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Here is some media day Dare Devil Chaos Coaster video for you!

I would love to know what kind of a deal they got on all of those rides!

Two visits to Starbucks wasn't enough!

And now we have VIDEO!

I saw. I was proud of you.

Or, maybe this is a sign that perhaps you should just let this one slide and go back to GOOD parks that have GOOD hotels nearby instead.

So has it ran three trains or consistently dueled since media day??? Actually in line for it again. Now running 3 trains and has dueled 6 for 6 times that I've seen so far!! That's good to hear.

Oh, and I think this was my favorite tweet of the night showing the difference of the event at WDW vs Disneyland.

You would be correct if what you are stating was actually the case, but it wasn't. I was getting pictures sent to me from inside Disneyland of empty queues for Pirates, Roger Rabbit, Small World, etc, while people out at Downtown Disney were being locked out of the park. There was most certainly some sort of disconnect with the amount of people in the park because Disneyland, at least, wasn't "at capacity" for a lot of the time that they were saying they were. I think THAT is were the issue lies. I think people would have been "ok" with it if both parks were jammed full to the max, and people were waiting outside for someone to leave so they could get in, but that's not what was actually happening.

So has it ran three trains or consistently dueled since media day???

Ugh, yeah. Can we maybe NOT post any vertical videos just to not give them the views? The last thing we want is to encourage horrible video posted to the internet.

Getting caught up on the most recent updates. Such a fun time!

Look, I'm going to be brutally honest here - As much as I totally encourage everyone to donate and help each other out, someone that has $0 tells me they probably haven't done any work to try and get donations. If you're going to sign up for the event, you *HAVE* to be willing to put in the effort to go out and get support for your campaign. That's what this is all about. You can't just sign up and expect everyone else to do the work for you. I know it's not easy. But go to friends, relatives, social media, etc. It shouldn't be too hard to at least raise the $75 needed, even if you donate it yourself. After all, it's a small price to pay to take part in a really cool event for a great cause. And with that, I'll bring Jen & Stacy to their required amounts as I see they've at least put some effort into it. Thanks for understanding where I'm coming from.

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Wow! Team TPR is currently at $31,208! That's fantastic! I have updated the first post with the teams that need the most help at the top! Please donate to those teams to help out! http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1556869#p1556869

^ Yep. They are a lot of fun to hang out with!

It has Tangled Toilets.... TWICE!!!!

I guess you managed to get a whole lap this time... :lol For the first time in forever... we did!

Once again Disney on both coasts kicked off their official summer season with a 24-hour party where just as it sounds, Magic Kingdom opens at 6am on Friday morning and doesn't close again until 6am on Saturday morning. Like in previous years at Walt Disney World the traffic patterns are fairly predictable. Early morning crowd shows up for the opening ceremony, but most rides are a walk-on or at least fairly short lines until about noon. 2pm - 7pm are the busiest hours for rides, and from about 7pm - 10pm the park is fairly packed with people seeing the fireworks, parades, nighttime shows, etc. I've been to three of these 24-hour events now and while they are "busy" at WDW, the crowds are not insane. For me, the real fun comes from about 10pm - 6am where the crowd starts to thin out a bit and then from about 2am - 6am you kind of have the park to yourself. This year, Walt Disney World tied in a media event for the 24-hour party with a new summer activity over at Typhoon Lagoon, so we started off at Magic Kingdom, stayed for a few hours, went over to Typhoon to check out the new Teen Beach Party, took some time to get photos & video edited and uploaded from some other events going on that day (we were at the same time covering two Six Flags events, the Disneyland 60th Anniversary media event, and the Kings Dominion Soak City event, so I had to take some time out to get work done), and then came back to MK for the last hours of the event from 10pm - 6am. Overall, it was great fun! Here are the updates we live Tweeted throughout the day along with some additional pics... This is it! The kick off 24-hour party to Walt Disney World's "Coolest Summer Ever!" 5:25am - Mickey & Minnie greet the media in their pajamas before getting ready to open the park! 5:37am - In position for the "Welcome Ceremony!" 5:50am - Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf help start the 24 hour party! 6:03am - The park is officially OPEN for 24 hours! 6:38am - The sun rises over Magic Kingdom (Photo by Jack Crouse) 7:46am - Many fans are showing their "DisneySide" and have come to the park in full costume! (This is only allowed for adult very few times throughout the year) 8:01am - 10 minute wait for Big Thunder? Sure! Why not! 8:03am - Met some of "Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers" in line for Big Thunder! 8:07am - Does anyone get the Disney Imagineering reference in this pic? 8:10am - We are riding Big Thunder! 8:25am - Heading to explore Tom Sawyer's Island! 8:37am - Some of the best views of Haunted Mansion you can get are from the island. 8:41am - The "escape tunnel" was kind of a tight squeeze for Banks! 8:48am - Just spotted this on Tom Sawyer's Island. Anyone want to start the rumor? 8:52am - You can also get some great shots of Big Thunder from here, too! 8:55am - It appears that Tom Sawyer's grammar level is on par with your average Facebook or YouTube user. 8:59am - This is probably not our best of ideas! 9:10am - It's the Coolest Summer Ever in Frontierland! 9:25 - Yes! The Hatbox Ghost has arrived at Walt Disney World! 9:43am - Now THAT is a cool #DisneySide costume! 10:12am - I seriously LOVE all this cool Haunted Mansion stuff in Memento Mori's! 10:19am - I think we are just going to leave Sarah here the rest of the day... 10:37am - Line for the "girls" is currently 60 minutes! 11:35am - Taking a little break from Magic Kingdom to check out the new #TeenBeach2 party at Typhoon Lagoon... 12:00pm - Disney's Teen Beach 2 stars Ross Lynch, Garett Clayton, Grace Phipps, Maia Mitchell! 12:09pm - Hanging with Disney's #TeenBeach2 stars. 1:11pm - Back at the Magic Kingdom...a bit busier now that it was this morning! 1:37pm - Love this view of Cinderella's castle. 2:50pm - Stars from Disney Channel & Teen Beach 2 are the Grand Marshall's for the Festival of Fantasy Parade... 3:15pm - Anna & Elsa open Festival of Fantasy Parade! Were there other princesses? I didn't notice. 3:38pm - Meeting lots more princesses showing their #DisneySide! 4:01pm - We have seen a few "Anna's" at the park today...which I don't have a problem with at all! 4:16pm - Splash Mountain anyone? 5:02pm - Hey look! It's Stinky Pete! 5:22pm - Don't forget your "Coolest Summer Ever" souvenir mug! 10:01pm - And we are back at Magic Kingdom for the next 8 hours! 10:37pm - Current view of Main Street - Not overly busy at the moment. 11:00pm - We ran into this fairy god...um...mother? Showing her(?) #DisneySide. 11:21pm - I totally just got a pic with this awesome Tinkerbell! 11:37pm - I *LOVE* her Duffy costume! 12:00am - Hanging out with the crew from Attractions Magazine! 12:45am - Special 24 Party Pre-parade Frozen float for Main Street Electrical Parade! 1:00am - Current view at the Main Street USA Hub... 1:23am - Yes, it's true...Banks Lee is my hero! 1:26am - Hanging out with some of my Disney friends at this "trick art" chalk drawing 1:29am - It wouldn't be a visit to Magic Kingdom without a ride on the Peoplemover! 1:45am - Proof that we can all tell time! 2:06am and riding Dumbo! 2:16am - Hanging out with Scuttle in New Fantasyland 2:21 - in line to see a mermaid! 2:29am - We all went under the sea! 2:36 - Banks Lee says goodnight! Get some sleep, pal! 2:40am - Fantasyland not overly crowded 2:44am - Tangled Toilets... Yes, please! 3:00am - 25 min wait for Big Thunder Mountain. Not to bad! 3:14am - Riding Big Thunder! 3:26am - Splash Mountain has a 10 minute wait. 3:32am - Castle dance party is hopping!!! So much fun! 3:42am - Awesome view of the castle! 3:52am - Snack time! 4:05am - walking through Tomorrowland... 4:14am - Riding Barnstormer! 4:24am - Walking through New Fantasyland - the park is EMPTY! 4:27am - Not everyone has made it 24 hours! 4:34am - Haunted Mansion is a walk-on! 4:46am - Tangled Toilets part two! The difference between Walt Disney World and Disneyland's 24 hour party... 4:55am - Going to go visit the girls! 5:05am - Good morning Anna & Elsa! The sky's awake...so we're awake! 5:09am - Anna & Elsa 5:11am - Anna & Anna 5:14am - Anna says I'm her favorite! She wouldn't lie to me, right? RIGHT?!?!? 5:29am - Frontierland dance party winding down 5:33am - One more ride on Big Thunder? Sure!!! 5:41am - Garbles 5:44am - Magic Kingdom is nearly cleared out already! 5:49am - We ran into Figment & Dreamfinder! 5:57am - Now it's time to say goodbye... Mickey & Friends bid farewell... 6:06am - Fans still showing their #DisneySide after 24 hours! 6:12am - Sun starting to rise behind Cinderella's Castle. Last remaining people are heading towards the front. Time to go home and sleep! 6:24am - Goodnight & Good morning from Walt Disney World! We made it 24 hours! Thank you Walt Disney World for another awesome 24 Hour Party! Looking forward to next year!

This is amazing! Thank you for doing this!

Let's start this topic again AFTER this season is done so more people have a chance to ride these coasters and can vote based on actual experience rather than watching a video.

Here's our Twisted Colossus video. The ride just looks completely NUTS! I wanted to choose a thumbnail that showed more than just the "POV" of the ride, because IMO, the pics of just the track doesn't do this ride justice and I wanted something that showed the 'action' of it. Hope you guys agree! Here are a few photos from the media day today. It was a busy day trying to get all the video together since I'm currently on the other side of the country and we will be getting more photos for sure, don't worry! The first official trains are on the track! Confetti is a sure sign that the ride is now OPEN!!! Media day smoke and pyro makes Twisted Colossus look even more awesome! Yes! High Five element here in the US is AWESOME! Who wishes this was their view right now? This ride does some seriously CRAZY elements! Huge thanks to Caesar & his daughter for getting all the awesome footage to us today! Going down? Twisted Colossus train just sitting there waiting for YOU to come ride!

Why do you have to "choose?" Isn't it just ok knowing that the park has two OMFG TOTALLY KICK ASS TOP FIVE roller coasters??? Seriously, I've just never understood this mentality of roller coaster enthusiasts of why you have to "choose" one or the other. I had so many people ask me to "Cyclone or Bizarro...CHOOSE ONE!" and it was so annoying to be honest.... So if I have to choose, I choose... BOTH! Because they are both FREAKING AWESOME!

I know, right! Ghostrider would be the #1 top of my list of rides that RMC needs to re-make.

There was absolutely NOTHING slow about Wicked Cyclone at all! Every element was taken at relentless speeds. I'll be posting my rider cam from the ride later this week.