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Thanks for the comments everyone! I definitely plan on going back to Knott's this year to pick up rides on Xcelerator and Hangtime. The park was beautiful and a lot more filled in with plants/trees/themeing than I anticipated. It's a great park and I feel like I need to see Scary Farm to truly appreciate the fact that they can pack even moooooooore attractions into the park! Back at it for part 2! Recharging and cleaning up, I got a $7 Uber from KBF Hotel over to Disneyland and it didn't take long at all. There is a ride share location at the opposite end of Downtown Disney, but I bet there's a spot at the Downtown Disney end as well. It was about 5PM, I had my ticket pulled up, and I planned on going into DCA first so I could hit Guardians and Cars. The fact that I was standing in the plaza between the parks on a beautiful 80* day in February was so surreal. I couldn't believe I was able to pull this off and everything worked out so perfectly! But wow, there are a LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. Taking my first look at the opportunity for Fast Pass, nothing was available except for Indiana Jones at 9:10PM. Perfect, that gives me plenty of time to run between both parks and I have full confidence that I can get on Cars + Guardians in that 4 hours. I booked it left towards Guardians and my heart skipped a beat upon seeing 75 minutes. WAIT. There are single rider lines everywhere, maybe I can cut this wait time in half! No single rider line. No FP available. Crap. Okay, let's put a pin in this and go check out Cars. It was definitely a different visit than my 2008 visit since Parad... Pixar Pier was totally closed this time around. I went by Grizzly River and was tempted to ride but I wasn't going to risk getting hit with a wall of water as the sun was going around. Rounding the corner to Cars, again I was stopped in my tracks by nearly full queues. It was an hour for single rider and 75 minutes for the regular queue. FOOLISHLY I got in line without an adult beverage! I buddied up with a group in front of me who had margaritas, glowing drinks, and beer and before I realized my mistake we were 15 minutes in line and I wasn't about to abandon ship for drinks. The line moved fairly quickly and I don't believe I ended waiting the posted time. Great looking queue and the whole rock work was a great precursor for my Joshua Tree stay - seriously it looked just like the rock structures out there! Of course Disney did their homework and made the ride look as authentic as possible. Boarding the car, I was surprised by the roar of the 'engine' when we took off. It totally caught me by surprise and got the adrenaline going. I've never seen the Cars movie, I just know Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable (or Pepto Bismol) Guy are voices. The leisurely ride eventually turned into the race where you zip around the rock work. It was such a *fun* ride! Don't expect plaster-you-to-your-seat launches or airtime, it's just a fun fun fun ride. 10/10 All amped up off the winning race, I was escorted over to get a margarita at Rita's Baja Blenders for a delicious frozen marg. At this time the sun was setting and the neon lights were coming alive - frick this park looks great at night. Carsland is such a cool spot I totally forgot about how little I cared about my 0% interest in the IP/movie. I feel like I'd have the same feeling at Potterland - I don't really care/have an affinity for the IP but damn this space is a wow factor. Okay, time for Guardians! Screw the wait times, let's just go ride it. ... .. . It's at nearly an hour and a half. I was totally ready to get in line but I'd never seen a queue that fill at a Disney park before. I figured I'd try my luck again and asked a cast member to look at my app to see if I was missing anything - are there FP's available? Will there be? I've got until close to ride..will I have better luck later? Mollie @ Guardians was a saint and told me what she would do and gave me play by play...with a fast pass! I couldn't believe it. She saved me two hours. I re-evaluated my evening with a FP and got into Guardians. Honestly, when I first heard about the Tower of Terror -> Guardians I felt a little sick. It didn't feel right. I mean, I'm a Marvel guy and I love both of the Guardians movies. All of those feelings washed away when I stepped foot in the queue. It looked great, the pre-show was quick and to the point, and if I miss anything it's the spooky Tower of Terror bellhops. They really made the attraction! I think the cast members inside did a good job with the new roles, but they just weren't as memorable as the bellhops I've encountered. I'm a weird guy that likes DCA's tower just as much if not more than the Orlando version! I don't know maybe since I only visit a Disneypark every 5+ years the experience seems brand new to me every time. The ride has everyone giggling from start to finish. The ups and downs are friggin' epic. I love the airtime and the unpredictability makes it arguably the best drop tower experience out there. Okay, now I'm really buzzing after that ride. Well..not yet. Adamant about getting another drink before I head over to Disneyland, I got suggested to try this glowing blue drink that tasted like every fruit in the world. It was back by the Monster's Inc dark ride. Sweet. DCA accomplished. ONTO Disneyland!!! Great work capturing the stunning landscape just East of LA This was a delicious margarita, and I believe under $10! The view from Bugs. I totally walked the long way around the first time haha I'm ready to visit my favorite band of intergalactic misfits Stunning! Oooo, endangered species and precious materials What a treasure that was. Don't let the TOT conversion lower your excitement for this ride, it's phenomenal LATELY I BEEN GLOWED UP The Collector happens to have a DANK collection of kush. bird up bro it's 520 First ride of the day! Let's GOOOO! They race every time guys, why aren't there 50 pages in the DL/DCA thread about this? Turning the corner to this view brings a lot of emotions Living a car-less life in Chicago, I could get invested in these crazy cars that drive themselves. Only if I my horn can be Owen Wilson saying "oh WOW!" I almost forgot I got the free photos, haha Thinking about how unsafe I felt around the dented supports at Knott's Berry Farm while riding a drop tower with only seat belts.

Hellloooooo TPR! My goal for 2018 is to visit a different park each month since I haven't been doing a good job at breaking away from the Cedar Point-Kings Island-Great America mold. January was a success and I've just gotten back from California. I'm happy to report this trip went over much better than anticipated! Precursor: this trip out to California was originally just going to be to visit Joshua Tree National Park. As the holidays came around I got a Platinum Pass so I started researching Knott's. Easy. On the way to Joshua Tree. Perfect. Fly in Friday 2/16 for Knott's and spend Sat-Mon in Joshua Tree. So I got a night at the KBF hotel + the Karmel shuttle once I land to take me to the airport. Getting closer to February... Wait. Disneyland is only a 10 minute drive away. Holy crap. It's also open 'till midnight! Knott's is only open until 8pm! Xcelerator is closed... Maybe I can squeeze in both. It's been 10 years since I've been to Disneyland but I've seen everything, so I won't be missing out on anything rushing through. So the plan: Land at 8:30am 9am shuttle to Knott's Knott's open until 3-4? DCA for Cars/Guardians Disneyland for Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Matterhorn Sounds do-able? Okay, sweet. But if my flight is delayed that screws everything up. So I wouldn't buy a DL/DCA ticket until I was seated on the plane. Fast forward to last Thursday. Weather looked good. Flight on time! *Up at 3:30am Chicago time. Go go go. Seated on the plane. Ticket + MaxPass bought. *Winds caused us to land at 9, so I was already 30 minutes behind schedule. *Shuttle was effortless and I was the first dropped off. Amazing. Dropped my bag off at KBF hotel and headed into the park. No issue with the Plat Pass getting in! Welp, Ghostrider was going to be 90 minutes all day. I waited about 70 minutes? Got a back seat ride. Ghostrider 1x - It reminded me a lot of Legend (HW) in terms of laterals taking the spotlight over airtime. Absolutely silky smooth ride, but it didn't deliver the airtime I thought was going to be there. I would have loved to have ridden it more than once but it just wasn't in the cards for today. 7/10 I was a bit worried about growing lines for the rest of the attractions since it was already 11am, so I sought out Pony Express. Pony Express 1x - This just wasn't what I was expecting. I definitely know a bit about each coaster of the park I'm going to visit, but I don't know the specs. Wow this ride was short, but hey it was running and I was able to get on it. It was tucked away in a corner of the park and it took me way too long to find it 5/10 Voyage to the Iron Reef 1x - Right next door and why not. Honestly, I liked this a lot! Even better than the Justice League rides. Why? It was taken at a comfortable pace and the 3D worked better IMO. The set designs were okay, but you're not just rushing through like I feel the JL rides do. Voyage's screens weren't blurry, the plot was simple, and everything worked. The dots were easy to see so aiming wasn't an issue. 8/10 Goddamn Coast Rider 1x - I love Mack rides. I love wild mouse coasters. WHAT'S WITH THE SHIN BARS?! I'm not even tall! The lap bar wouldn't touch my lap because the shin bar was preventing the restraint from coming down properly... I don't get it. It was a painful ride all the way through, but not as bad as Zeus so you're not the lowest coaster on my coasterpoll.com list! 0/10 Holding back tears as I went by Xcelerator, I went to Supreme Scream because drop towers are fantastic. The website led me to believe this S&S tower was a Combo Tower. Not the case, unless the 1 tower that wasn't open was. Regardless, it's a fun downshot S&S tower with views of downtown LA. I rode Supreme Scream 2x during the day. By now it was getting close to noon and my body has no idea what's happening because I've been up since 3:30am running around. It's time for some Boardwalk BBQ! Shoutout to the user in the KBF thread that posts pictures of their food often. Only gripe here - I told the woman behind the counter that I wanted to keep a light stomach so I could try all of the amazing food offered at KBF and even though the pulled pork was only offered in 1/2lb portion, she said she could give me 1/4lb (other meats like tri-tip come in 1/4lb option). Well that information wasn't relayed to the cashier and they emphatically told me I was given 1/2lb portion and wouldn't budge. There were no scales around so fine, I don't know who's in the wrong but I'm not going to spend any more time arguing when my clock is ticking. Boysenberry beer was great! BBQ was solid with a good amount of sauce variety to pair with. Tip - Boysenberry beer is Shocktop + Boysenberry concentrate mixed. Even if you're not a fruit beer guy (I prefer IPA's/pale ales), it's a good refreshing beer on an 80* day. Okay great, food is in my system and my body is happy. What's that? I can take my beer wherever? Excellent, let's get on the flume! Timber Mtn Log Ride 2x - I knew Splash Mountain was going to be closed so I relished my two rides here even more. I love flumes and this was a great flume, right up there with Movie World Australia's, Splash Mtn, Log Chute @ MOA, and others. The mix of animatronics, smells, surprise drops, and acceptable amount of wetness had me laughing and wide-eyed the whole way around. 10/10 Calico Mine Ride 1x - A visual timeless thrill. There was so much going on it was a crime that I was only able to ride it once. Lock me up. 10/10 Silver Bullet 3x - Of all of the coasters open today, this was one that I was looking forward to more with Xcelerator closed. Ghostrider was a let down for me, so that lowered me expectations even further since I've always known this ride to be the start of the decline of forceful B&M coasters. Soooo.. What's up guys? Silver Bullet was GREAT! Sure the lift hill feels steeper than the drop itself, but this invert flowed so well through each inversion, pulled some G's, and had unique elements like the overbanked kicks! Loved this ride and I'll put it right up there with Raptor and Banshee. 9/10 Sierra Sidewinder 1x - Similar to Pony Express, I was let down by the duration of the ride. I was excited about the type of ride since I hadn't been on an outwardfacing spinning coaster, and right as I was starting to have fun the ride was over. 6/10 By now I had noticed that Montezuma's Revenge wasn't showing any signs of life - it never opened while I was there. Who knew the only launched coaster running at Knott's would be Pony Express.. Jaguar 1x- The last credit of the day was an easy one. It's just a fun ride and these Zierer coasters are growing on me. Orange Streak and Jaguar are such fun rides for everyone. 6/10 By this time it was getting close to when I expected my room to be ready so I grabbed another boysenberry beer, re-rode the flume and Silver Bullet on my way out. My room wasn't ready yet so I grabbed a local IPA at the bar while I charged up and I wasn't even 3 sips into my beer when I got the text that my room was ready! From here on out every minute counted so I slammed the beer, got the keys, might have eaten chex mix in the shower, and called an Uber to Disneyland around 3:30. I came alllll the way from Chicago for this! What do these two have in common? They both look great. 2. As in 0-2 for Intamin Accels outside of Cedar Point BBQ pork with the goods. At this point I was starting to think the beer was going to be the best part of KBF. One of the most visually thrilling rides in the world. What a surprise! Silver Bullet was fantastic! View from the hotel room. I'm all about boysenberries now The beer was fantastic! 1/3 on launched coasters today... I knew this was going to be closed but it was just so surreal in person. The area isn't even blocked off.

Ah, I see what you mean! Yes, there are a lot of laterals on it — mainly in that second half. Legend was quite a bit more brutal when I rode it, but Ghost Rider is at its smoothest right now. They both share extended lateral helixes (Helixi?) Oh yeah it was very smooth. They did a great job!

I should have phrased that better - Ghostrider is the west coast Legend (Holiday World). The ride was more about laterals than airtime and I thought it was going to be the other way around. I only got 1 ride in the back seat since it was 60-90 minutes long all day I would have liked to try the front but it wasn't happening. Really fun ride and a great layout that makes use of the tight space.

6 hours at Disneyland/DCA was....MAGICAL! $7 uber each way from Knott's, and boy was it packed. Over an hour wait for all of the e ticket attractions but with help from FP, amazing cast members, and single rider line I got to ride all of my favorites 2-5 times. Detailed report later but: Was not happy about the TOT retheme when it was announced but it was amazing in person. Cars was fantastic. Not sure what's going on at Maint St but those walls slowed me down. Yikes that was brutal. I love this Tower.

When the only launched coaster that's open is Pony Express. Oh well. Silver Bullet is...awesome?! Ghostrider = West Coast Legend?? The amount of conversations I've overheard about riding Xcelerator have been depressing. Seems like everyone but me doesn't know it's been closed since last year.

Hey it's me, the twilight zone version of you. Didn't want to post until I landed but I took a Spirit flight from Chicago to LA for Knott's/DL today and it landed on time Hopefully it was just a one off experience for you! Spirit has always been okay for me.

It's an Intamin prototype, these things happen. Glad to hear Knott's is optimistic about getting it open in Spring to have the park at greenlights across the board for the debut of their new ride. I'm bummed my first visit to Knott's on Friday will be Xcelerator-less, but I have no issue with making another trip out there to experience two new stellar rides! West Coast Bash would be a great reason to return to Knott's to ride Xcelerator, and the new hotness! You already know!

10/10 delicious, can change to tasty liquid, slushy consistency, or icy pop. Otters are also A+ See below Bugles? Samoyeds are actually infinite/10

Seeing STRFKR tonight. Been a fan for a long time and have missed them a few times, but not this time! Really geeked for the show. Last show I saw was Jeff Austin (ex Yonder Mountain String Band) and he's just as spectacular as ever. Yonder has really derailed from who they are without him.

WELL I just got a crazy surprise. After I menionted going to Disneyland this weekend my parents did some digging and uncovered our 2002 4 day park hopper tickets. Apparently we only used 3 days during our visit. (Were they ever going to tell me?! ) After some researching and talking with the amazing customer service team the tickets are still valid and they're more than happy to convert the 3 guest tickets and 2 child tickets to 5 current day tickets at the park whenever we'd like the visit. It pays to hold onto things! Thanks to the stellar cast member service that answered my questions and I'm stoked to have an impromptu visit to Orlando this year! If you think you have tickets with days remaining do some research and call the team to see if you're in luck! Hello old friends!!!

It's an Intamin prototype, these things happen. Glad to hear Knott's is optimistic about getting it open in Spring to have the park at greenlights across the board for the debut of their new ride. I'm bummed my first visit to Knott's on Friday will be Xcelerator-less, but I have no issue with making another trip out there to experience two new stellar rides!

Vortex/Patriot at Cali's Great America is shorter in length than Vortex at Carowinds; so if it worked out well for Great America's stand up, why not for Carowinds'? It's not as bad as the aging Arrow coasters, but it'd be much more re-ride-able as at sit down or floorless IMO.

Can't wait to get back on Acrophobia this summer

I believe Orange Streak at MOA is the longest indoor coaster at 2,680 ft (820 m). It's an odd stat to throw out, but it's exciting that we're seeing more roller coasters at Disney parks.

Trains look incredible and so does that drop. Can't wait to see the rest of the layout fill in! Isn't there still a bit of mystery on where the layout has/was 'changed' since the original announcement?

Here's a shameless plug to my trip report that highlights other things to do in Minnea. Amazing burgers: http://redcowmn.com/minneapolis-uptown/ Uptown is definitely the place to bar hop with lots of cool dive bars and new age bars like Up Down (arcade bar). http://www.updownmpls.com/ Can Can Wonderland - make reservations if you want to play mini golf. We waited about an hour the first time (just play games/get boozy milkshakes while you wait), but on my last visit the wait time was 3.5 hours. I'm not kidding. https://www.cancanwonderland.com/ Bike around using the stations across the city. It's pretty flat for the most part and there are bike lanes everywhere! It's easy to ride to a brewery, across the Mississippi river, to the sculpture park, or Lake of the Isles. PM me for any specific questions! It's a fantastic city.

Great report! I remember visiting Disney World in 2002. I'm the oldest, which would put me at 11, and my other brothers at 7 and 5. I still vividly remember them absolutely HATING Tough to be a Bug and Honey I Shrunk The Audience Those unexpected effects will totally get a reaction out of the little ones, but you don't know if it's going to be laugh or hysterical cry until you ride it!

Yeah guys looks like they're taking this very seriously. Check out CNN's latest tweet that's totally not fake It's fake.

More RMC? Great news! Can't wait to see more details released as the "considerably faster speed, new theme, new name" are just as exciting as the fact that it's going to be RMC. Lost Gravity is a unique name and theme so whatever they have planned for Robin Hood is going to be special!

I suggest 2 days as well, especially since the park is only open until 6pm. By the end of day 1, you're going to be so hyped to get back there the next morning and re-ride your favorites! My first visit was 2 days and I can't imagine visiting for just one day. I mean, if you've only got one day then go, haha! But two days 9:30-6p would give you ample time for re-rides, down time (for yourself and for the rides), and food sampling. SDC is a park you should go into without a real schedule. Just show up when it opens, go to the ride you want to go to first, if something smells amazing or looks good, try it out!

Beautiful photos that capture the culture and spirit of Mexico! Thanks for posting.