THE ONE Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 It was great to finally meet you, Sorry i did not hang out with you that much, My wife was with to and she is terrified of coasters so My cousin and I spent some time with her so It wasn't so boring for her. Anyway it was great to meet you hopefully we will meet up sometime again. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 That sandwich does sound good ! I could definitely go for one right about now. Talk about a heart attack on a roll. That is my kind of sandwich, and as long as I have tall glass of Tropicana OJ to go with it, I'll be heaven. Sorry to get off the subject of coasters for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hope you enjoyed your day riding Ravine Flyer 2, it's a coaster I want to go on, but as I live in the UK, I'll have to save loads of money to make that drive from Chicago. One day i'll be back at CP and KI. Sorry to ask you "Big Mike", just out of interest how much money has this trip roughly going to cost you and are you taking a year off work or have you retired...? Keep up the excellent reports.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hey Friends!! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 traveled to Allentown PA to visit Dorney Park and Coaster Madness!!! The first part of the report will be during ERT time and the 2nd part will be the rest of the park during normal visiting hours I hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Those were the 3 ERT coasters. Time to put the TPR hoodie in the car and make believe I am with the general public now. Where should I throw out my ERT badge? Rest of the park a little later! Peace, Big Mike Thunderhawk in action. The lift. The start used to be a tunnel back in the day. Thunderhawk! Girl in 5th row: Ahhh, my boobs are popping out!! Bunny hop goodness. Back out of another tunnel. The coaster makes this turn and races for home. A 2nd drop too! A big drop into a tunnel. A lift shot. The front car. Some stats to read. Steel Force! Voodoo, credit #599 for Big Mike! The last pass, it holds you there for a few seconds! Lots of dangling feet. Way up. Voodoo goes so fast, it is hard to get a good motion shot with my junky camera lol. One side is twisty, the other side is straight. The train flies out of the station. Another shot to satisfy some of the Big Mike Readers. The paint job looks snazzy. The station - with no lines!! Voodoo from up above. Hey, my good friend Rich beat me here! Voodoo! No basketball bouncing kids to avoid for now. Coaster Madness! The park map. Here are your prices this year. Dorney Park - 8:30 ERT! The reason for the visit, VooDoo. Plus the ERT and free food. Hmmm, wonder if Angela is home? I hope everyone is ok! I have to find another form of transportation home. Oh no, looks like another Big Mike Road Show caused accident coming up. Hi Everyone! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 is now on its way to Dorney Park to experience Coaster Madness and ride the New for 2008 Voodoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Big Mike comes through again! I loved your aerial pictures for the Ravine Flyer II. Although maybe it is time you take A private jet since it seems like the Roadshow just causes accidents almost everytime. -Gary T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hey Mike! It's been fun catching up with the BM Road Show. Wait! That didn't come out right. Wait! Did I just put "BM" and "didn't come out right" in the same paragraph. OK, I'm just going to shut up right now! Seriously, It's been awesome catching up with the Big Mike Road Show. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to riding with you in the Future! Guy "Can I put my foot any further into my mouth?" Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I should be in that Voodoo seat next to Rich, but I was stuck working instead. We tried to ride Voodoo last night for some wedding anniversary rides since Lake Compounce wasn't open, but the severe thunderstorm kept us from riding. Rich actually has the sole honor of seeing you 4 times. You didn't stick around Dorney for the night ERT which is when I was there so I've only seen you 3 times. That's makes me tied with Craig. I'd much rather be beating Craig since that probably won't be the case much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmilo24 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Awesome PTR Big Mike, Dorney stills seems like the same Dorney I saw. Oh, and thanks for the wheel and track shot of Voodoo, nothing like a good coaster porn shot to start the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroGirl84 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hmmm, wonder if Angela is home? LOL! Did you take that pic just for me? I again feel special, I seem to have become a regular here and I'm a new member. Love the pics of Dorney! I haven't been to Dorney in years, my last trip was when they still had hercules and my first big coaster ride was steel force. That coaster made me scared of them for quite a long time. I made the mistake of going on it by myself, bad idea. If it weren't for my wonderful boyfriend who forced me on "SooperDooperlooper" at hershey and right after, great bear I've now become a coaster junky. I need to make it back to dorney and show steel force I'm no longer a wimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Great Pictures Mike! (As always) VooDoo definitely fits in that location, it doesn't look like it was just plopped down in a random spot. Did you get to ride Laser with it leaving Dorney? Can't wait to see more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hey my great friends and die hard Big Mike Readers!! This update is the 2nd part of Dorney Park. Now that ERT was over, I am heading back in with the general public and starting all over again I hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike I don't want to cause another accident on the way home this time, so I chartered a bus just for me Peace, Big Mike ... Big Mike! Thanks for reading once again everybody! Next report is "Big Mike's 600th Coaster Party at CoasterMania at Cedar Point!" This trip report has been brought to you by...... Big Mike taking care of the nature lovers too! Talon - Grip of Fear! Woodstock Express! A picture for my valuable Big Mike women readers! Wild Mouse. Anyone can take a usual lift shot, but to include Snoopy in it shows the expertise of the camera man. That didn't take long. Right out of the loading station into a roll! Hydra from above. Just watch out when you enter, he likes to take a bite out of you if you have a big head. Hydra the Revenge! One day Little Lazer. Will have to keep my eye out for an ACE event here. In typical Big Mike fashion, Big Mike was ready to use his charm to get on here, but it never opened while I was there. The Little Lazer! Per request from a hot babe in Belgium! Big Mike must be visiting the whole extended family of The Toronto Monster. Dragon! 2 loops! Not much of a first drop. The lift hill up close. The front car up close. Lazer! Sadly, Big Mike does not get to participate in the drop rope race today with his VIP access. Of course, the camera girls swarmed over to Big Mike but I turned the tables on them. They were so delighted! While people stood in line buying tickets, Big Mike uses the VIP enterance! Deja Vu! I took this same picture an hour and a quarter ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks Big Mike. Dorney is just another park that I have to get to some time soon. As always your trip reports are informative and fun! I am looking forward to your next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Mike, you make Dorney Park look so great! The last time we went there, we were with Derek and had a blast. Unfortunately the park was very busy. I'll have to get on the Big Mike VIP tour soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Awesome pictures of Dorney big Mike! Was there yesterday to ride Voodoo & this time it was open.. 12 times baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Another sweet report, this thread should be subtitled Behemoth/Ravine Flyer & East trip preview thread. I do the coaster of the week thread for the TPR East Coast trip, can I use some of those Voodoo photos there, they are really good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2J2003Y2J Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Another great report from Big Mike. I have to make it to some of those Eastern PA parks. I can't wait for the next TR, my debut on the Big Mike Road Show How is that roll after the Hydra station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hello Fantastic Friends and Big Mike Readers out there! This is a special trip report in so many ways!! First off, it's CoasterMania at Cedar Point, the best park there is! Then we have Big Mike riding his 600th coaster!!! To top it off, over 20 TPR's come out to celebrate with Big Mike on his 600th coaster!! What a fantastic day and what wonderful people I met, every single one of them Cedar Point has so many coasters, this trip report will be divided in half. This first part will be all the cool people who came out to hang with Big Mike and the 2nd part willl be all the coasters! Thanks again to everyone for creating one big happy TPR family I hope everyone enjoys! Peace, Big Mike It's Kayla!! How many of you guessed it right? Next time The Big Mike Road Show 2008 travels near you, come on out and say hi like these friends did! Peace, Big Mike The Big Mike Road Show arrives in the dark and departs in the dark. Time to guess, who got to check off The Official Big Mike Road Show 2008 T-Shirt this time? ....Team Big Mike tops Team Larry any day of the week! I am glad you all thought I was one cool dude and solidified that.... I thank everyone who came out and was part of Team Big Mike! It was a fantastic day at Cedar Point with a whole bunch of great people and a superb event called CoasterMania! ......Dad says it's time to leave The Big Mike Road Show and go home!! Look how sweet and adorable Kayla is until...... Can never get enough father/daughter time! Some father and daughter time. Very cool! First solo, now together! Kayla Jeff Ken The trees had all this white stuff floating in the air. Jeff could make a snowball out of it! Big Mike bails after just one ride on here. Too much food at the free buffet. Kayla and Big Mike! Ken and Jeff had to ride on thier own. One of the main reason for traveling to Cedar Point was that Kayla wanted to ride her favorite Magnum with Big Mike! I was honored! Where should I throw my Caramel apple core? Ah, I am feeling bad for Craig's food picture, so here is another one for you good buddy! Any which way to cool off will do! When the drinks did not do the trick, we found the air conditioners! It was getting very hot out, good thing Cedar Point gave us these free refillable drink cups for the WHOLE day! He was wispering in my ear congrats on #600! I was still hungry, so I tried to eat this cookie! Caramel apples and salt water taffy for everybody! Since Craig was looking for food, here is what we had. Sausage, chicken, ziti, and more! Craig! Jeff! Ken! Scott and his cousin, who later put on a TPR shirt after finding out how cool it was to be part of. Gage! It's not all about Big Mike though, it is about the friends that make it special. So here they are. Sue and Rich! Kayla was impressed by the whole spectical that is The Big Mike Road Show 2008! Everyone is dancing with joy at the big accomplishment! The reason why we are all here, Maverick - coaster #600 for Big Mike! Let the celebrations begin. ... not having to wait in these huge lines later in the day! Having this Coastermania badge means ..... Here are your Cedar Point prices if you come on another day and don't get in for free at CoasterMania! There was also a little event playing 2nd fiddle to Big Mike's party called CoasterMania! Wow! That was the roll call for Big Mike's 600th coaster party at Cedar Point! As Tony wanted to know, who was going to check off Ohio?? Take a guess Big Mike Readers, I just showed you all the possibilities! I was honored to meet Tony Clark from Cedar Point. He does the OnPoint blog and wrote a very nice article on Big Mike! See it here http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun/blog/index.cfm?entry=c8266f50-f68c-4e04-a941-dc3f10f3688d Thanks Tony! Your a cool dude. Here they are, the 3 generation coaster riders! How awesome! Andy, Dillon, and his dad. Dillon was adorable and very smart on drop tower lingo! Better late than never, Rob (Rmcgin1058) joins the party! Cedar Fair CEO Dick Kinzel even congratulates Big Mike for coaster #600 but says he wants to see the bikini pictures back on TBMRS2008! They just keep coming! It's Vanessa from the Midwest trip and part of Casey's Harum, but not anymore since she met Big Mike! While at lunch, I find 1/3 of the family of 3 generations of coaster riders. This is Andy (Vistaway) but his son is sleeping. Picture later! After a few rides, Pam (Yeti726) finds me and I have made another great friend! Pam is in the finals of the TPR Video Contest! Wow, it's Cole and Heidi and they remembered from last week at Dorney that I would be riding #600 and said they wouldn't have missed the celebration! Someone brand new to TBMRS2008, Scott (TheOne) and his cousin all the way from IL. Hey, my great buds Craig (IggyAce) and his son Gage were here for Big Mike's celebration too! Where have we not met these guys? We don't even get on our first ride yet and wham, we run into Sue and Rich! Sue had checked off CT on the Official Big Mike Road Show 2008 T-Shirt back at Lake Compounce early in the Road Show! Not even inside yet and bam, we meet Ken (slither37) and his adorable daughter Kayla! TPR representing too! Going back in, we run into Bob (Flyingbob) and his coaster riding partner Deb that I met at The Great Escape earlier on the Road Show! Jeff was cool enough to model this free CoasterMania hoodie they gave is! No sooner than I park my car, I hear "Big Mike!" from the car parking next to me! It's Jeff (y2j2003y2j) and he is my sidekick for the next 19 hours! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 arrives in the dark and ready to have a ton of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I see you made the on-point blog, cool, I only got around to looking at the CP site for the first time in a while today. I got two words out of Tony (after he had scored his test rides on maverick in the morning) when I was waiting for Maverick on the midwest trip when that weather you see in the DVD is descending - "save yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 I hate when I fall behind on comments Y2J - That roll oat the start is so slow, and you just hang there! DownUnder - Cool to hear you are doing the coaster of the week. That is nice of you. Take any pictures you want. The pictures are for the TPR community, it is my pleasure to take them for you. CrazyRider - How sweet, 12 times! We have to get together soon, I still need a picture of you guys! Rick my bud - Sept and Oct can't come quick enough! PackFan - Thanks as always. You always have nice things to say. CoasterCrazed - Lasar did not open for quite a while, so I just skipped it this time. Angela - I want to be there when you show Steel Force who is the boss this time! Glad you liked the Philly pic hehe. Chmilo - Always my pleasure to satisfy The Big Mike Readers with any kind of porn. Sue - Rich saved the seat next to him just for you! How special! Craig will take the lead on you next week in Europe. Guy - Dude, we definately need to meet up somewhere along the line. You are definately my kind of guy and I know we will have lots of fun. Carolina - The jet is a good idea. I will take a jet next week as The Big Mike Road Show 2008 goes to France, Germany, Holland, and The Netherlands with Theme Park Review!!! Catch all the updates of Theme Parks Review's Mainland Europe Trip right here on The Big Mike Road Show 2008!! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I so want to join team big mike. PM me when you are going to knotts or I dont know if you are going to DCA for Midway mania but PM me if you are in the so cal area. I need the new credits from my home park. I need Sidewinder, Pony Express, Timberline Twister but PM me because I have a feeling there is no school that day. CONGRATS ON 600. I think I only have like fourty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slither37 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hey Mike, forgot about some of those pictures! Kayla and I had so much fun hanging with you and Jeff. It is too bad Kayla was so sick though, she obviously was too sick to go to her last day of school. Coming back for Coastermania 2009? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Darn! I forgot to mention that!!! Kayla really did "look" sick to me! Kayla is a great girl Ken, good job! 2009 has a good possibility. The Ghost - Southern California in October!! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I wasn't invited to the party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 EVERYONE is always invited to come party with The Big Mike Road Show 2008!! No reservation required! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugart Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Loving the TR, read all of it. Did you plan on Maverick being #600 or did it just work out that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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