dandaman Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 ^I rode it on a weekday in July two years ago, and they didn't have a single full train the entire day. (OK, so I stayed for 4 hours... that's like 3 hours of walking right there!) Each time I rode it that day, 13 IIRC, I was still thinking, "Why is this ride actually pretty awesome?" That Phoenix Twister (?) still scares the crap outta me; I'd get on StarFlyer only with a bit of encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms13 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 ^^Yeah, I rode it the whole time, but at the end they didn't even open up my seat to let me change spots, they left me locked in for the final 2 rides! And what sucked was that the seat I was in was killer on my back. It wasn't the ride, I just switched to the train that was less comfortable! The first time we walked by deerschwitz, it was closed, and the second time, it was time to eat, so my mind was somewhere else! But I'm sure somebody got a picture of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Bingo. I know Paul (Carnage) posted a photo TR... last year, maybe?... from Marineland where he coined the rather apt description. That was hysterical. Props to Paul for taking one for the team! Amd while we're on the topic of Marineland, did anybody see any protesters this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 OMG! That same protester was there in July 2006! It was, unfortunately, about a week before I got my first camera. "Supervise Children To Avoid Injury"... the heck with that! "Sacrifice Children To Distract Getaway" is more truthful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I did not see a single protester that day. So I do not think they bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 ^Marineland must be clamping down on them using their free parking. It's a strange place, which from what I can tell, is very much a constant work in progress. The size of the park must be getting close to Alton Towers, yet there's massive gaps between the rides. Almost seems like they didn't quite have the backing to make it the park it probably should have been, hence the Volcano on Dragon Mountain coming 24 years late, and the Topple Tower taking about 2 years to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yep, I agree that Marineland is one of the strangest parks I have ever visited. I am going to be very close to that park tomorrow, but will skip it to hit up the new 'Niagara's Fury' attraction instead. Then up to the CNE and Canada's Wonderland over the weekend! Maybe I should start a new topic and ask if Canada's Wonderland will be crowded on Saturday, or if Behemoth will have a big line? Nahhhh!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms13 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Part Seven: Waldameer! After a quick drive past the falls, and the extremely long process of entering the US, we arrived at our next park, Waldameer! Notes: -Ravine Flyer 2 is now my 2nd favorite wooden coaster, behind Phoenix! (have yet to ride El Toro) -Being a fan of dark rides and walkthroughs, this park had an amazing one of each! -Hot dogs never get old! -It's not a good idea to ride an octopus twice in a row, than the wipeout right after that! ----I apologize in advance for crappy quality photos, my camera started doing funky stuff at this park, and I had no control over it!----- Everybody gets on the bus, soaking wet, after having the best ERT session ever! (Final update next...It's a going away extravaganza!) Are you guys ready for night ERT, in a thunderstorm, in the pitch black!!! Best coaster ride ever was had in these circumstances! Ummm....yeah, cant really come up with a caption for this shot... -Mandatory ferris wheel shot- Their spinning coaster...not nearly as good as the one at Seabreeze. It didn't even spin down the first hill! The music show was so awesome, that the group went back twice! And when they said that that was it for the night, pretty much everybody said awww... Hmmm, I see Tony with his camera again, filming everything! Several people doing something called "social interaction." Not really sure what that is! Ah crap, it's following me around! ...because they jumped off the stage and sung solos to certain people! It was just amazingly awesome! Waldameer is home to one of the coolest music shows ever...why may you ask?... I wonder if they enjoyed their drop? ^Of corse!^ Kristen getting ready for her first frog hopper...will she enjoy it?....(what do you think!) Whore away guys...whore away! Everyone ambushed the kiddy coaster, to get their credit in... Shot for all you coaster geeks! We've arrived, and I've been greeted by one of the creepiest trash cans ever! It will haunt me forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Their spinning coaster...not nearly as good as the one at Seabreeze. It didn't even spin down the first hill! Definitely agree....don't know what it was, but the Seabreeze one rocked. I only lasted through about 5 minutes of the show. Wonder what I missed.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Force 44 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Holy sh!t. Night time ERT in the pouring rain with lightning and thunder on Ravine Flyer II was the craziest and most fun experience ever! Simply insane and incredible. What an AWESOME night! Ravine Flyer II was completely out of control. It is probably my number one wooden coaster right now- yes, beating one of my favorites, El Toro. There are no words to describe those ERT rides on Ravine Flyer II. Best ERT session I have ever experienced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natatomic Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Their spinning coaster...not nearly as good as the one at Seabreeze. It didn't even spin down the first hill! While I agree that the SeaBreeze one was better, neither of them spun down the first hill. The spinning doesn't start until about 1/5 of the way or so through the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms13 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Their spinning coaster...not nearly as good as the one at Seabreeze. It didn't even spin down the first hill! While I agree that the SeaBreeze one was better, neither of them spun down the first hill. The spinning doesn't start until about 1/5 of the way or so through the ride. Aww...crap. I could have sworn that the seabreeze one spun down the first drop! Well, for some reason it had a better first drop! So many things happened in the 5 1/2 days, that somewhere I had to start makeing up memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eBen Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Maybe it was the ERT on whirlwind that swayed it for me but I preferred that ride by miles. Or maybe it was when I was getting on Waldameers with 1 other person they insisted we sat in opposite corners to balance it out instead of rock the boat But on a major plus for the park Ravine Flyer in the thunder storm was freakin' insane. I loved it and thank the ride operators for risking my life and anyone else foolish to keep going! I knew it was wrong but loved it anyway. Cant wait for many more photos of everyone getting pelted and drenched with rain but this teaser will do for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms13 Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Final Update ( ) : 3 Park Going Away Extravaganza! It's arrived...The final update...The update to end all updates (on this topic that is)... On our final day, we visited three small, but all unique parks here in my hometown of PA! Idlewild, Lakemont, and DelGrosso's all had their unique charm, making it a great way to send off.. Let me take you on an adventure of trolleys, spinal adjustments, and SAUCE! With this mouse comes the end of the trip report, and I must say what a ride! Robb, thanks for everything, and I will most certainly be on a trip next year! And it was great meeting everybody on the trip! I hope I'll see everyone some time in the future! I'll let these last few pictures take us out, as a tribute to the awesome people on the trip! Why did I take a picture of the shooting gallery? Lets just say I had the flash on! The first and last "drop tower" of the trip were the same, as was our choice of food (pizza). Something strange was going on! Nothing wrong with a good old fashion Tilt a Whirl! Poor para troopers, not getting any love today! Sometimes I feel I've got to.... Run away I've got to... Get away! (Dont let this building fool ya, inside is one of the coolest spinning rides ever, with crazy lights!) Our final park, DelGrosso's, was the smallest, but held one of the best rides of the trip. Oh yeah, and there's sauce! Lots and lots of sauce! The pizza was especially good! Some people were lucky to ride the skydiver, but the line was moving so slowly, that most of us ran out of time. What a bummer! ..track goes down...track goes up...track goes down...track goes up... The Skyliner: A mediocre coaster with a great setting! A ball field! Enjoy you're spinal adjustment, guys! Leap the Dips, the oldest coaster in the wold, and one of the strangest. The cars felt like they were going to fall apart, and having your car completely leave the track is just a little creepy! Crap, somebody rented out leap the dips on the same day, so we were stuck waiting for i.....wait.... Our next park was lakemont, a little park made mostly of flats, with a little coaster in there... I hated the parks no snapping rule! I was stuck whistling all day! Ahh, the flyers. Not as good as knoebels, but still quite fun! Crazy adult handcars, which some of us got quite in to! (So much that they had to take one car off the track, because of collisions!) Umm Natalie, why are you trying to climb the wall? And why is that guy encouraging you to do it? What was great was that the whole trolley got to interact with the characters, and I cant wait to see Robb's video to relive that awesome ride! I'm just rocking away, just rocking away... Hey there King, how's it going? This figures moved and spoke, but you could tell they were getting old. I think the surprise of the day was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. We boarded a trolley, like in the show, and entered the land of make believe. Yeah, this is as awesome as it sounds! Wait, a wild mouse that doesn't spin, and kicks tremendous ass? Count me in! We first arrived at Idlewild, and boy were there a few surprises for the group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Force 44 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 This last update makes me sad. Your trip report was a good taste of reliving the trip, but now even the photo trip report "trip" is over. =( Thanks for putting this trip report together Matt! It was awesome to see pictures of the greatest 5 days ever from another person's point of view. TPR trips are truly as good as they seem in pictures- actually, even better! The best way to visit a theme/amusement park is with a group of TPRers on a TPR trip. You meet awesome people, you get awesome park perks, you get crazy ERT sessions, oh yea, and you ride A LOT of great coasters! Thanks for everything Robb and Elissa. Can't wait to see everybody again on a trip next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Coaster Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Tony with his camera, which is a sight which would be seen may times. Many. As in every time you saw him! Haha yeah. While on the Behemoth Trip and during the first few days of this East Coast trip, I was definitely camera-mad but someone has to give Hanno some competition It was good to stop for 5-10 seconds and get a quick bit of footage while in line, better than going back later. I didn't explain this to everyone but I'll be cutting together a fun and decent length oco of the two trips for everyone. While it's great to enjoy stuff "in the moment", afterwards when it's all over, the photo and video is something you will rely on time and time again until the next TPR trip rolls around. I wanted to capture a bunch of it for that very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Thanks for posting these. Just to let you guys know, the spinning mouse was a significant credit for someone in that last picture. No, it was not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printersdevil78 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 ^Would you perhaps say that someone in that picture is "batting a thousand"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 LMAO! "All blame and jeering shall be directed to the visiting Westerners!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rct3man777 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Aww...crap. I could have sworn that the seabreeze one spun down the first drop! Well, for some reason it had a better first drop! So many things happened in the 5 1/2 days, that somewhere I had to start makeing up memories! I think with maurer sohne SC2000s, the car doesn't spin but moves slightly to the left/right on the first drop, not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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