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So for everyone who sells, what has been your biggest sale? For single cards, I sold an autographed Matt Weiter rookie for $156 and a Joe Mauer one for $153. Oddly enough, my third highest sale was $150 for a Chris Coghlan autographed rookie (numbered to 25 copies). Bet that guy feels dumb now. I also sold 3 boxes of 2010 Bowman baseball for $875 at the height of Strasburg mania (this was the first release of his rookie card).

Actually, the first thing they did is promise to complete GhostRider/renovate that section of Ghost Town. That was a project the Knott's family was already working on.

Good move for the park. It's a higher capacity ride (1800-1900pph) with a low height requirement based on a very popular franchise. Perfect way to bridge the gap until Harry Potter 2.0

From Wikipedia: Before it became an amusement park open to the public, it was known as Tree Haven, and was a commercial plant nursery, as well as a recreational facility for employees of Nob Hill Foods.

That update reminds me of the new Knott's commercials...

Funny how everyone complains KBF lost its charm, and when they do something to actually make the boardwalk more like a boardwalk...people are disappointed it's not a 300ft giga coaster that would further ruin the charm of KBF. My only gripe would be that these rides don't meet KBF's other glaring need: high capacity rides.

A great ride lineup in a unique location---awesome! I would be terrified riding that booster.

There's absolutely no doubt Disney will make a fortune from this acquisition, but I honestly don't think the biggest impact will be to Parks & Resorts. Lucas & Disney already had a strong partnership in the parks to begin with, and while I am sure this deal allows for more creative freedom on Disney's part...they'll make their money back in just that new Star Wars movie alone. Clearly a move to bolster the studios division after the heat they took from John Carter.

^Either that, or USC needs to join the SEC. Then one (or two) inexplicable losses can still get you into the BCS title game because of the hype. Although, it is kind of ridiculous how USC has no one to really blame but themselves for not being the most dominate college football program---it's almost a given they'll find a way to be upset every year. Oklahoma State vs. K-state is probably the next closest thing to a marquee matchup outside of those two games. For me personally, UCLA vs. Arizona is huge as far as USC's slim chances at the Rose Bowl go.

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lol, At least the Giants don't have to worry about how they are going to come up with the $250 million in payroll they picked up this season to come in second! Neither do the Dodgers: a record setting TV deal is going to solve that problem real quick. In other news: I guess there was a baseball game on the other night?

I would actually give credit where credit is due. I'd also gladly take the opportunity to say I told you so. We'll never know until it actually happens, but there's no doubt USC would be up for scheduling it (they're the only championship division team left that has not scheduled an FBS team). But again, I still stand by what I say. I really don't believe the SEC is leaps and bounds above other major conferences as the hype would lead people to believe. They're the best college football has to offer under the current system that is in place, but I really don't believe it's that much better of a conference. They have one or two elite teams every year, who are virtually guaranteed a spot in the BCS title game by how the rest of the conference has their schedules. It's pretty much a given the middle of the pack/pretenders in the SEC will go 9-3 because they schedule the likes of UAB, Wofford, and East Carolina at home (South Carolina) or Buffalo, Georgia Southern, and Florida Atlantic (Gerogia) to pad their record to offset losing to the best teams in the conference...which still leaves them ranked and a quality win for the elite team in the SEC, or even a "good" loss in the event of an upset for that matter. To the SEC representatives credit, they've always stepped up and won the game once they got there. Can't take that away from Florida, LSU, and Alabama. I don't think that would be the case if college football had a true playoff system, but again, we'll never know until it happens.

The last two pictures of the mustangs are perfect examples of why I like simple colors. I think a car can "pop", but do it with class so to speak.

As much as I love the shuttle loop coasters, I honestly don't think they are a viable option for smaller parks. They are definitely not cheap to maintain. The complete lack of news makes me wonder if Cliff's is having second thoughts about this deal.

The SEC is definitely the conference with the most prestige, and rightfully so for the reasons stated above. But as I said, when it comes down to it, I still think it is more hype than reality. But I can't fault the SEC athletic directors for that---the hype machine they've created is great business for them. Unbalanced schedules+guaranteed wins against schools nobody has heard from+avoiding top teams until the conference championship+hype=SEC champion is always guaranteed a spot in the BCS game no matter what. That formula has only been exposed once, when people actually looked at Auburn's schedule compared to USC and Oklahoma's. The elite teams in the conference are most definitely elite, but the same can be said for the elite teams in other conferences as well. I believe that if college football had a true playoff system instead of the BCS (or even the old method of bowl games actually ending on New Years Day and letting the pollsters decide who is #1), the SEC definitely would not have won the title every year. Take the top 8 teams in the country at the end of the season and put them in a playoff, and they'd all match up pretty well against each other and you'd be hard pressed to find a clear favorite. I think the same could be said if you were to match up the "pretender" (teams that occasionally make runs) teams in every conference as well. I'll agree that the SEC would win the bottom dweller playoffs though. Of course, I am slightly bias and still waiting for USC to get the chance to play one of the elite SEC teams after being screwed out of that game vs. LSU. They already showed they have no problem destroying the middle of the pack SEC teams on the road.

^Seeing photos of mega-lites will do that to you!

^I don't really buy that. Sure a hostile environment adds a little to it...but when you're football team sucks, they still suck. A "hostile" environment might just mean one or two more mistakes than usual because of the noise so it's a little less of a blow out. One thing I will say that the SEC has tougher is recruiting: with few exceptions, even the crappy teams in the SEC throw tons of money at their programs. On the west coast, it's really only USC and Oregon battling it out for the top recruits.

^That's ugly too IMO. I'm of the opinion that a cars color should be nice and simple, so the real star is the design of the car itself.

I don't think I've ever been so frustrated as a USC fan as I am watching this team. At least I knew they sucked during the Paul Hackett era. I've never seen a team be so good, yet so bad. Penalties, turnovers, bad throws (wide open TD to Woods overthrown), bad playcalling (reverse on 4th & 2 instead of FG, not airing it out). I don't even know what to expect anymore, but still hold out hope that they'll win the PAC-12 South and get a chance for the Rose Bowl. In other news: looks like things are headed towards K-state and Alabama with the rest of the BCS pretty screwed up.

^I would say the main complaint is that the ride is an extreme cliff notes version of the story. Everything else about Mermaid is exactly what I expected: A well done C ticket dark ride that is a people eater (which is what DCA needed to help round out its offerings).

^USH has a Panda Express and serves Coke in that restaurant, so I imagine that will be the case with Cedar Fair as well.

^I'm not saying their best teams that ultimately won titles didn't belong. However, there's no doubt that for the most part the SEC teams play weak out of conference schedules that helps inflate the hype. Look at Mississippi State's schedule: you mean to tell mean that any good football team wouldn't go 7-0 vs. that schedule? And even after they most likely lose their next three, they'll still be ranked in the top 25 (because the SEC is so "tough"), which in turns helps boost up the higher ranked SEC teams with a quality win. I've said all along if you read through this thread that at the end of the day, every major conference is about the same: a couple of elite teams, a couple of teams that are above average and make runs every now and then, a majority of teams barely above average (6-8 wins), and a few bottom dwellers.

$4.21 is the cheapest around my house in Sherman Oaks. Got to love California and their special blends of gas.

^The entire south end of Las Vegas Strip is right next to the airport. They'll make it work if that is the direction they want to go.

^Well they did have a deal with the Koch family in place, so obviously someone thought a theme park was a good idea. I just don't think they want a theme park operated by Ed Hart. I also still think they have a deal in place for a casino just waiting to be pushed through when Ed Hart's RFP isn't approved.