chieftom1

Just coming off knee replacement surgery (25 Sept) and seeing those awesome ride inspiring coaster pix was a fine TREAT!! I'll be home for up to 6 weeks before I can get out and even ride a coaster so those wonderfully full colored shoys gave me what I needed. My blood pressure to go up just thinking about the adrenilin rush I get on ANY coaster. Thanks for the pictures. Chieftom1

I can see the NEW TPR Server... It is Sunday 30 October 2011 at 4:54 PM CDT.... Chieftom1

I just finished watching the DVD “Roller Coasters in the RAW” Disc 1 and Disc 2 and I am here to say I was totally blown out over the quality and sheer amount of On-Ride footage. I especially enjoyed the "Woodies" Disc #1 (Wooden roller coasters that is - now get your mind out of the gutter!) as those are truly my favorites. Both Discs offer loads and loads of exciting coaster footage and the BEST thing is there was NO narrative Period! None! Nadda! All the sounds you heard where the people yelling and screaming and the clanking of the Ratchet Dogs of the coasters climbing the Lift Hills and then making like a “Bat Out Of Hell” down the first hill and up and down the subsequent hills or loops or corkscrews, etc. All through the footage you not only hear the people but you can hear the all the coaster sounds of the screeching wheels as they sped along the steel of their coaster tracks while occasionally rubbing in some of the tight turns and don’t forget the air brakes. What really gave me the proverbial “Goose Bumps” though was when I sat close to the screen and watched the action and had the speakers set right, left, and center. What a rush as the scenery and hills of the On-Ride footage sped by. I felt as if I was almost there and a few times I even got a bit disoriented from the speed of the coaster making its tight turns and quick dips. Another good thing about the DVD footage is each coaster is introduced with its name, place, and statistics. That kinda sets the stage for where you are and what you’re gonna see. OK, now for a piece of truth. I lied about there being NO narrative. You know how Robb is as he rides the coasters he can be heard saying his “Ohhh Gawd” and “Ohhh yeah!”, and “Oh that‘s gonna hurt!” and “Ohhh geeze” and on these coaster runs you will still hear Robb saying these and all of his other ‘quaint’ ride sayings. (Sorry Robb you know you do, hehe!) Many of you may already have some if not all of these coaster videos downloaded and residing in your libraries and or stored on your hard drives or even backup DVDs and you are wondering if it is worth getting this DVD. After watching all 30 coasters, encompassing over 100 minutes of ride footage, my vote would be to say YES! To me it was truly worth spending 10 dollars on the “Roller Coasters in the Raw” DVD. Each disc has 15 coasters on it. That’s 15 “Woodies” and 15 “Steelies” with great color and not much narration as the coasters traverse their intended circuit. So there you have it, a quick review of the latest DVD from Theme Park Review. It might not be from the New York Times but at least here it is. Also, remember that when you buy stuff from the “Store” at TPR you are helping keep this awesome site up and running. Chief

Thanks Shark Tums for that quick answer. Due to medical problems I haven't been outside of Texas much in the past 10 years. I've ridden the Phoenix at Knoebels (awesome woodie) in PA as that is where I originally came from. I have ridden the Cyclone at Astro World and a few the others there before they SOLD the park. It would be awesome to travel on the trips but for now that will not happen. I thoroughly enjoy the antics and the humor and of course the pictures and videos from the trips and hopefully one day.... Chief

A CA friend sent me a picture of the CA fires and this in particular got my interest as it shows two coasters with the fire/smoke behind it. Can you name these coasters?[/img] Chief CA Coaster w/smoke behind it

Well, at least they have a picture to use in case they lost the blueprints, hehehe....

and so little time left to get it all back together. I hope you didn't 'pocket' any of those 'little' parts you saw lying around there. It would be a shame if they couldn't get it to work because of that, hehe. Reminds me of Humpty Dumpty for some reason. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing!! Chief