Erik Johnson Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 ^ Oh dear, that was not my intention. I am sorry about that. Now I am quite embarrassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natatomic Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 No, I was kidding! Don't worry about it! It's still funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Coney Island Part 2. Silly Jahan blocked my Elissa Bingo credit. Thanks a lot! One final shot of the Cyclone. We thought this was pretty cool, plus it only costs 25 cents. Look at that, you are even here in Coney Island. The Pistacchio soft serve ice cream was godly. Thanks for the tip Ryancrash! Good to know. Yummmmmm... While I have had Nathan's hot dogs many times before, it was fun to eat at the original one. After all that riding, it was time to get something to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Yes! F&F Drift! Seriously the best arcade racing game I've ever played. Cameron and I tried finding one at Canada's Wonderland to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Great photos, Erik! A great reminder of the awesome time we had on the Behemoth trip! I hate that the trip is over and I'm back home (especially to a tropical storm), but I love watching as all the trip reports start appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dammie16@vt.edu Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 You know whats really sad is I lived 30 minutes from Coney Island for the first 18 years of my life and I've NEVER ridden one of the more famous coasters! Great photos though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Its time for another update, this time its Six Flags New England. We actually split up our visit to the park over two days since we had a lot to cover in the area. So this update is just from the first day. But really, who could blame him? Jay was really into the Intamin wheel. Ummm...wrong park John. It looks like Tweety is into cops. Epic Fail #4 Epic Fail #1 We all cheered John as he played the game. Thanks for helping me with an Elissa Bingo square. The check is in the mail. Yes, they are quite serious about the rules here. My very first Vekoma Mad House credit. Max must have Cyclone allergies. Just beware of the Cyclone all together. Beware of the last section of the Thunderbolt. There are some extreme airtime moments. We saw several brand new ACE signs over the next day or so. I miss Terrence. We might as well earn a few more credits. This is why TPR trips rule, I think I rode it 7-8 times in a row. Yes, I really liked it a lot. Oh yeah, we had an hour of ERT on this one as well. Since SFNE has the GOOD Dark Knight coaster, there is no need to build another one. Might as well send it to Six Flags Mexico. Its a mini-B&M floorless. I found it to be pretty good. "Anyone see my movie yet?" SFNE actually has the real Dark Knight coaster. Well, we might as well get the SLC finished first. "Hey! I am walking here!!!" On our way to early morning ERT we were greeted by a rather large truck. It is a new Six Flags credit for me. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Yes I count six of them. Oops, I forgot to add this to the Coney Island update. Its the Donkey themed bumper car ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 All these Elissa Bingo references...I hope you won something! And I hope it wasn't too lame, though given where the prizes come from, that's kind of hard. I have only been to SFNE once, but remember liking it. I do need to make a trip back there some day for more S:ROS rides. Really enjoying the pics and video. You kick ass. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Awesome TR Erik. I am lovin' every minute of it like I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natatomic Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Goll, I am SO JEALOUS. I loved the B/RF trip, but I hated that I had to leave you all so soon and miss out on the rest of the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Great pictures Erik! Makes me want to go back to SFNE again. Cyclone was such a disappointment for me this year. It was very rough and it shuffled a lot during the duration of the ride. Two years before I remember it being a great ride with lots of airtime, and fun laterals. It has really been getting worse every year. Can't wait to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 All these Elissa Bingo references...I hope you won something! And I hope it wasn't too lame, though given where the prizes come from, that's kind of hard. Oh yes, I won something. I will post a picture of it at the end of the trip report. It is sitting on my shelf of honor right next to my donkey hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Erik, I'm enjoying this TR very much, the best part, no Gator shirts in it yet! Keep the streak going! Seriously, great report, I've really enjoyed it. GO DAWGS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 On our way over to Lake Compounce we made a short stop at Quassy. So how was your ride? Actually it was pretty fun. Thank you for re-opening your ride! Due to bad weather, the Mouse was down for a while. Though because TPR is awesome, we waited a little longer to make sure everyone got the credit. "Elissa's Mom Rides a Ride." I just earned another Bingo square. Almost a TPR take over. Might as well earn the other credit first. The Mad Mouse was closed when we first got there, so we moved on. Welcome to Quassy, where people become shark bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2Rox Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Hey Erik!!!!!!!! Hi Everyone!!!!!!!!! You do have some really great Pix!!! Seeing all these pix remind me of the good times!!! I didn't even remember the log flume water making it into my beer Mug!! Ha! And I LOVe Your Coney Island Pix!! I was able to go on Tues. the 12th! I had a great time there!! Coney Island is an hour and twenty min. subway ride from Manhattan! And after having a few Brooklyn Lagers I actually fell asleep on the subway, only to wake up an hour later at the Canal station with all these New Yorkers around me! Agh!!! Apparently, you can actually get a ticket for falling asleep on the subway! Who knew!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Onward to Lake Compounce where Boulder Dash proved to be the biggest surprise of the entire trip. At least for me. In case you did not know, Boulder Dash was recently retracked during the off-season which apparently, according to others who have ridden the ride before, really improved the ride. Its really running like really super insane right now. Its rumored to be slightly tamed for next season because its just blasting around the back turnaround a bit too fast. So if you get the chance, try to make it out there really soon....and make sure you take in a night ride if you can. Hooray for another credit!! Along with nighttime ERT on Boulder Dash, they also opened the Kiddie Coaster as well. A sign of quality. The electirc car ride was really good. There was even a drive-in movie theatre along the track. Are those people in those boxes? Why is it that Boomerangs always makes my vision blurry? I have to admit we were really hoping to see real fried bats. I can not wait until the DVD. It maintains its speed during the whole ride. Actually I think the 2nd half might be faster. The entire coaster is built on a wooded mountain. It sure will get my vote. I had no idea that this was going to become my new #1 wooden coaster. It really was amazing that day. It is another one of those new ACE signs. Though I did not care much for the Wildcat. At least the logo is cool. I really liked Lake Compounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Ok let us head on back over to SFNE for another half day. We had more ERT on two other coasters as well as Superman: ROS. Its pretty amazing that the best two coasters in the country are within a hour of each other. Let us finish this update with the #1 Steel coaster in the country. Especially when you ride it in the afternoon. Maybe they should add bathrooms to the Qbot. Its pretty insane. Ahhhh........ Heads are ready to explode. Hanno sure was. You guys ready? Its the only S&S Swat in the United States. Its another Bingo credit. Thanks guys!!! "Unacceptable amount of wetness". Ewwwwww..... Are you sure this is not a Cedar Fair park? These things ripped off our money. Here is my Gold-Bot group. This is another reason why TPR is awesome. Brent had an entire train to himself. A shout out to other Florida people. My train, which was the first of the day, got stuck here for around 8 minutes. Oh, I should also say that this was my 300th credit. Looks to me that you are in correct riding position. We also had ERT on the Boomerrang, which was great since it was down the day before. We had ERT on Pandamodium. Which spins really fast with 3 people. I had no idea you owned Coney Island Ted. Does Catrina know? Its me and some huge blow-up train doll. We have returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Next stop: Rye Playland Part 1! Though we had a selected amount of time of unlimited rides. They use a bar code system for your ride tickets. The parks sits right along the Hudson River. TPR in a blur. This thing was probably going around 40mph, it is pretty insane. This is what it looks like while its not moving. The Derby Racer is awesome. It is just like the Time Warp at Canada's Wonderland. Oh dear.... Anyone who is over 6 foot tall, got denied on the Mouse. They have some sort of weird height restriction on this ride now. Talk about lazy, this is the only picture I have of the Dragon Coaster. Welcome to Rye Playland. See anyone you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillgeek Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Thanks for all of these wonderful pictures Eric! These, along with that video you made is making me want to take a TPR trip next year even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Great TR's so far, Erik! Happy to hear that Boulder Dash is your #1. Rich and I love it so much that we got married on it! I also love the SFNE restroom line. That one always has a line no matter what. Apparently people don't know there's other restrooms in the park. I know I never wait in a line when I'm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I have that mini Tornado coaster toy. I wish I could get that whole set. Great pictures. Is Superman: Ride of Steel really better than Ge Force? --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 I have that mini Tornado coaster toy. I wish I could get that whole set.Great pictures. Is Superman: Ride of Steel really better than Ge Force? --James I have never ridden Ge Force so I can not comment on that. I think most people who have ridden both consider Ge Force to be the better of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazekiddd Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Rye Playland was one of the scariest parks of the trip! Seriously, when Jenn and I were on The Whip, everyone was looking at us in shock and horror as our car kept coming off the ground about 6 inches! We didn't realize until the end it wasn't normal! Great shots Erik! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Rye Playland was one of the scariest parks of the trip! Seriously, when Jenn and I were on The Whip, everyone was looking at us in shock and horror as our car kept coming off the ground about 6 inches! We didn't realize until the end it wasn't normal! Great shots Erik! I agree, that had to be the most insane whip I have ever ridden. At least for the one at Rye Playland, if your weight is just right your car can leave the floor right after the turnarounds. We saw a really scared couple while waiting in line. We choose the same car that the couple rode, but Richard and I must have weighed a more than they did because our car did not come off the floor. Needless to say, the ride was still insane. Rye Playland Part 2. With this photo, Playland is now finished. Time to return home to Playland. It looks like we made it home. Grrrrarrrghhhhrrrghhh! Ok, he looks kind of scary. Oh, its also populated with strange looking people/trolls/gnomes. Are you ready for your ride? The ride length was quite long. Maybe around 12 minutes long? Actually you do not get very wet. Playland also has an Old Mill. This was the best one in the park. Especially the end. I never did see Freddy in the ride itself. I thought the devil's teeth effect were quite cool. Rye Playland has a pretty good collection of Dark Rides. Here is the first one. Scary stuff, but still awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillgeek Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 A 12 minute long ride full of trolls must of made Robb happy and Elissa kind of paranoid So it was basically like the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland except longer and with trolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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