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The park does show a little inconsistency in this regard. The first 20 minutes of the day they were allowing this in order to keep trains full. (There were not many people in the park at opening). Then they took and second train off, which was understandably with the light crowds. Some of the rows in the middle of the train still had no one waiting due the the small crowds between 10:45 - 11:15. i expect the ride ops to at least let those already in a seat wit no one waiting to stay in the train, but they made us exit the station. I can understand why they don't want people switching rows, since the Exit platfrom is narrow. But if they made an announcement that they need full trains because of the weather they should have allowed rerides in the same seat. Nice to meet you and I got the photos. I saw a couple of other TPR members that I never got a chance to talk to. Sue and her husband (I was going to talk to them after my second ride on El Toro but they had moved elsewhwere in the park and never saw them again), Nitrofan17? (who was working El Toro) and some guy wearing a CLUB TPR shirt. I wore my TPR hoodie for the first time and quite a few people commented on it, unlike my time at Seaside Heights READ MY JERSEY SHORE PTR on Saturday when people said, "Theme Park Review, what's that?"

After reading 10 pages about the cheapness of the stickers, here are my thoughts (some of which are already stated). Elissa's comment about the cheap look of the stickers is an overarching statement about the look of stickers on everything from NASCAR cars to the Intimidator cars. Someone mentioned this and it's worth repeating, Dale Earnhardt Industries and NASCAR most likely insisted on the sitckers. I can't see a close-up but it appears that some of the sponsor stickers may be from companies that don't even exist anymore (MCI). We as coaster enthusiasts are excellent at nit-picking on inaccuracies, and you can be sure that Dale Earnhardt fans are sticklers for accuracy, also. The side view picture makes the car look like crap, but looking at the front of the car from an angle that shows both the front of the nose cone and the side does looks much better. Lastly, I'm much more concerned about how it rides than how it looks.

They probably only want successful CEO's.

For the second leg of my tour, I stopped by Seaside Heights, the locale for the reality TV phenomenon called The Jersey Shore. Seaside Heights has two independent amusement piers that operate about 3/4 mile from each other. In between the two piers is a boardwalk with video game parlors, food, games of chances and bars. For this post I will show Casino Pier, which is the northern most amusement pier and some of the boardwalk. Maintainance was still setting up rides at both amusement piers, so I couldn't get up close to all rides. Get the fist pumping started, this infamous locale is about three blocks north of Casino Pier. Before you get to Casino Pier there is an arcade that contains this classic Dentzel Looff Carousel. It has a classic Wurlitzer organ. And as this New York Times article says, a Dr. Floyd Moreland, dedicated a lot of his personal time to restore the carousel in the mid-80's. Out of gratitude his name is inscribed on the saddle of this horse. Also between the arcade and Casino Pier is a Sky Ride. A Sky Ride to nowhere. The list of Casino Pier rides. The best ride on the pier is this wonderful dark ride, that was not open yet for the season. Pirate's Hideaway has a little more theming out front than when it opened. Hot Tamale which runs at close to 200MPH appears to have derailed. Best coaster eva! Remember, The Moby Dick is mandatory at every Jersey Shore park. As seen on VH1's "Jersey Shore" when Paulie D was being stalked by the Israeli chick. Some rides like this Tornado, along with the Tilt-A-Whirl and Swinging Ship were still under construction. Here I come to save the day! Actually Mighty Mouse is 3/4 mile away at Funtown Pier, this is just Wild Mouse. Overview of Casino Pier from the boardwalk. Shout Out to whomever requested Fist Pumping! And time for a little guessing game, where did Larry stop for food? Waffles and ice cream. Custard and fresh lemonade. Pizza Philly Cheesesteak Potpouri of fried snacks. Seafood Fudge or did I use my meal money to Shoot the Terrorist?

Too many people in non-aerodynamic position on that record breaking train. We could have cut another 0.3 seconds off our time.

Regarding the bowling, it's not real bowling, more like mini-bowling with 5 frames. You win prizes for certain scores, similar to skeeball. I took a couple of pictures today that I'll post when I get home. It started getting crowded in that building when it started raining today. Prize Structure The lanes

I knew Stacey was from Long Island, I didn't realize you also lived in the New York area at one time. I left SFGAdv early today, so I'll have Part 2 posted in a couple of hours.

Can anyone confirm that Wurmling Express is a retheming of the 1001 Arabian Nights dark ride?

Gary - thanks I'm adding some of your pictures to the index right now.

^Awesome, thanks! I love the begining of the new season. I've removed a couple of parks off the list so thanks to those who sent me pictures and here is the updated list of needs. Below is a list of rides that are known to be missing in the Park Index. If you have photos feel free to submit them or if the ride is still on the list when you travel to the park feel free to take a picture and submit it. For the following rides we need any pictures you may have of the following rides: USA/Canada Arnold’s Park – Swinger, Trabant Canada's Wonderland - The Rage (Swinging Ship), Swing of the Century (Wave Swinger), Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Canobie Lake - Matterhorn Carowinds - White Water Falls Darien Lake - Grizzly Run, Lasso Dixie Landin’ – Cajun Collision, Gasoline Alley, Giant Wheel, Gumbo YoYo, Grand Carousel, Manchac Railroad, Splinter Elitch Gardens – Hollywood and Vine (Breakdance), Ghostblasters Frontier City – Casino, Ol 89er Express Funtown Splashtown – Bumper Cars, Classic Carousel Great Escape - Desperado Plunge, Flying Trapeze, Pirate Ship, Blizzard, Cannonball Express Joyland (Texas) – Bumper Cars, Dare Devil Drop, Carousel, Musik Express, Paratrooper, Rock-o-Plane, Roll-o-Plane, Spider, Space Shuttle, Trabant, Tilt-A-Whirl Kings Dominion - Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, Flying Ace Kings Island - Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, Race for your life Charlie Brown, Snoopy's Surf Dog Lagoon – Bumper Cars, Carousel, Rock-o-Plane, Space Scrambler, Skyscraper, Tilt-A-Whirl Lakeside – Heart Flip, Sports Cars, Starship 2000 Little A-Merrick-A - Scrambler, Haunted House Magic Springs – Rum Runner, Wild Thang Sliverwood - Bumper Boats Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - The Ark Six Flags Fiesta Texas - SS Overboard Six Flags over Texas – La Fiesta de las Tazas, Roaring Rapids Valleyfair - Bumper Cars, Northern Lights, Tilt-A-Whirl, Wheel of Fortune Wild Adventures - Inverter, Pharaohs Fury, Smash Cars, Tilt-A-Weevil, Venus Fly Trap Wonderland (Texas) – Bumpers Cars, Scrambler, Shoot the Chute Worlds of Fun – Autobahn (Bumper Cars), Cyclone Sams’s, Flying Dutchman, La Carrousel, Skyliner (Ferris Wheel) UK Botton’s Pleasure Beach – Cup and Saucer, Dodgems, Gallopers, Rockin Tug, Yoyo Camelot – Cup and Sorcerer, Galleon Ship, Jousting Knight Dodgems, Log Flume, Sir Lancelot’s Chargers (Carousel) Chessington - Black Buccaneer, Carousel Fantasy Island – Fantasy Log Flume, Dragon Mountain Descent, Amazing Confusion, Twister, Toucan Tour, Seaquarium, Dodgems, Gallopers Flamingoland – Cycle Monorail, Wave Swinger, Dodges, Gallopers, People Mover (Monorail) Gulliver’s Warrington – Barrel Ride, Cycle Monorail, Dodgems, Flight of the Pteranodon, Ghost House, Joker, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Maze of Cards, Rio Grande Train Ride, Sky Tours Observation Tower, Tree Tops Swing, Veteran Cars Lightwater Valley - The Wave (Swinging Ship), Spinning Tea Cups, Black Widows Web, Trauma Tower, Octopus, Carousel, Dodgem, Vintage Cars, Falls of Terror (Wet/Dry Slide) Pleasure Island – GoGator, Carousel, Cycle Monorail, Dodgems, Falls of Fear, Flying Chairs, Galleon, Gravitron, HydroMax, Hyper Blaster, Lake Boats, Paratrooper, Razzle Dazzle, Terror Rack, Whirly Twirl Thorpe Park – Rocky Express (Himalaya) Germany Belantis – Verlies des Graves (Mad House), Santa Maria (Swinging Ship) Europa - Vindjammer (Swinging Ship) Hansa Park – Die Glocke (Bell), Stormfarht der Drachenboote (Flume), Fliegender Hollander (Swinging Ship), Sturmvogel (Mondial Supernova), Hansa Park Express (Train), Holstein-Turm (Panorama Tower) Heide Park – La Ola (Wave Swinger), Huracan (Round-up), Kaffeetassan (Tea Cups), Koggenfahrt (Himilaya type ride) Kernie's Familienpark - Kernie's Boot (Rockin Tug), Flying Carousel, Tea Cups, Disk-O Skyline Park – Sky Rafting (Rapids), Krinoline (Bench the Ride), Alte Liebe (Swinging Ship), Sky Twister (Condor), Nostalgiekarussell (Carousel) Denmark Bakken - Hestekarussellen (Carousel), Svanebanen (Pedal Monorail) BonBonLand - Svend Svingarm Djurs Sommerland - Kannibal Gryderne (Tea Cups) Farup Sommerland – Wave Swinger, Tekopperne (Tea Cups) Karolinelund –Hulrlumhejhuset (Fun House) Legoland Billund -Pirate Wave Breaker (Rockin Tug) Tivoli Friheden – Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) France Mer de Sable – Riviere Sauvage, Train du Desert, Jungle des Chikapas (Indoor Tow Boat), Babagattaux (Outdoor Tow Boat) Parc Asterix – Hydre de Lerne (Octopus), La Galere (Swinging Ship), Nationale 7 (Antique Cars) Parc Saint Paul – Le Dino Splash (Flume), Chateau Hante, Bateaux Mississippi (Swinging Ship), Carousel 1900, Les Chaises Aeriennes, Tacots 1900 (Antique Cars), Tabogliss (Slide), Voitures Tampoeusses (Bumper Cars) Walygator Parc – Caribean Boat (Swinging Ship), Crash Cars, Pedalos (Pedal Boats), Tea Cups Italy Gardaland – Kaffetassen (Tea Cups) Mirabilandia – Explorer, Ghostville (Ghost Train), Delirium, Music (Music Express), Schoolbus (Rainbow), Blu River (Wet/Dry Slide), Colazione da Papere (Spining Ducks), Le Pentole Stregate (Tea Cup), Balena Amica (Self Tower), Carousel Movieland Studios – Movieland Roue 66 Cars Netherlands Efteling - D'Oude Tuffer (Antique Cars), Slagharen – Ocean of Darkness (Walkthru), Calypso (Breakdance), Octopus, Piraat, Englese Draaimolen (Carousel) Paardencaroussel (Carousel), Old Timer Baan (Antique Cars) Belgium Bellewaerde – Houdini Magische Huis (Mad House), El Toro (Breakdance) Bobejaanland – Pony Ride, Bootvaart (Garden Boat) Sweden Grona Lund – Radiobilarnia (Bumper Cars), Kuling (Rockin Tug) Skara Sommerland - Shepp okoj (Rockin Tug), Airboat Finland Power Park - Crazy Horse (Carousel) Sarkanneimi – Huvimaja Carousel Spain Parque d'Attractiones Madrid - Los Rapidos, Noriavision (Ferris Wheel), Tir (Falling Star) Austria Wiener Prater – Der Zug des Manitu, Tagada China Chengdu – Family Coaster, Jungle Mouse, Loop Screw (*) Happy Valley Shanghai – Lele’s Chariot, Spinning Coaster (*) Suzhou Amusement Land - Junior Coaster, Space Adventure (*) Suzhou Giant Wheel Park – Stingray (need photos) Japan Kamine – Dragon Coaster, See Through Coaster (*) Kashiikaen – Bun Bun Coaster, Rushing Coaster Lina World – Hello Kitty Angel Coaster, Scramble Coaster, Super Coaster Pleasure Garden – Mad Mouse, Through the Woods Jet Coaster (*) Rusutsu – Corkscrew, Mountain Coaster (*) Sendai Highland – Dragon, Loop the Loop (*) Space City – Space Switchback (*) Suntopia – Loop the Loop (*) Utsunomiya Zoo - (*) We still need pictures of signs for the following rides: USA/Canada Adventure Dome – Canyon Blaster Beech Bend – Dragon Bowcraft – Crossbow, Dragon California's Great America - Peanuts Pirates, Woodstock's Express Canada's Wonderland - Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, Ghoster Coaster, Zoom Zone Cedar Point – Derby Racer, Wave Swinger, Witches’ Wheel Enchanted Forest – Ice Mountain Bobsled Galaxyland – Autosled, Mindbender, Space Shot Ghost Town in the Sky - Cliffhanger Great Escape – Condor Kennywood – Raging Rapids Kings Dominion - Flying Ace Kings Island - Flying Ace Aerial Coaster, Great Pumpkin Coaster, Woodstock's Express, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, Race For Your Life Charlie Brown, Snoopy's Surf Dog Knoebels – Kosmos Kurves Marineland - Ladybug Coaster, Topple Tower, Skyhawk Sea World of Texas – Texas Splashdown Six Flags America - Rodeo Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Monsoon Falls Six Flags St. Louis – Thunder River Valleyfair – Log Flume, Looping Starship, The Wave Western Playland - Bandido, Miner Coaster Wild Adventures - Tiger Coaster Wonderland (TX) - Big Coaster, Hornet Zuma Fun Center (Houston) –Minor Mike (*) UK Bottons – Wacky Worm Camelot – Junior Dragon Coaster Fantasy Island (UK) – Fantasy Mouse, Rhombus Rocket Flamingoland – Cliff Hanger, Evolution, Navigator, Sky Flyer Gullivers Warrington – Runaway Train, Wild Mine Ride Lightwater Valley - Twister Pleasure Island (UK) - Boomerang, GoGator Mini Mine Train Other Europe Djurs Sommerland - Karlo's Taxi, Ornen (Topple Tower) Gardaland - Magic Mountain, Ortobruco Express Hansa Park – Kettenflieger (Swings), Die Glocke (Bell), Power Tower, Stormfarht der Drachenboote (Flume) Legoland Billund – Pirate Wave Breaker (Rockin Tug) Linnanmaki –Vinkinklaiva (Viking Ship) Mirabilandia - Explorer Phantasialand – Silbermine Power Park – La Paloma (Wave Swinger), Mega Drop, Fiesta Mexicana (Star Flyer), Pegasus (Evolution) Sommerland Syd - Kaemperutshebanen, Tornado, King Kong Karrusel (Calypso), Piratstien (Pirate Ship), Svingeren (Wave Swinger) Tivoli Friheden – Pegasus (Evolution), Twister (Paratrooper), Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Tivoli Gardens – Monsunen (Inverted Falling Star), Snurretoppen (Breakdance) Tusenfryd - Teeny Weeny Walibi Rhone Alps - Boomerang, Coccinelle Wiener Prater – Der Zug des Manitu, Tagada Other Asia/Australia Adventure World (AUS) - Dragon Express Chengdu – Family Coaster, Jungle Mouse, Loop Screw (*) Happy Valley Shanghai – Lele’s Chariot, Spinning Coaster (*) Kamine – Dragon Coaster, See Through Coaster (*) Kashiikaen – Bun Bun Coaster, Rushing Coaster (*) Lina World – Hello Kitty Angel Coaster, Scramble Coaster, Super Coaster (*) Pleasure Garden – Mad Mouse, Through the Woods Jet Coaster (*) Rusutsu – Corkscrew, Go Go Coaster, Hurricane, Loop the Loop, Mad Mouse, Mountain Coaster, Standing Coaster, Ultra Twister(*) Sendai Highland – Dragon, Hurricane, Loop the Loop, Mad Mouse (*) Space City – Space Switchback (*) Utsunomiya Zoo - (*) Zhongsang Park –Inertial Coaster (*) As the Submission feature in the Park Index is currently being fixed, the best way to currently submit a ride photo is to download the photo into this thread. Remember photos must be .jpg should not exceed 800x600 (Unfortunately, many people have submitted photos that are too large for TPR to use or in pdf form.) High quality photos (not blurry, distorted or out of focus). Lastly, we are not adding kiddie rides or major upcharges at this time, but we are at the point where family rides such: transportation rides, carousels, ferris wheels and bumper cars are being added. We are also not adding FECs (Family Entertainment Centers) to the Park Index. And if you have to ability to scan your park maps, feel free to submit those for the years that all not already in the Park Index. Of course any PTRs containing superior photos or entertaining captions and a variety of pictures including multiple rides and areas. (Not just one or two rides/attractions) are always valued. Attention has been given to every previously submitted Photo TR. Don't feel discouraged if we can't include every one. PTRs must be downloaded onto the Theme Park Review server (not Imageshack, photobucket) that way we know a Red X will never appear to be added to the Park Index. Lastly, if you have photos of a different ride that is not in TPR's Park Index, please submit that also.

I love how you implicate Bob for being excited about Charo, when we know it was you who was upset that the flyer was 30 years old.

It's not always easy to putt straight when the astroturf is full of leaves and pebbles>

^^UCF students aren't very smart. Considering that practically nothing can be built underground in Florida because of the water tables, this is clearly a HOAX.

A little background first. So I volunteered to help clean up the beach in Sandy Hook, New Jersey this morning for a free Disney ticket. Since it was listed as opening day for a couple of the northern most Jersey Shore parks that don't have many pictures in the index, I decided to go take some pictures. I actually didn't ride anything day. My day consisted of: 9AM - 12:30 = cleaning up Sandy Hook, I did not take any pictures because I didn't want any distractions. 1PM - 2PM = Keansburg Amusement Park 3PM - 3:30 PM = Casino Pier at Seaside Heights 4:00 - 4:30PM = Funtown Pier at Seaside Heights 5:00 - 5:30 = Jenkinson's Pier Keansburg Amusement Park is listed as operating since 1904, I remember as a child whenever my family would go away to Florida, Virginia, Lake George or Hershey for vacation we always heard from our neighbors (the Giresi kids) how they had a great time at Keansburg for a week. I was jealous and always wondered what this Keansburg place was. Even when my family went to the Jersey Shore we never went to Keansburg. When I finally visited Keansburg, I realized that my family made a better choice in our vacations than the Giresi family. Keansburg is a small little place catering mostly to local families. They have a small waterpark and about a dozen rides for adults and a similar number for kids only. To me the highlights of Keansburg is the 80 year-old Spook House (which was not open) and the Auto Scooters, which feature a mix of Old Lusse Auto Skooters and some newer cars that have there speed jacked up to 11. Unfortunately, most of the food stands were not open today as the boardwalk food is quite good. Anyway here are pictures of the rides, more amusing pictures will follow when I post Seaside Heights photos. What the hell is the police activity for? Oh, it's just a St. Patrick's Day Parade 10 days too late. On to the amusement park. Here's a list of the rides and prices, SOP for trip reports. I'm hoping this is still operating and just closed today, one of the few remaining from the Pretzel Amusement Ride Company. Even the non-Lusse cars run fast here. It's an interesting game of cat and mouse as people in the Lusse try to catch the lighter, but much faster cars. Unfortunately, many of the Lusse were on the sidelines. I think this one had Plantar Fasciitis! Wildcat helix - This coaster was SBNO from 2004-2007. For a while I never thought I would get this credit. The other coaster is a Miler kiddie named Sea Serpent. I believe it is a state law that every Jersey Shore park have a Moby Dick. Keansburg spent all their theming budget on Pharaoh's Fury, their Egyptian Swinging Ship The last time I rode this Double Shot it had a good pop of air. Indoor Carousel - I'm sure you all needed that witty caption. Maintainence was still putting together the Chaos. SFMM used to have a Tilt-A-Whirl, Keansburg still does. That does not mean Keansburg>SFMM. I really love this ride. Probably my favorite small footprint flat introduced in the past 20 years. The mini-George Foreman Grill ride. I hate these things Who doesn't love a Super Slide? Keansburg can go old school on your A$$ with a Loop-o-Plane. I really should have taken a picture from the side instead of head on. And lastly we have a Michael Jackson themed Gravitron. That's all I got from Keansburg. No really, now go away!

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It is a very bad idea to suggest breaking park rules to bring loose articles on to a ride for 8 hours. Please think before you post!

This will probably be one of the last woodies I'll ride in the US. I'll ride it, but it's just so out of the way for me.

Insinuating - No! Stating fact - Yes! But Tyler's still pretty cool for someone without any genitalia.

That guy has been something of an internet sensation for quite a while now. Here's his site: Peter Pan Oh no, I just went to his website and learned that he grew up on from Staten Island. I'm going to kill myself NOW! Well I guess since he is Peter Pan, he never actually grew up.

It's not just that flats are not prevalent, the issue is that so many flats have been removed in the past few years with no replacements. Looping Starship Rodeo (OK, that was sort of replaced with the Rockin Tug, that is now not working) Enterprise Rotor Wave Swinger Bumper Cars Musik Express At least the Tea Cups and Sky Ride have been running consistently the past two years, as those had not been running for a long time. On top of that patrons were kept in the regarding Houdini and the parachute Drop operates at oly 1/3 capacity.

I wouldn't rule the park out just yet. There could have been a reason for the rule that day. You never know. The "adults must be accompanied by a child" was an officially published rule of the park in the past. It is possible that the park rescinded the rule, but it did exist at one time.

^Well since it spins a hell of a lot more with an unbalanced car, 3 adults to a car should be the rule just to torture people like Elissa.

Until SFGAdv gets serious about line cutters, it will never be one of the best parks ever.

Guy - Did your place have any exhibits with Jeff Johnson? I did not see them in Erik's PTR.