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^Before I spend the time to watch it, I have a question...Does it involve dogs like all the Disney commercials here??? Elissa "doesn't like dogs!" Alvey

Anyone else wondering how many other rides they're going to put on that tower before it collapses??? It almost reminds me of that "Topple" game! Elissa "done with Stratosphere!!! It freaks me out too much now!" Alvey

Legoland California is also getting about 6 of these this year. Putting them where Spellbreaker used to be. Elissa "I saw video of the German one, and it looks a lot better than ours " Alvey

Ohana's is definitely worth it!!! I barely even eat anything there but it's still so much fun and great food and atmosphere!!! Make a priority seating as the restaurant is very busy! Elissa "I always end up eating plain pasta!" Alvey

Wow...so many ya'll's!!!! Yes, we most likely will do a video when we're there! Unless of course it's like pouring or there are locusts, or some other natural disaster! Elissa "doo-dah, doo-dah" Alvey

I aim to please... Elissa "and please I do!" Alvey

^But we want to see you in your sexy tighty whities!!! Elissa "please!!!!" Alvey

I finally saw Reign of Fire...I actually liked it!!! I don't understand why it didn't do better. I mean it was completely ridiculous but highly entertaining! Elissa "lots of movies come out in March so look for more reviews!" Alvey

We use Premier to Edit, a different program to compress the files, and another program to author the DVD's! I really can't wait till it gets to the point where you can just drag and drop like with CD's! Doing more advanced menus, easter eggs, etc...will cost you space on your DVD. We usually don't have that luxury as we cram our DVD's with all kinds of stuff! Elissa "simplicity is sometimes good" Alvey

I have my picture in front of that damn ride! Hasn't it been rumored to open "next year" for like the last 6 years!??! Elissa "that was a pretty creepy tourist trap!" Alvey

I've used Qbot at: SFoG, SFGAd, SFNE, SFStL, and SFoT...I've never had any limit or constraints. I've upgraded to Gold wherever allowed. Elissa "Q-bot enthusiast" Alvey

OMG! I had almost forgotten about the Spookslut!!!! This is a lesson for everyone out there...never give Derek a map and tell him to choose a ride! Elissa "the best ride there was the bench we all slept on...oh and those things they sold outside the park to eat!!!" Alvey

Holiday World... I mean they have 1 really good woody, 1 good woody...um, yeah, that's it! They have less than Silverwood and Knoebels both of which have a better "1-2 Punch" in their woodies and those parks also have more rides! I'm pretty sure Holiday World got its rating because of SRM, now that it's gone, the two woodies have already gone down in the polls and I heard from very few people who went the last two years! Also, the reason those woodies were really good was because you could ride them at night, when normally throughout the whole summer they're never open at night. I bet now, those woodies haven't give "SRM caliber" rides in 2 years! Elissa "oh, and Hershey!!!!" Alvey

Thursday 16 June for sure! We look forward to meeting you! We'll also be at Bobejaaland the next day...we've never been there before so if you, or someone you know wants to help us at that park let me know! Elissa "Yay!!!" Alvey

Yes, that's our schedule...we haven't booked a hotel/motel yet. That will probably start in the next two weeks. We'd love to hang out with you guys, if you don't mind! It's looking like we'll be at Heide Park Friday 24 June and at Movie Park on Saturday 25 June (we know it will be crowded, but we'd rather hit that park on a Saturday since we don't care about it that much! ) Elissa "Still has a lot of work to do on this trip!" Alvey

It's not quite a clone, but I'd say Viper at SFGAm...closer to a true clone I'd say Georgia Cyclone at SFoG. Elissa "I guess Aska counts too since it's a clone of Viper!" Alvey

^Do we have confirmation that Qbot will be on Kingda Ka!?! I really can't see us riding it unless it has qbot...I'm so sick of waiting 4 hours for rides that last 15 seconds! Elissa "oh yeah, tip...GET QBOT!" Alvey

The wedding trip was one of my favorite! It was one of those trips that we didn't have a real budget on and just ate all the time, stayed in nice rooms at nice hotels...it really spoiled me!!! Staying at the Super 8 on 192 nowadays just doesn't feel quite right! I also really liked the SDC/WoF/SFStL trip in 2002...it was just Robb and I, and we had a ball...I don't know why since there were no real coasters that stood out, it was just a lot of fun! Of course Japan is up there as well, it was a lot more stressful, but also so rewarding and cool at the same time. Elissa "now I want to go traveling!" Alvey

^If you have any questions or need help finding cheap tubes and stuff for your hamster just let us know! Elissa "Hamster Enthusiast!" Alvey

We don't sell as many as I think people think we do...I mean think about it...look at all these people on our own boards and most of them are saying that they haven't even bought it! It's a very small market. Now our videos that we have for download...that's another story!!! Elissa "they've been downloaded tens of thousands of times!" Alvey

I pretty much agree with Robb on this one...it's more brutal and not quite as good as Georgia's or even Viper at SFGAm... I think it suffers from "The Beast" syndrome where because of its history and classic status it gets elevated to another level. Don't get me wrong, it's still a fun ride...just not a top 10 or 20! Elissa "and I'm a New Yorker!" Alvey

^ We all go through it Jim...you'll get over it and appreciate the SoCal parks for what they are...and the fact that they're open year round...well except for Knotts which likes to close if it's cloudy outside! I like WDW better. I thought of a reason that hasn't been brought up yet either...WDW has MANY less locals! I really think it's a much different atmosphere when you're at a park where people have saved up a year to travel to...people who are still impressed with stuff...nasty people who don't look like they're there just because of a 2fer offer! Elissa "plus I got married there!" Alvey

Seeing how busy most of the parks you listed are, I'd hardly agree that they are "unneeded". TDL is the busiest park on Earth! Elissa "I wish there were more quality parks like Disney out there!" Alvey

^The time zones really don't affect our trip at all...I mean we'll try and take "red-eye" flights to take advantage of them but other than that they really don't matter too much! Elissa "it's all about the redeyes!" Alvey

^Awesome!!! Elissa "going to have nightmares about that bird while in Europe!" Alvey