simlesa Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Day 1: Six Flags over Texas Day 2: Six Flags over Texas, iT'z, Kemah Boardwalk --Luko Reserving one of the great rides on our gold Q-bots, also known as Flash Passes. This was our hotel for the first night. VERY close to the coasters. Inside the restaurant Some of us took an afternoon break and had a nice meal at a place called Humperdinks We were treated to a nice ERT on the Shockwave La Vibora, the best bobsled ride I've ever been on Pay attention to the warnings. First park of the trip. Welcome to Texas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simlesa Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Day 2.... Our bus even had tables inside 3) Don't be late for the bus 2) Stay seated at all times Trip rules: 1) Clean up after yourself This is our bus Titan, another great ride Don't know how to pronounce this ride This one is for Tyler Don't ride if you have a heart condition... Gary can't wait to ride Morning checks of the rides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Hollibone Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Looks like it was a nice trip. Makes me certainly look forward to the West Coast trip in August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Nice report so far! Cowtown? Like the They Might Be Giants song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twizzler Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Haha! Awesome pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Looks like fun! How was Titan? Super intense as I found it? Did you notice the smoothness of Flashback compared to other boomerangs? I was actually quite surprized by that (well it was my first boomerang anyways) I love your picture captions too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrzyjames Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Nice photo TR of the first part of the Texas Trip. Having just come off the Deep South trip I'm slightly jealous that the texas bus has tables, but oh well. Looks like everyone is having a good time, too bad I wasn't able continue the tour and go on to Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Awesome pics & update! All of these trip updates are getting me even more excited for West Coast coming up in just 16 days So are you guys watching Yo Gabba Gabba on the bus like Robb said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simlesa Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Oh, yes. It's the first video on the DVD list. --Luko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simlesa Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Looks like fun! How was Titan? Super intense as I found it? Yes! It is very intense. My vision almost goes completely black on the first helix. Did you notice the smoothness of Flashback compared to other boomerangs? I was actually quite surprized by that (well it was my first boomerang anyways) I did a lot of boomerangs, and this one seems average. Not bad overall. --Luko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 ^Very nice. Thanks for the update. I can't wait to see more pictures of the trip. I'm going to go on one of these trips soon! I hate not living in Texas anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCoaster Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I hate that I had to start working last week. This looked like it would have been a ton of fun but work strikes again. Enjoy the rest of the trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simlesa Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Day 2, part 2 --Luko Upon arriving at the hotel, I tried watching some TV, but it seems the TV has crashed. ...the weather wasn't quite cooperating with us. Thankfully the storm passed, and by 10:15pm we were able to grab a few rides on the Bullet before the park closed for the night. We came to ride the little coaster called the Boardwalk Bullet, but... Some people come to ride roller coasters in style Next stop: Kemah Boardwalk More fun on the bus Just in case you forgot the name of the place They also have a kiddie coaster We stopped at a small place called iT'z for lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Nice update. That stinks that it rained for a while. At least you got the credit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simlesa Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Day 3, part 1: More Kemah --Luko We were also treated to a stingray exhibit where you could get up close and personal with these unusual creatures. After the exhibit we had an amazing buffet lunch and the park has shown us a video of the devastation of Kemah by hurricane Ike and the rebuilding efforts. And this is the after photo. Oh, and the ride is designed to get the unsuspecting passengers as wet as possible. This is the before photo. Then we went to the Boardwalk Beast - a speedboat ride that lives up to its name. First we started with ERT on the Boardwalk Bullet. This coaster reaches amazing speeds, and does hairpin turns. Nice! The back of the bus crew is ready to ride. Today we had some special treats planned at Kemah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuruGuys Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Was fun meeting up with everyone out there! I'm glad the weather passed the first night and the wet track made from some decent speeds on the Bullet; it much better than the last time TPR visited. Hope you have a great day in San Antonio and New Braunfels, really wish I could have visited Schlitterbahn with you guys! -GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hey Luko, nice update! Looks like the Texas part is turning out to be a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Love the "After" shot on the boat. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrouse Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Great photos - thanks for posting. Makes me wish we were able to continue on to Texas with everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usctrojansrock11 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 awesome TR! The boardwalk bullet looks nice. great pic of shockwave as well! I wish I was there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pizza14 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Looks like a great trip. I went to SFOT in 2006 during an off time of the season so only half the rides were open. Did get to do titan and judge roy scream. But was really looking forward to get the texas giant credit oh well. Probably will go back next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbinbop20 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 ha, I ate a Humperdinkst when I went to SFOT also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 The Boardwalk Beast boat ride was probably my favorite perk of the trip! I'm glad you were able to capture it somewhat. Boardwalk Bullet = not so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealTinkerbell Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 OMG that stingray wants to attack Giovani, Steve Irwin Style! Great pics from the update. Was the speed boat an upcharge or was that like the secret of the day? Anyone get sick after the boat ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 ^I don't know of anyone who got sick. We just all smelled like seawater. It was a perk of the day, not an upcharge, although I was convinced that it was done to force us to buy (dry) T-shirts. And it worked as I picked up a Boardwalk Bullet shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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