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I may be out of line here, but I think this sounds retarded. Chris.

^I couldn't afford to go this year, but I have been, and I am totally envious of all of you guys. It's nice to feel like a VIP and have a truly wonderful experience in a park you thought you already knew. R & E & C do a great job organizing all of this for us. Chris.

What do you guys expect the advertising to be? I mean, come on. "We are opening a mediocre roller coaster, come out and ride it!" They invested a ton of money into the ride, it DOES feature a new trick, and a bunch of people think its pretty cool. Look at other commercials, everything is going to make you hot, beautiful, and perfect. It is not out of the ordinary to hype up your product.

I really like your new format of showcasing specific segments of (for now) the Disney parks. Really in depth and fun to read, as always:) Chris.

I say that looks pretty cool. Chris.

Flashback was so cool, I truly enjoyed it and felt it to be one of the most unique coaster riding experiences ever. I know it took a lot of heat, but whatever. I thought it was really awesome. Chris.

NEWS: Man Leaves Child in Bushes at Universal Orlando to look for his wife http://www.970wfla.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=124415&article=6879762

Sounds more like a stair climbing endurance challenge....with a little sliding/swimming break in between flights! Fun idea though! Chris.

Great to see another 'Adventure' thread join the forums! Enjoyed it and looking forward to seeing more randomness...... Chris.

Any member of the GP that plans a trip to Florida around an alleged park without researching it deserves to be disappointed. Chris.

Has this line been approved by the Department of Redundancy Department? Chris.

Wow Bas, those were totally eerie! But I LOVE them! Sounds like something fun to pursue..... Chris.

I think if their intention is to make it look and act as a wooden coaster, then we should just accept that. That being said, my favorite wooden coaster is California Screamin'. Chris.

A man with steel prosthetic legs is still a man, is he not? Chris.

^ Please do not use Big Mike as an excuse to ride coasters you otherwise cannot ride. I was afraid something like this would eventually happen. Just be jealous of Mike and don't give the park a hard time!!!! Chris.

Alright, what in the world is this bizarre 'King Kong / Empire States Building / Red Device' ride? Anybody have any ideas? Looks really strange. Chris.

Just because I am bored, I checked out Silver Dollar City on Google Earth, and it seems to me that there are a TON of amphitheater like terrain there that would be fitting to the examples shown on page one of this thread. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.669416,-93.341246&z=17&t=h&hl=en You can't see much on that map because you can't zoom in too far. If you know how to read a topo, check this out: http://map-pass.mytopo.com/maps/print_mytopo.asp?print=20&scale=5&layer=DRG&layer=HILLSHADE&lat=36.66866554220027&lon=-93.34059208631516&orient=1&res=144 There are some areas that are nearly identical to the 3D land rendering provided on the first page. Remember that "up" is not necessarily north in the rendering provided by GCI. This concludes my weird internet research of a park I have never been to. I guess I was just trying to validate Robb's guess. Enjoy!!! Chris.

That first picture from the PV update is pretty funny. Put some pants on!!!!

So how about throwing in a little sideways u-turn at the top of Superman to make it a funky looking full circuit? lol....

I posted earlier that I am in the 'who cares camp' on this one. I know it is wrong, and a big deal and all that, and she totally did the right thing by contacting Security and the Authorities. Contacting the media is what is messed up in my opinion. These kind of people just create this drama so random people 3,000 miles away will make over 70 posts on an internet forum about something they really shouldn't even know about. The public does not need to waste its time searching for a boob grabber. There are much more important criminals to catch. If the park and the cops can get him, great. Perhaps even the local media can broadcast it. But me seeing it on the news on the other side of the nation is a little bit silly. This is just an example of Americans WAYYYY OVERREACTING to stupid little things. Somebody just got their ass kicked in front of a security camera right now and their wallet was stolen. Why isn't that guy's picture posted all over the news?

^This thread established a few pages ago that it really has nothing to do with insurance. But it's an awesome theory

The other reason it probably wouldn't work is because I believe the tower bulges a little bit where the track meets the vertical section of the tower. In other words it is not straight up and down from the ground to the top.

I think it would be cool to somehow incorporate a vertical drop ride on the back side of Superman. I know it's probably not a logical idea, but it could always serve as an attraction where the entrance is down by Colossus and Scream. Just a weird random thought.

I am going to stand on the 'who cares' side of the line. I mean, really, worse things happen every day. Yeah, hes creepy, but she is probably the type who had her kid on a leash while exploring the park. Chris.

Nice report, this will be a fun read!