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It's a tie 2.5 hrs for Batman @ SFMM in July 1999, & 2.5 hours for X2 @ SFMM in July 2008. UG!!! But the waits were both 100% worth it.

Does anyone know what year Raging Waters San Jose first opened? & Was the Rampage the only slide that got taken out?(I think it was after the 1991 season because when I was there in 1991 I saw a kid get taken away on a strecher after going on it). Hey good news I emailed Raging Waters San Jose & here is a quote from my email from them today: "Next time around, I think the wait will be less than 3 years for a new ride!" YAHOO!

The point is I really don't want to see a spinning coaster which is something I can't go on. Including a Windseeker. Plus Survivor er Tiki Twril was 2006. Firewall is a ride that flips which was 2008. So I highly dought it will be a Zac Spin or any type of spinny ride. I am really,really,really hoping not. I like the Eurofighter idea though. What about a Flight Of Fear in the old Pictorium?

Come on guys a Zach Spin? No frigen way! Why on earth would CGA put in yet another ride that spins!!! CGA has way,way,way too many spinny rides as it is. CGA is LACKING GOOD DECENT COASTERS-ones that DO NOT SPIN. Firewall was new for 2008 so I don't think they will put in any type of ride that spins including spinning coasters. Like what is wrong with a Back Lot Stunt, Zonga, Flight Of Fear or if CF really,really cares & won't let CGA go dead they would put in a Maverick clone. Or come on expand Boomerang Bay.

I wonder if a Back Lot Stunt coaster would fit. Those look cool. I've never been on one but sure would like one at CGA.

I have yes. Jurassic Park River Adventure in 2006 @ IOA. Rode that first thing in the morning. Had the whole entire raft to myself. Sat front row middle seat. I wasn't scared well maybe a little when I was heading towards the t-rex-watching it come out of the dark. That was quite something though. The whole frigen entire raft to myself I still can't believe it!!! Oh yeah I also forgot!!! Splash Mountain Disneyland last year. Went at night around 9pm had the whole log to myself! SWEET! I know I rode at least twice in a row. Oh yeah & Also Superman at SFMM-whole car to myself 3 times in a row-that was 2005.

I like UOR more than WDW. & I think DL is so much better than WDW. I just don't care for WDW. UOR does have the much better rides. Hulk-OMG!!! Revenge Of The Mummy OMG!!! Amazing Adventures Of Spider Man OMG!!! Dudley Do Right Ripsaw Falls OMFG!!! The wettest log ride ever!!! Popye & Bluto Rat Burdge OMFG!!! Wettest rapids ride ever!!! Plus Dr. Doom's freefall, Cat In The Hat cooler than a WDW ride Jurassic Park River Adventure OMG!!! Huge giant ass drop & cool looking dinos, Dueling Dragons one of the best inverts, Men In Black, Simpsons, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, Jaws, ET. Deffinately better theming. Universal Orlando sure wins for me. I'll take Universal Orlando over WDW any time. Plus completely awesome if your staying onsite you have Universal Express all day long during your whole visit. I was lucky enough to stay onsite 3 years in a row-2001,2002,2003. Wish I could stay onsite again but now the rates are much higher. Portofino sure was nice though.-So much nicer than a Disney hotel!

Yeah I'm glad too they didn't leave a big ugly dirt pile to look at & covered it with grass to make it look nice. Does anyone know if the new thing for next year will be in Invertigo's spot or elsewhere? & RRR your shirt,pants,shoes,hair get really dripping wet like Popye & Bluto Rat Burges? & No matter where I stand on the Whitewaterfall bridge I don't get sprayed!!! Didn't they lessen the force of the water spray on the bridge? I think they did. It used to be very forceful. The falls boat ride at SFDK you get much more wetter & same with their rapids ride. One year I got drenched-completely soaked! The water rides at SFDk are much better than CGA's.

I know I rode RRR in the 1990's. Does anyone remember getting soaked to the skin then? & What about Whitewater Falls? Is there a particular seat where you get absolutely drenched? I went on it last year & didn't get that wet. & That was so funny I thought that Great America had Hannah Barbara playing in the Action FX theater a few years ago. I saw it at Universal Orlando in 1992 & again in 2002. & When It was at Great America. I also liked that Temple movie(forgot the name). Too bad those can't still keep playing. I wonder if oneday Back To The Future will end up at Great America since Hannah Barbara did. That would be awesome. Back To The Future & the Temple movie OMG what a great pair & would draw huge crowds to the Action FX theater. & Too bad we can't get an indoor Flight Of Fear. Oh if only I could controll what CF puts in Great America I would make Great America awesome again. Well that's good about Vortex-no ear smashing. But I do like however that squeak Vortex always makes as the train is rounding the corner to the lift hill. I won't be going until the summer when Boomerang Bay is open & only once since yet another coaster is gone. I sure hope it won't be a Windseeker or Zac Spin. I can't go on any of those. I'd like to see a Flight Of Fear, Back Lot Stunt Coaster, or Maverick. I'm sure they won't make the announcement on what it is until at least January. But please keep a look out for coaster track! If it were a coaster for next year wouldn't we have already seen the track pieces by now?

Before on Rip Roaring Rapids you barely got a splash. You really get wet now? Too bad they can't turn it into Popey & Bluto Rat Burges-you absolutely get drenched! That's what you call a rapids ride! Vortex is actually ok if you sit in front? Glad to hear both trains are running this year. Does the Grizzly really fly by like they said?

Whole new opportunity for Great America-a nice new garden. Those flags aren't ride markers they are garden markers. Ride markers are stakes w/colored paint on the top of them. I think by now we would have already seen ride markers somewhere but no sign anywhere or no sign of construction except for the nice new garden.

Great America's website said the removal of Invertigo will open up a new opportunity for Great America just reminding people here. Don't they use tall stake markers if it's a new coaster? I guess they don't use flag markers for a ride. A newly landscaped Great America new for 2012-take it all in-the fresh new flowers & the sparkling new grass! Take senic walks through the nice new landscape.

A circle in the middle of the dirt is not a good sign. Oh NOOOO. It could end up being a Windseeker. After all that's where the Skywhirl was. I have a strange feeling.

Hey awesome news! Someone on Facebook posted a pic of markers in the ground in a large dirt area!!! Where is that area? & Can a coaster fit in there? & Anybody spot coaster track anywhere? & Please oh please don't be a Windseeker!!! Whoooeee about time for something new. All I could say is that it better be a coaster!!! I wonder when they will make the announcement of what it is.

Please someone tell me Viper is NOT leaving!!! I hope it never leaves because it's cousin at SFGA is gone. I LOOOVE Viper along with every single coaster at SFMM!!! All of SFMM coasters are some favorites!!! & Robb & Elissa I hope oneday you do ALL DAY ERT at SFMM where TPR has the whole entire park to themselves!!! I'll be there in a flash!!!

GRIZZLY @CGA & all the Pony Express versions. Oh & Kong @SFDK. & Uh Vortex @CGA.

Disneyland's Remember Dreams Come True fireworks show is the absolute best fireworks show in the whole entire world!!! DON'T MISS IT!!! Also World Of Color at California Adventure. & Fantasmic. I think though Disneyland's Splash & Big Thunder are better than Disney World's. I also like Disneyland's Pirates because of the short drop the boat goes down. I think there's another smaller drop. Also Small World is way more better than Florida's. & Indiana Jones OMG! Gotta love it! & Of course the Materhorn, Nemo Subs. California Screamin OH YEAH!(Far better than Rock N Roller). But however too bad California Adventure's Tower Of Terror is not the same as Florida's. Florida's is better but California's is still fun. Plus we still have Mr. Toad & Alice & Phinicco(which Florida doesn't have) & Space is sooooo much better than Florida's. Although some say Florida's Space is pretty similar in layout to the Matterhorn. Plus we're getting Radiator Springs Racers which will be far more superior than Test Track. Disneyland RULES!

Can someone please help me out. I am looking at an Amtrak trip to Santa Clarita-from San Jose,CA which I would have to go on 2 Amtrak busses & 1 train & end up at this Amtrak bus station: 24300 Railroad Avenue, Santa Clarita. Does anyone know how far that station is from SFMM? & What transportation do you recommend getting from that station to SFMM? & Is the Hilton Garden Inn the only hotel within walking distance of SFMM?

Question about the qbot: -Let's say I get there before they open the gates. How long does it take to get the qbot? -Do they charge tax on the qbot? -X2 is still an extra charge??? -Why isn't Superman on there-especially the Platium? -Doesn't it make people in line pissed off seeing you get to ride again if you have the Platium qbot? -Let's say I do my 2 rides in a row on Riddler & Tatsu & Viper. Am I able to go back to those later in the day to do another 2 rides? -But for X2 you can't do another 2 rides later-only one set of 2 rides is all you get?

Adios CGA! I have a funny feeling this season may be the last after they removed a major coaster everybody on facebook just was in love with. I will deffinately go to SFDK & Raging Waters this year. I think 2010 was my last year going to CGA. I sure no longer care to go anymore.

WHAT??? You call that Proslide version a looping slide? You've got to be kidding! That doesn't look very thrilling. It's not even a real loop. Call it the 10 min Grizzly turn around! Boo I was picturing more like a real loop. I'll still go on it though. It's about time Raging Waters get's a new slide. I can't believe it's been 8 years since the last new slide Dragon's Den.

I'll go to the CGA event. What time does it start? & How much is a ticket? & What if you already have a single day ticket you purchased from Costco? I'm looking forward to it. I'd like to learn about if CGA will survive or not so I'll have a deffinate answer.

^OMG! It has a possibility of happening. I just checked both coaster facts at rcdb & their length is actually the same! & Top Gun's heigt is 7 feet shorter than Kong's! Hm but what name would SFDK give to Top Gun?

I LOVE Downhill Thunder-getting sprayed by the misters at the beginning,going vertical up the hill then backwards & flying over a bump at the end. I'll go on it at least 10 times this year. I had an OMFG moment when I was on the family raft ride. I was riding by myself & my raft went high up on one of the curves & almost flipped over. The 2 short slides from Manteca-Screamin Wombat & Ripsnort Ridge are pretty good too although I always get a wedgie from one of them. I really hope there is better operation with Jackaroo Landing this year. All times I went only ONE SLIDE was open!!! Of course I went during the week so I guess that's why. I like all the slides in Jackaroo Landing. Remember though the lockers are MUCH cheaper inside Boomerang Bay-only $10 with a $5 refund. The place right across from Boomerang Bay is much more-$15 for a small locker. I was also thinking that even though CGA is not a coaster park like SFMM it is more of a flat ride park-that's where your getting most your thrills from. Like for instance Endavor-the most scariest ride in the park. Delirum is real good too. Survivor er Tiki Twril & Firewall so CGA does have some thrills. May not be much like SFMM but hey it's better than nothing.

Does anybody know how much the AAA one day tickets are? I can't remember the price from last year. I might go Sun 4/3. Is it ever crowded on the first 2 Sundays it's open?