IwantRevenge Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 With the off season here on the east coast going on I thought it was time for a little off season question. During the off season have you ever experienced withdraw symptoms from the lack of coaster riding? if so what happened? Personally I have never had any physically, but emotionally I miss them very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I got fat.... Just kidding... I live in Florida so there basically is no off season unless a ride is being renovated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyyyper Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Toverland is open 365/365....so no, i don't. Altough i'm so damn hard looking forward to the East Coast Trip, even if i see the signallights of airplanes, it flashes trough my mind that i'll be on a plane to the US in 7 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Luckily, I live here in Orlando so I can get my fix anytime. It just stinks we don't have anything new in the coaster category coming in soon down here next year! But at least we have Homer coming in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 1. You think/dream about your home park. 2. When your school serves mini corn dogs you say "These are not even close to being as good as ____________'s pronto pups!" 3. You try to recreate your hometown parks' coasters multiple times on No Limits everyday. 4. You can't go a day without talking about how much you can't wait for the park to open again. 5. You check your homepark's website/fansite everyday hoping for a construction/offseason update. 6. You look at your season pass form and count down the days until you can go and get it processed. 7. Everytime someone mentions a parks name you almost break your neck looking. 8. You see the periodic table of elements and think of rides that have those abbreviations. 9. You count down the days til your favorite park opens. 10. You visit TPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 1. You think/dream about your home park. 2. When your school serves mini corn dogs you say "These are not even close to being as good as ____________'s pronto pups!" 3. You try to recreate your hometown parks' coasters multiple times on No Limits everyday. 4. You can't go a day without talking about how much you can't wait for the park to open again. 5. You check your homepark's website/fansite everyday hoping for a construction/offseason update. 6. You look at your season pass form and count down the days until you can go and get it processed. 7. Everytime someone mentions a parks name you almost break your neck looking. 8. You see the periodic table of elements and think of rides that have those abbreviations. 9. You count down the days til your favorite park opens. 10. You visit TPR. I must confess i probably do about half of those. I should go to APA "Amusement Parks Anonymous" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Fixed the title of this thread so it's a little more descriptive. As for us, we basically still travel during the off season. We went to Orlando during Halloween. We'll do Christmas stuff in both California and Florida again. And then perhaps we'll do another trip between Jan and March. There are still places open, and with more parks like Dollywood and Beech Bend doing winter events, I hope that catches on to other parks as well. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Yep, the best way to avoid those off-season blues is to go to places that are operational throughout the year or have special winter events. I'm off to PortAventura and Tibidabo next week, and I'm sure that'll keep me happy for a good while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Upsidedown Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I just get in the car and take a drive over for some rides on Sheikra. Year round parks are so nice. Everybody in Florida loves the winter season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I start to lose interest a bit, especially when the construction updates slow. But it usually doesn't last that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I constantly draw layouts of coasters during school, and then I'm obsessed with coming on here and talking about parks or watching POVs. I am constantly counting down the days until my next coaster in spring. I wish CF hadn't removed Winterfest from Carowinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil jimmy norton Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Between work and school, and the lack of a bank account, its hard for me to get around in the off season, though I would love to go to California and Florida. I keep myself occupied with hockey, school, and all the other stupid things I have to deal with. But I do start to think about all my trips from the previous season, and other seasons as well, how much fun we all had and all the stupid things that happend. But, that is what comes with living in a cold place during the winter. Lets go Rangers baby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastakid Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 During the offseason I usually take a trip down to Florida, or go on a nice vacation to somewhere WARM, so it is usually not that bad. If I don't go on vacation, I just spend my time skiing. Thats good enough for me; 1) Fun 2) Fast paced 3) Adrenaline pumping 4) HIGH! (Especially Jiminy Peak in MA seeing as they have the Mountain Coaster which is incredibly fun), and trust me, I NEVER lose any interest in coasters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Addict Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 1. You think/dream about your home park. 2. When your school serves mini corn dogs you say "These are not even close to being as good as ____________'s pronto pups!" 3. You try to recreate your hometown parks' coasters multiple times on No Limits everyday. 4. You can't go a day without talking about how much you can't wait for the park to open again. 5. You check your homepark's website/fansite everyday hoping for a construction/offseason update. 6. You look at your season pass form and count down the days until you can go and get it processed. 7. Everytime someone mentions a parks name you almost break your neck looking. 8. You see the periodic table of elements and think of rides that have those abbreviations. 9. You count down the days til your favorite park opens. 10. You visit TPR. I do six of those things....I think I'm obsessed. The thing I probably do the most is count down the days till my homepark opens ( which happens to be 126 days ). Hopefully next year my off season won't be so long and I'll be able to go to Silver Dollar City sometime in November/December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzkopf Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I'm not really having an offseason this year. I grabbed some credits at Brighton Pier (southern england) last week, and on thursday am jetting off to PortAventura! Perhaps January - March is my mini offseason, but it's hardly long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de ja vu Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I miss coaster riding a during the winter specially the lack of airtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 ^Same here. Work and save for trips next summer...although it's very tempting to plan a trip when you get 8-12 inches of snow like we're supposed to get up here in the Twin Cities in the next couple hours. I also work at The Park at MOA so I'll be very interested in the changes taking place here over the next couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asr Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Right as the off season begins it is the worst for me, after that I really lose interest in coasters. I visit TPR and look at construction updates, but I am pretty patient waiting for the next season. I play alot of video games, and alot of huge titles are released during the holiday season, so that helps occupy my interest I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber.Fiber Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I just try to stay warm. I wish I had enough money to buy a used Moser Drop Tower for my backyard. I would ride it daily for an extended period of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airforcekid Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I tend to do stupid stunts. just the other day I jumped of my 3rd story patio with a bungee cord. It worked till I hit the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I live in Southern California. What is an off-season? Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craneman Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 It's hard for me to go through the off season. with California's great america closed its hard. i'll take a couple trips down south to Knotts or SFMM. There have been a few times that the crane company i work and worked for do a lot of business with SFDK/CGA so if we get called out to do FireFall or Tony Hawk's or even maybe the new CGI(2008 offseason) then that'll ease the offseason pain... some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantRevenge Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 I live in Southern California. What is an off-season? Eric its that time when losers like me can't go to parks because it'stoo cold and they can't drive to warmer parks becuase they're a year too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I blast obnoxious music at bone-melting volumes and yell at the cat. OK, I do this every day. But it's still an off season activity... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxhershey818xX Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I stop growing. No horomones are flowing so anything involving my developement just like stops or so I like to think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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