larrygator

The drop is not based on just a 1.2% change in revenue but how performance compared with market expectations. The dividend increase was previously announced and baked into the share price. Announcing they were missing that target as well would have resulted in an even bigger drop. Agreed, we don't have all the numbers. By what percent did they miss expectations? But you don't announce that you expect to increase the dividend by a specific % unless you are extremely confident about the results of the next 2 quarters.

It just means you have an excuse to return.

^Well Jordy mentioned the data center damage, I have no idea how to monetize that. I could understand if the park was closed for days and they included lost revenue. I could understand if they are holding reparations/lawsuit money aside, but I don't recall anyone being hurt.

No way will this be $50 Euros to replace! If so, it will be an amazing ride. In no accounting method do you add the cost of the destroyed and the cost of the replacement to determine value of damage.

Certain days it could cost a little more and you can add amenities like a sleeping room and lunch/dinner. I brought lunch with me, but did spend about $25 for dinner (Salmon) in the dining car.

My final ride of the day as I'm waiting for a row to be assigned, I saw one kid in the Fast Lane line who didn't look like he was with the others. The grouper was putting people behind in into rows (but I thought the kid was just being ignored at first). Then after I was assigned my row, I heard the grouper say to the kid "single rider, right?" But it still did not strike me that the kid was a single rider without a Fast Lane band. And I didn't put it all together until I talked to Joey a few days later.

Phoenix is always running well, some people are just wrong. It was running great yesterday. Still has 12 good pops of air. The run back into the station creates stand-up air on every hill.

Tickets are $9. Just man up and go. Just bring friends so when you split the parking fee you don't feel ripped off.

Of course we don't have all the numbers, but this huge of a drop doesn't make sense based on the 1st half of year revenue change. 2018 - $633 Million $563MM in-park, $70MM out-of-park 2017 - $641 Million $573MM in-park, $68MM out-of-park That is only a $1.2% change in revenue which should not create a 8% drop in stock price, when management is stating that they anticipate implementing a 4% dividend increase.

In the past I would have just kept a rental car for the drive to LA and returned in to SFO one my final but this would have created an extra 15 hours of driving and forced me to drive too much when tired (yes this is a thing that happens as you get older). I also considered leaving the rental car in LA and paying the one way charge. Amtrak was only $62, which would save over $250 versus driving. In the end I decided to relax on Amtrak and enjoy the ride, of course it is hard to enjoy the 10 hour ride knowing that your friends are in Japan traveling the same distance by train in only 3 hours. On June 29th, after dropping my rental car off at SFO, I used BART and CalTrain to contact to the Amtrak station in San Jose, very easy to use to make the connections. Amtrak seats are spacious, recline far without interfering with others and make it easy to sleep or relax. Here are some of the pictures I took from the train window, I was going to take some pictures from the viewing car, but was too lazy to move the three cars. The scenario is much nicer in person than viewed through my Samsung and a train window. CalTrain from San Fran to San Jose Desert and hills to the left of me Water to the right of me Elon Musk's SpaceX complex View from the Dining Car The cars are passing the train. LA Union Station is beautiful architectually

I go there for the Bison Burger

The Antonio dessert (International Food Court) is great. I'll try again AJ.

Sorry to interrupt the Super8 discussion, but Phoenix is running fine.

Always great to follow your travels

Thanks! Shooting motorcycle racing has given me lots of practice. The main challenge was the camera which was just a little Canon point & shoot, I had it on burst and just kept panning the action, only one shot in the series came out. Great shot of the sloth also, they move quick.

^Well you are close enough to correct past mistakes, I'm upset that I didn't get to Santa Cruz early enough to visit Mystery Spot (cheesy roadside attractions appeal to me also)

Next up is a park that just has a great vibe to it, probably second only to Knoebels. By far my favorite seaside park, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. I was planning to arrive at 5PM to take advantage of a $15 ride all night promo in conjunction with Coke. The Boardwalk area was packed so I had to park about 3/4 mile north of the boardwalk in a cheap municipal lot. I bought the $15 wristband and spent $10 for unlimited rides on the upcharges, even though I only cared about FrightWalk. The park had a few new rides since my previous visit, but the sights, smells, and setting create a sensory overload and great overall experience. Giant Dipper still delivers a great ride at almost 100 years old, The Haunted Castle had the longest wait but was well worth the wait, FrightWalk is the top walk through in the United States, Cave Train Adventure is well maintained and Wipeout shows that flats can be run properly in the USA. The park is full of both nostalgia (in the form of Laughing Sal) and the new (in the form of a huge indoor mini golf course) I headed to FrightWalk first, as I wanted to do it again later in the night. Two woman were ahead of me and I soon caught up the them, they were happy to have someone to walk through with, but quite frankly their screams caused me to jump quite a few times. There is the new credit for me, hiding behind the Disc-o. I rode Giant Dipper twice to admire not just the ride but also the beautiful art deco station. Both times I walked right past the entrance to the ride and had to double back. I should have ridden this early when the line was short, I remember closely following the construction of this project and being extremely pissed when it was vandalized so soon after completion. I wish I had time to ride it twice. Where did I stop to eat? Here? Here? Here? Here? or Beer? This is a clue! I ate here, I'm mystified be the machine the creates the potato twist. It appears that the inside was spruced up recently. Indoor Breakdance with lights run in Fast mode. EXCELLENT! I even tried a game, since I've never seen this at an amusement park. Classic 1911 Looff Carousel with a brass ring grab My camera died just as the boardwalk was starting to light up.

NOOOOOO. not the Reeses Challenge! maybe they will retheme the ride in Chocolate World. . LOL. . a shooting dark ride with targets on the cow's udders? Yes, Reese's XTreme Challenge: Part II

I hope Phoenix is running well tomorrow. Selfish motive.

I lied - SFGAdv tomorrow (Tuesday) then Knoebels on Wednesday

Knoebels on Wednesday with my nieces.

Manta - SeaWorld San Diego

The next park on the trip was one on my most anticipated for two reasons. First, it inches my closer to riding all the wooden coasters in the US. Second, their is new coaster that I really thought was getting too much hype when announced that appears to deserve the hype. That coaster is Railblazer and the park in California Great America. My previous visit to CGA was a 50 minute stroll through the park to get the credits during a free hour I had in the middle of a softball tournament. On my previous visit, I don't recall any fun coasters outside of Top Gun (Flight Deck) and was sort of glad to be done in 50 minutes. But this time I had more time staying from opening to 3PM, before heading to SCBB for the evening. All in all the park was more impressive than I remember, although the coaster department is still lacking. However, Rail Blazer is easily my favorite coaster in Northern California. If I heard to use one word to describe the coaster it is ZIPPY. When RMC announced the single rail concept it was a head scratcher for me, I couldn't understand the reason, besides maybe saving some space, but it delivers unique movements. Now if only I had known that the Fast Lane also served a dual purpose as a single rider line it would have made me day and allowed me more than two rides. As luck would have it my rides were in row 2 and row 8, and enjoyed each ride equally, which row 2 providing more hang time but row being zippier. I was disappointed in Gold Striker, it just wasn't very exciting and was bumpy at times. Patriot is much better as a sit down, but extremely boring for a sit down. Flight Deck stills delivers though. This visit I was able to experience quite a few of the flats and love the old school ones still in use like the Calypso (Centifuge), Breakdance (Peanuts Pirates) and Beserker (Bayern Kurve). I even rode the SkyRide. Food - I really enjoyed the layout of the Food Festival and kiosks really seemed to minimize the wait time for food preparation. As if I'm not mistaken their was one bathroom at the park that had individual hand dryers directly next to each sink, which I thought was brilliant. Still one of my favorite sights at the front of a park, the double decker carousel. A love the amount of shade the park provides in the games area with overhead tarps. My first stop, I just I had gotten to the park right at opening (stupid Bay Area traffic) Having more than one train running would have helped the situation. But the other trains sat there all day Then three days later, Jewy tells me that when he visited the next day single riders could use the Fast Lane line. Most of the lines were very manageable so I got on a few flats, I love a good Calypso I though this BreakDance ran a decent cycle, but later that day at SCBB I was reminded what a great BreakDance cycle feels like. Not as intense as others, but always a bonus to find one operating. The centralized ordering at kiosks seemed to help each restaurant deliver food to customers quicker. Gold Striker did disappoint, but it was my 200th wooden roller coaster. Levis Stadium Single Rail Track = thumbs up in my book RMC, you have proven me wrong.

Only at a $5 price point apparently! Freestyle Park packed the place on $5 days also.

You are right, it is probably not for everyone, but I love history and trains.