Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Day 3, Pg. 6: Knoebels! Food, tours, & GLOW ERT!!!!
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Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby jray21 » Wed May 30, 2012 3:56 pm

This is our photo trip report from TPR’s Road to Cedar Point trip in 2011. As always, we had an absolutely incredible time and got a crap load of credits! All the parks on the tour were new credits for us, so we were really excited. We caught up with old friends, met a ton of awesome new people, and escaped from a serial killer (you’re welcome cal1br3tto) ;) It was a really great trip as we finally got to go to some of the parks I’ve only read about since I was a kid.

TPR really outdid themselves again. I really can’t emphasize enough how much incredibly better trips are with TPR. The ERT alone is worth the cost! Then you add in the food, lodging, tickets, front of the line passes, transportation, and more, and you have the deal of a lifetime!

Anyways, on to the photos!

Day One Part One: Six Flags Great Adventure! - Backstage tour of Kingda Ka, and ERT!
Day One Part 2: Nitro ERT, finally some food, and EL TORO!!!
Day 2: We didn't see Snooki (Thankfully), but we did see a part of the New Jersey Shore! Morey's Piers, food, tours, IT, Ghost Ship, and a surprise credit!
Day 3: Knoebels! Incredible food, Black Diamond backstage tour, and the epic Phoenix Glow ERT!!!

The first park of our trip was Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey! I forgot that this park was on our trip so I was super excited when I finally looked at the itinerary the week before and found out I'd be going on the world's tallest roller coaster, and more importantly, El Toro! The park was much bigger than I expected, and has a great collection of rides. The ERT was amazing, and the Fast Passes were perfect. We had plenty of time to hit everything we wanted, and were able to get multiple rides on everything. The El Toro evening ERT was one of the best i've ever had. We really had a great time at this park.
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I was waiting for the twins from The Shining to show up in our hotel hallway.
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An all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is a perfect way to start off a TPR trip!
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Once you get your TPR bag, the trip has officially begun!
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That is one creepy looking dude.
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I sure hope they always remember to change the sign in the morning.
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Yay! We made it to our first park!
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Do not pass go! Do not collect $200!
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The park looks amazing from the parking lot.
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Pretty nervous about getting all of our credits in with the rain in the morning! (Luckily it cleared up and everything was running!)
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After seeing this sign, it could be an amazing day! ;)
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Nothing like a quickie!
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Yes, Texas is that guy that wears a shirt from a competitors park. But it is Prowler, so maybe it can be considered a religious shirt.
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We are welcome here!
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First up is ERT on Nitro!
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Lots of fun hills!
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This is the fancy train.
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Nitro gets two thumbs up!
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Hey, it’s Eric/k Johnson! (thanks folks, I'll be here all week)
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“Hey Amy, this is going to be you in a few months!”
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Next up, The Dark Knight Coaster ERT with the lights on!
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Why so serious?
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The cars were pretty cool.
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Poor GP. Should’ve done the TPR trip!
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Chang…..I mean Green Lantern, looks great with it’s paint job!
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ERT rides on Green Lantern!
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I can’t tell who’s on that train. ;)
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Hello Brownie Surprise Pudding, I’ll be meeting you later!
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Nice shot with the sun.
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Amy approves of Green Lantern.
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The ‘midway’ had a bunch of games and had a ton of space.
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Time for first rides on Kingda Ka! The world’s tallest roller coaster!
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No wait for TPR!
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TPDave might just wet himself!
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All ready to go!
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And they’re off!
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That will sure wake you up in the morning!
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Coming back towards the station
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TPR does backstage tours in style!
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Second fastest coaster in the world at 128 mph!
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She still doesn’t know if she liked it.
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Make sure you smile for the camera!
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That guy is about to pop all the veins in his neck!
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Looks like the blue train isn’t going to be running anytime soon.
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From below.
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Screaming doesn’t help.
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Someone must have wet themselves.
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Amy is one with Kingda Ka.
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It really is deceiving how tall it is.
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But not to TPDave. TPDave knows exactly how tall it is.
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Obligatory Fatty photo.
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TPDave looks godlike with Kingda Ka to back him up.
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Jake, not so much.
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The Intamin cables of doom!
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Over the camel hump.
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One of my all time favorite pictures.
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There is some good facial forces in that launch!
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She just wants it to be over.
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Over the hill.
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Down the other side.
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Looking up the front.
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We get an exclusive look behind secret doors!
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Some interesting facts about Kingda Ka.
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The secret launch control lair.
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This is the heart of it all. It was really amazing to watch it run.
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David was crying at this point.
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Looking up at both sides.
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Good looking curves!
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Twisty!
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Unfortunately, the elevator wasn't part of the tour.
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The standard “what the hell are all those people doing there” GP face.
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No don’t kill Robb! He has the lunch coupons!
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More twisty.
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Just another day hanging out underneath the world’s tallest coaster.
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Kingda Ka photographs very nicely.
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Up one side….
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…and down another!
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Another nice shot.
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Some happy faces.
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Over the top at 456 feet tall!
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Her face is about to be peeled off.
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I usually don’t do GIF’s, but I liked the faces the kids make.
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Zoom!
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And naturally, there would be some livestock right next to it.
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The Great Character Cafe looked like a ice cream/dessert lovers dream come true, but it was just a standard Six Flags food outlet.
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Dare Devil Dive, at only about 1/3 as tall as Kingda Ka, just didn’t seem worth it.
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Just a few feathers in my hair, and I too can look as good as Steven Tyler!
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One of only two Madhouses in the US!
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Ok, I lied. We aren’t really on a TPR trip, we’re all just doing community service for various crimes.
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One of the greatest inventions in our modern age!
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I'm sure we can find some quality items in there!
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2 credits I will never get.
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Next up was our trash pickup, I mean backstage tour, of Nitro!
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Lots of fun hills! To be continued…
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby STR8FXXXINEDGE » Wed May 30, 2012 4:19 pm

Exciting stuff, Joey! You've got some amazing photos of Kingda Ka here. Never seen some of those angles before. Seeing as how I can't make a trip this year, it's nice to relive this one again. Looking forward to the rest!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby beatle11 » Wed May 30, 2012 4:30 pm

Ok, I lied. We aren’t really on a TPR trip, we’re all just doing community service for various crimes.


Credit whoring is considered a crime now? ;)

It's been almost a year, so it's nice to reminisce about the trip now. Those backstage tours we got were really awesome. Especially with Nitro, it's pretty much impossible to get those photos without this type of access.
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby larrygator » Wed May 30, 2012 8:33 pm

Wow! Not one picture of you stuffing your face. Shocking!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby Meteornotes » Thu May 31, 2012 6:41 am

^That's got to be some sort of new world record, right?

Hopefully Joey will have to strength to finish this report, as he's likely starving.

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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby gisco » Thu May 31, 2012 6:44 am

The lack of food pics was disappointing!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby sspaz1000 » Thu May 31, 2012 7:10 am

Great report Joey! Look forward to the rest of it!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby BeemerBoy » Thu May 31, 2012 9:03 am

larrygator wrote:Wow! Not one picture of you stuffing your face. Shocking!

Ditto!

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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby amyzoo » Thu May 31, 2012 1:27 pm

gisco wrote:The lack of food pics was disappointing!


I think because it was still early and not any places were open yet... :lol:
As soon as they opened we were there!

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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby gisco » Thu May 31, 2012 1:30 pm

amyzoo wrote:
gisco wrote:The lack of food pics was disappointing!


I think because it was still early and not any places were open yet... :lol:
As soon as they opened we were there!


lol ... So there is hope for part two! :b
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