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Finally got myself an Xbox 360 a last month. For anyone who wants to add me, my gamer tag is SM2916. I've finally decided to cheat on my Sony/Nintendo systems, and so far I'm really digging Xbox Live.
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Just sent mine in:
El Toro SFGAd
The Voyage Holiday World
Viper SFGAm
The Legend Holiday World
Kentucky Rumbler Beech Bend
The Beast Kings Island
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark
Raven Holiday World
Roar SFDK
Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Bch Bdwk
Wildcat Hersheypark
Racer Kings Island
Comet Hersheypark
GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm
Colossus S.F. Magic Mountain
American Eagle SFGAm
Twisted Twins-Lola Kentucky Kingdom
Twisted Twins-StellaKentucky Kingdom
Thunderhawk Dorney Park
Thunder Run Kentucky Kingdom
The Grizzly Great America
Mean Streak Cedar Point
My onride photo of Mean Streak says it all. Crazy rough ride, and BUGS friggin everywhere. I was doing my best to keep them out of my mouth, but the screams were pretty much uncontrollable for me.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XojjkNqTOt0
Pretty trippy carnial related piece of animation. Aniboom rules!
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Just got in line for my first ever shot at the claw. Only 7 hours to go, but at least I'll be able to say I played once. Pretty nifty idea though.
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However, I do know that there are some other spots in the park where a good sized coaster could go. As we've seen in a few examples, ride designers and engineers can get very creative when need be.
Eric
Its like when Tatsu was coming to the park. When word started circulating that the park was going to build the world's tallest and fastest flying coaster. I had literally had no idea where they were going to put it.
There was a documentary a few years ago either on Discovery or History channel which chronicals the building and engineering of Tatsu.
I uploaded a copy of this when it first aired for anyone who still hasn't seen it before. (I'm actually surprised the links are still good all these years later.) The better part is Megavideo now lets you stream it instead of having to download the whole thing:
Part 1:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YQUVQGZ1
Part 2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z1AGHIXI
-Sean
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Looks like some epic epiclly epicness of epic proportions.
I've always been interested in checking out Intamin's Zac Spin coasters. This whole coaster package looks pretty neat, and it's only a short 6 hour drive instead of a plane ride now. 2011 is shaping up pretty nicely it would seem.
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Just picked up the new Daikaiju album, and it's friggin amazing.
Daikaiju - Escape From Nebula M Spacehunter
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8070147482902db3/
Daikaiju - Za Feijingu Supaidaa Kyoui
http://www.zshare.net/audio/80701442223d6442/
Bad ass prog/surf influenced rock from Huntsville, Alabama. Who would of guessed?
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Voted as well. Good luck Mr. Pete.
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Tidal Wave has been moved out of SFDK's parking lot for years now. The only parts remaining at the park are the old hand rails/walkways backstage near Kong. As I recall they're welded to stacked storage containers.
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Far - Cut Out (Off Tin Cans With Strings To You)
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Last two songs through iTunes:
Yelawolf - Aint Goin' Out Like That
http://www.zshare.net/audio/80049451b1f47cef/
Big Boi - Back Up Plan
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Six Flags Magic Mountain Day:
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Another day, another song.
Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder Song (feat. Kelly Dodson)
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Been reliving some of my teen years with this video:
Dude was a bad-ass to say the least.
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Lol, I didn't even notice the bunny goo thing until I looked over the article again. It adds a nice TPR touch to this story if I do say so myself.
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The Water Cube appears to now be offically open for business as a public water park:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid64814770001?bctid=506892713001 (Video Link)
Beijing’s famous Water Cube, or National Aquatics Center, the place where two dozen world records were set during the 2008 Summer Olympics (and where swimming sensation Michael Phelps landed eight gold medals) has been converted into a water park -- or at least half of it has.Nearly a year in the making and with a price tag of around RMB 350 million (about US$51 million), the splash-tastic “Happy Magic Water Cube, Beijing Water Cube Water Park,” as the translated Chinese sign near the entrance says, opened its doors to the public on August 8.
Located next to the Bird’s Nest, or Olympic Stadium, the aquatics center, famous for its plasticky blue bubble-wrapped exterior, had been closed since last summer for the renovations. Its opening coincided with the second anniversary of the 2008 Olympics.
The official Xinhua news agency reported the aqueous amusement park was designed to bring renewed interest and draw more tourists to the often ghost town-like Olympic grounds.
The water park, which takes up about half of the 12,000-square-meter complex and, according to state media, is now the largest in Asia, features a wave pool, lazy river, spa area and 13 water slides and rides, including the Bullet Bowl, Speed Slide and Tornado.
Inside the Water Cube
A couple thousand visitors arrived for opening day, forking over a hefty RMB 200 for a ticket (children can get in for RMB 160), Xinhua reports. Interest had not waned on the day CNNGo paid a visit as thousands of mostly Chinese visitors arrived toting rafts and dressed in swim attire (rafts, swimsuits, towels and goggles are all on sale for those who forgot to bring them.
Bags and clothing can be stored in lockers that are located alongside changing rooms and showers outside the water world’s entrance on the ground floor. Renting a locker costs RMB 100, with RMB 80 given back when the rubber bracelets that open the lockers are returned.
Some visitors, like Jessie Zhang and Sherry Xie from the southern province of Yunnan, traveled thousands of miles to visit the new park. The two friends say it is the first time they had ever seen such a place: “It’s exciting and amazing,” says Xie, 20, noting that she got stuck in one of the painfully tiny tubes on one of the slides on her way through (don’t worry, there are around 60 life guards on duty.)
A few foreign faces were also in the mix, including one American who, while climbing the stairs of one of the tallest slides, keeps muttering something about “wishing there were more volunteers” before disappearing behind a roped-off entrance with a sign reading “Equipment Testing. Suspended.”
And siblings Mia and Taylor Croonquist of Seattle, Washington, find themselves at the top of the Aqueloop slide, which features a 40-foot free fall drop. It was the fourth time they had ridden it. “It never gets old,” Mia Croonquist, 13, says. “It whips you around a corner and then you are doused with water. It’s awesome.”
Taylor Croonquist, 28, adds: “Back in Seattle, we used to jump off bridges. It feels like that. A dead free fall before the water hits you.”
Source with additional photo gallery:
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/beijings-watercube-water-park-now-open-040746?hpt=C2
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So who was it that shot that ultra exclusive photo?