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Of the two, I'd get the Caliber for no other reason than that it has four doors, and I'll never own a 2 door car. My dad owns a Camaro, and the backseats basically useless since it is so small and hard to get in and out of. If I was choosing, I'd get a Chevy or a Volkswagen...or a PT Cruiser cuz they're cute -Julie

Didn't Ripsaw Falls used to have two seats instead of four? I seem to remember riding it and having a large gap between me and the seat in front of me when I sat all the way back. I thought it used to be two seats that held one person with another person between their legs. Maybe I'm wrong? Maybe I'm thinking about some other flume (yes, I know DL's Splash is like that). -Julie

Awesome! Congrats...I bet you will have a great time!!! -Julie

Derek, you are the master of the self-portait! Great TR! And maybe I am just being dense, but what does BACT mean?? -Julie

Yeah, Pirates and Splash are *slighty* musty, but it's not an offensive, moldy smell. To me, most water rides smell like "indoor water", where Monster Plantation just smells like mold! -Julie

I will be the first to say that my worst park day ever was in Disney World! It was me, my mom, my aunt and my 6 year old cousin, in July of 1997. We were at Disney MGM Studios, and the park was absolutely shoulder to shoulder...the only comparison I can make was what the Olympics looked like in Atlanta in '96! We waited two hours each for Muppet*Vision, the Backlot Tour and The Little Mermaid *PLUS* a two hour wait to get pizza at Pizza Planet! The place was swarming with Brazilian tour groups, so not only was it crowded, but the crowds were chanting and singing non-stop in a different language! Oh god, I shudder to even think about that day! What was so funny was that no other day of that trip was even close to that crowded! And I've never even seen it even remotely that crowded since. -Julie

Sorry for the double post...took me three tries to get it edited! But while I'm here, if you'd like to post any other pics from Spain taken outside of the parks, I'd love to see them! -Julie

Thanks for the pics Robb! And can I just say...we've had our trip to Spain planned for about 4 months now, but it wasn't until I was that pic of the subway that I was finally like..."I'M GOING TO SPAIN!!!!!" I can't wait!!! I just hope I have a better experience at the park than you guys did. -Julie

Nope, not just you! Smells like a combo of musty and moldy. All the fur looks so dusty and dirty! Sorry for hating on it Joe, but they could do *so* much better than that! -Julie

Test and adjust...how very Disney of you I've never heard that term outside of Disney before! Welcome to the boards, and thanks for the great advice! -Julie

I can write forward with my right hand and backwards with my left hand simultaneously. I'm right handed, but I play pool and putt golf balls left handed. -Julie

Well, that's pretty harsh considering that I specifically said that the restraints in row 9 weren't working and they took it off to fix it. They weren't just running it with one train because they thought that was a good idea. By the time I left (1:00pm) it appeared to be running two again. Mindbender, I'm not sure why it was just running one. -Julie

A few years ago, a group of us rode Big Thunder at WDW, and and my friend Kenny yelled to his friend Bruce "Your wife's getting fresh with me!!!" hahahaha So glad I got that on tape! -Julie

Agreed Mike. Being a smart ass just for the sake of being a smart ass when you're not contributing anything to the conversation is a waste of bandwidth. The OP asked a legit question and got jumped all over by smart ass response after smart ass response. It's not a matter of not getting a joke, it's a matter of some posters repeatedly not being respectful of others. -Julie

What Mike has failed to mention is that while on the phone with me and queueing for Goliath, I was on the other end of the phone in SFoG telling him how badly my Goliath owns his. He didn't want to hear it, and understandably so. Sorry again Mike. -Julie

I decided a few weeks ago that I was gonna try to make it down to SFoG this "weekend" (Monday/Tuesday) to get in a ride on Goliath, else I probably wouldn't make it down there until late May or early June. I drove down on Monday evening, and attempted to get my season pass voucher activated. I arrive at about 8:00pm, assuming that the pass processng center was open until park close. Of course not, it was just open until 7:00! So no Goliath credit for me on Monday! Boo. I was staying with Joe (ParkTrips) Monday night, but had arrived really early, so did some shopping to kill some time. Eventually he got off work, I found his house, and hit the hay, with only about 3 hours to sleep before getting up for the morning ERT! So we both got up at 7:00, had breakfast and headed out to the park, getting there about 20 minutes til 9:00. Since I had some time, I got my season pass voucher processed, and my picture looks so much better than last year's tapering head one! I ran into Anthony (CoasterCrazy) outside the gate, so we headed off for Goliath together. We got there in time to be on the third train of the day, but the opening was delayed by about 10 minutes. Then once it opened, they sent one train of people successfully, then on the second train, the restraints in row 9 didn't work right, so they had to pull it off the track. Once they took off the train, cycled the remaining train and all, it was 9:40 before a second train of people went out! Then of course, as soon as they loaded the train, someone said it was there brithday and the crew made everyone sing Happy Birthday. Finally after 45 minutes of waiting (oh, I forgot to mention that we passed a sign on the way in that said it was 44 degrees! And I was wearing shorts with no jacket!!) we finally got to ride the third train of the day. And what can I say but oh...my...GOD...this ride kicks SOOOO much ass! I absolutely loved it, and I think it is just what this park needed to round out it's collection. The only ride I am able to compare it to is S:RoS at SFNE because there was just *so* much airtime. That is the only other coaster that I have ridden that falls into the same class as Goliath. I also think it has the best first drop of any coaster I've ridden, including S:RoS and Millenium Force. I loved how the airtime was like floater air meets ejector air...floater as you crest the top of the hill, then as you head down the other side, wham, it throws you out of your seat! There was not a dull spot on the entire ride...it was just airtime, airtime, airtime, helix, more airtime, more airtime. I truly love this coaster...I'm so glad that it's close to me so I can ride it often! After our first ride, we noticed that the line was enormous, but that we still had about five minutes left of season passholder ERT, so we ran back around and got in line again. By the way, the onride photos on this ride really suck. I can't imagine that I'd ever humor getting one. After the second ride, they were letting the GP in, but with the one train operations, my guess is the line was at least two hours long. Insane. As we walked, we passed Monster Plantation, so since there was no line, we got our own boat when we rode. I think if they gave this ride a little TLC it wold be a nice ride, but as is...hmm. I don't dislike it, but I can't say that I like it either! It smells weird, and looks so dirty, but if they would just replace all the fur and clothing on the AAs, and get better lighting, I'd like it a lot more. We headed back to the Cotton States area next, where we caught a ride on Superman: Ultimate Flight with a one train wait. Sadly, the more coasters I've ridden, the less this coaster impresses me any more It's still in my top 10, but I don't think it's holding onto that co-#1 spot anymore. After Superman, we rode Great American Scream Machine with no wait. This one was actually tracking a lot worse than it was last October, but I am going to chalk it up to the cold weather. I still think it's a fantastic coaster, even if it's rougher than usual. The guys were thinking about food at this point, so we walked to a Mexican place, but then decided to get chicken at the Plantation House instead. Of course, once we got there, it was still closed since it was still fairly early. Having nothing else to do in the area, I suggested riding the sky buckets. This ended up being a bit counter productive since it deposited us right where we had been previously. We decided to check out Gotham City at this point to see what the wait for Mindbender was. Well, turns out that it was only running one train, and the queue through the trees was almost completely full...at least an hour wait, maybe more! No thanks...it's a great coaster, but I'm not waiting that long for it. We also checked Batman, and it was a very hefty wait as well. We ran into "Black Dude Green Lantern" on the way out, as well as Wonder Woman (it goes without saying that the guys liked her!) Admitting defeat, we went back near the Plantation House, and decided to do Dahlonega Mine Train before having lunch. The line didn't look too long, but it ended up being over half an hour. Ugh...half an hour for a fairly crappy mine train. We went ahead and stopped for lunch at that point since both of them needed to leave shortly after lunch time. We all got chicken strips and fries. None of the chicken strips were hot, but I thought the fries were great for theme park fries. I also noticed two very small things that I was very impressed with while there. First, the ketchup was cold. Doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but to go to the trouble of installing refridgerated bins for your ketchup packets so your customers can have cold ketchup...I was very impressed! Also, when I sat down, I noticed that basically every table had a set of salt and pepper shakers on it. Those are two things that are not gonna make or break my day, but I love the fact that thought was put into the little details like that. After lunch, we all headed towards the entrance. They were both gonna head out for the day, but I was planning on hanging around and seeing about getting on a couple of more rides. I bid them both farewell and headed up to Georgia Scorcher...where I found every bit of the queue completely full! Holy $#!t! I don't know how long the wait was, but it was *way* too long to wait for that coaster. At that point, I decided to cut my losses and head for home. The park was just getting too crowded to do much of anything! Plus I was dead tired from not getting enough sleep the night before. So I headed out to the car, stopping for gas almost immediately before heading home. The drive was uneventful and I got home around 4:00 or so. Overall, I had a nice time, but I wish the lines had been shorter! Good company always enhances a day, so it was nice to have some good coaster chat with fellow geeks And I'm very, very glad that Goliath is there...such a wonderful addition to an already great park! Well, onto the photos! In conclusion, I leave you with this photo of tables with salt and pepper shakers sitting on them. Thanks for reading! He seemed to enjoy it though. It also seems as though he bored the girl in front of him to tears, and made the kid behind him sick! Geez Joe! While waiting in line for Dahlonega Mine Train, Joe kept being asked to skip ahead of people so others could ride together, and ended up being three trains ahead of me and Anthony! Just thought I'd throw in this picture of a few hundred crazy peeps waiting in an hours long line for Mindbender. But hey, I had no complaints at all about being invited inside Batman's cape! Rowr! The guys were also very excited to see Wonder Woman! (Wait, did I mention that the first time they saw her, she was bending over talking to a kid???) Hey Robb! While in Gotham City, we found "Black Dude Green Lantern!" We have now decided that this is the "TPR EXCLUSIVE" shot of Goliath. You will never see a picture like this on any other website!!! Inspired by Derek's "Tower of Terror as seen through a tree" picture from the Florida TR thread, I now proudly present "Goliath as seen through a tree." We find yet another typo in the Superman area! "Alternative arrangement for storage of you valuables." Love it. Joe says "Hey...everyone in line for Goliath equals NO ONE in line for Monster Plantation! Lets ride!" Meatnormous amounts of people in the queue for Goliath, when it's only running one train. Here, I borrow Guy's "signature move" to express my love for Goliath. Here's Goliath's train being taken back to the storage area, as I freeze my behind off in 40 degree temps! Ok, and I'm back for a second try, bright and early on Tuesday morning. While shopping, I found this. Now, if you are relying on your douche to give you "sweet love," you have bigger problems than that not-so-fresh feeling! Goliath's helix at sunset. This was taken just before I was turned away from getting my pass processed

Kevin and I stayed at Maples Motel when we went to Cedar Point. Never again...worst night I have ever spent in a hotel, and I don't think earplugs would have helped! If they go to the trouble of giving out free earplugs, they should warn people in advance of the noise! -Julie

We had a conversation about this slide over dinner at 'Ohana! I found another pic of it while searching the web. -Julie

Shepp! Is this you??? If so, you need a new copy editor! hahaha -Julie

Ok fine, you let this contest linger until I actually had the time to sit down and make an entry! Here's mine...I wonder how many non-religious people will find it funny, or even understand it! -Julie The "Don't Look Back, Lot!" Express...now with 75% more sodium!

I did College Program in the spring of 2000, and was the best decision I ever made about my education. I felt like I learned so much about myself, about how to work with others, how to get along with others, how to be responsible...all stuff that college never came close to teaching me. Plus, I had a blast! I worked at Disney World for a semester! I'd do it again in a heartbeat, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who is thinking about doing it! Even if you get there and hate it, you will at least have had the experience! You can look at my WDWCP scrapbook here : http://www.fyabulous.com/scrapbook/ When I was hired, I was originally hired for food service. Not my first choice (not even in my top 3 choices) but I decided to go ahead and take it since I was excited about the opportunity to move away for 4 months and work at Disney. Well, once I got there, a scheduling mix up landed me in attractions, which was fantastic! I was originally hired for Pure and Simple in Wonders of Life, but when I showed up for my first day of training and there had been no trainer scheduled that day, they put me with a Universe of Energy trainer! I still think I would have had a good time working in food service, but I truly loved where I ended up working! I was also told that Haunted Mansion and Jungle Cruise were the two most requested work locations, and attractions was *by far* the most requested role, so don't be disappointed if that's not what you get. Most of the people I knew had a great time no matter what their locations. If you have any specifi questions, please feel free to PM me! -Julie

From the linked article... So I wonder which Mickey got fired...the one on the right or the one on the left? -Julie

Happy birthday to the second coolest Canadian ever! (remember: Rick Moranis is Canadian)

Come on now...I think it's time that the Alvey's ponied up some more pics from the Florida weekend! -Julie

Mine was Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Florida on March 17th. -Julie