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^ Dave, you dont think that preshows are just SUPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR?!?! -Jahan

^ I'm soooo writing Botton an email! Only because I was to stupid to think of that. I read the book twice and was still too stupid to understand it! -Jahan "Has never used SparkNotes" Makanvand

^ So the Scarlet Letter wasn't one of those "crappy" books you dont care about?! I STILL hate that one. -Jahan

^ I think it was, but was broken down for lengthy times throughout the day. Alexa said she wanted to ride it, but I could tell she had changed her mind as we were over there. Thanks for the comments guys! -Jahan

I've been unloaded from the unload section of the station before. They do use it. When they get dangerously close to stacking an alarm sounds at panel. Honestly, with as many vehicles are are moving, they would pretty much NEVER make up the time once the trains start stopping on the blocks. There would be no way to reset the blocking system without completely starting over. I think they should use their transfers to take off trains when they start backing up, like on the Matterhorn. But maybe thats just because I want free rides. -Jahan

Hey everybody! Well, with all the SFMM-Updates, I like to throw in an actual PTR every once and a while to let you guys know I actually do visit the park as a guest every now and then! Well this last week, my two nieces were down here from Oregon and we thought we’d go over and spend a few hours with them at SFMM. I was really looking forward to sharing some of the park improvements we’ve seen with my family, as my entire family bags on the park as badly as coaster enthusiasts do! But alas, that didn’t entirely work according to plan. Unfortunately, I have to say this was one of my WORST park visits in recent months. The entire park just seemed off rhythm. Well, I figure one’s pain is another’s pleasure, so I hope you guys enjoy this PTR! Anyway, we arrived at the park around 1:30. This line took 20-minutes to get through! We had to purchase one of the “20-dollar-friend days” at the ticket booths, so we got in line for the only ticket-booth open. The line took 20 minutes to get through and I could see several other employees just hanging out, looking out the windows in the booth! It was ridiculous! I considered asking for a lead upon arriving at the window, but to my dismay…she was the lead! Anyway, we finally get our ticket, spend a few minutes at security (my belt sets of the detector and they weren’t convinced) and argued at the front gate with the employee for a few more minutes. *sigh* See, I had my season pass booklet and wanted to use my “Free Friend” admission for my mom and my “Free Child” admission for my niece. Well, the employee (who was probably responding defensively, used to guests who try to use both “Free Friend” tickets, which isn’t allowed) argued that we couldn’t get both of them in, which isn’t the case. So, after asking to speak to a lead and whatnot, we finally got in. *sigh* I know I’m complaining a lot, but c’mon! When we finally made it in the gate, I checked the time and it was 2:00. It took us 30 minutes just to get in the park! We were already burnt out! My niece looks pretty evil here! Promptly after taking this, her head spun around and she threw up split-pea soup. Anyway, upon entering the park my mother and aunt took my younger niece to hit up Bugs Bunny Land. My sister and I took our older niece Alexa off to ride the “big kid rides”. Yay! Anyway, Alexa insisted we ride Revolution. So why not! I still cant get over how much Tatsu towers over Revolution! Xtreme vertical loopage G’s!!! Our ride on Revolution was pretty much your average ride on Revolution—long, boring, and annoyingly-painful. Alexa got off the ride and said she didn’t remember it sucking so much. Sorry Mike! Boo commemorating rides that are a mere shell of what they used to be!...oh, and boo ACE! Tomorrow happens to be my last day as an ACEr, BTW. …well…my second last day. After Revolution we made our way further up the hill and had to hit up Tatsu. Alexa rode it last year and liked it, so she was really looking forward to riding again. Spitting, sleeping, or dead? You decide. Dispatches were moderately-crappy. Got on in about 15-minutes with Flashpasses, waiting 3 trains. Nobody seemed to have it together today. At least Revolution is good for something! At least the actual ride is still fun. After Tatsu, we decided to head down the hill towards Deja rather up towards Ninja because Ninja was posted as closed outside. It wasn’t. We headed down the hell towards the former Psyclone (which Alexa found absolutely amusing!) upon which I had to apologize to the girls and take some pictures of the wall they’re installing to block out the Psyclone-area and Dejavu without a lift cable. What?! We then proceeded over to ride Jet Stream. Alexa wanted to ride and there was no line, so I said “why not”…one of those rides I don’t ride as much when I do update runs. Either this guy thinks he’s pretty badass, or has some explosive flatulence. Or both! We got over to the boat they were loading us in and before I boarded, noticed there was a good 2-inches of standing water in the boat! And it was all milky and nasty! I asked for another boat and the operator gave me a tired stare and said “they’re all like that.” So we surrendered and reluctantly took the boat, keeping our feet on the seats. I drew a blue line in case it’s hard to see the water-level. Boat-sex is actually how they grow new boats for the rides! Had this focused better, this would have been a pretty cool shot! The girls seem to be enjoying their ride. As for me?... …Not so much! I got soaked and not by the ride’s splash, but from all of that milky, disease-ridden waste water IN the boat! Notice how I’m wet in splotches and not blobs, which are how you usually get wet from splashes. It’s because I’m wet from the INSIDE of the boat…not the outside!... Covered in JetStream-milk or Moo-milk? BTW…TPR hoodies. Yeah. They’re absorbent. After JetStream it was time to ride the best ride in the park!... I love you Riddler’s Revenge! UNFORTUNATELY, the ride was sporting a line past the block brake, which on a day as empty as today, means the crew was probably lacking and pulling a 45-minute to 1-hour queue. Nope! Don’t love you THAT much Riddler’s! If I was working it, there would be a 15 minute line! Instead, we thought we’d rather walk right onto Scrambler, which is a great ride! I may be on the outside seat, but this was still better than my ride with Chris and Joey on Sunday! Again, after Scrambler I had to apologize and go take pictures of the “Johnny Rockets” sign from about 4 or 5 different angles, and saw the girls eyeing Circus Wheel. So I figured, “why not!” I actually hadn’t been on the ride since the refurb last year! I quickly regret the decision to ride! Actually, it wasn’t that bad. In fact, our ride was more lame than spinney. The cab was so well balanced, we faced the center the whole time! Exiting Circus Wheel, we were all actually feeling sort of hungry. I didn’t want to actually purchase a meal of anything, so seeing there was no wait for Papa John’s Pizza, I thought I’d grab us some cheese bread, which is actually really good. I mean, butter, garlic, and cheese! You can’t go wrong with that! “Pepperoni Spreader”—I don’t if I should be scared or intrigued! 10-minutes after giving them our money, we finally got our cheese bread. *drools* OMG that looks beautiful! I cant think of a caption for this that wouldn’t get me killed at home! After Papa John’s, we thought we’d hit up Batman, which was decent (other than getting stapled ). And then Alexa went for a ride on the Atom Smasher, which I sat out for as that is one ride I really don’t need to ride ever again! Ah! Stupid! She’s trying to fight it! *sigh* I guess I still have a lot to teach my nieces about riding rides! Anyway, we decided it would be best to meet up with the rest of our party in Bunny World again. Grace likes a few flat rides as well, that my mom wont go on, so I thought we’d do a small flat ride tour. First up, we decided to take her on her first ride on Sierra Twist. I really don’t like this picture of me! It had so much potential that just didn’t translate! Then it was time for Buccaneer, the swinging ship! She wondered were “Jack Sparrow” was. Ahh…the innocence of the youth. Liked it so much, she wanted to ride again! And again! *sigh* …and again… Stupid-ass girls screaming at the top of their lungs for no reason other than they thought they were being funny. How I’d like to hurl a bucket of lava down your throats! Everybody liked the swings! *sigh* So much, we had to ride a few more times! Yeah—there’s an exit gate open. *sigh* Ooooh. Must have taken their foot of the petal or something. We all stopped swinging high off of the ground! Instead of grabbing another ride with the rest of the family, I offered to go take Alexa on Goliath, provided the line wasn’t bad. And it didn’t seem that way! She’s giving me the finger! *shakes fist* So how long should this queue take? 10? 15 minutes? Took 30 minutes, thanks to transferring on a train without announcing it. I don’t know why the staff wouldn’t WANT to announce it. Saying “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re currently in the process of adding another train to the ride. This process will take 5-10 minutes but will allow the line to move faster and you to get on more quickly.”…or SOMETHING along those lines. Just acknowledge the guests is all I’m saying! We don’t like to be ignored. I’m only saying this because I hope that the Magic management reads the message boards when they’re at home and they’re bored. Going down Goliath’s drop or eating the SkyTower? You decide! Anyway, by the time we finally got off of Goliath, we were impatiently being waited on by the rest of the group. It was time to leave. The girls had dinner plans to attend to. While we all felt the day was “a hassle”, Alexa and Grace liked it, so it was worth it. So I leave you with a horrible picture of me getting high off the tram fumes. Obviously, you can tell I’ve never actually been high. I’m so going to Heck! Don’t worry…I’ll invite my TPR-friends over from the inner-city for some kabobs or something. The funny thing is, the driver didn’t even have it in gear when he tried to take off. Thanks for reading guys! Hope you managed to enjoy it! -Jahan

^ I did! Great PTR Sean! Sorry Knott's sucked so much Yeti-balls! And I wished the DLR wasn't so crowded, but it seems for the most part, you were able to enjoy yourself. Thanks for posting! -Jahan

Honestly, the main story line gets a little bland at times, so I personally dont mind these "sub-stories" to fill in some space and give me a breather every now and then. IMO, they tend to have more "personality" than the main story. -Jahan

Wow! I didn't realize how tall this was gonna be! Very impressive! -Jahan

I'm not bothered by the characters. Especially when they're done well. That doesn't mean I'll be waiting for any! But honestly, their presence couldn't necessarily hinder my expirence in any way. -Jahan

I see what you're saying, but dont necessarily agree. At least from growing up in a local family, this is my take... Every year, my family would take an annual trip to Disneyland. When they opened up DCA, we wanted to do both parks annually, but upon not being too impressed with DCA, simply timed our visits to match the TwoFer promotion (by 1 get 2). But I digress. Point being, is that the locals aren't going to start treating the DLR as a "vacation". They're going to always treat it as a "1-day family treat"...2 maybe, if they really want to indulge. I honestly dont think the local market here would care to absorb a 3rd Disney park! Locals here dont want to vacation in their own backyard--they just want a 1-2 day break every now and then. And the fact that they'd now have to pay $63, for 3 parks, for 3-5 family memebers! No way! At least a botique park would appeal to a different market, willing to absorb the park into their expenses. I still personally think a waterpark would be the best match for the property. Frankly, all the waterparks out here are mediocre! A Disney waterpark would be so out of their league, it would literally establish its own market! It would also appeal to a slightly different audience and quench different desires than a theme park, allowing a steady flow of guests. Anyway. Yeah. I dont see this happening. I honestly dont see anything happening with the 3rd property for at least a decade.

Great PTR! I'll definitely have to shelve out the cash for one of these cruises one day! They look like a load of fun. And exploring those old forts are right up my alley--I love that kind of stuff! Lol...and thanks for the shout out. I now know what I've been doing wrong this whole time. -Jahan

^ Yeah, that was my impression as well. Anyway, thanks for sharing the pics. I was there earlier this month and there were only footprints complete at the time. It was really nice to see a new addition to mini-land because, truth be told, the rest of it is really starting to show its age. The entire land is over due for a serious powerwashing or rebuild or something. -Jahan

Probably one of my favorite "Psyclone-captions" ever. That's because you were stupid and rode near the front! Ride in the back! I'm not even joking here--it's a better ride near the back! Anyway, great PTR. Looks like you guys managed to have a good day! -Jahan

From what I understand, about half of these projects will be tackled in the Spring and half in the Fall, allowing them the summer to focus on operations. Also, some of the refurb work is beyond what you and I may see, as it's much-needed infrastructure work. Dont necessarily know why I'm sticking up for the park--just in my perspective, I saw Shapiro's remarks to be sort of hollow--to see some of it actually being carried through is quite impressive for me! Oh, and a big thanks for the photos, to Amanda and Top Thrill Dragster! I'm intrigued to see Colossus's handrails getting some paint! -Jahan

No!!! I was really impressed until we got to the penguin!!! Anyway, great photos! I've been really impressed by the park in the past and these steps are just beyond what you'd expect from Six Flags! -Jahan

I bet you she doesn't smile with invisalign on coasters. -Jahan

^^ If that's the goal, then it makes sense. I cant think of any better way to do it. Thanks for explaining. Vote changed. -Jahan EDIT: I'm stupid. How do you exactly change your vote?

Looks better than the first one, but I still prefer the original way. Could just be I fear change! But I liked the simplicity of the last one. -Jahan

^ Thanks for the response! I cant say I remember getting a sticker! But I do remember we got a brochure thingy, where they stamped out each ride after we rode it. And no, I never made it into the snow thingy! We literally did a credit run and about half of the flats! Thanks for your nice responses guys! Oh and onewheeled, the other days of the PTR have pretty much died. Maybe if I ever get the time, I post a full PTR! Sorry about that! -Jahan

^ It's not even the injuries that get to me. It's the filings of "unsafe acts", all which say something along the lines of: "Ride operator on cell phone while checking restraints. Reoccuring trend with this attraction". *sigh* -Jahan

Sorry about that guys! The image-links have all been updated (as well as a few gramatical-corrections )! Wow...this is practically a RetroPTR now! I dont like seeing these older pictures of myself! -Jahan

Wow...I'm greatly impressed! Nice site they have got going there! -Jahan

Nope. I wouldn't expect Flashback to come down until Fall. -Jahan

Thanks for all of your kind responses guys! I totally appreciate it! Lol! Well first, I dont think one of those Pirates beards is even real! Second, I dont know what the rules are when it comes to the pirate entertainment, but I would think that maybe there is an exception to the rule? As for the thing next to dessert--just an empty bowl of soup with a napkin in it (clam chowder). -Jahan