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Speaking of musicals.... My show PSYCHO MODE opens one week from today at the Orlando Fringe. What is the Fringe? A 14-day arts festival that is founded on the concept of being: 100% unjuried, 100% uncensored 100% accessible 100% inclusive And 100% of sales are returned back to the artists! The Orlando Fringe is the longest running Fringe Festival in the United States, celebrating 26 years as “Orlando’s most unique cultural experience”. Orlando Fringe is a proud member of the United States Association of Fringe Festivals (USAFF) http://www.fringefestivals.us, the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) http://www.fringefestivals.com and The World Fringe Congress http://www.worldfringe.com/congress. What is Psycho Mode? The cinematic artistry of Alfred Hitchcock. The music of Depeche Mode. A psychological horror thriller set to the music of one of the most prolific bands of the 80's. A live retelling of one of the world's greatest motion pictures. Live music. Live singing. A unique twist on a classic story. From Fringe award winner John B. deHaas, creator of Theme Park Diva, Tappin' and Yappin', Just This Once, and half of Toiley T. Paper: Roll Model. 13 & Up - Violence, Adult Themes 60 minutes There is also a Kids Fringe every weekend and visual Fringe which has art for sale. Food trucks, a beer tent, and much more! If you are anywhere near Orlando, this is THE art event of the year! And I wouldn't mind if you came to see my show as well! Tickets are $12 PLUS everyone MUST have Fringe button which costs $10. The button helps to pay for the festival, and once you buy it, you can wear it all festival long. There is an awesome Orlando Fringe app that you can download and purchase tickets directly from it as well as access the whole schedule. To get tickets to MY show, just click here: https://orlandofringe.showare.com/?search=psycho%20mode

Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO Set to the music of Depeche Mode PSYCHO MODE! This will be my 17th or 18th show I have produced or been a part of at the Orlando Fringe since 2003. If you wanna help me out with production costs, feel free to check out my GoFundMe page. https://www.gofundme.com/psychomode2017 But more importantly, if you're in Orlando May 18-28th, I hope to see you at the show! Thanks!

Yeah. Leave the park and head to Cameo's Pizza in downtown Sandusky. Then a quick trip to Tofts for their great ice cream and ridiculous portions! Both are about a 10-15 minute drive from the park. Other than Knoebels, does ANY park have good pizza?

Insane. That is Easter week, and the crowds will be massive 2nd only to the week between Christmas and New Year.

I like how Larry Giles conveniently forgets to mention King Arthur's Challenge, that HORRIBLE simulator film that followed Questor. It truly sucked, and I am sure they would just hope people would forget about it.

Hmmm.....luckily I live and work in Orlando so I am gonna say Fun Spot America!

YES! So glad I renewed my season pass for 2017 (not to mention the $64.50 price cannot be beat!) Huge congrats to the FUN SPOT gang! I predict this will open BEFORE Avatar land! (Or at least Rivers of Light!)

Come on, there are two more coasters in that park. Then again, I can guess how those two would be ranked. True! I forgot about the hanging one. But the kiddie one has since been removed. Still my favorite coaster in probably all of Central Florida. Off to ride it today!

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I love how these delusional haters post stupid stuff and then get shocked when they're banned. You can say whatever you want. Freedom of speech. That does not mean freedom from consequence. Thanks for posting screenshots so we can see their names and what idiots they are. I say make a nice list of all the idiots, and then we can see how many still have Facebook and Twitter accounts after being reported for harassment. Dumbasses!

You need to see more theme park shows! May I suggest the Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue at Fort Wilderness on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays!

Have a great time! I went last year for the 1st time and had a blast. Highlights: Multiple rides on Twisted Colossus Getting the credit for X2 which means I NEVER have to ride it again! Knotts. Pretty much everything about this park Knotts Chicken Dinner. There are no words Staying in the Knotts Hotel which I booked on Groupon. Very close and a total deal! Taking my husband to Disneyland for his 1st time in 30+ years! Had a great time even with temps in the upper 90's Thanks Robb and Elissa! Hope you can also have fun!

Idora Wildcat Fun House and Earthquake at Cedar Point Big Dipper at Geauga Lake Horizons and ORIGINAL Journey Into Imagination at Epcot Big Bad Wolf at BGW

And tore down the Canadian Palladium to install the Scrambler. Cannot ever forgive them for that since the Palladium is where I wrote and directed many country shows from 1994-1997.

Are you going during the week? If so then they offer all day wristbands. Yes I am going on a Friday. Just seeing if there were any other discounts besides the $5 off ones. I didn't see anything on club TPR. Thanks again!

Heading to Knoebels in a few weeks. Other than the $5 discount with Pepsi cans or Wegmans, are there any other ones out there? Thanks~!

Just rode Frozen today. Some observations regarding capacity: The boats have 4 rows. The MOST people I saw per row was three adults. I suppose you could have 2 adults and 2 children, but that is rare. The boat I rode in had only 6 people in it. 2 in the 1st 2 rows and 1 in the last 2 rows. This is a BIG reason why the lines are so long. The cast members need to fill every single boat as full as possible. They just loaded people and never bothered to ask for groups of 2 or single riders. If they really want to increase capacity, they need to fill the boats. Single rider line. It works for Test Track and Radiator Springs Racers. It could work for Frozen too.

Heading to the park in a few weeks for the 1st time in years. Anyone know of any discounts? Thanks! Cannot wait for my Flying Turns credit!

Just got back from a quick trip to CA. Had two amazing rides on Ghostrider. My first one was at night in the 2nd row. The amber colored lights on the entire length of the track are a nice touch. I found the ride very smooth and fast. I then rode it the next day in the very back seat. Another great ride with some pops of airtime. If Cedar Point ends up hiring GCI to redo Mean Streak and add new trains, that would be fine with me. Although I am still holding out on the RMC retrack. The new trains are super comfortable and look awesome Early morning shot from the hotel room as maintenance walked the track

Rode Kong yesterday during soft opening. Sign read 75 minute wait, but it was more like 50. The queue moves really well and there were no breakdowns when I was in line. When it's raining or inclement weather, they can bypass the outdoor portion of the ride and just go right into the screening rooms. The trucks are HUGE and can hold 72 people in 12 rows of 6. The ride itself was fun and will surely be a crowd favorite.

I went to the passholder preview last night for Mako. The good: the ride is fun, some good airtime the 1st half, nice comfortable trains. Ride it at night for some amazing dark thrills. The bad: the trim brake halfway through. Not needed. The WTF: ride ops. Seriously. Every train had at least 3-4 empty seats, and some were running with 10+ empty seats. Absolutely no excuse for this. Solution: add a single rider line to fill in the empty seats, AND fill every seat in every row. People kept asking for the front and back rows, and the ride op kept saying no. Yet the queue is designed with extra swichbacks for those rows, so let the people wait! Also fill the station as well. They would only allow enough people for one train. And since they were so SLOW loading and dispatching trains, another one would pull into an empty station. And they seemed to be in no hurry to fill the empty seats even with a 45 minute wait. Slow.............17 dispatches every hour equals 408 riders. That's a whopping 816 per hour capacity with two trains. Backed up trains Guy Harvey Count the empty seats Logo

Just got back from a quick trip to Ohio to see the family and do Coastermania. The event was AWESOME! I went last year when there were far too many people. CP was smart this year to charge for the event and limit the number of tickets sold. The added cruise around the Point was worth every penny. And apparently Jet Express will be doing daily cruises from CP Marina this summer! Rode Valravn 3X (the view at the top is amazing) and did all of the other major rides with little to no wait. FunPix is AMAZING! Just $30 for the day or $40 for the season with a season pass. Easy to use and pays for itself after just a few downloads. Also did Brew and BBQ event. Totally worth every penny! The food portions are HUGE and there were 140+ different beers to sample. We even ended up with extra tickets since we had eaten and drank all we could. A great event that I hope will continue every year. Hotel Breakers. I stayed there last year and will continue to stay there every time I go to the Point. Outstanding renovations, great food eateries inside, and the shortest walk to the park. Well worth the $$ to stay there. And now...the pics! First train on Coastermania day The nachos on the left were the SNACK portion. One ticket. Gemini midway is beautiful at night.

Which gift shop is this? I MUST have the Schwabinchen one! Thanks!

Beautiful pics. Can't wait to ride it but also see the new marina entrance. I entered the park that way 100's of times when working at the Point and living in the Cedars in the 80's. And we thought it was loud when Wildcat was right outside our windows!

Which is why I booked mine a few months ago. And after staying at the Breakers last year, it is worth the extra money to stay there every time. The hotel is gorgeous, the remodel was done very well, and it is within walking distance of the park. Money well spent!