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i absolutely LOVE his face. it reminds me somewhat of the "turtle, turtle" from master of disguise. my spanish teacher had a horrible accident with acid (not the drug, i hope..) that burned off her top lip, so she has to draw them on every morning, and i swear she doesn't have a mirror b/c they're really bad. also, i've never seen her walk like a normal person. she shuffles along the ground very loudly and obnoxiously and/or waddles like a duck. i know that's mean, but it IS pretty funny! in general, she is psycho.

mind eraser at SFA.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas. 80-85 miles from my house.

Great White at SeaWorld San Antonio (12-29-06). This past Friday. Third to last day of the 2006 operating season. With my brother. B&M Great White Invert.

SFFT-Superman: Krypton Coaster

Galaxi at Joyland in Lubbock, Texas.

Viper at SFMM. Viper (Arrow Mega-Looper)

BTW, i have some pics from parks that I still need to be developed, which I'll try to do soon.

Wow. I ended up doing so much this year. I didn't really get to do much until summer because of school and all, but I made the most of it! In June, my friend, his family, and I, went on a Route 66 road trip, hitting all the theme parks along the way except for Cliff's. We went to Joyland in Lubbock, TX (Galaxi, Kiddie Coaster, and Mad Mouse), Wonderland in Amarillo, TX (Cyclone [Mad Mouse], Big Coaster[Galaxi], and Texas Tornado[O. D. Hopkins's first coaster with the insane first loop and the 'through the shed' element]), Disneyland (Matterhorn Bobsleds, Space Mountain, and BTMR), CA Adventure (California Screamin', Mulholland Madness), SFMM (Viper, Scream!, S:TE, Goliath, Riddler's Revenge, Gold Rusher, Ninja, Tatsu, & Batman), and Universal Studios Hollywood (only Mummy's Revenge, but we loved the studio tour). Throughout the rest of the year, I kind of integrated 'speed coastering' theme park trips into our already planned trips/vacations. There was the time I had a four hour layover with my dad coming back to Austin (in San Jose), so we rushed over to PGA and got on Top Gun, Demon, Invertigo, and Drop Zone (BTW, can anyone explain to me the fascination and adoration of some people with Demon?[at least the one at SFGAm]; on the Demon's MySpace, everyone says how much they love it; when my dad and I rode it, it was pretty rough). Vortex wasn't open that day. Is it any good? I heard that in the back it can sometimes be rough. I also went to SFA, where I attempted desperately to drag my mother on a roller coaster, but failed. I got on Wild One, my first wooden coaster (it had insane ejector airtime!), then Roar!, then Joker's Jinx, Batwing, Superman (rode it twice, first time had little airtime; second had lots), Two Face, then Mind Eraser (where I got stuck on the second brake run and the guy sitting next to me began praying, unaware that the coming train would stop in the previous brake run). It was my first SLC. I went to SFMW (which is like Clone Capital of the World) and liked all the rides, except for Kong (although I do have to say it was much smoother than SFA's SLC). And of course, I made a bunch of trips to my home park, SFFT, where I got on Der Rolluschcoaster (sp?), The Rattler, which was running really well this season (at least the five times I went), S:KC, Poltergeist (same as Joker's Jinx at SFA), Boomerang, RR Express (which for a family ride/Arrow Mine Train is surprisingly intense; great positive g's). Thank goodness we're finally getting a new coaster for 2007 (Tony Hawk's Big Spin). I went to SFOT with my dad on a business trip during Fright Fest and took him on his first wooden coaster since the Jantzen Beach Big Dipper in Portland, OR (almost 45 years ago), Judge Roy Scream. We then moved on to Texas Giant, then Texas Titan, then Runaway Mountain, then Shockwave, then Batman, where I got stuck on the lift for like 40 minutes. And finally, my most recent trip was this past Friday (12-29-06), when my brother and I went to SeaWorld. We got there at about 11:30 and they were just beginning testing for Steel Eel and hadn't begun testing for Great White. There were maybe 200 people in the park that day (however, as we left, at about 2:00, the UT Marching Band was arriving, as they were in town for the Alamo Bowl the next day). I wasn't that thrilled by Steel Eel. The bunny hops at the end had like no airtime that day (but I mean, it was still a fun ride0. The only really good airtime part about it is the very first drop straight off the lift hill in the back row, where you're practically launched over the top of the lift hill and you're flying the whole way down; awesome airtime. From the Steel Eel lift hill, we could see construction of Journey to Atlantis (but only the orange supports) to our right. And to our left, well, we saw lots and lots of subdivisions.. We then went on the Great White, where we practiced incorrect riding position (I'm pretty sure there's a pic of that sign in the queue for Great White under the park photos). After doing this, we were flung off the ride and landed in one of the subdivisions where a huge shark ate us. It's the most intense of the Batmans I've been on (in particular, this particular version's upward helix directly after the second loop, where I could feel the blood rushing down to my feet, and as we pulled out of it, I couldn't feel my feet; it was quite amazing). LOTS PLANNED FOR 2007!!

hey guys my name is riley. my home park is SFFT, home of the Amusement Today's #1 Steel Floorless Coaster. I live in the central Texas area. i'm 13 (ya 13) and i belong to ACE. a year ago i was terrified of any roller coaster on the planet, but last summer a friend got me hooked. i absolutely love roller coasters, and i'm really excited to get to hear more about other parks and talk to other people about their favorite parks/rides here. (haha, that sounded dorky:mickey: &&riley&&

hey guys my name is riley. my home park is SFFT, home of the Amusement Today's #1 Steel Floorless Coaster. I live in the central Texas area. i'm 13 (ya 13) and i belong to ACE. a year ago i was terrified of any roller coaster on the planet, but last summer a friend got me hooked. i absolutely love roller coasters, and i'm really excited to get to hear more about other parks and talk to other people about their favorite parks/rides here. (haha, that sounded dorky) &&riley&&