CoasterFanatic

^ Now cmon. You can't expect everyone to wear rose-tint glasses when the park itself has admitted it's financial problems. // everyone is welcome to post in any thread with any opinion. just be respectful of others. /// except Ryan

Saturday morning, we checked out of our Disney digs and headed over to Universal for the day. More photos: That photo spot that everyone knows about. Over at the Studios, Ricki and Luci were rocking out for the masses. We enjoyed one last (Catrina's first) ride on Back to The Future before it is destroyed in the name of progress. Farewell photo of Back to the Future. Men in Black remains the greatest shooting game ever. Fear Factor Live was not going today. My guess is that they are still making the conversion from Horror Nights. Over at Jaws, Catrina put me on the outside to protect her from the big bad shark. Our fearless skipper. I love Universal and their penchant for big balls of fire. Help! After an excellent ride on Mummy, we saw the Blues Brothers on our way to the Beetlejuice review. Time for some monster rock. Complete with Universal approved T&A. Beetlejuice rocks it out with the help of classic Universal monsters. Karma is a funny thing and "My Name is Earl" is a great show. The sun was heading down and it was time to head back to IOA for some night rides. Mmmmmmm. Dueling Dragons. Exclusive night shot of the Flying Unicorn sign. I will leave you for now with this night shot of Dudley Dooright's Ripsaw Falls.

Just about every year, Catrina and I take a long weekend and head to Florida for some sunny coaster fun. The crowds are always light and weather is mild. With all things considered, it is my favorite time to head south. Enjoy the photos! More to come as we are still down here. Thursday evening we headed to Disney where the Port Orleans French Quarter would become our homebase. I decided to do a little thinking about where we would go. Where do all mem do their best thinking. You guessed it ... The showers at the Port Orleans are NOT "Casey Approved" For Catrina, all showers are approved. The hotel room at Port Orleans reminded me a lot of Splash Landings at Alton. Except for one major difference Catrina was really happy to find double beds in the room. Perhaps she would be able to get some real sleep. In the room, everything had Mickey on it. Right down to the coffee cups. I had a little fun with Catrina's name at the front counter. She better start getting used to this. The fountain in the center courtyard. Strategically placed bells on the hotel's jester. Catrina posing with one of the Florida Gators. Since the day was half over, we grabbed a bus to head over to Downtown Disney for a while. Once at Downtown Disney, we grabbed some food at the Rainforest Cafe. One big benefit to coming in November is the table availability. We grabbed a table next to the naked man fountain. Shrimp Skewers are good for the soul. Everyone should have some. Over at the shops, Catrina wanted to grab some shots of me in silly hats. I was more than happy to oblige. Silly hat photo number 2 We checked out the Harley shop near Pleasure Island. Peter Fonda eat your heart out. Catrina won't get on my bike anymore, but she felt confident on this ride. Friday morning it was time to head over to Epcot. The first item of the day was to check out the new Nemo ride. The seagulls outside were genius, but the ride inside was also good. The only complaint I have is that the area was really nice before and while this new theme compliments that, it also removes a lot of nice views of the tank. "Mine! Mine! Mine!" In my "Ode to Chuck" photo, Bruce enjoys an afternoon snack. Catrina poses with the hammerhead shark in a new play area. Over at Journey to Imagination, we grabbed a shot with Figment. It's official. Canadian beer = good. Canadians = bad. Time to grab some samples. Catrina wasn't a big fan of the cheddar cheese soup, but she did enjoy the noodles in Japan. Time to head over to my favorite type of food sampling. Catrina is ready to sample a bunch of beers that she is sure to hate. My samples lined up and waiting for consumption. Our host for the sampling was this representative from the Boston Beer Company. He was very knowledgable and didn't have even a hint of "Beer snob" in him. Catrina's disliking for beer meant more samples for me! Over at the Hops and Barley market it was time to try one of the few Sam Adams beers I have yet to taste. The Pale Ale. After going back to the hotel for a little nap, we headed back to Epcot for some Extra Magic Hours. Posing in front of the giant golf-ball. Test Track displays why I love Epcot at night. Detail of the Test Track sign. Over at Germany, there was no Soren to be found. But we did find some Brautwurst and Beck's Dark! Troika Troika Troika No trip to Norway is complete without a silly picture in a viking helmet. Time to grab a seat for Illuminations. Illuminations lighting up the sky. Another night shot. Are you ready for rocket insertion?

Hey Ryan, I just went to Universal and IOA today and both parks were pretty dead. I am waiting on their pending announcement

Better late than never. I just got this years poll helper up! www.coasterfanatics.com/sec_poll

Haven't made the jump to HD yet, but Mitsubishi is the shizznit! I would recommend them to anyone purchasing ANY type of large display.

^ Dude! This post is about a year and half old and no longers has any relevence. I applaud your efforts to first search your topic, but this is insane

I don't think that it is so much hate as the fact that most of their coasters are pretty darn good.

^ Think outside the box my friend With that selection, you should definately buy every "The Cult" and "Monster Magnet" album you can get your hands on.

Of those that I have been on. B&M - Hydra (Dorney) GCII - Roar (SFA) Intamin - Shockwave (Drayton Manor) If trains count, then Psyclone wins the B&M by a mile.

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That one should definately be on my list also. It stands WAY above all of their other records. A killer record!

The problem with making another train station is the train is TOO BIG. Not that it is a bad thing, That's just the way it is. Call me completely silly, but I would love to see the park put in another (that's right ... another one) of smaller scale and let it do a complete loop around the park with multiple stops. Thank Disney on this one. // would also not want to see a "lift" ride. The one in Ober is just fine.

I know one. West Virginias ONLY Amusement Park ... Camden Park!

These pictures are just SICK! Good shots man!

Nice TR. Good to see Todd take the plunge and Krista is a dynamite gal. The best of luck to both of you. That cake is the shizz.

Shhhhhhh. Wes will ban us all. Even me! My first reaction to the thread was to dump it, but I thought that a funny conversation would ensue (which it has), so I left it alone. The only problem was that in all my excitement, I forgot to remove the link.

OK. So it has finally become apparent that this is not so much a real-world term as a No-Limits term for a inside of the software. Consider me not in the loop, since I haven't even opened the program since the first day of release. With that said, who wants a perfect turn? Sounds boring to me. // give me the "pumping"!

Again ... WTF is "pumping"!

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He actually has a very good point and I must have been half asleep the first time I read it. It is now *censored*.

^ Dude. Computers were involved in both Ninja and Jaguar. Second. What the hell is "pumping" again?

Nice report! I really need to get to SDC as soon as possible. Hopefully the Bluegrass/BBQ fest is placed in a nice calendar slot next year.

1 horseman down. 3 to go.