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http://www.bgescape.com/Gallery/thumbnails.php?album=23 Sweet!!! Another aerial update!! That lift is STEEP! JEFF

For those that are interested, I went by BGE on the train on Sun (11-26-06) and could see that there were 3 cranes raised and the lift had track up to about the 70ft level. Next time I go by on the train I will bring my camera. JEFF

My wife found this on one of her boards very disturbing, you would think somebody in that product meeting would say "ummmmmm" It was for sale on amazon but it has been pulled since (wonder why) JEFF WTF

Has anybody picked this game up yet? If so what are your opinons on it and how does it compare to RCT? I am thinking of getting it but I want to hear more opinions on it IGN gave it a 7.5 http://ps2.ign.com/articles/747/747195p1.html Thanks, JEFF

I really enjoyed it, I have been on all the big SF/Arrow 7 loopers and Shockwave was easily the best IMO. Very intense, Heavy G loops, trimmed much less that the others (SW actually had no trim after the first loop, but the lift was slowed at the top) IMO it is a much better ride than the SUF's. That parking lot is huge they could have put SUF in another part of the lot. JEFF

There is a really cool ongoing article on IGN this week about LOST Top 50 LOST Loose Ends http://tv.ign.com/articles/745/745595p1.html JEFF

Where do you think he got that video from????? Right here of course! America Screams-1979 Coaster special It has been on this site since June 30th Go to the link if you want the Whole show, It is very good! (He also Jacked my Dueling Dragons POV haha) JEFF

Geez Elissa, I would have kicked Robbs ass for even questioning my ability to identify my favorite coaster. JEFF

Sony is pathetic!!! Big and pretty realistic looking now rumor is 200k PS3s in USA this Friday http://www.gamespot.com/news/6161580.html?tag=latestnews;title;0 I still have not seen any Game on PS3 that even looks great (let alone is great) These guys are crazy camping out for just under 2 weeks http://www.cheapassgamer.com/archives/people-already-lining-up-for-ps3.php#more I think Sony is very arrogant in thinking that Blu-ray is the new end all in media. VHS was basically THE mainstream movie format for over 20 years. DVDs have been the leader for about 6 years now and These company's think that people are gonna ditch their DVDs for BR or HDDVDs when less than 5% of households have the TV to actually display these disc to their fullest extent. JEFF quite appropriate

Great Photos! really nice shots. Montu's new wheel covers SUCK!!!!!!! JEFF

I loved the Dreamcast, I remember playing Crazy Taxi in Best Buy for the first time and I had to have it. It was such a fun pick and play game that was easy to learn and difficult to master, it is still one of my fav games to play when I wanna kill 15mins. I remember when they were clearancing out all the dreamcast stuff and the great thrill going out everyday on my lunch break to hunt down $5 bargain clearanced games, good times. The system had some truly great and unique games my favs were Crazy taxi (1&2) Toy Commander RE code Veronica Daytona USA Demolition Racer House of the dead Soul Calibur Virtua tennis It was sad that it had such a short life but I still have alot of fun with mine. JEFF (Who still has 104 Dreamcast games)

I think I would die of laughter if I was there. JEFF

Yea it was a good episode last night (306) I am really looking forward to 16 straight weeks of new episodes Why are alot of people like "eww violence" now?... like it is something new to the series or something? There is nothing wrong with the amount of Violence in the show. If it bothers you that much than you should have stoped watching a long time ago. JEFF

Kinda seems like a BIG waste of money (and you know it is pricey!) Is it really gonna draw more people in to ride it??? will they even advertise it? I still find it hard to believe that Busch would do this. JEFF (who will fully believe it when he sees it)

I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!! I have tried and ridden this thing so much and I have never had a rollback I was there for the discovery channel shoot in 1999 and we practically came to a dead stop upside down and barely squeaked by . JEFF

Volcano Flight of Fear Italian Job Hypersonic Shockwave The rest of the rides have a good capacity and are really reliable so just hit the rides you want to ride after that. (Drop Zone does close in high winds so if wind is in the forescast ride it when it is open.) JEFF

Yea Chris, those pics were KILLER!! I love the pic of Grizzly from the tower. Your new Camera is outstanding. As for the best strategy to hit the park. 1. Very important to be at the ropes at 10:30am. With my personal experience it is better to go to Volcano first thing since this is the star attraction in the park and always has the longest line. However if you see Hypersonic testing before the park opens you might want to go there first since it usually has a long line due to the hideous capacity and frequent breakdowns but make sure you see it running before they drop the ropes to go into the park cause it rarely opens with the park. FOF is also Very popular so I would hit that right after Volcano in the morning too. 2. As for where to ride on the coasters. Volcano- Front seat- no question Hypersonic- Front seat (although for your 1st time I would advise getting on as quickly as possible) FOF- Front seat Anaconda- Front seat Shockwave-Front seat (more airtime, great view but also alot rougher) Grizzly- Personally I prefer the front but the back is great too (but be sure to ride in the front of an individual car) Hurler- Front seat Rebel Yell- Rear of train has 2 big pops of air Front has 1 (I am split) Scooby Doo- Back seat! Best airtime on any Jr coaster. As far as operations go...I could not tell you how it is going to be next year with CF taking full control. But this past year Woodies ran 1 train everyday except Saturdays and Steelies ran 2 trains except Saturdays (3 on some) Any other questions, feel free to ask JEFF

/\ Grizzly was running great as far as airtime and speed during the day but those last rides I had at night felt bad (There seemed to be a bad spot in the pull up into the 2nd hill/temp. was about 30) I already had a bad headache from riding in the cold (plus it didn't help that every coaster I rode after 7 was in the front seat ) But thanks for the compliments, glad ya'll liked them. Yea James, your pic was da bomb, and gave me the idea for that pic, so thanks. http://img438.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc011863lr.jpg /\ James' pic It also seems like it would be a Cool idea if Intamin Made a drop tower like that while you ride in the lay down position face down to the ground......Sweet! JEFF

Part 3 Cool Night time pics JEFF last one......till next year Sweet the street lights still work!!!!!! Too bad about 75% of the lights are out on the "parking" sign wish I had my tripod =( I LOVE this pic....a great full Moon Volcano looks so cool in the dark

part 2........ Enjoy, JEFF

Well since I was pretty sure I had to work on Sunday I went to (P)KD for the last time this season on Saturday. The weather was supposed to be sunny and cool during the day but COLD at night and it was! I was very surprised at the crowds there on such a cool day in Nov. but PKD was doing bring a friend for free this weekend, so I am sure that added a lot of peeps. Everything was open with the exception of Water rides & Hypersonic operated for a limited time 2-6 (I believe this was due to the Freezing temps) My first ride of the day was Volcano and we were greeted by Ice sickles hanging from the entrance into the mountain (that’s a first for me ) I was on 2nd train out hoping for a rollback but to no avail. (they had the last seats blocked off all day to prevent this IMO) I hit Flight of Fear next since I had not ridden it since it re-opened and Wow, I have gained some weight this year but not THAT much. For some reason on my first ride I had to have an employee push down the lap bar with their weight to get the seat belt to lock. (WTF! I weigh 180lbs 5’-9”) It was one of the most uncomfortable rides ever. I rode 3 more times and 2 of those times the belt was no issue whatsoever. This adds tremendous wait time to this ride cause so many people are turned away. I then hit Italian Job, which seemed to be running great (I think they amped it up cause of the cold) now this ride is not even into its sophomore season and almost every single speacial effect is NOT working. The only thing that worked yesterday was the fire effects. I rode pretty much everything a couple of times and met my buddy Chris about 4 and took some great sunset pics. I took over 500 pics (I narrowed my favs to 60) since it is rare to have such colorful foliage when PKD is open and a beautiful night complimented by a full moon which made for some great shots. As the weather said, It was going to be below freezing before 8pm. This was easily the coldest weather I had ever ridden coasters in, so we decided to go all out and wait for the front seat of Volcano at 7pm with the tempature a scorching 34 degrees (plus 70+mph wind chill) that was COLD! But Fun. We rode IJ again and I rode DZ a few times and it felt like needles hitting my legs on the drop from my jeans flapping against my legs. After that we closed out the night on Grizzly, I got 2 rides and had an opportunity for a third but I passed due to a killer headache from the cold and Grizz was a little brutal that night. But it was a great time other than the big headache, OK I have bored you long enough, here are the pics. Chris took some Kickass pics as well, so check back for his also if you liked mine. Enjoy, JEFF See, its cold My Secret Volcano lair It is actually an optical illusion Back from the dead My Tower Cool Fall colors The Skyline form WAY down Kings Dominion Blvd, I wish I had a better zoom =(

Mortal Kombat Armageddon Just got to the Red Dragon stage in Konquest. JEFF

Yet they still do not feel the need to widen I-64 from 2 lanes to 3 for each side between the "News" and Richmond Airport. Summer time is a killer. JEFF

do you remember if they had 1 or 2 trains? They must have been sold seperately (DF had 3 trains) JEFF

I do not understand why they are shipping the trains to LNM (BGE) unless it is for spare parts. LNM trains are in great shape. If they really wanted a change in trains they should have put Drachen Fire's Trains on LNM and repainted them. I still wanna know what happened to those trains (DF). I think one is in Japan on a corkscrew coaster http://www.rcdb.com/id1204.htm anybody know for sure? As for Python, I am surprised it lasted this long. They are still great coasters for kids working up their courage for the Big Boys. JEFF