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From reports on cruise critic, he may not have 'fallen'...more like jumped while intoxicated. (But not so intoxicated as to not wear a life vest!)

^I saw this yesterday and was pretty happy! Especially after just talking about it last weekend at Disneyland. It's almost as if Disney was listening in on our conversation and got it on iPhones for us! Interested to try it out next time we're at the parks to see if it's accurate and how well it works. In other news, Adam (or any other disney loser), have you heard anything about special food offerings at the Magic Kingdom during the 24 hour leap day celebration similar to what Disneyland is doing?

Within Tokyo it will be same day if you drop it off before noon.

Tokyo Luggage Transfers are everywhere, very safe, and a decent price. Any normal hotel should be able to arrange it for you. We've done it several times from airports, hotels, across a city, or across the whole country!

That's really cool that they're doing special menus...I hope Magic Kingdom does something food wise as we all know that park is devoid of anything edible!

You should also all know that the person who wrote that SFMM WCB Update, didn't actually go to the event. He gets the pictures from a friend who goes and makes up the report to be entertaining. That being said, I think we've all come to the conclusion that SFMM did go lite on the event this year.

Love this picture! If this was Japan they'd be running the ride in those conditions! Seriously though, did they pour all of the footers already? I thought that's the only thing that can really delay a project like this due to the ground freezing? These are hearty midwest people, this is nothing!

^^ASAP. Since Robb posted this and sent out the email signups have been crazy! We always have random drops around the deadline (which is March 16), but you may not want to count on that this time!

It's good to see that the German media is just as unreliable as the US media when it comes to Amusement Parks and Rides.

I can see after the Apocalypse the cockroaches using it as a shrine to the world that was.

^And it doesn't get you wet! It's important to remember that there is a percentage of population out there (like Dan!) that doesn't like getting 'wet in their clothes'. This is a much easier ride to deal with in a lot of ways.

So the one thing that's kind of sad, it really dwarfs Dragon Khan...I mean it makes it look like a toy! So sad!

This is a PERFECT ride for SWSD. These Mack Launched coasters are the smoothest rides I've ever been on (smoother than a brand new B&M), they feel like floating on a pillow around the track. It's a perfect ride for the 'starting out thrillrider' set.

^The news is...there will be some and they will be fantastic! More details closer to the summer.

RD, how much do you charge for your towel ironing services? Like Brandy, you would die if you saw my towels.

Kind of crazy to think the place only needs 25 full time staff to keep it running!

We will most likely be opening up our day at Canada's Wonderland to TPR Members like we did in 2008 with Behemoth Bash.

As Chris mentioned, you have plenty of time. Even if you've lost his birth certificate you have time to get a new one and get a passport. Processing times have been around 3-4 weeks for normal processing which is awesome! We got KT's passport renewal in the Fall in less than 2 weeks normal processing, it was insane!

^^You registered under your parent/guardian and they never wrote back with a screename to join the forum. I can add you as soon as they say it's okay!

Battlestar Galactica also uses the new 'vest style' softer Vekoma Restraints. This is FABULOUS news for Space Mountain!!!! That ride was rated one of my worst steel coasters on the planet after my last ride, and I won't ride it again until the change happens.

I do want to put it out there that there were emails exchanged where I specifically asked for Apocalypse to be added to the night ERT line-up, among other things. While I personally didn't mind not having "All Coaster ERT" this year, I felt that another 2-3 coasters would have dramatically increased the offering for night ERT. I had put in a request for Apocalypse, Riddler's, and Green Lantern for night ERT. Apoc and Riddler's as they weren't on either ERT schedule, and Green Lantern as it was the "new coaster", I figured people may want to have as much opportunity to ride it as possible. (Had no idea the single rider line would be opening that day.) I also asked about other things, like the water challenge that had been done at SFOG and SFDK, any kind of backstage tour, even if it was standing in a dirt lot like we have done before, and if there were any "re-themes" that could be done to any of the rides as they were done in the past. While the park DID honor my request of having a season passholder price this year, which we did not have last year, I too felt that the night ERT line-up just didn't quite stack up to years past, and I most certainly voiced my concern. On the other hand, Knott's not only said yes to everything I suggested (double the Xcel ERT, all the tours, etc) they kept throwing in ideas of their own to make the event even better! In fact, there were even a few ideas that we simply couldn't do this year, and I'm hoping we can put into the event next year. I hear that everyone did have a great time at SFMM, but I hope for next year's WCB, they listen to what the group wants, and can do their best to accommodate. After all, we brought well over 500 people to the park, the majority of them being full price, non-season passholders, and I don't think that adding one or two more coasters for the evening was too much to ask for. Let's hope for a better WCB in 2013! And to those of you who didn't go to Knott's this year, I hope you make that a priority for next year! --Robb I can vouch for Robb...we tried so hard with SFMM, but they really just didn't seem as into it this year as in years past. Even when we showed them examples of events we've done this past year at their sister parks like Deep South Bash at SFoG and Bizarro Bash at SFNE, they just couldn't match that level or quality of event. We have other parks asking for us to host bashes and would love for us to bring them 500 members, hopefully next year SFMM will be more into it or we'll see a San Diego/Orange County Bash or back to a good ole Bay Area Bash!

The Zip Line at Labadee is a once in a lifetime thing. I would do it once, and really wouldn't need to do it again. If you're smart, it doesn't take 2 hours. (Book early, stay towards the front of the group, etc.) Definitely do the Alpine Coaster. The 'water park' isn't really a water park, just some blow up toys in the water that can get tiring and boring, I wouldn't personally spend the money on that. Jamaica has some really fun canopy tours, we've done two different ones including one with a freefall that was terrifying! Dunns River Falls...I'm not a fan, but I guess if you want to do the stereotypical Jamaican thing, that would be it. There's also an alpine coaster in Jamaica as Chuck mentioned and it's GREAT! Better than the Labadee one with a really scary chair lift through spiders and guys with machetes on the way up. I'm assuming your last port of call is Cozumel. It's an easy place to just walk around, or do pretty much ANY other sort of excursion offered other than Canopy Tours (it's a flat small island). They have ATV's, snorkeling, dolphins, cooking, segways, etc. I'm always for spending a bit more to get more, so if you have the means, by all means book a private or semi-private Flow Rider lesson as it will be much better for learning.

Tell me about it! KT loved Gr8 Sk8 and between the lines, ops, and break downs it took some effort to get on it!

^If you have the time, of course stop by Wild Adventures, it's a cool little park with a lot of credits! As for SFoG, it's one of the best in the Six Flags Chain. Is that opening weekend you're going for? Spring Break week? I would be careful as it could be VERY crowded if the weather is nice. Did you budget Flash Pass if needed?

^You can gladly have it back!