birdman

I almost never check in here and post even less, but curiosity got the best of me when I saw I was booted out of first place in the Cedar Point rankings today! As fun as it would've been to win another VIP tour (I did it last year and it was a blast), I just love that this little bit of competition pushed people to be so generous in helping GKTW. If it gets people to open their wallets a little more, then the purpose of the event has been served! And Robb, it's really cool that you've donated proceeds from the store too. I'm thoroughly impressed that all the parks together have raised over $100,000 this year -- incredible!

It's an interesting experience, to be sure. If someone is already timid about ferris wheels, I'd definitely not recommend it. It's also kinda weird riding closer to the center of the wheel for part of the time rather than the edge. I found it fun to do once, but given the choice I'd go with a regular ferris wheel since it's more relaxing.

Nice video, and major props for using TMBG's "New York City."

I laughed out loud at the Cedar Fair rename-a-thon! Here's my official entry. Maybe Steve Goodwin and Tom Etheredge can scrape together enough capital to go into a joint venture here. -birdman

I can't speak for Simon, but for me on Raw2 I enjoy the (uninterrupted) POVs with the occasional side view, and less commentary. Don't get me wrong, it's a far cry from other coaster videos I've seen (usually released by marketing departments and cable TV specials) where it seems to be mostly fan interviews and shots of the station loading paired with metal and techno. But just to give an example... "NINETY DEGREEEES!!!" was funny the first... three times? lol But judging by other comments here, it sounds like some viewers enjoy the personal reactions, so I think you struck a good balance between the two. Since you brought up a possible "Just The Tracks, Ma'am" version: I *do* like having the ambient human noise during the POV, just because it's more fun and realistic. Otherwise I feel lonely. -birdman

Thanks! Yeah, I did try a little bit, but all I did was apply the posterize filter to smooth the colors some and give it a bit of an outline. -birdman

Here's my entry, just in time for Christmas. -birdman Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Manta!

I'm new here, but a friend told me about this thread so I thought I'd register and offer my own contribution. -birdman [Edited to upload a better version. EEERRAAAK!!] Raptors on Raptor!