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Well...had plans to go to Central Florida this year...but... you know ....

We'll take it in Kansas City, please.

Agreed. It and Talon are basically the only good coasters there.

Hmm, sounds promising. A buyer would definitely want to start operations this year to get some money rolling in.

Yes. Forbes' valuation is based on his own estimates of his property's worth, which he has repeatedly overvalued and undervalued depending on what is advantageous to him in the moment. He inherited hundreds of millions of dollars and has lost it all by repeatedly paying way more than things are worth and then driving them into the ground--losses so great that it resulted in his not owing taxes for a number of years. He is a liar and a fraudster and only a fool would base anything on the things that come out of his mouth. Banks won't lend to him because he has repeatedly refused to pay them back. The only way he can get any credit at all is through the Russian mafia. This is all well known and well documented. There is a high probability that his net worth is actually negative.

Come on, man, three weeks ago the unemployment rate was 3%. One tenth of the entire country lost their jobs in the last three weeks, and you have the nerve to say it's no big deal?

^^ Agreed, and I've always preferred both Sondheim and the Gershwins to ALW, but licensing rights and all that...Happy to have what we have in these times.

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Theme parks are just about the cheapest price per hour of entertainment available, and you don't have to go that many days to get to that point. We pay $100 a year per season pass and go about 20 days. If each visit is about 5 hours long (and I'd say that's about right; we don't spend all day), we've paid $1 an hour per person for entertainment. It's a ridiculous value. That said, in absolute terms it is expensive, at $500 per year for our family just for the tickets--and let's be honest, we probably drop another $500 on food and souvenirs each year too. It's cheap and expensive at the same time, and I can totally see people spending that money elsewhere after all this. I wouldn't even blame anyone who does.

Day 2: The IRS Photo Trip Report: Who'll Buy My Memories? A trip that's sprinkled with waters blue A few old photos I need to use Who'll buy my memories Of things that used to be There were the smiles before the fears Before Covid-19, in a better year. No? You want this for free? Ugh, fine, I guess. Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend was set aside for Hurricane Harbor. Unlike other Six Flags parks, this one is actually across the freeway from Six Flags over Texas. It is clearly a little older but it decently well-maintained, especially by Six Flags standards. We had a lot of fun in the wave pool and the lazy river, but we did fit in a couple of the tube slides as well. I loved the Raging Rapids especially; it's a lot like a slide that used to be at White Water in Branson a long time ago and was a favourite back then. I kind of shy away from the more thrilling slides usually; I prefer my waterpark time to be more relaxing, and slides like Raging Rapids fit the bill perfectly. We spent from opening through the afternoon at Hurricane Harbor, then headed back to the hotel to change and go out to dinner. Remember going out to dinner? It was awesome! Anyway, we went to Our Glass Tavern, which was a sushi/pho bar that was surprisingly kid-friendly. It's gone now, replaced by a barbecue place that I hope is decent. We enjoyed our time at Our Glass; you shall be missed. We finished off the evening just like the previous one, riding whatever we could until the park closed. We got on almost all the coasters we hadn't ridden the day before, plus El Aserradero, plus some more rides on Titan and Texas Giant. It was a great evening. Day 3: On the Road Again Our final day in DFW was just for Six Flags over Texas. There were just two coasters we hadn't gotten to yet: La Vibora and Runaway Mountain. We of course headed straight to La Vibora at rope drop. Usually it's just me and my son riding the coasters, with the girls preferring the milder rides, but my oldest wanted to ride this one. She gave it a 9/10 as soon as we got off. Personally, I thought it was pretty good, though not nearly to the level of Flying Turns at Knoebels, the only other bobsled coaster I've been on. I'm not sure if it's just that we went early in the day and early in the season that made a difference, but I didn't experience anything like what others have said about it here. The park also had a cool beer event that weekend that worked similarly to the BBQ & Brews that Cedar Point did a couple of years ago. You bought a ticket for I think like $15 and got essentially like 3-4 flights of beers. Good opportunity to taste the bounteous Texas craft scene. Texas Craft Beers! As for other non-coaster rides, the sombrero and gunslinger rides were pretty cool, Justice League is good as always, and of course the carousel was a great way to begin the day (it opened before rope drop). We got plenty of rides on NTAG--best ride in the park--and then headed on south through Willie Nelson's hometown and on to Mission City for the real goal of this Trip: SEA WORLD. Roll that beautiful bean footage!

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For anyone who is having a theatre withdrawal (or like me lives in an area with a dearth of live theatre), for the next few weeks some ALW musicals are going to be streaming for free on YouTube. Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat is up now (the version with the Osmonds from about 20 years ago), and Jesus Christ Superstar is up next. They release every Friday at 1 PM Central. https://www.slashfilm.com/the-shows-must-go-on/

Oh man, that's great. Really cool to see some areas of the park that I recognize from a couple of years ago, but from a totally different era....Seriously, that baby in the beginning of the episode...is my age. And can I say how wonderful it is to see ads that aren't obnoxious...including the ads for New Slurm!!! A couple of them I remember too, specifically the ones for Frosted Mini Wheats and S'mores Crunch. Those apparently ran for a while. Loving the music too...even though this is technically before my time, this is definitely my music. I grew up in the grunge era, and all of that suuuuuuucked, so I spent the 90s listening to mainly new wave/80s alternative rock, newly available in beautiful digital clarity on compact disc! Is it too late to enter the contest for the Commodore 128? I want a Commodore 128. Seriously, I want a Commodore 128.

You might be a tad early. This year opening day was supposed to be March 17.

Happy birthday to the loopingest coaster in California!

Ouch. That's some harsh criticism. My wife and I were just talking about this yesterday and wondering if the speed at which CEOs are leaving might indicate some issues on the board. This seems to be evidence that there could be. I don't know much about corporate politics, but I would take this letter seriously. People generally don't write things like this without good cause.

That's $10.63 today...not bad for a starting job, and well above Ohio's minimum of $8.55. I would have taken that at 16.

I can't guarantee it, but there is a non-zero chance of success there.

Agreed, but they've also upgraded my membership to Diamond (after a year ago upgrading it for free to Platinum). I'm now paying $6/mo for the second highest tier they have and I feel like encouraging this behaviour.

I've heard nothing but good things about that one. One of these days I'll get to Germany.

Steel: Millennium Force. It's utter perfection, and always the one I want to ride most every time I'm in Ohio. Wood: Since 2013, it's been Outlaw Run. God, I miss that coaster. Would have visited two or three times by now on any other year....

Nice bump, the last time this was current I hadn't been to Cedar Point at all. I'll rank them according to how many times I rode them the last time I was there, which I think speaks to how enthusiastic I am about them. 1. Millennium Force (8) 2. Maverick (7) 3. Steel Vengeance (6) 4. Valravn (5) 5. Raptor (4) 6. Gatekeeper (3) 7. Magnum/Blue Streak/Gemini (2) 8. Everything else except Iron Dragon and the two kiddie coasters (1)

Yeah, this is a great move. It's really good customer service, and it benefits them as well. Win-win!