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Aloha! On to the zoo! What a shot to look at... Overview of the zoo It's never too crowded in the morning. It's a good-sized zoo. Wouldn't be a zoo without animals! The zebras are my favorite. People are always on the go at this resort... Zoo still isn't crowded, though! Check back soon for more!

Announcement Due to a lack of available custom scenery, Rock n' Soul Memphis will not be continued at this time.

Katrina begins filming tomorrow. Filming for our movie will begin tomorrow along the gulf coast. While the second-half of the movie takes place in New Orleans, the second half of the movie will deal with other areas that were devestated by the effects of Katrina including Louisiana and Mississippi. Several scenes will be shot along I-10, which travels parallel to the gulf coast. Some interviews will also be conducted for the second half of the movie. We will return later this summer to get the bulk of the footage from New Orleans.

I've got a few favorites: Wildfire, Gauntlet, Big Bad John (because they named it after me, haha), Sheikra, Dueling Dragons, Expedition Everest. I could go on for a while, there are alot of good ones.

I am a senior! Class of '09!

Update Year 4 Announcement The park made a huge announcement today! I translated it into english: This rendering shows the second loop (far left) without the building. The first drop! Mas, pronto! I'm leaving for vacation on Sunday, so there will be no updates until Friday.

Just a small spoiler, but his on-air breakdown will be featured in the movie...

Keep in mind, though, that only half of the movie will be made with RCT3. The second half will be made with real-life footage. The only reason I am using RCT3 for the actual aftermath is because I can't buy all of these stock photos/video footage to use. It's too expensive. RCT3 game is more of a tool to use than a game. At least that's the way I see it. This will be a movie. There is no "game" involved. Thanks for the responses!

^ Yeah, he probably misspoke himself. Thanks for the reply.

^ My family used to live on the gulf coast. I always hear stories about New Orleans "back in the day". I'm not sure if there ever was a "day", but it'd be great to be able to see the city before Katrina.

Here are some more photos: Lake Pontchartrain. The old lighthouse. This will soon be repaired and restored. It was cool, we raced this train at about 55 mph for about 10 minutes. The city of New Orleans. The city itself looked decent, not good but not bad. French Quarter, we are here. There's hope for you... The French Quarter is awesome... Especially if you're 18 or can get a fake I.D... There's lots of cool places to eat at. It was alot bigger than I thought. They were lucky, though, they didn't get that much water damage. St. Louis Cathedral It's massive! "Hey, it's a living." "Ma'am, please close the door!" It started raining heavily. Our friend, Allen (former police officer) said that the sewer system is still in terrible shape. He said the last thing the town needs is a small hurricane (they move slower), he said it could be as bad as Katrina. This is fun... I would not want to be her right now. There was this loud crash of thunder... it didn't phase the horse at all. Alot of people bike because of high gas prices. After seeing Hurricane in the Bayou at the IMAX, I saw this and because I'm a coaster nerd, I had to double-take... can you guess why? Just like in Memphis, street cars go through the city. No thanks, no thanks... THAT is awesome. Too bad all the stores were for rich women in their 40's and up... View from the hotel lobby we checked out. The lobby was awesome. Landry's Hard Rock Cafe Rain sucks. Thanks for reading.

Mine is still down to either University of Memphis or University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). I thought it was fairly clear that I would go to Memphis but today I got an invitation to be in Ole Miss' honor program. Just making it harder.... haha. But I've got some time to look at the two some more.

How am I sick? By dedicating time and effort to a tribute about a major natural disaster in our history?

Dollywood always has great park operations, especially the crews at Thunderhead and Mystery Mine.

Did you know that the Zippin Pippin standing at the old Libertyland site in Memphis is actually "Zippin Pippin 2.0". The first version was destroyed by a fire.

This coaster never really appealed to me. It seems out of place. I'm not sure if I could see this at any park. Maybe a highly-themed version at Epcot? But that would only ruin the rest of the park.

I got that same reply back in late 2006 / early 2007. I highly doubt the ride will ever be built. It should've stayed here in Memphis... it lasted over 25 years. Maybe the park will sell it to another park.

Great trip report, this park seems like a cool place to go.

^ Yeah, it's interesting to see the pine tree forests that were once dense are now almost translucent - you can see right through them. (in some places, at least)

Update Year 3 Hola mis amigos! El parque es muy ocupado hoy! Our new fountain has proven to be very well-liked with the guests. Paco! Que es esto? Muy interesante! Mas, pronto!

I got the chance to go see some good friends down in New Orleans last summer and by seeing the destruction by Katrina, it inspired me to create a tribute movie. I wanted to incorporate scenes of the direct aftermath but I did not have the money to buy photos and videos from different sources so I will be making the first half using RCT3. But the second half will be made up of actual footage from the gulf coast. It will be released this summer. If you are interested in the movie: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41908 But I never got around to posting my trip report to the city from last summer so I thought this would be a great opportunity. Heading to Metairie, LA. This was the first sign of Katrina damage that I could see. We had Beignets here - they're little square hollow funnel cake-like pastries that are really good. I was glad to see several construction sites throughout the city. Our "tour guide" is a former police officer who actually went out on a rescue boat after the storm. He said the water was to the roof of this building. Right there is where one of the levi's breached. Houses were pushed off of their foundations and thrusted down the street. Abandoned. This street was one of the creepiest things I've ever seen - it was like a ghost town. More abandoned houses. Pictures don't do this place any justice, you really have to be there. There were some really nice houses that used to be here. The question I had was where did all of these people go? I mean I know alot went to Houston but not everyone. Then other places look like they were never touched... More soon.

Aloha! The slide complex at the Bikini Bottom Waterpark The waterpark is very popular at night. You gotta walk to get to the top, though! Take a look at all of the Spongebob stuff! The ominous Rock Bottom Falls looms in the distance. Hershey Hawaii Resort GardenRunner The station is very small. The parking lot isn't as crowded as it ususually is! Check back soon for more!

Update Year 3 Hola mis amigos! Un mas foto de MetroAcelerar! All that's left of Alcazar has been boarded up. No word on what will become of it. Animales! does not have a proper sign yet. Hopefully we will add one in the future! Mas edificios! Mas, pronto!

Update Year 3 Hola! The year is going by very quickly! Paco esta muy popular! MetroAcelerar esta tambien muy popular! Mas, pronto!

It would've looked cool with a orange/black color scheme but nevertheless it's a new coaster and that's all that matters! I'm glad to see the new management investing in the park.