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I like most of the basic cheeses... not too many of the fancy kind. Mexican cheese and sharp cheddar are my two favorites.

^ It's a "closer" that usually comes after a story, book, etc. It sums up/adds closure to the overall story. THE FINALE PARTY HAS BEEN MOVED UP A DAY TO OCTOBER 30TH, 2007. EVERYTHING ELSE IS EXACTLY THE SAME, INCLUDING THE TIME. http://www.coaster101.com/stranahanfairgrounds.htm

Saw IV 9/10 Holy crap - I hadn't seen "all" of the previous movies but I had a decent idea of what was going on. How they kept the Jigsaw to have such a large role in the fourth installment is ingenious yet obvious, imo. The movie's ending is great, but I'm not gonna go into any detail, haha. The traps were insane as well, I was sweating through the whole movie. Go out and see it.

^ Haha, good. It's about time for some people to get freaked out.

Awesome update! I have no idea.

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The finale party will now take place on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 from 9:00 - 10:00 (eastern time) P.M. http://www.coaster101.com/stranahanfairgrounds.htm

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It's coming. It's returing. A new face. A new ride. Reinvisioned.

Update Year 41 Well the Year 41 season is wrapping up and the park has all but confirmed there will be no new additions for the Year 42 season... Up the spike they will go... I guess they need to take a break after the high-cost of this year's addition. Hopefully they're holding out for something big in Year 43! I've heard... HEARD... that the park has secured a two-coaster deal with B&M. But we all know those contracts don't exist! Hawaii Wheel looks larger today for some reason... It sure is bright! Ready to ride? I could do without the spinning, but its not as bad as Tango... Nothing but... Surf. Doesn't look as tall from this point of view. Alright now it looks a bit taller. More soon. I've been a bit busy with this side project called "life", so the "daily" updates may change over to "every-other-day" updates for a while.

Chapter 7 June 14th, 1940 VIDEO: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fQokUgVosDE Everything stands still... "Samantha, I have to go in the dance hall." "No! It will be your demise!" "Please don't do this to me!" "It's the only way." She runs from the dance hall crying... "Thomas? Maria? Mark?" She discovers the bodies. She collapses on the pier. "I must confront the spirit." He opens the door, and walks in. "The root of the tragedy that has been the end of this family is in this building." Bang.... Bang. The earth seems to stand still. She discovers both of them on the floor of the old dance hall dead. She runs to the only place she knows - the police station. ... And we all know what happens after that. The end. VIDEO: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fQokUgVosDE The Epilogue will be posted on Halloween, October 31st.

HHE is taking the day off. Update tomorrow.

----------------------- Tomorrow, three people will die. Tomorrow, the end will be near. Tomorrow, questions will arise. Tomorrow, you will see a piece of the puzzle fit. Tomorrow, you will see the final chapter of The Stranahan Fairgrounds before the epilogue. Are you ready? Can you handle the fear? Will the "shocking-jump-out-of-your-chair-scream-out-loud" moment come in tomorrow's video? Tomorrow's video might very well mark the end, but the story of The Stranahan Fairgrounds will formally conclude during the '50s. What will happen during that gap? How many more lives will the deadliest house in the U.S. take?

Update Year 41 HawaiiWheel casts a large shadow on the Bay Lake area. Looking towards the volcano - it's not the park's only icon now! Kissing Tower is taller than Surf, believe it or not. Hershey's Hawaiian Cascades is doing great business! (it is a separate entrance fee) Hershey's Hawaiian Escape overview. Current Hershey Hawaii overview. The "boring" area of the park - will this ever change? Major extreme airtime hill ahead! Looks like the sun to me... You get a great view of the park from the top. Surf - Preparing to... surf. More soon.

Update Year 41 I took several trips to the park during its off-season: HawaiiWheel is in place! The new entrance plaza will be massive compared to the old one. I wonder where Surf will go? Anybody recognize this shot? And we have Surf! OPENING DAY It's all ready to go and ride the "wave". Which one is taller? More soon.

Nice trip report. I'm not to opposed to California's Great America - it beats Knott's Great America

Update Year 41 Announcement Surf - Ride the Waves. HawaiiWheel - this is a needed addition. Tropicana looks cool at night. As well as Zambia Sidewinder... Someone finally figured out this ride was back here! Rainforest Cafe looking all blue tonight. I can't believe this ride is still here. More of Tropicana Don't fall out! All that's left of Turbulence... More soon.

http://www.coaster101.com/stranahanfairgrounds.htm MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED AT THAT LOCATION.

Update Year 40 Well it's closing night at HHE for this year's season... I took alot of pictures last night so they'll be spread over two updates. New lighting was installed at both park entrances. It looks alot better now, I think. The waterpark's entrance also looks better now. The park looks somewhat darker at night than it used to. How they keep the waterpark open at night is beyond me. I'm hoping they'll eventually illuminate the waterpark. It looks like they need some lighting elsewhere as well. The area around Solar Flare is usually pretty bright. The Year 41 addition should be announced any day now. More soon.

I was surfing the internet today and came upon this archived page on the Herco site: (looks like an IM chat to me) HERDON12: I don't know Jim, this will change that area of the park forever, are we sure we want that large of an attraction in the dead center of the resort? It will surely dwarf the surrounding area." AGBUYER: Yes, both of these new additions will benefit the park, namely its skyline appearance as of now. We can't afford to pass this opportunity up. HERDON12: I know, but I don't know if it's been long enough yet. We are still dealing with the courts. AGBUYER: It's been over a decade Ron, it's time to move on. HERDON12: Alright, sign the papers.

“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feelthe breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.”

^ Uh I think we can confirm that it's Oronga track, haha. But just because it's at the park doesn't mean it'll be installed. Think Greezed Lightning at SFMW.

I believe 0-84 in 3.5 seconds would be pretty forceful. That's just me, though, haha. Ah I'd give anything to ride this ride... Glad to hear it's back up in operation.

Looks like SWH has a bright future! Awesome update.

Update Year 40 Tango is one insane ride, from any angle. The Boardwalk area needs a new ride... Volcano Derby, I always forget about this ride. This view looks differnt without Oronga... The Volcanic with the volcano - all in one! Twizzler Turnover - still one of the favorites at the park with the guests. HHC wasn't too crowded today. Down the tornado slide. More of HHC. Today Kissing Tower had an E-Stop halfway up the tower; luckily they were able to restart the ride ten minutes later. Kaena Point Falls sorta owns that area of the park right now. More soon.

^ Right, and that's why I have no problem with Maliboomer being removed, because "in theory", they are the same ride concepts, except one is outdoors and the other is inside.