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I wish and from the way the survey was presented, it could be a possibility. The details out there now could paint it to be anything though.

^I just sent them a thank you email for yesterday and got the same thing. I spy 12 dashes from the reply. Looking at the paper closer, it shows a griffon holding a gold star. There are 11 stars around the shield too.

The link on the preview page is now linked to an email address. Earlier today it didn't work. I say it's the Big Dipper.

If this ride doesn't have a splashdown, then you can probably partly thank me for that since one of the questions they asked me was, "How do you think water would make a ride better?" and I pretty much told them that it would make the ride look good. But I don't think they'll go off of the questions they asked me on how to do this ride. But some of the questions did make me think Drop Tower and (or) Coaster. But yes, I am a firm believer that parks do consider our opinions and I think yesterday pretty much shows it.

I just got back from Hersheypark in the Dark and from the site meet-up with Matt (HPCrazy) and Alex (coasteral). While we were there, something very strange occured. Like I said in the Meet-Up thread, I said that our group would meet at the Hershey Statue around 2pm. We all got there and started waiting to see if anyone from the site would show up. After waiting 5 minutes we were about to just go and ride, but here's what happened.... 3 people in white labcoats (one guy was wearing a berat (french hat) came walking up and wanted us to complete a servey. We were all about to turn them away, but I figured, "why not?" They asked us 5 or 6 questions: -What do you think is the right amount of time of freefall on a ride? -What role do you think water plays in the effect on a ride? -What are the freefall rides that you've been on? -What role do you think water should play on a ride? -and a question on something like if a concrete ride or water ride is better? I didn't really completely understand it though. So they then thanked us for their time and the gave us a big envolope. Inside were 4 Exit Passes (which were passes where we didn't have to wait in line for a ride), and a smaller letter envolope which had a bunch of different puzzle pieces in it. We all didn't really know what it was for, but once we thought about it for a second I knew I never heard of the Ride Institute of Technology (RIT) before and planned on googling it. Once I got home, I got the envolope out, broke out the tape and started putting this thing together. Below are pictures. It says "see u in the spring. game on!". At the bottom of the page is a website address saying, Rideinstitute.com Link: http://www.rideinstitute.com/ Right after those 3 guys in labcoats presented us the envolope, they disappeared. We went back later in the day to check to see if they serveyed anyone else, but nobody was there. On a sidenote, we had a list of 4 people attending on the facebook invite page that we had, someone with the name of Hershey Park friend requested me and then asked me where we were all meeting. Plus on the back of the Exit Passes was a 4 saying how many were in our group and they didn't to just open up the envolope and plop them into it while they were serveying us. It was preplanned. I have to admit it was really creepy the way this happened, but interesting. I guess let the games begin then! http://themeparkreview.com/upd_images/1287378065_4.jpg

Two things came to mind about this announcement: -Let round 2 of the coaster wars begin between Cedar Point and SFMM begin. and -Go Big Go Six Flags = The Xtreme Park. While it does seem like this, but then again it is Six Flags's 40th Anniversery next year and we should at least let them celebrate a little. Good to hear about a ZacSpin coming to America.

Update: The Boardwalk Seaquel is just about completed with only the dining tables missing from the Shoreline Grill. More soon and let me know what you think of it so far! Shot0031.bmp Shot0032.bmp Shot0033.bmp Shot0034.bmp

...and I bet that site traffic hasn't even dropped! lol. Sounds like these guys really need to understand the bigger picture of what the whole purpose of the .com site was about. It's kind of like wearing blinders and failing to have your opinion changed or realize something no matter what happens.

This has been probably the best week on TPR. And for the site getting defensive, maybe they should watch more movies from the Scary Movie franchise? Essentialy this is kind of what the .com site is. Speaking of which, If there was one of these made for this whole thing, it would be epic!

I don't think that Great Bear at hersheypark has one. I've never seen something inside the park when I was there or even when I job shadowed there and checked out the service center.

First of all, the lady and gentleman you're talking about have openingly said that they have never rode the coaster before and one of them lives in New Zealand. Second of all, the guy who planned on bringing Cedar Point back from the brink of failure pretty much told everyone in the news on how he was going to bring back the park. You aren't comparing apples to apples here. You are talking about renovating a park being compared with moving a roller coaster. Also, these "enthusiests" you're talking about aren't idiots and know the process on what would need to be done with moving a coaster. Simply put, every coaster doesn't need to be saved, only the ones that are widely known and have some historic value and being 6th oldest does not count. Heck! If Dorney Park wanted to bulldoze Thunderhawk tomorrow, I would be all for it. The ride is the roughest coaster I've ever been on and I believe that it's not really worth saving just because it is 2 years older than Big Dipper.

Here's what I find funny: While I'm guilty of supporting the preservation of a coaster I've never ridden, I think that if the Big Dipper would've been more historic, I would want it to be saved. But since I have never heard anything good or bad about it to make it stick out like the ones before previously relocated, I say why waste the time or money when the historic value doesn't outweigh the work and effort needed? We don't need to save EVERY coaster ever built. That site looks extremely weak and cheesey by the way too.

I wanted to eat there a few weeks ago when I was there, but I passed on it because of the line. I'll try it out next time then. Other than Freeman's, I think Hershey has a good Chicken Parmesan Sandwich at Gourmet Grille. The Kettle Corn is good from what I remember too. I've never had a bad meal at Knoebels yet. You get a lot with breakfast and it wasonly $18 for 3 people. The pancakes, bacon and hashbrowns were great. Another great place is The Alamo and the Old Mill Ice Cream place. Most people love Cesari's, but the pizza tastes nothing special IMO. Kennywood's Parkside Cafe offers a lot of food for a decent price. Their chicken fingers meal was good and they gave you a ton of fries and a dinner roll. Speaking chicken fingers, the ones at SFGadv at Granny's are great.

This is TPR trip reports at its best! It is so hard not to laugh out loud at the videos and photos. I must go on a TPR trip eventually.

The link worked for me. Typed in the keyword for the code (Chase) and watched the video clip. So far the ride reminds me somewhat of Maverick and it's canyon sections. Looks good go far.

I was suprised too. I remember when it was around a 1/2 hour wait time and was the most popular coaster in the park. Now it seems like Fahrenheit and Great Bear are beating it out now. While it was great, after riding Kingda ka it kind of made the launch seem less powerful.

^ That's pretty much the point where I start to question the storyline. On the theming side, Ghostwood Estate at Kennywood is better (even though I got e-stopped midway through the ride), but for scoring, you can reach much more points on RECC. EDIT: Oh, since I'm drinking out of my souvenir cup now, I do have to say that they are the cheepest I've seen at $7.99 with .99 refills. While Six Flags offers free refills ($12.99 cup) for one day, this still is a better deal out of how much I took advantage of that.

I just usually get off the ride thinking of it as laser tag and I just usually ride it just to see how high I can get my score. I don't really think there is much to tie the pre-ride video storyline into the actual ride though because it doesn't really hype me up or anything. The music is fun to listen to while waiting in line (which is kind of why I waited in the regular line instead of the single rider line), but most of the line is outdoors, but under a roof. I could really either see them redoing the ride or just getting rid of it in the years to come. Most of the GP thinks it's a roller coaster too.

Nope, but Tidal Force was open. If it was I probably would've ridden it to get my last credit needed there. The Boardwalk did stay open until late Spetember back in 2007 if I remember though.

2 replies for a 40 + photo trip report? Come on guys I know you discuss more than this.

Since I didn’t want to stay trapped in my dorm room all day yesterday, I decided to go to Hersheypark for the day. If you read my last trip report from there, I talked about it being so full that my girlfriend and I only got several rides in (but then again, we went on opening day), but this time was much different. Read on… Got to the park around 11:30 and got in line for Fahrenheit which ended up being a 45 minute wait, but thankfully I brought my iPod along so wasn’t too bad. Rode back seat and it has to be the best ride I’ve had on it since it opened. It did rattle a bit, but the airtime on the first drop and hill were awesome. Storm Runner had a 15 minute wait and also seemed to be in high-gear today with the top hat and flying snake thingamajig having airtime. Got bruised by the restraint on the banked rise and second part of the dive though. Sidewinder had a 10 minute wait and being the gullible sucker I was, I rode it and miraculously survived without getting a headache, but the guy throwing up in a bush near the ride exit wasn’t so fortunate. Great Bear had a 45 minute wait with ½ the queue being filled. I also want to note that they took away the faucet they had in line to cool down with. Forceful ride towards the end, but would beat Talon if it had one last corkscrew before the end. From here I rode Sooperdooperlooper in the back for a 15 minute wait. Not really an intense ride, but it was enjoyable. For those who are wondering what is going on with Attraction 2012 the answer is pretty much that it is hard to tell. I could see from Looper’s line that a bulldozer was parked next to the Paddleboats path on the other side of Comet. I couldn’t get a great picture of it though, but I can confirm that there are a lot of stakes on both sides of the creek heading all the way down to Creekside Catering. When I rode Comet, I could see two stakes behind Scrambler on the left and right side of it. Then it’s just tons of makers heading from that point all the way around the outer corner of Founder’s Circle on that access path then the stakes start up again near Comet’s far turn-around. The opening in its structure does look like it got some new unpainted wood and the new fence seems to cover a lot of the area next to the ride. The markers in front of Tilt-A-Whirl have been recently updated (9-10-10) and it seems like the goofed a little. LOL. I did find a weird one out between Great Bear’s bridge and the Monorail bridge labeled 9C. At this point I wouldn’t be disappointed if it ends up being a coaster or Star Flyer since both rides would be a great addition. Getting off of the markers discussion, Comet had a 30 minute wait and seemed to be running wild. I wouldn’t call it a kiddie coaster, but it certainly isn’t the Phoenix. I hiked back to Midway to get the last several coasters and got into line for Wildcat which I previously ranked as my #1 worst coaster. This ride was better since I was in the front seat. Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on, but 90% of the ride was tolerable; it was just the final turn that was the killer. It makes me wonder if the groundhogs under the coaster might have something to do with the roughness? Lightning Racer was also running in high-form today with it actually producing airtime in the tunnel and section after it. Shortest line of the day with a 5 minute wait to almost walk-on. Wild Mouse had a ½ hour wait and is better than Dorney’s although they would occasionally have to stop the cars to give people time to get on. From here I went over to Minetown and got a Chicken Parm. Sub at Gourmet Grille (which was like sex on a bun) then rode Reese’s with a 15 min wait. Scored 43,780 which wasn’t bad at all. I don’t think many people of the GP knew what RECC was and I have a feeling that this might have a downside on the ride in the future. I was asked by several people what this ride was and could hear many people wondering as well. I then rode Monorail and Wave Swinger which each had a one cycle wait then decided to go hit Coal Cracker since I never get to ride it much since I usually come in the off-seasons. It had a 15 to 20 minute wait and it seems like it got much better since my last ride in 2006. The water level is much higher and the hump at the bottom of the drop scared the $h!t out of me! Next I got on Falcon with a 5 min wait then decided to hit Trailblazer since I haven’t done it in ages. Ended up being a walk-on and has gotten smoother. From here I re-rode Fahrenheit at dusk in the front seat with an hour wait, rode Lightning Racer once with a walk-on, Storm Runner with a 10 minute wait, and Fahrenheit again with a ½ hour wait. Since it was closing time, I got to refill my souvenir bottle at Crossroads Creamery and get a Candy Chaos (which is a medium soda cup filled with ice cream and layered with your favorite candy). It was huge for a small and made me wonder what the large was! I then walked to the Chocolate World parking booths for my roommate to pick me up then left. To sum the visit up it was great and I has me contemplating on getting a season pass for next season to save money. Pretty much it's a good thing it's not raining today since everyone in the queue might've drowned from looking at this. I love how it rips around the track at a fast speed. Three train operation today. woo. It's better in the backseat. I ended up being like a magnet for every coaster I got on today because the line would always get 15 minutes longer after I got in line for it. Storm Runner didn't really seem like it had much of a line today. Could it be loosing it's claim over the park? One thing's for sure if it had a windshield that was dirty it would say... Nuff said. Only the suckers (like me)always ride this. It seems like the station is getting a coat of blue paint. Strange in my opinion. I never realized how much compacted everything is until I rode this today. Might now be the kind of the park anymore, but at least they're still selling the vintage "I Survived the Sooperdooperlooper" T-shirts ( I bought one). Oldie, but still a goodie. Hopefully Attraction 2012 will shave the waittime off of it. Speaking of which... This path used to be for the paddleboats, but once they closed up, this was pretty much blocked off to the public. If you go under the Comet through the railway's old tunnel there, a bulldozer is on the otherside as well as a stone trail, many markers (seen from Comet) and an old paddleboat. There's also a marker hidden amongst the dirt to the right of this picture. Can you see it? Here's another. And those markers previously in front of Tilt-A-Whirl? Looks like they goofed a little and re-did them last Friday. Oopsies! lol Let me introduce you to marker 9C. Appearently he is the outcast compared to all the other markers because he is located on the otherside of the creek and the furtherest away from all the other markers. Groundhogs are taking over Wildcat! Aww! No airtime, just a lot of rattling around. This, on the otherhand, is better. Oh, the Boardwalk was closed today, but some of the entertainment (like the Sea Lion Show) that wasn't scheduled to be open was going on. wanted to ride it, but now single riders allowed. Whirlwind is getting a bit bad too. This is pretty much the best Wild Mouse I've been on. Beautiful. Yes! Nailed it! Now if I was a few feet closer and had the Kissing Tower in the picture. Pretty much the worst and shortest log flume I've been on up until that drop. It easily ranks #2 on my list with Gadv's Log Jammer being #1. Dusk and night rides on Fahrenheit= Awesomeness. transfer track and control pannel porn. I like the new entrance signs although I wish this picture turned out better. And I'll leave you with a little teaser of the park's Christmas Candylane Event. I'll be back for Halloween for more sweetness so until then, Peace out!

Vegas is one of those places that's on my to-do list. I'd pretty much be going for the coasters and attractions instead of gambling though.

Update: Skyview is completed even though it doesn't have any gondolas. Last night I also worked on adding the building for Resse's Extreme Cup Challege as well. Shot0023.bmp Shot0024.bmp It fit so well that it actually amazed me! Shot0025.bmp Reese's Extreme Cup Challenge. Shot0026.bmp Finished Craftbarn Kitchen. Shot0027.bmp Anyone have a picture of the building that goes here? It's right across from the Craftbarn. Shot0028.bmp Yes, I took out Canyon River Rapids and added the SeaQuel. Shot0029.bmp There's still much to be done with this area. More soon!

It kind of looks like the shaking is only at the bottom of the drops, but other than that it doesn't seem that bad.

It did, but Chocolate World ended that and now there's just an unused 2nd station in the parking lot. There is also a unused ramp at the park station to ground level behind the old arena. Does the monorail date back to before they enclosed the park? The monorail was added in 1969 to serve as transportation to the factory tour. This was before plans were announced to turn Hershey Park into Hersheypark which was planned to be like Disneyland. But once the park was enclosed in 1972, the 2nd station was closed around then.