traincrossin Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Remember, more lucky dog in the TRs. (or bikinis, you pick)! And funny hats! There has been a lack of wacky hats in these updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmitchell Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thank you for the updates Big Mike, I enjoy reading your Trip Reports! I was unable to join you while you visited VA I had other things to tend to during your visit. I hope to meet up with you in the near future. -Brian- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hello Friends!! Your good buddy, Big Mike, has done it once again! Your #1 source for coasters has struck gold yet once again! Coming off last week when Big Mike went out and hunted down a whole park and coaster that none of the other coaster websites even knew existed yet, he has unbelievable done it again in back to back weeks! Sure the other sites new about this brand new park, but they ALL have the coaster listed as under construction. Let your main man for coaster info let you in on a little secret that only TPR will know.... Big Mike is coming to you LIVE from Gillians Fun Land and CAN CONFIRM the park and coaster are both open!!! Big Mike has already KaChinged this coaster tonight! Just another day at the office for The Worldwide Leader in Coaster Info, TPR and Big Mike! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmitchell Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 That is awesome Big Mike, I am happy that you are enjoying yourself on these trips, thank you for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Not to burst your bubble Mike, but it looks like someone did beat you to Gillian's already by a mere few days. Though it looks like that I already have the credit from Cypress Gardens anyways. http://rcdb.com/id4508.htm Here is TPR riding it at Cypress Gardens back in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroAddiict Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Congratulations on the find Big Mike! I will also be at the fair tomorrow night, maybe I'll finally be able to meet the big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hello Fantastic Friends and Valuable Big Mike Readers!!!! Just in case, here is this weekends schedule: Thursday afternoon - Central Park Fun Land Saturday afternoon - Gillians Funland Yes, Big Mike is at it again looking to hunt down brand new coasters and coasters that all the other coaster sites have down as closed for The Valuable Big Mike Readers and the rest of the TPR community! Central Park Funland is a new place that opened up and has a coaster but no TPR coverage yet. Gillians Funland is also new but every coaster site has the coaster listed as under construction but Big Mike's in depth investigations have uncovered that indeed this coaster is open and running and Big Mike will once again uncover a new credit for everyone to see! Peace, Big Mike Don't worry Erik, you didn't burst my bubble! Here is what I posted Wednesday afternoon! I knew it was open already, but instead of holding out on The Valuable Big Mike Readers, I posted it early so that they could all go ride it THIS weekend if they wanted! I could have held off, but my readers come first so I let the cat out of the bag early for them. I am 100% guarenteed that no other site had it open, as I checked them all. It is becoming OBVIOUS that those sites are all checking in on The Big Mike Road Show for thier info, as they should be since I am nailing these new parks at an alarming rate lately! Posting from the road on my Blackberry prevented me from seeing someone posted it yesterday. Thats cool. I could have done a reverse loop and hit Gillians first, but I did the loop the other way and hit Central Park first. Either way was starting off with a brand new coaster for TPR to see. So the bubble and the status of Worldwide Leader in Coaster Info is still intact, I just wanted to mention that I mentioned it way back on Wednesday! To answer another question, The Ducky Final Results will be tomorrow morning! Also, Ben (ElToroAddiict), since you were the magical post that made The Big Mike Road Show now 400 pages long, I will make a deal with you! I found one of the VERY RARE, Super Cool, Brand New, Big Mike Road Show Valuable Reader Pins still stuck to one of my Official Big Mike Road Show T-Shirts that I wore in Scandinavia!! I will wear it once again and If you find me at the NJ State Fair Sunday night, you will get the last one of the inaugural pins!!! Good Luck! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anac0nda Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Yesterday I went to Särkänniemi, in order to ride rides and of course to find the mikestery card. But it wasn't there! I'm 100% sure I looked everywhere (in every footer in other words). But good news is that I'm going there on the next weekend again. Better luck then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Oh awesome Mike! I am glad I was not the one to rain on your parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hello Fantastic Friends!!! Here are The Official Final Results of Find the Ducky Round #2!!! I hope you won!!! Peace, Big Mike 2 DUCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, this was a ducky look alike too!!!!!! I know, that was horrible of me to do lol. CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!! Updated standings next! Next ducky game in 2 reports, at Beech bend! (Unless we fast track either of these two new credit parks. Peace, Big Mike Thanks for playing! z7.bmp The final ducky guess and this ducky is INCORRECT Another ducky look alike. CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO GUESSED...... z6.bmp This ducky is INCORRECT Still at 3. It is amazing though now looking back through the pictures at how duck look alikes just pop off the page now! This ducky is INCORRECT Still at 3. This ducky is INCORRECT Still at 3. This ducky is CORRECT!!! That is 3! This ducky is CORRECT!!! That is 2! This ducky is CORRECT!!! That is 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 CURRENT 2009 FIND THE DUCKY STANDINGS: 1ST PLACE WITH ONE WIN: Lenaapple1974 kezrez11 bhartley Brandy524 Emiroo robinschroeder Coaster Palooza The Bebes Reality15 SuperShawn coreysjunk STR8FXXXINEDGE mmousefan lisadancer Yeti762 megamatt hansrubens picknyourseat 2ND PLACE WITH NO WINS: Everyone else on TPR! The contest is still WIDE OPEN to win, 13 games to go!!!!! Good Luck! Peace, Big Mike PS - Don't forget, you need 3 wins to win the ducky quest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa1861 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 "It is becoming OBVIOUS that those sites are all checking in on The Big Mike Road Show for thier info, as they should be since I am nailing these new parks at an alarming rate lately! " I'm sorry but this is really bothering me. It was me who went. I've known this park has been open since June 27th (which after watching the video. It didn't open on time. or the day the Gillians website said it would be; i've been following it way back when it was announced as just "plans") The only reason it took me so long to get there is because I've been sick. And I am not a "valuable Big Mike Reader". I was the one who e-mailed all the top websites confirming that the ride is open (coaster fanatics, I guess doesn't read e-mails). I'm sorry but it's really bothering me how you're trying to take all the credit for me going there. Thank You. Any Mods can delete this if it is too "anti-fun." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hey, no problem dude! I don't care who found it, as long as it was found! It is NOW OFFICIAL, this dude found it 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was just going by who posted about it first, not sure why you knew about it that long and waited until after I posted about it on Wed to take the credit on Friday or why all the sites you informed about it didn't bothet to post it either until after Wed, but who really cares! Now if you take credit for the Dreamland park I found last week, then we have trouble! I hereby withdraw my Wednesdays post and officially proclaim this dudes Friday post as the first!! Keep up the good work dude! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa1861 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 lol. Because I can't do Trip Reports if my life depended on it. I have no sense of humor. or can't do anything funny. And like the person who posted the Gillians topic said. That it doesn't seem like an important enough event to warrant its own topic. Can someone please delete this. I feel like a $%& now. I can't even take credit for "finding" Gillians because James (CanobieFan) showed me the news article about it over the winter. I just checked an noticed you didn't notify RCDB about your find on Coney Island. Why haven't you emailed him? I refuse to email him for you because; To me, there's a certain sense of honor in this. I know, it is silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Don't feel bad dude, you are standing up for what you believe in and what is right! I am just a big bafoon who likes to toot his owm horn as much as possible! I didn't do any research if anyone else posted, I just hyped it! Most people know that Big Mike likes and tends to bend the truth once in a while, but would not want to offend any possible future Big Mike Valuable Readers! I hope you are feeling better from being sick! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I think a round of applause is in order for EVERYONE involved in finding it. Without CanobieFan showing Medusa the news article, Medusa would not have made it there. Since Medusa claims he can't do a TR, Big Mike was (or will be) the first to post a TR. So, in my eyes all three of you are winners, and so I say, Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hello Fantastic Friends!!! Sorry, this was a ducky look alike too!!!!!! I know, that was horrible of me to do lol. Peace, Big Mike That WAS horrible, Big Mike!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 I agree! Everyone is a winner!!! Anyone who helps out The Valuable Big Mike Readers, the rest of TPR, and the rest of the coaster world is OK in my book and is owed a big thank you! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneymoc Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I am just a big bafoon who likes to toot his owm horn as much as possible! How dare you besmirch the great Big Mike. Oh wait. Big Mike is doing it. *Ahem* All hale the big bafoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Hello Fantastic Friends!! Since my great friend Jojo asked for it, here it is! Gillians Funland! The park is new, just opening up a few weeks ago and still does not have a website. The address to the park for your GPS units is 304 JFK Blvd in Sea Isle City. I will also post the other new park that I also visited this weekend, Central Park Fun Land in Fredericksburg VA later tonight. Thats TWO new for 2009 coasters for your viewing pleasure today!!! Hope you enjoy! Peace, Big Mike Finally, a Ferris Wheel. What you see is what you get, they packed this place into a small lot of land and there does not seem to be any chance of expanding on any sides. Hope you enjoyed and go get that credit before it disappears! Peace, Big Mike A Train. A Frog Hopper style ride. Bumper Cars. A carousel. Since the park is new, the rest of the rides did not have ride signs yet. A frog ride. Fly High Raiders Rockin Tug A view of the other rides at Gillian's Funland: Fun Slide It is hard to tell if all these people that packed the park that night came out since the park was new or since Big Mike was in town, but it was crowded. Credit #859 for Big Mike! Smile, you are going to be on the extremely popular Big Mike Road Show! Nor did you get to ride right along the street while it was at Cypress Gardens. New location. New atmosphere. New credit! You didn't get to ride right past a stop sign and street sign while it was at Cypress Gardens, now did you? The lift. Proof that adults can ride! The train with a nice sky in the background done expertly by Big Mike. Front of train. Overview with train. Overview! A zig zag design. 3 tickets to ride = $3 Fiesta Express! The prices. The sign says the park opens at 4pm, but I was told that it opens at 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The park is now opened daily, so get out there and get that new credit! A 2nd sign also. ... theres a new amusement park and a new coaster credit in town!!! Gillian's Funland! You do indeed have a reason to smile in Sea Isle City nowadays, and that is because... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Since my great friend Jojo asked for it, here it is! Thanks Big Mike!! This totally made my day! I can't wait to see the TR from Memorial Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I can't wait to see the TR from Memorial Day weekend. Yeah! What happened to that one?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Dear Friends, ALL the trip reports will be posted in time! This includes the Memorial day weekend trip and the Scandinavia trip, and all other parks visited along the way! The huge parks take a lot more time to produce with all the Valuable Big Mike Readers attending! I also fast forward a few reports under certain circumstances! Holiday World, Beech Bend, Kings Island, and Six Flags America all will debut very shortly with TONS of friends in them! Please be patient, it is tough being producer, editor, public relations, camera man, The World wide leader in coaster info, TPR ambassador, good samaritan, tour driver, TPR sex symbol, TPR NorthEast Region top notched in depth reporter, the Christopher Columbus of the coaster world, comic genious writer, and the A-List main star of the 2nd most popular thread in Theme Park Review history!! Be safe in knowing my friends, I am trying Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Take your time Big Mike! Your updates are always awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Please be patient, it is tough being producer, editor, public relations, camera man, The World wide leader in coaster info, TPR ambassador, good samaritan, tour driver, TPR sex symbol, TPR NorthEast Region top notched in depth reporter, the Christopher Columbus of the coaster world, comic genious writer, and the A-List main star of the 2nd most popular thread in Theme Park Review history!! Sounds like management needs to open up the coiffers, and start paying a staff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now