
PortugePunk
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Ferrari World Discussion Thread
PortugePunk replied to Captain Jack's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
those trains are hot! -
Shane's Amusement Attic
PortugePunk replied to montezooma's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
super fun as always to see your archives! thanks for sharing! -
Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
PortugePunk replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
these trains... look... WICKED! Is it just me or do these trains make any wooden coaster 1k times sexier?? -
Photo TR: Bellewaerde Park (Belgium)
PortugePunk replied to Hhappy's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
theme-ing on a boomerang? awesome! getting soaked on that topple ride lookes awe-some/ful! -
Kennywood (KW) Discussion Thread
PortugePunk replied to DenDen's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
this thing looks super weird. can't wait to see it completed! -
cool paint job on the vekoma trains. i like that! alpine slide looks like a blast, too. wish there were more of those!
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Photo-TR: A Short Trip To Bahrain and Dubai!
PortugePunk replied to Hattuchili's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
cool pics! the architecture in dubai is NUTS! looks like fun. -
As usual, this event was awesome! Was so exhausted from working really late all week, that I just couldn't make it to night time ERT, but morning and all day was great! Loved it! Thanks for making this happen again, Robb! I can't wait until next year!!! who's happy to be at sfmm at 7:45 am? Me! ready to go in! tatsu closeup! more closeup goodness Terminator closeup! part of my group on Terminator More Terminator closeup action This kid was posing at me every time he went around! Awesome points. Hi guys! Sexy curve action How's that airtime? Excellent? kthxbye! going down speeding! ridin' solo! this one's more of a duet batman posers. awesome. under batman zomg! behind the scenes sneak action!
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West Coast Bash 2010 Photo & Video Updates!
PortugePunk replied to Hhappy's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
Yesterday was so much fun, as usual! I, unfortunately, had to work until after 2:30 a.m. every night this week, so I was just flat out too exhausted to make it to night time ERT (which, yes, I'm kicking myself for, but all the coffee in the park couldn't remedy it), but the morning and rest of the day was AWESOME! Thanks, everybody, for making this great. My one big regret (other than above) - as usual - I still haven't made good friends with anybody on here to meet up with at these events. I need to change that! -
I'm guessing that the racing issue is just because it's not cost-effective. On most days the queue for the one track in operation isn't even half full, so you'd be causing unnecessary wear and tear on parts for the 2nd track that wouldn't really bring the crowds to justify the cost. There's also the labor to think about - that's now double the employees working one ride for a smallish queue.
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I agree that Space Mountain is amazing, but would it do well at a Six Flags park? I doubt it. People go there for height and extreme stuff, not for something that's small but effective. I really wish SFMM would get something like Maverick - low to the ground, but intense and using the terrain would kick a$$!!
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Alton Towers Discussion Thread
PortugePunk replied to Ed's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
as much as they hyped up this ride, I thought it would have been something insane, but not really. This is still pretty cool, though. I like that the room you enter is sealed off so it's like a mini tower of terror before going backwards. neat! -
Was digging around my archives tonight and found some old pics from Magic Mountain from 1999. In honor of WCB this weekend, I thought I'd post 'em. Sorry for the crappy quality - apparently Walgreens doesn't wrap their negatives in archival quality film. Aqua.TD6 Riddler.. still nearly brand new - check out the bright paint.. we waited 3 hours for it that day. looking up at flashback. RIP. head-bang-tastic i always thought the banking was NUTS on this thing. ugghhh!
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Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
PortugePunk replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I gotta say.. I wasn't super stoked about this new ride at first, but it's shaping up to look pretty neat.