Chrisrad
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Awesome TR - I love the detail! And I enjoyed seeing parts of the hotels I've never seen.
I'm loving your comments about CA!! I've lived here my whole life so I take a lot of things for granted.
I'm also hoping you saw World of Color in an actual viewing area? I've seen it a few dozen times and you have to watch it in the designated viewing areas - I've tried a bunch of 'outside' areas and nothing compares; the bridge has the BEST view.
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I saw the screens at Carowinds a few weeks ago. They're not annoying like Six Flags.
From what I remember, they had weather, ride trivia, park trivia, music videos, and a few ads. They were very pleasant and definitely help pass the time.
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^ So that explains a conversation that some SFMM employees were having about a raccoon.
And it also explains a a Q & A question at Knott's.
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Awesome photos!!
I don't know 'who' she is in terms of acting or whatnot, but I had some college classes with this girl. She's from Temecula and worked at Circuit City when they still existed. Crazy.
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Holy crap that thing looks insane.
Great photos, Chad!
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^ Unless you're with TPR, or you have Q-Bots, avoid SFMM on Saturdays.
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I have a few friends at the parks right now, apparently most of Paradise Pier just lost power and they had to be evacuated from Midway Mania. Tough couple of days at DLR with ride shutdowns.
I blame the Intamin that towers over Paradise Pier.
Or those new lights on Tower - must be sucking up too much energy.
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Regarding the monorail wheel issue, was that the orange monorail? That thing was making some weird noises while going around corners on Sunday..
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I had no idea there were certain colors of lights for Tower. And I go there multiple times a month. This is why Disney fanatics scare me. Do people seriously complain about things like this?
As for the FastPass time enforcement. I had multiple fastpasses that were 'expired' yesterday and didn't even worry about using them. Nor did I care. It was actually nice to not have to run back and forth to both parks, or be committed to going 'way over to that ride' just to use the fastpass - kind of like spending money just because you have it.
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Loved your reports! I was also at Dollywood in August (and March) and thoroughly enjoy that park.
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This is exactly why my visits to SFMM went from 5+ times a year, to once a year (if that). They don't seem to 'care' about being super efficient, or providing the best possible experience; they just want to 'get by'.
I'll spend my money at Knott's or Disney parks, where it at least seems like they are making an effort.
It really bugs me that SFMM gets crapped on for the same crap other parks pull. You're telling me Knott's and Disney does no wrong?
Also, how is Knott's making an effort? This is the park that continuously builds one train rides that have the lowest capacity. I can't tell you how long it's been since I've ridden a Knott's coaster because I won't wait the crazy lines and I went 5+ times last year with not one coaster ridden. Most of their rides can only run one train (Monterzumas, Boomerang and Sierra Sidewinder) and those that can do more (Xcelerator, GR, Jaguar, Silver Bullet and Pony Express) ALWAYS seem to have one in rehab so they end up running one train.
One coaster out of 17 runs one train and SFMM is horrible. Ugh...
I never said they were perfect, but I would much prefer going to Knott's or Disney, over SFMM. I had a SFMM pass and Knott's pass last year, and went to SFMM once, but went to Knott's at least ten times. I just get frustrated going there, and seeing one train on a 3 year old wooden coaster, or one train on Riddler, with an hour wait, was annoying.
Even though Knott's might run one train on some of their rides, you have to realize that there are many other things at the park to do; you don't have a bunch of people there who are simply trying to ride coasters (which is the main attraction at SFMM). I can't tell you how many times I've been able to marathon Xcelerator, even though it has one train.
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This is exactly why my visits to SFMM went from 5+ times a year, to once a year (if that). They don't seem to 'care' about being super efficient, or providing the best possible experience; they just want to 'get by'.
I'll spend my money at Knott's or Disney parks, where it at least seems like they are making an effort.
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All I heard was screaming.
But all I saw was Mariah's attire (or lack thereof); is she related to Dolly Parton, if you know what I mean?
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My first thought was why he wasn't wearing a shirt..
That video is hilarious! It'd be awesome to get one of those shirts.
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Luckily on one day, I rode X2 3 times. 1st time was in the back row outside seat and had fast spinning.
The spinning is the same in all seats - it's 'controlled'. There is an extra part of the track that controls when the seats spin.
Unless you're talking about Green Lantern - that is 'free' spinning. But they seem to try to balance every train to limit this.
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Never been to Magic Mountain, but why is being light-weight make X2 less enjoyable? Does it contribute to vibrations/roughness?
The back rows tend to 'beat you up' - your legs will flail in the air.
It's fun regardless, but definitely more enjoyable toward the front.
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Yeah, sorry.. I wasn't implying that it was solely named after the energy drink, but it's the only way I can easily remember the name.
As for the person who said Yolo was no longer popular, you might want to tell the Pepsi marketing department.
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I wonder how many people only know the coaster as YOLO and not by its given name?
Me. Almost.
Then I remembered it was named after an energy drink. Again, MM relying on what's popular with tweens/high schoolers.
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YOLO = Six Flags marketing fail.
It was in the promo video for Full Throttle.
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^ No, they're not taking it out - it's just a joke because they've closed it with each new project.
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^ That wouldn't work, either - it would be tagged, spit on, and covered in gum.
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*pinches arm* Yeah, I'm still in California.
And I'm reading that something cool might be happening to a wooden coaster in California.
I bet I'm dreaming.
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I also read a lot of whining on SFMM. This doesn't make me want to chance the 2014 trip I started to plan as I always said: "SFMM will be in my first vised to the US."
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
SFMM was going to be your first US park?
Yeah, don't do that to yourself. If you have to make your first park a Six Flags park, go to Great Adventure.
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Right SFMM has a lot of records when it comes to their coaster. But like you said, Shows, Food, Flats they can't off. Im not sure why they don't as most SF parks offer all of those things. I will still give MM a chance, it's just not at the top of my list at this time.
Because there are two parks an hour south (without traffic) that offer all of this. If you don't want to spend the money on Disney, Knott's Berry Farm is quite fun and has plenty to offer for everyone.
And, if you wanted to go even farther, there's Sea World, the Zoo, etc.
If you're just a die-hard coaster enthusiast, SFMM fills that niche.
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It's funny that you mention how there are lots of open tables at DLR restaurants. I've never even thought about how you can walk into most DLR restaurants to get a seat - it's something I'm so accustomed to.
But WDW on the other hand, that was a shock - I had no idea that it was pretty much impossible to walk into a restaurant to get a table without making a reservation.
As for Paradise Pier, just think.. that's the new and improved version! You missed the off-the-shelf drop tower.