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No worries about the black bars... On my 24" Vizio, the video covers the full screen in pristine 1080p quality. I showed my father (the biggest HD skeptic I know) the footage from Intimidator and from Insane, and the two segments sold him on Blu-Ray entirely. When you watch that Intimidator footage with a 1080p capable television and an HDMI connection to support it, you'll swear you were sitting in the front row of the ride, considering that the depth and quality of the video make you want to reach out and touch the sleek front of that Intamin monster!

^I can't answer your question considering I know very little about Tripsdrill, but I did have to go in and edit your post to remove the "all caps" that you used to get your message across. We certainly welcome you to the site and I'm sure there will be someone that can answer your question, so best of luck in that regard! Again, welcome to Theme Park Review!

http://www.sixflags.com/national/footerNav/riseandscream.aspx It looks like the first ERT event has been announced!

Holiday World has sent us a fun press release about the results from their latest relief auction efforts...

SeaWorld Orlando has sent us a press release about their returning annual SeaWorld AfterDark offerings...

Funtown Splashtown USA has sent us a press release about their record breaking weekend and some upcoming discounts for the park.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has sent us a press release about their latest animal additions--two baby lemurs!

http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/05/disney-hires-san-fran-mass-transit-exec-to-run-resort-transportation/

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2010/05/gatorland-announces-plans-for-new-zip-line-over-gator-breeding-ground.html

http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/05/disney-picks-general-contractor-for-art-of-animation-resort/

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/05/18/109965_local-news.html Let's play: What the $35 million water park will look like. Success: Developer Paul Freebody celebrates the decision which clears the way for his $35 million water theme park Picture: CHRIS HYDE

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2010/05/17/front/doc4bf0c8a1b9f67546833250.txt

http://unofficialjazzlandinfo.yuku.com/topic/1957/t/More-missing-rides.html Looks like Danny Rogers hasn't given up yet... Now he wants to move the remaining salvageable rides from Six Flags New Orleans to a new park he plans to build in Mississippi in the event that he and Southern Star Amusements isn't able to re-open the park...

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/six-flags-entertainment-announces-first-quarter-2010-results-93924859.html Note that Mark Jennings has also resigned from the Board of Directors... It looks like the Board may be headed in a new direction after all...

http://buschgardensva.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/making-coasters-accessible/

http://www.parcrewards.com/

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/rock-band-live-6921/

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/six-flags-entertainment-enters-into-marketing-partnership-with-post-foods-93773114.html

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/05/new-construction-photos-of-the-disney-dream-bow/

Larry for the win! I can't help but notice how SFA Regular keeps looking at the parks in a certain light... Almost as if each was a child in the family that deserves as if by justified right, to receive equal treatment no matter the performance. If your one son goes out and wins a scholarship while the other gets a parking ticket of the same value, are you going to give both children toy cars because they are both your children who have accomplished something despite the result? If a park underperforms, it doesn't warrant continual investment unless the results are to offer a guaranteed turn around that would recoup the initial costs. Parks like Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags New England and Six Flags Magic Mountain tend to have a guaranteed return on investment for their major expenses (i.e. the larger coaster additions you seem to believe Six Flags America deserves just as much). As I have said before, based on my own visit to Six Flags America (and many others here were on that same trip, so they can echo my regards), the park has potential to succeed, but it needs some serious redirection that a single new coaster can't provide on its own. The park was lacking in so many areas that it really felt like the least valued member of the family. I'm sure Six Flags will continue to invest in the park, but I don't expect to ever see it get the amount of attention that Great Adventure and Magic Mountain receive, mostly because major investments for the park take a great deal of time to recoup.

Funtime and Ride Entertainment has sent us some photos of the completed StarFlyer. I will go ahead and post the entire batch (even though there are some duplicates from the above post), since it was sent to us as a bundle.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15073083?nclick_check=1

As long as they include the incident where the carousel flies off of its base into the sky after dialing up to deadly speeds, the first theater to show the film will have my $7.

HEIMO has sent us a press release about their latest King Kong installation with Huss, this time at the Changzhou Dinosaur Park.