about a month ago. I'm pretty sure it was still awesome on SyFy but with no commercial breaks made it a pretty EPIC weekend. I just might watch it again on Netflix! Jimmy "I loved the special effects on this one" Bo

Awesome pictures as usual Chuck. I know you are a dark ride enthusiasts so does Black Diamond Mining Death Trap look more like a dark ride or a roller coaster? From the pictures it looks like it's mostly a dark ride. I'm pretty sure I will enjoy it either way whenever I make it out to the big "K". Jimmy "I need to go to some East Coast parks" Bo

I voted for CarolinaCoasterFreak and RCT2Day. Both were well though out parks and the use of the scenery was amazing. Great job you guys and keep up the good and hard work. Jimmy "You guys are so freaking awesome" Bo

Here are some of my pictures. It's too bad that it seems like I'm the only one on this site that still has Scream Machines functional on his computer otherwise I'm pretty sure all you guys would love the rides I have in the exchange. These are from some of the very first coasters I did on Scream Machines. Jimmy "One day I will post POV's of all my coasters so everyone can enjoy them" Bo Mountain Express...A suspended coaster traveling down a mountain and through canyons. Blue Thunder...an extremely fast and tall launch coaster Bootleg...A wooden coaster along the coast

"F" Phoenix...it's all about Tucson baby! Bring a park here because we are cooler than Phoenix and our college is way better than that one in Phoenix that calls itself ASU. Jimmy "Tucson is actually cooler weather-wise than Phoenix" Bo

Awesome stuff Robb. I'm quite jealous of your guys' view from your hotel room. There must have been plenty of tissues near the window because that view is orgasmic. Jimmy "Needed tissues looking at the update" Bo

HOLY CRAP! This has to be the ultimate update of updates! I found myself looking through this MASSIVE update and I never felt bored or confused or down right unentertained. This has to be the best update I have ever seen on this web site...hell...maybe the best update EVER! Both of these parks looks f*cking amazing and I can't wait till I can get enough money to make it out to Japan and definitely hit these parks up. DisneySea - I my effing God! First of...Fantasmic was amazing! I remember you saying somewhere (might have been on YouTube) that the video was of the show when it didn't have the full finale with all the fireworks because there was high winds. Was that true? So you mean there is more to that already awesome show!??! DisneySea is like a super orgasm for anyone who loves a theme park for theming (that's why they call them theme parks right) and it looks like DisneySea is the best one out there. The pictures and videos you shot really bring that park alive and it really felt like I saw the whole park! Tokyo Disney - Another Disneyland but this one looks amazing. The detail on the rides here is freaking incredible. The Winnie The Pooh ride is another orgasm for people who love dark rides. I can't believe how the Pooh ride at Tokyo literally craps all over the one at Disneyland in Cali...literally...crap flying all over the place. Amazing update and I'm really glad you guys took your time on this update because it truly is just THAT amazing! Jimmy "I want to go to Japan NOW" Bo

That house is super manly! I can't wait till we move into our new house because then I can show you all the manly pink bathroom that we will have! Woo! I'm super excited for Hoodie and all the other videos you guys do. Pirates of Suburbia was freaking awesome and I really think Johnny Depp owes you money for stealing Captain Jack from you...you were way better than him. As always...keep it up guys! Jimmy "One hour down the road from you" Bo

Awesome report and AMAZING videos you got! I think the videos this time around on the Japan trip were better than the ones before (especially the one the Travel Channel used for Steel Dragon 2000). Looks like you guys are having an amazing time and looks like plenty of beer is being consumed which is a must. Have fun at Fugi-Q "wait in lines for 3 hours" highland tomorrow! Jimmy "I WANT TO VISIT JAPAN" Bo

Oh how I remember going to the Del Mar Fair aka San Diego County Fair as a kid. I loved riding the rides and eating the worst food for you possible. I think out of the many fairs I have been to I really enjoyed the Del mar Fair the best because of its selection of rides and how it is laid out. I liked the kiddie rides were away from the thrilling rides so the kids didn't have to deal with the annoying teenagers. Nice pics! Jimmy "I love me some fried Oreos" Bo

I can't believe how freaking awesome Japan is! I really need to save up money and convince the wife that we need to do a TPR Japan trip. Every park is completely messed up in an incredible way. The videos and pictures are amazing and it looks like you guys are having a freaking blast! Jimmy "Wish he was there" Bo

Awesome pictures Adam. That place looks amazing and I can't wait to experience it. The lemon slushies look so freaking delicious. Awesome underwater pictures! Jimmy "We need water in Arizona right now!" Bo

What happened to the Giant Wheel that the Rio and Palms were planning on building awhile back...like when CityCenter was starting to be built? Also, I'm with ernierocker...what the hell happened to the Montecito? It was in that exact location! Jimmy "Loves Vegas Baby!" Bo

For those curious how long they lasted, I think it was something like 2 years and 20 minutes...it fell short of their goal but I can't remember what the goal was. One of the Biospherians named Jane Poynter wrote a book about how they epically failed at life and how much weed they grew inside the BioSphere 2. Jimmy "I have a weed BioSphere" Bo

Thanks for the update. The new ride sounds pretty awesome. I was not really a fan of Star Tours at either park. For some reason it always seemed to get really hot inside the "ship" and I usually got a little dizzy. I never feel this way in any other motion simulator. I can't wait to ride the new Star Tours! Jimmy "Ewoks RULE" Bo

BioSphere 2 If you are ever in Arizona and in the Tucson area then 1) what the hell are you doing here and 2) you should check out BioSphere 2. Yes, this is the place where BioDome was filmed but beyond that there is much more to this place then what took place in that movie. BioSphere 2 is where a group of BioSpherians (no joke, that's what they called themselves) tried to live inside this "habitat" with no outside help for food or anything. The "Human Missions" took place in the early 90's and they tried to live by themselves for 2 years but failed. Even though they "failed" according to the press, during the tour of this facility the tour guide brought to our attention several things that were not a failure. BioSphere 2 has 4 biomes which represent different climates from around the world. There is the rainforest (with an actual waterfall), the ocean (with an actual ocean), the desert (with actual snakes), and the water and life experiment which was currently under construction during our visit. For me, being an engineering major, this place was freaking awesome! It was amazing to see all the details they thought of to try and isolate humans inside this facility for 2 years without any outside help. We are talking about the humans growing and eating their own food and so forth. It was pretty incredible. If you have no interest in engineering then this place has some awesome exhibits and the people who designed the certain biomes can probably work at Disney or a zoo with the amount of detail they put into the exhibits. Anyway, onto the pictures with both Serious (S) and Not So Serious (NSS) comments... S: We have arrived at BioSphere 2. It's called BioSphere 2 because Earth is BioSphere 1 NSS: BioSphere 2. It's way the hell out in the middle of freaking no where! S: Here's a brochure for reading pleasure. NSS: Here's all you need to know about BioSphere without taking the expensive tour. S: More stuff on the brochure. NSS: This report is already boring me and I'm writing it. S: This is more of the outside of the Biomes. NSS: Doesn't it kind of look like Journey into Imagination at Epcot? Now I'm just waiting for Figment to pop out and say hello. S: This is where the BioSpherians slept when they were locked inside. NSS: Snipers hang out up here. S: They were trying Solar Power experiments outside. NSS: What they didn't tell you was that there was a house under this hill and these were its windows. S: These guys were extremely interested in Solar Power. NSS: This guy just ripped a huge fart. S: After the Human Experiment failed, Columbia University took over BioSphere 2 and these were their casitas they stayed in. NSS: Major keggers were had in these houses. S: All along the path to BioSphere 2 they had Petrified Wood displayed. NSS: Haha...wood. S: They also had some huge rocks that were really gems stones. NSS: If I could steal this, it would be worth a lot at a pawn shop! S: Still making our way to the tour route we decide to look at the view. NSS: "What the hell is that over there?" S: There was still snow on the mountains. NSS: The mountain was balding. S: Checking out the view. NSS: "Cassie, can you find the tour route? I think we're lost!" S: Tour Route this way. NSS: Last time to turn back before you are bored out of your mind! S: It's mating season. NSS: Our Tour Guides for the day. S: Making our way to the entrance. NSS: I have nothing witty to say here except I think the BioSphere is happy to see us. S: Going inside the airlock NSS: Notice the wheelchair out front? If you are handicapped they make you walk through the whole place...even if you have broken legs you still have to walk. S: Jeff Johnson's relative. NSS: Jeff Johnson's relative. S: That way to the top of the lookout tower...where the BioSpherians slept. NSS: Call of Duty fans would love this tower for some sniping action. S: An exhibit showing stuff. NSS: It may look like a 6th grader did this but in fact this was a UofA alumni who did this...shows that we are smart here at the UofA S: We made it into the rainforest. NSS: This is where Predator hangs out. S: Here's the waterfall in the rainforest. NSS: Not recommended to cliff dive off this waterfall...you will not survive S: The rainforest was very humid inside and they were having some ongoing experiments for the UofA. NSS: Fern Gully was filmed here. S: This is the walkway above "The Ocean" part of BioSphere 2. Columbia University put in the pathways when they took over. NSS: People used to jump off these cliffs into the ocean so they added the handrail. S: There's the beach and the ocean complete with a coral reef. NSS: Looks like the Skipper's Boat crash landed here. S: BioSpherians used this to make tequila. NSS: BioSpherians used this to make tequila. Then they got drunk and had parties all night long. That is the main reason why the experiment failed. S: This is the "Marsh" section of the biome. NSS: I'd love to get lost in there...wouldn't you? S: These windows surround the entire BioSphere. They do not block out UV rays as they needed them for the plants and food to live. NSS: If you throw a rock at these windows, then the whole thing will collapse S: This is what the windows look like from the inside. NSS: I can see my house from here! S: This is looking down at the coral reef from the bridge. The BioSpherians used to have many fish in here and the caught and ate them. NSS: This is where the BioSpherians went to the bathroom. S: This was our tour guide...he was awesome! NSS: This was our tour guide...he was pretty damn boring. I do not recommend him AT ALL! S: This is a tree NSS: This is a tree named after Frankenstein S: They made Tea out of this bush. NSS: Hahaha...bush. S: This lonely flower was in bloom in the desert. NSS: The only thing that was really alive in the BioSphere S: As you guessed it, we made it to the desert. NSS: Cacti are sharp. S: That funky looking rock is the area where the wind comes up from the "dungeon" and keeps this area the temperature they want it to be. NSS: There's a hole in that rock! S: More Cactus. And surprisingly, these cactus are not native in Arizona. NSS: I love Cactus Candy. If you haven't had Cactus Candy then you need to try it. It will make a diabetic like Dan in an instant. S: Here's a bushy Cactus. NSS: This baby is female. S: Right above the desert area there was the "Mountain" area which wasn't really a mountain. But remember those rocks I was telling you about earlier? That is how they make the "Mountain" area cooler than the desert area. NSS: A tree provides shade if it mature. A tree provides falling objects from its branches if its immature. S: Here is a Monkey Tree. NSS: Monkey's are found climbing these trees at night. How they get in is still a Mystery that hasn't been solved on Unsolved Mysteries. S: Time to make our way to the underground part of BioSphere 2. NSS: Time to walk to our deaths. S: This is where the engineering part takes over. The designers thought of every little thing that could go wrong and built machines that could fix themselves. I wont go into detail but some of the stuff was insane to think of! NSS: The guy in the yellow shirt really wants to push a button and see if something goes terribly wrong. S: This tunnel leads us to the "Lungs" of BioSphere 2 NSS: I feel like I'm about to be taken into a shower and be gassed. S: Going into the "Lung" of BioSphere 2. NSS: Now I really feel like I'm going into a gas chamber. S: Here is the "Lung". It is basically a pressure control device built so that BioSphere 2 doesn't explode from the inside from too much pressure. NSS: Haha...I totally blinded our tour guide. Now he doesn't know where to go. S: In the afternoon, the glass heats up and the pressure builds up so this "Lung" raises and lowers. The pool in the middle is where all the excess water drains and is then filtered for watering. NSS: I recommend jumping in the water to cool off, that's where everyone goes to the bathroom when the ocean is too full. S: Here is the "Lung" from the outside. It really was a cool room and it's something you have to see with your own eyes to understand how it works. NSS: It's like a boob without the nipple. S: That is the Energy Center where they burn tons of diesel fuel to power the entire BioSphere 2 NSS: If you light a match over there then all of Tucson will explode. S: Here's what it looks like from behind the scenes. NSS: Seriously, where is Figment? S: This is where a UofA student was doing an experiment about the effects of having plants and soil on roofs to seal in the cooler temps of a house. NSS: Cassie's dad is about to make this experiment get some completely wrong data S: The Tour has ended inside an aquarium they set up near the "Ocean" part of BioSphere 2. NSS: This is where Finding Nemo was filmed S: The Biospherians did not eat these fish. They were for display only. NSS: Swim Nemo! SWIM! He's catching you! S: This is what the water looked like in the "Ocean". NSS: Looks like Catalina snorkeling water S: The Aquarium setting was very well themed. NSS: Building this themed area was the main project the Biospherians did when they were locked up inside. S: More themed parts. NSS: Don't forget the emergency fire looking coral to the left. NSS: All the MegaShark scripts were written by a BioSpherian. Here's where he got his ideas. S: Once outside we could see lots of fruit in the "Rainforest" section. NSS: I think that tree is happy to see me. S: Now it was time to check out where the Biospherians lived. NSS: Going up the sniper tower with gun in hand to take out some bad guys! S: Here's one of the rooms. NSS: I wonder how many times that desk was used for something other then writing on. S: The kitchen, where they cooked every meal they ate for the 2 years they were inside. NSS: Kitchen complete with beer fridge. S: Time for us to say good-bye to BioSphere 2 NSS: I'm still waiting for Figment to pop up. S: If you are in Tucson and have a couple hours to kill, I recommend checking out one of the Top 100 Wonders of the World. It was pretty awesome. NSS: Good-Bye Journey to Imagination and Figment will pop up soon. Maybe a photoshop is in place.......

Awesome stuff Chuck! Once again, your comments on your photos are freaking hilarious and always have me laughing. Even though I finished my report before you (muahahaha) I still think you were the better cameraman on this trip. The pictures you took awesome! Jimmy "Can't wait for another trip with Chuck" Bo

Here we are...finally the last update of the amazing trip that was The TPR Australia Tour. Day 10 - The Best Credit EVER!!!! Not much else to say about this day. We finally got to ride the lone credit that we drove a million miles for and it was freaking amazing! The best coaster I've been on named Diamond Python. Magic Mountain (and yes, it was better than Magic Mountain in the US) was a nice little park set in the woods. We had the opportunity to ride the Alpine Slide a couple times and it was a pretty decent slide. After the park we got a little tour around Australia's capital. It wasn't really as fancy as DC but they certainly have some interesting architecture. Then we made it to our final stop of the trip, a nice little hotel by the airport. The final dinner was freaking amazing and Robb and Elissa really do a pretty incredible job at picking out places for TPRers to eat. All in all, this was an amazing experience and Australia truly was a beautiful country and the people there were extremely nice. Well done TPR...well done... Onto the final update... We say good-bye to our little Comfort Inn hotel and the amazing view it had. Time for gay pride Magic Mountain style I hope our eyes bug out of our heads like these people! Here it is ladies and gentlemen...the best credit EVER! Why is it the best credit ever? Let's take a look...it has a lift hill... ...it has a drop... ...it has another drop... ...then you go around this thing called a helix... ...you go around this helix with some amazing g-forces... ...and you come flying into the final brake run at amazing speeds... ...and that's the end of the best credit ever. Ok...so the coaster itself may not be the best thing in the world but if it weren't for this little credit we never would have got to experience driving through Australia's country, experiencing the strawberry swirl at McD's, having a TPR takeover at Comfort Inn, having an amazing Aussie BBQ, an amazing homemade breakfast, and got to see Australia's capital. That is my reasoning for the best credit EVER! Next up, time for us to go balls out on the Alpine Slide It was a nice slide. I've never been on a steel slide...only concrete so this was another cherry popped for me on this trip. It was complete with getting eaten by MegaShark...best slide EVER! Then we said good-bye to Magic Mountain and good-bye to the town of Merimbula. Australia's beautiful countryside. There it is...the White House of Australia and all its glory! It was pretty much amazing Then we got to drive around and see all the embassy's. This was Pandora's embassy. This was Middle Earth's embassy This was Hoth's embassy Here was America's embassy...it took up the whole damn block! Still more of America's embassy...we really do have big ego's And the other entrance to America's embassy...about 2 miles away from the first entrance. It really was big and obnoxious like most Americans Here was District 9's embassy Here's Hugh Heffner's house Here's the Historic Australian Hotel...suuuuuuper historic! Then it was time to say good-bye to the capital and make our way back toward Sydney Captain Cook wanted to give us one last wet farewell The sun slowly sets in Australia and this update is coming to a close Good-Bye Australia...thank you for an amazing time! And for the proud and the few that read and commented on this report...thank you for reading. Now go and eat a kangaroo with a Fosters in hand and enjoy a Magnum Bar for dessert.

I recommend after hitting up the parks, you should check out Portland and a brewery tour. Or just walk around all the breweries yourself. Portland is a pretty awesome city. Also, check out VooDoo Donuts...it's pretty much like an amazing deliciousness in your mouth.

Awesome report guys! I loved the FlowRider footage (even though there was none of the pants ripping or yours truly popping his FlowRider cherry). That was such a great trip guys. THANKS!!! JimmyBo

WOW! Time to stack up a row of drinks and see what happens next! Can't wait to see who it is and what random crap Robb and Elissa will do to that person who is so lucky to be the 1,000,000 post! Jimmy "Is it me?" Bo