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Title: What do you guys think I should do this year?
Post by: ChuckR on January 04, 2006, 04:41:35 PM: Alright, so I am definitely going to Cali this March for Solace. I am hitting DCA, DL, SFMM and KBF.

This August I want to go on a big trip somewhere else. I have a few options but I don't know which one to choose from. Here are the possiblities...

-Worlds of Fun, Six Flags St. Louis, Silver Dollar City and Celebration City, Magic Springs, Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Fiesta Texas

-Dells(Mt. Olympus, Timber Falls Adventure Park), Six Flags Great America, Indiana Beach, Holiday World, Beech Bend, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

-Paramount Carowinds, Myrtle Beach Area, Six Flags Over Georgia, Lake Winnie, Dollywood, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Paramount Kings Dominion

-Great Escape, La Ronde, Six Flags Darien Lake, Paramount Canada Wonderland, Canobie Lake, Lake Compounce, Six Flags New England

Which one would you choose?
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Post by: chilled182 on January 04, 2006, 04:46:32 PM: do the dells trip. I would kil to get out there.
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Post by: sfgadvfreak on January 04, 2006, 05:25:08 PM: I also agree with Nick. You get to hit up some kickin' woodies out there, probably most of the top 10 in the country.
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Post by: Bubba Z on January 04, 2006, 06:10:38 PM: No brainier, DELLS. Save the Texas, Tennessee trip for Sept /October when it's still warm out west compared to here. Dollywood in December was also one of my favorite trips last year.

2006, Year of the wooden coaster. That's basically what I've planed my trips on around this season.

Trip 1 : Sept/ October
Trip 2 : opening day
Trip 3 : Sept/October
Trip 4 : June July

Is when I would do those trips
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Post by: chilled182 on January 04, 2006, 07:14:50 PM: Dollywood in december is nice, except for none of the outside roller coasters are opened! Ive been to that twice.
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Post by: Bubba Z on January 04, 2006, 07:43:35 PM: 40 degrees or higher and they open the coasters. 10 morning laps on Thunderhead was great.
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Post by: chilled182 on January 04, 2006, 09:13:35 PM: okay so I guess i went on extra cold days. I will be in Tennessee for Presidents Day weekend, strictly for a hike though. Im pretty sure dollywood isnt open then anyways.
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Post by: Robert T Ackerman on January 04, 2006, 11:04:42 PM: I told you the Dells!!!
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Post by: rjholla2003 on January 05, 2006, 01:37:59 AM: 100% gotta say the Dells.
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Post by: Cyclonic on January 05, 2006, 11:42:26 AM: I'm with everyone else, hit the Dells, HW, and Beech Bend. You won't be disappointed. Don't forget Little-A-Merric-A, they are supposed to have the Meteor ready by then, with luck.
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Post by: WadeJ on January 05, 2006, 11:43:47 AM: Do the Dells, and then everything and anything you can hit between here and there. You could hit some major awesome coasters on that trip.. And the best part is, most of them would be wood 8)
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Post by: ChuckR on January 05, 2006, 02:59:22 PM: Yes, I would be getting alot of wood coaster credits. I am going to try to hit SFOG and Dollywood the weekend of the Ace Spring Fling. I wanan ride Goliath and Thunderhead.
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Post by: MForce23 on January 05, 2006, 03:29:08 PM: Dells!!!!

I am starting to save now to go with you guys!
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Post by: ChuckR on January 06, 2006, 02:23:09 AM: UPDATED!!

Here is my plan for my big trip in August!

Dells(Mt.Olympus and Timber Falls)
SFGAm
IB
HW
Beech Bend
SFKK
PKI
Kennywood
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Post by: innervision on January 06, 2006, 02:43:43 AM: I'm saving up to go with you man. This will be an awesome trip.

Mt Olympus

Cyclops Wood Sit Down 1995 Operating
Dive to Atlantis Steel Sit Down 2004 Operating
Hades Wood Sit Down 5/14/2005 Operating
Little Titans SteelSit Down 2000 Operating
Opa Stee lSit Down 2006 Under Construction
Pegasus Wood Sit Down 1996 Operating
Zeus Wood Sit Down 6/7/1997 Operating

SFGAM

American Eagle Wood Sit Down 5/23/1981 Operating
Batman The Ride Steel Inverted 5/9/1992 Operating
D?j? Vu Steel Inverted 10/7/2001 Operating
Demon Steel Sit Down 5/29/1976 Operating
Iron Wolf Steel Stand Up 4/28/1990 Operating
Ragin' Cajun Steel Sit Down 5/28/2004 Operating
Raging Bull Steel Sit Down 5/1/1999 Operating
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets Steel Sit Down 1998 Operating
Superman - Ultimate Flight Steel Flying 5/3/2003 Operating
Vertical Velocity Steel Inverted 5/18/2001 Operating
Viper Wood Sit Down 4/29/1995 Operating
Whizzer Steel Sit Down 1976 Operating

Indiana Beach

Cornball Express Wood Sit Down 5/18/2001 Operating
Galaxi Steel Sit Down 1971 Operating
Hoosier Hurricane Wood Sit Down 5/27/1994 Operating
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain Wood Sit Down 6/8/2002 Operating
Tig'rr Coaster Steel Sit Down 1984 Operating

Holiday World

Howler Steel Sit Down 5/8/1999 Operating
Legend Wood Sit Down 5/6/2000 Operating
Raven Wood Sit Down 5/6/1995 Operating
Voyage Wood Sit Down 5/6/2006 Under Construction

Beech Bend

Brief Encounter Steel Sit Down 2001 Operating
Dragon Steel Sit Down Operating
Kentucky Rumbler Wood Sit Down 5/6/2006 Under Construction
Wild Mouse Steel Sit Down 2005 Operating

SFKK

Chang Steel Stand Up 4/1997 Operating
Greezed Lightnin' Steel Sit Down 4/25/2003 Operating
Road Runner Express Steel Sit Down 5/2000 Operating
Roller Skater Steel Sit Down 1994 Operating
T2 Steel Inverted 1995 Operating
Thunder Run Wood Sit Down 8/1990 Operating
Twisted Twins Wood Sit Down 6/20/1998 Operating

PKI

Adventure Express Steel Sit Down 4/13/1991 Operating
Beast Wood Sit Down 4/14/1979 Operating
Beastie Wood Sit Down 1972 Operating
Face/Off Steel Inverted 4/17/1999 Operating
Flight of Fear Steel Sit Down 1996 Operating
Italian Job: Stunt Track Steel Sit Down 5/20/2005 Operating
King Cobra Steel Stand Up 1984 In Storage
Racer Wood Sit Down 1972 Operating
Rugrats Runaway Reptar Steel Inverted 2001 Operating
Son Of Beast Wood Sit Down 5/26/2000 Operating
Top Cat's Taxi Jam Steel Sit Down 1992 Operating
Top Gun Steel Suspended 4/9/1993 Operating
Vortex Steel Sit Down 4/11/1987 Operating

Kennywood

Exterminator Steel Sit Down 4/18/1999 Operating
Jack Rabbit Wood Sit Down 1921 Operating
Lil' Phantom Steel Sit Down 1996 Operating
Phantom's Revenge Steel Sit Down 1991 Operating
Racer Wood Sit Down 1927 Operating
Thunderbolt Wood Sit Down 1924 Operating

Timber Falls

Avalanche Wood Sit Down 7/2004 Operating
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Post by: Robert T Ackerman on January 06, 2006, 08:51:29 PM: Ok, so if we take the drive out to Wisconsin on a Thursday night (over night) into Friday.. do The Dells on Friday night and all day Saturday, SFGAm Sunday and Monday, Indiana Beach Tuesday night, PKI Wednesday (most of the day, we won't need a full day) Beech Bend Thursday morning, Holiday World Thursday night, and SFKK Friday morning... drive home Friday night into Saturday morning. Sounds like a good trip, I did the same one last year :lol: (Last year I did SFStL and didn't do Beech Bend)

I really can't wait to ride Hades and Avalanche again.. and try out The Voyage and The Kentuckey Rumbler. Should be a blast, I wish it was July right now so I'd only be a month away... I guess I'll live since I'm going to Cali in about 60 days 8)

Rob
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Post by: innervision on January 06, 2006, 08:53:56 PM: August is entirely too far away.
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Post by: WadeJ on January 06, 2006, 08:57:53 PM: I'm wishing I was 20 again :cry:

Oh well, Have fun guys!
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Post by: PcMan on January 09, 2006, 12:45:13 AM: Sounds like a awesome trip
All the wooden coasters and the New Voyage and Rumbler
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Post by: ChuckR on January 15, 2006, 03:18:26 PM: Alright guys what do you think? Cedar Point or Kennywood?
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Post by: Bubba Z on January 15, 2006, 10:11:46 PM: Kennywood since you've been to CP and they have nothing new except a swing. Plus it's a shorter drive to KW.
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Post by: innervision on January 15, 2006, 10:13:41 PM: Im going with CP, its on the way and riding MF and TTD are always worth the stop. Plus ive never ridden MaxaIr, and the swings will be there.
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Post by: blazzinmatt on January 16, 2006, 01:43:57 AM: I visited CP last year for the first time. Me and my friend stayed at Breakers and MaxAir was one of the hotel early access rides. We rode it three times in a row before the park opened and it is an amazing ride. I hope that everyone gets a chance to ride it or something like it. What a thrill and such great height.
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Post by: WadeJ on January 16, 2006, 10:10:26 AM: I'm going to go with Bubba on this one. I'd go with KW if you have to decide on one or the other. Personally, I'd do both :D

If you have never been to KW, do that.
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Post by: ChuckR on January 16, 2006, 12:32:50 PM: Well you see the thing is, this is just gonna be a break between the lonnggg drive between here and Wisconsin Dells. So, you got to think drive 9 hours and stop at CP for the day then drive the other 8 hours to Dells?? Or, drive to Kennywood(which takes 6 hours to get to) then take the 11 hour drive to Dells area. The only reason why I say CP is cause its splits up the long drive and MF is a good reason too.
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Post by: Bubba Z on January 17, 2006, 01:02:23 AM: Ok, that makes more sense for travel. But if you have never been to Kennywood I would stop there for more credits.
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Post by: Robert T Ackerman on January 17, 2006, 02:37:09 PM: Well lets see, let's wiegh out the pro's and con's...

Cedar Point
Pro's
- TTD
- Millennium Force
- Wicked Twister
- SkyHawk
- Max Air
- Better Operations
- More than 1 train on all coasters no matter what the crowds are like.
-Splits up the drive a little more down the middle

Con's
- We've all been there before and don't really need any new credits and will be riding Delerium at PKI later in the week.
- No Phantom's Revenge or Jack Rabbit.
- That's all I can think of.

Kennywood
Pro's
- Phatnom's Revenge (easily one of the top 5 steel's in the country)
- Jack Rabbit's Double Down
- The Exterminator
- Very relaxing park, excellent atmosphere.
- Free parking
- Less expensive than CP

Con's
- One train on MOST coasters, regardless the crowd size.
- Driving through mountain-like roads... very frustrating with lots of traffic stops. (one of the main reasons I havent gone here since 2003)
- Will make for a much longer drive to the Dells on Thursday night into Friday, taking away a few hours of our Hades ride time (there's my main reason for chosing CP)
- I can take an over night trip earlier in the summer to hit this park, or go during their Halloween event in October.

So yeah, I'm chosing CP, I really enjoyed TTD and Wicked Twister enough to not need KW. I'm also not a big fan of looooooooooooong drives, especially when I do a good portion of the drive.I'd much rather get to The Dells as early as possible on Friday morning.

Rob, who cannot wait, even though its over 5 months away :lol: :roll:
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Post by: ChuckR on January 17, 2006, 02:46:21 PM: http://www.extremeworld.com/

This place is in Dells and this is another reason I am not goign there. SCAD tower and bunjee jumping, my kind of stuff!!
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Post by: chilled182 on January 17, 2006, 02:55:07 PM: I pretty much need to go to that place. But im sure you have to be 18 and sign your name in blood on about 15 release forms.

Maybe after may..
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Post by: sfgadvfreak on January 17, 2006, 03:04:12 PM: Half the price for each ride on each of those attractions goes to the paper needed for all the waviers!

Each of those looks awsome, except for the skycoaster, which looks a little small. I would love just to free fall 100 feet into a net!
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Post by: GADVwow on January 17, 2006, 08:54:10 PM: Do NOT forget to go by and ride Avalanche. At least one of us thinks it is by far the best wood coaster in Wisconsin!

And, if you haven't been there, Geauga Lake IS worth the trip. If you have a Cedar Fair pass from any park EXCEPT Cedar Point, the pass will also get you in at Geauga Lake.
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Post by: ChuckR on January 17, 2006, 09:21:47 PM: Yeah, we will be going on Avalanche.

And no, were not going to Geauga Lake. I have been there before and would rather go to CP.
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Post by: Cyclonic on January 18, 2006, 12:12:16 PM: Quote from: "WadeJ"
I'm wishing I was 20 again :cry:

Oh well, Have fun guys!

Me too, but you should at least get out to Knoebels this year :)
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Post by: Cyclonic on January 18, 2006, 12:17:58 PM: Quote from: "ChuckR"
Alright guys what do you think? Cedar Point or Kennywood?

Go to Kennywood. you've never been there, and it is a great way to start a trip, since it will be less taxing then walking a mile out and a mile back at the point. KW has a great atmosphere, awesome rides, great staff, and good food. Well worth the stop.
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Post by: chilled182 on January 18, 2006, 12:37:23 PM: lets not forget.. kennywood is ALOT cheaper!
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Post by: Bubba Z on January 18, 2006, 06:17:46 PM: I think they made up their mind already since Rob does all the driving :wink:
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Post by: Robert T Ackerman on January 18, 2006, 07:54:16 PM: Quote from: "Bubba Z"
I think they made up their mind already since Rob does all the driving :wink:

:lol: That and the fact we already booked the hotel for CP! I couln't pass up a $45 a night deal... split that between 3 and its almost nothing!