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A Reflection On The 2009 Season - Yes, it's that time again.

Did you reach the coaster count goal that you set at the beginning of the season (can't find that topic at the moment)?
No I came 8 short of 300 & didn't ride as many rides as last year (632) & this year was 580.

What was the best new-for-you coaster you rode this year?
Manta at Sea World Orlando & X2 at SFMM.

Did you ride a coaster that opened in 2009?
Yes Terminator Salvation, Manta, & Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit.

How many and/or which parks did you visit?
Six Flags Great Adventure
Hershey Park
Morey's Piers
Dorney Park
Islands of Adventure
Universal Orlando
Animal Kingdom
EPCOT
Magic Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
Sea World Orlando
Clementon Amusement Park
Knoebels
Lake Compounce
Pacific Park
California's Great America
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Gilroy Gardens
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Universal Studios Hollywood
Scandia
John's Incredible Pizza (Riverside, CA)
Sea World San Diego
Belmont Park
Legoland California
Castle Park
Disneyland
Knott's Berry Farm
Adventure City
Disney's California Adventure

24 trips, 63 times visiting a park, 31 different parks, 19 new parks, 5 states, 121 different coasters ridden, 75 new coasters ridden, 580x on a coaster!

What was your favorite moment of the 2009 season?
Theme Park Review's amazing 2009 West Coast Tour where we toured every major theme park in California & I rode 68 new coasters!

What was the biggest surprise of the year?
How good Manta was & the fact I don't like flyers!

What was the best addition to a park in 2009?
Manta at SWO.

What was the biggest disappointment of 2009?
Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando. I thought it would be scary to me but I just laughed the entire time.

Goals for 2010?
Hit at least 350 different roller coasters & ride 1000 roller coaster rides!
 
Did you reach the coaster count goal that you set at the beginning of the season (can't find that topic at the moment)?
Nope but that's not something i'm particularly bothered about, although saying that a round number would be nice!

What was the best new-for-you coaster you rode this year?
Piraten /Colossos. Can't choose one over the other to be honest.

Did you ride a coaster that opened in 2009?
SAW, Mumbo Jumbo, Fluch and Tornado.

How many and/or which parks did you visit?
All the ones on the Eurolive, plus Thorpe, Flamingoland, Lightwater Valley, BPB and Pleasure Island.

What was your favorite moment of the 2009 season?
Meeting a lot of amazing people generally through CF. The entire Eurolive and then meeting others on the Yorkshire Live.

What was the biggest surprise of the year?
Piraten! I'd already hyped it up before riding but then it exceeded expectations <3.

What was the best addition to a park in 2009?
Has to be Fluch at Hansa Park, can't wait to go back when it's completed.

What was the biggest disappointment of 2009?
Not making Ghosterforce :(

Also, my first CF season was amazing, roll on 2010 :).
 
Did you reach the coaster count goal that you set at the beginning of the season (can't find that topic at the moment)?
I didn't set a goal.

What was the best new-for-you coaster you rode this year?
Talon

Did you ride a coaster that opened in 2009?
Grover's Alpine Express

How many and/or which parks did you visit?
4- Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Dorney Park, and Hersheypark

What was your favorite moment of the 2009 season?
Big Bad Wolf's closing day, 15 walk ons on Loch Ness Monster

What was the biggest surprise of the year?
Reluctantly changing plans from SFGAdv to Hersheypark at the last minute and loving Hersheypark

What was the best addition to a park in 2009?
Well only one park I went to had an addition... so Sesame Street.

What was the biggest disappointment of 2009?
The demise of Big Bad Wolf
 
My new-for-you coaster was Oblivion and Nemesis, and Ramesis Revenge.

The new for 2009 coaster I rode was Saw:The ride.

The best experience for 2009 was TP fright nights!

Parks I went to in 2009 were:
Thorpe Park
CWoA
Adventure Island Southend
Alton Towers
Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park
Winter Wonderland Hyde Park ( there were coasters)
 
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