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Some great news for Seaworld Orlando!

Another great Coney Island TR! Just a question: Why does the Cyclone have leather padding on the inside of the seats? I've never seen another wooden coaster (none that I've been on so far) that have had leather interiors...

Another truly great video by TPR! Now I'm getting more anxious about buying that DVD... I guess I'm gunna have to go pester my parents about ordering it this week.

I'm guessing that if we are a part of the Ravine Flyer/Behemoth trip, we are automatically signed up for this event, or do we need to add ourselves in for this as well?

^^ Ask and you shall receive. Courtesy of Robb's post last Sunday. Really, lets just be patient here...

^At my preview of Aquatica today the marketing people hinted at the new coaster (which should be getting its announcement next month), but acknowledged that tomorrow's announcement would be bigger. My thought is that this will most likely have to do with Seaworld-branded resorts. Now that we have three parks at the Seaworld Orlando destination, I could see the company trying to keep people on property in a similar fashion as Disney does... Just on a smaller scale.

I'm still working on the supports for this one, but since this is my first coaster that has actually completed its circuit without valleying, I consider it my first... firsttry.nltrack My first try at a full circuit coaster. A B&M floorless with 2 loops, an overbank turn and 2 airtime hills.

Of the three, Dinosaur is my least favorite, considering that half of the ride, the scenes have no subject, and are therefore kept dark. Forbidden Eye was my first of the two Indiana Jones rides, so I thought it was fantastic (the dart effect really got me my first time). By the time I got to ride Crystal Skull, I had already gone on Forbidden Eye and was extremely excited about getting to do the ride again. Crystal Skull has a couple of extra cool effects, including the smoke ring, more typical DisneySea electricity effects and a better snake. So overall, I have to say that Crystal Skull has taken my award for the best Disney EMV so far.

I'm a fan, so whatever you are working on is exciting to me! Could this be a follow up to Hotel Hellvetica?

^That is pretty exciting news! The video updates for Ravine Flyer II don't seem to help make the anticipation simmer any more...

^I figure its taking a little bit of time, judging by the amount of videos were submitted via internet alone, I can't imagine how many entries were sent in via mail. I look forward to the latest on this contest, with patience, knowing that this year's contest will be another great one!

Cool! Odyssey is used as a special events location (though some say that they will be re-opening it to the public soon) as of now. It was our back-up location for our Celebration 25 Dessert Party, and when (sure enough) bad weather came into play, we were relocated to the former restaurant. It is a really nice venue still, and quite flexible for various events.

Right outside of Mexico on the shore closest to Odyssey. This is a great TR so far! I look forward to seeing the rest of your update!

^I believe it was mentioned earlier that they are planning to return to the UK in 2009.

^^Here you go! ^Its funny but TPR is the reason I started listening to Andrew W.K. after watching several of the videos they use his music in... Klotten TPR.zip Klotten TPR iPod-ready Video

Another awesome video! I'm currently converting it to mp4 so I can put it on my iPod tonight. Robb, would you like me to upload a copy of the converted file here?

Another reason why I pray my parents will let me do the Canada/NY Addon... This coaster looks like it will be really great!

I wasn't sure how to ask a question in that area as I know some DVD producers (not talking about the major liscenced companies) don't like to have their products "ripped" but I've always thought the idea of a iPod-ready file on the DVD that could be copied would do wonders. I would even pay for the stand alone files if it meant that I would be able to watch those fantastic DVDs on my international flights. I'm definitely excited to hear what you have in store when looking at that "area" of the market. Oh and Robb, if you need any more of the official TPR preview videos converted to an iPod ready format, I will be happy to convert them like I did earlier on--so don't hesitate to ask if you need help in that area!

I'm going to put in my order for the shirt/DVD combo tomorrow. I'm extremely excited about getting the DVD, and sadly enough I think I've watch the last 8 volumes too much to watch again until I see the ninth. Then I have to figure out how to get them on my iPod (as a whole) so I have something worthwhile to watch on my flight up to Philly this Summer!

^I figure the next time I get back to Boomers! (or if they have a Blender on the East Coast Trip), I'll try it... They still look intimidating...

^The original Blue Men are very much environmentalists, and those beliefs are kept in all of their theater shows as well. The video below is of their Earth to Humanity campaign... I have seen Blue Man Group (the theater shows) three times total- once in New York (Astor Plaza) and twice here in Orlando at Citywalk.

^They give them to everyone before the show. The bands are made out of 100% recycled paper (they assure you of this), and the same paper is used throughout the show, one of the final scenes. I believe there is some connection to the paper and the pipes in the show, talking about "feedback" in modern plumbing, but its more of an assumption to be made than an explanation given.

^^^Thanks! I didn't get to do the twinkie feast (or be selected for any of the acts in the show) but I did end up being the guest that got the painting from the show (I nearly killed myself trying to get to the store counter from the end of the show... ^^Nope, no video or pictures this time. But since you seem so interested in my bathroom coverage, you'd be interested to know that they have updated the bathroom loop with more voices, more acapella and more repeats of "bathroom...bathroom" to the beat of Blue Man Group music. ^I really did enjoy Tokyo Dining, and while it wasn't completely authentic, the seaweed salad tasted just like it did when I was in Japan, and that made the meal much more genuine for me... Here are the rest of my photos from the break... To end this update (and my Winter break), I managed to get a photo with all three Blue Men with their work of art! Waiting until the lobby was cleared out (since the painting was still wet), I caught a photo with the whole Blue Man Group rock band! After the show I hurried over to the store to buy the painting from the show. Afterwards, I got a picture with one of the Blue Men! The Sharp Aquos Theater has slowly added more screens to the lobby and is supposed to continue until they have over 20 monitors. Here I am right before the start of the show... The theater is quite large, and very well themed. On January 3rd, we saw Blue Man Group again as a way to end off the break, but per tradition, we had to eat at Bubba Gumps first! The train itself is pretty long, and the ride itself is definitely worth it! Rusty inner workings for the train fans... I got my first major coaster-induced cowlick from riding over 25 times. Such a great coaster! He and his brother rode in back row for the ride I filmed in the front row... I ended up meeting another TPR member by coincidence here! This is what I'm here for! For a small entertainment complex, it is really much better than what we have at Fun Spot... Over at Boomers!, I have a tradition (for two years now, and I plan to continue it) of riding the Dania Beach Hurricane on December 31st... But I'm still afraid of this ride. I'm going on the East Coast US Trip! My parents gave me the one thing I asked for as a gift for my birthday this year... I went to see National Treasure with the family (it was great) and I couldn't help but get a picture with Wall-E! My brother and I went to Epcot on the 21st of December, and found the park to reasonably busy. We rode Test Track, and tried for Spaceship Earth but it had broken down. Goodbye MGM Studios!

Happy Birthday Robb!

This Winter break I was able to really enjoy the local parks (partially because it was my birthday) and had some really great experiences in the process. I visited Epcot, Magic Kingdom, MGM (now Hollywood) Studios, Dania Beach's Boomers!, Pleasure Island, Citywalk and Blue Man Group over the break, so I had plenty of great times for this two week period... I'll let the pictures tell the story... And of this! From our window seat, we had a perfect view of the show... Here I am in Tokyo Dining... And the food was amazing as well! I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant! With a very contemporary design. Mitsukoshi's former restaurant was split in half (and the Tokyo Dining side was slightly enlarged) to become two restaurants. One, Teppen Edo is much like a Kobe's or Benihana's. Tokyo Dining is a much more traditional Japanese sushi and tempura restaurant... After riding Spaceship Earth, my mother and I decided to try one of the two new Japanese restaurants in Epcot called Tokyo Dining. I was happy to find that the mural was still in place. I hadn't seen the line this long in years! The next day, I caught a soft opening of Spaceship Earth (a week after I was originally supposed to preview it). Spaceship really glows now (at least on the outside)... One of my favorite Epcot photos that I have ever taken... MILF now has a new (more professional) sign dealing out the legal information about jokes texted in to the show. During one of the MouseFest meets, we went into MILF (Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor) and saw these new LCDs. It was a truly unique experience... I started out at my first MouseFest representing my newly co-founded site, WDWCelebrations.com (as well as Dreamfinder Forever).