OldJJman

Hi Guys! Great pics and updates. One question for Elissa though-- Does your Chip-n-Dale thingymcbobdweedledo have a "Made in the USA" or "Made in Hong Kong" label?? JJ

Just what kind of "Well said" were you referring to? He made a couple of jabs at me (which I can chalk up to his immaturity )and a few other things, or are you just going to join in on the Jeff bashing too?? Inquiring minds want....forget a lot! JJ

You are lucky! Deja-Vu @ SFMM, 17 rides on media day Deja-Vu @ SFGA, went in '02, '03 and finally rode it this year. ('05) Deja-Vu @ SFoG, went in '02, '03, '04 and '05. I have yet to ride it. JJ

That---is sooooo embarrassing!! Robb, shame on you!! JJ

Since I just started reading this thread... ! --Robb "Wishes he had as much money as people seem to think we do!" Alvey Can you imagine how much money they'd have IF they cut McDonald's out of their budget??? JJ

Strangely enough, X:\WTF was so bizare, that I actually liked it for the experience! Not like I was in any hurry to ride it again. It was just so.. so.. so.. yeah, whatever. Different would be a good word (being kind also). For me, the 2 wooden coasters that I never "got" were the CI Cyclone. It was smooth, some laterals, some airtime (ejector) but that was it. Historically significant or not, I just don't "get" it. The other coaster I never "got" was the Phoenix. (Been to 2 PPP) Nice park, nice setting, some air, no real laterals etc... I juz dun gitit! JJ

Adventure City Adventureland Alton Towers Animal Kingdom Astroland Bell's Amusement Park Belmont Park Blackbeard's Cave Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blue Diamond Park Bonfante' Gardens Botton's Pleasure Beach Buffalo Bill's Resort Busch Gardens (Ca.) Busch Gardens Tampa Busch Gardens Williamsburg Camelot Theme Park Canobie Lake Carousel Gardens Casino Pier Castle Park Castle's 'n Coasters Cedar Point Celebration City Chessington's World of Adventure Clementon Amusement Park Coney Island Boardwalk Conneaut Lake Park Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Del Grosso's Amusement Park Deno's Wonder Wheel Park Disney's California Adventure Disney's Magic Kingdom Disney/MGM Studios Disneyland Disneyland Paris Dollywood Dorney Park Drayton Manor Dreamland Dutch Wonderland Efteling Epcot Europa Park Family Kingdom Amusement Park Fantasy Island Flamingoland Theme Park and Zoo Forest Fair Mall Frontier City Fun Forest FunTown Pier Funderland Funderwoods Funsville Funtown Geauga Lake Ghost Town in the Sky Grand Slam Canyon (@ Circus Circus) Heide Park Hershey Park Holiday Park Holiday World Idlewild Indiana Beach Island's of Adventure J's Amusements Japaneese Deer Park Kennywood Knoebel's Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Camp Snoopy La Ronde Lagoon Lake Compounce Lake Winnekesaupah Lakemont Park Lakeside Las Vegas Mini Grand Prix Legoland California Lesourdsville Lake Libertyland Lightwater Valley Litle A-Merrick-A MGM Grand Adventures Magic Forest Park Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Marineland (CA) Marineland Theme Park (CN) Martin's Fantasy Island Michigan's Adventure Miracle Strip Morey's Piers Mount Olympus Theme Park Myrtle Beach Grand Prix Myrtle Beach Pavillion Nascar Cafe' (@ the Sahara Hotel) NASCAR Speedpark NY-NY Hotel & Casino Oakland Zoo Oakwood Leisure Park Old Towne Opryland Pacific Park Paramount Canada's Wonderland Paramount's Carowinds Paramount's Great America Paramount's Kings Dominion Paramount's Kings Island Parc Asterix Pharoah's Lost Kingdom Pixieland Park Playland Playland Park Puyallup Fair Riverview Rotunda Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Scandia Fun Center Sea World of Florida Sea World of Texas Seabreeze Sesame Place Silver Dollar City Silverwood Theme Park Six Flags America Six Flags Astroworld Six Flags Darien Lake Six Flags Elitch Gardens Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Escape Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Marine World Six Flags New England Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags over Georgia Six Flags over Texas South Pier Southport Pleasure Beach Storybook Land Stratosphere Tower Thorpe Park Timber Falls Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Hollywood Valleyfair! Visionland Waldameer Park Walibi Belguim Walibi World Want Disney Studios Park Whalom Park Wild Adventures Williams Grove Park Worlds of Fun Wyandot Lake That's everything in my database. There might be more. JJ

Unfortunately, this picture is not an accurate representation of how the ride actually operated. First off, it's a composite of at least 4 different pictures. You can see the composite seams of where the pictures were assembled. Second, when it was running 5 trains, a train was never dispatched until the train ahead of it passed the station (beginning of the third hill). There were never really more than 3 trains out on the course at any one time, with one in the final brakes and one in the station. There are/were actually 4 stages of the final brake run to hold all 5 trains IIRC. To get the infamous "threading the needle" pics on the loop, the second train wouldn't be dispatched until the previous train had crested that third hill. It was quite an incredible machine during that time. Lines would stretch to the carousel and never be more than 45 minutes long. Someone had also mentioned the airtime coming out of the tunnel. O-M-G!!! The back seat was pretty scary, because as you'd come screaming out of the tunnel, you'd see the train going over your head, forget about the change in direction and the airtime would catch you so off guard. It was awesome!! Someone else had also asked why the OTSR's were added. Does the Simpson's "Tooth Chipper" ring a bell?? A BIG problem in the early years was when the speed of the Revolution went basically unchecked (aka brakeless) and the loop pulled in excess of 5 G's, people would lean forward going into the loop, and the g-forces would end up catching people off guard and chipping teeth (seriously) along with bruised and broken noses/cheeks, people biting their tongues etc... Since Schwartzkopk had not designed OTSR's, yet other looping coasters at this time (mostly Arrow) did, it was decided to add them. They went with the quick fix, and have permanently defaced and neutered the Revolution. Unfortunately, here in the land of the lawsuit, that will NEVER change. Long live the "Memories" of the Revolution. JJ

HOLY COW!! ANOTHER CREDIT IN VEGAS!!! YEA DRAGON!!!! JJ

I actually emailed them that question. The response was along the lines of "We'll consider it, if sales are high enough and there is a great enough demand. JJ

I'm actually looking forward to finding out if the giant SLC can be called the worst ever... I mean, it's going to take a LOT to be worse than Goudrix. (The 3 Volare's I've ridden are tied for a distant second). Goudrix IS that bad! JJ

http://www.danburymint.com/heirloom/product.asp?code=RCB-01 The Danbury Mint does pretty good work. (Better than the Frankiln Mint.) I'll be ordering one. JJ Millennium Force Model

There are no words to describe how sad this is. I feel for you, I really do. Ya know, I have to agree with that assessment, even though the comparrisons are quite uncanny!! At least Derek can now be famous for something good! JJ

Grand National (Pretty much a no-brainer) JJ

I hope you don't mind Tim, I'm adding a couple of pics that I took in 2004. I pretty much agree with your TR and the feeling you get a the park. Jeff ZP 3 bench PTC's Zippin Pippin entrance Zippin Pippin "Elvis" sign Inversion pic for Derek Libertyland Entrance

Nope. Just an aging enthusiast (aka credit whore). LOL! Sad, isn't it! (At least it was only $1!) No. Actually, until you responded, I didn't know that existed!! To make matters worse, I love live steam train models. I used to be a member of LALS (Los Angeles Live Steamers at Griffith Park). I may have to get up there next summer on my way to do the parks in Oregon. I did a trip in 2001and hit quite a bit of "off the beaten path" places (including the now defunct J's Amusement Park in Guerneville :shock: ). By the end of that trip I had ridden every coaster in CA, except the one in Tahoe, the two in Fresno and Goliath Jr. at SFMM. (side note- AFAIK-one of the coasters in Fresno has since been taken down, and another one added to replace it. Not sure of the exact story on that one.) Another on the list (not in CA) of places not wanting to admit to being to (OK, I'll admit it, I have an ego) is Storybook Land in Egg Harbor Township, NJ., just to ride "Bubbles The Coaster" Sad indeed. Jeff

What about the Flying Dragon at Funderland in Sacramento, or the Flying Dragon at Pixieland Park?? Check out the pics of the coasters at Funderwoods and Funderland on RCDB. I took them. Jeff (feeling superior)

A classy, EXCELLENT video. Thanks for sharing. ^As far as Ultra Twister goes, it's a quirky, fun, little ride. Can be a head banger. Actually, it was a lot more fun to watch than ride (though I did manage about 7 rides during an ERT session a couple of years ago). JJ

I actually have a bunch more. Unfortunately, Robb can't be blackmailed.

Excellent pictures Mark!! Thanks for sharing!! JJ

I SERIOUSLY doubt it. JJ

LMFAO!! Some things never change! JJ

Just heard the report on the news. They also reported that the accident was due to an air leak in the brake lines. (Yeah, OK, Whatever, um..... nevermind) JJ

The Corkscrew at Knott's, 1975. Followed by The Revolution at Magic Mountain in '76. Long before even Elissa was born. Dang, I'm old. JJ

Crud! (or some other form thereof) Another place I have yet to discover. JJ