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^Lol that part got me the most when the actors blended in with the scenery & just popped out at you. It was really well done!

Thanks for reading! Here is the day conclusion: Day Conclusion: Boulder Dash=12x WildCat=3x Zoomerang=1x Total Coaster Runs=16/Runs for the year=552

Trip 22: Lake Compounce October 23, 2009 So after getting rained out last weekend I begged my parents to let me drive over 4 hours to Lake Compounce to ride my favorite coaster of all time Boulder Dash! To my surprise they let me! My dad even got me a hotel for one night. I invited my friend Matt who lived up in Wayne, NJ to go along. We stayed at the Clarion hotel which was literally a mile away from LC! We checked in the hotel around 4:15 since LC opened at 5. When we got to the park it wasn't that crowded. We went straight for Dash. To my surprise I ran into some familiar TPR faces there. There were a few East Coast people & John from West Coast! also Matt had some friends meeting us here as well. Boulder Dash was AMAZING as always. We rode it again & again until the crowds showed up. We were surprised because the forecast called for rain all weekend that it would get as crowded as it did. After about 3 hours they finally put a second train on Dash. We rode Wildcat a few times, the power tower & the swing. Also we did the shooting Ghost Hunt ride. At around 8 pm Matt's friends met up with us. We kept re-riding Dash & even with a full line it only took about 20 minutes. It started raining around 7. Matt's friends convinced us to do a free Haunt since we didn't pay for the Graveyard. We did the clown maze & that convinced us to purchase the 45 minute graveyard. We finished Boulder Dash at 11 & rode it 12x total. At 11:15 we headed for the 45 minute walk through & it was AMAZING! Something actually scared me! I loved the theming & the actors knew how to scare you. It was really well done & my favorite walk through. I even thought it was better than HHN! I didn't take much pics because of the weather & I used my phone the entire time so they aren't that great. I only filmed for 2 minutes & since Coastertube is down I haven't made a video for this update. Next weekend I will be going to Knoebels on Halloween & Hershey Park for the last day of the season. Enjoy the pics: Matt wanted to ride the stupid Zoomerang. It wasn't that bad of a boomerang. Hello Wildcat. The park really did a good job decorating for their Halloween event. This pic didn't turn out great. It is still my #1 coaster! It was totally worth the drive! The reason we came! After 4 hours of driving we arrived at the Lake! The Clarion hotel had very comfortable beds.

Robb is coastertube down? I can't log in or watch videos in threads.

For most of us the saddest time of the year is going to take place after next Sunday November 1st, the off season. So how will your coaster season end? For me I will be going to Hershey Park next Sunday & hopefully the Comet will close this great year. I'm not that bummed about the off season because starting in January I'll be living in Orlando, FL working for Disney through their College Program so my 2010 season will start January 3rd

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I'm going next Saturday & I'll give it a go!

^Nice pic! Boulder Dash yesterday in the rain & at night! This pic was taken last summer during the East Coast trip.

I just Added Lake Compounce to my Regular Season list! Regular Season: Six Flags Great Adventure (8x) Hershey Park (3x) Morey's Piers Dorney Park (4x) Islands of Adventure (3x) Universal Studios Florida (3x) Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's Epcot Disney's Magic Kingdom Disney's Hollywood Studios Sea World Orlando (2x) Clementon Amusement Park (2x before I started working there) Knoebels *Lake Compounce TPR's West Coast Tour: Pacific Park California's Great America Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Gilroy Gardens Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Six Flags Magic Mountain Universal Studios Hollywood Scandia John's Incredible Pizza Sea World San Diego Belmont Park Lego Land California Castle Park Disney Land Knott's Berry Farm Adventure City Disney's California Adventure

Here is mine! I have 169 videos (most of them are coaster videos!):www.youtube.com/coasterheadmatt

Nice TR! I've ridden Comet 2 years ago & really enjoyed it!

Thanks for reading! Here is the day conclusion & video! Day Conclusion: Xcelerator=2x Silver Bullet=3x Pony Express=1x Boomerang=1x Jaguar=1x Sierra Sidewinder=1x Ghost Rider=1x Montezooma’s Revenge=1x Timberline Twister=1x Freeway Coaster=1x Tree Top Racers=1x Video: [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=knottsadventure_NEW_4jhy[/coastertube]

Day 9: Knotts Berry Farm & Adventure City Today was an interesting day. I was looking forward to Knotts but not so sure what to expect. We had morning ert on Xcelerator which turned out to be my favorite ride at Knotts as well as ert on Silver Bullet. Now besides the line cutting, which was really getting on my nerves, I somewhat enjoyed Knotts. I was used to the type of people who visit Knotts because of working at Clementon so the guests did not bother me. Coaster quality though was pretty disappointing. Xcelerator was awesome as well as Silver Bullet. Ghostrider was horrible. I never thought anything could be as worse as riding HellCat in the back seat but Ghostrider proved me wrong. Plus the station was really annoying. Apart from that Jaguar was fun but the train was uncomfortable. I liked Montezooma's Revenge. The Boomerang was a same old Vekoma pain machine. Pony Express was dull. Sierra Sidewinder was enjoyable. Surprisingly the kiddie was my favorite kiddie of the trip Apart from the line cutting I enjoyed my stay at Knotts even though I'd rather be at CGA, Dorney or another Cedar Fair park over it. It was a ok park, Cedar Fair just needs to brighten up the place and take better care of their coasters. So after Knotts we went to Adventure City! This was the scariest park of the trip because we all thought we were going to die on the coasters. We just did a quick credit run. The kiddie was fun but the mouse was so poorly built I thought I my head was going to hit the track. However on the bus to Disneyland we voted Adventure City over Knotts! That night we had some time at Disneyland but Disney will be next weeks update which is the final update. Enjoy the pics & video: Luckily everyone survived! Probably the scariest coaster I've ever ridden safety wise! Freeway Coaster! Time for Adventure City! And it was an adventure surviving the coasters! I liked this Kiddie lol. I enjoyed Montezooma's Revenge. This thing made HellCat feel like Millennium Force it was so rough! I mean OUCH for Ghostrider! Yay for Ghostrider! This was a fun spinning coaster. Also this was the ride people kept on line cutting the most & it was really pissing me off! CF trash can pic! However the trains were uncomfortable. For a junior coaster this is really well themed. It was also credit #280! Thankfully there weren't many of these on the trip! Also this was the last one! Probably the most boring launch coaster ever. Before the Cobra-Roll! I went photo happy with this ride. I'll only show one more pic of it. We also had ert on Silver Bullet which was a lot of fun. I prefer it over Storm Runner! Time for morning ert on Xcelerator! We are at Knotts! I guess we should be excited.

Monument-A Day To Remember

If all goes well Lake Compounce next Friday the 23rd

Well thanks a lot for the help guys. Sadly my parents punished me because I am sucking at college so no KI However I can still stay local since it is the end of the season. I will be back at Dorney again this Saturday with some friends. If I pass my next test I might get to ride my favorite coaster ever Boulder Dash next weekend & go to Great Escape because my grandparents live near by. Oh well after my Disney College Program Internship (which is from January-August) I'm definitely going to hit KI. I might go to MOA in November & I'll just hit 300 then. If not no big deal it can wait until January when I'm on my own living in Orlando

No KI this weekend Oh well I'm going BACK to Dorney with some friends on Saturday

Enter Sandman-Metallica

Name: Matt Age: 19 What is your roller coaster count? 292 What is your home park? Until January Six Flags Great Adventure. I'm moving to Orlando January 3rd! What is the nearest big city? Philadelphia What is your occupation? College Student & soon to be Disney Cast Member About how many times a year do you visit a park (including your home park)? At least 30 times About how many times a year do you travel to a park that is not your home park? At least 20 When you travel do you go primarily to amusement parks or do you also try and hit other sites? For the most part just amusement parks What is the farthest you’ve traveled to go to an amusement park? California Does roller coaster time get in the way of family time? (Do you choose to miss your children’s or family’s sporting events, holidays, birthdays, etc…) Nope Do you have any other major hobbies? I'm a huge Yankees/baseball fan & I watch a lot of games. Do you get feelings of sadness in the offseason? Do you even have an offseason? Do you travel during the offseason? Yes this year I will NOT have an offseason Do you consider yourself friends with someone you met who works at an amusement park? (Or reverse it, if you work or worked and an amusement park have you made friends with enthusiasts?) Yes I worked at a small local park called Clementon Park & I met great people there Would it bother you to go to an amusement park by yourself? Nope I do it all the time however I prefer a friend Have you gone to an amusement park by yourself? If so have you ever ran into another enthusiast and tagged along with them? Yes twice at my home park this year Do you find it easy to make friends with other enthusiasts? Yes How do you get your coaster news? Theme Park Review & Screamscape How many different forum sites do you regularly post on? 3 If there was a poll that asked a large pool of enthusiasts what their favorite roller coaster is, what do you think would be the top 3 responses be for wood? And for steel? Steel: Millennium Force, X2, Expedition GeForce Wood: Boulder Dash, El Toro, Phoenix Same scenario but for amusement parks, what would be the top 3? Islands of Adventure, Busch Gardens Europe, Cedar Point Have you ever “stole a kid” to get a credit on a kiddie coaster? Yes! Do you cut other categories out of your budget to make trips to parks? (Entertainment, fast food, holidays, tobacco or alcohol, etc…) No I basically spend my money on two things, my car & theme parks Before you visit a new park do you research the park finding the best way to navigate the park, get the best deals, or what days to go? Yes Do you feel the roller coaster enthusiast community is a warm and accepting community, or a negative and discouraging community? Warm & accepting Do you like to talk about your hobby with people who are not roller coaster enthusiasts? Yes however it annoys them I hope this helps!

Nice TR. I'll hopefully go to KI next weekend. It is still not definite

One more question guys. There is a hotel on sight right? Also this time of the year could you just show up & book a room or is it better to reserve a head of time? I'll only need a room for Friday night. Thanks again for the help guys.

A Yankees sweat shirt & Yankees pajama pants with Homer Simpson slippers.

^Thanks. My plan was to hit Diamondback first, FoF, then Firehawk. I guess I could hit Diamondback after FoF & Firehawk since B&M hypers have a good ride capacity. I definitely want to ride Diamondback in the early part of the day before the crowds get out of control. I'm riding the Beast 8th no matter what because I want the Beast to be #300!

^Thanks for the info I'm sadly looking forward to riding it

^FYI it is KNOEBELS not Kanobles