krazekiddd Posted April 13, 2010 Posted April 13, 2010 That day was pretty amazing!! I loved the whole atmosphere of the place, and the open bar.
mwm1444 Posted April 13, 2010 Posted April 13, 2010 SCBB was probably my favourite park experience, after SFMM and Disneyland. The backstage tour was great, and the Giant Dipper after dark was immense. Great food, too.
piers Posted April 13, 2010 Posted April 13, 2010 I absolutely loved this day of the trip, I got a lot of drinks which was nice. Â I need to find the picture of Elissa doing rude things to my ice cream and add it here!
PKI Jizzman Posted April 13, 2010 Posted April 13, 2010 TPR sports are the best! When we were at SFFT, there were a few passing storms, so after dinner they gave us frisbees, soccer balls, volleyball, and footballs! Everyone was having a great time running around like little kids at recess!
Meteornotes Posted April 13, 2010 Posted April 13, 2010 SCBB rules. Amazing day. Â And I wish I had photographed the HOT GARLIC FRIES OF DEATH that Elissa & I bought that night. Never has so much garlic been put upon anything... Â dt
robbalvey Posted April 14, 2010 Author Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) California's Great America Update!!! Â Join Theme Park Review as we ride the WORST WOODEN ROLLER COASTER IN THE WORLD! And also some awesome stuff like Flight Deck aka Top Gun, one of the most awesome and intense B&M Inverts ever built! (In fact you'll see a full POV video of it in the update!) Â So check out all the awesomeness that was our day at California's Great America here: Â http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=205&linkid=8656 Â Enjoy the update! Â --Robb Edited April 14, 2010 by robbalvey
Lady Gaga Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 I LOVE that video of Flight Deck! So many angles and never before seen shots!
alpengeist04 Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 I agree, Flight Deck is a very underrated kick arse coaster. As for the Grizzly, in my opinion it doesn't even come close to the crappiness of Predator at Darien Lake. ...Though it's still funny that it ends up being last every year in the poll.
robbalvey Posted April 14, 2010 Author Posted April 14, 2010 As for the Grizzly, in my opinion it doesn't even come close to the crappiness of Predator at Darien Lake. ...Though it's still funny that it ends up being last every year in the poll. I agree...I can think of at least a half dozen woodies that are worse - Predator, White Canyon, Anaconda, just to name a few. Â But I think to keep up with tradition you almost have to rank it dead last!
hyyyper Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 My god how awesome was Flight Deck. I never expected such a short coaster to be that powerfull. I wish B&M would make more of those little cuties.
ebl Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Grizzly is---and has always been---the wooden coaster we like to make fun of. Â Top Gun/Flight Deck is indeed quite a kick. Honestly, I like it a bit better than Batman---The Ride. Â Eric
televisedconfession Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Grizzly is---and has always been---the wooden coaster we like to make fun of. Â That's it right there. It is by far not the worst on my list, but publicly, the one I'll put down the most... well that and Wilde Beast at Canada's Wonderland. I think it's lower on the list, because more people have experienced its crappiness just because it's in California. Not because it's actually the worst.
Columbia Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Is KD's any better? I know there were some mods for our version her in No. Cal. Â It may not truly be the worst...but damn it's still pretty bad! (Especially when you have two good ones to the North and South of it!)
rcdude Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Flight Deck is awesome. That is my favorite B&M inverted coaster in California even though I've ridden it the least out of the three. It's interesting that it is the smallest inverted coaster yet is one of the best. Â Grizzly, on the other hand, is my least favorite wooden coaster. The ride isn't rough, and it does have a couple decent drops, but other than those two drops the rest of the ride is very slow and boring. Everyone who visits the park still needs to ride it just so they can claim they've been on the worst wooden coaster in the world. Â These updates are really coming quickly. At this rate they'll be finished by the end of the month.
robbalvey Posted April 16, 2010 Author Posted April 16, 2010 (edited) TPR Visits Six Flags Magic Mountain! Â The TPR West Coast Tour hits up Six Flags Magic Mountain for a crazy packed day! Filled with Goliath, X2, Tatsu, Terminator, Deja Vu, and more ERT! A special VIP lunch at Johnny Rockets. Water Park ERT at Hurricane Harbor. A private dinner at Mooseburger Lodge. More ERT on Terminator. Flash Passes for everyone! Â This is how TPR travels... IN STYLE!!! Â Check out the update here: Â http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=23&linkid=8707 Â Enjoy the update! Â --Robb Edited April 16, 2010 by robbalvey
kidcoaster 2 Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 Great report! Â Mhm.. How much does airfare to Cali cost in March for WCB...
dandaman Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 I'm 99% sure there still exists in my basement every single Kidsongs VHS ever produced. Mad props.
Midgetman82 Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 Dang, I went to Six Flags Magic Mountain during Spring Break but because of the flight times and the crowdedness, my coaster count was very low: (in order) X2---1 Tatsu---1 Superman: The Escape---1 Terminator Salvation---1 Revolution---1 My family did not want to stay very long because they get tired easily, also flights out of California were book completely so we HAD to get out of California immediately. This seriously looked like a job for (Insert Trumpet fanfare here), Flash Pass!
rctneil Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 Thanks for the awesome report Robb, Â It was a fantastic day and I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to go back someday. Â ERT was great, especially the extra evening and surprise ERT the evening before. The atmosphere in the queue and station whilst waiting for X2 on that extra evening was electric as it seemed like a ton of us from the group had rushed directly to ride X2 and only about 2 people in the line from our group had ridden it before so a load of us had never experienced a coaster like it and it was insane! Â Food was great that day and the flash passes helped immensely. Â Thanks so much to everyone involved who helped make it such a great day! - Was just annoying how we had to be up extremely early the following morning for behind the scenes at Universal Studios!
krazekiddd Posted April 16, 2010 Posted April 16, 2010 I love everything about this day, especially my apparently suggestive photos.
Groteslurf Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 Despite crashing in the afternoon because of the heat (I went to the hotel for 3 hours in the afternoon), this was my favorite day (actually my favorite 26 hours including the night before) on the WCT. It was so amazing to have that much ERT at one of the biggest parks in the world.
WildStangAlex Posted April 19, 2010 Posted April 19, 2010 All these pictures look fantastic! I really can't wait to be able to go to Magic Mountain!
robbalvey Posted May 7, 2010 Author Posted May 7, 2010 It's Credit Whore day! Â TPR Visits Scandia Fun Center and John's Incredible Pizza! http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=187&linkid=8853 Â Check this update for... Â Roller Coasters that challenge your manhood and... Â Spicy Peanut Butter Pizza!!! (no joke!) Â Enjoy the update! Â --Robb
SharkTums Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 I really liked John's Incredible Pizza! I think a location would do AMAZING up here in Valencia, especially after visiting our local Chuck E Cheese last month it was just pathetic compared to Incredible Johns!
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