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I have some similar pictures. I went to the park yesterday, and it was basically dead. Construction on the Joker looks great, I can't wait! Although most of my pics are similar to the ones above, I'll put some up anyways. As I was there, they were putting the metal crossbar-ledger things on the lift hill. Joker track in the parking lot! Kind of insanely twisted! This is going to be awesome! More Joker track Superman Roar (well, Joker) turnaround lookin' good Joker A cool view of construction Joker lift hill. By the way, V2 was closed all day. And finally, although this is my home park and I visit rather often, I just saw Drench! for the first time. I enjoyed it! On the way in, the gate was open, so you could see into the construction site.

^It still sure is fun to read coverage of, though!

Can't wait for this thing to open! I LOVE Twisted Colossus and now I'm going to have an RMC 20 minutes from my house! This is a dream come true!

I read them! I click on the links if I haven't read them/find them interesting.

Great Report! I want to go to Mexico someday to ride Medusa. It looks amazing! The only RMC I've ridden is Twisted Colossus, so it'd be interesting to see how Steel Medusa compares. Those Schwarzkopf coasters look great too, and your experience on the shuttle loop must have been really funny/scary!

Still enjoying everything I won at WCB! This is a Montezooma's Revenge wheel, a Ghost Rider lap bar release, and my TC wood.

Great trip report! If I ever get to Europe, Liseberg is definitely on my bucket list. And those night rides on Balder looked AMAZING!

Thanks! Yeah it would be cool to meet up in a park sometime. I'm glad you liked my TR!

Thanks to everyone who read or commented on my trip report! I am glad you enjoyed it and this will definitely not be my last TPR trip! It is awesome to be part of such a friendly, welcoming community.

Thanks Robb and Elissa! It was super cool meeting you and I had a great time at West Coast Bash!

Thanks! And yes, a NorCal Bash would be amazing!

Hello everyone! I am Nate Holden, I am 12, and I have been reading trip reports and the forums on TPR for years now. I have read a lot of West Coast Bash trip reports and always wanted to go, and this year I finally did! I was especially excited because of Twisted Colossus. I had ridden it before but I couldn't wait for ERT on it! I had an amazing day at both parks and I even got to play TPR quest at Knott's! On the first day at Magic Mountain, we arrived that morning very excited. My brother and I took a picture with Robb and Elissa, which was cool because I had seen them on the internet for years, and here they were in real life! When we got into the park, we stopped at YOLOcoaster for a ride, heeding Robb's advice not to crowd TC at the beginning. That ride, though short, is still pretty fun. On the way to TC, we hopped on Goliath because there was no line. Then we finally got to TC. The ride was awesome as always, even though it wasn't racing in the morning. I got in 6 rides that morning. My mom and I hopped on YOLOcoaster one last time just as the GP started streaming in. Lunch at Magic Mountain was really fun. In the raffle, we won TC tour tickets for the whole family! I also enjoyed the "Management Hello;" it was interesting to hear about New Revolution. After lunch was the Twisted Colossus tour. I really enjoyed it. It was amazing to get those amazing photo ops and to talk to the staff! One of them said I may have a future designing rides for RMC We went back to the hotel for a few hours after the tour. We returned an hour or so before night ERT. My brother and I hopped on Tatsu at around 8:30 because the line was short; I had never ridden it at night, and it was spectacular! It felt like you were flying through the night, because you couldn't see the track in front of you. At 8:50 or so, we got into line for Superman, thinking it wasn't too long. Unfortunately, we didn't get on the ride until after 9:30. Luckily, that nice couple from Germany was in line with us, so we talked to them. I sprinted all of the way to Twisted Colossus after the ride, but it was worth it. Night ERT was amazing on TC. I got 9 rides in (no lines!) and it was racing almost every time. It was absolutely amazing. It was an unimaginable first experience with real TPR ERT. We returned to our hotel and got a bit of sleep before driving to Knott's. We picked up some Starbucks for Robb, and then went to the park. My parent took a Sierra Sidewinder tour while my brother and I rode rides during ERT. We got in 2 rides on Montezooma, 6 on Xcelerator, 3 on Voyage to the Iron Reef, and 1 on Silver Bullet. ERT was great! We then rode the Calico Mine Train and then went to the group picture. After the group picture, we went to lunch. Lunch was amazing. The chicken was SO GOOD. But after lunch came something else awesome... TPR QUEST! I was one of the contestants in TPR Quest, and it was fun and quite hysterical. I especially enjoyed the carrying of Jeff Tucker. The "dressing of the nerd" was also fun! As my prize, I chose a Montezooma's Revenge road wheel. Later I also won a GhostRider lap bar release. TPR quest was an amazing and fun time, and a fun thing to do on my first TPR trip! After TPR Quest, I went to the panel discussion. The Scary Farm stuff was interesting, but I don't think I would like to go to any of it. The Tooth Fairy was especially gruesome to me. I just don't have any desire to go to that. The questions, on the other hand, were hysterical. I loved Jeff Tucker trying to figure out what an Intamin Mega-Lite was! I had a great time hearing these questions. Unfortunately, after the panel discussion I had to leave, as I had to get to school the next day. I was sad to miss the haunt maze tour and especially night ERT. Overall, I had a wonderful time at West Coast Bash. It may have been my first TPR trip, but it surely won't be my last! Here are some pictures: Arrived at Magic Mountain! Taking pictures with the famous people! I'm the one in the Twisted Colossus shirt. No line for Goliath. Sorry this picture is in portrait, I wasn't thinking. This is what we've been waiting for! Here comes the train! YOLO On the Twisted Colossus tour Obligatory photo, but with flags at half-mast Also from the TC tour Xcelerator ERT! Playing TPR quest and carrying Jeff Tucker! And I'll end with a picture of my amazing lunch! Sorry I didn't take more pictures at Knott's and thanks for reading my trip report!

Thanks to Robb and everyone involved for planning such an astounding event! I've had an amazing time! Unfortunately I have to leave early and I'll miss the haunt tour and night ERT. I've had the best time at Magic Mountain and Knotts, and playing TPR Quest. Again, thanks Robb!

Awesome! I'm in 3 and took 1

On our way to Magic Mountain! Can't wait for my first WCB! That ERT is going to rock!

Awesome photos! I really want to go there again...

THIS LOOKS AWESOME! I feel so lucky I'll have this thing 20 minutes from my house! Can't wait!

Oh man, I honestly can't wait to go to WCB! I've been reading trip reports from it for years, and I can't wait. It'll be my first TPR trip, and I am so excited! I'll finally get some real TPR ERT!

What day are the six flags ride announcements this year?

I like Rocky Mountain Roar.

Wow.... It'd be amazing if this happened. It's pretty much confirmed now. I was unimaginably excited when TC was announced. It was an RMC 5 or 6 hours from my house. Now there will be one 20 minutes from my house. I am going to ride this thing so much!!!

AWESOME! I CAN'T WAIT!

I went to the park for a few hours yesterday, and when I went to Medusa at one or two in the afternoon, it was an absolute walk on! Half of the rows were empty, and a one or two train wait for the front. It is astounding the difference in Medusa's line in the morning and the afternoon!

TC is the only RMC I've ridden, so I can't compare it to other RMC's but it's my new #1 overall coaster. There's just so many cool elements to it along with 18-19 moments of airtime. You are just constantly out of your seat on TC, I've never ridden anything with so much airtime. The ride is nice and long since you do both sides and the dueling really adds to the ride experience. It's just amazing to be on a coaster and see another coaster hanging upside down above you. And the Top Gun stall is probably my favorite element ever on a coaster. I was at the promo shoot for TC and ended up riding it 19 times in one day and I would've ridden it 19 more if they would've let me. RMC really delivered a world class ride experience with TC. Same with me. TC is the only RMC I've ridden, but it jumped easily to #1 on my list. I rode it 9 times in a row, and I was astounded every time at the pure uniqueness of the ride experience. I only hope that I can now ride the others, to compare!

Couldn't have said it better. If it's anything like TC, I'll be ecstatic.