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I eat healthy almost the entire year.....so I can completely go crazy when I visit a park. My Yo-Yo diet almost runs entirely with my theme park visits. I go absolutely crazy in June and July, then lose weight for the September Disneyland Marathon. Go crazy at Disneyland, then lose weight for the Disneyworld marathon. Go crazy there, then lose weight until June. Yeah, I know it's unhealthy but I don't care. As for Organic food, you should watch Penn & Teller's Bull S--- TV show. It's really an eye opener for the 'Organic' industry.

I noticed that Robb has Kawasemi on there! Kawasemi has to be my favorite (I haven't been on his top two). I had totally forgot it was even there when I visited last year and it really was incredible, especially with how small of a ride it was! My two cents. Edited to reference Robb's response.

La Qua is great little place. It is very conveniently located, and as Chuck said, there is a ton of other things to do in the area. It's too bad Muscle Park is gone , but Joyopolis is pretty cool as well. We also loved Tobu Zoo, and if you go, make sure to visit the Itarian Restaraunt!

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!!! Loved the report. I can't say thanks enough! Can't wait for the Pretzel Cones!!! There are so many things to look forward to in the near future. As for the pro-slides, Wildebeest is an incredible watercoaster. Much more comfortable and smooth than the Master Blasters. As for the Topsy-Turvy and Tantrums, I have only been on them once, but do they all have those super annoying speed bumps? We went on them at Adventure Island on the Middle America trip so I don't know if the bumps are standard, or if it's an Adventure Island thing. Now I need to get a Rocky Mountain Coaster bench and play with some playdough!

Yay for the TPR videos! Awesome updates. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. It is absolutely amazing how in-depth and detailed your coverage is. No one even comes close! It's a lot of fun following along on Facebook as well because it's a live update and we can follow along as you go from booth to booth! Thanks a ton! The Skyquest could be really fun, but I could just see myself having to go to the bathroom halfway through the ride. That would not be good. I definitely need to try the helicopter sometime as well

^I am looking forward to Epic Mickey as well, but I'm not holding my breath. A lot of the Disney games are pretty bad. I've heard it is because of how much control Disney has over the product, and that they don't really let the developers/designers (the real experts) go with what they know works. Working for Disney in the past I have seen how incredibly bureaucratic it is and can completely understand. My favorite Disney game is Mickey Mouse's Castle of Illusion on the Genesis. If you ever find it, get it. As for themepark based games, the Magical Racing Tour wasn't to bad for it's time.

^My bad Hmmmm, I wonder.....

I forgot to ask, any interesting/new Dippin Dots flavors?

Thanks a ton Robb!!! You do way too much. Get some sleep!

Boardwalk Bullet has at least one place in the layout where the wheels are partially on and partially off the edge of the steel rail. Granted, it's between the final brake and the station, but it's there. But Boardwalk Bullet is a true woodie right? It's not a steel coaster like the Texas Giant now is. If you ever look at a steel track, you can see the wheel marks and there is barely any movement.

Finally the food!!! Great pictures and updates. I'm really excited to see these things become a reality! I really wish I was going to Australia for the Aqua Loops!

Part 1 of 2! Next up was EUROPA PARK!!!! This park was incredible, and is now one of my top 5 favorite parks! The theming was absolutely incredible, and many areas were better than Disney! It was such a massive park that even with almost 2 days at the park, I think we may have hit just a little over 1/2 of it! Because this park was so huge, this will be a two part review! This is part 1, part 2 will be posted when there are enough comments to get to page 9, so please post comments if you want to see more! On to the pictures! Cameron plays Rob(b) for the day! We have ERT this morning, so we get to go through the special Hitler Fart entrance. This is part of the Blue Fire queue. Trying to walk and watch it was like trying to walk through one of those spinning rooms. Thumbs up before the first ride of the day! Very big loop. One of the coolest things about Blue Fire was that the hand holds were heart rate monitors so you could track your heart rate throughout the ride! They made us walk around to re-ride, so there were a few empty seats on each train. Also, the walk back to the ride was really long! Twisty! Yay for Blue Fire! Is that my heart rate, or my blood alcohol count? Blue Fire ERT was awesome! Take a bath, a drink, or for the horses? Now it's off to see the rest of this massive park! A random 'burning house while the man fishes' theming in the river. Looks like the fish won this battle. These sandwiches were amazing! Shark! Best drink in Germany, MEZZO MIX!!! I must have had 10 gallons while we were there. The vikings started the short skirt trend. Euro Mir!!! The best lift hill in the world! Video to follow later! Russ is a little unsure of what he just experienced. More TPR members enjoy Euro Mir. Another shot of the almost all TPR train! This people look like they are from the 80's. Amy and Andrew approve of Euro Mir! There were a couple of these random buildings, but they were incredibly detailed with murals and drawings on the inside. Why does this ride say "No dogs allowed," it's not like dogs are allowed in Amuse..... ....they let you bring dogs to the park!!!! I love this place! They even have water dishes themed for the dogs! Next up was the powered coaster Gersterlfljisejklgkerfdserlsrer.... Inside the Roseanne Barr house. These two old animatronics were the most realistic ones I have ever seen. Phantasialand may have the Michael Jackson The Ride, but they don't have Michael Jackson the Maid who beats you with a stick! A random signed cow with a sign that is too far away to read what it is for. Derek frolics in the stream for a bit. This is how cool the theming was. They even put in a little stream running through the walkways! An amazing looking park! For some reason I completely missed that we would be seeing two Spaceship Earth golf balls on this trip! First up was Euro Sat! Rough, but still a lot of fun. The queue reminded us of Space Mountain. Video of the ride to follow! Next up was Universe of Energy, the no Ellen Europa Park version! In Germany, all the warning signs seem to be swearing at you. Little bloody dinosaur emerging from his egg. The pterodactyl flashed everyone as they went by. Not nearly bloody enough. I think the correct translation is "Get the hell out!" Next up was Poseidon, where the Trojan Horse in the Queue pees on you. This is a perfect example of Europe's idea of a ride line. This is halfway through the line, yet it ended up being a free for all. People spread out and would just shove their way ahead of you. Nice family picture in front of the golf ball. Lots of attention to details. The boarding area was very impressive. I'm just a little excited for my first water coaster! Great views along the way. Amy and Derek enjoy the slow part before the coaster. The view from the boat. The Percy Jackson temple looked amazing on the outside, but... the inside was even more incredible! Eric, Drew, and Fernando enjoying Poseidon. Sploosh! A coaster section of the ride. Getting ready for the final splashdown. Next up was the pegasus coaster. They had this warped looking animatronic chic. And an even more warped looking Sylvester Stallone. Only Storks who are not delivering babies can ride. The embarrassment of being the only adults on a ride full of kids. Icarus kills you at the end. This is the baby washing station. Just put them in and an hour later they come out all fresh and clean. This Sorcerer's Mickey hat actually serves a purpose unlike the pin trading joke at DHS. Next up was Atlantica. These rides are nothing special to me at all. They are like wannabe Poseidons. Getting ready for the splash! There was some odd pirate theming as well. Or my picture order got screwed up. Before the drop. Also, remember, no dancing. They used Derek as the model for the bull. Next up was the AlpenExpress. The three bears fight it out over whose fault it was that Goldilocks got in. Eric and Derek enjoy the nice powered coaster. The only way this ginger will ever kiss a girl. I missed Alfredo and Drew's though. Jordan is still trying to figure out what the crap he just saw in the cavern. Ah, the silent bliss of a powered coaster. On the powered coaster you go through this weird cavern with trolls(?). The cavern is actually a part of 3 different attractions. It's a walkthrough, and both the log ride and powered coaster also go through it. This is one of the happy Troll workers. They are unhappy because Europa Park had the audacity to raise the retirement age from 64 to 65. This is the head chopper dragon. The coaster powers through the cavern. More unhappy workers. Many male TPR members swung from the wiener ride. Why go backstage when ridding through the park is much quicker. We caught Andrew on the log ride with his hands down his pants. Derek decided to play Dan and sit this one out. Next up was the automated Ebola raft ride through Africa. There were no ropes or seatbelts because Europeans aren't stupid and sue happy like Americans. This guy had a special on Staph and E Coli for the day. Dschungfi's Fahrts put Shaka Zulu's to shame. Duck. The lion randomly picks one guest per boat to eat while the rest of us laugh and take pictures. This could easily be a caption contest. Disney wanted to make their Jungle Cruise boats look like the African Queen, while Europa Park just said screw it and just made the African Queen. Unlike at Disney, the Hippos win here. One of two, that's right two, monorail systems in the park. The other will be in the next part, as are the old Disney versions. VIDEO IS HERE! PART 2 COMING SOON!

^^Thanks for that video! We were sitting in the front so I forgot all about the back people getting drenched! That was such an awesome ride. ^I am definitely one of those non-mineral water people. It tastes salty to me, but I know it's supposed to be better for you.

I really tried to get out to CGA for Halloween this year but I was thwarted once again. I definitely need to hit it up next year and experience the birth...I mean Toy Factory.

I'm still waiting to hear what all those survey markers were for.

A little late, but I also use iskysoft (works good), toast titanium 10 (works really good), and xilisoft (works good). I'd be willing to test/help out if it's not too late!

I voted for Fair Park, SFOT, and Billy Bob's (Food of course!).

Looks like it's coming along great! I think it's cool when parks add surprises. Like the loop, tunnel, lasers, and sharks for i305

^That is definitely the best way to see when they are guessing the busy days will be. Are flash/front of the line passes in your budget? If so, I would get one for USH and SFMM on the busier days, and on the least busy days head to KBF and the Disney Parks since they don't have them.

Awesome report! Spain is definitely on my theme park must do list! Theming looked very good, but they definitely need more shade!

Kind of reminds me of the ride at the Olympia Looping park during the Europe trip. That was an incredible ride. I can't imagine how much throw up will be flying off of that thing.

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National Lampoon's Vacation, and Beverly Hills Cop 3. BHC3 is not really coasterish, but it was filmed at my home park! Other than those, I don't really remember seeing any coaster videos as a kid.

The Hades tunnel was insane! It was literally hell to get to, and then the tunnel itself was very intense. As for Roar, it's not nearly as rough as the others and I can ride it numerous times during Bay Area Bash. Ghostrider however, had some incredible parts to it, but it is so incredibly rough that it's not worth it. Riding in the back during the Haunt Event was really bad. I think the differences in how they hold up are in the engineering and construction. If you have the correct engineering, and great construction, the rides will last a long time.

Besides negative nancy, I think it looks like a fun, but small ride. It would go great right next to my Mirabilandia Mini Log-Ride!