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Thanks for reading! Here is my Day Conclusion & plans for the rest of the season! Day Conclusion: Steel Force=4x Thunderhawk=2x Hydra: The Revenge=1x Talon: Grip of Fear=2x Possessed=1x Total Coaster Runs=10/Runs for the Season=536 Here is my tentative schedule for the rest of the year: 10/16-10/17: Kings Island 10/24: Great Escape 10/31: Knoebels 11/1: Hershey Park TBA November: Mall of America

Trip 21: Dorney Park October 10, 2009 Today the awesome month of October continues! I headed to Dorney for the last time until next August because of the move! This was my 4th time to Dorney this year! It was a Saturday so I wasn't sure what to expect. I went with my friend Brian who went with me to HHN last weekend. we arrived at the park around 1:45 pm & to our surprise there was light crowds as always We started off on Steel Force which was a walk on! Then we continued to move from coaster to coaster. Thunderhawk, Hydra, Talon, & Possessed. We did Steel Force 3 more times! My last ride at Dorney was on Steel Force in the back seat & it rocked! I got some great airtime on the first & second hill as well as the bunny hills after the break run! By that that time Haunt had started. We didn't expect the crowds to be heavy but to our surprise they were. We got on the Asylum first. It was ok. I thought it was better than Scream Works. We did Club Blood which was the same as last year & our last attraction was Cornstalkers which was also the same as last year. It was a fun time & I got 10 coaster runs. Enjoy the pics: as well as Cornstalkers. Club Blood was just like last year. Some pics next to Thunderhawk's trail. Some Cadillacs were seen threw out the park. The Asylum was new! Time for Haunt! I'm not a big fan of Possessed. We went on Talon 2x today. Hydra was the same as always. Thunderhawk was next. It was fun in the back seat! Steel Force started us off. It was also my last ride at Dorney. Time for my last trip to Dorney!

Nice report! I'll be on Knoebels on Halloween! Was Kozmo's Kurves open? I still need the credit

Thanks guys! I'm not to worried about big Haunt crowds. Yesterday at Dorney the lines for the Haunt attractions were huge but the coasters were walk ons. Hopefully the crowds will be similar at KI! I'm not that worried if some of the coasters are closed as long as I ride 8 so I can hit 300!

A number 10 meal at McDonald's!

There is a good chance that I will be going to Kings Island for the first time next Friday the 16th & Saturday the 17th I will be there all day Saturday & Friday from 7 pm-1 am. I was just wondering how light or heavy the crowds get during Haunt? I know I should be able to get all of the credits both of those days (well obviously except SOB). Also are any coasters closed during the Haunt part of the day? For example Thunderhawk is closed during Haunt at Dorney but opened before the event. I would just like to know so I can get those credits first. I do not plan on doing any Haunt attractions so hopefully the lines for the coasters won't be so long. Thanks for any help! ~Matt "Could ride his 300th coaster next weekend at KI!" T.

Steel Force earlier today! I won't ride Steel Force again until next August because I'll be living in Florida for 8 months!

^You might not even need Flash Pass! My friend who works there said that the crowds have been light this month. Hopefully KI next Friday & Saturday! If I go I will ride my 300th credit

Downfall of us All-A Day To Remember

Best: Terminator Salvation X2 California Screamin' Goliath Medusa Demon (CGA) Xcelerator Silver Bullet Giant Dipper (San Diego) Space Mountain Worst: Grizzly Kong Ghost Rider Boomerang (Knott's) Giant Dipper (SCBB) I personally do not like the Giant Dipper at SCBB because while riding it during TPR's West Coast tour it broke my phone Also I did not enjoy it to begin with.

Hilarious Robb! It cracked me up

Boulevard of Broken Dreams-Green Day

^Isn't that my Laser!? I'm loving the new paint job.

I don't like simulators either. I've ridden so many roller coasters over the last few years (2013 times on a roller coaster in general since 2005!) that I know the true feeling of a coaster and simulators feel nothing like them to me.

Something to keep in mind for a Japan trip. We have never done a trip to Japan for under $2500 and that was for our "Tokyo Only - No Rail Pass Required" Japan trip. The longer Japan trips are closer to $3000 - $3500 (which is what the proposed 2011 trip would be.) Flights from anywhere in the US are going to be at least $800 and you'll want some spending money (lots of capsule toys to buy!) So when planning 2 years out for a trip, these are all things to think about! --Robb "Japan is NOT cheap!" Alvey Thanks for the info Robb. That's why I decided not to do a trip next year. I know the Japan trips cost a lot & I've wanted to go to Japan for a while. I've already started a small savings account for Japan. I knew I'd be paying at least 4k for that trip.

I'm starting to think Black Diamond will open up before the Flying Turns does.

No TPR trip for me next year However I am aiming for Japan 2011 Depending on how I am doing financially of course since I will be living completely on my own that year for the first time.

All of my favorite shows are currently in a new season South Park, Family Guy, & the Simpsons!

I am going to PPP but not until the 30th. I'll be at Dorney on Saturday for Haunt.

Thanks for reading! Here is my day conclusion & video! Day Conclusion: Technic Coaster=3x The Dragon=2x Coasterasaurus=2x Merlin’s Revenge=2x Screamin Demon=1x Little Dipper=12x Video: [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=legocastle_NEW_wu8w[/coastertube]

Day 8: Legoland California & Castle Park: Thanks for those of you who voted for Captain Morgan as my Penguin's name! Today was another 2 park day. Legoland California started off the day. We had morning ert on the mouse, the shooting dark ride, & the robo coaster. After that we had a half day to enjoy Legoland & get the other 2 credits. It was a really nice park. I enjoyed the lego sculptures like NYC, Vegas, & Washington D.C. The Dragon was my favorite coaster in the park. It was a fun little coaster with a dark ride mix. After Legoland we hit Castle Park. Castle Park was a fun little park with awesome mini-golf. We basically had the entire park to ourselves. Screamin Demon was interesting. Merlin's Revenge was an average Vekoma Roller Skater, & the kiddie was the kiddie. The park had a fun power tower and a some flats. We had dinner at the Pizza Hut which was awesome! Enjoy the pics & video: We ended our day with an awesome dinner at Pizza Hut & played some mini-golf! TPR takes over the kiddie! I swear I got some little airtime in the back seat! Hi Mike! You got some air on this power tower! More flat pics. The loop. Screamin Demon was a crazy spinning mouse! This was a fun shooting dark ride. Map pic! Off to our 2nd park of the day. Castle Park! Water water everywhere we're gonna get WET! Josh taking on the dark side. This was my favorite. These were amazing! Coasterasaurus was credit #270! The Dragon was fun. And ert on Technic Coaster! It scared the crap out of me! Also on the robo-coaster! Morning ert on the dark ride! Back to the TR! We have arrived at Legoland California! My first Legoland Park! I got Mr. Freeze in Orlando this past weekend! He just took the 2nd place name. Here is Captain Morgan & Mr. Freeze! Thanks for voting.

Thanks for reading! Here is the trip conclusion & video! Trip Conclusion: Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit=2x Revenge of the Mummy=3x Incredible Hulk=3x Dueling Dragons (ice)=2x Dueling Dragons (fire)=2x Journey to Atlantis=1x Kraken=1x Manta=1x Shamu’s Express=1x Total Coaster Runs=16/Runs for the Season=526 Video: [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=hhnioaseaworld09_NEW_ceov[/coastertube]

Trip 20: Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, & Sea World Orlando October 3-4, 2009 Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure/Arrival: This was a short weekend trip to Orlando with my Dad & my friend Brian & this was a chance for me to experience HHN for the first time which I have been looking forward to for a long time. I was lucky to get to Orlando this weekend. My Dad got our flight times mixed up & we missed our flight! Luckily we boarded the next flight to Orlando & arrived around midnight. Saturday was a full day at the Universal Parks & HHN. There was NO LINES for basically everything except Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit & I rode it this past weekend 2x & found it enjoyable. I enjoyed the airtime on the first drop and the onride audio. I selected Limp Bizkit for the first ride and the Crystal Method for the second. I liked blacking out on the double take loop while sitting in the back seat. A part from that it was just a fun layout, not to thrilling, not to tame. It is not a top 10 coaster in my opinion but it is something new and fun. The rest of the day was great. The Hulk had a 5 minute wait along with every other ride. On Spiderman we broke down on the ride! It was right after the Statue of Liberty scene when you started to climb up the buildings. The movie screen just shut off. A part from that Dudley Do-Right was closed all day & Jurassic park was closed for half a day but we rode everything. Harry Potter looks great. HHN: So this was my first HHN experience. I did enjoy it. Well I had the Express Pass so everything was a walk on. We made a loop of the attractions from left to right: Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, Leave it to Cleaver, Saw, The Spawning, Chucky, & Silver Screaning. As for the houses I thought they were really well themed. I did not like the loading procedures for the houses. It would be better if 5 or 6 people entered a house at one time instead of 15 or 20. I was able to tell when someone was being scared because the groups were so close. The only houses that scared me were Chucky & Leave it to Cleaver. They didn't actually scare me they just freaked me out. I enjoyed the scenery and watching other people get scared. We also did all of the out door attractions like the War of the Living Dead. They were fun. We rode the Mummy, the Simpsons, & Men In Black. We didn't feel like going to the shows because we only got 3 hours of sleep the night before & we were exhausted. It was a great experience & I'm looking forward to HHN 20. Sea World Orlando/Last Day at Universal: With an 8 pm flight back to Philly we only had a half day at the parks today. We hit Sea World first. We got to the park around 11 am. It was more crowded here than at Universal. Journey was a walk on. I don't remember Kraken ever taking a long time to load but it was bad. The audio did not make sense either. Does "Your attention please. Kraken will be adding another coaster so your wait time will go faster," make any sense? I found it comical. I still think Kraken is the best floorless coaster I've ever been on! Manta was next! As we were in flying position & ready to be dispatched "Your attention please! Manta is experiencing a slight delay!" NO I was so close to riding my favorite Orlando coaster. Luckily it was only a ten minute delay & Manta is still my favorite coaster in Orlando! After Manta I became filthy & rode Shamu's Express because I needed the credit. By 2:30 we were back at IOA! We rode the Hulk 2x back to back. Spiderman did not brake on us this time! Dudley was working today & we got soaked on it! Jurassic park was up & running. We rode both Dueling Dragons one more time & headed over to Studios. We completely forgot about HHN (It was 4:30 when we headed over) so we only had 10 minutes! We rushed to Rockit & that closed our fun weekend trip. On to the pics & check out my video: Goodbye Universal! See you in January for my first park in 2010! The last ride of the trip. Dudley was opened & it was WET! Around 2:30 we headed back to Universal. We rode Incredible Hulk 2x in a row including once in the front! Yes I rode Shamu's Express. Credit #292! 8 to go for 300! OMG penguin's! My favorite coaster in Florida! One of my favorites! Time for Kraken! Journey to Atlantis was fun. I didn't take much pics of HHN. The next morning we hit Sea World! Saw was ok. I never saw a Saw movie so I wasn't sure what to expect. The attractions. Some decorations during the day. But first dinner at NASCAR. HHN 2009! Time for HHN! Firs time seeing Poseidon's Fury in a while. Dueling Dragons was the same as usual. My favorite ride at IOA has opened! The Jurassic Park River Adventure was closed so I took some Potter pics. We broke Spiderman! Hulk was a walk on! Time for IOA! First time seeing T2 since 2005! It rocked. I prefered Earthquake Hello Rockit! Mummy was awesome as always. I really enjoyed it! It was credit # 291! Time to finally ride Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit! Yay I'm back at Universal Orlando! Our rental was a 300! On no our flight was at 3:57 & it is 6 now! Good thing we were able to get on the next flight to Orlando.

Well I just rode Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit this past weekend 2x & found it enjoyable. I enjoyed the airtime on the first drop and the onride audio. I selected Limp Bizkit for the first ride and the Crystal Method for the second. I liked blacking out on the double take loop while sitting in the back seat. A part from that it was just a fun layout, not to thrilling, not to tame. It is not a top 10 coaster in my opinion but it is something new and fun.

My next park is Dorney Park for Haunt on Saturday October 10th.