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We flew coach and never paid more than $750 a ticket round trip. Korean Air is very nice in coach and has been ontime and great from LAX.

This is great guys! You can either mail a check to: Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley 24779 Valley St Santa Clarita, CA 91321 or Paypal me the money, I can donate it on your behalf and mail you a tax receipt. Also, all you So Cal youngins that want to go plunge but maybe don't have the money...these guys could sponsor you! Thanks again everyone! I'm sure we'll have some really great Photo TR's from the event!

^That was my first impression as well! Oh well, we get the best of both worlds! Polar Pluge in 70 degree water, and a waterpark the rest of the day! For me, it will be cold, I don't like water unless it's 82 degrees or higher! Someone take Eric up on his offer, then you only need to raise $40 more!

It's crowded all year. Go to their website and check out opening times, that will give you an idea of crowds. As for waits, you can usually use fastpass and getting their early to your advantage and not wait too long for anything. They are very efficient.

I'm 99% sure you're fine. I'm pretty sure that when you buy a multi-day regular hopper it is good for 14 days from when you first use it. Yup...here you go: http://www.mousesavers.com/wdwticketprices.html

At some point.

Unfortunetly with Robb's work schedule and mine both cutting into our free time quite a bit it looks like the new DVD won't be ready until April. It will contain: SDC, Celebration City, Florida, Dells, Chicago Area Parks, Calfornia Stuff, Hong Kong Parks, Japan Stuff, and more!

We'd love to go! Here in the States we're told that it's still a bit unsafe, especially if you're Caucasian. Is that true? We would definitely want a guide to take us around..you offering? Are there any other parks other than the two big ones? Can I see the Great White Sharks jumping off shore like they show during Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Anything else we should know?

We’ve got a really great opportunity coming up to do something for our community, and it just happens to be Amusement Park related! Saturday, May 6, 2006 I’m putting together a team to participate in the Plunge: Team Theme Park Review! Everyone has to raise $50 to participate in the event. That $50 gets you a spot on Team Theme Park Review, a Polar Plunge Shirt, Breakfast, goodies, and the day’s admission into Hurricane Harbor. If you raise more money, you’ll get other cool Polar Plunge stuff in addition to your shirt and admission. As a special incentive to my Team Theme Park Review participants I will be giving out my own incentives! $50 – Gets you a Theme Park Review Pen $100 – Gets you a Theme Park Review DVD & Pen $150+ – Gets you a Theme Park Review DVD, Pen, and Shirt! It’s easy to raise the money! Ask family, friends, relatives, heck even ask people on the board that are too far away to participate but may want to make a donation! All donations are Tax Deductible! Checks should be made out to Special Olympics. You can also use a credit card or cash. All money goes directly to the athletes that I work with on a daily basis; your support is greatly appreciated. Please if you have any questions post them here, call me at the office 661-253-2121, or email me. I’d really like to get a big team together for this event. It’s sure to be a lot of fun! Here is the link to the brochure: http://www.scvpolarplunge.com/2006PPBrochure.pdf If you are interested in participating in the event either by donating, or plunging, please email me and I will help you fill out the form! Come on everyone, let's get a big team, a lot of money, and have a great day at Hurricane Harbor! Here are some more details: Be invigorated as never before! Take the Polar Plunge into the Wave Pool at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Valencia to benefit Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley athletes. Hundreds of brave men, women and children (aka plungers) will jump into the Wave Pool to raise money, win rewards, and have a good time! DATE: Saturday, May 6, 2006 7:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. Plunge at Wave Pool 10:00 a.m. Hurricane Harbor opens rest of the park to plungers LOCATION: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355 EVENT DESCRIPTION: A one-of-a-kind event for family, friends and company teams to enjoy! Coffee, crazy team costumes, a jump in the Wave Pool, and a late breakfast all make up a beautiful and fun day at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. AWARDS: *Person raising the most money *Team raising the most money *Team with the most plungers *Costume contests HOSTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT: Local Law Enforcement Torch Run Officers have long been fundraising partners with Special Olympics. This is their first plunge in Santa Clarita Valley and their goal is to raise $20,000 for Special Olympics. Special Olympics Southern California serves more than 10,000 athletes annually through sports, competitions and special events. Law Enforcement officers make this possible. Polar Plunge Incentives 2006 We couldn't very well ask folks to run into the Wave Pool at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor just for the heck of it. So we've arranged for our registered plungers to get in on some really nice gifts and special thank you’s. Check out the incentives for plungers with really big donations to Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley! AMOUNT RANGE AND WHAT YOU GET $50—$149: You get to plunge with a thousand of other zany folks, receive a free ticket to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, all the associated bragging rights, and a commemorative T-SHIRT. $150—$499: Everything the under $149 folks get, PLUS even more bragging rights, and the highly coveted Polar Plunge BEACH TOWEL. It's really easy to raise $150! $500—$999: Everything the under $499 plungers get, PLUS a Polar Plunge BACKPACK. $1,000—$1,499: Join the Bronze Plunger club and earn everything already listed. PLUS a great heavy duty COOLER. $1,500—$2,499: Join the Silver Plunger Club and the bragging rights get bigger. As a member of the Silver Plunger Club you will earn everything above PLUS a thick TERRY CLOTH ROBE embroidered with the Plunge logo! $2,500+: As the ultimate plunger, you will join the Gold Plunger Club. You clearly have the BIGGEST bragging rights! You earn everything PLUS the most coveted item, a CAPTAIN’S CHAIR! You will be the envy of all the plungers. Special Olympics, Inc. is a 501©(3) corporation. The Tax ID is 95-453-8450.

Yeah, that trip was pretty insane!!! The Dells is a really cool place though, I'd love to go spend a long weekend there resort hopping and coaster hopping!

LOL! Great TR! - Thanks for the C&D Shot! - For those of you who didn't figure it out, Crampons was photoshopped! - Thank you for getting Dan soaking wet. - Nice HK Disney shirt there Dan! - So they have giant bathrooms in multiple parks!?!? Can't wait to see more!

Don't mind my little interruption of your game here... ^^HILARIOUS!!! I JUST WATCHED THIS EPISODE YESTERDAY AND ALMOST DIED!

I agree, Breakers Express is really great for a stay at the point.

Awesome! Glad to see you're all safe and having fun! (even if it's at Wal Mart!)

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! I just got back from my awesome birthday dinner at Taco Bell! I'm pretty excited that now I can rent a car without paying giant surcharges! Thanks again everyone!

I don't think there are even 10 fruits that I like! So here's my list: 1. Tomato's 2. Green Grapes 3. Apples 4. Banana's (but only if they're in a milk shake) Yeah, that's all I can think of!

Ok, so Spain might happen a bit sooner than we had thought...Any Spain Coaster people out there that would be interested in meeting up or giving us some hints about the Madrid area parks?

We saw them building this last week. The track REALLY looks like real Intamin track!!!!

Tokyo Disney was pretty much the same as all the other Disney parks where they encourage you to video and take pictures of everything!

Shark... or Elissa

Personally, I always read your TR's. I find myself not commenting a lot on them though, and I'm trying to think why that is. One reason I believe is because you cover everything! There's nothing to ask or comment on because it's all there! One negative though, I'm trying to think if your TR's have people in them, I'm thinking not a lot. I can look at pictures of roller coasters and rides pretty much anywhere. I really like seeing what people did at the park and who the cast of characters was that day. Does that make sense? Keep em coming! I love photo TR's!

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I don't know what's allowed to be said or not, but knowing someone who has gotten to use one, everything I've heard is that it's AMAZING!!!!

If anyone is interested in meeting up, or dates that we'll be at specific parks, please send an email to either myself or Robb. Thanks!

If you're interested in JUST doing Tokyo Disney it's quite easy. Call up Tokyo Disney, book one of their hotels and reserve your tickets, then check on their site and get a bus to take you direct from Narita Airport to your Disney hotel. That's it, simple, have a great time, it's an amazing place!