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What's wrong with Knott's?
padresguy619 replied to Fredlv1's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Height requirements are made by the park, however, the final decision for the requirement is influenced by the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) written by the Ride Manufacturer. All these parks only set the requirements based on what the companies recommend. -
Unexpected Queues
padresguy619 replied to jason10's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
AT SFMM, we walked right onto Goliath, Superman and Riddler's Revenge. The queue for Tatsu seemed like forever as it stretched farther than Roaring Rapids. In the end, it was only a 30 minute wait for a great ride! X2 was nearly a 2 1/2 hour wait but it was worth it! -
What Was The Last Coaster You Rode?
padresguy619 replied to SharkTums's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
X2 at SFMM last week. I rarely ride all the rides at LLC. -
I am a ride-operator at Legoland, California.
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Is there any possibility that the on-ride music for X2 including all the sound effects can be found somewhere on an MP3 file? If anyone knows that would be great.
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I went to SFMM yesterday and arrived to the park around 11:30 AM. We were able to hit every coaster including X2 and Tatsu. We were able to ride Tatsu twice and got in line for X2 around 8:30 PM. We got off the ride around 10:45 PM. I'd say it's not likely to hit KBF and SFMM in one day. Besides, X2 will be the greatest experience of your life.
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The only places you will find a theme park that is actually open during the Winter is in Orlando, Florida or in Southern California. San Diego is home to Legoland, CA, which happens to be where I work. There's also SeaWorld San Diego and Belmont Park. If You go north to Los Angeles, SFMM, Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm are very close to each other. Except for Six Flags, most parks are usually open everyday. LLC is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the offseason. January is definetely the best time to go to any park in SoCal.
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Hey everyone. I'm headed out to SFMM next Wednesday and I'll be there from opening to close. What should I expect when I go up there? How big will the crowds be and how long will I wait for X2 and Tatsu. From previous visits, I've waited less than 25 minutes for Batman, Riddler, Superman, Viper and some of the older rides despite going on a Saturday in August. I'm planning on buying a Flash Pass and using it for Goliath and Tatsu. Is it worth it on a Wednesday? Let me know what you think.
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Worst Coaster Experience
padresguy619 replied to airforcekid's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I was forced to ride Boomerang at KBF 5 times last Tuesday.......... -
Oh yeah and by the way, there is such a thing called a Ride Safety Lockout System where he could've simply asked a ride operator to retrieve the hat or whatever he lost even if it took a few minutes delay. I'm thinking these kids tried to hop the fence in order to possibly cut in line. Any takers????
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On Ride Photos
padresguy619 replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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Once you ride Insanity: The Ride, Starflyers look like carnival-sized Yo-Yo's.
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My drawing of Hersheypark
padresguy619 replied to HPCrazy's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
You have a lot of spare time on your hands....... -
They probably have the best midway rides to make up for the fact we only have 2 major theme parks in San Diego. Those would be SeaWorld San Diego and Legoland, California. Both parks have some of the smallest rides I've ever seen.
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How many times the same ride in a day ?
padresguy619 replied to mingsai's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I rode Speed: The Ride at the Sahara Casino in Las Vegas about 23 times in less than 2 hours. Rode Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm about 6 times wihtout having to get off. Rode Ghostrider 9 times in less than an hour. Rode Technic at Legoland every day of my life........ -
Las vegas and california help
padresguy619 replied to edh's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay is a must. Do all of the rides in Las Vegas. If I were you, my top priorities would be to go the Adventuredome and then make a trip up the Stratosphere Tower. For any rides in Las Vegas, make sure you buy a wristband because you WILL want to ride again. -
Great Park Operations
padresguy619 replied to denning's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Depending on what ride I'm working at in Pirate Shores, I'll usually allow guests to stay on the ride without having to get up and exit. We'll see a lot of this at Splash Battle and Captain Cranky's Challenge. The Ride Ops at Knight's Tournament and Dragon usually do this too on really slow days. -
Horrible Park Operations
padresguy619 replied to pgathriller's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
These are some of the poorest complaints I've ever heard from anybody. Rides closed due to rain, running only a certain amount of cars, small capacity per hour is all for safety reasons. There's certain rules that the ride operators have to follow for safety reasons. That's something that nobody seems to realize but decides to complain about anyway.