Great Adventure Outpost
Industry => Trip Reports and Meeting Plans => Topic started by: PcMan on June 07, 2007, 08:21:00 PM
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This will be the the area I WILL TRY to update while on this trip if my phone and Laptop hold out etc.
- post any info
- meet-up plans
- if you going
etc.
So far weather looks to be 80 degrees 70 at night
www.techhi.net/ohio.htm
www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USOH0855
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Tom, just a little tip until we fix the WAP home page...
The news artice on our home page which is what WAP navigates back to every time you hit "up one level" contains a WAP link back into the forums for WAP access. Just click the GadvUpdates specific news article and check out the bottom of it.
http://gadvupdates.com/forums/index.php?page=61
Since that is accessible via your phone, it might save you some agravation.
Looking forward to it :)
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Cool
I know in the past I could with my Phone
- Start a New topic
- Post to topics
I just need to try to upload photos
Can I ?
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hmm, if you can upload photos to another source like imageshack or photobucket from your phone, you could just use the IMG tags in your WAP post and we would see them on the regular boards.
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will try
i'm on my 8525 cell typing this
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back on my PC
I will give that a try
get all the Links bookmarked etc.
I normally drive everywhere this time I'm a passenger so I'm not used to it
so I will have some time
I can also hookup my Cell 8525 pocket PC to my Laptop and get web anywhere so that may be much easier when I'm in car or Stationary
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Tom, Are you Jack Bauer with all this crazy technology? :o
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what do you need ?
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Do you know if it is possible to do that with my Chocolate?
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http://aceonline.org/flyers/CoasterMania2007.pdf
The first thing you do is get rid of Verizon and get ATT/Cingular
Verizon:
- Net Plans are to expensive $49-$59 and up
- CDMA Network means you have to use one phone
- No Rollover
ATT:
- you can get unlimited Net for $19 a month and use the phone as a modem with your laptop
- GSM Network used around the world and I can take out my SIM card and use ANY unlocked GSM phone (this can't be done with Verizon) I have many phones I use (limited to 1 with Verizon)
- Rollover never get over usage charges I currently have 4300 minutes rollover
Can you till I don't like Verizon I just don't Like the CDMA technology it locks you in to only one phone.
if my phone stops working I take out my SIM card and put it in my other phone or my wifes phone or in a Phone I bought off ebay for $20 etc.When I go on a Trip I take 2 phones.
I only keep my Phone for about 7-10 months then upgrade to a newer one and just insert my SIM card. then sell off then other on ebay or Craigslist.
Verizon phones are worthless
Chocolate you will need net accesses
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phone upload test;
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again test;
phone upload test;
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Tom, it should be a great week... we actually have a ton of parks to go to now... Dorney, Lakemont(if time allows), Cedar Point, Geauga Lake, Waldameer, Kennywood and Idlewild(if time allows again).
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Cool
Every Coaster at every park (except Dorney) will be a new credit for me :o
my ride count will increase bigtime after this trip
just like last years midwest trip I think it was like 40+ coaster ?
weather looking good also
High: 82-84 ?F
Partly sunny
low at night 63
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Nice, Lakemont, Idlewild, Maverick, and the kiddie coaster at Kennywood will all be new for me.
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Oh man Tom, Wait till you ride Millie :D
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Yeah Tom, wait till you ride it and say "what's the big fuss about???"
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Millennium force ?
yes I'm excited to ride it
or are you talking Magnum ?
Also I'm looking forward to comparing TTD to KK
and all the other coasters I been reading about in Rollercoaster Magazine (since 1986) even before the internet was big or even around (ACE member since then 21 years).
back then it was just Bulletin boards and Prodigy Compuserve dialup was the biggest thing
Prodigy had about 1 million subscribers and AOL had about 100,000 now AOL has 27 million and I could have been rich if I bought AOL stock back then.
will be a fun time will try may best to post some pics on this thread
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PICTURE UPLOAD FROM Phone TEST
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below pic taken with my 2MP Cellphone (of my home PC) then resized in my phone to fit this thread
then uploaded from my phone to imageshack
then posted here from my phone
so when on this trip I will try to take pics with my cell phone then post them here from my cell.
I will also have my 10MP Canon with me for the better shots later
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Tom, Magnum is the better of the 2 IMO. MF is WAY over rated... Wicked Twister is a good ride, Gemini is awesome, Raptor is good stuff, Disaster Transport was fun, Mantis is OK, Iron Dragon (I might be the only one who says this) is fun. You'll see.
TTD vs. Ka...
As much as I love my homepark, I give the nod to Dragster, easily.
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checkout the Toboggan ride at Lakemont
http://www.rcdb.com/ig247.htm
what the total coaster count on this trip ?
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I know I'm getting 9 new credits on this trip now if everything is open (that's not counting the kiddie coaster at Lakemont since I know people that haven't ridden it.)
Total Coasters for trip go as follows:
Dorney Park has 9, but 3 are kiddie coasters (1 you can't ride)
Lakemont has 4 but one is a Kiddie Coaster (which you can't ride)
DelGrosso's has 2
Cedar Point has 17ish, unless you count Gemini as 2 and you can swindle a ride on Jr Gemini (hihgly unlikely)
Geauga Lake has 8
Kennywood has 6
Waldameer has 3
Idlewild has 2.
49-51 coasters if all are open and we can get on the kiddie ones! :)
I just rode a Toboggan ride at Ocean City yesterday, it was AWFUL and painful. I smacked my head on the roof about 3 times. It's fun until you hit the bunny hops at the end.
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These 2 rides made up for the Toboggan though...
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Tom, Magnum is the better of the 2 IMO. MF is WAY over rated... Wicked Twister is a good ride, Gemini is awesome, Raptor is good stuff, Disaster Transport was fun, Mantis is OK, Iron Dragon (I might be the only one who says this) is fun. You'll see.
TTD vs. Ka...
As much as I love my homepark, I give the nod to Dragster, easily.
Im gonna have to agree to disagree here, MF met the hype in my book, especially if you sit in the very front row, its not an airtime ride but its a speed and shock kind of ride, Magnum hurt my thighs slighty from the airtime and the metal bar pushing on them, it was fun but MF was better, none the less both are fun rides
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pickup location
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Oh I wish I was going and as for riding JR Gemini it was easy for me but I had a 3 year old to ride with. :)
Here is my opinion I hate to say it but TTD does have the edge here over KK and as for MF I only rode in the back and the speed is amazing. I can't wait maybe next summer we will get back to CP . Please tell us how mavrick is .
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dorney to get maxxpass
almost a walkon
now on the way to degrossos and lakemont
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lunch what else would we eat
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You guys should of went to Hershey instead!
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Lol, Rob strikes yet again!
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Delgrossos a Rain out
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Then 19 miles down the road to Lakemont Park
Special today $1 to get in and $1 for wrist bans
Skyliner and Leap the Dips both are very fun coaters.
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good night
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It wasn't a rain out for all of us. Oh , and as you can see i made it home it 3hrs and 45mins!
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It amazes me how all you guys know of the small parks in the area....
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The small parks I usually have alot more fun at than some of the big parks!
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Maverick is awesome
smooth
tunnel launch is very cool
very fun
a winner
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A top tenner?
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I would say a top ten steel
but its very very FUN
really no complaints from anyone
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6am ERT
Magnum
Maverick
Swing
Dan and I got last train of the night front row no trim on Magnum nice
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Maverick Q about 30 minute wait first ride \/
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Happy boys \/
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many more but to tired
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Haha, Looks like you guys had fun on it, was it rough at all?
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Not really
Kennywood tonight
Revenge was running great
as was the other woodies
At Geauga lake The big dipper was kicking but
airtime monster
The bobs was not open
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Maverick is really that great! I don't like to rank coasters rigidly but I thought the night rides were better than S:ROS. It is crazy! I don't want to give any of the actual ride away. I can't ride it with my hands up because of the restraints. I preffered to hold onto the harness but it didn't kill the ride for me at all.
Someone got stopped on the train with me on the final brake run. The train behind us got stopped in the tunnel launch area. It was allot of fun though. We did the wave and a few old-fashioned Great Adventure "yee-haws" to pass the time. They had us off within 10 minutes.
I rode it 4 times. Twice in the back and twice in the front. Both have their advantages. There wasn't a disadvantage to either row.
Geauga Lake sucks. It's not even in the same ball park as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. The coasters were running horriblly except for the Big Dipper, which was the ONLY enjoyable ride there. Operations were horrible. I came accross 5 closed rides in addition to the two that have already been removed. The trees even knew not to provide any shade.
We're now waiting to go back to Kennwyood. I've been up since 5, went to bed around 2:30 and I'll take that cookie. The woodies are pristine, we rode flat rides that you can't find anywhere else and we roder the best hyper just south of S:ROS SFNE. We rode the Jack Rabbit, Thunderbolt and Phantoms Revenge. All of them provided killer, painless air. We also rode the Gold Rusher dark ride, the Racer and I tried The Auto Race for the first time. It's no kiddie ride. They let us ride Lil' Phantom (woooo-credit) and I went on their crazy Wipe Out and got the last Noah's Ark tour of the night. All of the effects were working!
Today we'll be working on the rest of the park. It is a beautiful park to take pictures in at night. Unfortunately I kept the camera in the car. You'll find out why in the trip report!
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Some early Cedar Point ERT 5:30am
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Mag and the Beach
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Dan and Me Front Seat Latenight ERT on Dragster
I like the theming better the KK and the seats.
But Like KK better in the shear Power. \/
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ERT Midnight
Dan and I had last train Front seat of the night on Magnum no trims NICE
I had my clear safty glasses on , a lot of bugs
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Of all the parks I wanted to be at this week with you guys was Kennywood and that post by you Dan really hurt , thanks...lol
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Why didn't you go?
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leaving kennywood
all coastets kicking butt
phantom was a nice surprise great coaster
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Haha, Dan has spoken and has also given Maverick a Thumbs Up!
I gotta now try and get to Ohio and also to Kennywood, I wonder how though
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200 miles from nj
running into a pop up rain cload
great weather the whole trip
I will be posting some of my pics in the next few days on www.kingdaka.org
tom
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We didn't make the Q&A at Coastermanina
but I found a little info from it below
"It included the President of Cedar Fair, President of Cedar Point, Director of Safety, Director of Ride Operations, Director of Engineering, Director of Ride Maintenance and the Director of Public Relations. It was very informative, there were a lot of compliments on Maverick from the enthusiasts. There was one complaint about Maverick in that it is a bit of a rough ride for shorter people. On the list of possibilities, they are thinking about a dark ride and a 4D ride. The panel mentioned that they realize that coasters don?t have to be record setters to be great coasters."
On Maverick I just old the over the shoulder restraints and pull myself up when floater over the hills.
or just lean into the turns.
head banging is not bad at all.
I found Maverick to be surprisingly smooth
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More Q&A from the Web.
" a gentleman asked the panel if they had any reservations about going back to Intamin after TTD. Following some small laughter by the panelists, which included about seven executives to which I can't remember any but Mr. Kinzel specifically, the answer was no. Kinzel expressed that he was dismayed that Maverick opened a couple weeks later than planned, and placed blame on the manufacturer, but admitted that Intamin delivered a satisfying product in the end.
He also said that there were 3 coaster proposals on the table before they settled on Maverick. One was similar to MF, one was similar to Magnum or something, and the other I don't recall. This got me to thinking about wood. I then grabbed the mic and asked if at anytime during the planning stages with Intamin, was an Intamin woodie considered?
His answer: NO. I followed up by asking will there ever be? his answer once again: NO. Ok then, thanks. None of it was demeaning, but the answers were clear and concise. Folks, I wouldn't go placing any bets on Intamin wood showing up at the point anytime soon. Taiko Sad
They were, however, very encouraged by working with GCI and Renegade. The vibe was that Renegade will be a measuring stick for future wood installations at CF parks.
Here's the rest of the highlights:
- There will definitely NOT be any B&M flyer at CP, ever.
- A dive machine is not out of the question.
- One of the gentlemen in charge of future ride installations or whatever, has been pushing for a darkride for years now.
- The earring rule on Maverick is implemented by Intamin, not CP.
- This is speculation on my part, but I'd look for KD to receive something big in the next few years.
- Demon Drop is still for sale.
- When discussing theming, Kinzel made the comment that if given the choice, he'd always rather spend an extra million on more track than theming.
- And on a lighter note, someone asked if they had ridden Kingda Ka? I can't remember who answered, but they said they were there to ride ET, and after pausing for comedic effect, said that KK was down.
- Finally, it was mentioned that it's a possibility that Clair Hain of GCI *may* eventually try to improve Mean Streak. We can only hope! "
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One question...where is the best place to sit on Maverick...I am going in late July so I would like someone else's opinion.
/Cr98\
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Front.
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Yes Front
Also Blue Streak a Front seat or 3rd seat ride is a must (awesome airtime best in the park)
Magnum 3rd row or front if not long
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Raging Wolf Bobs the day we got there derailed
and here is some pics of it
www.coastercrew.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=515
we missed riding it by a few hours
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Ehh, didn't miss much. From what I hear though Big Dipper is really good which was closed when I was there.
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Big Dipper was the Best ride in the park
front seat great airtime
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Way to go Cedar Fair lol Glad nobody was hurt
I've really enjoyed reading through this guys. Thanks a bunch for sharing the trip with us. While I'm not entirely thrilled with the direction of Cedar Fair, I still have to admit that this event looks like a great time.
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some random pics to tired and to many pics for a trip report will post more later
Lakemont Leap the Dips Rob-Bubs-and his daughter \/
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Rob Are we there yet \/
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Gemini and the Sunrise \/
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TTD and the Sunset \/
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Some flys burning on TTD light, Many flys in the park they didn't bite just a problem when going fast \/
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Rob Front seat TTD don't know the other guy Midnight ERT \/
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I think you caught that pic RIGHT before I sneezed. God that night was bad, but fun at the same time. I've since thrown that shirt out (unfortunatly, I liked it, it was comfortable, but I was rediculously allergic to it) I have my pics online, but I'm still working on the TR so you can all see them soon enough.
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Ehh, didn't miss much. From what I hear though Big Dipper is really good which was closed when I was there.
Big Dipper was running INSANE. Ask Matt, he wouldn't get off of it.
It turns out that they actually opened Big Dipper for night ERT after we left :(
Oh well, night rides on Phantom's Revenge and the other wood at Kennywood was a nice trade.
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This would be my first time to Cedar Point.
I needed to relax for a few days after working two full-time jobs and I went on a coaster trip. Someday I will look back on this trip and laugh!
Here are a few pictures from the trip:
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We would stop by Dorney and Tom and I would pick up our MAXX passes. I rode Steel Force in the front row but it's a back row ride for me. Thunderhawk wasn't doing too hot either but the crew was loading only the front half of the train so there wasn't much force.
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Talon was running fast, powerful and smooth. It was the first steel coaster I've ridden this year!
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Hydra was ok. I've had better rides on it. I could feel the joints, but it was only 11am.
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Pennsylvania is all hills. We went to DelGrossos for a drive by.
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We stopped by Lakemont Park to ride Leap the Dips, the oldest operating coaster in the world.
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Lakemont has a Toboggan coaster which had been closed due to weather. I've been eyeing this type of coaster for years and I'll get to ride it some other time.
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Lakemont has another wooden coaster called The Skyliner. It has a sweet first drop and a couple of nice negative-G hills. We rode a few times and went on to ride an old-fashioned Monster, Twister and a couple more trips on Leaps the Dips.
Cedar Point pictures coming soon!
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Here are a few:
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OK sniff your shirt before b4 buying it or you will be visiting your local PHARM store \/ ;)
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Old time horse carousel \/
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Jet Ski rentals on beach near Wicked Twister \/
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Spot the GaDVupdates members \/ Disaster Transport
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One thing about Maverick is seeing all the trains on the track at one time at any given time you will see 2 trains running the coarse and the other 3 in the station or brake run,like little worker bees \/ train entering the tunnel and train in the brake
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Nice pictures Tom! I wish I could of went with you guys. :(
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Video test
Shot with my Digital camera in Movie mode. Video looks much better in its original format but very big.
These video site offers larger 150mb and and larger 640x480 video
Youtube is only 100mb and 320x240 video
Johnny Rockets
let me know what video looks better
http://pcman.magnify.net/item/S10C07R3TQXRYYRB
http://pcman.magnify.net/item/S10C07R3TQXRYYRB/theater#theater_title
Maverick Drop and Water turnaround
http://pcman.magnify.net/item/9BFGKGX6W9FP56W1 - click the + to magnify
http://pcman.magnify.net/item/9BFGKGX6W9FP56W1/theater#theater_title
This site below also offer 640x480 size video
while watching the video click on the zoom for FULL SCREEN video
http://www.dailymotion.com/techhiDOTnet/video/x2dxgq_maverickdrop-and-turn
let me know how the video quality is
I'm looking for the best video sites that offer the highest resolution and quality
these 2 sites are just a few I'm trying
FYI
I tried inserting flash into this forum with the attached button but it doesn't work ? :-\
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The quality isn't bad. It's a little blurry on the larger videos, but for the most part, it's ok.
I'm sure some of the quality was sacrificed when you transferred it to the internet.
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direct link
this mpeg1 is about 20% of the original size 4mb
www.luckytavern.net/video/Maverick-dropandturn1.mpg
original was avi is 30mb
Here is the Left Hill
checkout how fast it goes up the hill
www.luckytavern.net/video/Maverick-lifthill-inside.mpg
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Did someone say my name? ;)
Maverick is fun. But Magnum is still the best steel coaster in Ohio. And Big Dipper was running even crazier than I ever remember!
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Is this Matt from the trip IOWA ?
I will have all my Pics up from the trip in the next few days
been very busy
Big Dipper kicked butt
Welcome
Tom the dude with the Laptop and crazy talking GPS ;)
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Matt!