CP Maverick

Skyrush murders it in the "my legs hurt so bad I'm going to sit down and eat ice cream" department.

I guess I could mention that I went to the Pirates screening last week. I don't know if it was the freshness of the story, or the fact that it's been a long time since the original, but I really enjoyed the movie. The writing had more humor in the dialogue, and the action was more graphic and intense. It suffers the same flaws the entire franchise suffers from, being supernatural over-the-top pirate stories, and struggles to develop a real "threat" to anyone except Jack. You can completely ignore the 4th film with this installment, and only the association to Will and Elizabeth really links this to 2 & 3. The 3D was good, but doesn't really add to the environment like it does with Guardians of the Galaxy. The field depth looking over the ocean and some of the special effects with the "bad guys" is cool in 3D, but I wouldn't say it's necessary the way I suggest Vol. 2 should be seen in 3D.

I absolutely hated Skyrush. I-305 was good, but not great. MF is still my #1. Something about the casual speed and duration of forces makes the ride relaxing and exciting at the same time. Like driving down a country road. But Skyrush was just plain painful.

Really? I thought Mean Streak had enough potential to be saved by GCI or GG. RMC is a different ride altogether.

As someone who wasn't blown away by Fury or I-305, they feel different enough to suggest it's like comparing Valravn to Diamondback. They fill different roles for ride experience, even if they seem similar based on numbers.

I-305 is a child of Millennium Force and Maverick.

I don't doubt that. I was just saying that I wouldn't really miss it too much.

Now it's showing ID as closed. And Raptor's line is over an hour? That's unusual this late into the day.

I wouldn't be too devastated to send them WT. It's a fun ride, but doesn't stand out as phenomenal with the other rides offered at the park. As for Knotts, does anyone know what kind of restrictions are imposed by the city? They probably want something big to take the momentum away from Disney, but the city surely has an opinion of what they will allow.

Looks like there will be quite the head chopper coming off the MCBR, heading towards Perimeter Rd.

As much as I would prefer them to avoid inversions, there is probably a good reason to change a non-inverting coaster to an inverting coaster when you are rebranding it.

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express when I was in Ashland getting my replacement for my car. Spent a few Haunt hours up at KD that night too. Previously I stayed at the Best Western up by KD, mostly so I could just walk to the park.

Agree to disagree.

Well what the heck, man... Why didn't you tell me you were in my neighborhood?

Valravn takes up a 300x400x500 triangle. That's not an insignificant amount of space.

Tony seems a little annoyed that the construction site in Frontier Town keeps getting called "Mean Streak" because that ride closed last year.

If you listen to the call, instead of reading the transcript, it sounds much more like "haven't worked with" as in... "it's been a while, and they have something new now."

Obviously Intamin..... or Premier, or Mack, or Chance, or Vekoma? Seems like enough possibilities to keep us from anything specific.

On the occasion that I do stay down there, I typically go to Comfort Suites.

Guardians Awesome Mix Blizzard® Treat Mini brookies (brownies and cookies baked together), caramel, and choco chunks blended with creamy vanilla soft serve.

It reminded me of the Pixar "outtakes" because they were all pretty short and inconsequential.

"Live to Rise" - Soundgarden - The Avengers credits

Ice Cream... I love ice cream. Graeter's is currently my favorite. I've had quite a few different brands/locations too. In fact, I had Dairy Queen for lunch during my Guardians double feature today, Reese's Blizzard. [i don't like caramel, so I didn't get the Guardians of the Galaxy Blizzard]

I honestly don't typically rank them, but after seeing this one, I realized that I typically favor the early stories. I can't say I review the MCU films with any real objectivity. I also know that the first time I see a Marvel movie, I tend to think it's better than it ends up being. Fortunately, seeing it twice and also watching it in close proximity to the first film (today) I can better gauge how I feel it fits into the group. I think the biggest downfall for Vol. 2 has to be the length, considering there was at least 15 minutes that could have been cut without really hurting the story. Considering the characters are the stronger component in both Guardians films, the plot could have been streamlined a little more. That same concept could apply to Civil War, as well. These movies don't need to be more then 2 hours long. The Avengers is probably the only 2+ hour MCU film where the length doesn't seem to be drawn out too much. Stallone, I feel, was almost a waste unless they plan on using him in the future [because spoilers, reasons]

I watched it a couple weeks ago, and again today. It won't age nearly as well as the first one, and I'm afraid anyone who expects it to will end up more disappointed. What I've been telling people is Guardians of the Galaxy is to Volume 2 as The Avengers is to Age of Ultron. A lot more character stories, but it just won't have the same "magic" as the first time around. The soundtrack and 3D effects are both done very well, again. I'd rank this as a mid-range MCU effort. Probably between Thor and Ant-Man, for me anyway. Probably suffering from diminishing returns, this far into the MCU. 4. Iron Man (2008) 13.Incredible Hulk (2008) 14.Iron Man 2 (2010) 7. Thor (2010) 6. Captain America (2011) 1. The Avengers (2012) 12.Iron Man 3 (2013) 15.The Dark World (2013) 3. The Winter Soldier (2014) 2. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 10.Age of Ultron (2015) 9. Ant-Man (2015) 5. Civil War (2016) 11.Doctor Strange (2016) 8. Vol. 2 (2017)