Scaparri Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 ^^They take a ten minute bathroom break every hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 DAMNIT! I was all ready to listen at 5 in the morning to get my chance but NO. Crap this sucks I know I could've done this. Oh well. I guess I'll have to convince PR at Valleyfair to resurrect Survive it and drive it (Marathon Wild Thing) I'm trying to convince my brother to do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyblakbelt Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Yeah this is typical KDWB. In the past, they would do something of the same type with Wild Thing at VF. But instead of a cruise, you would get a car (either a Toyota or Scion, I can't remember well). I'd sign up in a heartbeat, but I'm a hair too young. Maybe next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerboy Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 If I qualified (I don't lol) I would defiantly do this it would be fun and if I won it would be amazing! Good luck to everyone who participates. Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyblakbelt Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Here is an update to the Ride the Tide Challenge from what I saw on the news live... Of out of ten participants, five dropped out from the first hour and a half. I laughed when that happened because when they did the Survive it and Drive it, It lasted two weeks. I'll give them one week tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ^It has to be over by Friday morning anyway. So with the two subs taking their places there are a total of ten now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryd Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 As of 6:30PM local time, news reports are there are only 3 riders remaining at this time. Historically the KDWB contests are less about riding the coaster and more about putting up with the challenges given after the first day. This includes trivia contests, voting off the coaster, food challenges and other tasks. I have not tortured my ears listening to the station this year. No I did not attempt to enter. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 As of around noon today, there were only three riders left. I guess they all dropped like flies. I'm actually at the mall tonight so I am keeping an eye on them...they still look like they are having a good time (oh and I am the one who gets to deliver the $1000 cash prize to the winner if there is one tonight...lucky me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well it's all over and done. A 40 year old guy named Jim won. NAME: Jim AGE: 40 OCCUPATION: High School Special Education Teacher FUN FACT: Has stood on the equator in Kenya WHAT’S YOUR HOOK?: The Goofball WHAT MAKES YOU THE MOST NERVOUS ABOUT THIS CONTEST: Being the first one off IF YOU WIN, WHO WILL YOU TAKE WITH YOU ON THE CRUISE: His son, brother-in-law, and nephew He may have been afraid to be the first one off but he ended up last. Congratulations. This contest was much shorter that 2005's Survive and Drive It on Wild Thing. That one took around two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryd Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Some interesting stuff from the radio stations podcasts on the contests. http://www.kdwb.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=KDWB_morningshow.xml Listen to 7/21 for the start of the contest. First 15 min has the contestants dropping. 7/22 In the first 5 min will give the story on how it ended. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Neers71 over at Valleyfairzone has posted a picture showing that the Log Flume re-theming has started. http://valleyfairzone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=10281#p10281 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I really liked the Paul Bunyan theme. It is a shame that its going to be gone. For a log flume inside a mall, this ride really blew me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Oh my god, it has begun. They better have some kinck-butt themeing in there. Trigger-"sniffle-sniffle"Nel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Yeah, I have a feeling it won't be THAT bad, but we'll all end up complaining anyway. I honestly hope they don't take out tall onion and his big blue ox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmmrules! Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I went on it when it was Paul Bunyan in 1993, 1996, & 1999. It's been a long time so I can't really remember it. I have the ride picture from 1993 & 1996. Anyone else have a ride picture from when it was the Paul Bunyan theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hopefully the new theme will look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I went on it when it was Paul Bunyan in 1993, 1996, & 1999. It's been a long time so I can't really remember it. I have the ride picture from 1993 & 1996. Anyone else have a ride picture from when it was the Paul Bunyan theme? The ride has had the Paul Bunyan theme since the ride opened in 1992 and still had it a week ago. The ride just shortened the name of the ride from "Xcel Energy Presents Paul Bunyan's Log Chute" to simply "Log Chute" when the park reopened last spring. Now it will have a Back to the Barnyard theme. Some Pictures of the ride in its former glory: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Calm down everyone!...Paul Bunyan is staying (for now). Log Chute is simply down for its annual rehab. I'm told that plans for re-theming have been put on the back burner due to a rather disappointing summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyblakbelt Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 ^ I hope that's right! My sister is planning a trip around my birthday. I hope it doesn't get any retheming now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 R.I.P. Park at MoA Seriously, this was the last good ride at the park that was not trashed with Nickelodeon theming. I rode Log Chute last year, and there was a sign above the entrance that said it would become a "Back at the Barn Yard" themed ride. The original Paul Bunyan's Log Chute was pretty much a smaller, newer version of Knott's Timber Mountain Log Ride. Now imagine if Knott's did something like this to their flume too... Big mistake, Mall of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 IT"S NOT GETTING RE-THEMED RIGHT NOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Looty, do you know how long it is supposed to be down? My friends wanted to go next Friday. It isn't the biggest thing we want to ride, but it is really fun. P.S. I am so glad the theme is staying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 ^It usually goes down for two weeks so I would imagine that it will not be open by next friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Well, I am going on the 28th, so I'll be able to check everything out, hopefully it will be open by then. BTW, Barnyard is the dumbest show on tv, the movie was okay with kevin james, but they just had to pick a horrible to theme my first log ride too. Boo, hoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 It's back open now...and still Paul Bunyan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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