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If you’ve seen it at all on Facebook this year, Cedar Point has been a complete madhouse this fall season. Last year I went on a Saturday and it was ridiculous, I waited an hour on the causeway just to drive back to my hotel on the mainland after. The park has hit capacity, traffic backed up all...

Five years ago, I began the tradition of my annual region trip with Vegas-LA 2014. This started out as just my way to get out there and get some credits to my name, but it's become so much more than that. It's been my way to see the world I live in, something I can do for myself, and much more...

I love Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster and I’m excited to ride Railblazer this weekend, but Six Flags Day is upon us and so far, it doesn’t look too promising that we might see a third Raptor pop up two years later. And I have a theory on why. Arrow’s wild mouse model did not sell well...

My opinions on Kennywood have been made known in the past. It's a dump with lame rides that's run horribly and attracts the worst fan culture. When I went in 2015 it was just alright, when I went in 2016 it was a total mess that left me annoyed and ready to never come back. I made this opinion...

Weird crap happening on trips has become the norm to the point that I shouldn't even have to say this, but here's yet another one of my crazy trip reports. I've been cutting down on my trip reporting this year, only doing it for new noteworthy rides, but the antics haven't slowed down one bit...

As I've said before, those trips happen. You know what I'm talking about. Trips where this happened. And that happened. And maybe some coasters were ridden but nobody cares because the various shenanigans that surrounded the coaster riding are absolutely legendary. You'll be an 80 year-old...

Final weekend of Haunt at Kings Island. My buddy Andrew and I have just gotten the last ride of the fall season on Mystic Timbers, the infamous Grandpa's brass knuckles incident had just gone down so we're laughing about that, and we're heading back to the parking lot to drive back to Dayton. So...

When you first got on that coaster that was either just built at your home park or you traveled across the globe to ride, notable first rides are something that tend to stick with me. Maybe the conditions were just right to get me the best ride it could possibly dish out on my first go, maybe...

This season was incredibly successful for me, both on and off the midway. Lots of changes going on in my life now, lots of changes going on in the industry, and while that can be scary it does mean one thing we all know I love: progress. Over the span of this season I finished my degree in...

Looks like my home park’s getting the wrecking ball ready! On October 28th we’ll see what’s about to kick the bucket, and it sounds like a ride. Facebook comments state it’s in the ride graveyard. My guess is a long shot, but I’m going to go with Firehawk. Labour Day weekend I spoke to an...

With my coaster travels really stepping up within the last 2-3 years, I've done more of the US than I haven't done. As of the end of last summer, I only needed three more Cedar Fair parks to clean out the chain. But here's the catch: one of them was the third closest one to me and I hadn't been...

Not necessarily huge but we have our 2019 ride! It’s a Screamin’ Swing called Finnegan’s Flyer, they’re a ton of fun an they need a big flat so I’ll take it! Kind of wish Scotland had gotten it instead but it’s still in a really nice area of the park that seems to be expanding, between this...

So with me getting my new tech job, that also meant saying hasta la vista to Walmart. And with that, despite all my traveling, I still had PTO leftover to burn, which had another trip written all over it. Virginia was the obvious choice, given it's home to a shiny new RMC and a wonderful park I...

We recently had an announcement at my home park Kings Island regarding an old ride becoming new again, and as with any upcoming announcement, there was a ton of speculation going on. Some were keeping their expectations low, some expected a massive RMC despite no construction on site at the...

So today we just saw Canada's Wonderland announced a big, beautiful dive coaster that they're spending big bucks on, yet coaster junkies worldwide are just kind of shrugging it off. And that's okay, it isn't for us. Building a coaster that'll bring a couple of out of town coaster weirdos to a...

Maybe I'm the only one who experiences this, maybe I'm not, but because we all travel so much both for and not for coasters I didn't think it belonged in General Discussion. Anyway, I'm talking about that moment on a trip, usually at the beginning, where something happens and it first hits you...

We have a leak and it looks very legit! Cedar Point's Boardwalk area will be getting the Knott's Berry Farm treatment for next year! Looks like we have a Mack large park wild mouse called Cutback, a Zamperla demolition derby, a Zamperla hawk, a new eatery, and a new queue for Wicked Twister...

Title says it all. Riding a ride in its opening season is great in itself, but how many coasters have you ridden before they even had their official public opening? The ones you got on before the date the park advertised as the ride’s first day open for any park guest to come ride. Which did you...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/branson-missouri-ride-the-ducks-tours-boat-capsizes-table-rock-lake-today-2018-07-19/ Sad news out of Branson as of last night. A Ride The Ducks boat carrying 31 people took on too much water and capsized, killing 11 people, some of which...

Looks like that time of year is upon us once more! Construction fences clad in teaser posters are going up, dirt is getting pushed around, and the rumor mill is once again chugging away with whispers of what new coasters might be opening up next spring. So as with every year, here's a thread to...