Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

[Brandy524]

Great update, Joey! The food looks amazing.

[deguy123]

Great update of Moreys Pier and those deep fried strawberries look amazing! I haven't been to Wildwood since 1996 so I think it's time for a trip back soon!

[jray21]

2) On that small coaster next to the Doo Wop (the red tracked Mad Mouse coaster), please no disrespect on the Flitzer. It may be a small coaster, but it can pack a lot of thrills like the giant-sized coaster. I wish more parks had this type of coaster.

 

I do love these types of rides and wish more parks had them. They are pretty amazing for such a small coaster.

 

^^They're okay. It just kind of changes from a headbanging ride to a whole body banging ride. Realistically, that's more comfortable as you don't get an instant headache from it anymore!

 

What Elissa said. They are an improvement, but not a huge one.

[Meteornotes]

Good report, but it seemed like the ride photos way outnumbered the food photos. I hope you had enough to eat that day to sustain you.

 

dt

[sspaz1000]

Was just at Wildwood on Monday. You got pictures of the evil water slide that gave me an instant ear infection.

 

I loved the Flitzer, that was a cute little coaster. Actually I think I enjoyed all but The Great Nor'Easter. Yes, i actually liked a boomerang more than an SLC. Not by much though.

 

Great update Joey. I still need to get to Clementon. I fear for my life though.

[jray21]

Time for another update! Knoebel's! This was one of the most epic TPR days I have ever had! This was one of those parks that I had always heard about and was dying to visit. It did not disappoint! If there is one park that is the food Mecca of the US, this is absolutely it! I seriously have never eaten so much as I did here. I did get a lot of pictures, but I was eating everything so fast that I missed some of it! Besides eating some of the greatest amusement park food there is, they also have a really fun collection of rides. It was extremely rainy throughout the day, but we lucked out for the most part. They keep a ton of stuff open even when it's raining! It's amazing how much they kept open! It's so frustrating how almost all the other parks absolutely shut down at a single drop of rain, but this place stays open even during a virtual monsoon!

 

We also took a break mid-day to visit the GCI offices! It was amazing, but I can't find my pictures . It was really really cool to see where and how a coaster starts! It was a great tour, and another awesome surprise! TPR is really amazing at putting together coaster trips! I can't say it enough!

 

As amazing as everything was during the day, the greatest part was the evening ERT! The 'Glow Fest" ERT on Phoenix was by far the most epic ERT session I've ever had! It was amazing how much they let us bring on the ride, and also how absolutely crazy Phoenix was running! I never could just let myself ride it without holding on. The bar is so high even when down all the way that I always chickened out because it seriously felt like I would fly out! It really was the most incredible day! I This park really has it all. Incredible employees, food, rides, and atmosphere. This is definitely a park I will get to again real soon! Thank you Knoebels and TPR for setting up what was one of the best days I've ever had at a park!

There is no better way to start the day than with a breakfast sandwich from a gas station Blimpie!

Are we really going to eat breakfast from a Petrol station?!

The pretzel bread breakfast sandwich was actually pretty good!

Muffin or Fancy?

Definitely Fancy!

I decided to pick up a few snacks from the gas station as well. Devil Dogs, Tasty Kake, it's almost like a different country!

Yay! We made it to Knoebels!

Wow, this is one massive parking lot! I'd hate to see it when it's full!

He heard that to be a true gangster, you need to have one sock up, and one down.

Rick Knoebel himself greeted us in the morning and gave us some history of the park!

Someday...Someday. Maybe.

First up was ERT on Twister! It's a really fun ride!

I loved their height check signs. They had a lot of really cool ones throughout the park.

Rick Knoebel then talked about Twister and how the design was derived from Mister Twister.

They even have a Mister Twister bolt as part of the ride.

All ready for the first ride on Twister!

Some happy, and terrified, faces on Twister!

No air gates! It's great that places like this still exist in the US!

Larry definitely enjoyed his ride on Twister!

Cliff is really making an "I need beer" face.

The park is in a really nice wooded area.

People who don't go on a TPR trip wait in that line, while those who do go on a TPR trip walk right on!

I love how the park clearly puts up front that it is only one train operation. That is so much better than places like SFMM and Riddlers Revenge where the line looks really really short but due to one train it really is about an hour line, but you don't find out until it's too late.

I've heard that the bugs are bigger in the midwest, but a yellow jacket the size of the track is ridiculous!!!

Martin's got Leslie Hall glitter hands!

Cliff still really needs his beer!

Phoenix has some absolutely insane ejection air. Spears is 1' or more out of her seat!

Gotta love ERT!

There are some cool views from the station!

Joe takes his coaster riding very very seriously.

Three wheels off the track make for some massive ejection air!

Finally, some food!!! This was the fried veggie sampler. I think it had onions, cauliflower, zucchini, and mushrooms. Amazing stuff!

These guys were playing the pee out the fire game.

I probably had a good three gallons of White Birch Beer soda this day. It's a soda somewhat similar to Root Beer, but more amazing.

The world's longest update.

They still have the grab-the-ring thing on the carousel!

I'd rather just take the money.

Another rare classic flat ride that makes this place awesome. It's really cool to see it rotate while keeping the cabins from going upside down.

It really is an amazing looking park!

They're dog friendly! How awesome!

KidTums is definitely loving the ride!

Time for some amazing pieces of Pizza!

And another piece.

Ok, fine. One last piece.

The shooting gallery, I mean Squirrel Park, was closed because Squirrels are like Dan, and don't like the rain.

Piers let me take a bite of his Pizza Log.

If it rains any harder, we may all need to get into that boat!

It really was pouring!

This was my amazing pre-lunch lunch. Fried gator, fried brownies, Haluski, apple fried tortilla dessert thing, and an ice cream sundae!

Next up was an awesome backstage tour of their newest ride, Black Diamond, which was still being constructed!

Outside, this lump of coal greets you!

Jon was our guide and told us a lot of cool stuff about the ride! Thanks again Jon!

Taking a well earned eternal lunch break.

Amy and Chuck are enjoying the tour!

Go towards the light.

You may want to get that looked at.

I don't think him or the bird made it.

Trying to move his ass...or whatever animal it is.

Another group enjoying a tour of the death zone.

All ready to scare the crap out of people for years to come!

Just pushing his budy into the vertical meat grinder.

Killer mutant zombie rats. Wait a minute, is this a SyFy movie?

The truly short bus.

The museum was really cool and this is the actual harness used to rescue a bunch of people from the Anthracite Mine.

Practicing.

They had an absolutely random, but amazing, ode to Jeff Johnson.

I think I got more wet from the rain than they did from the ride!

Now it's time for the real lunch! Absolutely amazing Perogies, ham, corn, rolls, etc.!

It looks simple, but it was all amazing!!

Dick Knoebel even came by to say hi!

Given that it was pouring rain, I think our chances of seeing this rope harness in action is pretty high!

You can't really tell, but it was pouring and they still had it open! Awesome!

We decided to dry off by playing FASCINATION!!!!

We're ready to spend the rest of our money and win some cheapo prizes!

Miles, Eric, and Chris are enjoying the Fascination game!

There's always room for a walking taco!

Amy got a flashing pin for the evening ERT!

I didn't realize Kid 'n Play were still popular!

Joe and Piers got some pole action going.

KidTums is all ready for the glow ERT!

I'm so colorful!

TPDave was amazed for hours.

We still had a little bit of time before ERT so we took the Train Of DEATH!

It seriously looked like a horror movie. Really really creepy at night.

I swear this guy is only on the ride to eat all of the children.

This is by far my favorite height sign ever!

Miles and Eric absolutely win for the best item for ERT.

What kind of ride is this!?

Umm, where are we again?

Oh! Bumper cars of course! These are seriously the most extreme and violent bumper cars I have ever been on. They are absolutely amazing!

What's that glow I see from the top of the lift hill? That can only mean one thing.....

It's time for GLOW ERT on PHOENIX!!!

The happy faces say it all!

It was a truly incredible ERT session!

Most of the time you just saw a beautiful trail of glow.

So pretty.

Better than the 4th of July!

Knoebels was so amazing! They let us bring on so much stuff and Rick even joined us for a few laps!

Thank you to the Knoebel family and TPR for a truly one-of-a-kind and absolutely amazing day!

[BeemerBoy]

You mentioned Larry, but I didn't see him anywhere.

 

 

 

Knoebels! The wait was long for this part of the report, but it was definitely worth it.

[beatle11]

If you haven't been to Knoebel's, start booking your trip now! Amazing place!

[larrygator]

You mentioned Larry, but I didn't see him anywhere.

 

I see (or don't see) that my attire worked.

 

And Joey is not exaggerating about how much food he ate, I think he was actually a sandwich during Phoenix ERT.

[Moose]

I'm still sad that I didn't stop on my way to Hershey and meet the tour at Knoebels

It looks like this day was an absolute blast.

 

I am still amazed on your ability to find all the food you do. I will be at the same park as you on the same day (this time it was two days later) and every time you find the most amazing food that i seem to miss.

[Brandy524]

Oh my, all that food and I still have 30 minutes until my lunch break! Great report, Joey. The glow ERT looked awesome!

[Meteornotes]

I seriously have never eaten so much as I did here.

 

This seems unpossible!

 

I love Knoebel's. It really is one of the best parks in the world, and is somewhere that everyone should visit at least once.

 

dt

[cfc]

And Joey is not exaggerating about how much food he ate, I think he was actually a sandwich during Phoenix ERT.

 

And in case you need even more proof of Joey's incredible appetite . . .

That was an excellent day--even by Knoebels standards!

Edited July 26, 2012 by cfc

[larrygator]

I am still amazed on your ability to find all the food you do. I will be at the same park as you on the same day (this time it was two days later) and every time you find the most amazing food that i seem to miss.

 

Joey did have help with some park veterans pointing out the good food. However, it didn't matter to Joey he ate everything he encountered with or without a recommendation.

[palmerleeberry]

Oh yeah, that was one great Photo Trip Report on Knoebles (even though it was done last year due to the fact that the Black Diamond Ride was still under construction during your visit)!

 

Even though you featured a few rides, there were so many other rides you could have shown that would be interesting to the other riders and amusemnt park flyers and make them want to come on down to Knoebles. First, you could have shown them the Looper, perhaps the only one of its kind. Then how about the Whip? No park in Pennsylvania would ever operate without The Whip. The Tea cups ride is also unique (I only saw one other ride like that and it's in Adventureland, Iowa). And lest I forget, the park has two carousels, two train rides, and the merry mixer. Plus no pictures of the Haunted House, Knoeble's famous dark ride (for shame, for shame)? And did you know that in one of the stores they have a carousel musuem that features many carousel horses on display?

 

So what can you do about it? Well, at least you have a good excuse to return to Knoebels. I know I will this coming October because I have more Fascination and Pokereno tickets to win.

 

"I wish you would win more 'go straight to bed' tickets."

[BeemerBoy]

Oh yeah, that was one great Photo Trip Report on Knoebles (even though it was done last year due to the fact that the Black Diamond Ride was still under construction during your visit)!

 

Even though you featured a few rides, there were so many other rides you could have shown that would be interesting to the other riders and amusemnt park flyers and make them want to come on down to Knoebles. First, you could have shown them the Looper, perhaps the only one of its kind. Then how about the Whip? No park in Pennsylvania would ever operate without The Whip. The Tea cups ride is also unique (I only saw one other ride like that and it's in Adventureland, Iowa). And lest I forget, the park has two carousels, two train rides, and the merry mixer. Plus no pictures of the Haunted House, Knoeble's famous dark ride (for shame, for shame)? And did you know that in one of the stores they have a carousel musuem that features many carousel horses on display?

The best omission from his report though? Disturbing commentary from an alter-ego pillow. Joey wins.

[cfc]

Oh yeah, that was one great Photo Trip Report on Knoebles (even though it was done last year due to the fact that the Black Diamond Ride was still under construction during your visit)!

 

Even though you featured a few rides, there were so many other rides you could have shown that would be interesting to the other riders and amusemnt park flyers and make them want to come on down to Knoebles. First, you could have shown them the Looper, perhaps the only one of its kind. Then how about the Whip? No park in Pennsylvania would ever operate without The Whip. The Tea cups ride is also unique (I only saw one other ride like that and it's in Adventureland, Iowa). And lest I forget, the park has two carousels, two train rides, and the merry mixer. Plus no pictures of the Haunted House, Knoeble's famous dark ride (for shame, for shame)? And did you know that in one of the stores they have a carousel musuem that features many carousel horses on display?

 

So what can you do about it? Well, at least you have a good excuse to return to Knoebels. I know I will this coming October because I have more Fascination and Pokereno tickets to win.

 

"I wish you would win more 'go straight to bed' tickets."

 

The best way to criticize someone else's trip report is to write your own damn trip report.

 

Your opinion has been duly noted and logged.

[jray21]

I am still amazed on your ability to find all the food you do. I will be at the same park as you on the same day (this time it was two days later) and every time you find the most amazing food that i seem to miss.

 

Joey did have help with some park veterans pointing out the good food. However, it didn't matter to Joey he ate everything he encountered with or without a recommendation.

 

They definitely did help a ton! All the recommendations were perfect! I did try a few 'extras' but the veterans did pick the best of the best.

 

Oh yeah, that was one great Photo Trip Report on Knoebles (even though it was done last year due to the fact that the Black Diamond Ride was still under construction during your visit)!

 

Even though you featured a few rides, there were so many other rides you could have shown that would be interesting to the other riders and amusemnt park flyers and make them want to come on down to Knoebles. First, you could have shown them the Looper, perhaps the only one of its kind. Then how about the Whip? No park in Pennsylvania would ever operate without The Whip. The Tea cups ride is also unique (I only saw one other ride like that and it's in Adventureland, Iowa). And lest I forget, the park has two carousels, two train rides, and the merry mixer. Plus no pictures of the Haunted House, Knoeble's famous dark ride (for shame, for shame)? And did you know that in one of the stores they have a carousel musuem that features many carousel horses on display?

 

So what can you do about it? Well, at least you have a good excuse to return to Knoebels. I know I will this coming October because I have more Fascination and Pokereno tickets to win.

 

"I wish you would win more 'go straight to bed' tickets."

 

I couldn't tell if you were joking through part of it, or seeming a little bit rude, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you were trying to be funny. Anyway, I do have a lot of those photos you mentioned, but they just ended up not being used. I actually took over 800 photos that day, and as much as I'd love to show them all, I don't think many people would ever come back to look at my reports! As it is, using 100 photos each update is already too much as it is. I'll try harder next time.

[cfc]

^More pictures of food!

 

Tell your story in your own way, Joey--that's the way to do it.

[Joe Cool]

I have been waiting for this report of Knoebels. Awesome as always Joey, that was an amazing day. Awesome food, Phoenix, Twister, and glow ERT pretty much made for the best day on the trip. Knoebels really is one of those parks that everybody needs to visit once. I almost forgot that we went to that gas station and got those sandwiches.

[gmoney422]

Great report, Joey! Man I miss Knoebels! Going back next summer for sure.

[Moose]

Anyone can take countless pictures of the same rides that we already have countless pictures of in the park index etc. I love Joey's take on parks, some rides and some great park food being shoved into his somehow not fat face (I hate you).

[rider-x]

I double dog dare anyone to go to a park with Cliff and try to drink half as much beer as he does and then ride the most spinny stuff you can find. Good luck with that, let me know how that works out for ya

[ernierocker]

Oh yeah, that was one great Photo Trip Report on Knoebles (even though it was done last year due to the fact that the Black Diamond Ride was still under construction during your visit)!

 

Even though you featured a few rides, there were so many other rides you could have shown that would be interesting to the other riders and amusemnt park flyers and make them want to come on down to Knoebles. First, you could have shown them the Looper, perhaps the only one of its kind. Then how about the Whip? No park in Pennsylvania would ever operate without The Whip. The Tea cups ride is also unique (I only saw one other ride like that and it's in Adventureland, Iowa). And lest I forget, the park has two carousels, two train rides, and the merry mixer. Plus no pictures of the Haunted House, Knoeble's famous dark ride (for shame, for shame)? And did you know that in one of the stores they have a carousel musuem that features many carousel horses on display?

 

So what can you do about it? Well, at least you have a good excuse to return to Knoebels. I know I will this coming October because I have more Fascination and Pokereno tickets to win.

 

"I wish you would win more 'go straight to bed' tickets."

 

This is probably the most obnoxious post you have ever made, which is saying a lot.

 

Putting that ridiculous aside, great TR, Joey!

[beatle11]

I double dog dare anyone to go to a park with Cliff and try to drink half as much beer as he does and then ride the most spinny stuff you can find. Good luck with that, let me know how that works out for ya

 

Haha, Knoebels was alcohol free if I remember correctly, but the next day at Hershey definitely was not. ie. Cliff and Piers.