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How was the dinner? Those looked so good!

This is kind of a computer game joke but... If I'm riding Goliath at SFMM with someone who hasn't ridden it before, I say "Goliath Online" at the top of the lift hill. It's a starcraft reference.

^ I have access to plenty of people who have been to both parks recently to draw on their experiences as well. Why do you think I would have asked for additional information/websites or experiences regarding this topic if I thought I could write a research paper based on my single experience alone?

^ I care. When I was there I didn't see anything too horrible. Any cell phones I saw was usually just when they got relieved and brought it out to call someone as they were leaving the exit. The thing that bugged me is that seriously no one was having a good time, everyone was lazy and the dispatch times suffered because of it. A totally different experience at Knott's Berry Farm the day before. The Knott's ride operators had the most energy I have ever seen at a park, and were quick as a whip. Which brings me to a question. I was going to write my final research paper for english regarding the safety of Magic Mountain. But after seeing the difference in ride operators I want to explore why the Knott's ones are better and try to do research so that I can make a suggestion on what parks can do to hire better people or train them better. If anyone has any info or can refer me to any sites that record dispatch times at different parks, pay scales, etc. please let me know.

Here are some of my favorites of different types. Favorite Stand-Up Coaster by far, it's actually smooth! Favorite 4-D Coaster, but only behind Millenium Force for my favorite overall. Favorite Wooden Coaster, not nearly as rough as everyone says. Favorite Inverted Coaster, amazing terrain and theming elements along with a great layout. Favorite Flying Coaster, mostly due to the insane pretzel loop. Favorite Steel Lap Bar Coaster, The drop and overbanked turns are amazing.

Peter: "Oh my god, Brian, There's a message in my alpha-bits, it says 'Ooooooooo.'" Brian: "Peter, those are cheerios." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6YXVa9v45w

I much prefer Guarana based drinks to synthetic caffeine/sugar based products. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarana If only there were more of them.

My rides on X were smooth when I was there yesterday, my friend and I prefered X to Tatsu! I want to ride Eejanaika badly!

We went Tuesday April 10th and it wasn't very crowded. We did Tatsu front seat in 10 mins (when park opened) then hit riddler's batman scream and goliath for total front row walk-ons. We waited to go on X til about 3 o clock which was about a 40 minute wait. Longest wait was Tatsu at 8pm for about an hour despite a short line. It was taking an average time of 4 minutes to dispatch trains. The only ride ops we saw using their cell phones were not currently operating the rides, though some were close as they would be relieved and immediately take it out and use it as they were walking down the exit. Still a little unprofessional looking, but safe. Also, going to SFMM the day after Knott's really showed us the difference in the ride operators. The Knott's ones LOVED their jobs, they were full of energy all day, made talk with me about my shirt (I wore a Patriot shirt from Worlds of Fun) and seemed to be having a great time working. In addition to that, they needed less ride operators per station to dispatch trains much quicker than the trains were being dispatched at SFMM. Most of the SFMM ones seemed like tired mindless ogres that weren't having any fun.

This Photo TR was awesome! We went yesterday to SFMM, and we were at Knott's Berry Farm Monday. Looks like KidTums had a blast and was mad because you guys left the park, good to see her being brought up right!

Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain. No misters running to make the tunnel super eerie on our visit though. Helix of death didn't bug me as much as it did last time, I must be in better shape than my last visit.

We just got back, our trip was great, GREAT! I only wish I had a digicam so I could have made a Photo TR. I feel like writing a TR without photos is something that probably no one would be interested in, especially at these parks which a lot of people write about. Oh well maybe I will get a digicam for graduation... I got to ride X and Tatsu for the first time this trip, and I liked X a little better. The bottom of the pretzel loop of Tatsu is pretty awesome though, much more intense than the 1st drop. Also, I saw this ride operator named Matt at Knott's Berry Farm, he was operating Xcelerator, and I couldn't help but think he looked very familiar, I think maybe he is a poster at this site? Does anyone know?

I am away from my family this easter at college. But my friend and I are leaving on a trip to Knott's Berry Farm and Magic Mountain soon so I couldn't be happier!

My Great Uncle is Al Geiberger, a professional golfer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Geiberger He was the first golfer to shoot a 59 (par 72) at a PGA event, and was dubbed the nickname "Mr. 59"

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Hi Yvonne, I'm new here too! 200 coasters isn't bad! What do you do at Disneyland Paris? I haven't made a post in this thread yet so I guess this is me officially introducing myself. My name is Kevin and I'm 23 years old and graduating college with a bachelors in software engineering in 22 days!

I like Colossus as is! They should definitely build a GCI woodie or something though.

I have a final research paper to write for my English class. The topic can be on anything we want it to be about. Since I am leaving on a trip to Knott's Berry Farm and Magic Mountain on Sunday, I figured I would write it about the safety of Magic Mountain. I plan to get a lot of information from websites and other library sources concerning the safety of Magic Mountain compared to other parks and also write about my personal experience there this week. Then I will form my opinions about if I feel it is safe or not and write my paper with the evidence to support it. I will also include counter-arguments and address these. Anyway, it sounds like an essay I will actually be interested to write for once and I will post a copy here once I have completed it in a couple weeks.

Saturday: My favorite at Four Peaks is the Kolsch. I wish they sold it in bottles. I'd tell my friends about the places you mentioned but we do not attend ASU. We all attend a tech school near I-10 and Baseline so we usually get our beer from Fry's Food and Drug across the street from the school. I planned to take my mom (who was in town to visit) to Four Peaks on her birthday, which also happens to be St. Patricks Day, and we ended up leaving. It was just extremely packed and there wasn't a seat in the whole place, it kinda wasn't the right atmosphere either. I think it would probably have been much better if it wasn't St. Patricks Day and we went at like 3pm. I also thought it was kind of weird that it was in a totally residential neighborhood and had no parking lot. Do you have any tips for parking when it's busy?

Local Brewery - Four Peaks From the website: Kilt Lifter® Scottish-Style Ale Our award-winning Flagship ale is now in bottles!! This is an ale made in the tradition of the great strong ales of Scotland. Amber colored, malty sweet with underlying note of smokiness. Alcohol content approximately 6.0% by volume (ALWAYS ON TAP!!) Medals - Great American Beer Festival (GABF) 1998 & 1999 & 2003 - Bronze - Scottish-Style Ale

Well I will say that I was much happier with the ABC report about it, because any intelligent viewer had to have come to the realization the ASO was just a company that collected random complaints. They outlined some actual safety numbers about the rides after doing a bit of research on their own. The viewer seems to come away with the overall idea that these rides can be dangerous if you are not healthy enough to ride, which is fine with me and won't hurt the park. On a sidenote, Jahan, are you a ride operator at SFMM? If so, I was wondering what you think I should do if I see a ride operator on their cell phone or with an ipod. Is there a place I can go to speak with a ride operation manager? I'd really like to help get this problem in check if I do happen to see it when I am there in a week. P.S. Anyone have the link to the video clip from the NBC 4 story?

Home Park: Knott's Great America Best Ride: Top Gun

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