Carnage

You should probably reverse your plan. Hit the better rides first, and then the less popular rides. Your lineup on days 1 and 2 would be a very generous half day. Those lineups might take you 2-3 hours unless the park is crazy busy. You can't ride Jr. Gemini unless you plan on stealing a kid. As far as radio, you'll probably just be able to search the local stations to find something. But really, if you're going the Buffalo route with the exception of Buffalo and Cleveland there won't be any traffic. Those are really the only two metro areas on the whole drive.

Well the cheeseburger I had from Coasters on media day was pretty good. Although I would never pay $15 for it.

Ahh, what a difference two years makes.

I'd trade Behemoth for a Culvers.

^ Yes, but how many people go to McDonalds and order 4 quarter pounders?

Well considering it comes with a T-shirt, it sounds like a much better deal then the normal hamburgers. The standard hambuger platters at Coasters are $14.99. But eating a 1 pound burger + 44oz coke might make me so bloated that I couldn't ride anything.

Just noticed this in an e-mail from CW: That's like a heart attack platter.

I think I've stayed there a few times if that's the place I'm thinking of. Although I stayed in their trailers that they have for rent. (which were a pretty good deal). The campground itself looked decent enough. Not sketchy like the place we used to stay at on 250 by the turnpike. From the way you're talking it seems like you don't have a Wonderland platinum pass?? Because if you had platinum passes the cost of admision and parking would be nothing.

I'd really like to know who would be sad enough to buy a leather jacket with the Behemoth logo on the back. Leather jackets alone look cool. But put the logo of a roller coaster on the back of one and you're just going to look like a tool.

^ Hahaha, nice!! That picture is from media day. I'm in the front row left seat. (right side of the pic) Haha, I just realized that the layout of the page makes it look like I'm taking pics of that hot chick through her window. Stalkerazi!

That's exactly how I felt. It was a real fun ride, but really not intense at all. Although I only got one ride in the middle of the train. Voyage on the other hand left me winded by the time it was over. It actually made me feel winded in the same way that smoking a pack a day used to do to me.

They crossed at Queenston/Lewiston didn't they? That crossing is the worst Niagara crossing by far. Coming back on that monday the reported delays were Peace Bridge zero minutes, Rainbow zero minutes, Queenston three hours. That's pretty typical to have no waits at Buffalo/Niagara, and a huge line at Queenston.

You weren't wearing the road show shirt were you? And I really hope you didn't tell them you were going to Canada to get some kiddy credits.

You guys must just have "that look" to you.

That's strange, I cross into the US all the time with that exact same reason and they don't even look at me twice. Maybe you do just have bad luck. Although it's hard to tell without being there and hearing/seeing how you deal with the agent. Although it is luck of the draw, and sometime's you'll get a prick. Last year crossing at Niagara to go to MFI with Jer,Nikki, and Tom (in the car behind me) was the one time I got hassled, and it was just because the guy was an ass.

^ Don't forget a stock update on the dildo pens!! And find out if anyone has bought one of those Behemoth leather jackets.

What were the previous reasons for by chance? Did you not declare something perhaps? If you're ever caught not declaring something,etc they black flag you. At which point every time you cross you will be searched. Me personally, my border crossings get easier and easier each time I cross. I'm averaging two questions, and 30 seconds at the booth.

Well just because it doesn't happen one day, doesn't mean it couldn't happen the next.

Well today they were running all three trains, and the back car was open. (on all trains from what I could tell)

If there was such major problems with the ride it wouldn't be running. Going 5 km/h more then the spec is nothing major. As coasterfreak2000 said, the back car was open today. The back car being closed was probably simply bugs with the restraints. It happens to all rides from time to time.

Today I finally managed to get in a couple rides during general park hours. I must say I was pretty pleased with how it rode with full trains. Plenty of floater air which just wasn't there during some of the media day runs. (although that is to be expected with empty trains early in the season). I still think the ride is a notch or two below some of the top coasters worldwide, but it's definetly shaping out to be a real quality ride.

Most likely yes. When I was there on Monday they were test cycling it over and over again. But it hadn't opened yet.

I know that. I was there the same days you were.

I thought Monday was calling for severe storms...? They are here, anyway, and usually whatever we get, Ohio gets about twice as worse. Nah, the forcast for Sandusky was scattered Thunderstorms Sat/Sun, Monday was supposed to be sunny. That's pretty much how it ended up. Monday was cold, but sunny. Saturday it poured on the drive down, but nice in the evening. Sunday was cloudy, and started to rain mid-late afternoon.

Not that they would go for such a cheap replacement, but a stock Maurer spinner like at Waldameer and Seabreeze would probably fit in Wildcat's exact footprint.