mcjaco Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 I'll preface this PTR with a quote from Paul (Carnage): There's nothing to worry about. I have CAA. CAA is Canada's version of AAA. More on that later. With a special guest set to arrive in the states, Paul came down to visit and to do a little whoring in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I couldn't let the poor Canabian travel alone, so I tagged along. Day one was the Dells, where we hoped to hit up Knuckleheads, Mt. Olympus, and Timber Falls. After two and a half hours of rain at Mt. Olympus, we gave up and moved onto the next stop in Minnesota. Camp Snoopy, errr, The Park at the Mall of America. That just rolls of the tongue doesn't it? I think I know a few Hotards. Best bus name ever! I deem myself moderately moist. Or Hades made me wet. One blurry photo. Check. This PTR is complete by day one. Hades. Through the rain! Phew. Can't get caught for statutory here. Doesn't this look like fun? Cyclops' insane drop. Pegasus from the parking lot. Check. Hades from the parking lot. Check. It was raining at the mountain of the gods. Which would become a theme. The Chariot of Hell would come back to bite us later.
mcjaco Posted August 24, 2007 Author Posted August 24, 2007 After skipping out on the rest of the Dells due to weather, we headed to Minneapolis for the Park at the Mall of America. Paul had never been, so we had some whoring to do for him. I've always liked this park, just for it's quaintness and how much stuff they've packed in. The price point kind if sucks though. $30 for two meh coasters, a decent log flume, and some blah flats is really a hit to the wallet. With the loss of the Peanuts gang, they've kept the themeing, but changed some of the names. Good lord I hope they come up with some better ones. "Screaming Yellow Eagle?" Please. The night ended with dinner at Hooters. Does it get any better? Boobs. Where is the new coaster going to fit? Locals tell me the fire department has to come out about twice a year to evac this. Paul's a lumberjack and I don't care. Nicely themed. You get sneezed on by Babe the Blue Ox. Strikes fear into your heart, doesn't it. Good lord, not the Screaming Yellow Eagle! Worth the admission? I think not. But Paul and I are sad and pathetic. Best flat ride there. Hands down. Or up. You decide. Welcome to Jurassic Park.
mcjaco Posted August 24, 2007 Author Posted August 24, 2007 Day two. Valleyfair. Or, Paul and Matt get wet.....again. Valleyfair was a new stop for both of us. I liked the park's setting, the flat selection was decent, but the coasters were nothing to shake a stick at. Which I would of, had I found a stick. Renegade is Final Countdown awesome and made the visit worthwhile. Wild Thing was just really not impressive, and Excalibur should be put to death. After an hour of rain delay goodness, we hit Renegade a bunch of times and headed out. Tomorrow would prove to be full of excitement. Valleyfair was disco fabulous! Renegade > Buffalo. But Nicole isn't in Buffalo anymore, so we must put this bad joke to rest. Wiiiiii! Renegade. Final Countdown Awesome or Built this City Awesome. Wild Thing. I think you bore me. Wild Thing. You make my heart scream. Corkscrew. Over water! Beware of Canabian coaster nerds. Impulsy goodness. Balls! Final credit of the day. It was open for about an hour due to the rain. I love me a good Enterprise. Hey look, it's raining!
mcjaco Posted August 24, 2007 Author Posted August 24, 2007 Ah, day three. How can I forget thee. We were going to hit Timber Falls and Little A-Merrick-A on the way back to Chi-town for dinner with Cameron and someone very molestable. I'll just let the pictures do the talking. Meteor. Awesomely smooth. A great family coaster. This was actually my first coaster ride. No wonder it took me 20 odd years to come back to it. Ugh. Ghetto Fabulous. Little A-Merick-A. Should Die. Go me. Paul does Avalanche sad and pathetic style. Avalanche. Nuff said. Back at Timber Falls. Caution to all, avoid the Walmart in Tomah. Scary, scary, scary! Who needs new tires? Could this be the reason? Where are we Paul? Tomah, WI? Awesome!
IwantRevenge Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 what did you run over? looks like bike handles.
mcjaco Posted August 24, 2007 Author Posted August 24, 2007 The final day of our trip. We'd have a special guest star joining us. Cameron! No wait, as sexy as he is, it wasn't him. Lou was in Chicago on her way to LA for the Japan trip. Naturally, we hit SFGAm, and popped Lou's Six Flags cherry. Crowds were light because of.....you guessed it, rain! This trip was three duck butts awesome. Lou and her wangs. Hi Derek. Is this getting old yet? Luckiest martian ever. El Toro is coming to SFGAm!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG Craig showed of his mad skillz at spinning. V2, Cam and Lou. Am I in heaven? I spy three coaster nerds. Still my favorite flat. With the exception of riding Fiddler's Fling with Lou. Mmmmmm. Need I say more? Can't start PTR of this park without this. Can you?
dandaman Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Apparently "Screaming Yellow Zonkers" was already taken. Great TR. Nice to see some Canaba representin'!
Carnage Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 what did you run over? looks like bike handles. That would be the jack holding the car up. That quote is going to haunt me forever. The best was the conversation with the Fargo-esque AAA lady. Me: "I'm standing in front of a distance sign. It says 9 miles till Warrens" CAA Lady: "Warrens, Michigain??" Me: "No!! Wisconsin!!" Seriously lady, we were like 600 miles from Michigan.
dandaman Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 link ...Well, upon further review, she was only off by 539 miles.
Coaster Palooza Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Nice TR Matt! I found your two "wet look" photos to be oddly similar, except the expression on your face.
Carnage Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 ^ That's exactly what I said. I was only joking when I told Lou to bring her weather along with her.
mcjaco Posted August 24, 2007 Author Posted August 24, 2007 Nice TR Matt! I found your two "wet look" photos to be oddly similar, except the expression on your face. Seriously Rick, I think we had no rain for the first time Tuesday afternoon. Just long enough for us to get a nice day in at SFGAm, and Wednesday was nice too. This is ridiculous weather.
Homer Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Great job on bringing the rain to America Lou! Is she visiting Florida anytime soon? We definitely need the rain. Great TR guys!
BarryH Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 ^Was Lou in Florida today? It rained buckets this afternoon! Rain in Florida > three duck butts
Homer Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 ^Talking about Sarasota, not Miami. At least you guys get rain, in the central area its been barely a scratch of rain compared to the past years. At least it rained a little bit today. [EDIT- It's been pouring down for the past hour here after I made this post. Weird, but thanks Lou! ]
IggyACE Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Hey Matt it was nice to meet you and Paul again! Cameron, you do know you don't have to sit that close to Paul, right? What's with your boobs, Lou? We got Casey his 18th, and 19th credit at only 29 months old! Cameron would you like to explain this? Lou it was very nice to have met you! Even my double chin thinks so!
Carnage Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 ^ Is it Cam or the rapids ride that made me so wet? Had to be there to find out.
mcjaco Posted August 25, 2007 Author Posted August 25, 2007 That's one motley crew if I've ever seen one. Minus one Craig, of course!
Louise Posted August 26, 2007 Posted August 26, 2007 I love you guys so much. Chicago/Indy trip totally rocked because of you all, thanks so much for hanging out with me!! And I'm so so glad you guys are alright after the gnarly tyre incident!! "The car has been humming along nicely, we'll be fine...."
307 Posted August 26, 2007 Posted August 26, 2007 ^ Is it Cam or the rapids ride that made me so wet? Had to be there to find out. Brilliant
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