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I'll send one from South Africa! Don't know how long it would take, but I guess there is still enough time.

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Some of those ride look really fun, but I hate it when rides have limits for bigger people. I'm have broad shoulders and always have problems with the OTS restraints.

I found 9 duckies!

I would have loved to be there myself!! Fahrenheit looks cool

This would have been awesome for me, If only I lived in the US. I will be in Florida in May 2009, but I think most parks there have a higher price for season tickets. This is however still fun so I will be joining the race for the duckies!!!

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My worst coaster so far, next to Ghostrider @ Knotts, was Desperado in Primm, Nevada. Been on it in April and it was quite rough. It felt like a Woody!

This is Bridget. One of my 3 dogs. She's about 9 years now. Bridget. My lady...

Think before you speak... Here are six reasons why you should think before you speak - the last one is great! Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back... Here are the Testimonials of a few people who did.... FIRST TESTIMONY: I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word... he knew better. SECOND TESTIMONY: I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said , "I think I like playing with men's balls." THIRD TESTIMONY: My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget. FOURTH TESTIMONY : While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard as the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter. FIFTH TESTIMONY: Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while. I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No". I kept thinking "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clean clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. So, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over, spread his cheeks and yelled "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An older couple made me feel better, thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had! LAST BUT NOT LEAST TESTIMONY: This one had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow, but don't get any? We had a female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, they were laughing so hard!

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Pity it won't be operational at Spring 2009. I'll be in that area again beginning of Spring and would have loved to ride it.

Kraken at Seaworld Orlando. It was nice, but I rode Sheikra just the day before and that was awesome!

Thanks everyone for the great feedback. It really helps making the decisions easier. I was also thinking that I might do a halfday thing at Seaworld. As you said, only a small number of rides and at least one show and I will be satisfied. I have an Orlando Flexticket so then I'll have the option to revisit one of the other parks. I'm also not much into simulator type rides so that would rule out a few at Universal and cut down on my times. I do however want tos spend more time in BGA, but the shuttle arrives a bit late. Anyway, I suppose Mondays won't be too busy. I'm off to the airport now. Horrible flight ahead of me. 24 hours airplane time alone. I wish someone will invent teleportation devices already!

^ Thanks. This is very helpful. I also had the Express Pass in mind and was thinking that I should but it anyway so that I have more time to wander around, but I'll see when I'm there. Just a pity that Busch Gardens doesn't have Express Pass.

Hi, I'll be visiting Orlando in the next 2 weeks and want to visit 4 parks in 4 days. I'll be there on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and I want visit Seaworld, Universal Studios, Universal Studios IOA and Busch Gardens Tampa. Which days would you suggest I do which park based on busy times and other possible factors?

^ I also had a look at that option, but the price seemed a bit steep. I'll see how it goes. I'm staying in Orlando and catching the shuttle to the park so it won't be there by opening time.

This park look so nice. I'll be there in 2 weeks time. Coming all the way from South Africa to see if they got the "Africa" part right! Does anyone know if BGT has something like a Fast Pass system? I can't seem to find anything on their website.

I always visit the front page first to see any updates, but rarely go to the "What's New" page. I would like to see something like a Wiki containing stuff like tips and tricks for the parks. It would be nice to have a reference of some kind for most parks about things you should and shouldn't do. For instance I sometimes see that people had a bad experiences in a park and then quite a few people would chime in with the same experiences. If we could sort of "keep track" of these we could warn others against them or even alert park management that so many people had bad experiences that we don't feel recommending the ride or park area to potential punters. Another tip might be best times to visit certain coasters. Early morning and late afternoon doesn't always apply.

For once I can post a decent reply. I'm from South Africa and live about 30 minutes drive away. This incident was on the news a few days ago. The ride is not a travelling carnie ride, but an indoor ride at a very reputable casino complex. The ride is not as high as the Crazy Wave for instance. The official report on the accident also said that the ride fell 1.5 meters. 2 people actually got neck injuries, but it seems the others were fine. A bit shaken, but otherwise okay. The ride has apparently been inspected 7 days prior to the accident. This was also the first "serious" accident in ride history in probably about 20 years for this country.

Looks like I have to start saving to take the 10 hour flight to the UK to ride this one. Never been on this kind of ride before.

Hey everyone, I have a questions for all coaster buffs out in the US. If you had to choose the top 3 parks in the US which ones would they be and why? I'll be in Vegas end of April 2008 for a conference and would like to take a weekend break to a park the first weekend in May 2008. Which park would you recommend? I'm looking for a park with easy access from an airport, hotel close to the park, good weather and possibly other things to do around there at night. I'm from South Africa so I want something that will make the horrendously long flight worthwhile. I've been to Disney World in Florida, Universal Studios Orlando, Knotts Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain. Any advice will be super.

I must honestly say you'll be surprised how cheap it is to go to South Africa. I've just been on a business trip to San Diego and Los Angeles. I visited Knotts Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain and it was really expensive for me. The Rand versus the Dollar is almost 8 Rand for 1 Dollar. If I had to do a quick comparison - Knotts Berry Farm costs $43.95 for entry. In South African Rand that would be about R351. Entry for Ratanga Junction costs R100 and Gold Reef City R70. That is less than $15 and then all the rides are free! You can also consider travelling from Cape Town where Ratanga Junction is to Johannesburg where Gold Reef City is for less than $40 one way on a low cost airline. If you're converting Dollars to Rands or even Pounds to Rands (about R14 for 1 Pound) you're still winning.

I'm from South Africa, but let's face it. You get crime all over the world. You just need to know what to look out for. Obviously you won't walk alone at night anywhere and you won't walk with all your money and jewelry flashing in dodgy places. Both Gold Reef City and Ratanga Junction close around 5 PM which makes them quite safe. There are also quite a bit of money invested in security for the parks so there should be no worries.