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

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

Postby gisco » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:55 am

Hey, Joey! Did you get a job or something and no longer have time for this thread?
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby jray21 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:31 pm

Not having a job is so exhausting, I had to take a mini vacation! The next update will be up tonight! ;)
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby jray21 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:11 pm

Here is part B of our first day at Six Flags Great Adventure.
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So this is where the lost Apollo capsule ended up.
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Backstage tour of Nitro!
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We were able to get some incredible rarely scene shots!
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Airtime!
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That guy's a wuss!
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Nitro is a great looking ride.
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I'm a nerd.
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The local news came out and interviewed Robb....
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a Britt....
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a hick...
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and a superstar!
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This group was picked to be the riders for the newscast!
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Oh, by the way, watch out for the bears at SFGA.
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They know how to do it right!
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hAirtime!
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Satellites, Lunar Capsules, what other kind of work do they do here?
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Nice sun shot.
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Gotta love the GP.
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Awesome views of Nitro.
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They probably thought we were a lot more important than we were.
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Good thing we had the vests so Nitro saw us and avoided us.
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Don't bring loose articles on or they get stuck here and very depressed.
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Satisfied riders.
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Zoooom!
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Any closer and David might lose his head!
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They gave us some awesome access for pictures.
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That $1 fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo doesn't seem so expensive anymore does it!
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Cool turnaround.
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I loved the pictures we were able to take.
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Nitro is an amazing ride!
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What is that dude in the second row wearing?
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That is not an illusion. Nitro goes higher, and is bigger, than a plane.
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Oh phew! We were really worried where we were!
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Time for lunch!!!
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This automatically makes any day better.
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There was free beer for all the drinkers....if you could get past Derek and Piers.
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These were some awesome nachos.
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They also had hamburgers, hot dogs, and a bunch of other great selections! It was a really good spread.
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Plate 1 of 3. Great stuff!
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Ice cream and beer are all that Stephen and Cliff needed!
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They went above and beyond by having some awesome prizes for us!
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Eric got a nice pin.
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Liz did too.
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Cheryl got her prize.
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Fudge got a nice bag to sneak some food out of the buffet.
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David loved his superheroes in tight outfits black book.
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Martin got a notepad to write down all his dirty little secrets in.
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Ryan also now has his own black book.
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Just like Charlie Bucket, TPDave got a Golden Ticket!
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So did Guilherme. I think this was a Golden Fast Pass for the rest of the day.
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These three working together put on a great event and trip!
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Robb also got an awesome gift.
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Stacey would rather deal with 10,000 screaming kids than do the Shocker again.
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The Skull Mountain building was really cool.
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Didn't feel too whorish on this 'kiddie' ride.
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But his voice is now gone. :(
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It's been an hour since lunch. I need a snack.
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One of the few left.
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TPR approves!
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Want to see my green button?
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This can be a painful ride.
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Can this name be any more bland?
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Gotta love the Six Flags prices. $45 for chicken strips and fries. Amazing.
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At least the bacon sliders were good.
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This guy seriously should get an award. This lady tore into him and berated him for a very long time. He reacted perfectly and did a great job.
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We found some more shirts for Larry.
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The old and the new!
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The was an absolute highlight of the trip! I've always heard how beyond incredible this ride was, and I totally thought people were overdoing it a little bit. They were totally undergoing it. It was the most amazing ride! Definitely my top 3.
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That is a massive amount of wood!
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Kinda looks like Ferdinand the Bull from the cartoon. I think they should have him breathing fire!
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Just an awesome ride.
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Now that is hairtime!
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Rock on my friend, rock on.
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More satisfied riders, but the trains do look bad.
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Is he trying to breastfeed?
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Kingda Ka and El Toro.
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They had some nice looking areas in the park.
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Pretty rough for a mine train.
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Next up is Bizarro!
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I spy David and Spears on a twisty train!
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I was really hoping they would have fallen.
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Didn't know that the log ride drop was that scary.
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Dan's favorite thing.
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Incredible airtime hills.
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Pretty nice looking park.
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The line was too long, but it looked like a great log ride.
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The skyway give you a great view of the park.
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For those who ever wondered why it's called a pretzel loop.
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Chang looked great in it's new location.
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This really is a massive park.
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The entrance plaza.
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Time for another snack. Pizza and Pizza Fries. I thought the Pizza Fries would be bread/Pizza in frie shapes, but they were fries with sauce and cheese! Amazing stuff!
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Amy lost her scrunchie on Nitro, but since this was New Jersey, we just used a straw wrapper!
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Dave Fudge is excited for the first ride of ERT!
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Gotta love ERT! No lines!
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They have the haunted train all to themselves!
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The long exhausting walk back to the bus after an incredible day!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby larrygator » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:19 pm

Joey - nice to see that you are back from a long eating break to continue the thread.
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby mousch » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:19 pm

Awesome pictures,bringing back some great memories,can't wait to ride El Toro again this summer on New Hotness
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby Joe Cool » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:59 pm

Another awesome update Joey!!!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby Brandy524 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:58 am

Great pictures! Looks like an awesome day!
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby Meteornotes » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:25 am

Awesome report. Still seems like a low amount of food for you. Hope it didn't cause any long term health issues.

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

Postby Blind Idiot God » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:43 am

Dude... how could you even stomach those nachos? The "cheese" looks like something you'd get out of a lanced boil.
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Re: Photo TR: The Ray's do the Road To Cedar Point!

Postby SharkTums » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:23 am

Can't wait to get back to SFGAd this summer for some more El Toro!!!

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