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Yeah, we (Robb, myself, Dan, and Max) did. I thought it was an improvement over the past Tilt-o-Whirls simply because it felt less cramped. The open air design of it sold the spinning a little more too (from feeling the wind blowing more).

My point exactly. There's not much motivation to work hard and impress for a measly .25 cent raise. Not to mention all the other stuff I mentioned already... Bottom Line: This grand scheme of Red Zone is going to fail if Six Flags doesn't make things better for the line employees. You can spruce up the park, place a HUGE emphasis on guest service, and all of that other good stuff...but what extra motivation are the line employees going to have to keep up the park? I just hope they're smart enough to realize that is a large part of the problem... BTW, if they remove Flashback it will be for a Hurricane Harbor expansion.

Me being in the top 10 proves that BarryH is the best video editor ever.

Money talks. Never say never.

Haha, you'll get to see how bad they have it. Although they do have an awesome manager.

wrs28330-that's good to hear that there are at least some people who still care, and that you fell appreciated. However, I think the key thing you mentioned is how you are part of the 2nd smallest department in the park. My point of view is coming from a former rides/operations department employee. I still talk to some people at the park, and it really sounds like not much has changed in the department. If they want to be successful, they need to improve morale in the largest departments in the park-the ones largely responsible for the day to day front of the line operations in the park.

^Paul Pressler did the same sort of thing before destroying Disney too. However, I do give the new executive team credit for doing it. We certainly never got any invitations to a meeting with Gary Story and Co. (or even Del Holland for that matter...) while I was there, so they've already reached out to employees more than the past executive team did. However, talk is still just talk until action is taken. As long as the management of SFMM (all levels from Del Holland down) are mostly made up of political hires that are only in it for themselves and to help out their friends, it's still going to be an awful place to work. Add in the fact there is almost no employee parties (there was one operations BBQ and an X "preview" after the ride opened to the public as the only perks) and perks, minumum wage to start with pathetic raises, little room for advancement unless you kiss ass and/or are friends with management, insane hours (SFMM=Overtime galore), an employee services building that isn't even close to the park...I could go on, but I think you get the idea. It's unfortunate because a lot of great employees have been driven away from SFMM because of all the crap. Myself included. It's funny too, since now I work at USH and it's like night and day. Annual raises. Decent pay. Better employee perks. But most imporantly: at USH management actually appreciates my work and has done everything they can to help me to grow within the company. As just one example, the other day the Vice President of Attractions told me thank you for my work over the last peak week. That just doesn't happen at SFMM. You barely saw Fred Svenson in the park, and when you did...he certainly didn't compliment you for doing a good job running your attraction. Hell, supervisors in general barely freaking walked their area unless there was bad downtime, had to get up to sign the safety checksheet, or they wanted to visit one of their lead friends working... But hey, best of the luck to the new management team! There are some great people still working at SFMM, and I would like nothing more than for them to have a good park to call their own!

If you want you're employees to be completely committed to the guests...first you have to be completely committed to them. A large part of the problem with SFMM is the management doesn't give a flying F*ck about the employees. Give employees a reason to care.

If he's in it for the Money...he's gone this year. His draft stock will never get any higher than it is right now. Houston has the top pick in the draft, and while they might have invested heavily in David Carr: the opportunity to draft a home town hero that just led the home town college to a national title doesn't come around very often. He'll put butts in the seats, and that is all that will really matter to the Texans. Hell, the Texans are a perfect fit for him if he wants to stay a QB at the next level. Their O-line is so terrible, he'll be doing more scrambling than passing. Many other teams will want him as a WR or a TE because his horrible throwing motion and tendencies don't sit well with scouts. His athletic ability is off the charts though.

You married Robb. We can harass you forever about that one!!! At least We'll only have to worry about a USC football loss once every 3 (or more) years... Seriously though. It was a hell of a game. It's unfortunate the streak had to end on this note, but at least it was to a worthy team. Texas made us pay for our mistakes and took advantage of some generous calls. Had those not have happened (the dumb mistakes and the generous calls), I have no doubt USC would still have won. Just a little more time on the clock, or a couple more inches on LenDale's run would have done it too. But that's football. 34 straight wins, 2 straight Heismans, back to back national titles, 3 straight pac-10 titles, never losing to the Domers or FUCLA, 3 straight BCS bowl wins, and four straight BCS bowl appearances. That just doesn't happen in modern college football. But USC did it. BTW Nemmy, Texas beat Michigan in last years Rose Bowl...in case you forgot how much Michigan sucks. FIGHT ON!!!

I got friends in the right places...the horn section of the band to be exact.

^Probably (since I'm guessing the CCD's will be a bit better), but for best results you'll have to use save to whatever memory card format your camera uses. That's the only way to get higher than 720x480 from still images.

Something funny that wasn't written by a Jew? What is this world coming to? Freaking Derek.

FIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best $175 I ever spent.

And there in lies the real reason you complained. You might not admit it, but that paragraph was clearly in there to try and get something out of Universal...

BTW, 20/20 is a CBS show.

The PC1000 is actually a CMOS camera, which means crappier low light performance.

DEATH TO ALL FIRST GEN INTAMIN FREEFALLS!!!!

It's a C-ticket...

I hate you all. Seriously. Even more now. Die.

The turntables on both Mummy's are nothing more than a turntable. This is two different track sections flipped/rotated/whatever the heck you want to call it.

"More exciting ride" will most likely end up being an understatement based on their recent history of rides... The coaster itself was lame. Loading in and sitting on an outside seat waiting to dispatch was the most intense part.

^uhh...yeah....new trains...that's it. They should be ready to go in a few weeks...

Hooray...another....well...I won't go there...

Why are you happy you rode Zonga? That's seriously the worst ride ever.