LoneRider92

Being stuck with the tab from a really expensive meal that tasted awful. What's worse than having ghost chilies rubbed in an open wound?

Relationship?!? Ha, are you kidding? Why do you think I spend so much time skulking around this forum?! ... Still lookng for the first one, actually. 19 and a half years old. Don't worry, I'll get around to one eventually. Based off my sister's relationship, though, it seems like a LOT of trouble. I'm busy enough as it is right now without a girlfriend.

In the past two weeks, I'll have visited Bay Beach Park, Mt Olympus, and Noah's Ark. I think that will whet my thrill appetite for a bit. If I can manage to do a photo trip report of Noah's Ark, I would be REALLY happy (since TPR has yet to make a trip there and I have not seen any trip reports of it yet).

If Great America were to get a new ride, names like Poltergeist, Atom Smasher, and Hellevator have a nice ring to them. However, if any park EVER got a drop tower and called it "OMG! 400", I think I might puke. An Insane model in the former Great American Raceway area would be excellent, but I agree that it would be better to get a high capacity ride.

Great, now I'm re-hooked on Burnout 2 after many years. Such an awesome racing game; however, it gets kind of hard for color blind people like me to see cars at 180 mph. Lots of crashes so far.

Hilltopper - as far as I know, the only thing that's original on the ride now is the design and the Elvis sign. It really is a New Zippin Pippin. As for Jakizle, yes, they are running two trains, which surprised me too. However, they were stacking like real pros, which almost made it like they were running one. The way the station is designed, riders exit the same side they enter, which means oncoming riders have to wait until everybody is off the train and out of the station. In addition, the ride ops go through once and check the seatbelts only, then check the lap bars, which made the whole loading process pretty darn slow. I hope they can at least pick up the pace in the future, as the line was starting to get lengthy when I left, and it was only 1:30.

Parte dos On the way to our next destination. I wonder if that's it? Does this have something to do with it? Yep! This is it! The world famous sign in some guy's back yar... No, wait! We're here to see the Frozen Tundra! (Today, however, the ice was all melted. Darn) WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON OUT THERE?!?!?! Thank you Vince. You just make everyone feel welcome here... This place looks like fun! Let's have a look! Lombardi out front and these bruisers just inside. How inviting Me doin' the famous Packer bike ride Me hanging out with Donald Driver. What an awesome guy! (Even if this one didn't say much...) Doing my part to help win the Ice Bowl Sorry Terrance, someone beat you to this one! Something doesn't seem right here... "HELP!! We aren't statues! We are the ACTUAL PLAYERS FROM THE ICE BOWL! WE FROZE SOLID AND THEY STUCK US IN HERE FOR THE PAST 44 YEARS!! WE WANT TO RIDE ZIPPIN PIPPIN TOO!1!!" For those Bears fans out there, you might want to look away for the next pic... NFC Champs Trophy Steelers fans should REALLY look away for the next pic... Super Bowl Trophy (named after who again? =D) (Sorry, gloating done) Me with a souvenir. I didn't get very far with it though... I know a few coasters that could send people here (Donald says hi again!) The Lambeau Leap wall kept me entertained for at least 20 minutes. Not by me jumping, but watching little kids plow into the wall at full speed again and again in an attempt to make the jump. It was supremely satisfying Of course, Pops had to relive the glory days (read: imaginary) of him being a top athlete MOV06068.MPG So I had to show him up a little =D The desk of the legendary coach Vince Lombardi Dad channeling some of that Lombardi anger (This one will be burned into my head for a bit...) o.O Bart was a little nervous. "You're not the coaster guy that fools around with statues, are you?" Apparently, my dad not only gave meanness lessons to Lombardi, but also to Ray Nitchske. I would not doubt that. Being a ruff tuff football fan, I was delighted that I found such FABULOUS gifts in the pro shop XD I was absolutely not going to leave without taking this. Getting it out of the shop presented a problem however The ACER in me told me to take a picture of this Where are we again? Famous people park here People in Green Bay had some pretty cool stuff in their backyards. I was digging the turnstyle in this yard across the street from the stadium Okay, even if the entire report sucked, I at least included food. That makes it better, right? Rocky's has some pretty sweet pictures in their restaurants. Hehe... This guy makes some pretty amazing pizza. If you're in Wisconsin, I suggest making a visit at any one of the locations at least once One piece was awesome, two pieces were heavenly, five and a half sent me into a nice little food coma Good sunset. Good day I'll see you in a week. All done. Comments/questions/praise would be appreciated [i'm a trip report virgin. It's my first time. Be gentle ]

First Trip Report. Alright, here goes... This weekend my old man and me made the three hour drive to Green Bay for a little day trip. I had been to Green Bay a few times before, but this was the first time that there has been a credit involved. For those who don't know, Bay Beach Park is a small family park that has a few rides. This little park is actually a GREAT place for families; parking and admission is free and the price for ride tickets is VERY affordable (A whopping 25 cents per ticket, the gougers!). The park also has a couple of playgrounds and picnic areas, making it a nice place to spend a day with the family. Ok, fine, I'll get to the coaster. Zippin Pippin is situated at the end of the park. I will say that the area it is situated in is needing some shade or trees or something, as currently it is not very aesthetically pleasing. Waiting ten to fifteen minutes in the sun wasn't unbearable, but in a place where it snows 14 months out of the year, it was tough for the locals (and me). My first time I waited for the back seat and got on without too much trouble. We sat in the train for a few minutes, nothing happening. Then I heard the words I hate; "Unload the train". Ugh. It broke down my first time. Fine. After waiting fifteen more minutes, I finally got my ride, and it was well worth it! Word From The Coaster Nerd Wow! Don't be fooled by a smaller ride, this thing was a ton of fun! After seeing how slowly it ran in the testing videos, I wasn't sure about it, but it ran just fine. I rode in the front, middle, and back, and I can say that the front is the most enjoyable. There is airtime on almost every hill and it runs pretty quickly. The back has good air on the first two drops and the middle had good low g's. One thing I will say about the ride - Look out for the second-to-last-hill! It's very abrupt and gives a WICKED shot of airtime. Also, the turns aren't formed very well and seem to have a few corners in them, but otherwise the ride is smooth and great fun. Bay Beach definitely has a winner here. The ride is very popular with all who ride it. Luckily the line remained fairly short all day. We heard some horror stories about the wait being MUCH longer than 15-20 minutes, so keep in mind that the park is very popular and the crowds of families can get fairly dense. I can say that I was glad that I made the trip up here to experience the ride. It was well worth it! I don't know if it would be worth making a trip just for the ride if you have a lengthy drive, but if you could add the park on a trip I would recommend it. Bay Beach is a very nice park and is a great way to spend a day with the family. On to pictures! ADMIN EDIT: I went ahead and added the "Photo TR:" notation to the front of your thread's title. Thanks for sharing this with us and welcome to Theme Park Review! Wouldn't you know it, we got lost on our way to the park. Luckily this nice man pointed the way for us. Well, this looks like the place. The main building. Oooh... Aaaah... And that's what I'm here for! Tickets required. Makes for a VERY affordable day at 25 cents a ticket. The train station, largely unchanged from my last visit many years ago. The Yo-Yo. Rejoice, the coaster is near! Rounding the bend. Rules of the ride. Snazzy ride sign. Nice to see the old sign made it. At least this isn't full today. Headin' up the lift NERD SHOT! Unfortunately, this guy ended up causing problems all day long... Station shot Builder's plate I was literally sitting RIGHT THERE when the ride broke down. The lift kept running and it wouldn't send a train, so we had to wait while the ride op called M&V to figure out what to do. *sigh* Evac-ing the train. Really? Just my luck NERD SHOT! - The Revenge of the NERD SHOT! First drop. Nothing else to do while waiting but take pictures, I guess Pops heard that the ride had lines all the way to the ticket booth at some point. As you can see, that would be a LONG wait o.O Chairplanes (Cute name IMO) Most bad-a$$ looking train ever! Ferris wheel. I would have liked to get some aerial shots but the line was super long Best guess, the station was brand new the last time I was here. It feels like forever ago I would have liked to get some Pippin swag, but that penny-pinching padre of mine said no =( Aneurysm - The Ride aka Scat Tilt-a-Whirl In between the rides area and Zippin Pippin is this very nice shaded area. Bay Beach really seems to be a great place to spend a day with the family. It definitely seems to be a popular place Second breakdown of the day. Yay? Believe it or not, Green Bay actually HAS a bay. Who would've thought? Hangin' out at the entrance Eh, this pic actually turned out pretty decent! This one, not as good Let's hop on the train for a quick ride shall we? It wouldn't be a TPR report without a THROUGH THE TREES!!1!1! shot, would it? Quick fact: when Father Marquette was visitng Green Bay many years ago, he was walking over a bridge when he slipped and fell into the water. He looked down and "Deep Here". And that's how the city of De Pere got it's name (Get it? Deep Here = De Pere? lolol... Don't blame me, it was my dad's joke) The end of the line and the end of our day at Bay Beach Park (Dad's mammoth safari hat says hi!) Sorry Scat, I didn't feel like feeling seasick today Parting shot of Zippin Pippin. What a great surprise it was! Part two in the works...

Failing kindergarten. What's worse than marathoning Son of Beast with the Premier trains?

Crystal Summit theme aka Childish Games - Burnout 2. Ace reminded me how awesome the music was in that game. It's still my favorite racing game to date.

Hang on a second. Are we SURE there was no Rapture??? http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_fcfcbfa8-87bb-11e0-814b-001cc4c03286.html I guess people got bored waiting for Brat Fest to open.

So far, LA Noire is a VERY good game. It looks fantastic and seems to be a nice break from "normal" 3rd person shooters. However, I need to work on my interrogations as it seems I am far too trusting of other people. X( At least I haven't royally screwed up any cases. Yet.

Cheez Its > Cheez Nips. That is all.

Colossus, Alpengeist, Kumba, and Oblivion come to mind. Also, I think Abismo just has a nice ring to it.

Luckily, the kids in my school were pretty smart. They learned to never, EVER question my knowledge of theme parkery, so I didn't hear too many gems. If I can think of some, I'll put them up here.

Much appreciated djbrcace1234. Anyways, it's because I either go to a park by myself or with my mom and sister, so often I ride alone (Yeah, I'm kind of sad and pathetic).

Well, I wanted to do something like this, but it's too big. Still looking. So it would match my username