dandaman

Nice coincidence for TPR to be visiting on opening day.

From the Facebook updates:

You had me at Batman in the rear, though a closed Whizzer = an unhappy TPR.

If we're counting fast food here... I worked at A&W for the past two years, and I can still recall: - An old man accusing me one January eve of continually shutting off and turning on the heat, despite his sitting directly next to the front door. - MANY customers whom I must have gotten at least a secondhand high off of upon their pulling up to the window. - One of those customers ordering, and I quote, "Uh... six burgers... and... and three burgers... and some Fritos." - A regular customer who was very old and mentally handicapped who would park his minivan on the far side of the drive-thru, get out of his car and walk up to the window as if it were the old drive-in days. (Thankfully he always ordered the same thing, so we had his order out the window before he could affect other cars.) - A horde of 40 people coming in 5 minutes before closing on a Sunday night, with 2 people in the kitchen and 1 server (guess who?). I served 'em all with a smile despite the craziness and I made $12 in tips and even a mention on our local radio since apparently, one of the 40 was a host of the morning show. Good karma, I suppose.

Didn't see the posting results of this round (major props to all the TPR mods!) but I have to ask, was it any worse than the "heron vs. pots and pans" spamalot from a few weeks back?

Yes, but be prepare for sticker shock; Saturdays from here on out cost $75 each for Express Passes.

Since SAW is in the back of the park, that might be best to hit first; it was 90 minutes consistently on Sunday, hate to see Saturday waits for it. I've heard that Wolfman and Dracula have lower waits in the last couple of operating hours.

In 2006, I was single-riding the front of Dragster when it started downpouring literally about 2 seconds after the launch. I don't wish to be sprayed in the face with shrapnel at any time in my life, but I'd imagine my ride was much akin to it, albeit in liquified form. Shut down the ride right after (and no, they didn't reopen for a full hour after the storm passed), and saw a rainbow right over the peninsula riding Power Tower about a half-hour later. Conclusion: Lake Erie weather can suck and rock simultaneously. A year later I distinctly recall riding Gemini in sleet on a Halloweekends Sunday as well.

Nonsense; all he ever did was pass pork-barrel legislature before 10:30 a.m. every morning.

Assault an obvious factor, but no word yet on if pepper spray was used. [/sosorry]

Just finally listening to the broadcast now. Know what's sad? I actually found this in about 15 seconds after (Clint?) mentioned it:

The past two Sundays have been about a half-hour at max for the day; couldn't tell you about the other days.

You sure did. I actually wondered if it was the same guy who was at Hulk a few weeks back; looks like I was right. I do have to say, what Frankenstein lacked in humour (naturally, compared to houses like Cleaver and Chucky) it more than made up for in theme and acting. Tie between Dracula and Fronkenschteen for giving me the most scares.

^Neither do I, but I had an absolute blast. ...All right, since some people are piggybacking their TR's onto this thread, I'll join the bandwagon I suppose. Enjoy watching me pop my HHN cherry. ...Yeah, that about sums it up. Once again my sincere apologies to your strained eyes/depleted bandwidth. Damn you, bright screen. I am a unique photographer. Just like everyone else. Took me 'till just now to realize that "Beltzer" signature down at the right. Now I can't stop replaying "Oklahoma" in my head. Thanks, eHarmony! "...And I'm tellin' ya, man, she had legs that went all the way up to HERE." "You know, ma'am, you really shouldn't smoke, because smoking kills... and I know a faster way." --This guy "Purple haze, all in my eyes... don't know if it's day or night..." OH EM GEE THE INESCAPABLE WIT. Remember what I said under the second picture of the TR? Yeah. War of the Living Dead was likely my favourite midway walkthrough, though Cirque du Freak was also very good (but small in size). I still want Universal... hell, ANYONE... to actually construct this ride. Silver Screams was very well-done. The Phantom was pretty awesome with all the big organs frightening people (*cough*) but the Shaun of the Dead barroom scene with Don't Stop Me Now playing subtly in the background was hilarious. OH HAI! I ATE UR SKIPPER. "Hmmm... time to get a better pose." "Mr. Fusion: It can't make you coffee, but it'll blow your f****n' mind." If you read my last TR, you'd know that I was sorely disappointed to see the Delorean undergoing "temporal displacement" on my last visit. Glad to see it back. Only thing that could've made it better was a zombified Doc Brown. (So, really, Christopher Lloyd.) ...WAY sexier. Sexy... I think Phillip Seymour Hoffman got back into his role as Dusty from Twister a little too seriously. (Suppose it IS a state college, though...) Ghost riders! Not exactly a unique angle, seeing as I could probably just take this from the normal midway side and flip it. Now I have a craving for spaghetti. (Should I get my sauce from Delgrosso's, or Meetz Meats?) *checks* Yep. Still messed up. Maurer-Sohne upskirt for all you coaster pervs. The drop looks a lot steeper here than it actually feels. Few more pictures of a closed (but testing) HRRRRRRRRRR. In line for Wolfman, which went under HRRRRRRR. We did every house except the Spawning (no interest) and SAW (90 minutes) and of those houses the average wait time was 15-20 minutes, and much less for the rides (MIB, Jaws, Simpsons, Mummy) which were all walk-ons. I can't honestly rate each house; they were all spectacular IMO, and each one had its own special morbid charm. I did really like the actors on harnesses in Wolfman and (I think) Dracula, though. The guy in the foreground was apparently a Yankees fan, which is much scarier than any of the actors hidden in the fog. USF... in THREEEEEEEEE-DEEEEEEEEEE. "What is, what the intelligent portion of the public did not do to 'Pluto Nash'?" ...At least THIS spelling was intentional. (Keep readin'.) To preface this evening... normally I hate being scared, but because of a combination of incredible detail on Universal's part and very good PR c/o TPR, I desperately wanted to go this year. Lo and behold, my Premier Pass came with a free non-peak night ticket to the event. I surprised even myself on how much of a freakin' BLAST I had here. Even when I was startled pretty good by the scare-actors, I was laughing deliriously. Technically the first thing I did that day was shameless candy-whoring over at SeaWorld at around 4 p.m., then with a quick stop at Olive Garden we headed over to HHN.

Damn you, play rehearsal! Oh, well. I laughed my a$$ off at the last recording, I'm sure I will this time, too. Dan "Will there be another BUFFEEEEEEEET?" Smith

Golf kitty > golf caddy.

Then you wouldn't be funny. LMAO! // Thinks he has his moments but is way overrated

It's always a wonderful day for pie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BldId1BSdo

And here I sit with a half-kilo box of Smarties shipped from Canada... Natalie's cooking > imports. I don't like apple products besides actual apples and the fake Jolly Rancher-tasting flavors, but this pie looks pretty damned good. Thanks for the photos!

^I'm counting six.

If you wear that, I'm putting you at number one on the sexy countdown. Seconded. I'll be there in spirit! Dan "My spirit will however be rather bereft of hooker boots" Smith

Absolutely astounding. I'm a really jumpy guy and usually don't like being scared, but HHN just looks WAY too good 'n themed to pass up. This is the first year I'll even have an opportunity to go, plus I get a free non-peak night ticket thanks to the Premier Pass. Thanks to all of the photo/video contributors!

It's the best woodie I've ever ridden. And I've ridden... Gwazi, and... uh... Mean Streak... and... well, despite that, it's still pretty damn good. Went in July with a few TPR members for the first time and was VERY pleasantly surprised that a woodie could run that amazing. (I'm certain there's better ones out there, but pretty much anything would be an improvement over the ones I have ridden...)

^There were 5 trains operating when I went a couple of weeks ago, but I agree on the other points.

^NASA's figure was around $1.7 million, but I'd imagine there's quite a few extras not factored in.