Everything posted by PhantomTheater
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Bill Tracy pioneer ride designer
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/fans_of_historical_funhouses_travel_to_visit_labyrinths_designed_by_nj_dark_ride_pioneer_bill_tracy.html#incart_river A great read for anyone who enjoys dark rides and or amusement history.
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Hersheypark 2015: Laff Trakk
http://www.hersheypark.com/2015/#home An indoor Maurer Sohne spining wild mouse surrounded by DayGlo paint and black light.
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Canada's Wonderland
A Frisbee of any size would be superfluous. https://www.canadaswonderland.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/Psyclone Which IMO is better than the two in Ohio.
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Cedar Fair Quarter Two Results
This seems to be the right place for this. https://www.cedarpoint.com/tickets/ Free Soak City?
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It's A Small World Turns 50
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-small-world-20140804-story.html?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fbusiness+%28L.A.+Times+-+Business%29 A nice piece from the Los Angeles Times.
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Planning a trip to Cedar Point for 40th Bday
Typically, it is the 2nd Saturday in May.
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Interesting Things Ride-Ops Do
It only has had one train.
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Kentucky Kingdom
Those rides were not new, Yo -Yo and Scrambler were both relocated from the other side after 20+ years of operation. Pirates Flight and the Bee ride came from other Six Flags parks. The swinging ship is the only one that might have been new.
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KI Pet Peeves
It's not, I took a bug in the eye on Son of Beast back in 2007. Not only did it hurt, but got stuck and had to go to first aid to get it rinsed out. Since that day I have worn sunglasses on all rides, I even wear my sunglasses at night.
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How to ride Magnum XL 200
Tighten the seat belt as much as you can, that reduces the slamming into the lap bar.
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Coaster Campout
https://twitter.com/cedarpoint/status/489071466399666177 This Friday most of Frontiertown will close at 8pm with the exception of Skyhawk and Mine Ride. They will close at 10pm.
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An Interesting Drink Pass A Park Employee Offered Me Today
Cedar Point and Worlds of Fun are the other parks that have it listed on their websites.
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USA Today and 10 Best Readers Choice poll
http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-theme-park/ Help Kings Island climb to the top.
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KI Pet Peeves
Guest who seem to not notice the thousands of trash cans on the midway and just leave, drop or throw garbage where ever they feel.
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FOF
It's not the weight that is Drop Tower's problem, it is the very strong magnets that the motors need the power to overcome in order for the carriage to acsend.
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Dinos After Dark in Dinosaurs Alive @ Kings Island
KI's must have been succesful as Cedar Point will be doing this as well. Minus the movie however.
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Jr.Passes at Kings Island
CF policy requires the admision form to be upgraded immediately. A person above 48 inches can not enter the park with a junior ticket or pass.
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Cedar Point's New All Day Dining Plan
https://twitter.com/TonyClarkCP/status/486205421280317440 All day and season pass dining plans now include Midway Market.
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New in 2014 at Cedar Point!
A late addition, Beach Blast! Featuring live music and fireworks on the beach. It will be every Friday and Saturday till August 16. https://twitter.com/cedarpoint/status/486171429562753024
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Kennywood 7/2 mini-TR
It's working again? They were piping music back in May. Much Happiness if this is true. Unlike for a certain trip to Alaska, those cost 20 nickles and even more useless.
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Kennywood 7/2 mini-TR
Technically, Noah's Ark is a Funhouse/Walkthrough and not a ride.
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KI Pet Peeves
You remind me of two more, Those who hold hands in a large chain the goes the width of the midway. Also those who don't know how to buckle a seat belt. They then ruin the picture for the people behind them, as it cannot be displayed as said finger is in that frame as well.
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Platinum Pass Parking
^ Viacom had 2 ride Tuesdays and walk on Wendsdays for gold pass holders. The reride seats were in the middle of the train on each coaster. GYK, the CP model was Regular for just CP, Maxx pass for all parks outside of Ohio and Maxx plus for entry to KI, Geauga Lake and Soak City. Parking pass was an add on for each park you wanted, which some was on the pass and other a windshield sticker. It was quite a confussing system. Viacom and CBS system also had flaws, free parking at other parks was inconsistant, some parks required a trip to guest services as others did not and some over analyzed the pass like it was a rare commonity. Carowinds was the worst, they only thought Kings Dominion was there only sister park, everytime I went the ticket they gave me said KD season pass comp. Using a Canada's Wonderland pass there was quite an adventure! Also each park level system was different, some had gold, some had silver, some had both gold and silver and Wonderland had only regular.
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Cedar Point 6/27/14 - What a Strange Day
Is this just the "Contact Us" form? Then I select the "Staff, Courtesy, and Service" category? Or is there a completely separate form? That is the correct form, and catagory.
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Cedar Point 6/28/14
One of the reasons I love Magnum, the 80's vibe it had. However it has lost some of it with FUN tv, as the lovely 80's music it had was removed. Thus part of Magnum's charm and a bit of it's soul disappeared.