AllenA07

Next time you're at the park go ride Gold Rusher, and look at the track around the station, you can still the original red track around the station. I don't have a picture of the entire ride being red, since they painted it about a decade before I was born.

I will admit, I am looking very forward to this movie. I have not seen the other movies in the series in nearly 10 years, so I think it might be high time that I go rent them.

Thought I'd bring you all an update on the status of Greezed Lightnin' since I'm the closest person on here to the park. Well drove by there a few weeks ago and noticed that there was a whole lot of nothing going on with it. In fact when I looked into the matter a little deeper I discovered the ride has officially been pushed back to 2009. The land they were going to build on didn't work out, so now the park is looking for another location for it. In other news, Joyland is building what I believe to be an S&S tower next year. Don't have anymore detail then that, just telling you what I saw. Someday I might even do a small (the park isn't exactly big) picture update if they ever get things finished.

I have no interest in an iPhone, however when the time comes for my next phone, I'll be upgrading myself to a blackberry.

Wait... what?! Did that not make a shred of sense to anyone else?!?! I think he meant that he broke up with his girlfriend, who then turned around and informed him that she was getting some lesbian action on. Sounds like the start of a great porno.

There were some working ones up on Samuri Summit as late as Fright Fest 2003. I worked right next to one of them and got to listen to "Move your Body" by Junior/Senior (if you don't know the song, I encourage you to look for it on youtube) on a loop for 8 hours a day. There were many times where I dempt of launching an RPG at that TV just to get that song to stop.

^Addendum to that: Unless you're reasonably sure you can get away with it.

If they keep them working the TV's in the line are actually nice at times. I've found myself watching them before, because frankly there isn't really much else to do. I do actually enjoy the Home Depot Ads that include random facts that have found there way around Six Flags parks.

A lot of that has been operational for years. However I think the blue-tooth downloads are kind of a cool idea. I wonder how long until the parks start selling the ride names to corporations. In stead of Goliath you'd have Home Depot: The Ride. I guess SFMM has already gone that far, Jet Stream became Arrowhead Splashdown for a couple of years.

Proposing to my girlfriend in January. What was the last time you tripped over your own two feet?

Over thinking this a bit aren't we! So lets see Robb is pushing 40, (I believe he's in his late 30's but lets round) and the average male life span in the United States is around 75 (again some rounding has been done). That means Robb has about 35 years left... So Robb, any plans for what happens with the site in 2043? Yeah I could have figured out Elissa as well, but I feel as though I've been lame enough for one post.

It looks more like a Bayern Kurve type ride to me then it does a rollercoaster. Therefore I'm going to have to say that this is a flat ride, and not a coaster.

Don't start a website just because you've got nothing better to do, otherwise you'll be wasting a lot of your time. If you must start one, try doing it using a free hosting site. When I first started my (now defunct) site many years back I had it hosted by (the now defunct) Xoom.com. After having the site on there for about a year and a half, I actually started getting some serious traffic to it, and decided that it was worth the money to get real hosting and to buy the domain name. Looking back I started my site because I was bored and had a passing interest in Rollercoasters. It took me a long time (and to be honest, some luck) before parks started to notice me and actually send me information. Same with sources, it took me a long time before I had people at parks whom I could rely on to send me good information, it doesn't just happen over night... I got lucky when SFMM sent out a handful of season pass forms early with all the information about X, Deja Vu, and Goliath Jr. on them. I got one and posted it on the web and suddenly people knew about my site, however if that had not happened, I'm not sure my site would have ever really gotten any notice from parks. Basic point is that having a website can be fun, but it is also a huge amount of work. Also there are no promises that you'll make the next Screamscape, Ultimate Rollercoaster, or Theme Park Review, it all depends on what you can offer that these sites can't, as well as some degree of luck.

Eric do you know what year Gold Rusher became it's current Yellow color? I believe the park painted it right after the first season, however I could be wrong on that.

^ I'd be more excited if they'd give Gold Rusher itself some paint. Still however it is good to see all these general improvements around the park.

I'm engaged, so I'm on my way out of the whole dating scene.

The only major park I'm hoping to hit this year is SFMM. I'll hit Joyland out here in Lubbock as well, pick up 2-3 credits depending on what's opened.

You can see some more footers for Eagles flight in the large lake aross from Gold Rusher.

Yeah I had heard about him passing away, Steve was a nice guy, I used to talk to him now and then on RRC.

^ I didn't know that he ever wrote a book. As far as leaving the park for food, one other thing to keep in mind is that fast food around the park might be more expensive as well, so you might not be getting that great of a deal. I know for a fact that the worlds most overpriced Wendy's is located across the street from SFMM.

Speaking of Eagle's Flight that station on Samurai Summit is also still intact. It has been used for various things over the years such as storage, and as a staging area for Roadkill Kitchen show during Fright Fest. To be honest it's hard to tell that it was ever a ride station while inside, however there is one big clue. The rides control panel is still completely in tact. It still has January 16th, 1994 listed as the last time the ride ran on the board. Makes me wonder if all the younger members know the significance of that date in the closing.

I used to work Roadkill Kitchen so I got to walk behind the security gate a few times, so I knew there was track back there.

Skynet was supposed to be operational over 10 years ago, I think we're safe.

The top station for the Dragon is there as well. Sometime when you're in station house for Ninja, look at the floor and you'll see that it used to be a large turn-table. That is the top half of the old dragon station.

Had the park pulled it off I think it could have been great. However I do agree with Pure that with all things considered I don't think that SFMM would be able to maintain itself as a destination park. I think it would have been too much too fast.