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Superb Job!!!
Glad to see everyone's hard work paying off and that's a really cool award to hang in TPR Headquarters!
All the best and love to all, Big Mike
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Very cool stuff!!
Enjoyed reading and seeing all the fun things you did, especially the shows!
I am glad to see someone who loves the theater as much as I do. You just don't find enough people in the World who appreciate this as much as I think they should.
I feel lucky that I can hop over to NYC any day after work if I win any of the Broadway lotteries, as I have a change of clothes in the car at the ready any given day.
Tell everyone I said hello!
Peace, Big Mike
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Hello everybody!
How about that, it's anniversary time!!
10 YEARS AGO TODAY!!!!!!!
June 9, 2006, we were all meeting in the UK for TPR's first ever attempt at a group tour!
Yes, Big Mike was one of the test dummies and if you ever took a TPR trip after that, you can thank The Big Man for not ruining the original trip and giving Robb and Elissa the confidence to run more!
Big Mike had joined TPR almost a year to the date (June 7, 2005) before heading out of the country with 50 something total strangers!
Since then, Big Mike traveled with TPR every single year after that to different parts of the World from 2006-2013, 8 straight years with sometimes multiple trips per year.
Big Mike enjoyed the trips so much that he started this Big Mike Road Show thread and actually amassed over ONE MILLION VIEWS!
Even though there has not been an update in over two years, The Big Mike Road Show thread still holds the top spot in non discussion threads in posts in the Theme Parks, Roller Coasters and Donkeys category, and is 2nd only to Shane's Amusement Attic in views! TBMRS thread still holds a spot in both Top 25 polls (posts and views) of ALL threads on the website!
So, for this very monumental anniversary, Big Mike decided to throw up a few pictures of himself as always just to mark the important date in TPR history!
Hope you enjoy!
Peace, Big Mike
The 1st TPR trip participants ever!!
The first picture ever on TPR that Big Mike's face made its debut!
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Poor KidTums, looks like she got a little too twisted lol. Good report Chuckster!
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This is SO cool to see people still checking out The Big Mike Road Show thread from start to finish! I hope you enjoyed it!! I think maybe one day I should go through and relive it from start to finish also.
Peace, Big Mike
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Wow!
One day short of a full year of no posts in this thread! lol
I was one day going to try to go back to the Dells and find my missing duckies too!
As far as I remember, no one found any.
I would be interested in seeing if any are still there.
Let me know please.
Peace, Big Mike
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I LOVED it there when I went!!!
Peace, Big Mike
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GOLD shirt!!!! lol
Close, I said I was going to lay low for 6 years and start back up when I retired
Peace, Big Mike
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Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!!
Big Mike is back once again to show you another adventure taken on The Big Mike Road Show!
This trip took Big Mike to the state of Mississippi to visit Brookhaven Exchange Club and home to the ONLY roller coaster in the state of Mississippi, the All American Roller Coaster!!!
The Brookhaven Exchange is only open about one week a year during the fair, and this was not even close to the week while Big Mike was visiting!!!
As everyone probably knows by now, Big Mike has this little thing he likes to pull out every once in a while when he really needs it called "The Big Mike Charm"!! Big Mike surely needed it this time, pulled it out, used it, and once again it worked like magic! The guys at Brookhaven Exchange Club loved the idea of The Mighty Big Man coming to ride their coaster, and not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 guys showed up to show Big Mike around
This was a great day in Big Mike Road Show history, and now you can experience it too!
I sure hope you enjoy it!!!!!
Before we get to that, let's give a big hand out to the following fellow TPR members for winning MAGICAL MIKEY T-SHIRTS last year!!!
picknyourseat
high roller
sspaz1000
The Bebes
coreys junk
Don't forget , these NEW MAGICAL MIKEY T-SHIRTS have special powers, and will NEVER expire, so you can wear it year after year and still claim benefits from it!
Every time someone wins a Magical Mikey T-Shirt, the MAGICAL MIKEY shirt will reward the person a possible 3 times a year:
1. Wear your MAGICAL MIKEY T-shirt to a park one time a year and buy yourself a treat, take a picture of you wearing your shirt and displaying your treat and post it in the thread and Big Mike will refund you $5 for that treat!
2. Wear your MAGICAL MIKEY T-shirt to a TPR Bash Event or on a TPR trip and buy yourself a treat, take a picture of you wearing your shirt and displaying your treat and post it in this thread and Big Mike will refund you $5 for that treat!
3. Wear your MAGICAL MIKEY T-shirt while meeting up with Big Mike at a park during the season and Big Mike will buy you a treat on the spot!
That is 3 chances for a treat a year, year after year, and the ability to wear a very cool BRANDNEW ONE OF A KIND t-shirt!!! (Not the famous gold one)
BIG MIKE STILL HAS LOTS OF SHIRTS, SO STAY TUNED ON HOW TO WIN ONE!
Also, the next round for the free 2014 season pass or one week condo stay is happening NOW!
GRAND CHAMPION ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT!!!
ROUND #2
Everyone who found a ducky at a park or guessed a Find the Ducky contest correctly has been entered into the Grand Prize Drawing!!!
I took the list straight off page #1 in exact order of the draft picks and there will now be 8 rounds of eliminations until only one person is left and is declared Grand Champion and can collect the Grand Prize of a free 2014 season pass or a one week condo stay!
The rules are very simple, everyone is matched up with an odd number vs. an even number. During the MEGA MILLIONS drawing on FRIDAY JANUARY 17TH, whatever the Mega Ball number is, odd or even (there are 46 mega ball numbers, so it is equal), either all the odds advance or all the evens advance! Example - If the Mega Ball is 19 which is an odd number, everyone with an odd number in front of their name advances (1,3,5,7 etc). Once round #1 is done, everyone who advanced will be re-numbered in exact order and begin round #2. We will go from 144 in round one to 72 in round 2, to 36 in round 3, to 18 in round 4, then we will have a special round where only 2 people get eliminated in round 5 down to 16, then to 8 , then to 4, then to 2, and then we will have our sole survivor and Grand Champion!!!
Easy peasy!!! It is kind of like having to win a coin flip 9 times in a row, but one person will do it!
Good Luck to all!!!
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Big Mike travels to the state of Mississippi to ride the one and only coaster running in the state!
The park is only open one week a year for a fair, OR, whenever Big Mike is in town!
Ka- Ching!!!!!
The All American Roller Coaster has been conquered by The Mighty Big Man!!!
Thanks to these wonderful guys for all coming out and helping Big Mike on his quest!
They deserve Big Mike Road Show goodie bags for sure!!
The Brookhaven Exchange Club in Mississippi!!!! A long trip for The Big Man, but worth it!
Of course, Big Mike had to get video for The Valuable Big Mike Readers!!
Here is Big Mike on it again! It is worth a few more views!!!
You know this guy is saying "This Big Mike is one total screwball!"
Here is an overview of the coaster and the rest of the rides at Brookhaven Exchange Club! Just remember, the park was not open to the public, so the rides are not ready to go!
As they were giving me a tour of the facility, they said this ride actually was found on a highway and when no one came back to claim it, they were allowed to keep it.
One week a year, these booths are jamming!
The guys of Brookhaven Exchange Club not only let Big Mike in to ride and also gave him a tour, but now a behind the scenes VIP tour as well!
Storage and maintenance warehouse.
Supply shop.
Paint shop! This horse will be ready to go for everyone next time you visit Mississippi!!! Tell them Big Mike said hello
Take care, hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike -
Thanks very much!!! Greatly appreciated
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Glad everyone enjoyed the parade from a different and special place!
It was nice hanging out with you guys again as always
Peace, Big Mike
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Going through looking back on page 1 of all the pics when Kristen was born!!!
What an awesome day!!!
Peace, Big Mike
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I have not tried to read the forums from it, but I did try my first update on The Big Mike Road Show thread.
I put up an 11 picture update and it didn't take me long at all.
Signing up, finding my thread, and uploading pictures was easy, and I even figured out how to do it all on my own, which is rare lol.
I then switched to my main computer to see how it worked and the only problem I had was that all my pictures were in reverse order.
It took a while but I figured out how to put them in the right order on my main computer.
I think this app will work out really good for myself because I can upload updates very easily on my Iphone as it happens in real time.
Peace, Big Mike
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Big Mike is testing this new app for Theme Park Review that Robb sent an email about!
This would work great for Big Mike since he takes most pictures from his IPhone nowadays and would make it much easier to update this thread on the go with up to the minute updates!
This was yesterday at Phoenix Phall Phunfest at Knoebels, where I finally got to ride Flying Turns!!!!!
Flying Turns was fun and Big Mike's advice is to do some homework early and set up your seat partners beforehand!!!!!
Each car can hold up to 400 pounds and they actually have a scale you have to stand on and get weighed!
The more the train weighs, the faster and higher up the wall the cars go!!!
Have each car maxed out as close to 400 pounds for a total of 1,200!!!!!!!
I had a kid behind me and a skinny dad and his little girl in front of me. We gave away about 700 pounds and the ride was limited.
Also, Big Mike brought Mom as well as Lucky Dog with him for their first Knoebels experience!!
Lucky Dog chickened out of riding the 4 rides he was allowed to, but it was still nice to have him there!!!
Hope this update works and hope you enjoy!
Peace, Big Mike
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Yes, round one has been played, on my next update we will play round 2 and eliminate half more and so on and so on until only 1?remains!
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I am going to put up an update every once in a while which will contain a contest round in every update. Once everything is done, I will send out a mass mailing of t-shirt prizes and the grand prize!
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This thread is not getting the Big Mike love that it used too!
You got that right Bob!!!
It takes a few hours to actually do an update and when only 200 people see it, I can't justify spending that much time on it anymore sadly!
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John, who are you talking to??
I am not talking smack whatsoever if you mean me.
1st, I love Mikey and talk to him on a constant basis and I am sure he will pass me, but that's ok, if anyone does, he would be the best choice. Mikey even wrote me two days ago wondering if we could both manage to ride our last USA coaster together.
That's cool, I wish you would act the same way too??? You take this stuff wayyyyyy too personal lol.
Of course I know Corona is a relocation, I know everything about every USA coaster. I went there today because it is a "park" I have not been to and declared that on the post you obviously are stalking. I did not lower my coasters needed in the USA.
I will see you next week and maybe we can chat about your worries.
Peace, Big Mike
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Hey John!
Remember when you asked me this before, I count mountain and powered coasters and you don't.
* I just double checked and you are quite a distance behind according to the coasters I count, which are all of them. Actually you are not even in 2nd as Mikey has passed you.
If it makes you feel better, send me your list.
Peace, Big Mike
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I will update it when I get home so it is 100% accurate!!!
Plus, I am only working off my phone this trip, and the list is on the home computer back home!
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The Mega ball was 14!!!
Every even number advances!!
Watch for the next round soon!
Peace, Big Mike live from Dollywood!
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GRAND CHAMPION ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT!!!
Everyone who found a ducky at a park or guessed a Find the Ducky contest correctly has been entered into the Grand Prize Drawing!!!
I took the list straight off page #1 in exact order of the draft picks and there will now be 8 rounds of eliminations until only one person is left and is declared Grand Champion and can collect the Grand Prize of a free 2014 season pass or a one week condo stay!
The rules are very simple, everyone is matched up with an odd number vs. an even number. During the MEGA MILLIONS drawing on Tuesday, July 9th, whatever the Mega Ball number is, odd or even (there are 46 mega ball numbers, so it is equal), either all the odds advance or all the evens advance! Example - If the Mega Ball is 19 which is an odd number, everyone with an odd number in front of their name advances (1,3,5,7 etc). Once round #1 is done, everyone who advanced will be re-numbered in exact order and begin round #2. We will go from 144 in round one to 72 in round 2, to 36 in round 3, to 18 in round 4, then we will have a special round where only 2 people get eliminated in round 5 down to 16, then to 8 , then to 4, then to 2, and then we will have our sole survivor and Grand Champion!!!
Easy peasy!!! It is kind of like having to win a coin flip 9 times in a row, but one person will do it!
Good Luck to all!!!
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Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!!
Big Mike is all set to bring to you his 2013 coaster season reports with new pictures and best of all, his quest to ride EVERY SINGLE COASTER IN THE USA!!!
This thread is the place to follow along with The Mighty Big Man as he stakes claim to being ranked #1 in the whole world at being closest to riding every coaster in the United States!!
This is also the thread to have up to date information on every coaster that opens and closes in the USA, along with Big Mike's coaster count and current number left to ride in the USA!
As of press time, Big Mike has ridden 1254 coasters at 419 parks, with 35 park visits this year so far, and with 37 coasters to go in the USA and 21 establishments left with a coaster in the USA that he has not visited yet.
Even better news to top all that, Big Mike has found a great new girlfriend after dumping that last piece of dirty cheating trash, and she is debuting on today's update!!!
This first update of 2013 comes to you from The Funplex in New Jersey! The Funplex opened up a brand new roller coaster back in March, which was the 2nd coaster in the USA to open behind Outlaw Run!
Of course, everyone and their uncle covered the Outlaw Run opening, but only Big Mike was there at The Funplex to bring you the opening day festivities!
Amazing dedication to the Valuable Big Mike Readers if I do say so myself
So that's it, NEW season of The Big Mike Road Show, NEW girlfriend, NEW slimmed down Big Mike, NEW coaster at The Funplex, NEW goal and format to ride every single coaster in the USA, but without a doubt, STILL the same Good Ole Big Mike!!!
If that is not crazy enough, the post immediately following this update will contain the Grand Champion Elimination Round to declare the 2012 Find the Ducky Champion!!!! Make sure to read that too and root for your favorite TPR member to win the grand prize!!!
OK, to start, here is the current up to the second BIG MIKE COASTER TRACKER!! The number on the left is how many coasters that are left for Big Mike to ride, which goes up or down depending on if new coasters open or close or if Big Mike rode them. It also contains Big Mike's coaster count as well! Check it out and see if any new coasters opened this year that you don't even know about! The list is current from the top to bottom.
BIG MIKE COASTER TRACKER:
37 - Go Gator (#1254) at Amusements of America company in New Jersey - RODE 6/24/13
37 - Mountain Coaster (#1253) at Holiday Valley in New York - Rode 6/22/13
38 - Max's Doggy Dog Coaster (#1252) at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York - RODE 6/21/13
39 - Sea Serpent relocates to Fun Spot America from Playland's Castaway Cove where Big Mike already rode it.
39 - Loco Motion (#1251) opens at Steel Pier in New Jersey but was listed as construction - RODE 6/15/13
39 - Boomerang relocates to Six Flags St. Louis from Six Flags over Texas where Big Mike already rode it.
39 - Freedom Flyer opens at Fun Spot America in Florida
38 - White Lightning opens at Fun Spot America in Florida
37 - Roller Coaster (#1250) at Party Zone USA in New York - RODE 6/7/13
38 - Gold Striker opens at California's Great America in California
37 - Miner Mike (#1249) at Zuma Fun Center in Texas - RODE 5/27/13
38 - Iron Rattler (#1248) at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in Texas - RODE 5/26/13
39 - Roller Coaster relocates to Fantasy Forest from Jeepers Southfield where Big Mike already rode it.
38 - Wacky Worm at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina - Removed.
39- Coast Rider opens at Knott's Berry Farm in California
38 - Hurricane relocates to Western Playland from Santa Cruz where Big Mike already rode it.
38 - Iron Rattler opens at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
37 - Iron Shark (#1247) at Galveston Pleasure Pier in Texas - RODE 5/25/13
38 - Miner Mike (#1246) at Celebration Station in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13
39 - Xtreme (#1245) at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13
40 - Galaxi (#1244) at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13
41 - Ragin Cajun (#1243) at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13
42 - Loco Loco (#1242) at Dixie Landing in Louisiana - RODE 5/24/13
42 - All American Coaster (#1241) at Brookhaven Exchange in Mississipi - RODE 5/24/13
43 - Cyclone (#1240) at Lakeside in Colorado - RODE 5/18/13
44 - Dragon (#1239) at Lakeside was listed as SBNO in Colorado - RODE 5/18/13
44 - Wild West Express Coaster (#1238) at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado - RODE 5/18/13
45 - Cliffhanger (#1237) at Glenwood Caverns - RODE 5/18/13
45 - Blazin Buckaroo (#1236) at Elitch Gardens - RODE 5/17/13
45 - Roller Coaster (#1235) at City Park in Colorado - RODE 5/17/13
46 - Gate Keeper opens at Cedar Point in Ohio.
45 - Max's Doggy Dog Coaster opens at Martin's Fantasy Island in New York.
44 - Sky Rocket (#1234) at Kennywood in Pennsylvania - RODE 5/11/13
45 - Alpine Coaster (#1233) at Wisp Resort in Maryland - RODE 5/10/13
46 - Roller Coaster at Party Zone USA in New York is discovered.
45 - Blazin Buckaroo relocates to Elitch Gardens from Alabama Adventures (Marvel Mania), where Big Mike already rode it.
45 - Wild Kitty relocates from Elitch Gardens (Cactus Coaster) to Frontier City in Oklahoma, still on the denied to ride list.
45 - Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster (#1232) at Adventure Center in New York - RODE 4/6/13
46 - Twist n Shout relocates to Family Kingdom in South Carolina from Magic Springs where Big Mike already rode it.
46 - Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island is discovered.
45 - Wacky Worm (#1231) at Gillian's Wonderland Pier in New Jersey - RODE 3/30/13
46 - Fun Coaster (#1230) at Funplex opens in New Jersey and rode it opening day - RODE 3/30/13
46 - Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City opens in Missouri
45 - Choo Choo Express at Sir Gooneys in Tennessee - Being sold, will not open again!
46 - Big Mike starts the 2013 coaster season with 46 coasters left to go in the USA!
NEW FOR 2013 COASTERS STILL TO OPEN IN 2013:
Undertow at Santa Cruz Boardwalk in California
Wildcat at Santa's Village Azoosment Park in Illinois - (Already rode at Fun Spot)
Kiddie Coaster at Playland's Castaway Cove in New Jersey
El Loco at Adventure Dome in Nevada
Flying Turns at Knoebels in Pennsylvania
Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster in Tennessee
Range at Yesterland Farm in Texas
Typhoon at Puyallup Fair in Washington
Unknown at Adventure City in California
Unknown at Joyland Amusements in Florida
Unknown at Keansburg Amusement Park in New Jersey - (Already rode at Beech Bend)
Coasters Denied to Ride:
Wildcat at Funland in Arkansas
Wild Kitty at Frontier Land in Oklahoma
Kiddie Coaster at Lakeside in Colorado
Blue Flash at John Ivers in Indiana
Sooper Jet at Trimper's Rides in Maryland
Go Gator at Rt 66 Carousel Park in Missouri
Go Gator at Fun Plex in Nebraska
Miner Mike at Adventuredome in Nevada
Hoot N Holler at Darien Lake in New York
Little Dipper at Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania
Speedy Gonzalez at Family Kingdom in South Carolina
Soon Big Mike will revamp page #1 with the current list of coasters and parks still left to visit, but for now you can read them here:
2013 - Coasters Still Needed to Ride Left in the USA: 37
X-Coaster at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls in Arkansas
Roller Coaster at Blackbeards in California
Gold Striker at Californias Great America in California
Coast Rider - Knotts Berry Farm in California
Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California
Manta at Sea World in California
Gold Runner Coaster at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado
Dragon Wagon at Cobra Adventure Park in Florida
Freedom Fighter at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida
White Lightning at Fun Spot Action Park in Florida
Miner Mike at Sam's Fun City in Florida
Wildcat at North Georgia State Fair in Georgia
Twisted Typhoon at Wild Adventures in Georgia
Swamp Thing at Wild Adventures in Georgia
Toytown Coaster at Yellowstone Bear World in Idaho
Runaway Mine Cars at Donley's Wild West Town in Illinois
Dragon Wagon at Gradys Family Fun Park in Illinois
Unknown at Greeley County Fairgrounds in Kansas
Roller Coaster at Kiddieland in Kansas
Roller Coaster at Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota
Timber Twister at Spirit Mountain in Minnesota
Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City in Missouri
Prowler at Worlds of Fun in Missouri
Nor'Eastern Mountain Coaster at Attitash Mountain Resort in New Hampshire
Cranmore Mountain Coaster at Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire
Alpine Mountain Coaster at Mountain Creek in New Jersey
Dinosaur Canyon at Deadwood in North Carolina
Runaway Train at Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota
Gate Keeper at Cedar Point in Ohio
Little Fire Ball at Kiddie Park in Oklahoma
Steel Lasso at Frontier City in Oklahoma
Dragon Coaster at Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island
Go Gator at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina
Zycklon at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina
Wild Eagle at Dollywood in Tennessee
Bombora at Lagoon in Utah
Dragon at Riverfront Park in Washington
2013 - Parks Still Needed Left in the USA to Visit: 21
Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado
Cobra Adventure Park in Florida
Fun Spot America in Florida
Zoomers in Florida
Sam's Fun City in Florida
North Georgia State Fair in Georgia
Yellowstone Bear World in Idaho
Donley's Wild West Town in Illinois
Grady's Family Fun Park in Illinois
Greeley County Fairgrounds in Kansas
Kiddieland in Kansas
Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota
Spirit Mountain in Minnesota
Attitash Ski Resort in New Hampshire
Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire
Mountain Creek in New Jersey
Fantasy Forest in New York
Deadwood in North Carolina
Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota
Atlantic Beach Park in Rhode Island
O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina
Oh! Did I forget to mention that I am flying out in 5 hours to go visit Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina???
The tracker is about to take a big hit of Big Mike awesomeness!!!
The easiest way to follow Big Mike's travels is to facebook friend him "BIG-MIKE BETZLER", as I am a posting machine when it comes to my travels and where I will be!!
Hope everyone enjoys!!!
Peace, Big Mike
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Big Mike visits The Fun Plex in his home state of New Jersey for the opening of the New for 2013 roller coaster, The Fun Coaster!
The new coaster opens March 30th at noon, and Big Mike is there that same day to be the first person to ride it!
It is good business to have a well known World traveler of coasters be on hand to be the first to ride!
Well hello new coaster credit!
It makes Big Mike's ultimate goal of riding every single coaster in the USA more difficult when a new coaster opens in the USA, but it is also an exciting time to ride new coasters too, since there are not many left for The Mighty Big Man!
At noon when the Fun Coaster officially opens, Big Mike's coaster count of needed coasters to ride in the USA will go up by 1, but as you can see from the time on the ticket, it will go back down by 1 very shortly after that!
Exactly at noon, Big Mike hops on board with his lovely new girlfriend Kathy (Little K) and takes the first ride of the day!
Who better to open a brand new coaster in his home state than Good Ole Big Mike???
Now that the official business of Big Mike opening the Fun Plex's new for 2013 coaster up is over, Big Mike changes from the Official Big Mike Road Show T-shirt to his casual every day look to show everyone else the rest of the Fun Plex and to also put a serious beat down on Little K in a Best of 5 Champions tournament of various events!
I also ran into my good buddy Keith Johnson too!!
The prices for The Fun Plex.
A couple of deals you can purchase if you are not the special guest that day with unlimited access to all attractions!
A map of the outdoor activities, but don't worry, Big Mike will show you everything!
The Fun Plex was ranked #1 Family Entertainment Center in all of North America in 2011!!!
We will show you everything that makes Fun Plex #1 and start with bowling!
This was also event #1 in the Big Mike vs. Little K Tournament of Champions!
Big Mike Da Man vs. Little K Bubbles, who will win???
Little K tried her hardest, but Big Mike prevailed 3 games to none to take the lead 1 event to nothing over Little K!
Indoor Go Karts!
The indoor track!
Go Karts were also event #2 in the Tournament of Champions!
Big Mike dispalys the #1 finger as this was a forgone conclusion as Big Mike is a master Go Cart racer, winning the event 4 races to 1 to go up 2 events to none on the day.
There are also two mini golf courses on property, which was event #3.
Big Mike and Little K played both courses and Big Mike conquered them both and just like that, the best of 5 Tournament of Champions was over as Big Mike mathematically eliminated Little K
There was also a shooting dark ride game which was event #4, but as most loyal Big Mike readers already know, Big Mike can't be beaten at shooting dark rides!
Little K decided to give it a try anyway!
Of course, she found out it is extremely hard to win when you are going up against a superstar who is considered "Legendary" with his top score of the day!
Big Mike 4 events to none.
Lazer Runner was the last event in the Tournament of Champions.
Lets just say Big Mike may or may not have thrown the last event to let Little K salvage any dignity that she may have had left
Final score, Big Mike 4 events, Little K 1 event.
Big Mike is the Champion!!!
Now it is time to show you the rest of the Fun Plex, including the Fun Coaster which is no longer coming soon, it is here right now!!
The Fun Coaster!
Motion Simulator.
Bumper Cars.
Junior Bumper Cars.
Little K has not learned how to use the Big Mike Charm to get on the height restricted rides yet, and also Big Mike saves the charm just for the coasters!
Free Fall.
Sky Scraper.
Tilt A Whirl.
There are also outdoor go carts that were not open yet this season.
As well, there was also an outdoor water park that they could not justify opening in March in New Jersey.
Inside again, there was a huge arcade.
Kathy claims to be the best crane game operator bar none.
Indoor kids play area.
Finally, there are bumper boats but it is a little hard to show you when there are no boats set up yet.
It was a great day spent at the Fun Plex, from being guest of honor to the Tournament of Champions, to riding a new coaster, and enjoying a fantastic establishment!
Best of all, it was great sharing the fun with a new special gal who is just beginning to experience what it is like to be a part of The Big Mike Road Show!!!
Hope you enjoyed!!!
Peace, Big Mike
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Thanks VERY much Josh!
I LOVE hearing about people that start from page 1 and read all the way through! Have not had a post like that in some time now though, but remember when Lena told me that. Good to know it is up to 7 months now to get caught up lol. Good thing I have slowed down a bit or you would still be reading!
My friend The Rider - There will be an update TONIGHT just for you, but not Dixie Landing because Of a special story I will share with everyone a little ways down the road!
Peace, Big Mike
Take care, hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike
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