thecoasterkid Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 ^ There were actually ALOT of restaurants around. There were about 8 of us who walked all the way down to an Arby's even. Will, great trip reports! I love that so many people from the trip have done reports. It's great seeing how other groups/people spent their time at the parks. My group for example totally missed out on the fascination. I still have no idea where it was in the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 ^Ouch, man, total missout. We had southaprk on the bus too, actually The McD's and White Castle were right across the street from each other but it took me like 15 minutes to get from one to the other because the road had absolutely no traffic lights and very busy traffic. I tried White Castle for the first time, didn't really like it. Got me some stuff at the K mart and 7 11 and went back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Awesome Photo Trip report it looks like even eating on TPR trip is an adventure lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I gotta say, I was amazed iwth Robb's crowd control skills on the trip. If there was a busy conversation and he asked for everyone's attention, within 5 seconds all you could hear was crickets. When he asked us to form a line we were a big mess of people, 15 seocnds later we're standing in two neat rows. Or maybe I'm just not used to all that seeing as I just graduated from high school, where stuff like that never happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 Little Amerrika ...with only minor injuries They actually walked away... They survived Strangely, it didn't get stuck going up How they managed to fit we will never know Robb in a cage! Maybe we should re-think this Trying harder It's not closing! Closing the roof Until Robb gets in too He does... Is Casey going to fit? Back over to the Toboggan The park had this section for "little" kids Here you can see the proximity of the park to the cemetery Will this be a future attraction? Arrow Bus! (what is our driver doing in there?) Monorail POV (though technically it's not a monorail) Another shot of the Toboggan Eventually Are we going to die? The fourth and final credit After Robb rode, the station became a crime scene The green water and the fake palm trees are a nice touch The ride is almost as smooth as Balder The track is slightly different from regular woodie track Buy Robb's DVD to get the uber-exclusive Meteor POV They had a small parachute drop type ride. Take THAT Six Flags The ride has an almost RCT like layout Though Casey managed to fit And they are kind of cramped The ride is not the most comfortable around They were running Meteor around twice for many of us, some people had to wait a little while to ride Ready to ride? The wild mouse ride The miniature train ride Another station shot of Meteor We love death machines! This ride was a prototype, and the only one not mounted on a trailer Big kitty The ride is not for the claustrophobic The other three coasters were "death machines" in their own unique ways Besides Robb's backside, this picture shows the wheel design of the train. Like Pinfari Death Machines, they are flanged, but this ride is very smooth Ready to roll The ride only runs one train with the Big Ol' Break Levers Everything looks brand new They opened the ride for us for a "sneak preview" It still operates with manual braking and buzz-bars But what we were really here for was Meteor, the park's recently restored classic woodie They had this small Monorail type ride We just multiplied the number of people in the park While we could not do the Wisconsin State Fair, Little Amerrika was our bonus park Why didn't anyone follow these directions? Carl tries on some shades The pit stop is one of those "over-the-highway" buildings For those of you playing Elissa Bingo, this is probably the closest you will ever get to seeing Elissa changing a diaper other than Robb's Geico has the exact same advertising campaign here in Florida. A quick rest stop Despite being Yeti-Ball's favorite store, I don't think we have any of these in Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Awesome update Will. That pic of me in the shades = New avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Hey Will, nice report so far. Just to let you know, I edited out the one picture of my hospital wristband because it contained my personal information. No big deal, I just didn't want everyone to be able to see my address and such. Nice report, can't wait for the Dells pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Brilliant update there. Everytime I see this park it looks like a great little park. I am really surprised still how Robb & Casey managed to fit into that car but hey they did, so they surprised us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Those IB pics were fantastic. I had so much fun at that park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 LOL! Cool TR! I love the picture of Anthony on the Wild Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Wisconsin Dells - Part 1 I reached the attachment limit, so the rest will be posted later. Since I'm not great a writing captions, I'm focusing more on the quality of the pictures A little wet The wettest part of the ride I did not count Atlantis At this point, the park had opened to the public I figured we needed another lift hill shot Dispatch Robb and the duct tape strike again Cyclops has a "stand-up" row We had enough people for a complete takeover Most of the go-kart tracks operate with dual loading stations, so that one set of cars can load and the others can race TPR left their mark Cyclops go karts? Peeps getting off of Hades, taken from Zeus (Yes, we were given permission to use cameras on the rides) Is Hades a parking lot coaster? Zeus for the lift hill enthusiasts Looking back over to Hades Zeus is one of the older CCI woodies, built in the mid-late 90's Hades speeds through the trees Overview of the park Going up If you look in the background, you can see Robb duct taping random objects to Zeus The section before the lift was better than some smaller coasters Through the trees! Hades was the first woodie built by Gravity Group Most of us started out on Hades I don't think they ever took the signs down We had to take as many pictures of him as we could Today was all about Bryan Time for morning ERT Even though we were going to stay at Olympus, we loaded up the bus for the evening journey Wes is either A) smart or B) afraid of water Did anyone else get a shot of the bus drivers? The next day, things were a little wet, but Zeus had calmed down We were originally going to have night ERT on Cyclops and Hades. Unfortunately, Zeus was jealous and unleashed a few of his lightning bolts in an attempt to both cancel ERT and prevent Avalanche from running the next day The indoor waterpark Ryan and Anthony take on the swing The park has quite a few of these large go-kart tracks. They are all included with the wristbands Hades and Zeus Coaster porn! Long exposure of Cyclops Down the drop All clear Ten rows, eight lap bars. Time for a few more spins on Cyclops Pegasus' lift hill In keeping with the overall theme, a few seats were roped off It follows a small out and back layout Pegasus is a smaller family sized woodie Is this a good sign? They should probably take better care of their rides They were going to close Hades too for those "black wristband people" I didn't get onto Hades until the next day Zeus ends with a small drop back into the station The Big Three are in fairly close proximity to each other Even Zeus had seats roped off They're closing Cyclops at 9:50 for "people with black wristbands". Who are these people anyway? Another look at Little Titan Apollo's Swing is a prototype Screaming Swing. This one is an upcharge, but it runs a long cycle The skyline showing the "big three" woodies, Hades, Zeus, and Cyclops It's the standard model, and the second on the trip It's actually written on the track Opa is the indoor spinning mouse. Note that the ride op is standing on the track in front of the ride vehicle Time to eat At Olympus, shirt and shoes are optional, though the park could use a smoking policy The last seat has some extreme ejector airtime A rare picture of me. Next. As for the first row of the last car, there's nothing holding you in! There's only a buzz-bar holding you in on Cyclops A lot of the rides at Olympus had extra air-gates in the station for non-existent cars Although they were denying adults on Little Titan, this rule was not enforced at all. The back seat is definitely the place to ride This is the queue for Cyclops. Everyone is waiting for the last row Dive to Atlantis is a "water coaster", but is more a lightly themed log flume. If they put some decent theming on it, it might be a decent ride Cyclops' last drop is the largest, and insane in the back Little Titan was a very difficult credit to get The "stairway to nowhere" attraction [insert ACEr joke here] The indoor theme park contained a spinning mouse, a Disk-o, and a few other small attractions The park is divided up into four sections, an "indoor theme park", an "indoor water park", outdoor theme park, and outdoor water park. The large building on the left contained the "indoor theme park" section We eventually arrived at our hotel at Mount Olympus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 First time I've seen a flume where you ride in marble columns! Looks like y'all had some good fun on this trip. One time I'll have to come along. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Some day I might finish this. Hopefully it won't die like my UK PTR did Coming up: Riverview and Timber Falls We go in and the ride started. After doing half a rotation, they stopped the ride. Add another one to the list of rides we broke! What's in these? I was going to get my first Disk-o credit I was too cheap to ride it myself Another view of the swing This looks like an old station for one of the Go-Kart tracks Another angle of Pegasus. The station seems to be arranged for 3-bench cars, rather than the 2-bench cars that run on the ride More "theming" for the Go-Kart track. The track even has a giant wooden horse The Trojan Horse Go-Kart track Across the road from Olympus. Creepy! It looks like Carl did though Did Bryan even ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 That's weird, I was sure I alreayd commented. Well I jsut wanted to say that osme of the Mt. O pics were REALLY pretty! Like, better than stuff you'd see in a brochure! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Riverview Time to head back to the bus for Timber Falls There are a few "upcharge" type rides in the area, including this Sling Shot I'm surprised we didn't get sent here If you've ever seen Robb's video of the Spinning Dragons of Death, e-mail Dan! "Dead slow". The name doesn't make me want to ride It wasn't that comfortable though Catching Air was one of those "bouncy" type flat rides ACEr mirrors. Ryan looks almost as tall as Casey If you find your way through, there's a set of stairs leading to the second level It's a bit disorientating As for attractions on a trailer, they also had a mirror maze But unlike the one at Coney Beach, this one is gravity driven They nearly valleyed the thing Back over at the Dragon Wagon... Let's go around again! The layout is the same as a regular Wacky Worm Of course we had to share with the kiddies! Who is up for a game of Jenga? It is still Elissa Friendly though Except it isn't a Wacky Worm I spy a Wacky Worm! Did Ron Toomer have some input on the design of this? We rode a few of these rides on the trip I didn't think I had fanboys Here we go! An unusual "control panel" for the Galaxi Ready to ride As dangerous looking as it is, it's probably safer than anything at Coney Beach They also had a Galaxi There's Erik shooting the Dragon Wagon POV! (hurry up and post it in the video forum, Erik!) We love Dragon Wagons! This is what we're here for! Riverview is one of those "rides in a parking lot" type parks with a few portable rides such as this. The initial plan was for the Arrow bus to go to Riverview and the Vekoma bus to go to Timber Falls. Since Timber Falls did not have Avalanche running quite yet, the Vekoma bus ended up coming to Riverview as well. The Dells are full of tourist traps, such as this Wonderworks knockoff So how did Elissa get on the Arrow bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Awsome TR Looking forward to Timber Falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 As for my Dragon Wagon POV video, you can see it as a part of this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Ryan's Borat impression was great LMAO. Nice Pictures Will Montu and nice video Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 man this is a great report so far! Really want to hit up a TPR trip one of these days, my kind of looney people! Can't wait to see more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Timber Falls After Timber Falls, we got back on the buses and headed back to Olympus for some rides The mini-golf course provides some good angles of the coaster. Hi Joe, how's it going? I need a good caption for Carl here They had to sacrifice the log flume to get the coaster running, but that's no big deal And what do coaster enthusiasts do at Timber Falls? Play mini-golf! The maintenance crew probably won this that day Lots of high speed banked turns and bunny hills Yes, another lift hill shot Ready to go The ride op appears to be checking out Robb's, um, lap bar The mechanics were still working on the ride, even while it was running The park was even cool with us taking POV NOT the same 12 people in each picture The short train means that the ride can go over the hills without losing kinetic energy The coaster surrounds the mini-golf course and the log flume There are a few high speed airtime hills Avalanche was one of several woodies built by S&S You can see the ride mechanic sitting on the track in the background while the train returns to the station There's also a station fly-by The little train speeds along the track With a few tweaks, they got the train going The maintenance guys here rock! But they were able to override the computer and open the ride for us! The ride was struck by lightning and all the sensors were fried We are ready to ride, but there's one problem The group headed to Avalanche first Timber Falls is a small amusement park type attraction down the street from Riverview. They have Avalanche, a log flume, bumper boats, mini-golf, and a Skyscraper Comments are appreciated. The more I get, the sooner I start on Great America DENIED! The Titans Ride Op in action. She's just about to ride! They put up a nicer sign on the second day Now all they need are the big diapers Casey goes in for a tackle, and this time, NOT Ryan. Time for the TPR "Special Olympics at Olympus" What are they doing? Terrorizing the golfers? Did I mention that the day was all about Bryan R&E on the Swing This is the "underwater" section, but it seems just like a regular tunnel How does Casey fit into that little car? He's even going faster than me. More proof that duct tape can fix everything (and when it doesn't WD-40 does) Many of the tracks here have these giant helixes Time for more Go-karts Suck it down! And I thought Elissa was the picky eater! It's just tomato! Of course, being enthusiasts, the next stop is food Back at Olympus. Is this the next big "Tycoon" game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
methos Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Nice ptr will, some great shots. I can't belive you do not have the photo from me flipping shawn. I saw how many pics you took for like pki since i ha the camera for a lil while. I take it usps got it back in one piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Hey Will - thanks for the updates so far!! I am very glad you were on this trip with us. I felt certain that any photo opportunities that I missed - you'd get Looking forward to the rest of the trip when you get a chance. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Unfortunately I don't have much motivation to get this finished. It takes time to post the hundreds of pictures from each park, only for the topic to get buried again. My UK TR had the same problem, but since I didn't have as many pictures, I finished it off. I have posted a lot of the pictures on Picassa. (http://picasaweb.google.com/william.mccombie) and some of them Facebook, but would like to know if I should post all of them here too. Keep in mind that I also have some high resolution panoramic shots (and maybe some coaster porn) to post. I have 121 shots from SFGAm 298 from CP 253 from Kennywood 287 from PKI 78 from Stricker's Should I: Continue as the TR was originally going, posting everything here on TPR? I understand that it was graphic intensive, and some people still use modems. Post everything, but only a handful at a time, allowing people to respond and spacing out the images a bit? Post 50 or so pictures from each park? Post only the best shots from each park? If I don't get any response, I will simply finish it here and post links to my Picassa galleries BTW: Dave- I did get my camera back, though I broke it a few days ago by dropping it in sand. Beech Bend (Unfortunately I didn't get all of Rumbler in the shot) More than corn in Indiana? You decide. Not much left of THIS skyline Kings Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I'd recommend posting the best pictures from each park (as long as I'm in them .) Actually, just post what you feel like posting. I don't know about anyone else, but seeing pictures of last summers trip can take the "off season blues" away for me! Even though I'm only like 4 hours from Orlando, I can't get to parks that often during the winter. Thanks again for what you have already posted! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 A few more: Is this why Raven only had one train when it opened? This one was difficult due to the amount of trees and such. There are still a few inconsistencies visible if you look carefully This one was a little more complicated This one is fairly basic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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