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I cannot wait to ride this thing. Is it July yet?

Well done, and thank you for the list. I have ridden none of these coasters, and many of them I have never even heard of before.

Congratulations to all of my fellow TPR'ers who hit 50. I look forward to tacking onto my 8 rides at some point this summer with you all.

We also need pictures. Details and Pictures please.

Yeah, Details, Details. We need the Details.

Amen!

I will ride both sides, but from the video, I'm more excited to ride the left side.

I bet this is why the promo shoot was from 5-8, or after work hours this week. Until they have the sound walls installed, nobody will be riding this thing during normal business hours.

The way I would best describe this ride is as if you were a switch hitter, taking batting practice all by yourself. You would throw the ball in the air, grab the bat, and hit the ball before it lands on the ground. This is what Gold Striker did to us last night, and is currently doing to a few of us right now. Gold Striker would throws us in the air, and hit us to the right; throw us in the air, and hit us to the left; throw us in the air, and hit us ..... all before we ever had a chance to land in our seats. Gold Striker never missed the ball once, and yes, you will spend many moments colliding with your neighbor if you are not holding on tightly. I rode 9 times last night, and I could have ridden more. It was that comfortable.

I hope you all have double digit rides (10+) tonight.

^^^^For tonight and tomorrow, all you have to do is show up. They want as many people as possible. The gates open at 4:30 pm. ^^ On one of the rides, some guy behind us had some gold dust fly into his eye. It was nice and red when we returned to the station. A nice rain storm should take away the flying gold dust.

The best part of the night for me, besides meeting a lot of really cool people, was smelling like Gold Striker all the way home. Sitting in the front row, you were guaranteed to have sawdust particles hit you from all sides as this ride is that new. The Tunnel was the perfect length. It hid the steepness of the drop perfectly, and gave a sense of anticipation as the train ascended toward the tunnel. Once you popped out of the tunnel, the ride was flying so fast that you really could not focus on anything but all the head choppers coming at you during the station fly-by. This is by far California's best wooden roller coaster, and every coaster enthusiast should have this on their to-ride list. It is that good, and should only get better throughout they season. Kudos to all the Park Managers and Supervisors who organized this event to show off their newest pride and joy. You all did a fantastic job, and we all truly appreciate what you did for us last night. Thank You!

If this is like past promotional shoots, there will be a helicopter tonight as well. We may do a little station waiting until the Helicopter is in the right position, but they will give us enough rides so that we will want to come back the next time they need live riders. T-Minus 4:45 Hours.

^Congratulations. That totally trumps the Tuesday defeat.

^^Yeah, that just hit the brakes on my day. T-Minus 23 Hours and 38 minutes.

Thanks for the photos. The ride is coming together nicely.

I chose the water park over this coaster back in 1989. If I had to do it all over again, I would have ridden this ride, and then gone to the water park. I did not know how to multi-task back then.

Really looking forward to tomorrow. These pictures are making life hard today.

This ride looks like it is going to be fun.

I got dibs on the back row. There is only one of me, so who wants to join me in the back?

Thanks for keeping us informed. I look forward to enjoying your "entire" park next year.

^I'm sorry. I bet you will be picked for Wednesday or Thursday. How is the traffic this time of day on a Tuesday coming from the South? Sunset is 7:51 that night, so the tunnel will be darker towards the end.

It says that check-in is at the main gate at 4:30. After we check-in, where should we congregate to meet each other? We will be too busy enjoying ourselves at 5:00 to meet one another, and I need to head for home right after.

See you all on Tuesday as well.

So Monday it is?