Double0Kevin

Tie between Superman and Medusa at SFDK. Superman is a little more intense, but Medusa is by far the best B&M Floorless I've been on.

The snow hill is pretty tame. I wouldn't expect any insane moments. That said, it is pretty fun.

I won't be there right at 2. I'm watching The Hobbit on max before I head over but I'll find you guys once I get there around 230 or 3. Don't get tired of superman before I get there. It's the one I would actually like to ride.

And look how good of a job they're doing!!! Isn't SFMM one of their bigger money makers in the whole chain? From my recollection, It trails SFDK, SFFT, SFoT, and SFGAdv.

Most weather websites are reporting no rain or very little chance of rain for Sunday now. Looks like there will be some tomorrow and Monday. Hope if all stays good for our meet-up on Sunday. Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well meeting some of you for the first time.

I was thinking the same thing, also I get the feeling that some people did some pretty ungodly things while sitting at their computer looking at that page.

Most coaster count sites consider them different coasters too, that's kind of what made me decide to count them separately. Also, I look at CP with the 2 different Wildcats they've had. People have counted them as different credits regardless if the fact that they are the same layout in the same park, just new a cloned replacement. It has nothing to do with being a Disneyland Fanboy - though I love how that has for some reason become a derogatory term - it's just people having fun with tracking the rides they've ridden. It's not like one day we'll have a hall of fame of coaster counters that will require an asterisk by people's names who counted clones.

I thought SFMM did, its not in the promo video It still say's "You Only Live Once" at the beginning. Give them a break though, it's not like they've been marketing theme park attractions for 51 years or anything... They are referring to whether a delay in opening would be SFMM's or Premier's fault.

^I don't think anyone argues that Matterhorn is definitely 2 different coasters. They share a mountain and similarities, but they are definitely different coasters. It's to some extent similar to Dragons at IOA. Same type of ride but with alternate layouts.

^Sadly, I agree with your justification, as I also count New and Old Space Mountain as individual credits. I mean... when your count is as pathetically low as mine, you take what you get.

I gotta go with Space Mountain at Disneyland as number one. It's just so good since the remodel in 2005. Here's my list of the one's I've ridden in order. 1. Space Mountain - DL 2. Revenge of the Mummy - USF 3. Revenge of the Mummy - USH 4. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster - DHS 5. Flight of Fear - KI 6. Flight of Fear - KD 7. Space Mountain (Alpha) - MK 8. Disaster Transport - CP 9. Space Mountain (Omega) - MK

^ There is nothing obvious about the condition of the track or train. Matterhorn and BTMR can't really be compared. Matterhorn is a much slower ride with much lighter trains that aren't going to rough up the track nearly as bad. With BTMR you have a ride that is faster and less controlled; Matterhorn does a drop or turn, hits a block, drop or turn, block... where BTMR leaves the lift and coasts full force to the next lift. The trains are bigger, carry more people and that takes a harder toll on the structure and train themselves. I don't think Disney execs are sitting there saying "Hey, We haven't done much to Big Thunder, let's spend a fortune on replacing the track and trains." I'm sure they know what they are doing and it goes beyond comfort of the rider.

^ That, and those rides always have low ridership. CP's only ever ran one level and almost never had a wait other than the time it took for the ride to cycle if you missed it. I do agree though that it needs better signage, especially id it's even more obscured by GS (plus people might get in line now, thinking that it's Gold Striker's queue.

Well, Frontier and Sarhara are both gone/closed now... Soooo.....

Although Epcot is EASILY my favorite park, overall I prefer the Disneyland Resort. I just find it easier and cozier. I think WDW is great, but it can be a bit overwhelming. Plus I despise the difficulty of swapping parks. They do a great job at making it as easy as they can with the setup they have, but I still would rather walk across the esplanade to the other park rather than wait for a bus/monorail/ferry to drive me the couple miles to the next park. Really what it comes down to, I was raised on DL. I have memories built up there, it feels like home. WDW is amazing, but it feels different. I don't have the memories and experiences I've accumulated at DLR. This is obviously something that would work in reverse for people that have grown up on WDW, and that why I let people have their opinions and don't really argue which is better because it's all in the eye of the beholder. I haven't been to the international parks, so they aren't included here.

FINE!!! New plan. I will be at the park on Saturday and Sunday. I think y'all knew you would win me over. HOOOOOOOORAYYY!!!!! No worries, I'll have my DSLR. I don't expect I'll be riding a whole lot so I don't care about the Lockers. Having worked there so long, I'm pretty bah-humbug about riding those rides. I've been on Medusa probably close to 1000 times... sooo, yeah.

Not only does it make money, it pulls in a huge crowd during that time. Usually over 3 million guests, which is more than any of the Six Flags parks (Including SFMM which is open year-round).

Is this a requirement? I'm not sure I have a coaster related t-shirt or a camera... AHAHAHA.. Who am I kidding, 90% of my wardrobe is coaster stuff. Wow, I need a life.

^ Yes, like almost all US theme parks outside of SoCal and Orlando, they operate seasonally. CGA closes at the end of October and reopens in March. SFDK has limited park operation (only about half the rides operate) from Late November to Early January for Holiday in the Park and then also closes until March.

^ if I didn't work Saturday, I would be down to meet up. Unfortunately Sunday is the only free day I have. Go get pizza on Saturday and do DK on Sunday. Clearly there are a few of us who would enjoy your presence on Sunday.

Uhh, looking at PhotoPass is free, if you actually want anything from it you have to pay. Thanks for not answering the question. Maybe I should rephrase. If I select the Unlimited PhotoPass option, would I have to pay the extra $44.95 to include the On-Ride photos? Considering the 'all photo' pass is nearly 100 dollars, it seems stingy to me to add another 50 bucks just for a few on-ride photos. I think making all of these different photo options will get confusing for travelers and make them shy away from it...I would like to have seen the system added to the already existing PhotoPass options, and just let you pay for it/download the on-ride photos at home if you like. Seems a lot less confusing. Looked into it more. PhotoPass (which is what I thought you were talking about based on your wording) is a complimentary card that just tracks your photos for later purchase should you want to. PhotoPass+ is the pay in advance option where you get digital copies of all the photos taken and attraction photos. Attractions+ is the same as PhotoPass+ but only for ride photos. So if you purchase the PhotoPass+, you would not need to do the extra $45 for Attractions+ as well. Simple mistake earlier on my part, Hope we are on the same page now.

^ PhotoPass is free. Attractions+ seems cool, but I feel like it's pretty limited. Only 5 attractions for $45 seems like quite a bit of money, and you don't even get a printed copy. All in all it seems cheaper to just buy the photos individually when you like them. Maybe in the future they will add more to it, like photo spots and what not. EDIT: Nevermind, they have that... It's PhotoPass +. Duh. As for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, looking forward to seeing what is done with this. I assume the ride will stay mostly the same with just some typical sprucing up. I expect this to be more in line with Matterhorn's overhaul rather than Space Mountain's (with the exception of the new track thing). And speaking of new track, do you guys think it will be the same track style, or this replacement will see us getting the Vekoma track that is on Everest at DAK and Grizzly at HKDL? Then they could get those same trains with the individual lap bars and what not. Seems kind of crazy, I know, but the more I think about it, it makes sense.

I say save the money and upgrade the S#!t out of the pile of crap they call a hotel. Adventuredome deserves better than that dump.

^It's going to be really slow. You won't need to worry about lines at SFMM or KBF. At Disney the only lines you might find would be Cars Land, but even then I would expect RSR to be under an hour. January is a really slow time of year for SoCal parks. It's pretty much become the only slow season for them.

Updated final list for 2012. Not a bad year, added 8 new parks over 25 new coasters. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom California's Great America Gilroy Gardens Disneyland Disney California Adventure Universal Studios Hollywood Universal Studios Florida Universal's Islands of Adventure SeaWorld Orlando Busch Gardens Tampa Epcot Disney's Hollywood Studios Disney's Animal Kingdom Magic Kingdom