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Knotts is a half day park. Get to the park at opening and go strait to GhostRider, then head for Xcelerator. After that do the park at your leisure. Make sure you ride the Mine Ride, Log Ride, and see Mystery Lodge. If you decide to eat at Knotts, make sure you go to Mrs. Knotts Chicken Dinner Restaurant. Some of the best food at any theme park.

You being British, history should teach you that Americans hate being taxed. Obamacare is a huge tax.

Looks Awesome!

Yes, passes are going up as well. Premium Disneyland AP will be $499.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/06/disney-parks-ticketing-update/ Detailed breakdown on Disneyland Ticket and Annual Pass pricing. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/facts-on-disneyland-prices/ Detailed breakdown on DisneyWorld Ticket and Annual Pass pricing. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/magic-your-way-facts-on-walt-disney-world-prices/ Starting June 12th DisneyWorld 1 day 1 park $87.33 up from $82.00 Disneyland 1 day 1 park $80.00 up from $76.00

Mrs Knott's Chicken dinner and breakfast. Pretty much anything at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl at Disneyland.

I hope Boston wins the next two games. I can't stand the Canucks or their holier-than-thou fans. I wonder if LOLuongo will get the start for game 5.

Over 9000!

Dropped by Knotts today after my AP preview of Little Mermaid. Here are some photos of WIndseaker and different views of the ride from inside and outside of the park. From the entrance. From Camp Snoopy from the Exit of the park

It happens in Canada too..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkrhZ4wegpc And the video below was from 09-10 when the Senators were a Playoff team. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xefGe4kXLVU

I wouldn't mind having a recent discussions section on the front page. It would make it easier to view the site using a iphone. Other than that I think the front page is fine the way it is.

Your kidding right? Those two teams are well supported and successful. Moving them would be one of the dumbest moves the NHL could make. As for Phoenix, Bettman will keep them where they are at until Seattle can get an arena.

It's a done deal, Trashers are moving to Manitoba. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/atlanta-thrashers-moving-to-winnipeg-next-season/2011/05/31/AGaB0dFH_story.html

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Thank god San Jose lost.

^ Should at the very least be an interference penalty.

Wow, that "visual scan" is hysterical. And I thought Cedar Fairs "check" procedure was stupid. I cant wait for this policy to be in place at SFMM, make operations even slower.

I went to my first ever Major League Baseball game at Angels Stadium.

Here are a few photos from soft opening today. Inside the extended queue for the ride. Star Speeder Hanger. This part of the queue has changed very little. The "Its a Trap" guy is still in the control tower and C3PO and R2D2 still interact with each other pretty much the same before the re fresh. The biggest changes in this part of the queue is the massive HD video display (it is freaking amazing) and the Star Speeder being changed from blue to red. The resolution on this display is un real. Space Cam Next room has changed from the Cargo Bay to Droid Customs. Gone are the baskets that circled over head of guest in the queue. Also gone it the techno/rock music that use to play in this section of the queue. Captain Rex being un packed. Every few seconds you will hear him recite some of the old ride spiel before malfunctioning Baggage scan droid Body Scan Droid. This droid is very similar to Mr. Potato Head at Toy Story Mania in the way he interacts with guests. Other than a slight color scheme change, the loading area remains the same. Pre Show. "Three Stooges" Droids Safety Video. Gone is the lady with weird Mickey Mouse shaped hair. I'm not going to spoil the actual ride but overall it is a HUGE improvement over the original. The guest interaction and random ride programs makes Star Tours a very repeatable attraction. Great ride! Get out and ride it!

Just to let everyone know, Star Tours is open right now at Disneyland and it only has a 45min wait. So if you didn't get an invite to the AP preview and want to avoid opening day/summer crowds get to the park now!

I believe that is what determines the wait times for an attraction. Cast members hand out RFID embedded red cards on lanyards at the entrance to each attraction to select guests and before they are given to guests they are scanned at the entrance. When the guest get to the loading platform they are suppose to hand the cards to a Cast Member where they are scanned again. And the elapsed time from when the cards are handed out and collected is what determines the posted wait times for an attraction.

The Boogie Man dies. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=562783&navid=mod-rr-headlines

Well the cat out of the bag now. ScreamScape has posted detailed blue prints of the ride. Looks like a lot of fun!

GhostRider just needs the topper track to replace the pull outs on the ride. It does not need a drastic re profile like the Giant. Colossus on the other hand could use a drastic change. The ride is just flat out boring and a waste of time and space. Hopefully the rumors are true about Colossus and Six Flags breathing life into another old attraction.