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^I can just imagine a bunch of fog and scareactors popping out from the brush.

Very nice video Griffin! Anyone else think that the "no no zone" would make a decent maze during Fright Fest?

Big Mike? Our Batty has been running one of the trains for... I think all of 2009 without wheel covers. They may have done the same in the end of 2008, but I'm not sure. Yea, you can always see the wheel covers on the ground near the transfer track when you're sitting on the brake run. Great pictures Griffin! It doesn't look like you took any from the "forbidden zone" like some people we know have

^Yes, many

If I remember correctly, I wasn't invited either...

^I believe that Little Amerricka near the Dells bought the log flume at the Kiddieland auction.

I didn't find any ducks in this pic, but i'm still not 100% sure about that. There's the obvious one in the corner, but I also see 2 yellow dots in the flower planter in the back. And of course Big Mike pointed this one out already.

And everything besides the coaster was at ONE resort! There are a ton of other tourist traps in the Dells to experience.

I wasn't able to check out Tombstone Town, but I haven't heard great reviews from people. Their lazer tag isn't that good either. Thank you Robb for mentioning my trip report in the last TPR email!

Part 5: Wilderness Canyon Zipline Tour And that’s it from the Dells for now! I'll try to upload pics from Knuckleheads soon. Thanks for reading! This is tower 5. It is tall and brown. Any questions? They really do use the terrain to their advantage. Wait a minute… Wow, that looks tall! Looking back at tower 1 and 3. Now we're over on the other side of the canyon. Wheeeeee!!!!!! The final zip is hard to get pics of. Those people are the brakemen who slow you down because you're going pretty fast! What goes up must come down. You can see the last tower on the ground. The last zip is 914 feet long. Look, a raccoon! Here's tower 2 on the other side of the canyon. The zipline tour criss-crosses back and forth across a small canyon. Ziplines are a ton of fun! People climbing up tower 1. You can zipline with a reservation from 9am-5pm with groups every 45 minutes. For some reason none of this info is on their website. You get this cool card with your group time on the back, but you don’t get to keep it. Tower #3 Rules. The weight limit was changed because people were going too fast. Yea, too fast. Merch The only bad part about it is the prices, but you really can’t find this anywhere else in the Midwest. The site says this is for resort guests only, so i'm not sure who can and can't go on it. Signature shot! There are 5 different zips on the tour. Some you can go backwards, some you can get a running start, and on the last one you can race each other! Probably my favorite thing the Wilderness has added is their new zipline tour! You can see tower 1 in the distance.

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Thanks for all of the kind words everyone! Part 4: Bumper Boats and Go Karts The wave pool in Wild West has been converted into upcharge bumper boats and go-karts have been added to the Lost World area. Go-karts overview. Next up is the zipline tour! Junior karts overview They also have some cute little junior go-karts. The go-karts are also new. Overview The old wave pool sign still remains as well. Prices You know what would make this better? Bumper boats in the waves! They still have the sign telling you when the next waves would come up. Bad news is you gotta pay Bump! Notice how the new sign is just covering the old wave pool sign.

I wouldn't have trikes but would put in some tubes along with the swimmers. This park keeps blowing my mind.

This is your birthday song, it isn't very long... HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG MIKE!!!

Part 3: Mini-Golf There are two new 3-d blacklight mini-golf courses in the Northern Lights Arcade area, The Wild Abyss and The Wild Buccaneer. Both are only 9 holes and the 3-d glasses are included. My main complaint is that the 3-d and blacklight bit is really just a gimmick. While it looks cool, the courses in general are flat, very flat. There is no terrain and the bricks are just glued to the carpet. Please excuse all of the blurry pictures. I did my best with my crappy camera. Again, check out the Wisconsin Dells Fansite for more pics and angles from this report. Next up is bumper boats and go-karts! This is actually a full 18 hole course unlike the other two. Prices The third mini-golf course is outdoors at the Lost World. I think this might be some petting area but they weren’t doing anything with it when I was there. Sharks make everything cooler. “I’m Poseidon! Now give me some candy!!!” This bit was actually cool. It was an animation of Poseidon telling us to get the hell out of his temple. OMG, is that a hill? I think the seahorse has a thing for the dragon. Is that a snake? Sorry guys, even mermaid boobs in 3-d can't save this place. Loop! "I shall name him Squishy, and he shall be mine." BLUR! See what I mean? Flat. This is hole #2 I like fish. I. LIKE. FISH!!! The Wild Abyss has aquariums full of a bunch of fish. First up? WIld Abyss. We didn't make it to the Wild Buccaneer course this time around.

Isn't it usually just Intiman rides that do pull throughs? I don't think Diamondback at King's Island did any pull throughs, they just started testing it.

The date of the first Glow In The Park parade has been announced. Here's the link along with a pretty sweet video. I think the Glow In The Park parade will be a hit with everyone! Link

I'm going out on a limb and guesing 4 duckies. Yea, that's right, 4.

Six Flags Great America is having a Grad Night for graduating seniors on April 30th. Here's what it says on their site along with an email I received regarding prices for this private event. Link This actually sounds like a lot of fun! And as for Little Dipper, BBNP has been dead for a while now. On days when Camp Cartoon is full BBNP is empty. Besides SWF, this is the only area it could fit. Hopefully if it does go there, it will bring some life back to that neglected area.

Oh oh, looks like Intimidator has been trimmed. Can't wait to hear people complain about this one.

Locked. I'm going to wait a bit longer before I guess.

Part 2: Timber Falls Adventure Park I had to ride a coaster before I left the Dells so we made a quick stop at Timber Falls Adventure Park to ride Hellcat. If you don't like left turns then this isn't the ride for you. Airtime enthusiasts unite! Overall a fun little ride! Avalanche signage is still up. Got wood? The ride was fairly smooth, probably because of they aren’t running it as much because of the ride limit. 5 ride limit? Not cool. You can never get enough sunset shots.

Boooo, why did I have to work Saturday night? It sucks that I wasn't able to meet up with you guys. Great pictures Nathan! Toboggans are a lot of fun! Do you use the same camera you take pictures with to take video with? What camera do you use?

The reason I didn't use a holding brake was because this is supposed to be a eurofighter. Plus the blocking for this ride is perfect. I'm not sure it would work anyways because then I would have to move the rest of the track around a little bit. Thanks for all the great comments guys!

This is the thread where i'll be posting all of my trip reports. I've posted links to my previous photo trip reports below, but from now on i'm just going to post everything here. 2009 Reports Photo & Video TR: Six Flags Great America 4-11-09 Photo TR: Six Flags Great America 5-25-09 with the Big Mike Road Show! Photo TR: Six Flags Great America 6-12-09 "Dinner Impossible" and Coasters After Dark Photo & Video TR: Six Flags St. Louis 8-6-09 Photo & Video TR: Kiddieland 9-26-09 Second to last day before they closed. All of the videos have been uploaded! The Wilderness Resort, Timber Falls Adventure Park, and Wilderness Canyon Zipline Tour 2010 Reports New Years Trip: Waterslides and Coasters in the snow, Knuckleheads Photo & Video TR: Six Flags Great America 4-24-10 - Opening day with the TPR Midwest gang! Photo TR: Six Flags Great America's Grad Night/Coasters After Class 4-3-10 Photo TR: Six Flags Great America Gumball Rally Can we ride every ride and see every show and parade in one day? Photo TR: Six Flags Great America Gumball Rally Try 2 Check out our second attempt at a gumball rally along with a couple show reviews Photo & Video TR: Holiday World 7-10-2010 Photo TR: Theme Park Review Day at Six Flags Great America 8-13-2010 Photo TR: Another day at Holiday World! 9-26-2010 Fun with Ted, Jeff, and Danny! Retro Photo TR: Busch Gardens Tampa 3/16/1998 A look back at Busch Gardens! All of My Videos The Wisconsin Dells To start it off, I went to The Dells towards the end of last summer. I posted the entire report over on The Wisconsin Dells Fansite and decided to post some of the highlights of my trip here. We stayed at The Wilderness and went to Timber Falls Adventure Park for a quick ride on Hellcat. Despite the economy, The Wilderness added a bunch of new upcharge attractions last year. Even though i'm only showing the highlights of my trip, there are still quite a few pictures so this will be split into a couple parts. Please excuse the quality of my pictures, my old camera wasn't that great. Part 1: General Wilderness update -Hurricane -Black Hole Adventure -Halley's Comet Racers -random slides and pics Part 2: Timber falls Adventure Park -Hellcat action! Part 3: Mini Golf -Wild Abyss 3-d blacklight mini golf -Jurassic mini golf Part 4: Bumper Boats and Go Karts Part 5: Wilderness Canyon Zipline Tour ADMIN EDIT: I have gone ahead and added "Photo TR:" to your thread's title. Otherwise, keep up the good work. Overview of the lazy river. Coming up next is Timber Falls Adventure park! A dinosaur astronaut wearing a swim suit? Awesome! And now time for some artsy shots of Halley’s Comet Racers. You will get wet here. There is actually another side so you don’t have to get drenched. The lazy river has some rapid sections as well. Just these kiddie ones. Before the racers, there were really no slides here. Look at how tall it is! Here is the slide down from the upper level. The place is centered around the 2 leveled lazy river. Halley’s Comet Racers were new last year. Next up is the newest waterpark, The Lost World. The Waterdome has a great wave pool, dueling family slides (that don't really dual), and a clear roof to let the sun in. Some slides from Klondike. Ooh, funnel shaped. And the kiddie slide! The funnel goes right over the lazy river. They've got some sweet lights while waiting and inside the funnel. Last year they had water misters and made the stairs rumble. A hurricane? In Wisconsin? Really? Hurricane is one of those giant funnel slides but theming. And that drop has some scary awesome airtime! And now it's time for one of my favorite slides, The Hurricane! Tube jam! "I found a lemon!" Now we're heading on over to their other indoor park, Klondike Kavern. There was a mountain here with a bunch of slides in it. I miss it. LOOK, there's a bucket! Fantastic Voyage is the family raft ride here. Anyone else think we should start a Waterpark Index? The Wild West has quite a few slides. Rafter's Rage Here we have the Lake Wilderness outdoor park. They've added some sweet lights and audio in the bowl and the exit. I'm nicknaming it BHA for short. Off in the back, Cannonbowl has been renamed and rethemed Black Hole Adventure Today's report starts off at The Wilderness.