palmerleeberry Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Way back in 1989 at WildWorld (before it turned into Six Flags America), I saw J.D. Roth who was doing a special show during a weekend at that park. At that time, he hosted a game show called "Funhouse" and he brought some of those sloppy games with him for this show. Anyway, I saw J.D. Roth take a few rides on the Wild One * * * * The other person may not have been a famous movie star, but he did star as an extra in the movie "National Treasure". My friend and I were waiting in line to ride "El Toro" at Six Flags Great Adventure when we struck up a conversation with another rider in front of us and he told us that he starred as an extra in the movie. * * * * Other than that, I cannot say that I met any other famous people, unless you want to count Robb when I met him at Six Flags America one year during a Themepark Review Meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 A bunch. But my favorite was Jason Kidd at Great Adventure. He and his wife skipped the line for Kingda Ka and boarded a train or two in front of me. I'm never one to hold back my opinions, so while everyone was oohing and ahhhing, I said, "Hey chump, until you at least win a championship, the line starts two hours from this point like everyone else." He was playing for the New Jersey Nets at the time, so naturally it wasn't a very popular comment. Oh well. I love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 A bunch. But my favorite was Jason Kidd at Great Adventure. He and his wife skipped the line for Kingda Ka and boarded a train or two in front of me. I'm never one to hold back my opinions, so while everyone was oohing and ahhhing, I said, "Hey chump, until you at least win a championship, the line starts two hours from this point like everyone else." He was playing for the New Jersey Nets at the time, so naturally it wasn't a very popular comment. Oh well. That could only be trumped by a Sam Cassell sighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 A bunch. But my favorite was Jason Kidd at Great Adventure. He and his wife skipped the line for Kingda Ka and boarded a train or two in front of me. I'm never one to hold back my opinions, so while everyone was oohing and ahhhing, I said, "Hey chump, until you at least win a championship, the line starts two hours from this point like everyone else." He was playing for the New Jersey Nets at the time, so naturally it wasn't a very popular comment. Oh well. That could only be trumped by a Sam Cassell sighting. Yeah, I saw him at Universal Studios! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I saw DL Hughley at City Walk in Orlando! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnewton34 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Geraldo Rivera at SFGAdv spring 07. he was getting the SF VIP treatment. That's funny. My roommates saw him getting on The Barnstormer at the Magic Kingdom a couple weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Austin Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I saw McFly at Alton Towers when they were doing their promotion thingy a few years back. Otherwise...Errrrrm... does Robert Alvey count as a "celebrity"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The most memorable was probably T.I. people, especially teenage girls, swarmed him at the gate and he pretty much just turned right around and left Who (or what) is T.I. people? T.I. is a rapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisZer0 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 ^ Thats a good question Mike......Im thinking Robb ranks right between Kathy Griffin and Dolph Lungren on the Celebrity List, recognizable yet someone you may or may not loan money to Celebritywise, I used to work at SFoT back in the mid 90's, when WB ran the parks and they stayed opened until midnight on weekends, I ran into Fred Schneider from the B-52's in tights one night w/ Kate in tow, both were really cool and played my game I ran. The next evening George Strait brought his nephew out to the park to shoot hoop. I also ran into Gary Busey that summer as well, man that guy is a nut job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxman47 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 while working Nitro at SFGadv this past summer I saw Alicia Keys, Queen Latifa, and of course Mr. Shapiro on a few occasions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mike Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I forgot to mention Robert Downey Jr. this was also back in like '04 - '05. I met him while i was working the old flashpass sales center. Totally cool guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerd.muller Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 My wife and me saw Drew Barrymore at SFMM while we were in the line for Goliath back in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I am not sure if this person counts but I am almost positive I saw Paul Ruben at Dorney Park in 2005. I also rode Storm Runner with a guy who look EXACTLY like Akon but I was to scared to ask. This was at springtime in the park of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I didnt see him, but the dad who was with my group saw jose canseco at Disneyland yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Robb and Elissa at Sesame Place, Coney Island, SFNE, Quassy, Lake Compounce, Rye Playland, SFGAdv, SFA, Busch Gardens Europe, Kings Dominion, Morey's Piers, Clementon, Hersheypark, Dorney, and Knoebel's in August 2008. Also, in March 2003, my dad and I saw Steven Spielberg getting out of his Limo which was just a few feet away from us, while we were in line for Backdraft at USH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I was at Six Flags St. Louis this last August and some big guy was walking around the park with a group of people.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upfront Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Snoop Dogg at Knotts Berry Farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I have seen a ton of celebs while working at the Mall of America (the most recent being Joan Rivers a few weeks ago...ugh!). In fact, I would say that there is usually someone "famous" there every 1-3 weeks signing autographs and such. It's neat to walk into work every once in awhile and see a celebrity in the rotunda in front of a huge crowd of fans waiting for pictures and autographs. Others include (and these are celebs not scheduled to be there already): Lindsay Lohan (who was a real snob while there too). Nick Carter Fall Out Boy (I ran Mighty Axe for them). Brooke & Hulk Hogan Ashley Simpson Mario Lopez Farrah Fawcett Kelly Pickler (I checked her lap bar on Timberland Twister) Sean Kingston (Who was too large to ride Mighty Axe btw) Bam Margera Pretty Ricky (which caused a stampede that left my supervisor in crutches after she was trampled) My favorite celebrity encounter though is when I bumped shoulders with Chris Brown in a back hallway of the mall. My friend and I were on break and walking down a hallway with our lunch (Arby's I believe ) when suddenly the doors at the end of the hallway burst open and in walks Chris Brown and his possy escorted by a bunch of security guards (all of which were shorter than the entire possy). I was completely unaware of who he was at the time until the girl working at Kemps ice cream abandoned her post and went running down the hallway after him screaming his name and offering him Rocky Road. My first thought when I saw them was that they were getting kicked out or something because of the security guards. When they got closer, I clutched my curly fries and hugged the wall while they all walked by me and Chris Brown ended up bumping my shoulder...good thing i didn't give him any lip! I'm sure I am forgetting a lot. There are also a ton of local celebrities that come as well like Vikings & Twins players. Lots of news anchors and others. I actually had to staple Matt Birk into the Camp Bus so he could ride with his little girl (for those who don't know him, he is the former eight-time pro bowl center for the Vikings who happens to weigh 300-something pounds). I also saw Mike Boodley, Clair Hain, and the rest of the GCI crew at Valleyfair on opening day 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Saw Seth Green a couple of times at SFMM. Both times were a super bowl Sunday. (pretty cool considering the fact he's kinda the reason I got into TPR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisZer0 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 ^ so you're saying Seth Green has been known to show up here on occasion. Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I've seen Orlando Bloom at DCA and Dustin Hoffman at Universal Studios Hollywood. --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Menefee Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 My girlfriend Kelly has some photos of her family randomly meeting Robin Williams at Disneyland back in the late 80's /early 90's. Hopefully I can track down those shots and post a few scans after work. -Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrakenKing Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I've seen Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) taking a questionnaire at Universal Orlando I saw Hulk Hogan and his family being escorted around USO The last one I saw was Ellen DeGeneres at IoA riding Hulk, I was after her in line. We waited a while for our ride because they took forever to set up the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I saw Natasha Beddingfield walking around the park before her show at SFGAM ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Ka Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Saw Seth Green a couple of times at SFMM. Both times were a super bowl Sunday. (pretty cool considering the fact he's kinda the reason I got into TPR) I'm curious, how so? Is he a member that I'm not aware of? As far as celebrities go, I haven't seen any. Closest to that was probably seeing a commercial being filmed at Great Adventure. They had a section of the "Boardwalk" cleared, and a couple were walking down it, with cameras in front of them. It was kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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