bgwfreak777
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Santa brought me the first White Christmas in my life! And the first in Charlotte in 49 years.
Atlanta I heard got their first in 100 years.
What global warming?
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Went to SCarowinds twice.
So that's 2X for X.
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I do think the ride has a lot of potential, but as Elissa said the name kind of seems strange.
Maybe when Inbev took over, the people that came up with the good names got the boot.
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Great pics Steve. I really want to do another Florida trip, I loved Montu back in 2001 and glad to hear its still running great.
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I was kind of surprised they did Sunday's again, since it was pretty dead last year.
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Of course the night you're there, I wasn't working. lol
Anyway, during SCarowinds the South Gate is open because of the massive crowds.
It's funny how Fridays aren't that bad, but Saturdays are insane.
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Be afraid everyone, be very afraid!!!
Indeed.
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I know! I was shocked to see it was $18 to see it!
I had already seen it as a kid so I just checked out the gift shop and moved on down the road.
I understand it takes a lot to upkeep these places, but surely not $18 a head.
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I just went Friday and there really hasn't been many changes.
Defex replaced Final Summons and Dead Inn is done in reverse now, but most everything else is the same.
They did add some new stuff at the entrance, but otherwise not a whole lot.
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Nope, I just stayed a few minutes since the prices were so steep.
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Visual scan! Oh wait, I'm not at Great Adventure anymore...
On to the final chapter of this trip report...Luray Caverns!
I haven't been since I was a kid, probably on the same trip as the Natural Bridge so I stopped by and check it out again. It was a nice break from the road, cause after all the drive from Philly to Charlotte is a very long one when you're driving alone.
OK so I've paid my money, and got my super fancy (Hey Pierce!) headphones so I can listen to the guide.
The x marks the spot that at some point had been explored until they started poking around or something like that.
Is it too late to go back up?
Ah! What is that! It looks like that yeti creature from Empire Strikes Back!
That looks scary too. I'm going back up.
Now this also reminds me of Star Wars. What's up with that? Remember the shot in on of the original movies (Ep. 4 I think) out in the desert and there's a shot like this? No? Well I guess it's just me.
This is Mirror Lake or something like that. This is pretty freaking cool. The water is so still down here that it creates such a reflection of the stalagmites and such that it looks like they just continue on at the bottom, even though it's just the reflection.
Another shot of Mirror Lake.
Ghost! This formation is called Pluto's Ghost. Apparently in a fit of maniacal rage Mickey killed Pluto and threw his body down in these caverns in Virginia! Or something like that.
Hey Mr. Ghost. You're too scary, I'm getting away from you. K?
Apparently 10, trillion, billion or so years ago this one fell down when Barney the dinosaur was stomping around Virginia. No, really! That's what the audio guide said!
Ah! Pluto's Ghost up close! Run!
The organ was a bit of a letdown. I didn't think the sound the formations made when hit with little hammers made all that much of a sound.
The ghost is following us. Ah!
Wishing Well.
You guys hold down the guide while I jump in!
The copper in the coins has turned the formations in the pool a cool green color. Hope they don't find it makes the whole place fall apart in 10 years. Oops! We didn't know!
They donate all the money each year to a different charity, which is pretty cool.
Alright who left their fried eggs down here?
The little formation on the right I called Father Christmas, cause that's what it looked like to me.
And we've come the full loop on our hour plus trip through the underworld! Well worth the money to me, to see a lot of gorgeous formations. Even more that I've got here in these pics.
Apparently they are big Rush fans.
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Round 3: Great Adventure!
I finally made it to Great Adventure!!! You don't know how long I've wanted to go to this park. WELCOME TO THE LARGEST SIX FLAGS IN AMERICA. This would be the reason for the Tiger part of my story (Lions & Tigers & Bears Oh My!)
I stopped and paid my respects. I'm not upset so much it's gone, but that I missed the credit.
I'm feeling very super.
I thought I'd piss off the big guy by reminding him he's not the fastest man on Earth.
My tour guide for the day chillerc1 was on hand to show me his home park, and what a park it is.
Green Lantern you're looking a little yellow. Oh no! You've turned evil already! (See, in the Lantern colors the yellow is like the nemesis of the green lanterns).
I look sooooooooooooo excited to be riding the world's tallest and fastest (for one more month) coaster don't I?
Rattler: The Launch Coaster.
And yes, I was denied by Sandor again. Boo!
I know, I know I'm moving my fat behind along Sandor.
Such a pretty section of the park.
Fire! Fire Good!
Loved Medu, er, Bizarro.
Six Flags has good food? What is this!?! I really liked my meal at the Wild West place near the mine train.
I'm thinking of doing the New England trip next year, and if I can get some more weight off maybe do the add-on and try again. Plus I missed out on the right side of Rolling Thunder as it was down.
Ah baby. Loved this thing.
I wonder what ride is next? Of the 3 new mice (for me) on this trip, the indoor one came in 2nd of the 3. lol Not a terrible job, but both indoor coasters at Gr. Adventure just seemed like "WAREHOUSE: THE RIDE".
After his issues earlier, Batman came up so I could get my 3rd BTR credit. SFOG's is running so much better than this model in my opinion.
Anybody got some bat spray? Pesky things.
How ya doin' Derek?
Wow Bruce must have fallen on hard times.
Noted!
I'm such a geek. Flash of course was too cool to show up and take a pic with me.
We have a situation here.
Loved this ride! Reminded me so much of Black Beard's Revenge at Carowinds (replaced with Super Saturator).
Yeah yeah, moving along.
"Interesting" anatomy.
I liked the classic feel of a lot of the areas.
And I ended my visit with another round on Nitro. Loved my first visit to Great Adventure, hope it's not my last.
But wait! There's even more to come! In my next update you'll see ghosts!
p.s. The Lions part of my story is a bit shady, but it makes my reference to the Wizard of Oz work. lol chillerc1 is a big Eagles fan, so during the day he was checking in on the Eagles/Lions game. So there ya have it, Lions & Tigers & Bears Oh My!
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Time for round numero dos.
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Hello all,
I have to give a little prologue before I start:
This summer has been a blast working and playing at Carowinds. Intimidator has been a great addition as you'd imagine, but on the night I got my 100th ride in, my camera was stolen. So that stopped my 100th ride trip report as well as the possibility of further trip reports until I could afford a new camera. Said camera has been purchased, and now on with the show!
For a long time I have wanted to do Hershey and Great Adventure, so I finally bit the bullet and made the long drive up to PA and NJ this past weekend. I had a great time, great weather and no serious traffic problems at all. Overall a fantastic weekend.
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I'm sure Hanno is wondering how his PTR turned into another debate about which Intimidator is better.
i232 obviously is. Fanboy? Me?
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Outstanding pics. You must have a really high quality zoom.
Just in case you like history, that building was one of the stations for the sky ride (cable car ride) that has long since left the park.
The other station was where Joe Cool Cafe is now today to give some perspective on how it went across the park.
Glad you enjoyed Intimidator, I always love to hear new visitors to the park's perspective on it as I've been going to the park since (literally) the ripe old age of 1.
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When did Sandor grow teeth on his track?
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T-minus 1 week and counting till I pick up the rental car, and then I'll be out the door for PA 9/17!
Haven't done a real coaster trip this year, well I did a quick weekend trip to KD & SFA in May but that was so quick it didn't seem like a real trip.
I'm finally being hired on permanent after being laid off by Bank of America in March 2009, so I guess I'm celebrating employment (and getting to almost 200 credits).
If anyone is in the area and wants to meet up at Dorney (9/18 a.m. only), Hershey (9/18 till close), or Gr. Adv. (9/19) then send me a PM. I'm meeting up with chillerc at Gr. Adv, but nobody at Dorney or Hershey at this point.
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Great report as always Gary!
I would have had similar walk back pics from I232, but my camera was stolen right before Coaster Stock. grrr
Not that there aren't 1,000,000 of those pics out on the internet.
But now I have a new camera, and so looking forward to a new trip report from Dorney, Hershey & Great Adventure next weekend!
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Most excellent report dude.
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I'm looking forward to checking out Talon next month for the first time. I've heard some comparrisons between Afterburn and Talon.
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Well coasters are like music and movies, everyone has their own opinion.
I place Afterburn ahead of every invert but Montu in my book.
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^ I totally agree about the space in front of Intimidator. Hopefully somone will throw us a frisbee in 2012.
Burnout has a nice NASCAR sound to it.
Or how bout Backflip (Top Spin) for Carl Edwards fans. lol
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I'm so happy the park is going to stay open till 10:00 in the summer.
And I'm looking forward to the new "show" too.
And that brings this trip report to and end. Thanks for reading.
Photo TR: Carowinds, WV and more!
in Photo Trip Report Archive
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WV must have the same ride company as SC does cause those rides and booths are exactly the same.