CaptainUnknown

Whoever said Hell was fire and brimstone obviously never lived through a Minnesota winter.

1. Name 3 of your favorite roller coasters, but not your top 3. -Renegade -Intimidator 232 -SDC's Wildfire 2. About how many different parks did you visit in 2018? 7 3. Which 2018 park visit was your favorite? Carowinds July/August trip. 4. Your favorite 2018 park addition (ride, food, show, etc)? That I experienced: Delirious 5. What ride exceeded your expectations the most in 2018? Carowinds' Intimidator 6. Best meal/food at a park in 2018? Fryer Tuck Fries during Dollar Days--Valleyfair 7. What was your favorite new coaster of 2018 NOT made by RMC or Larson? The only 2018 coaster I experienced was a Larson. 8. Name one park you will definitely visit in 2019. Six Flags Over Texas 9. Best ride themed to a bird? I'll just say Falcon's Fury. 10. Lamest ride/coaster you rode in 2018? The one that comes to mind is Primeval Whirl. 11. What roller coaster currently sits at the top of your bucketlist? (degree of difficulty: NOT a new-for-2019 ride) Nemesis 12. What new-for-2019 ride or coaster are you most looking forward to? Maxx Force or Adventureland's Phoenix as they are the ones I am most likely to ride. 13. Name the first totally middle-of-the-road (not bad/not great) park that comes to mind. Nickelodeon Universe 14. You're in Orlando and magically have a 1-hour ERT session on 1 coaster of your choice at any park in the city. You choose... Manta. 15. Holiday In The Park vs. Winterfest. Who reigns supreme? Never been to either. 16. Mystic Timbers mystery shed or Wicker Man fire infusion? Wicker Man's fire. I like fire. 17. Which Six Flags have you been to most recently? Six Flags Great America--2009. 18. Intamin or Schwarzkopf? You may only choose one. Intamin. 19. Battle of Kings Coasters: Island or Dominion? Pick one. Island. 20. What was the longest you waited for a ride/coaster in 2018? About 2 hours for Flight of Passage. 21. What roller coaster have you ridden more than any other? Probably Renegade. 22. Best drop tower under 150 feet? I'm too lazy to check, but WDW's Tower of Terror is under 150, right? 23. Maverick or Millennium Force? (If you haven't been to CP, pick what you want to ride more) Millennium Force. 24. Log flumes or sky rides? You can only choose one. Log Flumes. 25. What are 3 things you enjoying doing at your home park other than riding rides? -Photography -Walking around, looking for a new hat(s) -Eating all the food! 26. What is your second favorite Cedar Fair park and why? Carowinds. It's behind Cedar Point, above Valleyfair and Worlds of Fun. 27. What is your home park and give us two good reasons why we should pay it a visit. While I could easily say Valleyfair, Nickelodeon Universe is easier to give good reasons for why one should visit. -The Log Flume! How else can one ride a log flume in Minnesota in the dead of winter while the animatronics are wearing ugly Christmas sweaters? -It's located at the Mall of America. There's gotta be something you like there. 28. Launch or Lift? Depends on the launch. 29. Did you buy fast pass at all in 2018? Not in my college student budget. 30. What is your least favorite wooden coaster? Zeus or Pegasus. 31. Disney fanboys: cool or cult? They can be both. 32. Best Batman themed ride? The Original Batman: The Ride. 33. Name something that tend to take home from parks that you didn't bring with you. New hat(s). 34. Best wooden coaster over 110 feet tall? (rcdb will help you) Outlaw Run. 35. Have you ever been hit with something (loose change/a tree/vomit/etc) while riding something? Bugs, dirt, saliva. 36. Skywarps: credits or no? State your case. No. 37. Turkey legs: nah or yaaaaassssss? Nah. 38. What is the most recent B&M that you rode? Fury 325. 39. You can eat nothing but corn dogs, churros or funnel cake for the next 48 hours, which do you choose? Funnel Cakes. 40. Post a great on-ride shot of you from 2018. (DO IT!) I admire your confidence that I can look great in an on-ride shot. But the fact remains that I have none.

Rewatched Unbreakable last night in preparation of seeing Glass today. Unbreakable was better than I remembered it to be with some underrated cinematography. As for Glass: I thoroughly enjoyed it up to the cloverleaf twist. Highly entertaining and James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb/The Horde was just as spectacular as he was in Split. Ultimately, Glass was the equivalent of blowing up a balloon, only to have all the air escape it whilst sounding like a whoopee cushion. I would also like to take a moment to use this thread as a soapbox as to why independent theaters are awesome. Last week, I went to a Fathom Events screening at an amc. My 2D ticket, large popcorn, and large beverage cost me approximately $32. At the independent theater I go to, on Black Friday, I purchased a refillable bucket of popcorn that gets me free refills through the end of 2019. That bucket cost the same as my popcorn/drink combo at amc. So my ticket/36oz beverage at the independent cost me $9. The independent also has a full bar. Which means I could have gotten a beer with my ticket and soft drink for 1/2 what I paid at amc. My amc seat had less available legroom than when I fly coach, while I sat in a leather recliner at the independent. The closest theater to my house is an amc at a 10-minute drive. The independent is 30 minutes away. The independent has a free-to-play arcade. The independent is themed to an old French courtyard. Need I say more?

I'm going to have that song stuck in my head. The best line: "take care disembarking/Hey, we don't want to get sued."

Gonna list a couple quick reviews of movies I saw in the last month Aquaman: Attended a pre-screening. Exactly what I wanted from it as a fan of the character. Mary Poppins Returns: Fun, and Emily Blunt/Lin-Manuel Miranda were probably the best candidates to replace Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: One of the best Spider-Man films made. Bumblebee: This is what fans wanted from the beginning, Michael Bay! Unfortunately, it seems too late to save the franchise. I also did not have my glasses on when I saw it, so thank you Travis Knight for not making my eyes bleed.

I'd just go around the park singing "What's This" from Nightmare Before Christmas.

^Give it a week.

Hey, I'm looking to visit the park the last week of daily operation (which I assume is the week before kids go back to school), and was wondering how busy the park usually is around that time. I'd be spending all Thursday, Friday, and part of Saturday at the park.

Silver Dollar City, sometime during the week of Memorial Day.

Log.

House.

Does anyone know if the season pass guest passes can be redeemed the same day as the season pass is processed?

Anarchy.

This past summer, I was one of the operators at Valleyfair's Carousel. The music on the carousel is on a set timer. It'll turn on by itself at the beginning of the day and will turn itself off at night. One night, I was the closing operator and the music shut itself off mid-cycle. And I still had a queue waiting to ride. The area was dead silent. It was the creepiest moment of my life when the music went dead. And the park willingly did this during a Christmas event!?

Pear.

Conjunction.

Finder.

Some people at a movie theater: *checks phone every 5 minutes* Me: *stuffs a napkin into my mouth thinking it's a handful of popcorn*

I was upset I had to cancel my plans to visit this park this year and had to reschedule for next year. But now, I'm even more excited for my first visit next year.

Oh, to be a hove upon that gland!

I recently watched the 2009 remake of My Bloody Valentine on Netflix. But there was a problem with the film: the kills were edited! It was frustrating to see Netflix showcase a watered-down version of the film's kills (while keeping all the other non family-friendly content uncensored) but at the same time, I couldn't help but think how it mirrored the original's troubled history with the MPAA (which had 9 minutes cut from the theatrical version and not all of that footage has been recovered). Additionally, I'm somewhat surprised that it hasn't garnered a sequel yet, considering there's a few unresolved plot points and how financially well the film did ($100M against a $14M budget). Maybe when the CW finally puts Supernatural out of its misery.

Tea.

A couple burgers I made recently: A double patty burger with 3 layers of cheese! And a ridiculously sweet burger using frosted donuts as the bun.

Precipitation.

Saber.