i suppose i should do a formal entry as well... mmkay.
hi everyone! the name's heather. i'm 25 and i live in minneapolis. my first coaster was what is now called "mild thing" at valleyfair. i'd ride it repeatedly, and if my parents ever yoinked me off it too soon for my tastes i'd insist that they call me "trainlady" for the rest of the day. then i'd promptly disappear while we'd be waiting in line for the antique cars, and my folks would make a bolt for mild thing and, as sure as rain in april, there i'd be.
when magnum opened at CP back in the day, that began the spark in my heart to make it there. i finally did for magnum's 10th anniversary, as well as the inaugural season of millenium force, in 2000. i returned in 2003, and it remains my favorite park. now my goals are to hit up the west coast parks (the last time i was in cali was a DL trip in 1982, at the age of 3), so SFMM and knott's berry farm are absolute musts. i've been to florida enough times to make me look like a junkie on paper, but in truth i've never known a place in this entire world to build up a thicker layer of sweat on my body. gross. however, i haven't been to islands of adventure either, so i'm going to have to suck it up and check it off at some point.
there are three parks i know backwards and forwards due to research and/or experience, and they're valleyfair, CP, and SF great america in gurnee; well, i guess you can count camp snoopy in the MOA as well, if you want. so if you have any questions about these places, don't hesitate to contact me!
i look forward to adding my own experiences to this forum, and to meeting some very cool coaster freaks! robb, thanks for making this possible man!
cheers.
heather