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I rode it yesterday and loved absolutely everything about it. The pre-show was fun and engrossing, the ride, though the same layout, felt brand new. And the post show exhibits were also a lot of fun. I could see spending a lot of time in the pavillion, like what Epcot USED to be like! Can't wait to ride it again and spend more time checking out all the new stuff pre and post show.

Hopefully you will see me playing piano there as I did last year! It was a blast!

Looking forward to this since I was one of those people who bought a 2013 Season Pass for 1/2 price on Black Friday!

When in January? Other than New Year's Day and MLK weekend, it should be pretty dead. You could conceivably do everything in both parks in one day! Just hope for nice weather and you'll have a great time with little to no crowds.

Took some pics today of Transformers building (HUGE) and Harry Potter Phase 2 with track. Also took some pics of the always nice holiday decor. Enjoy! Christmas decor Transformers Love this character from Despicable Me! Harry Potter And track One last shot of Transformers from Twister Happy Holidays!

Thanks Robb for all the updates! Still on the ship off the coast of Belize today, so it's great to get all this news on my laptop when I get back to my cabin!!

Great pictures! I live in Orlando, and this will be the one year I won't make it to Food and Wine. Oh well, Mickey's Very Merry is right around the corner!

I was able to go today (Saturday) and pretty much see everything including the Be Our Guest restaurant. The entire area is beautiful, and I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 rides on The Little Mermaid. (Wait...that didn't sound right!) My only gripe (if you wanna call it that) is with LeFou's brew. Yes, I know it is served in Carsland. And I know it is Disney's attempt at Butterbeer. I just didn't care for the taste of it. Basically frozen apple juice. And the "foam" topping I had on mine had no flavor at all. I saw them serve the topping from a canister ie. whipped cream, but it didn't even taste like that. Probably too late to tweak the recipe, and people will buy it regardless. Cannot wait to see this place at night!

Cheetah Hunt! (Mainly because there was NO ONE in the park on Wed and Thurs, and I got to ride it 4X with about a 5 minute wait!!)

Millenium Force at CP for three reasons: It was a Friday during Halloweekends and NO lines! Rode it twice without even leaving the station Cedar Point is the park I grew up with and worked at for 5 years! Awesome day at the park

Awesome view!!

Thanks for the post! I was going to post the link to Kickstarter, but you beat me to it. Already Robb has donated to fund my recording. And with as little as $20, you can get a digital copy of the cast recording. Thanks for your support!!

I'd have to say Balder and T-Express.

Just got back from USF/IOA. Early fall is the BEST time to go! Light crowds and cooler weather! On to the pics! The wait times at IOA New HUGE crane on site at Harry Potter Part 2 The Gringots Bank building (I think!) Across the lagoon you can see the crane and building on site. And vertical construction has begun at Transformers

"...reached speeds of over 60 kilometers per hour." 60km = 37mi

I've been on 13 including the one at Wonderland in Sydney. Can't say one was better than the others. They all sort of blur together. The Demon from Wonderland Sydney in 2000 The Demon from Wonderland Sydney in 2000

Ugh. I don't know what's worse: the asinine comments or the horrible grammar and spelling? Can you just ban this newbie for fun? Thanks!

Had a great time at ECB! Getting an upper respiratory infection? Not much fun (and so I bailed on the late night ERT's) Thanks Robb and Elissa for all the hard work! I had a blast!

Carowinds on Thursday August 2nd, then BGW and KD for East Coast Bash on the weekend! So psyched!!

I rode this in 2000, its opening year, and the same year Millenium Force debuted. At the time, KI was still owned by Paramount, and they were trying to say that their SOB was much better than MF. I waited an hour in line since the reality of running more than one train on a brand new coaster was a new concept to them. After surviving it, I thought..."meh." Nothing great, way too much shuffling during the helixes, and the loop was a one-trick pony without the trick! I rode it again on July 3, 2006, just 6 days prior to the accident. It was even worse. Rough, bumpy, and basically a big waste of time and lumber. I, along with almost everyone else, will not miss this SOB one bit!

Awesome photos! Maybe we need a Retro Photo TR section for anything from 1980 or earlier! Thanks again for posting.

Enjoy the view!

One of my favorite views: The Beast!

Demon Drop at CP Jurassic Park at USF Ultra Twister at Ikoma Skyland, Japan Avalanche at Timber Falls Comet at Cascade Park

I just got back from almost the same trip! Here is my advice: Knoebels for sure. Great park with great rides and atmosphere. We got the after 5pm ticket for $23. I included the wooden coaster but not Haunted Mansion or Black Diamond. That will set you back an extra $4 for both rides. Hersheypark is about an hour from Knoebels. We bought discount tickets at Giant Food Store which are located all over the state. We got to the park right when it opened and headed to the left hitting Fahrenheit, Storm Runner, Wild Mouse, Wildcat, Lightning Racers (both sides) and Roller Soaker all in about one hour! We then headed to the other side to get Trail Blazer. Great Bear, SooperDooperLooper, Comet, and Sky Rush all are near each other. I would suggest watching the Sky Rush line since it fluctuates greatly. At one point it was 1 1/2 hours, and 20 minutes later it was down to 20 minutes. Best of luck!