spacemtfan

Robb, I think it's great that you're trying to lose weight. Though I thought the Wii Fit went a little overboard calling you 'obese'. I mean you're pretty big, but you're not obese! THIS is obese: Thank God, you're nothing like that. Best of luck to you Robb! Can't wait to see some progress! ---spacemtfan

It was a pretty good chat...at least for the time I was there. Anyhow, I'm going to desperately try my best to get on the Texas Trip. Good thing it's split into easy payments.

Tickets to SeaWorld Orlando?!? I know I'm entering. Here's my picture. Manta track found in the place where people would least expect it... NOTE: If no other Manta pictures are posted after this one before the deadline, this will be my official entry. Taken before Hard Rock Park filed for Chapter 11 backruptcy. Maybe they should have kept it. But then again, one park's trash is another.park's treasure.

EDIT: Let's hope they don't screw it up, like Knott's did with Boomerang. Eeehhh...as if the park didn't look bad already...

Really? Even with the bad park operations?

Yo, check this out! http://coastertalk.net/forum/index.php?topic=138 Apparently, it was annouced that Six Flags Mexico would be receiving the Dark Knight coaster possibly in 2009. Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA was offered a Dark Knight clone, but the park president turned it down. What do you guys think of that?

^ What about the Texas Trip?

Question: I keep hearing about Q-Bots in other trip reports. What are those and will we use them on any of the trips?

Ronald Reagan? The actor?! And who's vice president, Jerry Lewis?! <-------- Also of note. Yeah, you wish it was Jerry Lewis. His Vice President was George H.W. Bush, father of...George W. Bush (you know, the guy who stole Florida) in 2000). I totally forgot about the opening of Epcot! And the Disney-MGM Studios opened eight year later! Have to add that to my powerpoint presentation, for sure. ---space "came back from a school rally that sucked" mtfan.

From Wes: Point well taken, Wes! Well, after I did a tribute thread for the 1990's, I figured it would only be fair if I went a decade back and did a tribute thread for the 1980's. The 1980's...The time when Ronald Reagan became president, MTV came on for the first time, Princess Diana marries Prince Charles, and Michael Jackson was becoming a big pop star with "Thriller". Now, of course, being born in 1991, I wouldn't remember ANY of that stuff, but now that I have been assigned to research the 1980's for my Advanced Computer class for school, it's kind of fun looking back at the years I never saw. So...what do you remember from the 1980's? What was cool back then (movies, theme parks, hairstyles, music, etc) that is no longer cool now (unfortunately)?

^ Really? TPR has been making fun of rides (The Dark Knight coaster, "not-so-good ToT", etc.) and parks (small castle at Disneyland) for years! And... ... ... ... ...actually I better stop here before I start a flame war. ----space "made fun of my bad posting habits" mtfan

Wow, those guys are pretty quick on building this bad boy! This ride may be done before Summer of 2009. The pretzel loop and the layout looks promising. I just love how you can see the ride from the parking lot. Kind of builds up anticipation!

I agree with DiSab. The layout, though fun, is a bit on the short side. On the plus side, it would be a perfect mini B&M flyer for first-timers who have never been on a B&M flyer.

No offense to the two, but I vote to kill Wes. Do it! DO IT!

Well, at least Hard Rock Park isn't as bad as Fuji-Q Highland.

^ They're cooking something up. I know B&M hasn't been doing anything extraordinary, but I'm sure they have something cooked up. I thought Led Zeppelin: The Ride was okay. It was cool that it had a sound system on it. Hopefully, future B&M coasters will have SOBATs on them.

Funny thing is...I recreated the Hard Rock Park in RCT3...and it got the same complaints as the real thing. I'm just amazed at how the park went into bankruptcy almost 5 MONTHS after it opened. I hope Led Zeppelin: The Ride is relocated somewhere. It does look like a fun ride.

^ If I am able to go, I'll room with you! We're both the same age.

I have a quick question... My job (as a student tutor for Geometry students) is high-paying ($12 a hour), but I only get the money if someone sets up an appointment with me (which, so far, no one has). I'm sure I'll have the money by the end of the second week of January (when the school semester finals begin and failing geometry students want to study at the last minute). I know there really isn't a deadline for the initial deposit, but what if by the end of January, I turn in the initial deposit and then I pay the second payment for the Texas trip the next day?

Man, why can't SeaWorld San Diego get these cool coasters?!?

An evergreen to top off a roller coaster? That's something never seen before. Manta looks really nice! It's too bad San Diego won't be getting one! This looks like a cool ride. And since it has double stations, you know it's going to be a high-capacity machine. Great pictures Robb! Keep them coming!

Exactly! THISis a really good thread to read if you haven't already about making choices that will help you afford the trips. --Robb Wow...that's going to be hard for me to do, since my family REALLY enjoys doing all of those things. Good news is...I got a job tutoring kids on Geometry. It pays $12 an hour! Add that to stuff I sell on eBay and I might be able to go to Texas after all.

Well folks, don't forget that we still have this Dark Knight coaster:

^ I might be able to go on the Texas trip. But parents' permission and money is going to be a problem. I hope I can go to meet with all of the TPR members.

^ Usually late August isn't blocked out for Disneyland. Weekends should be free. But, I haven't been an AP holder for Disneyland for a year, so it might have changed.