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Hey TPR Members! Knott's has invited up to 100 of our followers to the Voyage to the Iron Reef preview on the evening of May 14th! The event starts at 4:45pm. You'll be one of the first to ride the new attraction as well as see a presentation by the park and the ride designers! If you want to attend, please send an email with the following information: Send the email to: robbalvey@themeparkreview.com Put in the subject: Iron Reef Preview In the email I need your: Full Name Email Address TPR Screen Name You may bring ONE guest and I need their full name & email as well. Please note that one guest will count towards our total of 100. I need your email sent to me by 5pm PST tomorrow afternoon (Friday) Thank you! --Robb Alvey http://www.themeparkreview.com

Someone just tweeted this to us! lol

Makes me wonder if this announcement and the news of Universal Japan looking to build a second park have anything to do with each other. I noticed that the press release came from Universal Orlando (creative offices) and Nintendo Japan NOT Nintendo of America. Interesting.... http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/universal-studios-japan-plans-okinawa-theme-park

Here is the video of Twisted Colossus racing!

^ HA! That's great!

Here's the link: https://instagram.com/p/2XPsW-gyJm/

^ Totally gonna buy more of those if they still have it when we go in 5 weeks!

Here is another Twisted Colossus testing video thanks to Planet Six. Please take a moment and go LIKE their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThrillCapitalInsider

We all collect stuff! Some of us more than others. This is the thread where you can take pictures of your cool stuff and show it to us! Remember you can easily go snap some pics on your mobile device and upload them directly from there! Here's just a few of the random items you'll find in the TPR office from our many travels & events over the years...

Got in this super cool media kit from SFFT today! Can't wait for the media event!

If you haven't seen it yet, here is video of Twisted Colossus testing:

From what it appears on the Universal Studios Japan website, it doesn't look like Back to the Future is going away, but they are changing the BTTF shop into a Minions quick-serve restaurant and retail shop including in a whole Minions themed area. It's totally possible that eventually a Minions ride could take over BTTF's spot, but it doesn't look like that's what is happening at the moment. Note that most of that BTTF merchandise that you see in the pictures on the previous page I also saw in other parts of the park, so you should still be able to get most of it at USJ. http://www.usj.co.jp/minions/index.html http://www.usj.co.jp/minions/minion-food.html http://www.usj.co.jp/minions/minion-goods.html

If there is anyone who would like to be considered to cover Six Flags St. Louis media day for TPR on May 22nd please send an email to robbalvey@themeparkreview.com with the following information: - Full Name - TPR Screen Name - Are you a Club TPR Member? (You don't have to be, but please let us know) - Age/Sex/Location - Phone number - Photo of yourself - Links to your social media pages (facebook, twitter, instagram, etc) - Please put SFSL Media Day in the email subject Looking for someone who can report on the media day, send us pictures, do a trip report, and possibly a video. Note that this is NOT an open invitation to attend the media day. You must email us to be considered. We are only looking for a couple of people to attend. Please email me ASAP!

If there is anyone who would like to be considered to cover Six Flags Great Adventure's media day for TPR on May 14th, please send an email to robbalvey@themeparkreview.com with the following information: - Full Name - TPR Screen Name - Are you a Club TPR Member? (You don't have to be, but please let us know) - Age/Sex/Location - Phone number - Photo of yourself - Links to your social media pages (facebook, twitter, instagram, etc) - Please put "SFGAdv Media Day" in the subject. Looking for someone who can report on the media day, send us pictures, do a trip report, video, and possibly an enthusiastic rider cam. Note that this is NOT an open invitation to attend the media day. You must email us to be considered. We are only looking for a couple of people to attend. Please email me ASAP!

^ Sometimes you just gotta spell it out!

42" is still the magic number for Texas with rides like Shock Wave, Judge Roy Scream, La Vibora, Road Runner Express, Pandemonia, etc, etc... at 40" there, like Elissa said, a few flats, water rides, and kiddie coasters, but nothing major. Your big milestones really are: 36", 42", 48", 54" Outside of Orlando parks and Disney in SoCal, you're really not going to find that much more that hits 40" for big rides specifically.

They actually aren't in any particular order.

As some of you may know I do a lot of writing for Travel Channel and this year they have published my "Hottest Amusement Park Attractions of 2015" article! Click: http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/amusement-parks/photos/best-amusement-park-rides-2015 It's hard to fit them all in but I hope I managed to get many of the rides & attractions you are all looking forward to as well!

Here is the official press release: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Reveals Plans for Record Breaking Roller Coaster at ATM New roller coaster will join ‘Ferrari Driving Experience’, ‘Karting Academy’ and many more exciting attractions recently added at the Ferrari branded theme park Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi revealed one of its exciting upcoming attractions at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). The new roller coaster is set to break new world records, and is considered a major addition to the unique theme park’s offering as part of the undergoing large-scale expansion. Already boasting the world’s fastest roller coaster, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is planning to become home to the world’s steepest steel rollercoaster featuring a starting hill inclined by 51 degrees and the world’s tallest loop of 52m (170ft). Named “Flying Aces”, the new roller coaster experience is inspired by Italy’s ‘ace of aces’ Count Francesco Baracca, a famous Italian aviator of the 1900’s whose legendary Prancing Horse emblem was inherited by Enzo Ferrari. The bi-plane themed coaster is expected to attract thrill seekers from around the world to its gravity-defying loops and swoops. Jesse Vargas, General Manager of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi said: “There are very few theme parks that have undertaken such a significant expansion as Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. At the Arabian Travel Market, we are giving the world just a glimpse of our continuously evolving, Ferrari-inspired entertainment offering. Flying Aces will be another one-of-a-kind ride that you can only find at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. Its design and storyline are deeply rooted in the rich history of Ferrari.” “We are proud of what Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has achieved over the past five years, and thrilled with the great feedback we’ve been receiving from our guests on all the new experiences introduced at the Park in the past few months. I’m particularly proud of our latest attraction, the Ferrari “Driving Experience”, which has taken immersion into the exclusive world of Ferrari to a brand new height!” Vargas added. The Park’s newest “Driving Experience” gives guests the opportunity to drive a luxurious Ferrari along Yas Island and its surroundings, setting Ferrari World Abu Dhabi apart from all other theme parks. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi’s indoor electric-powered go-karts at “Karting Academy” have been attracting racing enthusiasts since its launch in November 2014. Guests have been practicing their racing skills while trying to break the lap time record - set by none other than Scuderia Ferrari’s drivers – of 36.6 seconds. Budding adventurers have also been enjoying new attractions at the Park. The recently expanded “Junior Training Camp” now includes many new challenges such as climbing and free fall jumping. Children can also pilot a GT or F1 car on the all new double-tracked “Junior GP” or navigate a remote-controlled boat around the waterways of “Bell’Italia”. In addition to all the new and enhanced Park experience, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has introduced many themed, seasonal festivals over the past few months to further engage its versatile portfolio of visitors from around the world. These include Chinese New Year (February), Festival of Lights (October) and Winterfest (December) that have now become annual fixtures on the Park’s entertainment calendar.

Yup. That was a huge thing for me. Like I said, I *hate* mobile sites and the first thing I do when I'm on a mobile site is good look for the "full site" button. I didn't want anyone to have to go looking for it.

Can someone please explain this to me...

I'm not even sure it's worth our time, to be honest. I ran this version through Google's "mobile friendly analyzer" and it spit out a huge THUMBS UP, so I'm good with that!

This is my thought... *EXACTLY* And why we are keeping it so simple and easy to get back to our normal page. I've never wanted a "mobile version" of TPR because I just didn't think we needed one. Now Google is telling us we do.

Hey everyone - to keep in line with Google's new "mobile friendly" requirements we have installed a new version of the front page that you will fine when browsing on a mobile device. Please check it out and let us know if it works for you. We are keeping it simple right now just so we can be in compliance. We may change it again down the road, but I doubt it since I *HATE* mobile versions of sites and we are only doing this because Google says we have to. But for now, here it is: http://www.themeparkreview.com (Open in a mobile browser)

Hades 360.