Bolliger&Mabillard

Orlando played well, the Lakers played okay. L.A. lost by 2. I look for L.A. to dominate in game 4. Perhaps a realxing day on Manta will motivate the Lakers in game 4.

^I'm 6'1", if you were shorter and yor head was at grade with the OSTR's, as I remember when I was shorter, it would be a rough headbanger. I think the shoulder-head trade off is a fair one.

^It's not really something you can draw on a park map as the map primarily informs you where attractions, restuarants shops, etc are, not pathways. Once you're there, just head to Rev, it's pretty self explanatory.

^I'm pretty suce admission would go up before parking does to fund attractions, and leaving your car in a commercial lot doesn't seem like that great of an idea. I'd much rather buy a parking pass and have that peace of mind that my car won't get towed. Paying 200 bucks to get it out the impound suddenly makes that 15 bucks seem like a bargain, doesn't it?

It's cheaper to by a $50 trash can at a one-time flat rate than pay an employee $8 an hour to clean up... Way to resolve that debt Markie Mark!

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If all that happens, God just wants you dead, it wouldn't matter what ride in what element you were in. I've been on Mr. Freeze @ SFoT, and I must say at the very least that one ride is an exception to your rule. If done in the same fashion, it would create a nice floater effect.

^For everyone going crazy over a "Maverick type" ride being a "family" type coaster, please keep in mind it was $21,000,000 and has a 52" height requirement. With those type of numbers, you might as well get a rocket coaster, or at the very least, something like Blue Fire.

^I always thought the park could have benefited from one even after Goliath, as Goliath creates OMFG positive G's, but no OMFG negative G's. Plus, I don't think B&M at the time of Goliath's inception would have built the park a ride as high as what they have now. Such a ride could work very well using the old Metro station in Colossus County Fair for loading (which would cause guests to spend more time on that side of the park as management intends) and the airspace around Superman for an out and back design with the lift facing Cyclone Bay, with a turnaround over the midway by the go-karts, and utilizing the terrain on the "Ninja" hill, with a return trip and main brake somewhere behind Golden Bear theater. Not that I'm hoping for it, I just see this as making the most sense if they did.

If a skydiver can jump off of it, why NOT fling a train over it?

I know that it doesn't have to be faster than Ka, but if MM wants to open a rocket or LSM coaster, it has to be more appealing than the two that are 50 miles south of the park. X has proven that a unique riding experience unparalled to nothing else in North America keeps the people coming back. Terminator, after the new car smell wears off, will hold a solid reputation as a classic woodie experience, but I don't think will be as popular three or five years down the road like it is today. When Cedar Point announces an X2/ Bizarro-esque revamp that will include Dragster getting an extra 100ft and going 0-150mph in 0.2 seconds. Backwards.

Well, Major attraction doesn't automaticall spell big coaster, so we still have to wait and see. I'd love to see coasters in both years, but I m sure I have a better chance of seeing Satan giving sleigh rides and writing his name in the snow.

Greetings fellow coaster trekkers! I was invited to Six Flags Magic Mountain last night to the employee party for Terminator Salvation the ride. Seeing as how I owe it to myself after completing some rigorous finals, I said hells yea! So I hopped on the 110 and started my 48 mile trek north up to Santa Clarita. It was a great party, as Terminator, Déjà vu, and Dive Devil were open (Dive being $1 for charity) I did take a few pictures while driving, and I highly recommend that NO ONE ATTEMPT DOING THAT. It is unsafe, distracts you from the road, and is dangerous. I was in gridlock traffic and did so only when the car was either stopped, or a slow enough speed to quickly stop. I’m not going to bore you all with lengthy dialogue. There isn’t much, as just the Psyclone Bay area was open…Enjoy! What Trip in L.A. doesn’t start with traffic? Going downtown this time of day just stinks! There is a Ritz Carlton being built at L.A. Live Staples Center is ready for the Finals. It’s not like anybody else is using the arena. Taking the 101 is a longer route, but has less traffic…but keep the secret! Going through Hollywood Hey! Look what’s coming up! Great view of the parking lot and the back half of CityWalk. Closer up… Take the truck route…less traffic Almost there Getting even closer Construction closed the park’s exit off the 5… …But it allowed me to get some great shots of the skyline from Tourney Rd. (the locals know where that is) The sign is still visible, but it’s reign of terror over Cyclone Bay is over! The new kid on the block meets the Vu kid one the block Nice pop of negative G’s on this turn And on this one PLEASE!!! No one try to get this hat! Pre Show 1 Trust me, there’s a train blurring through here somewhere… The new look of Cyclone Bay at night Déjà vu at night, It’s been pretty reliable as of late (knocks on wood) Going through the cobra roll And coming out of it Dive Devil for a buck! Can’t beat that with a stick! Great event thrown by the park, and I was honored to be there, and I’m really impressed with how the park has changed since I’ve worked there. Thanks for reading and hope all you guys out there make it out to ride this bitchin’ woodie!

It was just a little stage fright. They'll bounce back on Sunday.

What if the seatbelt goes when you're through a loop? Um...where exactly would said seatbelt "go" that would result in death?...Nevermind, I'd rather not know.

Like when Stuart Scott said on an addition of NBA shootaround that the playoffs should end in the second round and give the title to Cleveland? Or that the Cavaliers were the hottest thing since sliced bread for sweeping two teams that would have had losing records if they weren't in sub par divisions? (Well, the pistons would have had a worse record) Or that Lebron James is King, despite the fact he has had one finals appearance, and has not one a single game therein? Or that Cleveland has a slightly above average team that is streaky at best and for some reason everyone's streak except LJ23's somehow fades awy in May? Despite the Magic knocking out the 1 and 2 seeds in the east, they're still looked at as underdogs, as if beating the Cavs is the biggest upset in the history of recorded sports. Orlando was a phenominal team in the regular season, and the stepped up they're play in the post season. That was something neither the Celtics (Rajon Rondo is the only Celtic to have brought his A game into the playoffs) and the Cavs only really had one playoff contender anyway, so all credit is due to the Magic. They stepped up their play as a team, progressively getting better each round, and they deserve to be where they are now. This is not an upset. This is the better team winning. We are just seeing a whole bunch of sour pusses whining because the favored team didn't win.

If they invested the right amount of money in properly training frontline employees, most issues would not need to get that far...which brings me back to original point... ...you get what you pay for.

Long story short, you get what you pay for.

^You are going to make minimum wage, but have the opportunity to work overtime, assuming that they have a decent budget for staffing. The con though is all your free time belongs to work.

Ever coaster at Disneyland with "mountain" in it.

It gets my thumbs up...

How could anyone be surprised that Disney is leading a "best" survey?

I think we'll see B&M build a woodie or an aquatrax before the build a giga coaster...

^Yea, but it was a conspiracy that David Stern orchestrated to allow a plausible excuse for Lebron to sign with New York.