Big Mike

WOW You hyped it so well I read the whole agenda and it sounds really fun, especially the part about seeing Angel Aristone again Checking The Big Mike Road Show Schedule, of the 5 Saturdays in October, your Oct 3rd is the only Saturday I have free! Plus Renee may be there! Plus it is Fright Fest! I think there is a good chance that Big Mike will attend! Now we need to get Lena to attend too!!! Kingda Ka Lena!!! Good Job Josh!! Peace, Big Mike PS - I don't think $10 is going to be enough money to feed The Big Man lol

I knew we would have some male cheerleaders try out for the job!! Congrats, you made the squad! Peace, Big Mike

Yep, there is no arguing that! Woo hoo though, I have my first "Show" Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Brandy!!!!!!!! Peace, Big Mike

Big Mike does feel bad for all the lovely ladies who are not interested in playing fantasy football!! Big Mike always tries to have contests that everyone can play, so no one is left out and has the same chances to win the very cool prizes as everyone else does! So, to combat this problem, Big Mike has come up with a solution! Big Mike is now accepting applications to become one of the very exclusive and highly coveted Big Mike Road Show "Show" Girls, the best fantasy football cheerleaders in the world! All the job entails is an occasional cheer throughout the fantasy football season for Team Big Mike! If Big Mike wins the fantasy football league (most likely), the prizes will be split umongst the Big Mike Road Show "Show" Girls!!! I am sure we could do a special report on the "Show" Girls too. So anyone interested in being a "Show" Girl for Big Mike's fantasy football team this season, please post your interest!!! Also, we are looking for about 6 more teams to play! Peace, Big Mike

I like reading your reports!! Ameilia poses for some funny pictures! Peace, Big Mike

Ok, so let me get everyones take on this! I just checked prices for my visit on Sept 12th, and am glad to see the park will indeed be open! The website says it will cost me 25 dollars because it is a special event. The special event is a freedom celebration with special activities throughout the day, culminating with a LeeAnne Rymes concert at night. I will already be on the pla,e back home by the timr the concert starts. The odd thing is that they have blacked out all the season passholders that day from using their season passes! So, my question, with no season passholders and it being after Labor day, its got to b dead right? Your thoughts??? Peace, Big Mike

I hope they have a cool deal when The Big Mike Road Show 2009 visits on Sept 12th! Peace, Big Mike

Classic! lol Funny stuff Peace, Big Mike

Young Jeff!!! Good job scouting this one out! On your next trip report, spice it up a bit with a few bikini pictures!!! Peace, Big Mike

How can you pass up a deal like this???? I just sent $20 so that I can have 10 more West Coast Bash 2010 prizes that I can store in The Big Mike World Headquarters Vault until the event! Shipping is included and only $2 a shirt?????? Crazy Sick Deal!!!! Peace, Big Mike

Hello Fantastic Friends!!! It is that time of year again, one of Big Mike's favorites!!! It is time to show everyone once again how Big Mike dominates FANTASY FOOTBALL! It is with great pleasure that Big Mike Productions announces the following: THE VALUABLE BIG MIKE READER FANTASY FOOTBALL INVITATIONAL!!! We are looking for some Fantasy Football Masterminds from right here on Theme Park Review! Big Mike has won countless Fantasy Football Titles for many years, never really finding anyone who could rise up and give him any type of competition! This is where you come in, but only if you are serious about playing and think you may even stand a slight chance at beating the Master! Right now we are just throwing the idea out there to see how the response is and see how many players would be interested! We could run one league or Big Mike could compete in up to four leagues at the same time, depending on interest. There will be running updates posted on The Big Mike Road Show and you could make a name for yourself if you somehow manage to beat The Mighty Big Man! There will be a "Big Mike Road Show Prize Pack" for the Grand Winner consisting of: A Brand New Valuable Big Mike Reader Pin. An unused Mikestery Treasure Hunt Card. One of the two original limited edition Find the Duckies from 2008. An Official 2008 Big Mike Road Show T-Shirt. and The first ever given away Official 2009 Big Mike Road Show T-Shirt! All 5 prizes to the Grand Winner! (IF anyone is awesome enough to actually beat Big Mike) So right now, the registration is open!!! Reply here in The Big Mike Road Show 2009 Thread that you want to play, you can commit to a live draft on the computer, and that you can provide Big Mike with some stiff competition! This is only an open registration, and not a guarentee that you will be elected to play. Anyone with a Valuable Big Mike Reader Banner will get higher priority! That is it for now, more details to follow after I see the interest in playing! Registration is now OPEN!!! Peace, Big Mike PS - I worked on the Labor Day Weekend Trip Schedule tonight as well as The Big Mike Hotel VIP Guests visit also, BOTH will be up on Monday! "Big Mike is not only MY Master, but he is a Master at Fantasy Football as well!" - Lucky Dog One of many many many titles! Champion Big Mike!

Shawn Reese is #1

Hey Jeffrey and April, my great friends!!!! It is sooooo hard to believe that it was almost exactly a year ago that we were hanging out together!!! It seems so much longer! A year and 3 days ago at Worlds of Fun and a year and two days ago I was waking up at your house! Funny thing, Rick, Gwen and I were looking up the 7 wonders of the world yesterday and saw Michu Pichu listed! I am not that swift and had no idea where it was, AND NOW I DO! I loved all the photos from start to finish! I already knew that you two were super kind and generous, so a suitcase full of shoes did not surprise me one bit! That really is awesome! I can't really even explain how awesome I think it is! I did not see Parker on the trip, so it looks like Parker and I will have to go next time together with you I am not eating whatever that undescribed meal was though lol. Just a quick note as I sit here on my computer, I can see Parkers drawing on my fridge from here! You guys look fantastic and I hope you have many more exciting trips to report on in the future, because I love reading them and seeing things I will probably never see through you! Peace my super friends, Big Mike

I thought it was going to be the Shawn Reese only show? lol Can't wait to see Utah Peace, Big Mike

^ Yep! I still don't know how I lost in that race either! That still bothers me lol. I think it must be a game malfunction! When I hit a fast, fast, fast, and another fast in lightning time and I still lose, AND not even come in 2nd, theres something very fishy going on! Lena I will work on the Labor Day weekend trip tomorrow! Peace, Big Mike PS - Shazam!

Thanks Mr. Moose, that would be awesome! The park in Connecticut is pretty close to the Rhode Island border it seems! I will do some studying and come up with a schedule soon. Peace, Big Mike

Until Sept 11th or 12th Peace, Big Mike

^ That is a nice picture to see! That is how the duckies should be treated!!!! I am soooooo glad that I decreased the ducky work load this year. Last year, 2 duckies worked the whole year, this year each ducky just has to work one day a year and then they can retire to luxury! ^^ Yep, we rented a lokkah every time. Even the smaller coasters have lokkahs now, which was new to me! ^^^ Yes, The Big Mike Road Show 2009 will be attending Phoenix Phall Phunfest once again this year as it is a prime hot spot for great friends to gather and have fun together, and now there is a new credit for The Big Man to get!!! ^^^^ Lena!!!!!! I LOVE the pictures!!! I had THE BEST time hanging out with you, your daughter, and her friends!!!!!! AWESOME TIME!!! LENA = AWESOME Well as you can tell by this post, I am up at 4:30 to make sure all the activities here at The Big Mike Hotel are set to go for the VIP guests Rick and Gwen today! It has been a crazy and hectic weekend with Coney Island, a Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game, Nathans, and riding the Cyclone Friday night.... Great Adventure and the Freedom Concert Saturday.... Empire State Building, Times Square, 2 Hard Rock Restaurants (Times Square and Yankee Stadium, and various other things yesterday followed by a pizza and beer party back at The Big Mike Hotel yesterday.... Today we are off to the crown of The Statue of Liberty, and a whole bunch of other sight seeing activities! Peace, Big Mike

WOW!!! What an AMAZING run of found Mikestery Treasure Hunt Cards we are having!!!! Congrats to all and post those pictures so I can update the front page contest standings!!!! BONUS STORY - I got home from my huge trip and unpacked my suitcase and noticed I only had 3 of my 4 duckies??? I searched all over every nook and cranny of everything I brought and was in disbelief that one ducky had gone AWOL. I came to the determination that I must have left him in the rental car. This morning I wake up and see Jordans picture and the missing rubber ducky!!!! I sat here and told Rick, who is sitting relaxing at The Big Mike Hotel, "Theres my ducky!!! How did Jordan get him??" Then I remembered, I forgot him in his last hiding spot!!!" I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad that he has found a nice home instead of sitting in the boiling rent a car, or even worse, fell into the hands of some evil and mean people! I am glad this mystery has been solved and please give him a good home Peace, Big Mike

Great Adventure TODAY my friends!!!! Rick (coasterpalooza) and his wife Gwen are in town from Cali looking to meet all the East Coast Valuable Big Mike Readers!!! Lena will be maing her Big Mike Road Show debut today as well!!! Angela should also be there!!! Its an all day event, so come out whenever you can to say hello!! ADDED BONUS - Big Mike will be bringing an extra supply of brand new, highly coveted, Valuable Big Mike Reader Pins today, 15 to be exact, don't get shut out!!! Rick and Gwen are going to a concert at night, so Big Mike needs readers to watch the fireworks with See you there! Peace, Big Mike

Hey Friends!!! Just a reminder that Big Mike will be at Great Adventure all day Saturday!!! I am bringing a whole slew of TPR friends, so come out and say hello and keep me company when Rick and Gwen go to the concert at night!! Big Mike promised a Valuable Big Mike Reader he would pass this message along for him! Jeff (y2j2003y2j) is looking for some help raising money for a charity event he is attending in a few weeks. Big Mike is not too keen on asking people for money and even goes out of his way not to be around when it is time to ask his employees at UPS to contribute to the United Way..... So..... I will just post the link for everyone to check out and let you decide yourself if you think it is a good idea for you! (I read it over and thought it was a good cause) http://www.firstgiving.com/jeffmccabe OK, this will probably be it from me for a few days since The Big Mike Hotel will be full of TPR guests for the next 5 days!! Maybe I will squeeze in a report or two, we will have to wait and see! See everyone at Great Adventure! Peace, Big Mike PS - Jeff, feel free to fill everyone in now on what the cause and function is all about! Jeff (y2j2003y2j)

Hello Fantastic Friends!!!!! I take great honor in presenting to you this next trip report!!! I want to say in advance, this was one of my favorite park visits all year long so far This report was fast tracked by Big Mike World Headquarters because this place is that darn good! I have a GREAT friend named Shane, and I am sure that most of you also know him! Shane is a fellow Theme Park Review member and has the wonderful thread "Shane's Amusement Attic", which I have spent months upon months trying to overtake in the Theme Park Review Standings! I admit that Shanes thread is probably 100 times better and more enjoyable to read than mine, but I was lucky enough to have Shane put his time and interest elsewhere lately, letting The Big Mike Road Show finally overtake him The great part about this story is the reason he was pre-occupied: COWABUNGA BAY WATER PARK!!!!!!!!!!!! Ever since I heard about this project and the opening of this wonderful water park, I have counted the days to go visit my friend and his new venture, and last week my dreams came true as I got to spend the afternoon at Cowabunga Bay with my great friend Shawn (packfanlv) and his cool son Shawn Reese! Seeing Shane's dream come true and being there to enjoy it myself was extremely gratifying! I was sooooo happy for him and that his hard work and awesome vision had become a reality! Everyone dreams of owning thier own park, and my good buddy and TPR's own Shane Huish fulfilled his dream!!! The Big Mike Road Show 2009 is EXTREMELY PROUD to present to The Valuable Big Mike Readers and everyone on Theme Park Review.... SHANE'S COWABUNGA BAY WATER PARK!!! Thanks Shane, you are one top notch guy and a very near and dear friend! I wish you unlimited success good buddy! I hope everyone enjoyed and can find the time to stop in and say hello to Shane at this wonderful water park! Peace, Big Mike Big Mike would like to thank everyone involved with making this stop on The Road Show one of the best ever! After being treated so well by Shane, it is with great honor that Big Mike lets Shane check off Utah on The Official Big Mike Road Show 2009 T-Shirt! OMG! It is DELICIOUS!!!!!! A Sunburn is ice cream with raspberry gelatin mixed in! Just when it looked like our day was done, Shane comes over and offers us his specialty item at the snack bar, A SUN BURN!!! "The Big Man in the Big Splash" You didn't think that Big Mike would leave without sitting under the World record bucket splash, did you? (Whoop Whoop Big Mike, your butt is looking mighty fine too!) ..... When kids have smiles as huge as Shawn Reeses and adults have them too! (Whoop Whoop Big Mike, nice flat stomach!) Cowabunga is AWESOME! How can you tell??? I will show you.... As you can see, the lazy river is huge! The lazy river is enjoyable with or without a raft. When you get tired of using all the buckets, riding the slides, and playing in the huge water area, the other side of the park has a great lazy river ride! The final result is a faceful of water and endless enjoyment Key #3 - Use your sports and athletics expertise to time the perfect drop! Key #2 - Wait for a prime unsuspecting sucker! Key #1 - Fill the bucket as full as possible for maximum damage! Always a Big Mike favorite thing to do, waiting to dump water on unsuspecting park visitors! EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes water bucket tipping shot!!! Big Mike will always go the extra mile to get the super exclusive shots for his Valuable Readers! I know a lot of female, and maybe even some male Valuable Big Mike Readers probably just got turned on, but you didn't think Big Mike was just going to take pictures and not enjoy the place, did ya? A masterful touch to the park is this brightly colored bug, which shoots water out its trunk! The lagoonisfun.com website gang also LOVES Cowabunga! Since the park is run so professionally, it brings out fellow TPR readers like Sid (linearinduction)! Shane knows from his park visits that he hates messy parks, and Cowabunga Bay is SPOTLESS!! So spotless that when Big Mike filled out his Golden Ticket Awards ballot this year (Big Mike must be somebody to be included lol), Big Mike "wrote in" Cowabunga Bay in the cleanest park catagory! Shane's menu and food has been getting rave reviews! The Cowabunga Grill! There is also a Cowabunga store. Cabana rentals are available at Cowabunga. Shane shows us some footers for next years toilet bowl style water ride, which may have a hidden Big Mike name in the new theming! Here is what the World record bucket dump looks like including the Blast Pumps that Big Mike turned on! Just like amusement parks have World record coasters, Shane has the World record here at his own park as you can see he DESTROYS China and Hershey Park! Every park has its marque attraction, and Shane has the Cowabunga Splash! Everyone can now enjoy the Blast Pumps, thanks to Big Mike! Big Mike was overjoyed to help out! The Splash Pad Dynomite Blast Pumps are off outside and Shane wants Big Mike to turn them on for all his park attendees!! I thank Shane for the spectacular tour and he says wait a minute Big Mike, I have something special for you This is the MAIN piece of machinery in the park!!! The UV Zapper!!! All water passes through this and is instantly zapped to kill anything and everything possible! It costs a bundle!!! I ask how he knows which is which? Shane labeled them all! Every element out in the park has its own section downstairs! You may think this picture was taken by mistake, but actually I think I may have found Shane's Amusement Attic over there!!! Amazing, amazing thread! Shawn and Shawn Reese are amazed at everything. All these controls run automatically to make sure everything is fine and dandy outside! This is the nuts and bolts of the operation running underneath where everyone else is having fun! Shane takes us to the underground part of the tour! ... as is his son West! Shane's son Fisher is also present... Like a hidden Mickey, Shane has his name hiding on the plate of this car! Shane gives us a VIP backstage tour of the whole park, telling us various interesting details! The first thing you see when you enter the park is this fantastic car, which happens to be Shane's Dads old car! The park is full of fantastic theming like this. Big Mike is beaming with joy at seeing how totally awesome Shane is looking and offers Shane a super cool Valuable Big Mike Reader Pin, which Shane wears all day long I also notice this cool picture in the office, notice Shane on the far right! While Shawn and Shawn Reese were getting their wristbands, Big Mike notices the UPS sticker that he is in charge of at UPS and explains to the guys all the info on the sticker! Shane brought us through the VIP enterance and gave us the ultimate wrist band... the white unlimited!!! FOR FREE TOO!!!!! Big Mike was really appreciative of the signs which are now hanging in Big Mike World Headquarters, but this picture is to show you the wonderful view from Cowabunga Bay! Just in case people missed the first big sign outside, there was also a smaller one by the enterance gate Look who is sneaking up behind The Big Man, it's my buddy Shane!!! Big Mike got a little overwhelmed but really appreciated the extra attention all the park folks gave him for being the special guest today! Big Mike is welcomed by this tremendously awesome sign upon arriving! Everyone wanted to know how the wristbands worked, here is the detailed info for that! The hours! The prices! Here is the address for your GPS systems so you can go visit too! The coolest thing EVER to happen to Draper Utah! The park is located right off the highway in some prime property! A picture for the TPR Park Index, because Shane's water park deserves a spot in it! Cowabunga Bay Water Park!

Thats a good one! LOL Peace, Big Mike

I am pretty sure it was the one in Tempe, but Jimmy Bo would know for sure and hopefully will answer this as he is the one who tipped me off on it and I just followed him there! I just looked at rcdb and it has both of them closed! Peace, Big Mike

I agree! As I was reading the article, it sounds exactly like Wicked at Lagoon, which is cool, that ride was lots of fun! Peace, Big Mike