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I just noticed that. I think we were both deleting "Beech Bend" trip reports at the same time

"Damn them balls is good" Here is another NEW one is case you haven't seen it yet. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/banana.php

Corkscrew (Myrtle Beach Pavilion) - My First Corkscrew Corkscrew (Geauga Lake) King Cobra (Kings Island) Little Dipper (Kennywood) - My First Coaster Laser Loop (Kennywood, Relocated) - My First Vertical Loop Whirlwind (Knoebels, Relocated) Wild Maus (Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Relocated) - Rode it in both locations Thunderbolt Express (Camden Park) Williams Grove Cyclone (Williams Grove, Fate Unknown) Wildcat (Williams Grove, Fate Unknown) Scooby's Ghoster Coaster (PKI) We'll have to wait and see about the 2 coasters at Adventure City. I am also guessing that Python at BGT will join this list pretty soon. 4 Credits at the Myrtle Beach Pavillion also seem to be up in the air at this point.

Guilty till innocent! That's the ticket! Robb doesn't have to defend himself to anybody he doesn't want to. Why does everyone seem to be so unbelievably obsessed about this. Just let it go.

Did someone say something about "crossing the line"?

I just don't think that it is that type of park. If you look at the two "thrill" rides that they have put in, they are completely unique from anything else out there. The only way I see them putting in a coaster is if it is more of a hybrid that barely even resembles a coaster at all. It just isn't that kind of park.

"Yeah, well. The Dude abides." - Lebowski

Your momma is so fat that she jumped in the air and got stuck.

Life ain't easy for a boy named Sue.

The odd thing is, contrary to popular belief, TTD isn't a very hard ride to get on when it's running. If the coaster is running, it is one of the biggest people eaters in the park and moves people twice as fast as MF.

You're frickin killing me! Nice TR

I never let it get to me. If I feel like I made a mistake and miss the money, I just go out and rob another 7-11.

Catrina and I hit the road ... well the air last Friday and headed to California for what was to be a weekend in the sun. The only kink in our plan was that the weather was actually better back in good ole West Virginia. Oh well, we made the best of it anyway. Here are the photos! Friday Night - Arrival The Knotts Hotel bar was a good place to start the trip. Hefeweizen in these rediculous mugs ensured me that my fiber intake was taken care of for the weekend. The Amber Waves mugs get Wally's approval. Justin opted for the more foo-foo Margarita. Saturday - Solace Justin and Sandi opted for a morning wake-up call on Jaguar. As you can see, Knotts was pretty warm at 7am! The usual suspects. Some of the CoasterFanatics and RideWorld faithful standing outside of Xcelerator. (Justin, Myself, Dave and Martin) Chris and Natalee grab a back seat ride during morning ERT. In true Solace fashion, the group photo took about 30 minutes to complete. Fortunately, we were watching from the sidelines. Dave used the extra time to work some magic on one of the locals. Catrina and I pose for a picture in front of the kick-ass log flume ride. After the group lunch, a small group of us headed over to Adventure City. Ready for some Freeway Coaster ERT! The ACEr in all of us rises to the surface as we do our best to break this classic Miler. The Freeway Coaster in action. Next we turned to our WV roots and played with the barnyard animals. At this point of the day, the rain started to come down and Treetop Racers was closed. But not before Dave managed to get an unintentional brake-free ride on it. Turns out that rain and those old skid brakes make for very little braking power at all. The look on his face coming out of the helix was classic. The look on his face after he blew past the first set of brakes was even better! The rain allowed us to check out some of other rides inside the park. After forcing "Ted the train operator" to take us out in the rain, we rode the Carousel. Of course, Catrina managed to stick me with the pink horse. Back at Knotts where a group of us met up for dinner at TGIFridays. Catrina won the foo-foo drink award with this fancy Strawberry concoction. Craig and Monica also joined us. I don't know what they are thinking, but my guess is that they are up to no good Raven Simone was so interested in our geeky conversation subject matter that she was glued to the railing for the entire meet. Sandi took second place in the Foo-Foo drink award. Disappointed that the first drink was mostly ice, she ordered up this impressive margarita. Sunday - Six Flags Magic Mountain Upon entering the RideWorld event, Catrina embraces an old friend. One of her favorite coasters ... Goliath. Riddler was not part of the morning ERT this year, but we thought it would be best to get it out of the way early. Six Flags is making a lot of changes around the park. More costumed characters can be found everywhere, but Viper was the only coaster that I could find that was running multiple trains. Speaking of Viper, I grabbed three rides during the morning ERT. Why? I have no idea. Superman was giving repeat rides in the morning due to the small crowds. This was a great opportunity to demonstrate my mad Paul Ruben floating object skills. At least until I punched the lady sitting in front of me while trying to grab my hat. With the morning ERt behind us, it was time for lunch at the Mooseburger Lodge. Wally was right at home and ordered an Antler Ale because it promised a "Wally Surprise" Turns out the surprise was an Antler straw that our waitress had to assemble for him. Rock On! A big thank you goes out to Chris and Natalee at RideWorld for organizing another great SFMM Event! After lunch, Catrina and I headed out and did a little light Valencia sight-seeing before heading to Robb Alvey's house for some post-SFMM party goodness. We played a little game of "Who am I?". Here is a picture of Chris and I putting our heads together. I had Python Pit and had Jeepers. Together we were just helpless. Wally was in Beer Manna after I brought along a couple of his personal favorites to the party. Time to go, but not before we killed everyone at the party and took their candy and door prizes. A big thank you to Robb and Elissa for opening their home to all us coaster psychos. Monday - Universal and Tourist Stuff Catrina and I started off the morning at Universal Studios Hollywood. A new park for both of us. Just some random guy standing on the red carpet outside the gates. Universal was very up-to-date with all the latest movies and offered up this giant figure from the new King Kong movie. The view from Universal was breathtaking. Basically the park is built on a hillside and has to have the largest elevation change of any US Park. Another shot from the Escalator to the lower lot. One of the first attractions of the day was Backdraft. Being a big fan of fire, this one was pretty impressive for me. Riding the escalator back to the upper lot. From up above, you can get a real good look at the Mummy building. After hearing all the Florida vs. Hollywood Mummy comments, I wasn't expecting much. But, truth be told, I think that both Catrina and I both liked the Hollywood version better. Go figure. The entrance to the Universal Studio Tour. This ride was pretty interesting and kind of the signature attraction at the park. I like to think of it as a condensed version of most of Universal Florida's attractions nicely packaged together with a tram that takes you to each one. Only difference is that they throw some sets in the mix. Movie trailors of the stars. From here, you can see the escalator in the background that divides the park. Along the tour was the town square that has been featured in many of the classic Universal monster movies. Desperate Housewives was taping during our visit. But, to my disappointment, no Eva sightings were to be had. Along the tour route, we also passed by the Bates residence. The War of the Worlds set was pretty cool, but a wrecked 747 is about the last thing that I want to see the day before we flew back across the country. Craig T Nelson is my hero! On our way out, we posed for a picture by the fake Hollywood sign and say goodbye to Universal Studios. The rest of Monday consisted of some various Touristy places. The first was the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Catrina poses for a shot with some of the local street freaks in Hollywood. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this photo TR. CoasterFanatic has left the building.

Wow! That was quick! // Got mine

Already posted. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23346 // Closed

Dammit! First Splendid China ... now this! Stupid Disney!

Looks like the new "grammer-core" scene is picking up! Now ... use a spell checker!

Nice TR Rick! It was great to meet you guys this past weekend and i think I am still recovering from all the rides on Viper. Hopefully, we get to hang out somewhere in the future.

Friday at about 10-11pm.

This makes me kind of glad that I was able to finally make it to the park last year after a 20 year hiatus. Out of all the rides the Arrow Mouse would be the greatest loss. Hope they can find it in their hearts to move it since it is so unique. As for Hurricane, I am all about preservation but they should tear that one down ... with extreme prejudice. // Derek, be sure to hold on to you d**k on that ride.

Wally, I just went to the beer store by work today. All I can say is that you will be a happy man

Pretty sure that it did. At least for the first couple seasons. I vaguely remember times when 2 trains would stack before the station. As you can see in this picture there is the brakes where this train is stopped. There is also another set between here and the station. This is where the first train waiting to enter the station sat. It is no longer used. Red Train Green Train Blue Train Yellow Train Still haven't found the blue train picture. My guess is that it will have a single position lapbar

Building your Discussion Boards to member base greater than ZERO would probably be a good start. Parks are only interested in established sites. They are not interested in helping you build your audience. It sucks, but that is just the way it is.

I just finished printing off some directions for this weekend and figured that i would share them since a lot of people are staying at Knott's http://www.coasterfanatics.com/files/la_directions.pdf

Imagine hearing this over the intercom on the airplane (loosely stolen from Henry Rollins) Good evening everyo ... whoa ... is thing on. Alright! Since I love you people so much I tell you what were going to do today. I am going to take this plane ... and we are just ... like ... gonna fly into the sun man.