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It kind of looks like Flik's Flyers to me. I hope it's a mini drop tower though.

Yeah, that time between Christmas and New Years gets pretty busy. All those people stuck at family functions go insane and go to the parks to get away.

I've ridden the one in Hollywood and it does seem very familiar, so it could be. Also the graphics do pretty much look that bad in the Hollywood version as well.

This looks like it was such an amazing trip! One day I'd love to hit Oktoberfest with TPR!

I'm glad to hear Robb's review. I was a little worried about this one, but now I'm excited to see it!

Yeah, not a very nice looking ship.

It's good to see local theaters trying to do some big productions, but it's unfortunate when they aren't able to pull it of that well. Although, we've never gotten Newsies in Reno so even community theater would be better than nothing for me.

TPR was invited to California Great America for the 2017 Haunt media event! We got a first hand look at everything that is being offered this year, including the Ed Alonzo show, Chaos House, Demon Re-Ignited, and more! We started off with a lights on walkthrough of Backwoods, then we had a great dinner with a presentation about everything that is happening at California Great America. Afterwards, we got some Fright Lane Passes and some Skeleton Keys and went out and experienced everything they had to offer! CGA has 5 Skeleton Key Rooms, 3 Scare Zones, 8 mazes, and 5 shows. They are : Skeleton Key Rooms: Post Mortem (RIP Amy!), Aftershock (Most startling), Witch's Lair, Panic Room Escape (great, but we sucked!), A51 Mazes: Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors, Roadkill Roadhouse, Backwoods, Chaos House, Zombie High, Toy Factory, Cornstalkers, Madame Marie's Massacre Manor Shows: Blood Drums, Ed Alonzo's Pyscho Circus of Magic and Mayhem, Nytewalkers, Sideshow, Opening Scares Scare Zones: FearyTales, Jester Town, Underworld Alley If you get a chance, go! It was a great event and they do a very good job at themeing and the scare actors are great! The skeleton rooms, while very short, are very unique and are worth it. On to the pictures! We arrived at CGA! Don’t forget to get your season pass, it’s an incredible deal! We’re all ready for a fun filled Haunt. This is everything the Skeleton Key and Fright Lane Pass get you into. Obligatory entrance photo. First thing of the night is a lights on tour of their new maze, Backwoods. The entrance to Backwoods. I'm sure this will be nice and relaxing place for a vacation. A closer look at the front of the vacation home. At night, you can sense something isn't right. Lots of areas to walk back and forth and be scared in. Deer hunting and gator heads are always a nice touch. The dogs here are a very special breed. This is a great looking werewolf/monster/thing! Next up was some amazing food! The vomit was especially good. As was the blood soup. I couldn't tell if the RIP stood for rest in peace, or what you will be doing after eating brussel sprouts. The marketing team gave us an overview of the event, and talked a little about Railblazer and the Winterfest. Flight Deck was running very good as always! Chaos House is one of their new mazes. The scare actors are always a lot of fun. Here's one of the skeleton keys. This one was the Aftershock, it was short, but had a good scare. A propane tank this big can only mean there will be a lot of fire! The witch starts off the festivities for the night. The Demon has returned! It's finally getting dark! Jester Town is ready to scare you to death! It's not even dark yet, this kid doesn't stand a chance. This was one of our favorite scare actors of the evening. Next up was a special preview of the Ed Alonzo show. You have to see it! It was really good! One little spark....oh wait, wrong park. Great dancers! There's knives, comedy, and magic. This box had about 5 girls come out of it. I need to get one of these! One really long balloon. Um, no comment. What other show has a duck and drag! Honestly though, I was super impressed with his magic! The demon eyes are still here! Next up was Wax Museum. The Phantom of the Opera. It can't be Halloween without a Dracula. Dr Frankenstein did a good job recruiting people for experiments. And who doesn't enjoy a good exorcism! Anyone in need of some spare parts? Creepy mannequins to walk through. It looks really nice from the bridge. Next up was a walk through the FearyTales scare zone. It was a unique area, but not quite as scary as the other areas. Zombie High brings back all the suppressed evil memories of High School! The entrance. The principal didn't last very long against the zombies. Oh no, it's the Michael Jackson/Cher zombie! Few things are scarier than books!! I always hated the evil projectors. That must have been on hell of a party. The theater had a really nice creepy feel to it. Oh not, it's a football player and he's not taking a knee! Toy Factory was as good as it always is. One kind of frustrating thing was these spiders were very hard to find, if they even had them. They are the entrance to the Fright Lanes, and some didn't have them so you had to guess where the entrance was. They had a lot of these creepy things. A nice bucket of body parts. This little thing creeped me out. If it would have ran towards me, I would have screamed. "I came in like a wrecking ball!" Oh no, a haunted Game Boy!! This doll just wants a hug. Cornstalkers is another classic. And yes it does have a ton of corn stalks! There are a ton of creatures that can hide really well in the corn. Demon looks really good when it's backlit with fire! I'm guessing I'm about to be scared. This little dude was a champ. He didn't even budge. Demon re-ignited was a lot of fun! They did a good job at adding life to it. Of course, Gold Striker is still an amazing ride. The park looked really good with al the different lighting and effects. Blood Drums put on a good long show with fire, sparks, and of course, drums! Girls and fire are always a good mix. Roadkill Road House is one of those disgusting and disturbing scary mazes. There are no limits to what they will grill! It looks like freshly butchered human is on the menu tonight. I thought McDonald's got rid of the pink stuff. That me after 8 weeks of the Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Pass. Creepy hot dancers are always a plus! The show had some great dancing, and great stunts! They had some great BMX stunts in a pretty small area. This is one of the rollerbladers trying to escape from the zombies. They also had this wall trampoline where they did some pretty cool tricks. After the show, we headed back to Backwoods. The maze is really nice looking in the dark. This information board pretty much tells you that you're going to die. This creepy dude definitely let you know that you weren't wanted in those parts. Did I mention that there was fire! Next up was the Chaos House. It wasn't so much scary as it was an attack on your senses. It was like an adult fun house. This room had a cool laser effect that was hard to get a picture of. Our last maze of the night was also the hardest to find. It took us three full laps around the park before we found it. It's across from Demon, behind the Invertigo field. It's Madame Marie's. The Voodoo blacklight rooms looked really good. I'm sure she was a sweet girl. Be careful of the psychos! Don't go towards the light! You are the main course for dinner! That's it for our review! CGA did a great job on their Haunt this year, and it's definitely worth a visit!

Wow, Oktoberfest looks amazing! I love how over-the-top the fair is.

Besides being the home to the Red Sox, Fenway park looks like a great classic park!

I agree. The editing really did stand out as bad in this movie, and I usually never notice anything like that.

This looks like it'll be a great addition! Can't wait to see how it rides.

Yeah, it's definitely something we're going to think about as well. Such a sad and terrible situation.

Wow, it looks like Volcano Bay removed 28 food choices! For me, that was the best thing the park had going for them! Some of those dishes looked amazing. That's too bad, but the way things have been going, and with their clientele, not shocking. Add that to the long lines and terrible reviews and I don't think I'll be visiting there for quite a while. https://orlandoinformer.com/blog/volcano-bay-changes-menus/

This trip looks amazing! An Adventure by Disney trip is definitely on my must do list now!

I'm heading to the park on a Monday in a couple of weeks, and I've never been to this park. Any suggestions for a plan of attack?

Been playing Mario Kart 8 on the Switch. Nothing groundbreaking, but it has a ton of tracks and characters. Pretty fun game like the rest of them.

I rode it with Chris on opening day and it was really good! The Rocket animatronic was really impressive. I liked it better than the original, and can't wait to go back and ride it again.

Awesome review! I would have loved to see that show!

It's too expensive for me, but seems like a fun event for the new version!

Thanks for sharing it! I'm still amazed at the whole event.

They always do such an amazing job with the kids areas.

The included bathroom is always a great amenity!

There is seriously something wrong with these people. I did a Carnival Cruise once and will never make that mistake again. Even if they gave me a free trip, I wouldn't go on a Carnival cruise https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2017/04/17/carnival-cruise-couple-record-sailings/100542648/