Sunday, April 10, 2011

OMFGBGT

Uh, went to Busch Gardens... Took Rob with me.
A fun day was had, Montu was running oddly good, but still trimmed. Kumba was running amazing and we rode three times... SheiKra became Rob's 100th coaster! (and I made him ride in the front row, on an edge seat) We both somehow got off Congo River Rapids dryer than when we got on (Fresh from Tidal Wave...) And I got my first ride on Gwazi Lion with the Flyers (Tiger was closed), it sucks, still. Extremely rough and from the back row you can see the trains jackhammer and shuffle. Oh, and I pet a Kangaroo while screaming YEAAAHHHHH at it again and again.
Yeah, stuff was done, and happened, and stuff.
Oh, and here's Rob's updated "with me" coaster list... yay!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

30 Day Rollercoaster Challenge - Via Lamebook

So on the Facebooks there's this whole... '30 Day Rollercoaster Challenge' crap going down.. I'm far too lazy to do it over 30 days... And I lack an internet connection... So I'll just post it all at once.
I'm not really sure what the rules are.. Or if rides can repeat or not.. I mean... What if 'My Favorite Coaster' is also... the 'Best ride at night'... I don't know, maybe I'll turn it into the "45 Coaster Challenge over 30 Days all done in 1 day"... Or something.... Anyways... here we go!

day 01 - your favorite rollercoaster
Hmm, Boulderdash? Yes I think so. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1732127570/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZOEMtHwJg4

day 02 - your least favorite rollercoaster
Oh man, here comes a Two-Fer! FURIUS BACO! - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2275080736/ and SON OF BEAST! - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/3919508247/ Such an awful set of coasters...
Baco - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWAQYvQOIR4 / SoB - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GPmIW629e4

day 03 - a rollercoaster you could ride over and over again
Now see, here's one that could be Dash again... But I'll give this to El Toro - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1759909229/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnE4PdvLG3Q

day 04 - a rollercoaster you have never been on but want to
Hmm, this could be a hard one.. I don't know. I guess I'll just say Steel Dragon 2000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tIkUFb3KAI (Skip in 60 seconds)

day 05 - a rollercoaster that reminds you of someone
Uh.... I'll have to skip this one...

day 06 - a rollercoaster you have never been on but do not want to
lol. None really.. I guess I'd ride anything.. But for fun - Hemsby Fun Park's Caterpillar
http://rcdb.com/3622.htm?p=0 - THRILLING

day 07 - the first rollercoaster you ever went on
Not sure.. I've been going to parks and riding stuff as long as I can remember.. And even before that (like the BABBY photos of me places and crap...)

day 08 - a rollercoaster you know like the back of your hand
Again... Dash, Toro... And the yet to be mentioned Yankee Cannonball! So I'll give cannonball the nod. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/3707120093/
My love, Yankee Cannonball - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ewum2kYen8

day 09 - a rollercoaster from your childhood
Hmm, Cannonball again? Or maybe I'll give Flyer Comet a shout out - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2212067324/
Old video of it :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8dQ_6sE_GQ

day 10 - a rollercoaster best ridden at night
... Boulderdash...... (Stupid repeats in this list.. But DAMN Dash is a night ride)
As you can see in this video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KIyxIWmXIs You cant really see ANYTHING! :D

day 11 - a rollercoaster from your favourite manufacturer
The Dragon itself - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2499197417/
Not only is it from B&M, my favorite manufacturer... But it's also one of my overall.. Favorite coasters!
Dammmnnnn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJQQApZ8Dwo

day 12 - a rollercoaster from your least favourite manufacturer
Hmm, any coaster from them? Hmm... Super Flight?! - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2274287835/
So awful - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNydh3mZv68

day 13 - a rollercoaster that is a guilty pleasure
I'll have to give this one to Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain :D - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1767911428/
So, so fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbkEHceSZ8c

day 14 - a rollercoaster that no one would expect you to love
I tend to like odd/different rides.. So whenever I like a 'mainstream' coaster people think its odd :P
So I'll just say Renegade at Valleyfair, a ride I really, really liked last summer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8o7jgc-TrU

day 15 - your favourite rollercoaster not in your own country
Well, I already posted Dragon.. So I'll go with the ever amazing Nemesis! - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2338951703/
I was so happy this ride really was as good as I hoped. For over overhype didnt let me down! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFdy40KS95s

day 16 - a rollercoaster that you used to love but now hate
Aw, this makes me sad...I can think of a few.. But I'll go with Hersheypark's Wildcat - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1732291792/
New trains.. made it worse, slower, laggy, boring! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ57MAHs_Es

day 17 - a rollercoaster you really miss
Again, a sad one.. Uh, Williams Grove Cyclone, one hell of a ride that will never run again. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1696283621/
And here's MY video.. that someone stole and put on their youtube page - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqMBkgdhZyc

day 18 - a rollercoaster that has made you sick
Never happened, ever.

day 19 - a rollercoaster that took you by surprise
Williams Grove Cyclone? Lost Coaster? both are repeats... Hmm, Kanonen? - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2575644909/
For such a small coaster.. Its pretty perfect. Launch, tophat, loop, some turns, zerogroll, helix.. All in a small package - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNoG_AHZxpQ (OH! and I got my first ROLLBACK on it!)

day 20 - a rollercoaster that makes you laugh
And again! Williams Grove Cyclone? Lost Coaster? But I'll give it to Dragon's Fury - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2267554558/
Such a fun ride. Best spinner ever - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KuF9BW7Qo

day 21 - a rollercoaster you wish you had never been on
ha, BOSS. A ride I had wanted to ride from day one... got the chance and it sucked SOOO badly. :'( - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1759909283/
Yeah, I could have done with NOT riding it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py1zfRGUE5Q

day 22 - a rollercoaster you had your best ORP on
I guess Hurler, I wish I had the photo scanned.. Good times were had. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/3598350894/ (not the ORP)
Meh - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXZ9iddapgk

day 23 - a rollercoaster that has dropped out of your top ten
The Comet - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/1720212755/ - And while I still have loads of love for the ride.. I've just found a few better :P
Not top 10, still top 15 ;) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S47Yb2vWyyE

day 24 - a rollercoaster you have been genuinely scared of
Hm.. not scared of.. But scared ON - (again with the repeat but DAMN) - Williams Grove Cyclone, just after the turn around.. also the fact the lapbars didn't really work. Or the seatbelts didnt stayed clipped... Or that the ride was falling apart, really... She'll be missed.

day 25 - the rollercoaster you think has the best merch/logo
Hmm, while I think the ride sucks.... Millennium Force has a pretty cool logo, theme song, taglag, and stuffs - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2603806615/
ZzZzz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbXPhOFRxTc - For such a BIG ride, it just doesn't do anything interesting..

day 26 - your favourite kiddie coaster
Hmm, while not a 'kiddie' more of a family... Vapor Trail is pretty ballin' - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/3720799908/
Fun for what it was, and better than most coasters its size. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4UioZmoLaA

day 27 - a rollercoaster you would most liked to have designed
lol, uh... Any of them? If I could...? I don't know.

day 28 - the rollercoaster you next intend to ride
Uh, I don't know.. Anything in Central Florida? Manta maybe? - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/3609732750/
Havnet been on it in a while, so its time? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-ReRRnaxIo (Skip in 2 mins)

day 29 - the last rollercoaster you went on
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the night Erik, Pacia, and I 'snuck' into EMH - http://www.flickr.com/photos/canobiefan/2452094569/
Weee - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAyxYz-OsmY

day 30 - your favorite rollercoaster at this time last year
Uh, it's still Boulderdash, still.



Well that took too long and now I'm sleepy and I love the use of British-English 'favourite' lolol,COLOUR.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Real Florida? Who knew....

Who knew that right behind the Magic Kingdom you could find this....
 Its kinda nice I guess, to see there are still large open spaces, lakes, swamps.... and not just theme parks.
In an odd way.. It kinda felt nice to just 'get away' from all the 192 and I-Drive crap.. yet I was right next to them both, it didn't feel it.
Its almost kinda sad that this is the real Florida and it seems like most people who visit here never even get to see it.
But I guess I'm not really one to talk.. As it took me almost a year of living here until I started to really explore the area outside of the amusement parks and tourist traps... Hell, I ended up finding this area by accident just on my way to work taking the back roads.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Ooh, I've wasted my life (And money)

So after playing around with google maps for a bit.. and RCDB at the same time.. I made a map to see where all I've been.... And now I'm kinda sad.

Just giving a little preview....

It's still a work in progress... But it gives a pretty good idea of how much of my life I've spent going to amusement parks... :( - I'm a loser, here's the map....

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Oh, Larson.....

I'd like to thank you for making the car-crash of a ride, High Roller / Crazy Train. And I'd like to thank Wade Shows for still bringing their awful-themed Roller "Kick Flip" to the Central Florida Fair for at least the past two years.


I guess its... Skateboard themed

It's fun...and stuff.
I'm not sure why.. But both times I've seen this one... It's been missing its 5th car....

Yay!
So again, thank you Larson and Wade for making this the best birthday ever, I hope to ride your awful ride in the years to come. (I really do love this awful ride) The odd oval-shaped loop.. the fun flipping motion the entire ride makes.. as the train goes around the oval loop... And the terrible sounds it makes.. Oh, and I love how friendly this ride is for tall riders like myself, oh wait. But hey, its lapbar-only?

Monday, February 14, 2011

2010 Wood Coaster Poll

ZzZzz, got around to doing/finishing my 2010 Wood Coaster Poll ballot. ( http://www.ushsho.com/bestrollercoasterpoll.htm ) Might as well post it here so people can LOL or bash it... Ahaha, as if people even read this.
Anyways... here's the ballot..
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Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,1
Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,2
Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6
Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,3
Positive G's/Loops_________________________,y,y,4
Sensation of Speed_________________________,y,y,5
COASTER NAME        PARK                LOC <--Please leave this
My Favorite Steel   Anypark Anywhere     **,y,y,5
Boulder Dash        Lake Compounce       CT,y,n,1
El Toro             SFGAd                NJ,y,n,2
Lost Coaster of SM  Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,3
Cornball Express    Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,4
Thundercoaster      Tusenfryd            NO,y,n,5
Troy                Toverland            NL,y,n,6
Kentucky Rumbler    Beech Bend           KY,y,n,7
Ozark Wildcat(SBNO) Celebration City     MO,y,n,8
Dania Bch Hurricane Dania Beach          FL,y,n,9
The Legend          Holiday World        IN,y,n,10
Renegade            Valleyfair!          MN,y,y,11
Cyclone   (SBNO)    Williams Grove       PA,y,n,12
Yankee Cannonball   Canobie Lake Park    NH,y,y,13
Hell Cat            Clementon Lake       NJ,y,n,14
Comet               Great Escape         NY,y,n,15
Ravine Flyer II     Waldameer            PA,y,n,16
Silver Comet        Martin's Fantasy Is. NY,y,n,17
Terminator Salvatio S. F. Magic Mountain CA,y,n,18
Thunderbolt         Kennywood            PA,y,n,19
Avalanche           Timber Falls         WI,y,n,20
Cheetah             Wild Adventures      GA,y,y,21
Thunderhead         Dollywood            TN,y,n,22
Cyclops             Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,23
Hades               Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,24
Zippin' Pippin (S)  Libertyland          TN,y,n,25
Predator            Darien Lake          NY,y,n,26
Wild Mouse          Blackpool            UK,y,n,27
Balder              Liseberg             SE,y,n,28
Roller Coaster      Blackpool            UK,y,n,29
Le Monstre          La Ronde             QU,y,n,30
Cyclone             SF New England       MA,y,n,31
Excalibur           Funtown USA          ME,y,n,32
Wild One            SF America           MD,y,n,33
Thunder Run         Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,34
Starliner (SBNO)    Cypress Gardens      FL,y,n,35
Viper               SFGAm                IL,y,n,36
Hullamvasut         Vidam                HU,y,n,37
Roar                SF America           MD,y,n,38
Racer               Kennywood            PA,y,n,39
The Grizzly         Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,40
Phoenix             Knoebel's            PA,y,n,41
Shivering Timbers   Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,42
Skyliner            Lakemont             PA,y,n,43
Thunderbolt         SF New England       MA,y,n,44
High Roller         Valleyfair!          MN,y,y,45
Tornado             Stricker's Grove     OH,y,n,46
Hochschaubahn       Prater Park          AT,y,n,47
Rollo Coaster       Idlewild             PA,y,n,48
Dragon Coaster      Playland             NY,y,n,49
Jack Rabbit         Kennywood            PA,y,n,50
Blue Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,n,51
Big Dipper          Camden Park          WV,y,n,52
Hurler              Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,53
Big Dipper  (SBNO)  Geauga Lake          OH,y,n,54
Jack Rabbit         Seabreeze            NY,y,n,55
Kingdom Coaster     Dutch Wonderland     PA,y,n,56
Comet               Hersheypark          PA,y,n,57
GhostRider          Knott's Berry Farm   CA,y,n,58
Comet               Waldameer            PA,y,n,59
Scooby Doo          Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,60
Zach's Zoomer       Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,60
Fairly Odd Coaster  Carowinds            NC,y,y,60
Lil' Dipper         Camden Park          WV,y,n,60
Ghoster Coaster     Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,60
Fairly Odd Coaster  Kings Island         OH,y,n,60
Tree Topper         Upper Clements Park  NS,y,n,61
Rebel Yell          Kings Dominion       VA,y,n,62
Hurler              Carowinds            NC,y,y,63
Racer               Kings Island         OH,y,n,64
Great White         Wild Wheels Pier     NJ,y,n,65
Triple Hurricane(S) Cypress Gardens      FL,y,n,66
Thunder Road        Carowinds            NC,y,y,67
Tomahawk            Port Aventura        ES,y,n,68
Pegasus             Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,69
Antelope            Gulliver's World     UK,y,n,70
Leap the Dips       Lakemont             PA,y,n,71
Zipper Dipper       Blackpool            UK,y,n,72
Swamp Fox           Family Kingdom       SC,y,n,73
American Eagle      SFGAm                IL,y,n,74
Megafobia           Oakwood              UK,y,n,75
Big Dipper          Blackpool            UK,y,n,76
Wilde Beast         Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,77
Wolverine Wildcat   Michigan's Adventure MI,y,n,78
Cannonball          Lake Winnepesaukah   GA,y,n,79
Hoosier Hurricane   Indiana Beach        IN,y,n,80
Thunderhawk         Dorney Park          PA,y,n,81
Teddy Bear          Stricker's Grove     OH,y,n,82
Twister             Knoebel's            PA,y,n,83
Grand National      Blackpool            UK,y,n,84
Colossus            S.F. Magic Mountain  CA,y,n,85
Wildcat             Hersheypark          PA,y,n,86
Grt Am Scrm Mach    SFoG                 GA,y,n,87
Twisted Twins-L (S) Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,88
Twisted Twins-S (S) Kentucky Kingdom     KY,y,n,88
Roller Coaster      Great Yarmouth       UK,y,n,89
M.Can.Mine Buster   Canada's Wonderland  ON,y,n,90
Magnus Colossus     Terra Mitica         ES,y,n,91
Screamin' Eagle     Six Flags St Louis   MO,y,n,92
Rolling Thunder     SFGAd                NJ,y,n,93
Mean Streak         Cedar Point          OH,y,n,94
Lightning Racer - L Hersheypark          PA,y,n,95
Lightning Racer - T Hersheypark          PA,y,n,95
Georgia Cyclone     SFoG                 GA,y,n,96
Coaster-Express     Parque Warner Madrid ES,y,n,97
Stampida            Port Aventura        ES,y,n,98
Zeus                Mount Olympus        WI,y,n,99
The Boss            Six Flags St Louis   MO,y,n,100
Gwazi-Tiger         Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,y,200
Gwazi-Lion          Busch Gardens-Tampa  FL,y,y,200
Cyclone             Astroland            NY,y,n,300
Wildcat             Lake Compounce       CT,y,n,400
Raven               Holiday World        IN,y,n,400
The Beast           Kings Island         OH,y,n,500
Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island         OH,y,n,500
 
And yes, I really feel as if the Beast.Raven,Wildcat... are the worst woodies in the world, deal with it.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Random hour trip to Busch Gardens...

Before going to the lovely Florida State Fair, opening day... I had to make a stop at Busch Gardens to see the latest and greatest views of Cheetah Hunt (ka,wiz,bitch,blah,whatever, get over it losers it's called Cheetah Hunt) and while there also try out awful Gwazi and see if the new flyers make the ride any better or whatever.... Oh, and I needed time for some Hippo viewing, that came with a side of ducks.

Yeah, Gwazi isn't good now....Rerideable, yes... But even with PTC's I COULD reride if needed.... Flyers did to Gwazi just as they did to Hersheypark's Wildcat.... It took a ride with a good layout that was just rough.. And turned it into a slow boring ride that does nothing.. and while it does nothing.. semismooth.... It took away pretty much all the speed and excitement. (and do to re-tracking only one side was open.)
So yeah.....you made it 'smoother' (kinda) but you lost everything else the ride had.....ZzZzz

But at least something good. I hope... Is in the works over at Busch... What is likely the only roller coaster in the world where riders will also have the chance to view Hippos from! Cheetah...thing.
 Yay

So uh, yeah.. Thats it. Gwazi sucks... Busch's Pizza Buffet is still amazing... Cheetah Hunt should be fun... I saw a Hippo... Ducks were on parade.. I fed some other ducks.. It rained.. Montu didn't seem open but I didn't care... And I left Busch Gardens only having ridden Gwazi.. Ew.... But then it was time for the State Fair!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Random ass Monorail photos... at night!

I don't know.. took a few photos last night at Epcot of the Monorail.... Here you go?


Monorail Lime as it passes over Epcot's main entrance and heads into Epcot Station... With Spaceship Earth being all pretty in back of it.


Monorail Coral, with its now played-out Tron warp passing over Epcot last night past the Imagination Pavilion. This photo could have come out better.. but I didn't have time to wait 15 minutes for another train to come around, so I left. 

And the full gallery - Lots of Monorail photos

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Vekoma Quest...

One mans mission to ride every Vekoma coaster in the state of Florida.... in the same day TwitPicing along the way.
My lovely pointless day started with a quick bike ride over to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure and  Flight of the Hippogriff (Flying Unicorn). Meh, one train op meant the line took forever... And for a family coaster? Not worth it...but I was on a quest. After waiting far too long for that crap.. I walked on over to Universal Studios Florida to find out it would be over an hour until Woody opened... So I jumped on the Simpsons ride... Ouch, my neck. Anyways.. Once I got off Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster had opened for the day, yay... Time to bike back home and head over to Disney. First up was Hollywood Studios where I walked in to find Rock'n'Roller Coaster to be down, great. Amazingly it reopened right as I sat down and I ended up being the first person in line. It must have been down a while as I walked all the way to the load area and got in row 1 without ever seeing another guest. I was tempted to jump on Tower real quick.. But instead I headed off to the Magic Kingdom where I was quickly able to get on Goofy's Barnstomer, Move it Shake it, Celebrate it was going on and I guess had most peoples attention at the moment.  Four down, one to go.. And possibly the only one worth riding too.. After a lovely lunch it was off to Animal Kingdom for some Expedition Everest... Yay Vekoma Quest was a success... 5 different coasters in 5 different parks (Every Vekoma in the state of Florida) for no real reason other than... Just because I CAN.



Wednesday, September 22, 2010

What is this crap?

Vekoma Quest - On a mission to ride all 5 Vekoma's in the Greater Orlando area. Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster, Flight of the Hippogriff, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Barnstormer, and Expedition Everest all in the same day.. Just because I can.