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^^^ 2 hours of ERT (not really ERT, but still) on Gold Striker? Yes please!

I found CarnEvil to be very solid last year (my very first Haunt), I'd say I'd put it at 3rd right behind TF and M^4 for my favorite maze. It's got a cool theme song with hilarious lyrics, some decent startle moments (esp. cotton candy girl), and of course a 60-D acid trip. Not to mention me walking right into a mirror, lol! I don't think it's going anywhere and is here to stay this year.

^^ I just watched the Vine vid of all of those 500+ decibel screaming girls on ToT. I know it's quite normal for people to scream loud on ToT, but these girls' screams are just a whole new level of eardrum bursting! Robb's report of DHS shows a bad enough day, and while it would be quite fitting to have these people at SFMM rather than a place like WDW, I can only imagine what a day at SFMM would be like with them, considering the park's reputation for ride operations.

YouTube SNES or Sega Genesis?

Thanks for the photos, looks like you had a great time despite the central valley's heat and the torture device that is Crazy Train. Definitely going to ride a Zipper someday, very high on my flat ride bucket list!

^ That's great news! Looks like I'm going to the park tomorrow then.

Must...resist...urge... ...to...make...fun...of...opening...date.

Be prepared for the unexpected, ALWAYS. Ship High In Transit happens you know.

Just registered and am now very excited for my first ever TPR event! I do have a question though: On the "customer information" page I entered in all my information, name, email, TPR screen name, etc. However, the PayPal part was all under my dad's name, he was pretty cool with it and we planned for this ever since WCB 2013 was announced earlier this year. Is there any problem with this?

^^ The 3D on the Nintendo 3DS XL is WAY better than the 3D in Happy Feet! This is what we video game nuts do while waiting in line to ride.

Yesterday was a blast! Clench-n-squish Logger's ride, lots of Goldy action, and just overall lots of fun. Goldy was running a little sluggish in the morning but got faster as things warmed up. Train B (peanut butter) was running slightly slower than Train A (red) throughout the day, and on the turnaround after the double up I could briefly hear the guide wheels screeching...looks like she might need a little lube! Vortex? Smooth? Sometimes it is...early in the season it was ok, but today it was utter Ship High In Transit. We also decided to be complete idiots and ride with our heads against the headrest instead of being defensive and tilting them forward out of range of headbanging. Rough as hell, Vortex tried to kill us!

Sweet, bonus points for having the reach envelope in view!

Hopefully "at this time" isn't as strong as "approved by the proper authorities". I'm just happy we can ride without worries for the rest of the season!

And here's proof from the permit page: http://smartpermit.santaclaraca.gov/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=StatusViewCase&shl_caseno=BLD2012-28623

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Yeah, as much as "Box: The Ride" would be amazingly unique, original, and funny as hell, it's pretty much not going to happen. Anyways, I'm excited to take another tunnel! This just made my day!

All I have to say about Grizzly is "TAER IT DOWN!!!1!1!" Sorry, couldn't resist!

If the coaster were to run PU wheels, it would easily valley and not make it through. The ENTIRE ride would have to be heavily redesigned and reprofiled for the trains to run PU wheels.

Nice to already see some good progress on the tunnel, hoping it's finished and the ride's back up and running by July 4th weekend (not actually the 4th, but still a critical summer weekend).

This is the main reason why I think it would be a good investment in the long run to use the thicker mesh in that area of the queue. If the thin mesh is used again, it will most likely be torn apart (considering what's already happened) and have to be replaced over and over again.

^ The fencing up closer to the station has a thicker, sturdier mesh that's virtually unmalleable by even the strongest human hands. If the current thin, malleable mesh in the rest of the queue is replaced with the sturdier mesh up towards the station, this problem would be easily solved. And yes, I too think this period of time will be useful in getting rid of vandalism...namely pieces of gum that I saw on the track (thankfully not on the rails, but pretty damn close) right next to the final staircase into the station (which will likely be removed when the track is next walked). I knew this would happen sooner or later, as currently it's frighteningly easy for an idiot to throw or spit something onto the track while on that final staircase.

Speaking of wait time depending on a variety of factors, Psycho Mouse ran surprisingly efficient operations yesterday, really amazing crew this year! Last year: One train is going up the lift while the other hits the final brakes at a given time, and a lot in the station. This year: One train going up the lift, another just finishing the switchbacks about to go down the drop, another hitting the final brakes at a given time, and some in the station.

That's awesome news! I did see a pile of wood at the foot of the P-turn during my rides yesterday, and I'm guessing that'll be for the new tunnel. This leaves one question unanswered: How is the ride still open? Also, yay for me losing my 5-person Didgeridoo Falls run virginity! That was possibly the craziest thing I've ever done at the park, right up there with clench-n-squish Logger's rides. Lots of walltime (vertical to overbanked walltime), out of control. On the second run, I smacked my head into Angry_Gumball's shoulder at the end, which hurt, but in a way that added to the sheer insanity. Definitely want to do it on another visit this summer.

Easily the sexiest Eurofighter trains I've ever seen, that lighting is just...wow! Bonus points for lap bars and no headbanging, and the layout looks really fun. The rest of Tripsdrill looks very nice, and is definitely a park on my bucket list, hoping to visit sometime in the coming years!

Fixed.