mcjaco Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Once a year my friend and his wife invite us up to the great Northlands for a pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving meal. Fun is had by all and much food is comsumed in this warm up meal, and more importantly, I get a morning at Camp Snoopy at the Mall of America. Or so I thought. The good news is that we go up on Northwest Airlines employee apreciation day, which is, of course where my friend works. Because of this, I'm the lucky recipient of a half off coupon for unlimited rides, as he's a thrill ride weenie. On our way over he informed me that the Mall couldn't secure the rights to the Peanuts characters, so all Peanuts related goodness has been taken down from the park. Well, sort of. There's still remanents, like the Kites in the swing ride, and some random fonts on signs. They cleaverly named the park.....The Park at Mall of America. How original. A milestone was reached on this trip, as I had miscounted my credits and thought Expedition Everest was credit 40....oh well, Timberland Twister would have to do. No trims, which made it a forceful, fun ride. Anyway, on to the pictures. The Mighty Axe. World's Largest Gingerbread house in the making. Vikings wins get you a free ride. Not too many this year. Treetop Tumbler was an interesting ride. Paul Bunyan is not an acceptable amount of wetness. No donkey....Yeti Ball???? My friend and wife....no thrill having weenies. Timberland Twister = Credit 40 Longer train? Ripsaw or Shamu???? There's a lot of stuff crammed in here. At least the nicely themed swings are still there. No more Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Was Mighty Axe operating? It seems to be closed a lot lately. Sounds like you had a good time. And in answer to your question ("Shamu vs. Ripsaw") - I think Ripsaw has 15 cars and Shamu has 20 cars. Sort of like Beaver Land Mine Ride (*snicker*). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewCT Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I've always wanted to go there, but it's too far, and just a mall. That's like someone driving all the way over here to go to the Palisades Mall in NY, it's just big. Than again, all places around here sucks, so I guess that should put me in check. But, it sorta has a credit. It has this track that goes around part of the mall, for no reason. Of course, support polls go right through the track, not allowing anything to go over them, but oh well, it's still a stupid mall. Anywho, good TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasAlvey Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Longer train? Ripsaw or Shamu???? You forgot Jaguer at Knott's. That's a junior coaster and it has a super long train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 ^ You're right. Silly me! The Mighty Axe was running. Although everytime I've gone the crew is really slow at loading and unloading, thus the boring picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 ^I'd nominate Revolution at Bobbejaanland for longest train, that has about 30 rows! I'll be stopping by the Mall of America after Valleyfair mext year, looks like it wouldn't take more than an hour to get all the big stuff done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 ^Don't count on that. Timberland Twister can get fifteen minute lines on a bad day and Paul Bunyan's Log Chute (a must ride - excellent theming, acceptable amount of wetness, two awesome drops) can get up to thirty. If you're really unlucky you'll even have to wait fifteen or so minutes for Ripsaw. That's over an hour right there, and they still have Treetop Tumbler, Mighty Axe, Ghost Blasters, which are must-rides for enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 ^ It depends on the time of year. I typically go in the winter when no one's there. It's worth the stop, and you can get some shopping done too (no sales tax on clothing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 ^Yeah, it gets that way in the winter, too. I have vivid memories of waiting twenty minutes to get on Timberland Twister during December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hooray for Camp Snoopy!!! I love the park, the tumbler, the flume, the spinner and tivoli wrapped around everything... thanks for the memories of the best part of my Thanksgiving 05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 ^Where's Camp Snoopy? Oh, you mean those kiddie areas is the CF parks. I get it... But seriously, this was a great PTR! I wonder how the new Eurofighter would fit in with the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Actually, the park used to be called "Camp Snoopy" back when Knott's and then Cedar Fair ran the place.. so no, I don't think you got what I meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hooray for Camp Snoopy!!! I love the park, the tumbler, the flume, the spinner and tivoli wrapped around everything... thanks for the memories of the best part of my Thanksgiving 05 Weird, we were there the same time last year too. With the news release Robb posted, this will be a much more exciting trip in the coming years! This is second hand from my friend that lives there so, it may not be totally correct as he's not a coaster or theme park enthusiast. He said Mall of America couldn't come to an agreement on the use of the Peanuts characters, so all the theming was taken down. Obviously, I'm sure there's more to it, like Joe stated. CF dropped running it and the Peanuts gang went with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Actually, the park used to be called "Camp Snoopy" back when Knott's and then Cedar Fair ran the place.. so no, I don't think you got what I meant Actually, I knew that, I just made a joke. I got what you meant, just made a joke. CF actually made the park the way it is today, a nice indoor park, and Knott's actually took good care of the park as well, not so stupid Knott's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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