Author Topic: Countdown to Hollywood Nights, and Coaster Mania! (Read 19536 times)

AV Matt · « **Reply #100 on:** May 04, 2011, 10:01:34 PM »

Splendid indeed!

dkny6363 · « **Reply #101 on:** May 04, 2011, 10:51:29 PM »

It was a bit of an inside joke... The point was that Coaster should be considered a bonus included in a trip to vancouver.. Not the sole reason to take a trip to Vancouver.

GADVwow · « **Reply #102 on:** May 04, 2011, 10:53:41 PM »

Some joke.

I've been there many times.

Coaster drew me there.

It's a fine city and a great time.

But Coaster is more than enough reason to go.

At least for me.

dkny6363 · « **Reply #103 on:** May 04, 2011, 11:19:34 PM »

In summary if you don't believe coaster is the greatest feature of Vancouver you will have your spunk retracted. Duly noted

GADVwow · « **Reply #104 on:** May 05, 2011, 05:28:31 AM »

Well, I wouldn't go that far! (But I guess I did!

)

Seriously, Vancouver itself is a fantastic fun time and there is much to do. Coaster is a very small part of that. But if Coaster was all there was in Vancouver, I'd have gone anyway! And loved the trip....

AV Matt · « **Reply #105 on:** May 05, 2011, 12:44:27 PM »

I've day-tripped there from the Seattle area twice just for Coaster. It was so worth it. Someday when I have enough vacation time to take more relaxing trips, I'd like to experience more of that area.

dkny6363 · « **Reply #106 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:59:04 PM »

OK let me try to reword this... and let me preface this by first saying I have never been to Vancouver and subsequently haven't ridden coaster.

From what I know about coaster it is worth a special trip, much in the same way comet at great escape is, Shivering Timbers at MI, or RF2 at Waldameer. All smaller parks with 1 great wooden Coaster. The point of difference I was trying to make is that for any of us the only reason to go to the cities where these parks are located is for the parks, and the rides. Vancouver however is.... well, I don't need to get into it but obviously worth the trip even if it didn't include coaster. Obviously any of us would hit up coaster while being there. I wasn't trying to say it's an after thought.

A good comparison would be going to New York just to ride the Cyclone. Which somehow sounds more reasonable to me. But obviously New York has much more to offer. That's all I was trying to say. If coaster was anywhere in the US, or Canada it would be worth a special trip. It just so happens it's located in an amazing tourist location.

As a side note if you want to see a great hockey game, watch game 5 between Nashville, and Vancouver on Saturday. The place will be rocking. Do you guys get hockey night in Canada on Saturdays? Does Vs. pick it up?

AV Matt · « **Reply #107 on:** May 06, 2011, 09:02:38 AM »

Comet at Great Escape is not worth a special trip. One of the biggest disappointments in all of my travels (both times I visited). Hopefully some day I will get the good rides people rave about. So far it's been no better than Hershey's Comet (in its current neutered form).

Bubba Z · « **Reply #108 on:** May 06, 2011, 09:31:01 AM »

It's not worth a special trip, but it's better than Hershey. Plus when you add in Hoffman's bumper cars and Sylan Beach fascination it's " Winning "

Robert T Ackerman · « **Reply #109 on:** May 07, 2011, 10:44:41 PM »

Quote from: AV Matt on May 06, 2011, 09:02:38 AM

Comet at Great Escape is not worth a special trip. One of the biggest disappointments in all of my travels (both times I visited). Hopefully some day I will get the good rides people rave about. So far it's been no better than Hershey's Comet (in its current neutered form).

I'm told we need night rides on it. I have yet to make the trek up there, but if we hear of a chance of night rides, I might make the special journey up that way.

AV Matt · « **Reply #110 on:** May 08, 2011, 04:23:05 AM »

I heard that too, but I've had 8pm rides and it was just as slow as 11am.

GADVwow · « **Reply #111 on:** May 08, 2011, 06:59:59 AM »

Comet was wonderful the year it reopened from Crystal Beach. Since then...oh, look over there, a Pronto Pup!

dkny6363 · « **Reply #112 on:** May 08, 2011, 11:18:10 AM »

You can't imagion how sad it makes me thats it is not still located at Crystal Beach. Wow did you ever ride it at CB? I was there when I was about 3 or 4 and obviously missed out.

AV Matt · « **Reply #113 on:** May 08, 2011, 12:38:13 PM »

I used to watch video of it at Crystal Beach while it was in limbo. It looked so amazing. When I found out though ACE that The Great Escape was resurrecting it, I was ecstatic. I couldn't wait to get there and ride it. I made my first visit there in 2001 and was deeply disappointed. It had zero airtime and it was even a rainy day, so it should have been flying. My buddy and I left the park and decided to use our SF season passes for an impromptu bonus park on our road trip and went to Six Flags New England that night for the first time and were blown away by Cyclone (which I also had years of interest in) and the new Superman that I hadn't heard anything about yet. What a surprise that turned out to be!

GADVwow · « **Reply #114 on:** May 08, 2011, 03:55:07 PM »

Quote from: dkny6363 on May 08, 2011, 11:18:10 AM

You can't imagion how sad it makes me thats it is not still located at Crystal Beach. Wow did you ever ride it at CB? I was there when I was about 3 or 4 and obviously missed out.

Sad to say, I did not get to ride it at Crystal Beach. I didn't even find out about the coaster until it was already closed there...

dkny6363 · « **Reply #115 on:** May 08, 2011, 11:53:58 PM »

I may be one of the few to have seen it live, and yet have no memory of it. Does anyone know if CB has any signs of once hosting a park? If so I'd go check it out one day. I live very close.

dkny6363 · « **Reply #116 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:00:38 AM »

AV Matt · « **Reply #117 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:10:31 AM »

No idea if there are any remnants still around.

20 in American days. Damn exchange rate!

dkny6363 · « **Reply #118 on:** May 14, 2011, 12:54:32 PM »

I call it the 90 degrees!!! exchange rate.

AV Matt · « **Reply #119 on:** May 14, 2011, 02:36:40 PM »

That's twisty!

dkny6363 · « **Reply #120 on:** May 15, 2011, 12:25:22 AM »

AV Matt · « **Reply #121 on:** May 15, 2011, 09:14:18 AM »

That's legal!

dkny6363 · « **Reply #122 on:** May 15, 2011, 11:39:50 AM »

for today only...

dkny6363 · « **Reply #123 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:38:35 AM »

12 days

Bubba Z · « **Reply #124 on:** May 21, 2011, 10:25:21 AM »

*WASH MY MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP!*!!!!!!

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