Hercules

Are you calling Dorney Park dumb! How dare you!

The guy turned the motor down when I was on. I was able to keep snapping, but only moderately. He got pissed and fired it back up again and started screaming some gibberish and "TONE IT DOWN! YOU! (full body point) TONE IT DOWN!".

I totally forgot how incredibly awesome Phoenix is. It was more insane than what I remember. "Hey guys. Where are the seat belts?"

This is why people shouldn't go to Fright Fest at Great Adventure. How were the lines today Larry?

Nice report. Although I can no longer stand Dorney and Cedar Fair, I was upset that I wasn't able to make it up there. The Hercules tombstone just kills me.

Great report FatBoy. It was nice meeting you for that brief bit and riding the Flyers a couple times with you. Great photos of the Turns. And to think I had the exclusive stuff I'm sorry, but there is just something about camping that I'm just not into. If only I wasn't a bum and could actually get up for breakfast.

No. Please. Don't. I have a bad image in my head already.

It was nice to meet you too. It does suck that I missed Dorney just because there were so many people there. I was going to try to suck it up, but I didn't become fully mobile until about 4, which at that point I figured it was a lost cause. The lack of cell service does suck, especially when trying to call my girlfriend or trying to get up-to-date scoring of the Mets. I actually found that 2 of the 3 were letting you snap and it was only the 1 grumpy guy. Maybe it was just because the other guy was there later at night with the kid that was letting you snap that he was a little toned down or something. Later at night they were running very abbriviated cycles, which sucked, but they were letting you get away with murder. I don't know if they were running the short cycles to get everyone a chance to ride, or if managment said to let us do whatever we want, but just make it short. - I was on that last ride of the afternoon before the grumpy dude switched off with the op that let you snap. ^ Aw man. Pierogies were there? I guess I will know for next year.

It started out for the thrill and the rush. Now that thrill and rush are gone. It is just a way for me to get away from the real world and clear my head.

15 games: 10 wins 0 losses 5 ties

You know I love you Joe.

I'm really sorry that I couldn't make it. I was stuck to the bed all day and couldn't move. I even woke up this morning to get ready, and I just realized that my back couldn't handle it. Those damn Skooters. I would have given you a call, but I lost your number. And believe me, it is defintaely not because you smell bad. I had a GREAT time with you guys. I think it was a gift to you because you wouldn't have had to put up with my nerdy ass all day talking about the park.

The air in the back and the air in the front are two totally different things. The air in the back will make you come up and land on the seat divider if you are not careful, and the air in the front will just plan make you stand straight up.

Since when does Rolling Thunder get retracked every year? And, I don't think that Great Adventure is a dump anymore. It is no where near it's potential, but if you haven't been to the park within the past 2 years, you really don't have a right to talk. I thought the place was a dirt hole back in 2001, and now have been a pass holder for 2 years and I enjoy the place on the slow days.

I totally own the computer.

Joe - Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to ride the Skooters with Rich. However, I hear that he got a few good runs. Side note: Reason I didn't make it to Dorney today is because I can't move. The Skooters screwed me up yesterday. As for wait times, I think the longest I waited for anything other than the haunted antique cars (long line that moved very fast.... 20 minute wait)was for the Flyers at about 12 minutes. Phoenix was about a 10 minute wait at most and Twister was about a 2-3 train wait at most.

I'm very sorry to hear this. I hope everything works out.

It's always a great time when you are around Larry. Thanks for putting up with me again.

I hit up Phoenix Phall Phunfest this year. Last year I got rained out, so this was my first. I am no longer a Phunfest virgin. I have to say, I really had a blast! I met up with Rich (coaster05), his wife Melanie (funkybadger), Rich's sister and her husband to which I believe are not registered here and for those purposes will remain nameless (correct me if I am wrong), Mike (who I don't know his screenname on here) and Larry (larrygator). We also ran into Derek and Nicole somewhere along the way, and Ted for the last few rides on the Flyers. Upon leaving there is only one place to stop. SHHHEEEEEETZZZZ! Poor 4. Nobody wants to ride you because we are all in line for row 3. Phoenix rocks. Those crazy Twister ops. What you might find along the way on the ride. The haunted antique cars were great. Someone actually jumped on top of Rich and Melanie's vehicle and rode on top of it for 100 feet or so before crawling down and scaring the crap out of them. Larry's driving was scary enough for Mike and I. These dogs know what's up. Where else will you find a member of KISS taking a spin on a flyer scooter? This member of X-Men was all about Twister. Twister ran very well today. I was impressed. Rich and Melanie are on this train and in the money seat nonetheless (first car, third row) which defies everything that I have learned about coasters over the last 2 years. We then found out that Sir Scratch-a-Lot was also Mr. Stinky Finger, which was the cause for the smell. And that wasn't the first time he did this either. I guess he didn't get the job done the first time. No laser tag for us. While in line for the laser tag thing, there was an ungodly funk of a stinch that filed the air. We figured out it was Sir Scatch-a-Lot at the back of the line here. At 5 the only things open were Haunted Mansion and some laser tag thing. This was the line for Haunted Mansion, and I am proud to say that I didn't come out crying like a baby. No pierogies today. Guest relations will here from me. After saying that Hoffman's are better, these things decided to kick my butt, causing back spasms that haunted me for the rest of the night. Thanks sciatica! Phhhttt. It's all about Hoffman's, or so I hear. This dog gets my "Cutest dog of the day" Award. Oh God. I think I just did it again. Guess I better go change again. Very nice painting. Yours for just $69. Cheesy Halloween stuff. It is amazing to me that there have not been any deaths at this place. Still love it. Deserves it. Love it. Oh dear God. I think I might need to change my pants a little. A little side...... trough? You know that. So they let the nerds sign some of the wood. An exclusive POV. This photo rated NC-17 for nerdiness. That's a lot of wood. Curvy. Just the way I like it. Some lift hill action. Wow. Just... wow. Oh yeah. That is nice. You could really get up close. You love it don't you? Want more? I know that there are road construction enthusiasts out there, but I'm sure that the coaster construction enthusiasts want a little action. That was where I was scolded thoroughly by this man. Apparently he didn't like the fact that I was snapping so much. "Tone it down! TONE IT DOWN!" The Flyers. Duh. Since it was like, um, 3:30, I figured it was useless to get the stamp for the afternoon ride session so I just bought some tickets to hold me over. And where did I head first? Twister, from afar. I had never seen the parking lot so full at this place. And then, all of the venders out front made it hard to find the entrance to the park. I just followed the ferris wheel. ... Knoebels! I made it! It's about freakin' time. Since I was itching to use my camera along the way, and didn't have any coasters in front of me, I took a picture of the hick's paradise, Cabella's. I figured it would fit in with the them for the day at... oooooo, my favorite! Yeah I know. There was a sign 5 miles ago that say "Road Work 6 miles." I passed first grade thank you very much. But of course, who was I kidding? This is Pennsylvania - state symbol: the orange cone. I woke up a little late, but I didn't think it would be that big of a problem as I was expecting smooth traveling all the way to Elysburg. Look! There is Dorney!

There is nothing wrong with another Screamin' Swing in the world. It seems like S&S is living on these things.

Definately going to be there in the afternoon. I think I have gotten up for breakfast about twice within the past 5 years.

That's very...... Atari.

I'm going to catch a midnight showing of Saw III

I'm going to get there around 1-ish, in time for the early rides. 1. Mark 2. Nicole (niiicolaaah) 3. Kyle (raptorboyasu) 4. Craiggers (TokenYankeeGuy) 5. Katie (CoastinKatie) 6. Ted (CoasterFanatic) 7. Derek (DerekRx) 8. Jay (Hercules)

Yeah. That post scared the crap out of me too and I wasn't even mentioned in it!