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I think the filming for the show started before any major construction started taking place, so its probably off screen. Although I'm not completely sure because it does not air in CA for another 45 minutes.

and I shall finish up the TR later on this week. It will be exciting, and climactic! Just like something else...

I would like to see them completely rip up the bugs bunny area and redo it all. Make it easier to access, and put in higher quality attractions.

That IS HOT!

^ right, its part of the season finale.

Jews in space reminds me of Hilter on ICE! But for me, the only part that was really underwealming for me was the ending, it was very anticlimactic. But overall it was very good, but I did not really know what to expect.

So, if you've been watched the show this week, you'd already know that. But I wanted to give a heads up to those people who don't. What could be better than the end of a season and a theme park?

first thought's were all like, "Woah!" Second thoughts were "Wow" And basically t was just very cool.

And the women come back for rerides? Do tell!

^ but then its completely thier fault for being retarded. And everyone in the world will think they're retarded. Heck, I already think your retarded if you have happened to have died on that ride.

^ I believe that ride is and/or was being patented by Coasters2k's previous owner jonbkchill. At leats I remember him talking about it. Anyways, if thats the case, I hope the best of luck to him. Also that track walker would be pretty cool. I like the outside seating on X when you aren't flipping upside down. IT's quite fun, actually.

South Park reference! Anyways, good update as always. Although when I went on Gwazi 2 weeks ago, I, dare I say it, actually had fun on it.

Hey! Me too!!!

And so we move onto day 2. Feel free to skip to photos if thats all that interests you.... So day two (which was 2 weeks & 1 day ago from today) was all like awesome and junk. We went to the Animal Kingdom where we didn't see a real animal all day, except for a few birds, and the occasional lizard, and I guess a big butt yeti if you count that as an animal. But other than that, we didn’t' see any animals. So we probably got to the park between 11 & 12, and seeing as how my mother worked for Disney Land for like 25 years, she had these complementary passes that date back to 1989. That's right... its from the 80's... and so anyways we used these passes to get in, and the cool thing about them is that you can park hop with it, so of course we'd use that to our advantage and go to the Magic Kingdom later in the day.. But for now we're still at AK. So we get inside the park after visiting guest relations to exchange our passes into the normal passes then from there we dart strait to Expedition Everest, while at the same time trying to appreciate all the theming. And the theming was pretty nice. I liked all the trees and the land scaping, and plus the actual theming on top of that just makes it better. It's probably one of my favorite parks to walk around. The tree of life was cool to look at, and every thing on it looked pretty real, except for those leaves, but you know... whose complaining? So a bunch of pictures later we finally get over to Everest. The area is really nice and very well themed as all of you should already know by now. And so we wondered around for a fast pass, and we notice that the earliest the current fast passes would be available for use would be 6:40 or something close to that time, so we decided we would wait in the 90 minute line, but first we had to get an ice cream because it was like the temperature of the center of the earth. So we got our ice cream and went in the line and then lucky for us, there was some one giving out 2 fast pass. And Bingo was his name.... O! So we grabbed the passes went in line for it (seeing as how the time listed on the pass was available.) So we basically zipped through the line and when we got to the front, we asked to wait for the front. SO we waited one more train and then we were waiting for the front. So now we're sitting on the train for the ride, and I must say it’s actually kind of comfy and we're waiting to go. Then wouldn't you know it.... they launched the train and the train started on its 2:30 journey. The sculpting of the mountain was very well done and although it didn't look very real to me, it still was enough to satisfy me. And so then you finally get to the top and you stall at the tire lift transfer spot and then you get sent backwards down a double or triple helix in the dark, which I will admit is great fun, and then you see the projection of the yeti (which had the same effect on me as it did when I watched a video of one of the onrides.... cool to watch but seeing it in person didn’t really do much for me.) And then we were off again and plunging down the huge drop (which gives you a decent amount of air in the backseat) and you’re flying through all the helixes and stuff that this ride has to offer. Then you come up to the yeti and then your expecting something grand, and what you get is a total disappointment. We got 2 half a second flashes which didn't reveal much of the yeti at all. So much for the being fully articulated and stuff like that, you can't even see the thing.  But overall the ride was exactly how I expected it to be, feel wise, and the yeti was the only disappointment to me. After Everest we went over to the raft ride where we waited an hour and a half for, luckily, though, they have stuff to look at so its not as bad as it would be if we were waiting an hour for something at knotts. While in line I was watching the onride of Everest that I had taken, and the people behind us thought it was the coolest thing in the world, and they started yapping at us, so of course we started yapping back at them. So that helped pass the time as well. Finally we got on the ride, and I must say it’s a huge disappointment. The best part is when you are going through these trees and everything is all burnt up, then you go down this large drop which gets you pretty wet, and its great fun. But the reason why those burning logs were there was because of this “deforestation” theme that they had going on, which IMO was very lame. They could have done better with the story and with the ride itself. After that we went over Dinoland USA and we went on that spinning wild mouse ride which was kind of fun... except me and Connor were sitting next to 2 hicks, and I just can not stand their accents. But we just nodded at them and tried to mind our own business as best we can. Anyways, the whole Dino Fair area is very, very crappy and is a complete eye sore. I realize the reason they put it in there was to have more rides to bring guests in, but still, no rides and a beautiful park is a whole crap load better than a bunch of small crappy rides, and eyesores every which way you look. But at least its only one section of Dinoland and the rest was pretty easy to look at and enjoy. So since we were at Dinoland we ate at McDonalds, then after that we decided that we would take a spin on Dinosaur: Count Down to Extinction, or w/e they call it these days. It was pretty fun and there was only a 20 minute line because I guess everyone else was either eating lunch, in line for Everest, or at some other area of the park. So in case if you didn’t know this, the ride uses the EMV system (I believe its called) which is the same ride system they use on Indiana Jones at Disneyland. But what’s different about this ride is that they rely more on sites and sound (mainly sound) for the thrill where as Indiana Jones is movement and sites, but not really sound, so much. Anyways the Carnataur or w/e was pretty cool and the sound effects really did scare you. Along with that some of the animatronics were very well done as well, and it’s a must if you ever go to the Animal Kingdom. After we did Dinosaur, we then went back to Everest for one last ride, and so it wouldn’t take forever we stood in line for Single Riders, which isn’t a bad gig at all because your on the ride in about 30 – 40 minutes. And the only real problem is sometimes you get stuck with annoying people who think they’re all bomb for riding Everest, and they scream really loudly and you want to tell them to shut up... ect. But its not to bad. So now we head off to the magic kingdom. The first thing I noticed at Magic Kingdom is how much bigger the streets are. Everybody has told me about it so when I saw it, I didn’t think to much of it, but there is definitely a difference in size. The next thing I noticed is the Cinderella’s Castle, which is far superior to DLR’s simply because its more extravagant and cooler to look at. But they have that big badge type thing in the front which is an eye sore to look at, but if they remove that then it would be ok. But other then first impressions… as far as experiencing the park we basically ran through a bunch of rides. We did stitch encounter, which had good animatronics, and I don’t think anyone would find it scary at all (nor was that their intentions when they did the show, imo.) You’ve got people screaming, but it’s more of screams of fun. It also helped me sort of imagine what AE was like, but without experiencing the actual thing, I will still never know.  Also, even though Magic Kingdom’s Tomarrowland is bigger, and has more attractions then Disneyland’s, I’m going to have to say that ours is better simply because it’s better organized and it looks better. (Which is weird to say or think about…….) We also went on Thunder mountain which is a slightly longer version than DL, and one of the cool features this one has is a trick track, which is pretty cool It also has a more elaborate themed station than DLR’s, but I think the actual ride theming is better at DLR. We also went on Splash Mountain, which from what I remember, is not to different as far as a queue goes, but the ride is different in that there is no “Boo hoo Brere Rabbit” scene, but they do have a slightly longer ride, and some other scenes to fill on the spot. I think I like them both the same though. Then you got your Liberty Square and Haunted Mansion. Liberty square is pretty cool, but I think overall I like having a New Orleans Square better. The jazz band and everything adds more atmosphere imo. And as for the Haunted Mansion, I think some of the theming at MK’s is more elaborate just like generally everything else at MK, but overall I liked DL’s better. After that we ran off to Tomarrowland to finish the night. While there, we went on People Mover, or what ever they call it, and after riding it, I still wish that DLR still had theirs. We also decided to finish out the night with Space Mountain. I like the seats more, but the 6 seats per train thing really kill capacity, which is why they have the 2 sides. But if they had 2 trains going with 2 seats, then we could see a major capacity improvement. But oh well. Anyways, I forgot how bumpy Disneyland’s last space mountain was, and MK’s brought back some old memories. Along with that, I also thought some of the different theming at this version was kind of cool, slightly tacky in some instances. (IE the astronauts in between the to lifts) But overall I think the 2 are on par with each other, although noticeably different. After Space Mountain we went on home. And now if you read all that you get to look at the pictures. If you didn’t read all that, you get to look at the pictures anyways! Yay! And I leave you with one last shot of Cinderalla's Castle, which is x10 better than Sleeping Beauty's. It's Space Mountain!!! Which is also looking pretty futuristic! The entrance to MK's Tomarrowland.... WOOOOoooo Futuristic! Nevermind the bell or the building behind it, look at the beautiful shrubbery! Unbeknown to the GP, those rafts actually take them to slaughter houses where they'll be slaughtered and repackaged for future park guests. Connor's all like, "Tee Hee... I'm cool!" And Strongbad's all like, "No.. your not!" You can't go wrong with Thunder Mountain either You also can't go wrong with a castle that's 10x better than the original. No Disneyland variation is complete without a train station! One last picture before we go over to the Magic Kingdom Now that we're done eating lets go puke it back up! Connor munches on some Elissa Friendly Food. But as far as the ride itself goes... its a let down with a nice enviornment. This ride gets you pretty wet. Its pretty hot right now, and we need to cool off. Lets head over to Kali Rapids! The mountain looks pretty realistic if I do say so myself. Then you go back inside the Mountain and everybody's all like "Woah!!!" This is the part where everybody screams The flags are a really nice touch. Most people refer to it as Expedition Everest, while all the cool people refer to it as, "That big thing over there." The theming for it starts long before you even get close to the ride itself. Another thing you notice once the Tree of life comes into view is this big mountain jutting out of the trees. The Tree of Life contains hundreds of engraved animals. When you first get into the park, this tree is not the first thing you see. You have to go along some trail before the Tree of Life comes into view. But seeing as how we're not normal, we used our 1989 Complementary Cast Member Passes to get in instead. This is where normal people buy thier tickets.

Also, its just a stealth clone, so really its not another reason seeing as how the UK generally has better parks anyways, or at least I'd rather go there before Japan.

only 8 people per train? That's like 2 B&M or Intamin cars!

I was basically laughing through the whole thing. Best trip report... ever!

My cousin likes them. I particularily don't enjoy thier music, though. Anyways, it sunds really interesting, better than any grad night Disneyland would pull off.

My list for best theming Dueling Dragons Hulk List for Best Landscaping Kumba (Trenches and hops and stuff make for a fun ride) Shiekra (just the best laid out area ever) Not on my list but everyone else put it on thiers. Montu (The theming was a nice try, but its not the best theming in the world. In fact, I felt the area was poorly layed out and not very inspired. But at least its better than what Six Flags or Cedar Fair have ever given us.) California Screaming (its themed to a beach coaster... ooh how inspiring. Sure its a nice idea and a fun ride but not enough to make it the best themed imo.[]) And there are some others up there that I don't really feel like getting into right now.

Kraken should have been one of those hills and inversion type ride, but the fact is B&M decided to have no air on the hill it does have and not do anything after the corkscrew. Another coaster that comes to mind that has air and inversions is Canyon Blaster at Adventuredome and almost all of the Intamin Loopers.

I've never been to CP, but I'm pretty sure IOA and USF really give it a run for its money. I can't tell you how much better IOA's 3 major rollers, great atmosphere, and extremely freindly is over Six Flags magic Mountain 14 - 17 running coasters, low grade atmosphere, and employees that just are there to get paid.. Heck, USF alone was better than any other park I had been to and IOA was just the icing on the cake, and says a lot.(even if the park is a little stingy on rules, but who isn't now a days?) I know there are other parks that compare like Holiday World, and others, but basically what I'm saying is CP is not the "cure all" for parks like the polls want you believe. The fact is its just a really good park with pretty good service and rides, and like any park, there's still room for improvement, and it doesn't blow all competition out of the water.

Why is it that you design your rides to be a little less intense and less thrilling then others? For example Shiekra, Silver Bullet, and Hydra were all made in the same year. Yet Shiekra seems to be the only one in the bunch which delivers a real thrill, where as Hydra or Silver Bullet look scary, but when you ride them its just a smooth ride which happens to flip you upside down 6 times, give or take. Anyways... ask something similar to that. I'm sure a lot of people want to know. And another one... Are there any designs that they wish they could go back and redo slightly just to get a little more out of it? Mainly because I've always wondered with rides like Kraken where they had chances to do just a little more (IE that hill with no air before the tunnel and then the rise into the break run which could have been something interesting) do they regret not doing that little extra? One Final question would be... why do you not make your cobra rolls today like what you did back when you first started out with rides like Kumba and Raptor? So any variations of those questions would be nice. Wether or not you ask them is up to you... ofcourse. Also, are you planning on video taping the whole conversation?

Woodies Ghost Rider (Don't have a large selection to choose from) Steel Sit Down Drops Shiekra Inverted Coaster Drops Montu Favorite Drop of All Shiekra

^ I can guarantee you that Raptor will still be ahead of Nemesis Inferno by a lot based on all the reviews I've heard on both of them. Nemesis and Raptor, though, will probably come up to personal preference. Dueling Dragons (not Dualing Dragons) Fire Dueling Dragons (not Dualing Dragons) Ice Top Gun PGA Montu Batman

I keep hearing that, and it puzzles me. When was SFMW not first and foremost a family park? There's a grand total of three top-tier thrill rides (all of which have been indifferently operated and spottily maintained, and the newest of which is 5 years old), one SBNO mistake, a Boomerang and an SLC, and that's about it. The rest of the blend is relentlessly family-friendly...whale show, aviary, tiger show, bird show, pet the dolphins, Looney Tunes Seaport, a family coaster near Medusa, lots of family-suitable flats throughout, and the last expansion was the stingray-and-dolphin area. What this does is make the park more toddler-friendly. When the Jungleland protoype opened at SFGAdv, it accompanied the opening of Kingda Ka. When Tava's Jungleland opens at SFMW, it will be accompanied by nothing more thrilling than a 50% hike in parking fees... I also think that SFMW is lacking in the thrillsarea. Even in the "family area" of the park its lacking. The park, I think, is needs a bunch of dark rides like a Looney Toons shooter dark ride and maybe something like Spiderman at IOA, of course that last one is asking a little to much because Spiderman is like nothing I've ever seen before.