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Sorry Robb, I was busy whoring! And if I can stay awake long enough tonight, I'm going to roll out a special WCB PTR of Chadsters Vacation Adventures, hope you guys are ready, it's gonna be dirty

I know I didn't take a foto of one but I can contest, he pulled out all the towels, ironed and refolded them, organized his belongings in the drawers, wiped down the furniture, folded the unwanted bed spreads, yes I said spreads as in plural as in there were two beds in the room, not to mention the ironed underwear. Having not my head on straight, I should have left my clothes on the bed, they would have been ironed and organized. Then the maid tidy's the room and refolds the unused towels...the sh!t hit the fan.

At least next time take my photo from my good angle.

Now this is my kind of trip report. I love seeing not only new parks and credits, but learning about the rest of the world. Can't wait to to see the rest!

Thanks dude! I agree, it was an awesome little park the knows their target market. It was also ran very well. As for Castle Park, I'd say that report is a few weeks away, but it was also a neat little park. Shame we missed a credit. Me too! It's certainly not a big chain park and it shows. They actually care! Agreed, I was very impressed with all of the padding inside the cars and the overall condition of the ride. Loser. Thanks for the funtastic comments everyone, afterall its the comments that drive me to post more! I wonder where or where my next adventure will land me. Anyone have any guesses?

^I'm still saddend that it doesn't count as a credit

Guess I'll go ahead a chime in. Like everyone else, a special thank you to Robb/Elissa for organizing the weekend, I know they tried really hard to get us additional coasters for evening ERT at SFMM but the park was willing to play ball. On that note compared to past WCB's I found SFMM to not be as enthusiastic towards our group as in years past. The breakfast was nice as always, morning ERT had no problems though I had wished they would have added Riddler and kept Scream on the lineup. Lunch quite honestly was not something I was looking forward to, sure we must expect normal park food but I don't consider a half frozen hot dog bun to be normal. Robb as usual made fun of us which is always a treat but park management seemed anti social except to pass out index cards for questions. Speaking of Q&A, I became quite bored. Mainly because a good portion of the questions were dodged. In the end, friends and TPR made up for any disappointments, a major one being that Apoc was not on the ERT lineup. It's easily the best woodie in California and a top one on my list. In contrast Knotts was warm and welcoming with the maintenance staff proud to show off their rides and talk about how they operate and what is needed to maintain them. How cool was it that we are the only group in the parks history to ever be able to sit in the B&M maintenance ball? Lunch was awesome as per usual, can't beat fresh cooked hamburgers, hot dogs, Mrs. Knotts chicken, and fresh pie. Quest had is usual craziness and although the park decided to extend park hours which covered up our ERT, they more than made up for it with the front of line passes. Bottom line, I would return again just for Knotts.

I got stuck last month hanging down with my goods being crushed for about 10 minutes on GL. Personally I don't care to ever ride it again. If it's designed to spin, it should spin. One 7/8 flip is not good enough for me. Even unbalanced was only able to get it to spin once, and on my only ride Saturday it did not spin. Slow loading, mid course stop, little to no flipping, just not a fun ride. I would imagine that since it's had great success, SF will install them at every park.

This weeks adventure comes from a park that I visited last month and returned to yesterday with a few friends, Adventure City near Knotts Berry Farm in Anaheim, California. I was instantly impressed with the friendliness of all of the staff, the cleanliness of the park, as well as the maintenance of the park. With a target market of families with smaller children, the detail given to the Freeway Coaster Miler kiddie coaster is well beyond anything that many of the corporate parks give to theirs, the birthday areas were popular and extremely busy as was a show that was going on. Keeping in mind most of the kids in the park were under 10, parents seemed to be respectful and were keeping watch on their children, something I didn't experience at the park with a Mouse. Overall I give this park 4.5 of 5 stars for it's market segment. As in all business, the staff makes the park, and the staff all seemed to happy and that rubs off to the customers. A huge shout out and thank you to the ladies in the ticket office for all of their hospitality! I would highly encourage those living in SoCal with younger children to hold your birthday parties here, you wont be disappointed. One important note. The park has changed its admittance policy. Unless you have a kid, you will need your CTPR card to gain admission to the park which will also get you a special discount. Whoohoo! We have arrived! Credits! Once inside the park we hung a left where a well stocked arcade was found. Past that is a picnic area and stage. Not sure what show was going on, but it seemed to be very popular. Just past the picnic area were a few smaller rides like a school bus and do it yourself track cars. Past those, we hung a right... Where we found the Freeway Coaster! Don't be ashamed guys, you know you're gonna like it. "Is this the way to the 405?" A bunch of happy and pathetic people. Did I mention this was my second trip here? Last time I came right before closing and missed Tree Top Racer, so, because I can, I'm posting a few night time pictures. Here is the business end of the ride. Down the hatch Seriously, this ride has some great theming going on. In fact, I'd say it rivals the theme on a certain rock-n-roll coaster at WDW R.D., Cassandra, and Chris didn't seem too ashamed to ride. Want to go again you say? OK! And we're done. I suppose this is where we should head next. However.... before we get there we stopped by to look at a few other attractions. Amazing how it turned dark all of a sudden. They had a very nice carousel as well. Amazing, its light out again. Birthday kids get to drive the train. They also had a cool petting zoo. Moo. They have thought of everything. I like turtles. Drop tower with big boy seats. Yuuuuup! Here is the ride at night. Here is the new paint scheme at night (sorry, a little blurry I know, but at night this thing looks amazing!) It's ok Chris, hold your head high and proud. Riding coasters in a kiddie park is nothing to be ashamed about. I have no shame. This would be the new paint scheme in the day And a full view, for those that need to see a picture of the full ride. Nerd Shot! Vehicle mug shot, profile view. Vehicle mug shot, head on. Noted! Ubber Nerd Shot! Cassandra is super excited to ride! Just don't put your hands up! Full view, different angle. Dude, your gonna love it. Up Up and Awayyyyyyyyy! Really smooth, really fun. Ariel of the park. Zig zagging away Head Chopper! On the way out of the park we noticed another well themed attraction in the form of electric track cars. And here they are...at night. And with that, we were ready to go, two credits richer and a fond appreciation for the park, it's employees, and high level of respect for running a business well and catering to a market at a reasonable price. Thanks Adventure City for your hospitality!

I had a blast taunting people with the Mr. Six mask! Yes, for those who didn't know, that was me, not sure it's wise that I admit that, but eh, whatever.

^But you won a poster!

^ Ahh, thanks. So it seems totally plausible they could be pulling a Mt. Olympus. Concentrate mostly on the water park and have a few amusement rides for when you want out of the water.

Didn't they put in a Shoot the Chutes this year? I didn't see that listed. But it's good to know the giant wheel is self erecting.

You are right, the US has managed to screw up the operation of these amazing rides something terrible. I must get to Germany, screw the coasters, I want to ride flats ran as they should be ran! Every now and again I come across a small family park that will run their's on kill. Our now defunt park had an original Reverchon Himalaya that would take your breath away. And thanks guys for the comments, it feels good to be back, even if I'm starting out in the ghetto! Remember, Duct tape fixes EVERYTHING! For those going to WCB, see you soon! For those not, well, shame on you! Back next week with a new installment, but will it be ghetto, semi-ghetto, or full of Anton? You'll have to tune in to find out!

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Unfortunately due to production delays I am unable to bring you a Video Trip Report to kick off the 2012 season of CVA, however I am proud to bring you this little jewel. Found by Fatdaddy in a KMART parking lot during a recent visit was a ghetto carnival feature "Captain America", a Miler kiddie coaster. How ghetto was this place, well, we are talking ghetto. Duct tape was holding the gravitron together, a crank handle was used for the lift chain on the coaster, and the trabant about killed us. So we walk up to the entrance where we had to pay $2 to get in. Wanting to know ride prices before we entered we asked the lady how many coupons for the coaster, no speak English, and held up a sign telling us how much tickets were. Um yeah. So, we go inside, look around, and none of the rides said how many tickets. Apparently it's at the ride operators discretion, if you are white, 5 tickets, if you speak Spanish, 4 tickets. Anyway, here are a few interesting photos and a bonus credit! It was unexpected. Kmart. Right Here. Right Now Shamrock stands for luck, as in, good luck, you're going to need it on our rides. Duct tape fixes everything. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, eh, oh, wrong park. Wheel of fortune, but enough of that. Lets get to the bonus credit, and then get the hell out. This place is not in the best part of town. Here it is, the crown jewel, the one, the only, CAPTAIN AMERICA! We were assured that this attraction meets all IP licensing requirements. You know it's ghetto when the gas station car wash is next to the coaster. "My wife wished I would die, I just might on this ride!" The lift. A circus monkey comes out and cranks the handle for the lift chain. True Story. And off we go. I called my insurance agent before we embarked on this journey, wanted to make sure mom and dad would be set. You know, just in case. [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Ghetto_Riverside_Kmart_Carnival_045_bmjm[/coastertube]The carny's all live there. "Finally a credit Big Mike Doesn't have!" So for you nerds, here it is. Since I am a himalaya fanatic, had to try it out. Not bad for almost shaking apart. Then it was time to take a spin on the Trabant. Holly hell this thing was on kill. They made you ride in pairs. Two fat@sses in a trabant made for an interesting ride, as you can tell, we were highly excited. And before we get shot, it's time to get outta here. Police helicopters = bad news. Hope you enjoyed this ghetto report. Much better, much bigger, much more excitement is on it's way this season! Check back next week for another installment of CVA! Don't forget to comment!

X Coaster is a maintenance nightmare and no longer runs as was originally intended do to that. I wouldn't want it just for the maintenance headache alone, besides, it's not THAT amazing and hurts your neck like hell on the abrupt stop at the top of the tower at the end of it's cycle. It is however a really good ride and uprooting it from MS without replacing it with something equally as good would basically assist in closing the doors. Its also an ultra low capacity ride. As far as Twister II, I didn't think it was all that bad in 2011, rode in multiple rows, a little rough, but not overbearing sadly, it is one of their better coasters in the park.

X Coaster is a maintenance nightmare and no longer runs as was originally intended do to that. I wouldn't want it just for the maintenance headache alone, besides, it's not THAT amazing and hurts your neck like hell on the abrupt stop at the top of the tower at the end of it's cycle. It is however a really good ride and uprooting it from that park without replacing it with something equally as good would basically assist in closing the doors. Its also an ultra low capacity ride. As far as Twister II, I didn't think it was all that bad in 2011, rode in multiple rows, a little rough, but not overbearing sadly, it is one of their better coasters in the park.

After a winter hiatus, I am rehabbed, refreshed, and packed full of ghetto parks, awesome rarely seen parks, Video Trip Reports and more! 2012 Adventures 2/13/12 - Ghetto Kmart Carnival! Page 42 2/20/12 - Adventure City! Page 43 2/22/12 - Special West Coast Bash Edition - Part I - SFMM Page 44 2/26/12 - Special West Coast Bash Edition - Part II - Knotts Berry Farm Page 45 3/06/12 - Hollywood and Ripley's Believe it Or not! Page 46 3/12/12 - Disney's California Adventures Afterhours Page 47 3/19/12 - Silver Dollar City Construction Page 49 3/19/12 - Celebration City (Defunct) Page 49 3/19/12 - Tornado Intercept Vehicle! Page 49 3/26/12 - A Century of Magic - Disney Animation Cels Page 51 4/09/12 - Whorish PTR for GKTW! - Boomers!, Ghetto Carnival, Scandia! Page 51 4/16/12 - A Look Back at Speed: The Ride Page 52 4/23/12 - Pacific Park Page 53 4/30/12 - Castle Park Page 54 5/07/12 - All Star Adventures - Wichita Page 55 5/14/12 - San Diego Zoo Page 56 5/21/12 - Rooster Days Carnival, Broken Arrow, OK Page 57 6/11/12 - Santa's Village Azoosment Park, Dundee, IL Page 59 6/18/12 - Indiana Beach Page 60 6/25/12 - Six Flags Great America Page 64 7/10/12 - Michigan's Adventure Page 65 7/16/12 - Frontier City Page 67 8/27/12 - Adventureland - Iowa Page 68 10/13/12 - Galveston Pleasure Pier Page 72

They can melt the Arrow for scrap, I'll take the Pinfari tho

Just posted to the Ro-Bros facebook page

Most excellent report, Gracias. For some reason I now have a strange urge to travel South...

^They dry fit and erect all of their rides at the factory prior to delivery to ensure everything fits. Check out Galveston Pier's facebook for more pictures of the process.

^I know of one for sale they could buy for HW, then they'd have two!

holy crap nuts!