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AH! I knew I had to be more careful! I posted the standings on the front page by putting up pictures of whoever found a mikestery card, but did fail on figuring out whoever won the other 3 quests and only needed the mikestery card as their wild card!!! THANKS BRANDY!! I will redo the wildcard situation tonight, thanks for keeping the intergrity of the game! Peace, Big Mike

Dear Mr. Moose, I did fail on the hot German Men, very sorry. I will add a picture of two hot guys for you, plus, I did forget the dark ride pictures. Big Mike is always trying to please everyone Peace, Big Mike Two hot guys in Germany! Dark ride at Octoberfest. 3rd hot guy in Germany! The ride was like a big cage. 4th hot guy in Germany! The vampire girls sure did love The Mighty Big Man! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers! Thanks for stopping by! As we start our 12th week of daily Monday to Friday NEW episodes of The Big Mike Road Show, two exciting things are right around the corner!! First, Big Mike's Coaster Season's Opening Day has been CONFIRMED to be this upcoming Saturday as Big Mike flies out to Cleveland Ohio to hit the I/X Indoor Amusement Park, a first time visit for The Mighty Big Man, and will try to claim the 4 coasters there! Secondly, The Big Mike Road Show Most Valuable Reader Contest is about to give away a FREE ONE WEEK CONDO STAY to a lucky and hard working Valuable Reader! There will be a "WILD CARD" game this Friday, and anyone who accomplished 3 out of the 4 quests can win this game and use the wild card to qualify for the Finals! There are only 12 Valuable Big Mike Readers left with a shot at the Grand Prize!!! See them all on page #1. The following people are qualified and need to post a number between 1 and 35. That will be your lucky number! The Bebes coreysjunk str8fxxxinedge traincrossin The following people are in the wild card game this upcoming Friday, a set time will be randomly drawn later in the week: Chiquita Loquita GriffyTiffy SuperShawn (Can qualify if posts a Valuable Big Mike Reader Banner beforehand) Yeti762 picknyourseat (Can qualify if posts his found Mikestery Card and puts up a banner) reality15 robinschroder Everyone else above had 2 ducky wins and can use the wild card for the 3rd! Now that this contest has ended, make sure to enter the SUPER EPIC Contest for another chance at a FREE ONE WEEK CONDO STAY or A FREE 2013 SEASON PASS! See the rules and enter, it is very easy! http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1138984#p1138984 Today's episode of The Big Mike Road Show comes to you from Munich Germany, and it was THE highlight of the year for The Big Man! Octoberfest in Munich Germany was on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List, and it finally got done! The only bad part about Octoberfest is that there is no pay one price, and you could go broke trying to ride everything. Anyway, here are the coasters of Octoberfest! Hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Octoberfest in Munich Germany! Big Mike has finally made it here, a long standing place on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List! Big Mike picked a special year to come too, it's the 200th anniversary!!! Big Mike decided to walk around and scout out all the coasters to ride! Wilde Maus! Lift. Double credit, as these are back to back Wilde Mauses sitting side by side. Rumor has it that there was a secret bet made on this coaster ride as to who could drink the most beer at the fair. Who ya got? Alpina Bahn! Good looking coaster. Good looking rider on the good looking coaster! Hollenblitz! This guy is laughing at us since we can't get any photos of this indoor coaster. The main draw, Olympia Looping!!! Lots of loops! What a wonderful sight! Feuer and Eis! (Even Big Mike could figure out this said Fire and Ice) Nice theming. Now that the coasters were done, time to eat! How about this half meter hot dog!! Big Mike had 2, that's a full meter!! Big Mike was REALLY honored to meet up with some Valuable Big Mike Readers! This is Andrea and Andy, a husband and wife that are BOTH just slightly ahead of Big Mike with their coaster counts as of this episode! Andy has Big Mike by 20, and Andrea has Big Mike by 13. Big Mike bows to whoever is ahead of him because he realizes the hard work and dedication that it takes to beat The Mighty Big Man! The best non coaster thing Big Mike found was this Teufelsrad! It is a spinning wheel and you can see it spin if you watch the video attached to this episode! Big Mike would have shown you all the rides at Octoberfest, but he got locked up. That's about it, except for who drank the most beer at the fair. I hope everyone enjoyed the sights of Octoberfest in Munich Germany, I know Big Mike sure did!!! Peace, Big Mike

.............................................................................. *DO NOT POST TO THIS THREAD PLEASE!!! This thread is designed for everyone who wants to see Big Mike's new and previous updates but does not want to read through all the posts! The daily Mon-Fri schedule is rapidly fast paced, so this will help with episodes you may have missed! See the Big Mike Road Show Episode Guide right below the Contest rules. * Amusement parks are now opening!!! TPR members have first priority to enter this contest! TPR members have until April 15th to submit a picture during the exclusive TPR period, April 16th will open this contest to everyone else, all entries must be completed by April 30th! BIG MIKE'S 2012 "SUPER EPIC" CONTEST!!!!! This has to be the easiest contest ever created, taking barely any skill or effort whatsoever! Every single TPR member can join in and play for free for doing something we all love to do, going to an amusement park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This contest is basically as easy as going to an amusement park, taking a picture, posting the picture in The Big Mike Road Show thread, and winning the Grand Prize!!! Now you may ask how will Big Mike reward us for going to an amusement park?? How about with either your choice of a free one week condo stay to visit more parks again in 2013, OR a free 2013 Season Pass of your choice to go to a whole lot of parks in 2013!!!!! We are not talking about just a measly season pass either, that is not how The Big Mike Road Show rolls! Your choice of any park or chain you want!! *A Cedar Fair PLATINUM pass to visit ALL the Cedar Fair Parks, or *A Six Flags Season Pass to visit all of their parks, but since that costs a lot less, Big Mike will throw in a parking pass also! or * If you live outside the USA, or want a more expensive Disney or Busch pass or anything else, $150 towards any season pass you want!! You are going to amusement parks this year anyway, why not let Big Mike pay your way next year??? Here are the simple rules: 1. The 1st round of the contest will accept 64 winners. To be a winner in the first round, all you have to do is go to an amusement park and get your picture taken in front of the park's name with a "I LOVE BIG MIKE" home made sign, then just post it in the Big Mike Road Show thread! Thats it!! Simple as can be! The only catch to add some excitement to the contest is the park has to have a coaster and once someone posts that park, you have to find another park! 2. Once we have 64 winners advance to Round #2, Big Mike will send you back to an amusement park to take another picture of something different with a new sign and only the first half of people (32) will move on to Round #3 and then we do it all over again. We continue cutting the field in half until we have a Grand Prize Winner! 3. There is no rule #3, the contest is that easy! Round #1 contest deadline will be April 30th, 2012 or until all the 64 spots fill up! There are now only 54 spots left in the contest, enter soon!!! See who has entered and at what park in the pictures below!!! Here are the 2012 Big Mike Road Show Episodes, please enjoy! Week 13 Episode #60 - Occupy Wall Street in NYC: Big Mike infiltrates Zuccotti Park with the protesters of Occupy Wall Street! Episode #59 - Badlands National Park in South Dakota: Big Mike and Mom walk around this really cool place! Episode #58 - Enchanted Island in Arizona: Big Mike uses the charm once again and gets VIP kiddie coaster access! Episode #57 - The Ride in New York City: Big Mike checks out the new bus tour/Broadway experience in NYC! Episode #56 - Octoberfest in Munich Germany: Big Mike celebrates the 200th anniversary of Octoberfest in Germany! Week 12 Episode #55 - The People's Court: Big Mike has a behind the scenes look at the set and appears live on TV. Episode #54 - Liberty Bell in Philadelphia: Big Mike and Megan go to see the Liberty Bell. Episode #53 - Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa Florida: Big Mike rides a coaster and feeds birds at a zoo. Episode #52 - Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica: Big Mike, Megan, and the TPR gang climb Jamaica's #1 attraction. Episode #51 - Six Gun City in New Hampshire: Big Mike visits this 1900s era park and gets put in jail. Week 11 Episode #50 - Official 2012 World Tour Schedule: Big Mike releases his schedule and stat sheet leading into the 2012 season. Episode #49 - Sea Lion Caves in Oregon: Big Mike and Megan go searching for Sea Lions on the Oregon coast. Episode #48 - Western Playland in New Mexico: Big Mike goes to the border of Mexico for coaster credits. Episode #47 - Crazy Horse Monument: Big Mike checks out the progress of the Crazy Horse monument in the Black Hills. Episode #46 - Freestyle Music Park in South Carolina: Big Mike gets the coaster credits before the park closed. Week 10 Episode #45 - Kiddie Coaster at Rye Playland: Big Mike finally gets the Rye Playland Kiddie Coaster credit. Episode #44 - Brooklyn Bridgein NYC: Big Mike visits this landmark with Fran and Shawn. Episode #43 - Rakutenchi in Japan: Big Mike wins at the duck races at this Japanese park. Episode #42 - Bavarian Alps Alpine Slide: Big Mike has the fastest time of all You Tube videos of this alpine slide in the Alps. Episode #41 - Dreamland at Coney Island: Big Mike visits this one year park to ride Michael Jackson's coaster. WEEK 9 Episode #40 - Doggies of Big Mike World Headquarters: See everyone currently living at Big Mike World Headquarters. Episode #39 - Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Big Mike witnesses a new World Record in hot dog eating. Episode #38 - Canton Christmas Tree Farm in Texas: Big Mike and Laura ride a off season Christmas Tree Farm coaster. Episode #37 - Geo Center of the United States: Big Mike visits the spot designated the center of the USA. Episode #36 - Elitch Gardens in Colorado: Big Mike meets the GCI guys and 2 friends for ducky fun in the mile high state. WEEK 8 Episode #35 - Big Mike on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Big Mike talks coasters with Jay Leno and gets insulted many times. Episode #34 - Empire State Building: Big Mike, Rick, and Gyendolynne go to the top of the Empire State Building. Episode #33 - Jimini Peak Mountain Resort: Big Mike rides his very first mountain coaster. Episode #32 - San Antonio River Walk: Big Mike, Megan, and Laura eat at and boat ride the River Walk. Episode #31 - Sea World Florida: Big Mike finds lots of duckies and a pearl diving girl at Sea World. WEEK 7 Episode #30 - The Little League World Series: Big Mike visits the Little League World Series and meets Jared from Subway. Episode #29 - Starbucks in Seattle: Big Mike and Megan visit the very first Starbucks ever. Episode #28 - Country Mercantile: Big Mike and Megan visit a fruit stand coaster in Washington. Episode #27 - Devil's Tower National Monument: Big Mike visits the USA's very first National Monument. Episode #26 - Boomers in South Florida: Big Mike rides the Dania Beach Hurricane before it closed. WEEK 5 Episode #25 - Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List: New for 2012 list and everything completed so far. Episode #24 - Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana: Big Mike visits Custer's Last Stand. Episode #23 - Mile High Flea Market: Big Mike rides a flea market coaster in Colorado. Episode #22 - Kuma's Corner in Chicago; Big Mike visits Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives Best Burger place. Episode #21 - Santa's Village in New Hampshire: Big Mike tries to find elves at this wonderful park. WEEK 4 Episode #20 - West Coast Bash Behind the Scenes: Big Mike shows the set up with video of WCB 2011! Episode #19 - Gator Park in the Florida Everglades: Big Mike takes an air boat ride and holds a real gator! Episode #18 - Fish N Farm at Heritage Square: Big Mike travels to Golden Colorado for 2 coaster credits! Episode #17 - Mount Rushmore: Big Mike takes a VIP tour of Mount Rushmore with many special perks! Episode #16 - Cliff's Amusement Park in New Mexico: Big Mike hides duckies and rides coasters in New Mexico! WEEK 3 Episode #15 - Big Mike's and Megan's Doggies: The whole family that lives at Big Mike World Headquarters! Episode #14 - Rocky Steps in Philadelphia: Big Mike runs the steps from the movie "Rocky" with video! Episode #13 - Schnepf Farms: Big Mike rides the best farm coaster and meets a sexy farm girl! Episode #12 - Roswell, New Mexico: Big Mike hunts for UFO's and aliens in Roswell! Episode #11 - Lagoon in Utah: Big Mike visits Lagoon with special guests Shawn (packfanlv) and Jordan (JordanM)! WEEK 2 Episode #10 - Big Mike's 1,000 Coaster: Big Mike rides his 1,000 coaster at Fuji Q in Japan, plus video! Episode #9 - The Jersey Shore House: Big Mike checks out MTV's Jersey Shore House with Pauly D! Episode #8 - Zoo Granby in Canada: Big Mike crosses the border to ride coaster #900! Episode #7 - Live Sea Turtle Release: Big Mike watches a Sea Turtle get released back into the wild with Cantore Stories! Episode #6 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Big Mike's last view of Big Bad Wolf with guest star Chuck (cfc)! WEEK 1 Episode #5 - "Super Epic" Contest Big Mike's Super Epic Contest announced and full rules! Episode #4 - Wall Drug Store: Big Mike visits "America's Favorite Roadside Attraction"! Episode #3 - Oasis Lanes in El Paso Texas: Big Mike rides a bowling alley coaster! Episode #2 - Four Corners USA: Big Mike checks out this one of a kind place where 4 states meet! Episode #1 - Liseberg in Sweden: Big Mike rides and signs Balder! THE BIG MIKE ROAD SHOW "SUPER EPIC" CONTEST ENTRIES SO FAR: * REMINDER - PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD!!! 1. robinschroder - Holiday Park 2. hansrubens - Dusseldorf Rheinkirmes 3. coreysjunk - Pacific Park 4. printersdevil78 - Baja Amusements 5. GriffyTiffy - Safari Land 6. The Bebes - Six Flags Magic Mountain 7. HighRoller - Six Flags America 8. Arosania - Fun World 9. ahecht - Canobie Lake Park 10. SoCalCoasters - Legoland California

Hello my Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! We have done it! 11 FULL weeks of daily Monday to Friday updates so far in 2012... 55 All New Big Mike Road Show episodes... Lots of exciting parks and fun things to do, along with special Big Mike moments... Contests and prizes and duckies galore... AND... We have passed the quarter of the way point to our goal of 200 new episodes in 2012!!! Lots of fun and excitement here on The Big Mike Road Show, and since it is Friday, like all other Fridays, this episode is a special Big Mike moment! Big Mike checked off another thing on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List by either going to the People's Court or Judge Judy! This episode will let you see everything that goes into making The People's Court, with Behind the Scenes access to the sets and the stars of the show! I hope everyone enjoys it, I think Big Mike Productions really did a good job on this milestone episode! Hope everyone enjoys the hard work! Peace, Big Mike To see even more exciting episodes like this one, check out the Big Mike Update Page to see every 2012 episode so far and have a chance to win a free 2013 season pass to ANYWHERE just for posting ONE picture!!! Big Mike on TV getting interviewed by Harvey Levin on The People's Court: Big Mike gives everyone an exclusive look inside of The People's Court Set: Big Mike checks out the interview hallway right outside the court room: Big Mike has a special invite to a taping of The People's Court! The People's Court set is in New York City, in a building with no signs, many floors up, and hidden away from the public. Big Mike knows he will be on camera, that is why he is here!! Big Mike is also here to check out this hottie, Judge Milian! Big Mike on The People's Court set! You can see the cameras right behind where the judge sits! Talking about where the judge sits, how about an exclusive bench photo! Big Mike dreams one day to be a defendant on the People's Court, it would go something like this: Judge: "Big Mike, you have been accused of stealing kids to ride kiddie coasters, please approach the bench." Big Mike would approach the bench and the judge would say: "Big Mike, I want you so badly, meet me in my chambers!" Here is a look right outside the doors of the court room as everyone is prepared to start the case, but they have to wait for Big Mike to conclude his behind the scenes tour for The Valuable Big Mike Readers on Theme Park Review! I know everyone reading this wonders where do the people go after the interview and they have to go "right down the hall". "Right down the hall" is actually off the set into this messy area lol. Court Officer Doug, The Legendary Big Mike, and Court Reporter Curt hang out before we go to production. Big Mike stood in on a few cases that day and then got exclusive in front of the bench photos!!! Look at that body she hides from us on TV! This picture was taken a few seconds before she locked eyes with The Mighty Big Man! Big Mike has showed you everything INSIDE the People's Court set, with the exception of Judge Milian's private chambers, and since Big Mike does not kiss and tell, all Big Mike can confirm is that The Big Man may or may not have been invited back there with the judge after everyone else left!?!?!?! Sometime after the shows are put together, we switch to outside the Times Square Information Booth for the on the street interviews, where everyone there ONLY gets to see the opening clip about the show on this tv set. Harvey Levin then reads the card corresponding to that show, comes out and tells us the "meat and potatoes" as he put it of that case, and then interviews people on the street about their opinions. Big Mike must have been seen in a dozen cases outside, while getting interviewed personally for 4 shows! That is how the whole show is put together, from court room to post interviews, and it was a fun experience! Once the show was a wrap, and the full day of show recaps were completed, Big Mike and Harvey Levin hung out and grabbed a bite to eat! Hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike

Right now, arriving is up in the air. I wanted to make a 3 day trip out of it, then it turned into a fly in the morning and fly out at night, and now it is questionable if we push it back to next year. I guess this is what happens when you find yourself a better half and that half can't go. lol Post all contest pictures right here in the Big Mike Road Show thread!!! I can't wait to see it, we need more entries! I am close to deciding on opening this up to all my coaster friends due to lack of interest here on TPR, so the sooner the better Peace, Big Mike

I will have an update on Pats and Genos coming up soon also! Everyone told me Jims too!

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Week #10 of daily Big Mike Road Show updates continues with something fun you can do while visiting an amusement park. This Thursday we look towards the East at parks like Dutch Wonderland, Dorney Park, Sesame Place, and even Great Adventure! If you are visiting any of these parks, a quick little bit away and you can visit the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia! Visiting the Liberty Bell was on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List, and it was worth the stop by! Hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike PS - The Powerball drawing for the free NEW Big Mike Road Show goodie for playing in the secret game a few episodes ago came up #6, and the winner was once again reality15! Your NEW Big Mike prize is on the way and this is the first of its kind going out! Glad we use the Powerball to select winners or everyone would think it is rigged that the same person won again! Honesty and integrity, that's what The Big Mike Road Show is all about! Congrats again Jon! Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and the Liberty Bell Center is on the right of this picture. Liberty Bell Center! The Liberty Bell, where it is actually free to see! There it is everybody, the Liberty Bell!!!!! Megan and the Liberty Bell. Big Mike and the Liberty Bell. Exclusive crack shot! The Liberty Bell, another thing on Big Mike's Top 50 Always Wanted To Do List completed! This was also in Philadelphia and it seemed fitting to pose next to Hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike and Megan

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Chugging along with another daily update for everyone! Today the Big Mike Road Show comes to you from Lowry Zoo in Tampa Florida, just a little bit down the road from Busch Gardens! A zoo with a coaster is a double win for The Mighty Big Man! Hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Lowry Park Zoo! Prices. Nice center plaza when you walk in. Tazmanian Tiger! Big Mike has his 4 tokens to ride! The tiger himself. Overview. Side view. Spin-a-roo. In action. It is a well known fact that Big Mike always gets lots of tail. Maybe that's the reason Exclusive side shot! Coaster Credit #??? who knows, can't find it, sorry! Other rides and things to do at the zoo: Pony Trek. The Woolshed. Flyin Bananas. Koalas! Carousel. Animals. This dude escaped! Skyfari. Safari ride. Big Mike is all for close up viewing! Vehicles. Gator Falls. Camel Safari. Tasmanian Tornado for $2. The girls pig tails are not even moving at 80 mph! Feed the Budgies for $1, Big Mike gets $10 worth! Big Mike once had a bird just like this named Chirpy! Otter. Bear. Homeless Ape. It is always nice to end with a baby! Lowry Zoo, nice place, coaster credit, not exactly sure if it is the #1 zoo in the US, maybe these voters never went to the San Diego Zoo before?? Hope you enjoyed! Peace, Big Mike

I love KidTums sooooooo much!!! Robb and Elissa to

It has been a looooooong time since I rode a coaster with KidTums, but there is still that Taxi Jam credit up there that I left on purpose just so KdTums and I could have another ride together Peace, Big Mike

Dude, I was at Deep South Bash too! Bummer we did not meet up! You had a few pictures of places I still need, like O.Ds, Deadwood, Kokomo's and the Zippin Pippin! Nice to see what those places look like. I lived a mile or two away from the Clinton Twp Jeepers for awhile! Looking forward to your 2012 season! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Are you ready??? This will probably be the worst Big Mike update that you have ever read! Why? Waterproof throw away camera, that's why! Big Mike was all set to show you a good time, that was until the water proof camera was developed! What a joke! Never ever again! Anyway, if you are ever in Jamaica to ride the mountain coaster credit, Dunn's River Falls is a must, and also the top #1 attraction in Jamaica! This was Big Mike's 3rd trip up the falls, but Megan's first! Now Megan was not wearing a bikini in this report, but for everyone who caught the secret contest Big Mike had embedded into one of his trip reports (Western Playland) and asked readers to post about Megan looking good in a bikini, those people are now entered into a random drawing for the newest Big Mike Road Show goodie! Once again, Wednesday's red Powerball drawing determines the winner!! 1-3 picknyourseat 4-6 reality15 7-9 HighRoller 10-12 printersdevil78 13-15 Brandy524 16-18 esvadj 19-21 gisco 22-24 ahecht 25-27 beatlle11 28-30 niiicolaaah 31-33 RAWKIN_coaster38 Good Luck to all the sharp eyed readers!! Even though Megan is not in a bikini for real in this update, I still think Megan looks mighty fine! Hope you enjoy even though the quality SUCKS! Peace, Big Mike PS - If you see any crystal clear pictures in this report, they were borrowed from Robb! Well the first picture was not bad, but it gets worse from here lol. Big Mike and Megan getting ready to climb the falls at Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica! There are a LOT of people climbing at one time! One last picture together just in case one of us does not make it and dies! You start to climb the waterfall in a line of people and it is just follow the leader. Well that beginner climb was not so bad!! Mmmmmmmmmm, Megan! Now the climbing gets steeper and harder! GO FOR IT MEGAN!!! You have to fight the oncoming rush of water and at any second, you could lose your traction and be swept away down the waterfall! "Don't you dare jump down anywhere near me Big Mike!!!" Look out below!!! Big Mike relaxing after the big jump! Big Mike and Megan having fun at the falls! Look at the Hot Little Sexy Megan! Robb and Big Mike! Oh, Did I forget to mention the TPR group was here too? TPR group! Almost made it to the top now! This is the sign you see when you make it to the top! This is the sign you see when you make it to the top and have a junky waterproof camera! The Dunn's River Falls was a very fun time for Big Mike and Megan! The Dunn's River Falls was a very fun time for Big Mike and Megan WITH the TPR gang, but isn't it always??? Hope you enjoyed and sorry for the picture quality! Peace, Big Mike and Megan

The Mighty Big Man, Big Mike WILL be in attendance!!! Already had the appearance scheduled on the Big Mike Road Show 2012 World Tour! http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1158417#p1158417 See everyone there! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Another full week of Big Mike Road Show episodes coming up, and when we are done with this week, we will have 50 up in 2012 and be a quarter of the way to our goal of 200! Today The Big Mike Road Show update comes to you from Six Gun City in New Hampshire! Big Mike is awfully tired tonight, so not much of an intro or comments under the pictures, sorry! Hope you still enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Six Gun City! Prices. Get ready to be transported back to the 1900's or before. Gold Rush Express! Overview. Train. Lift. Top view. The million dollar smile displayed again for collecting another coaster credit! Gold Rush Express in action. Credit #902 for The Mighty Big Man! Saw Mill Car. Track. Kids loved it. Six Gun Jail. Look who they caught for credit whoring. Miniature Horses. Tumbleweed Speedway. Go Cart. Track. Cheyenne Falls. Rain Dance. Mini Golf. Fort Splash. Carousel. Stage Coach ride. Cleverly disguised tractor. Log Boat Ride. Shows too. Main Street. Hope you enjoyed Six Gun City! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Ducky Guessers!!! Wow, Find the Ducky is officially over for this season Find the Ducky was a lot of fun and I thank everyone who played! This week's Find the Ducky correct answer was FOUR! Congrats to STRF8XXXINEDGE and picknyourseat as the only two people to win this week!! The pictures below will display the hiding places. Now, the Find the Ducky final standings and the only people to qualify in this quest for The Big Mike Road Show Reader of the Year Contest for a free one week condo stay! FINAL FIND THE DUCKY STANDINGS: (After 15th round of 15) 1ST PLACE WITH EIGHT WINS: QUALIFIED!!! STR8FXXXINEDGE 2ND PLACE WITH FIVE WINS: QUALIFIED!!! robinschroder arosania picknyourseat 3RD PLACE WITH FOUR WINS: QUALIFIED!!! traincrossin coreysjunk The Bebes rolercstrluvr 4TH PLACE WITH THREE WINS: QUALIFIED!!! SuperShawn Reality15 bottom_feeder_13 adamico2 Brandy524 RAWKIN_coaster38 ahecht Don't forget, if you failed to qualify in this quest, but have completed the other 3 quests, there will be one wildcard game next Sunday night!!! If anyone completed 3 out of 4 quests: Won 3 ducky games, Found a Mikestery Treasure Hunt Card, Met Big Mike one time, or Put up a Big Mike Valuable Reader Banner... There is still this last chance game on Sunday night!!! Winning this last chance game awards you whatever quest you were missing! Big Mike will thoroughly go through page #1 to make sure the standings are 100% correct, delete anyone who has no chance to qualify, and post who has qualified already and who will be in the last chance wild card game! Stay Tuned!! Now that the Find the Ducky and Big Mike Reader of the Year contest has concluded, make sure to enter the 2012 Big Mike Contest, The Super Epic Contest!!! http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1138984#p1138984 Once again, BIG PRIZES!!!!!!!! Also, since I know everyone will be sad to see the duckies go for the rest of the season, there is some bright news!!! The Big Mike Road Show proudly presents for the 2013 season......................... FIND THE "DOUBLE" DUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A "new" twist on the old favorite game Hope to see everyone playing once again! Until then, here are the final ducky hiding spots in 2012: Ducky #1 Ducky #2 Ducky #3 Ducky #4

Nope

^ You are absolutely correct! Big Mike coming to you live from UPS, will post the final pictures of Find the Ducky when I get home! Brian did guess correctly with FOUR duckies, even though he had a mystery ducky in there. So taking into account Brian's 3 correct duckies, who knows where the 4th one is?? It's tough! Peace, Big Mike

This Final Round of Find the Ducky is now closed!!! You may now display where you "think" you found the duckies!! Peace, Big Mike

Very nice! Blew right through my neck of the woods! I still get a kick out of seeing someone else go to these out of the way parks for a kiddie coaster! Did you get or already have Land of Make Believe?? Peace, Big Mike

^ Everything was closed down the day I visited, worst park day ever lol.

Hello Fantastic Friends and Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Today is the day Big Mike looks forward to every year! Having survived a long off season of no coaster riding, it is time to debut the: Big Mike Road Show 2012 World Tour Schedule AND 2012 Opening Day Scorecard Big Mike Productions puts a lot of effort into making 100% sure that Big Mike's coaster count of 1109 Coasters Ridden and 355 Parks Visited so far in dead on perfect, and they also put the same pin point accuracy in finding every single park and every single coaster out there in the USA that Big Mike still needs to visit and ride! Understandably, Big Mike searches out every kind of coaster, the kiddies, the powered, the mountain, the water, you name it, if it says "coaster", Big Mike is including it in his search because there is no way that Big Mike can be a Certified Coaster Collector unless he hits absolutely everything!!! Big Mike will travel to every inch of the United States, to every little rinky dinky park, all in the name of being the best and to bring it all back for the Valuable Big Mike Readers to see! This year's Big Mike Road Show World Tour Schedule has been 4 months in the planning stages, and like years past (2008 - 105 parks visited, 2009 - 95 parks visited, 2010 - Season cancelled due to Dad's death, 2011- 85 parks visited), Big Mike is shooting to break a new all time Big Mike Road Show record with 115 park visits, which would put a 4 year average of 100 park visits a year!!! Just for a fun experiment, after reading the next two Big Mike parks and coasters needed charts, post which ones that you have already visited and rode and see if anyone can even reach 7 of the parks or 15 of the coasters, Big Mike would be impressed The first order of business today is to show everyone all the parks in the USA that has at least one coaster that Big Mike has never visited yet! There are 34 of these parks now left as Big Mike nailed quite a few last year! Here they are: 2012 - Parks With Coasters Still Needed Left in the USA to Visit: 34 Blackbeards in California Boomers in California Fun Towne at Micke Grove in California Funderland in California Happy Hollow in California Kiwanis Kiddieland in California Rotary Storyland in California Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado Cobra Adventure Park in Florida Sam's Fun City in Florida Grady's Family Fun Park in Illinois Santa's Village AZOOsement Park in Illinois Kiddieland in Kansas Celebration Station in Louisiana Dixie Landing in Louisiana Wisp Resort in Maryland Kokomo's Family Fun Center in Michigan Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota Spirit Mountain in Minnesota Brookhaven Exchange Club Park in Mississippi Attitash Ski Resort in New Hampshire Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire Adventure Center in New York Holiday Valley in New York Deadwood in North Carolina Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota I-X Indoor Amusement Park in Ohio Jeremy Reid in Oklahoma O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Galveston Island in Texas Remlinger Farms in Washington Bay Beach Amusement Park in Wisconsin Knuckleheads in Wisconsin Little Amerricka in Wisconsin The 2nd order of business today is every single coaster that is left for Big Mike to ride in the United States! Big Mike had this number down to 57 from 111 last year, but with new additions during the latter half of 2011 and brand new additions in 2012, we start the season needing 84, which is the best starting point ever!!! 2012 - Coasters Still Needed to Ride Left in the USA: 84 X-Coaster at Magic Springs in Arkansas Roller Coaster at Blackbeards in California Miners Mike at Boomers El Cajon in California Roller Coaster at Fun Towne at Micke Grove in California Flying Dragon at Funderland in California Pacific Fruit Express at Happy Hollow in California Go Gator at Kiwanis Kiddieland in California Roller Coaster at Rotary Storyland in California Green Lantern: First Flight at Magic Mountain in California Road Runner Express at Magic Mountain in California Manta at Sea World in California Superman Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California Dragon at Traintown in California Cliffhanger at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado Wild West Express Coaster at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado Cyclone at Lakeside in Colorado Dragon at Lakeside in Colorado Gold Runner Coaster at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado Dragon Wagon at Cobra Adventure Park in Florida Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Florida Kiddie Coaster at Fun Spot in Florida Miner Mike at Sam's Fun City in Florida Hangman at Wild Adventures in Georgia Swamp Thing at Wild Adventures in Georgia Viking Voyage at Wild Adventures in Georgia Dragon Wagon at Gradys Family Fun Park in Illinois Dragon Coaster at Santa's Village AZOOsement Park in Illinois Little Dipper at Six Flags Great America in Illinois X-Flight at Six Flags Great America in Illinois Roller Coaster at Kiddieland in Kansas Miner Mike at Celebration Station in Louisiana Galaxi at Dixie Landin in Louisiana Loco Loco at Dixie Landin in Louisiana Ragin Cajun at Dixie Landin in Louisiana Xtreme at Dixie Landin in Louisiana Apocolypse at Six Flags America in Maryland Alpine Coaster at Wisp Resort in Maryland Goliath at Six Flags New England in Massachusetts Serpent at Kokomos in Michigan Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure in Michigan Roller Coaster at Paul Bunyan Land in Minnesota Timber Twister at Spirit Mountain in Minnesota Cosmic Coaster at ValleyFair in Minnesota All American Coaster at Brookhaven Exchange in Mississipi 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 Wacky Worm at Gillian's Funland in New Jersey Fiesta Express at Gillian's Wonderland Pier in New Jersey Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster at Adventure Center in New York Mountain Coaster at Hidden Valley in New York Soaring Eagle at Scream Zone in New York Dinosaur Canyon at Deadwood in North Carolina Runaway Train at Super Slide Amusement Park in North Dakota Crazy Mouse at I-X Indoor Amusement Park in Ohio Dragon Wagon at I-X Indoor Amusement Park in Ohio Orient Express at I-X Indoor Amusement Park in Ohio Wacky Worm at I-X Indoor Amusement Park in Ohio Little Fire Ball at Kiddie Park in Oklahoma Steel Lasso at Frontier City in Oklahoma Oklahoma Land Run at Jeremy Reid in Oklahoma Go Gator at Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania Stinger at Dorney Park in Pennsylvania Sky Rush at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania Sky Rocket at Kennywood in Pennsylvania Flying Turns at Knoebels in Pennsylvania Black Diamond at Knoebels in Pennsylvania American Flyer at O.D Pavillion & Amusement Park in South Carolina Wild Eagle at Dollywood in Tennessee Choo Choo Express at Sir Gooneys in Tennessee Iron Shark at Galveston Island in Texas Miner Mike at Zuma Fun Center in Texas Bombora at Lagoon in Utah Verbolton at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia Mine Twister at Remlinger Farms in Washington Dragon at Riverfront Park in Washington Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Wisconsin Miner Mike at Knuckleheads in Wisconsin Little Dipper at Little Americka in Wisconsin Mad Mouse at Little Americka in Wisconsin Meteor at Little Americka in Wisconsin Wild & Wooly Tobaggon at Little Americka in Wisconsin Hades at Mount Olympus in Wisconsin Opa at Mount Olympus in Wisconsin Coasters Denied to Ride: Wildcat at Funland in Arkansas Cactus Coaster at Elitch Gardens in Colorado 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 Brain Teaser at Darien Lake in New York Little Dipper at Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania Speedy Gonzalez at Family Kingdom in South Carolina Go Gator at Noah's Ark in Wisconsin Now, the moment everyone has been waiting for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE OFFICIAL BIG MIKE ROAD SHOW 2012 WORLD TOUR SCHEDULE: * All public appearances are subject to change. All cancellations will be announced as soon as possible. Check back to the Big Mike Road Show thread, Big Mike's Facebook page (Big-Mike Betzler), or Big Mike's Twitter account (bigmikeroadshow) for up to the minute park arrival times and schedule changes. Although Big Mike's sole purpose is to collect coasters and produce trip reports, Big Mike welcomes visits and meet ups, photo ops and autographs are free of charge and encouraged, and a coaster ride together can always be accommodated! Feb 4-11 = Cancun Mexico to search for unknown coasters March 30th - I-X Indoor Amusement Park in Cleveland Ohio April 20-28 - Southern California (Many parks, exact schedule coming soon) May 5th - Wooden Warrior Day at Quassy Amusement Park May 18-19 - Cedar Point Spring Conference May 25-28 - Wisconsin Dells, Green Bay, Chicago area coasters June 8th - Coaster Madness at Dorney Park June 9th - ACE Dives at Busch Gardens Williamsburg June 30th - Rush to the Sky at Hershey Park July 4-14 - Northern California (Many parks, exact schedule coming soon) July 27-29 - TPR Leviathon Meet Up Bash at Canada's Wonderland Month of August open for all coasters needed locally (See bottom of schedule) Aug 31-Sept 3 - Michigan area coasters Sept 7-22 - TPR China Trip (Many parks, exact schedule coming soon) Oct 6th - Phoenix Phall Phunfest at Knoebels Nov 3-10 - Dominican Republic to search for unknown coasters Jan 11-19 2013 - Orlando Florida (Many Parks, exact schedule coming soon) Local parks for month of August or with any free time that are a must hit in 2012: Weekend trip down the whole Jersey coast for Megan collecting time Six Flags America Wisp Mountain Six Flags New England Attitash Mountain Resort Cranmore Mountain Resort Adventure Center Hidden Valley Coney Island Kennywood That is everything folks! Big Mike plans to move this schedule to the front page on The Big Mike Road Show thread as soon as we give away the free 1 week condo stay in the Big Mike Reader of the Year Contest so that everyone can find it nice and easy! Lastly, Big Mike could not, no matter how hard he tried, put his excel spreadsheet of every coaster ridden into this post. Every time it came up all mixed up. Any Valuable Big Mike Reader that would like to have Big Mike's OFFICIAL COASTER SUPER STAT SHEET can post your email in this thread and Big Mike will email you the whole file which includes, all parks visited, the date of each last visit to that park, all the coasters ridden and needed for that park, ect ect. It is a must have for the die hard Big Mike fan! SUPER EXCITING BIG BONUS BONANZA NEWS!!! - Big Mike has quietly been mass producing large amounts of Official Big Mike Road Show goodies, and in 2012, Big Mike will carry in 5 of "Big Mike's Big Bonus Bonanza Bags" into each park visit and the first 5 people to spot Big Mike and come up and take a picture with him will get the bags!!! Big Mike would like to have a picture of every Valuable Big Mike Reader he met in 2012 for a special year end super update! Hope everyone enjoyed the stat sheets, the schedule, and the new surprise, and I hope to see everyone out there on the road sometime during 2012 with the beautiful Megan by my side! Peace, Big Mike PS - Don't forget, follow the whole 2012 Big Mike Road Show season with this nice and neat Episode Guide and enter the 2012 SUPER EPIC CONTEST to win a FREE 2013 SEASON PASS!!! The contest is SOOOOOOO EASY and all of it can be found at this very important link: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1138984#p1138984 mag19.bmp The Mighty Big Man, Big Mike!

^^Wow! That is super fantastic!!! I remember Lena saying she read it from page #1 a few years ago and it took her a month and a half! I guess we are up to 3 months now, which is good to know because I have the urge to re-read the whole thing too! I wonder if I promote this thread as a full page book, if girls would choose this as a nice bedtime novel?? It does have a story line, lots of humor, some interesting facts, photos from around the World, and most of all, a great looking lead character!!! I could be published, go on book reading and signing tours, and be on the Times best seller list!!! Thanks forvreading it, I hope you enjoyed it and got a few chuckles, and hope to meet up one day soon! Thanks for being a Valuable Big Mike Reader and this deserves a Big Mike Prize Pack, complete with the newest Big Mike goody! Private message me your address! Ok, off to see who wants to publish my new book! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Glad everyone enjoyed the bikini pictures of Megan last episode, thanks for all the comments! Today we show you something to do while roller coastering in the state of Oregon! Sea Lion Caves is right on the coast of 101 in Oregon, and it is also the World's Largest Sea Cave, so it is like a double bonus to see! Big Mike and Megan could not wait to see all the sea lions and bring it back to all the Valuable Big Mike Readers! Hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Sea Lion Caves and the World's Largest Sea Cave! Don't believe it is the World's largest sea cave in the whole universe? Here's proof! Sea Lion info board. This was Megan's first look at the Pacific Ocean! Once you enter, you have 2 choices, the viewing point or the cave. First, we take the path to the left to the viewing site to see tons and tons of sea lions!! Megan decides to use the binoculars since we are having a little trouble locating the sea lions. We look to the right, no sea lions??? We look to the left, no sea lions??? We come to the determination that they all must be hanging out in the Worlds largest sea cave!!! Just so our walk down to the viewing area was not a total waste, we use this as a photo op! We anxiously take the path to the right to go see the cave and the sea lions! WARNING!! Look at all the things that could go wrong in the cave! EXCLUSIVE opening to the cave from above! Big Mike and Megan ignore all the possible things that could go wrong and take the elevator 200 feet down to the cave! There is a really nice view of the Oregon coast! There is it, the World's largest sea cave at the bottom of the steps! No flashes are allowed, but you can still see the excitement in our eyes to see tons of sea lions! THE WORLD'S LARGEST SEA CAVE!!!!!! Just one tiny little problem though, where are the Sea Lions???? The brochure has zillions of sea lions laying all over these rocks!! Can you say "major disappointment"? We are told that this is feeding season, and all the sea lions are out to feed except a few stragglers like this one. Actually we were told this before we paid, and it was half price due to this, but still, blah! There is one in the top right corner if you squint to see it lol. We still had a great time seeing the cave and the few sea lions, so it was still a success! Hope you enjoyed the Sea Lion Caves everybody! Peace, Big Mike and Megan

^^^ Yes you have Nicole Nice seeing your name pop up again! Don't miss the dark ride there, Haunted Barrel Works. It's pretty fun... or at least it was when I was 13. Oh and you know Toronto Island Monster is powered, right?!?! Anyway have fun! You'll have to see for me if they still have the bunny farm and the awesome indoor scrambler!