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I would say Knoebel's, if Knoebel's can be counted as a small park.
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Avatar/Photochop Contest! Snakes on a Plane?
BarryH replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
^^That man is very handsome. -
Overrated coasters in your opinion
BarryH replied to Deadromanticx's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I've got a few: PKI's the Beast -- It goes fast down straight pieces of track. Ho-hum! SFMM's X -- I rode it on the inside seat and it was pure crap! I waited 1 hour, 10 minutes for this? CP's Magnum XL-200 -- The last parts of airtime hurt my thighs! Millennium Force may not have as much airtime, but at least it's smooth! -
What should you do on a roller coaster?
BarryH replied to SCHOOL's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
It's time to tell my tale! "How I Learned to Love Roller Coasters and Stopped Worrying About the Beast" By Barry Hom The TV news show "Inside Edition" reported that your chances of getting into a fatal roller coaster accident are 1 in 10 million. Yet, every time I thought about riding one, I thought that I would die. I used to avoid riding roller coasters. I chickened out on Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom. I avoided Busch Gardens Tampa for years. If I didn't ride the roller coasters, I didn’t think I could do much else at that theme park. I did ride Big Thunder Mountain at the Magic Kingdom and I was terrified. I swore to never do it again! That all changed when I visited Islands of Adventure in May 1999. I initially planned to avoid riding the roller coasters. My main draw to the park was one ride – The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. I passed by the Incredible Hulk Coaster many times thinking, "I'll save it for later." Finally, I decided to ride it. I almost ran away from the entrance, but I thought of what my mom said when I wouldn't eat lima beans -- "How do you know if you don't like it if you haven't tried it?" I never ate my lima beans and I still haven’t put them in my mouth, but I figured I'd ride the roller coaster once and if I didn't like it, I'd ride something else. There are plenty of other things to do at the park! I entered the queue and I felt my heart pounding, my skin crawling, and my breath becoming shorter. Finally, I entered the coaster and was strapped in. I felt more scared than any other time in my life. It was scarier than my first date! As the car rolled into the launch tube, I want to cry. Then guests seated in the back of the coaster started yelling, "Whoo!" I began to yell "Whoo!" too. Suddenly, my fear turned into excitement and I was launched out! I yelled "Whoo!" so much that my voice was harsh after the ride. I don't remember much of what the track looked like because I kept my eyes closed (especially during the upside-down parts), but I was having so much fun that I didn’t really care. At the end of the ride, I said, "What a rush!" At that moment, a roller coaster enthusiast was born! I had planned to ride the Hulk Coaster zero times, but I ended up riding it seven times. I finally conquered the Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain. I visited Busch Gardens Tampa a few months after visiting Islands of Adventure and enjoyed the coasters there. I’ve visited Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio – the roller coaster mecca – several times as well as many other roller coaster parks around the United States. I’ve joined the American Coaster Enthusiasts and I’m a current member of the Florida Coaster Club. Even though I’ve ridden the tallest and fastest coaster in the world (at the time when it opened in 2003) – Cedar Point’s Top Thrill Dragster – as my 100th coaster, I haven’t found a roller coaster that gave me a rush like my first ride on the Incredible Hulk Coaster, but I find joy in each and every one that I ride. Perhaps one day I will have the courage to eat lima beans. -
Avatar/Photochop Contest! Snakes on a Plane?
BarryH replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Maybe someone should do "Hair in Robb Alvey's Butt Crack." I would do it, but it would be so scary people would gouge their eyes out. -
If the Hulk sucks, he needs to fight the suckies villian ever, the Ten-Eyed Man! Check him out here: http://www.seanbaby.com/stupcom/10eyedman.htm
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Best Six Flags in Texas?
BarryH replied to Three's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I'd say SFOT. Even though the day was insanely busy, I still had a good time. The rides were run properly and the employees were pretty friendly. I think SFOT is one of the shining jewels of the Six Flags parks. -
Magic Mountain Virgin Here!
BarryH replied to live2tell75's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I would say do X first and then Deja Vu (if it's running). Be careful because when I visited in early May, X didn't open until an hour after the park did. -
I'm holding my breath until you say I can ride Rita all day long!
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^You can also stay onsite at a Universal hotel and get unlimited Universal Express all day. The paid Universal Express passes give you one Express access to each ride or attraction.
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If you want to be a little risky, try Priceline.com. I've bid for a 1 star hotel at $25 a night. I've gotten the Days Inn Convention Center on I-Drive and the Extended Stay Plus on Westwood Drive (close to Sea World). The Days Inn was kind of skanky, but the Extended Stay was really nice! The room was pretty big with a kitchen, sofa, a bed, and a clean bathroom. The only thing about Extended Stays is that you only get weekly housekeeping, so you have to make your bed in the morning.
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^I plead the 5th.
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Funniest rider noises?...
BarryH replied to Movieguy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I was riding the Cedar Creek Mine Ride at Cedar Point. Some teenage girls started singing "Skater Boi" during the ride. At SFMM's Revolution, people kept on yelling, "Oh, my f---ing ears!" Now that's not surprising. -
They'll probably just do a lot of *wink wink*
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So if I don't touch myself at night, Dan will want to get wet?
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I think we need to get Dan wet in the rat cage of doom!
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Here are more single rider lines: USF: Mummy Men in Black IOA: Spider-Man Hulk Dr. Doom's Fearfall Sometimes Jurassic Park River Adventure at IOA has a single riders line, but I've never seen it open. The single rider lines at the Mummy and MIB are almost always open unless the wait time is less than 5 minutes. IOA's single riders line tend to open when the regular wait is over 30 minutes.
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I've always wondered: why is Dan so adverse to water? Why doesn't he want to get wet? Surely he gets wet while bathing!
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From Ft. Myers to Dania Beach, it takes me about 3 hours. Ft. Myers to Tampa takes me about 3 hours. So with traffic, I would say it'll take about 5 hours. During rush hour, it always seems some truck flips over or there's an accident, so be careful if you are travelling during those times.
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If all else fails, two words: exotic dancing
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There's a Holiday Inn right across the street on Kirkman road, but rooms are from $80-$100. I've stayed at the Clarion Universal on Universal Blvd. and it was pretty nice, but it was in the $60-$80 range. I've done the Best Western Movieland at around $50 a night. The Best Western was a nice, no frills hotel. A Motel 6 is on American Way (about 1 mile away from Universal) that goes from $50-$60 a night. It was a pretty clean Motel 6, but like most of those in the chain, it was pretty no frilly. If you use Hotwire, the Rodeway Inn on International Drive comes up for around $40 to $50 a night. Again, it's a no frills hotel. Many hotels in the Universal area start at $50 a night. I would avoid staying at any Days Inn in the Orlando area. From what I've heard, most of them are pretty skanky and ghetto!
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I think I will be Nicole's fanboy. Therefore, if I am Nicole's fanboy, she is Wally's, and Wally is Robb's fanboy, then I am Robb's fanboy!