Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Final Edition!

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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Frontier City!

Postby sspaz1000 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:21 pm

great update Chad!

I love all the pictures so I can't really say if I liked some more than others.
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Frontier City!

Postby chadster » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:42 pm

^^ It's pretty awesome to see really and seeing Michael in action and how the employee's all respect him and work well with each other; you're going to continue to see the park flourish.

^I'm having similar issues!
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Frontier City!

Postby TheSchwitek » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:07 pm

Awesome trip report! I'm glad you enjoyed the park, and I hope to see other TPR members visit in the near future! It's cool when I can look at a trip report from my own park, and enjoy it just as much as a trip report from a park I have never seen! Looking forward to your future travels!
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Frontier City!

Postby CoasterGuy06 » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:55 pm

chadster wrote:^^ It's pretty awesome to see really and seeing Michael in action and how the employee's all respect him and work well with each other you're going to continue to see the park flourish.

^I'm having similar issues!


Yeah he's supposedly a pretty good manager, or so I'm told. ;)
Awesome report! Frontier City seems like such a neat little park. Got to get myself out there soon!
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Frontier City!

Postby chadster » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:55 pm

^You don't have to suck up anymore! ;)

^^Thanks again man, glad you like the TR! I'll be sending a package your way to add to your collection of materials soon =)
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Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Iowa Adventureland

Postby chadster » Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:36 pm

Back in June I visited Adventureland - Iowa in, well, Iowa. So you might be asking, why travel to cornfield heaven to go to an amusement park? Well, because I wanted to :p

Seriously though I was already in Kansas City for Coasting for Kids so I thought, why not. The park itself was run primarily by an older crowd, and by older I mean retired which had plenty of benefits that included they didn't fart around (well ok, maybe they farted, but you know what I mean) they show up for work, and most importantly, super fast dispatch times. Yeah, I was shocked too.

The park is very Disney like in it's front entrance and quickly spreads out. While the coaster collection is mild they do have a well rounded flat collection which was impressive.



Want to know what else is impressive? So far this year I have traveled to more than 50 different parks and along the way I have collected park crap, and...I'm GIVING IT ALL AWAY!

Maybe not all of it, but a good amount of it. Stuff from Adventureland, Martins, SeaBreeze, Kings Island, Silver Dollar City, Michigan's Adventure and more. So gee Chadster, what do I need to do to get all this cool crap? Simple. Hidden in this trip report will be a caption contest. Best caption WINS!

But WAIT there is more! A second round of poo poo will be given away if you tell me which of this years Adventures (thus far of course) that you have liked the most! I will then stage a drawing based on some crazy lottery rule and presto, someone will win!


SIMPLE! So what are you waiting for, post your captions and whatnot and get ready to win free poo poo!
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Step right up folks, get your tickets, get your tickets here.

Hey, why does this look familiar?
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Where have I seen a front entrance like this before.
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Hmmmm.......Oh yeah, I know! Disneyland! Seriously, for a first timer it scarely resembles Disneyland.
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Possibly with a splash of Six Flags. But it's really cool! Tons of shops, eats, and whatnot.
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Don't call me SuperShawn.
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On a effing hot day, this was a real treat.
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After a tasty treat, I took a stroll down Main Street U.S.A.
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Where at the end I found myself indoors.
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The Falling Star was covered and down for the count, however I understand it has since re-opened. For those wondering why I am talking about a Falling Star when not looking at one, well, I don't really know.
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The Splash Down (Think Huss Flipper) was also down and looked like it was waiting on parts. Not sure if it has also since re-opened.
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"David doesn't really care about me, but the farmers in Iowa are great. They feed me, bathe me, love me, and nurture me. No more faking it with manly poses. I'm a bird, I fly, eat, and crap."
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Tons and tons of places to eat like an enthusiast.
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OMFG TACOS!!!! Note: The tacos were good, the perfect meat to lettuce and cheese ratio.
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Fly me to the moooon....
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Rejected riders.
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So I guess "The Dragon" is supposed to have some medieval theme or something, but I could be wrong.
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Though about the only thing medieval about it was that it looked and felt like it was a hundred years old, which, is actually good if you like that sort of thing.
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So by now you are probably thinking, 'hey, this is a cute park' and you would be right. Very nice setting and well kept. Keep in mind the heat has taken a toll on the grass.
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As I was exiting "The Dragon" I spotted a Turtle. Soon after park management approached me asking if I had seen him. Turns out this guy is the largest one in the pond and he's not spotted very often. Word got out to the employees and soon more arrived. I found that kinda awesome really.
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Time to move along.......
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CAPTION CONTEST TIME!!!!!!! POST YOUR CAPTIONS!!!!
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Howdy partners.
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Making my way to the back of the park. This is also the way to the water park, where thankfully everyone was.
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Easily the most popular flat with a longer than expected ride cycle and the longest line in the park.
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Big boy looks a little scared...
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Continuing into the rear of the park I found the rest of the west.
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I would have waited for this attraction but 1. it was slow moving and 2. acceptable amount of wetness. I wanted to get wet, and it just didn't look like you did. So I passed. Obviously.
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F&B prices are crazy reasonable at a park of this size.
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Looks like a GCI
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Smells like a GCI
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But noooooo, it's the last CCI before the GCI crew took their balls and ran to a new sandbox.
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NERD SHOT! (Tornado's ride control system)
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Personally I've seen more than my share of tornado's, I don't care to see any more.
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For you roto geeks
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Flume credit time...
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...complete with toilet bowel colored water.
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This is really what the park is known for across the world.
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And this is what is inside the piggy.
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Wouldn't it be awesome if they served pork outta here? Like Caramel Bacon Peanut Popcorn. Sounds amazing right?
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Shaka Shaka Chicken Shacka?
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I wasn't sure what to expect of this ride. It was more along the lines of 'Fire in the Hole' or 'Blazing Fury'
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NOTED!
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Once I made it 'Underground' this creepy guy touched me.
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Mmmmmm, balls out and scrambled it was time to make my way out.
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My expectations for this park were spot on. Clean, well kept, friendly, and an overall decent collection of rides. Definitely a place I wouldn't mind re-visiting (with a coupon of course) if I ever make it back to Iowa.

Thanks for a great day Adventureland.

Don't forget, winning poo-poo is easy!!! Post your captions and your favorite Adventure for your chance to have your box filled! Contest ends this Friday!
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Adventureland - Iowa!!

Postby cfc » Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:45 pm

Adventureland is a great, noncorporate park. Outlaw is a solid ride, and the Underground is just weird enough to be interesting.
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Adventureland - Iowa!!

Postby sspaz1000 » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:05 pm

Favorite 2012 report was your report on the San Diego Zoo.
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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Adventureland - Iowa!!

Postby PAL » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:11 pm

My favorite is Chad's original taco adventure from Indiana Beach, including the bonus valley adventure.

Oh man, I didn't know Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel is a park fan. He really let himself go during the off-season.

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Re: Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Adventureland - Iowa!!

Postby beatle11 » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:21 pm

Great TR Chad. I always like seeing TR's from places that don't get alot of attention, like this one for example, as well as Frontier City and Michigan's Adventure. I think I would say Michigan's Adventure is my favorite. I'm going to have to think about a caption for that photo.
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