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Boy have I been doing it wrong.. hahaha Great interview!

Definitely The Giant Dipper at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, all different kinds of awesome.

It's interesting, because my first trip to Knott's Berry Farm (This was about nine years ago I believe) wasn't memorable because of the roller coasters (although I do remember getting a kick out of Ghost Rider). I had a lot of fun seeing the stunt show, walking around the old west town, riding the stage coach, seeing the blacksmith stuff.. Point being, little things make a trip memorable.. Lots of steel and concrete, well, not so much. Holy hell, that was off topic. Sorry! I really am looking forward to getting back out to the Mountain this summer for Terminator, and to see what improvements have been made since last year:). Hopefully there will be some "interactive" stuff for Terminator, maybe some in queue stuff (something beyond tvs would be nice) and performers out front?

Mine will be something at Disneyland next Friday:). I can't believe I haven't been to a park since December! I'm totally wasting this California weather.

Top Thrill Dragster, most definitely. It was a ton of fun the first and second time I rode it, but after the third time.. It just ceased to be fun.

My bet would also go towards a malfunctioning crane, or something of that nature. Other then this potential slow down, the ride really does look neat. It's always nice to see something new and interesting hit the scene .

I haven't had a chance to comment on this ride yet (hell, I can't remember the last time I posted on a board :S) but I have to say it looks like a lot of fun, just what the doctor ordered! I'm fully prepared to hear my friends moan that it isn't intense enough with as much patience as possible, hahaha. You'll see me there opening day, I can't wait!

I'm glad you had fun at the park, Sam. Nice pictures, and a fun report.

Great trip report, Sam! You were there exactly a year after I was, pretty great. Glad you enjoyed yourself, and I agree Maverick > everything else at Cedar Point.

Their fireworks aren't that spectacular anyway, not really a huge loss. It'll save them money, and I have to say it's probably a good idea. Their whole area is ready to light up at a moments notice. Best not to take any chances, right?

^ Yeah, that just about sums it up!

Thanks for the great update, Robb. Looks like a nice little area!

You haven't tried the turkey legs? The same reason Disney changes the Haunted Mansion to Nightmare Before Christmas every year. It sells.

I can only imagine the protest that would arise if they tried to do that to ours.. haha. As for Stitch showing up everywhere, it makes perfect sense. Kids love him so why not shove his furry blue butt on every possible piece of merchandise? Disney isn't out to appeal to diehard fans, lets face it the kids in love with a fuzzy blue alien is where the money is at.

The show sounds cool, although another remake of a classic movie makes me cringe a bit.

I used the wrong version of sea.. *sigh*. Well that makes sense now, I had completely forgotten about that segment of the tour. And I will agree with others that have commented on how lame the tour is. It's really a disappointment to be. The acting is atrocious, as are the scripts, although the tour itself isn't too bad. And please, get Whoopi (or however she spells her name) off those videos, she's awful.

It's interesting.. I had heard this new coaster would be a Mack from a pretty reliable source. So I'm betting on another Mack, especially since Sea World is very happy with Journey to Atlantis. Yes, even though the enthusiast community does not approve .

^^ It's interesting, the three times I have been on the studio tour since I've lived down here (About four years) I have never seen the earthquake or parting of the red sea or the earthquake set. I was of the mind that they didn't do them anymore. As said before the Simpsons Ride really is a full package. Great queue, decent ride, great "themed area" around it. It all works very well. And no, I didn't set the fire, hah.. Again, thanks for the comments.

^ Yeah, it's a really odd feeling. I almost feel honored to have been one of the last people to see the attraction, but at the same time it's very sad to know I'll never get to see him again. I have a lot of memories from when I was very little being awestruck by his size alone.. Thanks for the comments guys.

Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Hollywood .

I think it's extremely lame that Six Flags is trying to shove the blame off on some poor kid. If a ride was e-stopped every time someone yelled "stop the ride" the rides would never run.

^ It's a motion simulator. Much like Star Tours, or.. some other motion simulator... So a virtual ride I suppose.

Hello and welcome to my Universal Studios Hollywood trip report! *Massive fanfare plays* Alright.. so.. I'm not one to type out huge paragraphs at the beginning of my reports that no on reads anyway, so I'll let the pictures, and their captions do the talking! After a forty minute drive, we're here! Ethan in front of the Universal Studios sign before we go get our tickets from will call. After picking up our tickets/gate a's we got in line to purchase a meal pass. A really good value, even if you only eat twice. I liked this picture with the way the sun was shining on the building. As you can see, everyone made a mad dash to the Simpsons Ride. The House of Horrors, which we didn't check out. Once was enough for me, it's good for nostalgic purposes but that's about it. I really enjoy the themed streets they have set up throughout the park. It makes up for the lack of "themed areas" at the park. Everyones favorite great white shark just hanging around. /overused joke. More from the studio tour later. We're still making our way to The Simpsons Ride. It was sad hearing the obnoxious voice of Bart Simpson blaring out of speakers inside the chicken "restaurant". Oh well, that's the circl of life kids. The Kwik-E-Mart, which was nicely themed. Although they didn't have any squishees for purchase, which was a little disappointing. And now for the main attraction! I wrote up a review for Coasterdom which can be found here. And here are some pictures of the all new Simpsons Ride. After our ride we decided to head down to the lower lot to get some rides on The Mummy and Jurassic Park. It's a really nice view from the many escalators. Lets go ride E.T! Oh.. right.. Couldn't you take my Ford instead! If you put your hand on top of this book some loud roaring sound effects play, it's pretty cool. I love the new locker system for The Revenge of the Mummy. It's much easier then having to carry around a paper with a code on it. After a couple of rides on the Mummy and a ride on Jurassic Park we went over to the Jurassic Cafe to grab a bite to eat since we hadn't eaten breakfast. And, well, it was free! Green is Universal. I'm curious as to how they sort the recyclables from the trash.. Hmm. After another spin on Jurassic Park we went to dry off on BackDraft. As can be seen here, a large cable ruined the chance of getting a decent picture of the gate. The large show building for Jurassic Park the ride. A really remarkable view of the sound stages. Universal Studios never hesitates to shamelessly whore themselves, their tv shows or movies. Now on to some studio tour pictures, I actually only took a few as I was in a middle seat which doesn't offer a great spot to take pictures. mmm DeLorean.. mm.. And here are some pictures of the Jurassic Park cars. Here are some pictures of the War of the Worlds set. I'll post my Kong video at the end of the report. So if that's the only reason you're reading this.. scroll down! After the tour we decided to check out the second of three dinner places available to us via our all you can eat pass. Walking through the London "sets" to get to the Terminator 2 "show". Another set. I had forgotten how long this preshow/show was. It was a good thirty minutes before we were out of there even with our Gate A's. It's a really good experience, although it definitely varies on how good the actors are. Me trying to be artsy. Now to the Shrek 4D show. I really like these shows, with the moving chairs and the like. Yay for the three not so little pigs. We then went back down to the Mummy where I got this picture. Didn't turn out as well as I thought it would. No flash + Dark Room = this picture! Now for the last ride of the day, and our third ride on The Simpsons Ride! That's a 90 minute wait.. yay for gate a's! I really did enjoy the experience this ride has to offer. It's a really neat ride that you should definitely go check out! And the last picture of the day. Thanks for reading! And here's the Kong video I promised.

Man.. it looks like the war of the worlds set down there. Scary to think I was there just 24 hours before this took place.

^ I really don't think that was called for. Lay off the guy, nothing in his post bothered me. What's wrong with posting our thoughts, ideas and suggestions? I'm looking forward to riding X again, especially now with the sexy new paint job! Three more weeks!