Imagineer Josh
Mega Poster
Welcome to Imagineer Josh's 2018 Mega-Thread of Trip Reports from this year! The goal here is to write the most interesting and humorous trip reports this side of the forum. As a lot of enthusiasts, I'm a credit whore, so you'll see a lot of little stops along the thread as the year goes along. Let's get started!
The date is April 29, 2018. Ever since No Coaster Con in January 2018, I've had the off-season blues, and with life being busy and my dad being at 99 credits wanting to make his 100th Steel Vengeance when we visit in June, I haven't been able to visit any parks. However, as fate would have it, as my dad invited me on a shopping run that involved new shoes for me, we were driving into the mall until we saw a Falling Star and a Ferris Wheel in a parking lot by the local Steak 'N' Shake. Upon closer inspection, the fair happening featured the likes of a WACKY WORM!! So after a bit of shopping, we parked near the fair and bought our tickets.
Whaddya know? As fate would have it, I found a traveling credit!
The amusement ride provider, Fantasy Amusements, also had a Dragon Wagon listed on their list of rides, but after hiking around the fair, it turned out that the Dragon Wagon either wasn't going to be at that specific fair or that it was having issues and wasn't ready for the fair. Being a credit whore, that was a disappointment, but that's life. Nasty :emoji_zipper_mouth: happens.
So I got my tickets ready, got in line, but as it turned out, the ride would be a walk-on thanks to a random open row. So yay - nice and easy ride without the credit whore walk of shame.
The ride marked a lot of firsts for me. First Wacky Worm, first traveling credit, and first new credit of the year. And obviously while Wacky Worms are meme coasters, in terms of kiddie coasters, it could be worse. Credit #129.
Wanna see a video of me being a credit whore? Here ya go!
Since the Dragon Wagon wasn't there, there weren't any more reasons for us to stay a whole lot longer. So we just ventured to find a ride that could fill our remaining tickets. At the end of the fair, we came across a ride called Freak Out (basically a Giant Frisbee but with inside-facing seats), and I'd heard very positive opinions on the clone of the model at PNE Playland from a fellow enthusiast. So we rode.
Despite the accident in Ohio last year, it's so damn fun. The swing is powerful and some great hangtime is definitely there. The Giant Frisbee model reminds me of S&S Screamin' Swings, but rides like Freak Out spin, so that is a minor plus to them hence why I prefer it to Barnstormer at Dollywood and other models of the ride.
We wanted to try the Falling Star, but ran out of tickets and the line wasn't very reasonable.
Since we were on the other side of the fair, we thought it'd be fun to take the long way and take some photos from outside the fair itself. I love this photo that shows a lot of the bigger rides in the park!
Wee! Hangtime!
Falling Star vs. Freak Out! Fight! (I actually love this shot by the way)
Here's one last photo for the first update of the year. The fair had a Zipper ride, but the mechanics were still setting it up, so that just sucked. I've wanted to try one for years. But like the Dragon Wagon, that's life. Nasty :emoji_zipper_mouth: happens.
Thanks for taking the time to read. I guarantee more fun reports are coming soon!
The date is April 29, 2018. Ever since No Coaster Con in January 2018, I've had the off-season blues, and with life being busy and my dad being at 99 credits wanting to make his 100th Steel Vengeance when we visit in June, I haven't been able to visit any parks. However, as fate would have it, as my dad invited me on a shopping run that involved new shoes for me, we were driving into the mall until we saw a Falling Star and a Ferris Wheel in a parking lot by the local Steak 'N' Shake. Upon closer inspection, the fair happening featured the likes of a WACKY WORM!! So after a bit of shopping, we parked near the fair and bought our tickets.
Whaddya know? As fate would have it, I found a traveling credit!
The amusement ride provider, Fantasy Amusements, also had a Dragon Wagon listed on their list of rides, but after hiking around the fair, it turned out that the Dragon Wagon either wasn't going to be at that specific fair or that it was having issues and wasn't ready for the fair. Being a credit whore, that was a disappointment, but that's life. Nasty :emoji_zipper_mouth: happens.
So I got my tickets ready, got in line, but as it turned out, the ride would be a walk-on thanks to a random open row. So yay - nice and easy ride without the credit whore walk of shame.
The ride marked a lot of firsts for me. First Wacky Worm, first traveling credit, and first new credit of the year. And obviously while Wacky Worms are meme coasters, in terms of kiddie coasters, it could be worse. Credit #129.
Wanna see a video of me being a credit whore? Here ya go!
Since the Dragon Wagon wasn't there, there weren't any more reasons for us to stay a whole lot longer. So we just ventured to find a ride that could fill our remaining tickets. At the end of the fair, we came across a ride called Freak Out (basically a Giant Frisbee but with inside-facing seats), and I'd heard very positive opinions on the clone of the model at PNE Playland from a fellow enthusiast. So we rode.
Despite the accident in Ohio last year, it's so damn fun. The swing is powerful and some great hangtime is definitely there. The Giant Frisbee model reminds me of S&S Screamin' Swings, but rides like Freak Out spin, so that is a minor plus to them hence why I prefer it to Barnstormer at Dollywood and other models of the ride.
We wanted to try the Falling Star, but ran out of tickets and the line wasn't very reasonable.
Since we were on the other side of the fair, we thought it'd be fun to take the long way and take some photos from outside the fair itself. I love this photo that shows a lot of the bigger rides in the park!
Wee! Hangtime!
Falling Star vs. Freak Out! Fight! (I actually love this shot by the way)
Here's one last photo for the first update of the year. The fair had a Zipper ride, but the mechanics were still setting it up, so that just sucked. I've wanted to try one for years. But like the Dragon Wagon, that's life. Nasty :emoji_zipper_mouth: happens.
Thanks for taking the time to read. I guarantee more fun reports are coming soon!
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