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^Blame Canada. They booked Coldplay Friday and Saturday. Guess they didn't have faith in their team...

^Nope, because they would be banned from the site for violating park rules (and whatever else the park themselves would decide to do with them!)

The extra space is stroller parking. Nice report. Except for not letting me know you were there (not like I don't live close by or anything!).

Bumping this... It's almost playoff time: who do you have?

Given the Kings history, I'm now officially worried since the Canucks found life in their power play (and the Sedin sisters are reunited).

Here ya go: Signage in the park lets you know what a soft opening is

Now that the ride is soft opened, I will post my review... The best way to sum it up is USH is finally back in the game! Transformers is definitely a world class attraction, and anybody who hasn't been on spiderman (which is the majority of people in so cal) will be truly blown away. For those who have been on Spiderman, it is definitely a solid "Spiderman 1.5" The biggest departure from Spiderman is that there is less emphasis on the physical sets. Only once do you get true interaction with the physical sets, and it is well done. But the main focus is definitely on the 3D (with water sprays, LN2 steam, wind FX, and lighting aiding them), though the 2D sets still blend fantastically with the 3D. Ride vehicles are the same as Spiderman, but the motion did seem to feel smoother. However, it is still not recommended if you are prone to motion sickness. Speaking of the 3D, the ride uses the same newer technology as the upgraded Spiderman and Star Tours (Dolby 3D) and it looks absolutely fantastic. Never loses focus, and doesn't even look blurry if you happen to take your glasses off. The queue is also the most immersive at USH (not saying much, but still). The videos (starring the actual General from the movie) do a good job telling the story, and it definitely passes as a "military base." There's random buttons and switches to push along the way that don't actually do anything to keep people with ADD busy too. Be warned that the single rider line is quite tiny and will probably be shut down for most of the day from being full, so get there early if you plan on using that option. Crew member uniforms are "desert digital camo" military uniforms and they were all really into the military theme, referring to everyone as "recruits", saluting them, calling the glasses "battle googles," and little things like that. Nice touch. Hope they can keep it up. Also, as an aside, the Bumblebee & Optimus Prime walk-around characters are ridiculous. Pictures don't even do them justice. Definitely the coolest park characters to date, topping the talking Mickey.

It is soft opened today.

They could very easily follow the model of Karl Straus on Citywalk out here at USH: brew a small amount of beer on site and have the rest already in kegs. No one will even know the difference.

If you believe the internet rumors, it is supposed to start soft opening on Thursday.

Megatron also "took over" Dodger stadium on opening day. They were playing a Dodger highlight video and he interrupted it letting everyone know the Deceptions are here to kick our ass. USH is definitely going all out on its marketing push.

Grand opening May 25th, AP preview Cinco De Mayo weekend, soft openings can't be that far off!

Looks ridiculous. Like everything else at TDS.

As someone who actually missed out on the opportunity to credit whore Geauga Lake because of Cedar Point's horrible rain policy, I welcome this addition.

I've been saying that for a while. Especially when goals get washed out for incidental contact when there was clearly no contact at all. That has cost us several games over the last couple years. The problem is that the people in the war room have made many questionable rulings themselves...

Since I've seen others have the great idea to get donations by offering to update their TR threads, I guess I'll throw myself into the ring as well: $25 raised will get a detailed report of Transformers at USH as soon as it soft opens. $50 will revive my Sports Venue PTR thread with the Angel stadium tour.

Al Lutz is reporting Matterhorn to be bumped to 42" FWIW.

Pacific division finish is going to be intense! Go Kings Go!

I wonder what would prompt the change? Why would they want to share revenue with Lo-Q if they already have their own system?

^^^Just to be clear, you must have payed the full $77 to get that season pass "included" with your ticket. Anyone using any sort of discount (coke can, AAA, part of a group getting the group sales discount, bought tickets from their corporate employee services office, even the child under 48" discount, etc.) is NOT getting a season pass unless they pay the difference and upgrade to an annual pass. So while there is no doubt the promotion is popular, it is not true to say that everyone entering the park is automatically a season pass holder. Season pass is the more accurate term, since the promotion is simply for getting the rest of 2012 free (with some blackout dates). It's actually $90 if you want the pass for a full 12 months. Getting back on the topic of Transformers, it looks like they have started training people other than the test and adjust crew! I saw a group of like 15 people in the uniform waiting outside the attraction this morning. Time to get excited!

^Not true. The annual pass is only if you pay full price for your ticket. So anyone using a discount is not getting an annual pass.

Just raised my goal to $500...I really do enjoy supporting a great cause! Hope you guys can help me get to my new goal!

Annual Pass previews have been announced for the first weekend of May! Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Just sent my $5 to Scott for stepping up to represent team TPR @ Valley Fair. Lets keep those donations coming and show everyone how much TPR cares!

Updated Totals: Carowinds: 240 Kings Island: 165 Cedar Point: 335 Michigans Adventure: 290 Great America: 565 Canadas Wonderland: 485 Dorney Park: 340 Kings Dominion: 635 Knotts: 777 Valley Fair: 75 Worlds of Fun: 85 Total: $3992 so far! Great job so far everyone! Thanks for all the donations! Keep them coming...I've been a member of TPR for awhile, and I have to say this is one of the coolest things we have done so far! Can we make it to $5,000 for Team TPR? (How cool would that be? To say we as a community raised $5,000 for a great cause!)