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But Cypress Gardens is a very unique place. I remeber going there as a kid when i still lived in Orlampa (Lakeland Fl). If it opperates as a gillroy Gardens, then we have no problem! The place is still popular with Snowbirds, and they will bring their children to see these nice Gardens in addition to Disney. But to have a Legoland there! I dont know... I guess I'm looking at the glass half full, because I really like that park, especially with out the rollercoasters.

Just contine the thred! Cause Orlando/Central Florida has some of these tacky attractions as well!

Okayyy: Lets do the Pros & Cons: Pros: Part of the Chicago Metro Area On Lake Michigan Major Brand Associated with it (Might be more appealing to certin demographics) Cons: A Michael Jackson Theme Park 11 years after his death Its in a slum town, smack dab in the Rust Belt Too far away from Downtown Chicago Economy At least the park could buy Son Of Beast, move it and call it "The Joe Jackson Experience" Sorry about the bad taste...

^ but thats still pretty funny. Lets see... At Blizzard Beach: GP: Where are the Tubes for Summit Plumet? Me: Its a body slide At Epcot (Over heard this) GP: Where's the Simpsons Ride? And a sad one from Busch Gardens Europe: GP: 25 years! Man! I hope it last for twenty five more. ( I didnt have the heart to tell him otherwise)

Magnum XL 200 When its dark and all you can see are ships out on lake Erie, its pretty intense

Best Steel Coaster- Maverick (My favorite of the decade, Magnum is my favorite of all time though) Best Wood Coaster- The Voyage Best Innovation- Intamin Accelerators- Though some may disagree with this being an innovation and more of an evolution, think of the impact this has left on the industry, weather they put an intamin in or other accelerator. Very similar to the Invert boom caused by B&M Best Water Ride: All of my favorites are pre- 2000, so i put down the most memorable, Zoombabwe at Spashin' Safari! Best Epic Fail- I choose HRP over SOB, because of the larger investment and how it failed miserably with no attractions. SOB was close though with a hyper wood coaster with a loop built by RCCA. That just sounds fail. Close runner ups for me were: California Adventure and Deja Vu Best Employees: Tie between Disney's Animal Kingdom and Dollywood

Age: 17 Middle Name: Jarrett Pet Peeve: Ingnorance when Im working Color of your bathroom: Ahite with a light blue shower curtian Best Movie of ALL time: Scarface/Pulp Fiction/Jurassic Park Best Song of ALL time: oh God.... Probaly something by Rush Best TV Shows: The Office, Pawn Stars, Mythbusters, Daily Show/Colbert Report Favorite Band/Artist: Rush!!!!! Favorite Ride at Disney Parks: Expedition Everest Yummiest Ice Cream:Ben & Jerry's Cake Batter If you could eat lunch with one person, who would it be: Jesus Morning Person or Night Person: 24/7 Pets: A cute beagle named Daisy Favorite Color: Dark Blue Where you would go for fun (not an amusement park): Bowling/Golf Coke or Pepsi: Depends on where I am Opinion about Peanut Butter and Jelly: Good seperate, even better together! Best Vacation Spot: ORLANDO! Cook or Go Out: Go out Beach, Desert, or Mountains: Beach

I agree. Universal has this freedom (like Disney, Sea World, other year round parks) to do these soft opening tests and not to have a definitive opening date. While other seasonal regional parks (Cedar Point, Six Flags) want a ride to open on this date at this time, come Hell or high water! Because that Investment needs that immediate reimbursement. If they would have done to rides like Deja' Vu, Top Thrill Dragster, Hypersonic XL, etc. what they are doing to HRR, then the Coaster community might not complain as much about the down time. But they cant, sadly. So I do agree with Robb and say let it have down time now, so we don't complain about it for the next 3 years about how its never open...

I would be pissed too! I was just about to invest in Cedar fair due to the low stock price around 6.5, and get reimbursed in May/June when it shoots up to around 20 (especially since it will be opening two major roller coasters in that time) So I am in favor of the lawsuit, but also In favor of Having Blackstone take over

These past two videos have fully solidified how I want to spend my happiest day of my life. I just gotta find the girl out there that likes Roller Coasters and Rush...

I found this interesting... The link below is an article of the new system: http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/15/disneys-queueless-system-testing-continues-at-rock-n-roller-coaster/ Some pics of the que area: http://www.studioscentral.com/column/studios-update/rock-n-roller-coaster-queue-changes In my opinion, it may cut down on fastpass usage, but not by much. This is interesting to say the least, but I think this would only work for a few of the higher thrill rides (RnR, Test Track, Soarin') and not for the "Dumbo" ride and the type of crowds it would attract i.e. A bunch of families with small children in a roam around area that will probably miss their time to ride due to this new queuing system.

Dacula Georgia! Pronounced Duh-cue-lah Northeast of Atlanta in the Metro Area

Ninja at SFOG might be reaching the end of its life within the next two years...

First off: Busch Gardens is a great way to celebrate Festivus! Just dont get into trouble when doing the feats of strength Anywhoo: Remember! Winter in Florida= Influx of grandchildren from the north coming to see their grand parents for Festivus and Christmas. I have gone on the 23rd twice in my life, one it was crowded beyond belief! The next time it was dead, so its really hit or miss. I can guarantee you that Tampa is MUCH less crowded than Orlando during the Winter Seasons! Have a Happy Festivus!

Yes! It looks SOOO much better now! It looks like almost a new coaster... Gad I could help! Its also a great arrow design! Keep up the good work!

Well when Wolverine comes to my mind, I think of Dark blue and Yellow (Michigan's Mascot) I also think of Silver and yellow ( X-man wolverine) Blue has always been a popular Arrow color...

THats real cool! But I just dont like the colors though, i know it's supposed to be woodsy, but it just doe not look that right. The trak is fine, the colors are not.IMO

If you still need judges, Id be more than happy to help! I might not be as good at this game, but I know a good park when I see it.

What Im more worried about is not so Theme park Related, Im just worried that Comcast will jack up the price on NBC and MSNBC (Just like they did when they purchased Verses Network) so that DirecTV, Dish, Time Warner Cable, etc. will have to charge more for its basic service, thus making Comcast the lowest price on the market again. Or even worse, not being able to get the channel at all But I hope that the Government will realize that a TV CABLE PROVIDER taking control of one of the Big Four Networks (CBS,ABC,Fox,NBC) would go against anti-trust laws

Definite: Cedar Point (staying on property at the BREAKERS!) Kings Island Kings Dominion (never been) Carowinds SFoG That CedarFair MAXPass is too good to pass up! Maybe: Holiday World WDW (I dont know if this is final or not) So hopefully that will be 14 + 1 + 2 new coasters! Including the Intimidators!

Small one: Chaos (everywhere) Big one: SkyHawk (Cedar Point)

Sweet. Blackstone will definately keep the parks up to a high standard. My only question though is over the name and the Clydsedales...

October 7th, 1996. My 4th birthday. And my first trip to Walt Disney World. It was the Barnstormer! Funny note: For those who remember, when WDW turned 25, they decorated the castle so it looked like a giant birthday cake. I thought they did it just for my birthday!

Well I can definitely see it getting some great recognition. Im pretty sure CedarPoint6 will vote well on it! I would deffinately gibe it a silver, maybe even spotlight!, Who knows?

*registers for Season pass* The park keep looking better and better! I love the Double Dip! Whay must it come down for a 4D coaster. lol But I am intrigued by the attempt at a 4D coaster, most tend to stay away from that ride. I'm sure you'll pull it off though!