johncolon91
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They were waiting for the CW announcement for confirmation on a Giga/Hyper combo so SFNE could do a Boomerang/GIB combo, isn't it obvious?
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Thanks for a great day Robb, TPR and everyone at Hershey Park! It was my first TPR trip and after having such a blast I plan on doing many more.
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Speaking of GADV, I hate that the GP think that Kingda Ka is the best ride in the park. My last ride on it (almost 2 weeks ago) it was extremely rough and I sat in the 4th row. It literally shook the crap out of me the whole ride, and you can hear the trains shake going over the camel hump.
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^ Looks great and that first drop looks intense.
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^ I've never heard of them but from the looks of it, they have an event every Sunday in the amphitheater so it shouldn't cause any additional crowds.
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Good little news clip. Much better than the two sentence article on their webpage. Was that your POV footage Robb or did CBS tape their own?
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Here's the article from CBS Hartford.
MIDDLEBURY, CT (WFSB) -It's called the Wooden Warrior, a 1,250 foot long ride with a 12-seat, six-car train at Quassy Amusement Park, and it's gathering enthusiasts from around the world.
The park said some 100 travelers from Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada and all around the nation visited the park to experience the park's new marquee roller coaster.
Quassy said Theme Park Review organized the gathering at Quassy to ride the wooden scream machine.
"It's fun. It's a good ride. It's much more exciting than I thought it would be. I heard it was a kid's ride, but it's not. It's a fun ride," said Piers Kient of England.
Quassy 's owner, George Frantzis III, said in press release that the Wooden Warrior "has been drawing rave reviews from coaster enthusiasts and the park's general guests."
The ride opened to the public on April 23.
Copyright 2011 WFSB. All rights reserved.!
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I just got back from the park a few hours ago (7/26/2011) and it was not as bad as I thought it would be. The weather was nice for a change, (high 80's, low humidity) and the park wasn't too crowded. We arrived at the safari around 9:45am or so and got into the park just after 10:30am. We headed straight for Kingda Ka...figuring we would get it out of the way first. The line was probably 30-45minutes long and as soon as we got in line the ride shut down and they kicked everyone out of line. We thought about going to Green Lantern but figured that was everyone else's plan. We went to El Toro which was a walk up to the station and maybe a 5-10minuted station wait. We rode in the Stride wrapped train which I think is very ugly and we a sat on a wheel seat (last row of the second to last car) and you could definitely feel any bumps on the track, however it still delivered. The ejector air was even more intense than I remember. After that we went onto Rolling Thunder just because it was a walk up the the station and then headed to Bizarro (also a walk right into the station) which had audio working on our train. The ride didn't have the B&M rattle I remembered except for right after the cobra roll before the MCBR. It did have to Auger of doom with the mist and lights working. After that we rode Runaway Mine Train which was meh in the front and felt more like you were getting pushed which wasn't very comfortable. Then we headed to the opposite side of the park to Skull Mountain thinking it was air conditioned, it wasn't, and it wasn't that fun towards the front either. Then we went to Dark Knight, which WAS air conditioned, yay!! Boring generic mouse but it didnt have a line (one cycle behind going into the show area.) but we rode it to get out of the heat. After that came B:TR which had about a 20minute wait and then Nitro front row which was about a half hour wait. We went on Kingda Ka later in the day and it was extremely rough for me even though we sat in the second row of the second car. We went on Green Lantern to end the night which was pretty go, 10000x better than Shockwave at KD (my only other stand up.) Overall it was a good trip and the lines were not very long. I did notice in almost all the stations when they did visual scan the ops put their hands above their heads which didn't look like they could see very well.
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The Great Nor'easter at Morey's Piers, it was my first SLC and will most likely be my last.
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I know people who say that Volcano is the fastest coaster. Not even kidding.
It is actually, it has two 70mph launches so, 70mph x 2 launches = 140mph.
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I went on Tuesday, July 5th and the longest I waited was my second ride on Kingda Ka after I rode everything else in the park. We rode it at around 3:00 and it was a 20 min wait. Green Lantern died down to about 15 min around that time and there was a walk-on for SUPERMAN at that time. I couldn't believe it!!! The whole day there was a walk-on for Bizarro, Nitro, Dark Knight, Skull Mountain, Batman, and the BACK SEATS FOR EL TORO!!! I couldn't believe that we only waited one ride for the back. The front had to be about 10 rides along with the other rows. Nobody was at the back of the station! I had a perfect day at Great Adventure besides people throwing up when I'm about to get on Batman and Nitro. I hate that. They take forever to clean the trains.
This is how it has always been for me at Great Adventure except for one time I went during one of the Thursday night concerts...big mistake. I just wasn't sure if anything has changed, I guess it stills seems to be hit or miss with the crowds. Hopefully this past heatwave will thin out the crowds even with it cooling down next week, I really hate waiting in lines at Six Flags on a hot day and I absolutely refuse to pay any sort of money on a flashpass.
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I'm probably going to Great Adventure this upcoming Tuesday (7/26/11) and it will be my first trip to the park in 2 years. How have crowds been this season on Tuesdays, and how much more crowded is the boardwalk now with the addition of Green Lantern?
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^ I went to Morey's July 5th, which was my first time and boy were the coasters rough for me. Nor'easter was absolutely brutal and the boomerang was ok going forward but was pretty rough for me on the backwards run. Great white seemed to be the smoothest (even though its not actually smooth). We sat somewhere in the middle of the train, front row of the car. I had more fun on Flitzer, Doo Whopper and the small red coaster with the OTSR (I can't remember the name). I did not notice any markings on the pier but I wasn't looking at the time and when we got to the pier with "It" on it, it was already dark out. I think that the new woody should help the park and give them a solid ride.
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^I think we get to test a super secret new candy bar, one that will put Slugworth out of business for good!
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^ You have to go to "Name Your Own Price" on priceline and enter what you want to pay and what star level hotel you want to stay at. (1-3) However, you do not know what hotel you get until you already pay for. I opted for the Days Inn in Jonestown, PA which is a little out of the way but I used my AAA discount and I know that Days Inn won't have a problem with checking in people who are less than 21 years old (like myself).
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^Ok thanks.
I plan on bringing my fancy camera for the walkback so maybe I'll just get a locker anyway.
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Just bought tickets for my fiance and myself, can't wait.
EDIT: What's the policy with loose articles? Do they have an area in the station for loose articles or do you have to purchase a locker like Six Flags?
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I'm planning on going to KD on May 6th, its a Friday. Last year I went on Saturday May 1st and crowds were not too bad, however volcano had a decent line and FOF had a full queue. Any ideas on how the crowds will be on a Friday as opposed to Saturday? I know on KD's calendar it says Friday is a NASA day, education day, and all that kind of stuff. I would love to go that Sunday but simply can't.
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^ Thats actually a good idea, go to Knoebel's Saturday, camp there and leave for Hershey in the morning.
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I think RMT's supports are weird as well but I think it would look weirder with all steel supports in that particular section of the park.
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^aint that the truth. Tell it to that dreaded Intamin cable though, it hasn't got the memo.
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I just had a great idea come to mind...If I-305 still has trims once whatever is going on is done, we should just paint them like what happened to Pony Express and *BAM* no more trims! Its genius.
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^I think his point was that it will incorporate a live animal exhibit much like Manta.
I know what he meant, I was just being an A$$. Its the only entertainment I have in the off season.
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Haven't you heard??
Ahh yes how could I forget? Silly me. I blame that Intamin cable. I also noticed in the first picture it looks like that dog was ran over that's under the back of the van.
East Coast Bash! Aug 4th & 5th - Kings Dominion & BGW
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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I plan on coming with a family of 4!