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^ THAT's why they can't run it! They had the fire extenguiser stolen! Ok here's another batch of pics. Funny how the camera seems to make things look better than they were in person. More fun up ahead. Oh and El Toro too! And I'll leave you with this final shot. I'll let Jay have the last word on this one . El Toro and his...I'm not going to say it...use your imagination. El Toro seems very angry. No!!! For the love of all things sacred. No!!! Nice. It's that cool Star Wars game... Another??? Ok let's play a video game. Ok this is getting sad. Out of order? I would have never guessed. Nice to see they clean up the place too. So let's check out the arcade. Cool! Bowling. Uh wait... Oh very funny. Stupid elephant. I see that they have the "El Toro Arcade". Sorry Elissa, no Intamin prefabs here. Psst! You! With the camera. Come over here! We've got El Toro at SOB! Sombrero tower THROUGH THE TREES. Ha ha! Take that Robb. Would you trust this place enough to put your children on this thing? What? Another closed attraction? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hey, it's 95 degrees people. It's not Winter! Ohhh aren't we clever. The "Golf" of Mexico. Hey I wonder what this Concrete Bazaar could be? Hey a steak house. uh...do you think I'm going to eat here? That would be a NO. What if there IS light at the end of the tunnel? (Sorry Dollywood) Gahhh! More of those stupid signs! My eyes! It burns!

^ Actually it's a coaster sim. Can you believe it? Does that count as a coaster credit Jeff Johnson?

So remember the Ferris wheel? Yeah... so the start of the next set of pics will give you an idea of what it was like to see your life flash before your eyes while on a Ferris wheel! I am not kidding when the guy actually said "I don't think they've run this in a while. You'd better get off. It acts like it's going to get stuck." What! I'm going to be on the 10 o'clock news for being stuck on this thing! Thanks! The Ferris wheel literally stops at the top, lurches forward a bit, then the whole structure SWAYS. More pics to come!!! Oh it's good to see they have a convention center...uh...hello? Anyone here? What does that...No! Are they serious? LMAO!!! Funniest water tower ever! Ok ok. Finally they have a decent ride. This simulator was working! It has a coaster sim, but it's set on very MILD! Back at the golf course...yeah don't play in the H20 because there's probably malaria filled mosquitoes! I take another pic as the ride gets ready to fall apart. What? Is that a person on the golf course? Couldn't be. Here's the view as I'm about to plummet to my death. Here's the guy that about killed me. Do not rock the seats. Unless of course the ride is rocking itself because it's about to fall apart!

I really can't admit to going to comic cons or else that would make my geek meter rise. Let's just say I might or might not have been to one of these. But that's top secret info. See!!! Actually I only go to the Charlotte "Heroes Con" which is supposed to be one of the biggest in the country (hmmmm...) about every four years. Ours is not nearly as cool looking as the one you went to. Thanks for the pics and the laughs. Awesome TR as always.

Well I've been on a quest to try and hit all the parks that are still open in both Carolinas. I live in Charlotte, so I'm kind of in the middle of both states so it makes it nice getting around. Today I decided to hit Pedroland Park which is part of the super fabulous "South of the Border". What is South of the Border you ask? It's basically a tourist trap to get anyone traveling along I-95 at the North/South Carolina state lines to stop and spend their money that really should be spent when they get to Disney. But more on that later... I'll be adding more pics later as well. Well the look on Pedro's face tells it all. Yeah Pedro I feel ya. I'm sad and shocked as well. On a serious note I really don't see why the park doesn't either A) Fix the ride and run it. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it! B) Sell it! What? No...another SBNO ride? Really this is getting quite shocking. Oh cool! There's a coaster in this park. Surely there's someone over there. Anyone? Hello? *crickets* They have a golf course. Come to think of it. Have you seen anyone in this place? Hello? Ok, they have bumper cars. Cool. Uh wait...is electrical tape considered a safe way to repair a restraint? I am QUADZILLA! I must eat your young! I am QUADZILLA!!! Actually this is ANOTHER SBNO ride. Surprised? Oh there's much more to come. Hey cool. A mini-himalaya. Uh... no I'm not even going to attempt this ride. Oh good! It's a Ferris wheel. Those are reliable and fun...right. About two turns in it stops, lurches, and sways... SWAYS!!!! The whole structure moved. The guy then tells me to get off that it doesn't seem safe! Parking lot: The train ride! Poor thing, doesn't look like it's been ridden in years. Pedroland Park! Awesome. They've got like 10 rides! Sombrero doesn't look like it's been run in at least 5 years. This doesn't look promising for this park. Surely it can't get worse? Oh my. This ride doesn't look very good. Sombrero Tower we see you peaking over at us. Ok so it's time to get to the reason I came here... Pedroland Park. Hmmm...the sign looks nice. Must be a nice flat ride right? Big South of the Border man says "Yo come and spend your money here! Who needs Disney!" So yeah I head back downstairs. Here's the lovely elevator that takes you up (unless it gets stuck, or they have to call an emergency evacuation, or you fall out of the car, or...) It's not bad enough that they put 5,000,000 of those stupid signs between New York and South Carolina, no... they have to remind you that you missed the exit! Like you could miss it with signs every five feet! More crappy buildings...oh and I see Pedro Land! It must be really good. There's noone over there. Oh I see. There's another view. Wait... it's just crappy buildings trying to sell me crap. Ahhh... we arrived safely to the top. And we see the view is... I-95! What the!?! I paid $1 for this? Notice this view is THROUGH THE BARS! Take that Robb and your THROUGH THE WATER shots! Oh wait...before we get on board. What does this sign say? What! is this thing safe? Now I'm nervous, am I going to be on the 10 o'clock news? What if I'm NOT at floor level? Well we have arrived at South of the Border. First stop would be the Sombrero Tower (observation tower). Now what would this 200 ft tall tower show you? Could it be a great view of a modern city? A beautiful view of the coast? Hmmm... what could it b Anybody from the Carolinas will recognize these signs. They are EVERYWHERE along I-95 and down around the coast. See what that sign says...Pedro Land "10 great rides!" Hmmm... we'll see. What is that off in the distance? Looks like a huge sombrero!

So I guess the games departments at Six Flags should stop offering prizes like Spiderman, Shrek and Spongebob since those are not owned by Six Flags? Give me a break. If it sells, I say sell it. Make as much money as you can so you can build more coasters.

I guess they'll finally be able to update their shirts and say "Fear the Five" instead of four now. lol AC isn't terrible, but it's not one of my favorite coaster names either. It sounds like a video game or something.

Looks like something will be posted sometime soon. They have a spot on the website now. http://www.buschgardens.com/bgw/ar_rides.aspx Notice the words at the bottom... Vertical...Flight... That claw could almost pass for an Eagles claw which would fit with the name.

Maybe they can have Homer finally cause a castrophic meltdown at the plant and you have to rescue Ned Flanders or something. lol

Awesome TR!!! Nice to see that Six Flags is well represented (In Gang) So where do the non-gang members go in?

Also PTC just changed their manual release on their trains. Instead of needing a key or whatever they call it, it just has a foot pedal release. Voyage got the new system. There's a yellow foot pedal on the front of each car. (See pic)

^ Exactly. Disney did the same thing with Star Wars at MGM. Star Wars of course is a Fox movie franchise.

^ Terminator is not Universal either, it was done by Orion (1) Tri-Star (2) and Warner Bros. (3). BTTF is very out dated now that technology passed it like 10 years ago. The ride also makes me sick, so I'll be kind of glad to see it go.

Ok I've got a question. How do the buzz bars work on the older woodys? Why does it buzz so loud and what type of system is it that unlocks them.

I might be getting a very nice raise (salary).

I've never been to any ride besides Disney that had over 2 hour waits. Borg opening day was about 2 hours. One train operation and a slow crew, but that was understandable since they just opened it.

^Isn't the point of this game that you are supposed to get the answer correct for the previous post and THEN post a new one?

Yeah so here I am. Don't run and hide that fast! A little blury goodness at Voyage. Sweating in IN.

^ Dr. Strangelove is his best, the rest are just weird in my opinion.

This thread is weird. geredwagt weyhkigtde (it's a coaster name)

It sounds like they are just saying this to force San Fran to build the new stadium. I'm still mad that they named it 3Com park or whatever crappy name it is now.

Did they all come from AstroWorld?

ATTACK!!!! I couldn't resist. As long as he doesn't talk about Borg, I'm fine with any coaster bashing. lol

^^ It's funny to see one of those being installed as a "new" ride.

Don't visit the Southern US in the summer then. I don't see why the park wouldn't allow children of all people to fill up their water bottles or get some water.