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^That thing is one of my favorite flat rides ever!! A true hidden gem. And the cycle lasts FOREVER! Lol Are there more of these out there?

Keep an eye out for this movie: All the Bright Places Unless something changes, it's going to have a really fun scene featuring John Iver's Blue Flash!

I keep forgetting the DC Rivals coaster exists! It looks amazing. Along with the other Mack hyper with the ridiculously large loop around the lift hill. Just curious, what didn't you like about Karnan? I've heard nothing but great things.

Won the lottery to see Wicked at the Hollywood Pantages yesterday! WOW. What a show. Defying Gravity left me with my jaw on the floor and completely out of breath. I can't imagine what Jackie Burns must have felt like.

YES!!!!

1. Name 3 of your favorite roller coasters, but not your top 3. Powder Keg, Runaway Mountain (SFOT), Colorado Adventure 2. About how many different parks did you visit in 2018? 26 3. Which 2018 park visit was your favorite? Phantasialand 4. Your favorite 2018 park addition (ride, food, show, etc)? Steel Vengeance 5. What ride exceeded your expectations the most in 2018? Colorado Adventure (Phantasialand) 6. Best meal/food at a park in 2018? Steak dinner at Captain’s Finest in Europa Park’s Bell Rock Resort 7. What was your favorite new coaster of 2018 NOT made by RMC or Larson? Hangtime 8. Name one park you will definitely visit in 2019. Energylandia 9. Best ride themed to a bird? Griffon 10. Lamest ride/coaster you rode in 2018? Armeggedon (Disney Paris Studios) 11. What roller coaster currently sits at the top of your bucketlist? (degree of difficulty: NOT a new-for-2019 ride) Hyperion, Superman (SFNE), any of the crazy S&S launched coasters in China 12. What new-for-2019 ride or coaster are you most looking forward to? Mission Ferrari or Universal’s Harry Potter coaster 13. Name the first totally middle-of-the-road (not bad/not great) park that comes to mind. Knoebel’s (Let the tomatoes fly!!! ) 14. You're in Orlando and magically have a 1-hour ERT session on 1 coaster of your choice at any park in the city. You choose... Expedition Everest 15. Holiday In The Park vs. Winterfest. Who reigns supreme? Ahhhhh this is hard. But as it stands, probably Holiday in the Park. Even though the light displays are far less impressive, the ride lineups at Holiday in the Park are just so much better. 16. Mystic Timbers mystery shed or Wicker Man fire infusion? Def Wicker Man. 17. Which Six Flags have you been to most recently? Six Flags St. Louis 18. Intamin or Schwarzkopf? You may only choose one. DARN YOU. But I have to go with Intamin. Ugh. That hurt. 19. Battle of Kings Coasters: Island or Dominion? Pick one. Dominion. I’ll take two wonderful Intamin’s and an underrated night ride on Grizzly, please. 20. What was the longest you waited for a ride/coaster in 2018? Over an hour for RC Racer at Disney Paris Studios. Never again. 21. What roller coaster have you ridden more than any other? Voyage...or maybe Raven? Probably Voyage. 22. Best drop tower under 150 feet? Beech Bend’s!!! 23. Maverick or Millennium Force? (If you haven't been to CP, pick what you want to ride more) Maverick Maverick Maverick Maverick 24. Log flumes or sky rides? You can only choose one. Log Flumes 25. What are 3 things you enjoying doing at your home park other than riding rides? Seeing shows (Kwerk at Six Flags Magic Mountain is fantastic). Eating Dippin’ Dots. Drinking Soft Frozen Lemonade. 26. What is your second favorite Cedar Fair park and why? Kings Island. The atmosphere of this park is so underrated. 27. What is your home park and give us two good reasons why we should pay it a visit. Six Flags Magic Mountain. Reason 1: X2 is insane Reason 2: Good exercise 28. Launch or Lift? Depends on my mood, but I’d probably say lift into a steep, straight drop. 29. Did you buy fast pass at all in 2018? Hm...don’t think I ever needed it. 30. What is your least favorite wooden coaster? Probably Bandit at Movie World Germany. But I still had fun. 31. Disney fanboys: cool or cult? Kind of culty...but I’m starting to get it. 32. Best Batman themed ride? Mindbender at Six Flags Over Georgia. But if we’re talking specifically Batman, I think I’d choose The Dark Knight coasters over the Batman: The Ride clones. 33. Name something that tend to take home from parks that you didn't bring with you. Cell phone pics. And grease marks on my shorts. 34. Best wooden coaster over 110 feet tall? (rcdb will help you) El Toro...duh. 35. Have you ever been hit with something (loose change/a tree/vomit/etc) while riding something? A park map. Still hurt. 36. Skywarps: credits or no? State your case. Yep. A gravity-driven coaster train runs on RMC track. 37. Turkey legs: nah or yaaaaassssss? I think I like the idea of them more than I like the taste of them... 38. What is the most recent B&M that you rode? Batman: The Ride at Six Flags St. Louis. Meh. 39. You can eat nothing but corn dogs, churros or funnel cake for the next 48 hours, which do you choose? Churros!!! 40. Post a great on-ride shot of you from 2018. (DO IT!) Trying to keep my cool on the scariest ride in any Disney park.

^That’s what I was thinking. Aren’t they opening a semi-intense Intamin launch coaster this year? Would be strange to see them open a second one in 2020. Almost seems like some rumors got jumbled together in a game of telephone.

I’m so excited to see another super intense launch coaster coming to the US. I’m generally unenthusiased by the “triple launch” trend...

Disneyland Paris' Big Thunder Mountain is so incredible. I can't get over it. Those two endless tunnels... Also I'm now kicking myself for not going inside Notre Dame. Your photos make it look absolutely beautiful. I can't even imagine how it looks in person.

Disney on Broadway Concert Series?!?! Yes YES YESSS!!! Can't wait to see Heidi Blickenstaff and Gavin Lee belt it out in a couple weeks! Also that chalk art is fantastic. But what happens when it rains? lol

I am SO excited to see this!!! International Street has always had the potential to be one of the most gorgeous park entry plazas anywhere. And now it just might be!

The scale of the Orlando resorts is insane. I'm hooked! Can't wait to follow the rest of your report. And to find out about all the great bars before my trip in a few weeks!

Interesting that this version seems a little less inspired than the Sky Rocket II’s or Gale Force. Strange for Intamin. But should be fun nonetheless!

Should have done a vertical loop. Everything is better with a vertical loop. JK.

Awesome trip reports! I'd love to visit these parks some day. The Happy Valley parks get bad reps but their ride collections are so cool that I still want to give them a try. Haha Just for comparison's sake, what rating would you give to Happy Valley's megalite and dive machine? I've always thought Fireball looked fantastic so if you gave that a 7 I'm curious to see how those numbers compare. Shanghai Disneyland's castle looks absolutely gorgeous.

Hey guys! I made my feature film debut today in Adam McKay’s Vice! I play the character Doug. Look for me about an hour in and let me know what you think of the movie!

^I was wondering the same! But surely they didn’t purchase that one for $6 million, right? I don’t understand how the Inverters ever became so popular. Did no one at Chance or the parks that bought them ride one first and realize...”Hm. This really f@(k!ng sucks!”

This looks SO good!

If you’re into shows at all, Frozen at the Hyperion (in DCA) is one of the most incredible (and expensive) broadway-style shows at any park anywhere. Definitely don’t miss Pirates! It’s by far my favorite version above Florida’s and Paris’. Space Mountain is a lot different too, though in my opinion a little less interesting. Still worth it for the comparison though. The front row gives the most wild ride. Grizzly is a must-do too, even if you have to wear ponchos. It is so well themed and has some CRAZY drops for a rapids ride. The only comparable one I’ve done is River Quest at Phantasialand.

^But it doesn’t have the world’s first DUELING super loops...YET!

Put a fork in me. I’m done. Oh yeah. If you told me I went to high school with these girls I wouldn’t bat an eye.

It’s a prototype for the most innovative coaster ever attempted. Should we be surprised?

^Totally agree.

That concept art looks SO REAL! And GOOD! Crazy.

Filled out the new rides survey for SFMM today. Anyone know if the dive coaster questions were asked for all the Six Flags surveys or just specific to Magic Mountain?