Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Final Edition!

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With my last trip report of 2011 over and done with I am now officially on hiatus returning February 13 with an all new Video Trip Report, yes, in 2012 most reports will be in Video format!

Until then, I am taking a little break from the forums as I am working on something new and exciting!

So I leave you with my favorites of 2011

Favorite new to me Corporate Park: Six Flags over Georgia
Favorite new to me Small Park: Rye Playland
Favorite new to me Coaster: Thunderhead
Favorite new of 2011 Coaster: NTAG
Favorite overall Steel: Montu
Favorite overall Wood: El Toro
Favorite overall Flat: MaxAir
Favorite Anton: Mindbender (SFOG)
Favorite park food(buffet): Lake Compounce
Favorite park food: Silver Dollar City

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After a winter hiatus, I am rehabbed, refreshed, and packed full of ghetto parks, awesome rarely seen parks, Video Trip Reports and more!

2012 Adventures

2/13/12 - Ghetto Kmart Carnival! Page 42
2/20/12 - Adventure City! Page 43
2/22/12 - Special West Coast Bash Edition - Part I - SFMM Page 44
2/26/12 - Special West Coast Bash Edition - Part II - Knotts Berry Farm Page 45
3/06/12 - Hollywood and Ripley's Believe it Or not! Page 46
3/12/12 - Disney's California Adventures Afterhours Page 47
3/19/12 - Silver Dollar City Construction Page 49
3/19/12 - Celebration City (Defunct) Page 49
3/19/12 - Tornado Intercept Vehicle! Page 49
3/26/12 - A Century of Magic - Disney Animation Cels Page 51
4/09/12 - Whorish Photo TR for GKTW! - Boomers!, Ghetto Carnival, Scandia! Page 51
4/16/12 - A Look Back at Speed: The Ride Page 52
4/23/12 - Pacific Park Page 53
4/30/12 - Castle Park Page 54
5/07/12 - All Star Adventures - Wichita Page 55
5/14/12 - San Diego Zoo Page 56
5/21/12 - Rooster Days Carnival, Broken Arrow, OK Page 57
6/11/12 - Santa's Village Azoosment Park, Dundee, IL Page 59
6/18/12 - Indiana Beach Page 60
6/25/12 - Six Flags Great America Page 64
7/10/12 - Michigan's Adventure Page 65
7/16/12 - Frontier City Page 67
8/27/12 - Adventureland - Iowa Page 68
10/13/12 - Galveston Pleasure Pier Page 72

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Unfortunately due to production delays I am unable to bring you a Video Trip Report to kick off the 2012 season of CVA, however I am proud to bring you this little jewel.

Found by Fatdaddy in a KMART parking lot during a recent visit was a ghetto carnival feature "Captain America", a Miler kiddie coaster. How ghetto was this place, well, we are talking ghetto. Duct tape was holding the gravitron together, a crank handle was used for the lift chain on the coaster, and the trabant about killed us.

So we walk up to the entrance where we had to pay $2 to get in. Wanting to know ride prices before we entered we asked the lady how many coupons for the coaster, no speak English, and held up a sign telling us how much tickets were. Um yeah. So, we go inside, look around, and none of the rides said how many tickets. Apparently it's at the ride operators discretion, if you are white, 5 tickets, if you speak Spanish, 4 tickets.

Anyway, here are a few interesting photos and a bonus credit! It was unexpected.

Kmart. Right Here. Right Now

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Shamrock stands for luck, as in, good luck, you're going to need it on our rides.

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Duct tape fixes everything.

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Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, eh, oh, wrong park.

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Wheel of fortune, but enough of that. Lets get to the bonus credit, and then get the hell out. This place is not in the best part of town.

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Here it is, the crown jewel, the one, the only, CAPTAIN AMERICA!

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We were assured that this attraction meets all IP licensing requirements.

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You know it's ghetto when the gas station car wash is next to the coaster.

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"My wife wished I would die, I just might on this ride!"

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The lift.

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A circus monkey comes out and cranks the handle for the lift chain. True Story.

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And off we go. I called my insurance agent before we embarked on this journey, wanted to make sure mom and dad would be set. You know, just in case.

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The carny's all live there.

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"Finally a credit Big Mike Doesn't have!"

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So for you nerds, here it is.

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Since I am a himalaya fanatic, had to try it out. Not bad for almost shaking apart.

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Then it was time to take a spin on the Trabant. Holly hell this thing was on kill.

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They made you ride in pairs. Two fat@sses in a trabant made for an interesting ride, as you can tell, we were highly excited.

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And before we get shot, it's time to get outta here. Police helicopters = bad news.

Hope you enjoyed this ghetto report. Much better, much bigger, much more excitement is on it's way this season! Check back next week for another installment of CVA!

Don't forget to comment!

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[1pizza14Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

That truly is the definition of "ghetto fair". I went to one similar in the parking lot of a Costco and got stuck on a Crazy Surf for 30 minutes.. fun time to be had at ghetto fairs. Look forward to seeing more

[QueerRudieFull Fledged Meat Enthusiast!]

Wow.
G-E-T-O.

There are many things I will try/enjoy while out enjoying this planet, however, I draw the line if the rides are assembled with glue, toothpicks and duct tape.

Scary- but funny, too.

[eddie200330"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

Wow.
G-E-T-O.

There are many things I will try/enjoy while out enjoying this planet, however, I draw the line if the rides are assembled with glue, toothpicks and duct tape.

Scary- but funny, too.

Not to mention any time someone sets a Zipper up in a parking lot! Those thing are scary enough, let alone the ghetto factor thrown in!!!!

[beatle11I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Ummmm....I'll pass thank you. Those ghetto fair rides make me nervous enough when they aren't in need of duct tape repairs. Looking forward to more!

[sspaz1000I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

I'm actually kind of surprised you and Caesar made it out alive. Cause that's actually kind of scary. But great report, and great whoring skills

Here is the perfect song to sing while riding that coaster.


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[simon8899I wish they would make Street Fighter Donkey.]

If you wanna get a good Himalaya ride come over to one of our carnivals.

In the US they do all things wrong with them. Frist off they run them far too slow - and then all the "Dont rock the cars" and "Dont raise your arms" and "No sunglasses onride".


This is the correct speed to handle such a ride - note how far the gondolas swing up!

The US has great coasters - but I always have to refrain myself on "commenting" to the ride-ops about their operations and rules as I dont wanna get kicked from the parks....