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Robb, your Claw video is hysterical! Thanks for posting all the pics, very cool to see it in action from the other side... Already back in line... never won on this thing, but here's hoping!

Just played finally! No prize for me though, I suck at this thing! Also, the live stream hadn't been working for me either for the last few hours, but the game still played ok. The only thing I noticed was that there were still 6 minutes on the clock counting down to play even though it was actually my turn, so make sure you're at your computer close to your playing time so you don't miss it (time may be slightly off)!

I've been in line all day, will get to play around 10pm it looks like. Been using Chrome, no issues or disconnects...

I just saw their Facebook post too and my reaction was similar - "Woah, weird!" Maybe the slant will made the ride experience a little different, especially when the trains are on the vertical spikes...

Beautiful pics! LOVE the way they did up the bare trees in lights, they look so good...

It used to be that when I heard the words "Universal Studios," Jaws and Back to the Future immediately popped into my head... I was sad to see BTTF go, and now this... It seems like whenever they take out these older attractions, the newer replacements lack that "magic of the movie" feeling. Too bad. Hopefully Harry Potter will stay restricted to IoA and not invade the Studios. I understand that to stay relevant change is needed, but WTF Universal!?

The zero-g roll is my favorite coaster element, and I agree with the fact that Kumba's is unreal. I compare all other zero-g rolls to that one, and it's still my fav... and Kumba continues to be on my of favorite coasters.

I didn't think the colors were going to look as awesome as they do, the yellow is a great shade... this coaster is going to look amazing running through the park!

What a cutie! Beautiful pics of him and mom... I'm sure she will love seeing them when she is older!

I LOVE the color of this coaster! It's looking great!

Thanks for this amazing coverage! Loved watching the interviews... those people have the best jobs in the world. I cannot wait to see the videos of that "high-five" in action!

It's not that we're "unhappy," we're just questioning the motives of the whole plan of moving this coaster to the park. The color really isn't that big of a deal, all that was being said was maybe they could have tried to make it fit better in that part of the park, there's nothing wrong with that. I've been on Deja Vu, it's a mediocre ride (maybe that will change with the new cars?), and imo, it would only benefit from a face-lift or some cool theming around it. Bottom line, no matter what SFNE does, or doesn't do, the GP will still eat this ride up and will be a big success. Seems like Deja Vu was a quick fix for this the park for 2012... I'm still holding out hope for an Intamin pre-fab (or at least some sort of awesome new wooden coaster) at point!

Landshark is pretty bad, but have you ever gone to a Margaritaville restaurant and had a "Loaded" Landshark? They put lime flavored tequila into the beer bottle and it tastes amazing! Makes the beer much more tolerable, haha. PS - the smiles on both your faces while swimming with the dolphins are so great!

I bet they will repaint it with the color scheme in the rendering, it makes sense. The bright green and blue would look so out of place in that section of park. Maybe they will paint the pieces at SFNE before they put them up? I mean, they're putting a boomerang next to a boomerang, so at this point they might not care about the color, haha...

That was ridiculously cool! Thanks for sharing! I LOVED the part towards the beginning with the people starting to put their hands up at the top of Magnum's lift hill... the music and everything was perfect! It was such a "Yay! We're on a roller coaster" moment, hahaha...

This is pretty awesome. I follow a lot of Vegas and Vegas business news because it's fascinating to me how things work in that city... all the proposed projects, the financial deals, business plans, and how often places switch hands, etc. Must have been cool to see it from the inside. *EDIT - I guess I should add that I don't know if you worked for him doing Vegas-related things or not, but either way, it was probably interesting!

Totally not surprised by this, but still holding out hope they don't completely destroy it. I'm thinking though, that if they did plan to save it, maybe the article would have alluded to that by saying "removing the coaster" "re-locating" or "selling the coaster." The fact that they used the term "demolish" sounds pretty ominous

Thanks for the vids... that zip-line looks crazy! These updates always make me smile at how much fun you guys are having! Also, Piers needs his own reality show because he's amazing!

Great pics! I especially liked the bird pics, they are gorgeous! Hanging out in that lazy river would be so nice right now... it's already pretty cold up here in New England.

Wanted to do a cruise on the Oasis or Freedom this year and it didn't end up happening BUT - I love seeing your updates on here and Facebook! At least I can live vicariously through TPR! Thanks for posting all these awesome pics. That zip-line in Labadee looks like so much fun. I'm glad Freedom added the cupcake shop... I'm a cake junkie and it was actually one of my reasons for wanting to go on one of the bigger ships after seeing your Allure TR, haha... Have you guys done an Eastern Caribbean cruise? Do you prefer the Western islands?

Awesome POV's (as always)! What an awesome park for kids--those are some of the coolest kid coasters I've seen!

This is great news! I was hoping they'd come back! Thanks for the haunt review and the pics... might try to get there over the next week.

I smiled all the way through this update - you guys looked like you were having such a blast! Knoebels seems like the kind of park that makes you remember why you started loving theme parks and coasters to begin with... the perfect setting and lots of amazing rides that don't have to be the biggest or most outrageous, but that are still just as good (if not better) than the rest.

Thanks! Good to know!

Hey guys... I'm getting close to booking a last minute trip to VA around the 20th of Oct. to hit up BGW and KD. I know BGW gets busy on Saturdays so I was going to go there first and then do KD on Sat & Sun - figured I'd give KD 2 days, especially since it has more coasters. Obviously the haunt stuff is going on so there will be crowds, but is it possible for me to get on all the coasters at least once over the weekend? Are all the coasters open during the haunt?