apollo210 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hey, I am going to ask my dad, but he's a whimp. He might go on Jr. Gemini, but that's the biggest coaster he'll go on, LOL! I might ask my uncle when I'm 2 weeks in Ireland, but he might have a big sheldule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 ^ You were cooler than the ice bar, shut up. Â Well, that's good to know. Depending on how "cool" anyone thought the Ice Bar was, of course. Â I cannot believe people went to the Ice Bar and missed out on PEPPER STEAK!!! At least I saw Derek & Nicole partaking in this godly meal at Liseberg. Â It did suck that the place didn't open until 5, otherwise I think a lot more people might have checked it out. Oh well, this just means the next time we go to Liseberg, we need to stay for a full day! Â Dave "there's no such thing as too much Balder!" Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imdrunk Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I'm trying to plan my coaster trips for next summer. The midwest trip will work out nicely. Anyone a member of The Coaster Crew in here? I'm going to try to hit one of their trips, too, in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I feel the need to say a little something here, since I have had multiple people make comments about the TPR Spain trip to me, since I just got back from a trip to Spain. Â Please keep in mind that R&E are organizing a COASTER trip to Spain. They aren't organizing a sight-seeing, alcazar touring, paella and gazpacho eating tour. They are organizing a trip that will let you see the theme parks, and probably won't include much historical stuff. Please keep that in mind when deciding to go on that trip. I've had quite a few people look at my Spain TRs and tell me "I've always wanted to go to Spain. It looks like such a beautiful country. This is my chance to go there!" If you wanna see the parks there, I'm sure R&E will organize a really kick ass coaster tour of Spain! But if you want to sight see outside the parks, that trip might not be the best option. Â I just wanted to remind people of that since I have had so many people liken my recent trip to what R&E are organizing! Â -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I cannot believe people went to the Ice Bar and missed out on PEPPER STEAK!!! At least I saw Derek & Nicole partaking in this godly meal at Liseberg. Â BEST FOOD EVER Â Wish i had had more time to enjoy it. And maybe eat some of the fries. lol. NEXT TIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I cannot believe people went to the Ice Bar and missed out on PEPPER STEAK!!! At least I saw Derek & Nicole partaking in this godly meal at Liseberg. Â Sometimes y'know, you just have to make a choice. Â For me, I think this was (somewhat) in comparison to the way some of us had to go with the Thursday at Blackpool - with dinner and then rush to the Ice Show? Â This was 'kind of in reverse' ("show" before "dinner"?), but I was okay about missing out on the Pepper Steak. The Ice Bar was a more freaky unique kind of way to be a part of ending the tour . And very tasty, too, heh heh. And - we still got our 'one last ride' on Balder, before we left the park for the coach- hah! Â And two of us got to break our ice glasses, Karen and me!!! In front of the Balder Big Sign Entrance! Very c-c-c-cold carrying them things over from the Bar to the Balder, lol. Very cool thing to do, too. I hope the pix (and a vid?) taken, turned out ok. Â Skoll! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I cannot believe people went to the Ice Bar and missed out on PEPPER STEAK!!! Â When we were wandering around the park after ERT I actually sought out the Pepper Steak place, but then two things happened: One, we didn't have an awful lot of currency between us (mostly my fault, I admit. Okay, totally my fault. ), and two, we got distracted by all the other awesomeness the park had to offer and completely forgot. Just gives me yet another reason to go back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Liseberg has a Burger King and casinos. And Balder. Who needs Pepper Steak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 For me the Mid-West trip is all a go. Right now, there is about $1,000 saved for the trip. Now I hope my deposit will make it in time to get a spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 ^ Hopefully, I'll be able to make it on the trip also. Looks like I will be doing some extra chores for a while! ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I might make that trip or the Spain trip (I'll ask one of my uncles or cousins to take me). It'll be good fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 How much would one of these trips cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 How much would one of these trips cost? OMG! How many times have people had to quote this: Â From Page One: More details on all trips including dates, prices, preliminary itinerary, etc to be announced in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I think for the mid west trip you should stop by Conneaut Lake Park. To show these members what it has to offer. And I think I can arange to allow you guys to ride the Little Dipper. And some ERT on the Bluestreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 ^ As great as that sounds, we would probably do CLP when we do a future "PA Trip." So maybe we'll be able to take you up on that offer on a later date! Â --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
methylene Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 How much would one of these trips cost? OMG! How many times have people had to quote this:  From Page One: More details on all trips including dates, prices, preliminary itinerary, etc to be announced in August  Not only that, Robb, but a bit of basic investigation will net them an approximate price already.  A quick search back to when you were in the discussion stages of the UK trip showed that you budget roughly $100-$120/day for domestic trips and roughly $150-$200/day for international (depending on exchange rate, etc.).  The midwest trip is a 10-day trip, assuming no addons or zero-day, therefore it is safe to estimate $1000-$1200 for the actual trip.  While R+E may help us find the best deal in airfare, anyone now can go and price out a trip from their airport to CVG for this August to get a rough estimate of how much needs to be budgeted for the trip.  For instance, I budget conservatively, meaning I assume the high end of prices.  I see that this trip will run near $1200. Airfare from Houston will be at the high end $500. I will need to purchase some meals and other misc. costs: $300.  Thus, I'm budgeting $2000.  If it doesn't cost that, groovy. I can transfer that to another trip (like the WDW one we're going on in October 2007).  This isn't exactly rocket science.  Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 i'm shooting for the midwest USA trip, haven't been to many of those parks, Japan won't work cause i'll be back in college, and Spain is possible, but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Depending on where the Mid West trip starts...I am lucky. If it starts in the Dells, then all I have to do is drive up there or take a bus. If it starts in Ohio, I can take a bus to Cleveland or Sandusky from Chicago. Or I can always drive down to my grandmas house in Cleveland and stay there until the trip starts. Â For me I am guessing $1,000-$1,300 for the actual trip. Then about $200-$300 for food. As long as there is a McDonald's to go to every day...Ill be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Fly In/Out of CVG ^ Just to let you know, CVG is in Kentucky. Â So, if I do head out for the Mid-West trip, my dad and I would drive out to Kentucky (depending on which time of year) and just park the car at the airport and hop on the bus. It might end up being cheaper than flying there. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 yeah, taking a bus is a lot cheaper then flying. Â Once we took a bus from LA to Chicago.....that was interesting. Cheap, but veryinteresting. It was like seeing everyone from Americas most wanted all on one bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffy Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Fly In/Out of CVG ^ Just to let you know, CVG is in Kentucky.  So, if I do head out for the Mid-West trip, my dad and I would drive out to Kentucky (depending on which time of year) and just park the car at the airport and hop on the bus. It might end up being cheaper than flying there. ---Brent  Yes CVG is in the North part of Kentucky about 15 min. ride depending on traffic to Ohio. I live about 10 mins. away if you have any questions about this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
methylene Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Hmm...I'm pricing flights and flying in to Louisville is substantially cheaper than flying into CVG for me. In fact I could probably fly to Louisville and take ground transport to CVG for far less than flying into CVG. Â I think it's because Louisville is one of Continental's second-line hubs and obviously I'm flying from their main hub (Houston). Â Just a heads up for those of you looking for the best deal. Â Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I honestly would wait until we have more details before everyone starts second guessing pricing, airfare, etc. I'm kind of regretting even giving the details we did because they might ALL CHANGE! Â Please don't try to extract additional information of the preliminary stuff we've mentioned because it's not set in stone yet. Â I hope this makes sense. Â --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I'm going to try and make it on the Midwest trip since I already had plans of going there next year, better to do it with TPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 September 2007 is looking more and more undoable for me. I guess I'll have to settle with the midwest trip. Besides, I'd rather spend a little more time getting culture credits in Japan, whereas the ONLY reason I'd visit the midwest USA is to ride coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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