Token Yankee Guy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Updates: Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure: Part I Six Flags Magic Mountain and Theme Park Review Party Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure: Part II 'Hola from Venice, California. I'm settled in in good old California, I'm staying at Kyle's place for the 6 days I'm here. So far I've flown in yesterday via Delta, and today I went over to Knott's Berry Farm for a couple of hours. Doing this tested my driving skills while driving LA freeways which was a lot of fun I must say. Now onto the first update of many driving north up PCH back to Kyle's place 69F is warm for a person who's from New England that flew from temperatures in the teens There's my rental...the PT cruiser. Drives nice, but I don't like the leg room, lack of cruise control, and the small trunk space No words can express what went through my mind when I saw that Snoopy has one ear...poor guy walking back to my car Awwww, really nice horsies OMGDIRTOMG contain yourself! For all you dirt and footer lovers. you'll enjoy this photo I really enjoyed the relaxing ride on the stage coach Wave Swinger I'm on the stage coach Time for the stage coach ride. I got to sit on the top They were running the half special bus and half train hybrid on the tracks I've ridden the Durango Line before in colorado .............note to self.....don't get the nachos again...too much cheese... I'm sporting a nice haircut in KBF Time for some jaguari. or however it's spelled KBF representing the Penobscot tribe up in Bangor, Maine. They were filming something at KBF. However, I wasn't excited over them filming...I was excited over the fact they were using a Cannon XL camera I got too excited that I got a re-ride on the raft ride... what's the difference between getting wet and drenched....You're going to get some water on you..period This is one ride I missed out on last year. You won't believe how busy KBF was today, I mean...look! I'll need to hit up Riptide this Saturday Xcelerator Silver Bullet Just some aerial shots from the observation tower thingy mmmmmm...accerlation Since I'm looking for a new car...I'll take that beauty right over there That's what's going to happen to my Stratus that I had. I hate geo's....one of them totaled my stratus a few days ago...Not my fault Those people up there are enjoying the airtime on the top hat First ride on my trip....Xcelerator Train pulling into the brake run on Silver Bullet Cobra Roll of Silver Bullet As you can see, this is me, and this is some park behind me...I read in a magazine somewhere it was a good park.......... I do enjoy KBF We're here at KBF I am cruising in my PT cruiser...It's the Touring Edition. Yo NEXT DAY: Driving over to KBF on the 91 freeway I was very hungry since the only thing I ate earlier that day was cereal at 5am EST and a cinnabun around 1:30pm EST. This was at 8pm PST.....so yeah, it was a while And my cousin met up with us for dinner since she's going to college in LA Later that night we went out to dinner. Here's Kyle 'representing while crashing on Kyle's couch Fast forward a few hours and I'm at LAX waiting for the shuttle to take me to the rental car agency Waiting at my gate at T.F. Green Airport in Providence, RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Wish I was there instead of at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpenguy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Nice pics, where else are you headed while down here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Friday: Disneyland Resort Saturday: Knott's Berry Farm for Solace Sunday: SFMM for West Coast Bash and TPR Party Monday: Disneyland Resort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadmos Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 A Geo totalled your car? DAMN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKY Lunatic Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'm pretty sure I saw Mantis Man walking on the sidewalk in one of the first pics outside of Knotts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 A Geo totalled your car? DAMN Yep, he ran a light in Bangor and side-swiped the front of my stratus the airbags deployed which was the primary reason for being totaled since Chrysler requires the steering wheel column and dashboard be replaced when the airbags need to be replaced. In the end, he was at fault, I got money, and I'm getting another car during my spring break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Sounds like you had fun at Knott's! Dang, they've done a lot of work at Sierra Sidewinder since the last time I was there. See you on Sunday Craig! ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Wooo I'll be representing the PVD-LAXness in less than two weeks! An scary... I'm actually doing almost the same stuff you are... Nice TR so far, makes me look forward to my trip even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Nice photo's of KBF, wish it was 69F in the UK, only 12c. lack of cruise control is just being lazy The boots / trunks are not small on a cruiser, how much stuff did you have..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Nice photo's of KBF, wish it was 69F in the UK, only 12c. lack of cruise control is just being lazy The boots / trunks are not small on a cruiser, how much stuff did you have..? I have this big duffle bag on wheels, and my laptop case. So it was enough trunk space for me. But when I had a PT Cruiser from Maine to Connecticut, there was two of us and the trunk space was full with my two bags and my friends big bag. Alright guys, expect my DLR and DCA update in a few. I gotta sort through 101 photos I took today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 March 9th, 2007: Disneyland & Disney's California Adventure So I went over to DLR today by myself and had a blast. When I pulled into the parking garage, i thought the park was going to be packed, but I forgot this was a Disney park and sure enough, the ride lines were all under 30 minutes except for Space Mountain which had a 45 minute wait. So here we go New for Disneyland....LA Traffic 3D Simulation!!! Feel like you're in LA Traffic for hours on end.... I watched the lowering of the flag eeyore and I *cries softly* Some character, I don't know his name When I went back to Disneyland, I manage to catch the beginning of the parade which btw was amazing On the rapids ride Oooooo, the cars from cars.. The Diva is sleeping There I am giving the thumbs up I want to go to the Tip Top Club. The Hollywood Tower Hotel. Very luxurious Now to head over to Tower of Terror I love how Disney has Single Rider's for some rides Time for Soarin over Soren I'm infront of the actual Golden Gate Bridge...No, it never went over water and in some place called San Fransisco... Time to head over to DCA Cruella dancing.. Donald and some musicians I'm in front of Disney's statue Pirate booty! I'm on pirates Now I'm confused...Was Jack Sparrow in Pirates before the movie???? I know he wasn't..btw, so don't answer that question Some ride advertisement The line moved quickly through the queue for pirates. Just like all the other rides at DLR today I'm wearing my Big Bad Wolf poker shirt Pirates was closed last year I was at Disneyland..Now I get to ride it Indian Jones had a 25 minute wait....Can't beat that "Hey, look Stewie, it's Hallie Barry's crazy ride" Looking down Main St to the entrance plaza The front...if you didn't know The back of snow white's castle I hit a drop and the camera moved Trying to get a picture of the yetti Yay, I'm on Matterhorn Matterhorn approves of homosexuality Time for the Matterhorn Heyyyy Pluto is running away!!! NOOO No it was space mountain....From my time in the park, this was the longest line I waited in for the day...45 minutes I'm heading to Tomorrowland for my first ride of the day....like everyone else....Autopia! Looking down Main St. Cruelle and I styling it on Main St. Another artist rendering of Disneyland The drawing of Disneyland that was proposed to the bankers for the construction of the park This is where you forget the troubles of the day and think about the happiness that the park has to offer I'm back in my happy place First up....Disneyland Walking to the entrance plaza Advertisement about the music for Space Mountain and California Screamin' YAY!!! I'm back at my favorite park. Disneyland Driving down the 91 freeway to the 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Inferno Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Looks very nice...Can't wait to go over to California... BTW, how do Disney do single rider? I only ask because of the green ticket as seen in one of the Sorin' pictures...Just want to make sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Looks very nice...Can't wait to go over to California... BTW, how do Disney do single rider? I only ask because of the green ticket as seen in one of the Sorin' pictures...Just want to make sure... What you do is, go up to the person at the Fast Lane entrance and say that you're a single rider. They'll give you that ticket, then you walk down the Fast Lane queue. From there, they'll place you in a empty space after they get the regular queue situated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Nice Pictures, i wish it was 69 degress here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Inferno Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 What you do is, go up to the person at the Fast Lane entrance and say that you're a single rider. They'll give you that ticket, then you walk down the Fast Lane queue. From there, they'll place you in a empty space after they get the regular queue situated. So it's the usual stuff then, just wanted to make sure you'd have to do sommat like go to GS or similar places... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Other Parks I visited: Arrival into California and Knott's Berry Farm Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure: Part I Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure: Part II Sunday, March 11th, 2007: Six Flags Magic Mountain & TPR Party Evening guys, so SFMM and the TPR after party were both amazing. Big props to Ride World for hosting an amazing West Coast Bash event which was 10x better than Solace was. We had ERT's on Tatsu (amazing flying coaster), X, and Viper. Of course, it wouldn't be perfect to start the day by getting pulled over by the California Highway Patrol on the 5 for going 10 over the limit. Yeah, you can get ticketed for doing that in LA....weird isn't it, because I'm pretty sure traffic goes that speed and faster in the first place....*shrugs*. Anyway, here are the photos from todays festivities... The Baby Shower gifts for Kristen. That's all for this update Another shot of the demonstration Wes describes the story of "The Birds and the Bee's" with the Rice Krispie Treats I won a bag of crap with my picture in the people's section of the photo contest. Robb models the new bag's of crap for the prizes the new mommy and the new baby. Kristen is sooo adorable! Kristen had her own cake Robb: grrr, I'm going to eat this cake Guy behind Robb: wow...that's disturbing and disgusting at the same time More people People at the party Time for the party....Kyle's name for the night was Ben Dover...hmmm. Looking up at Revolution...The OTSR's need to go...they abused my ears A good photo of Revolution and Tatsu The front part of SFMM looks really nice....but not the back Scream....Ultimate Parking Lot Coaster Evan does the vogue while the guy next to him stares at me with utter shock for some reason.... Colossus's train...It's a fun woodie. Kyle and his pass After lunch, Kyle and I went to grab the remaining credits I needed. (Except Batman, Deja Vu, Kiddie Coasters, and of course....Flashback) Superman's trains sound like friggin planes And the adults table where we talked about politics and naughty things Time for the ride world lunch...Here's the kids table Evan and I Here's the picture Lou of Robb in-front of the "6 year wang" that he told you about on the phone Robb is talking to Lou right at that moment Group photo 2: I never made it to the Oxygen Bar because I passed out because of the headache's and nausea I got by riding the coasters Group Photo 1: Robb and I are so about to make out... Robb and I waiting for the Orient Express This ride has been officially broken by me Waiting to board Everyone was mad that I wanted to get the left side credit of Superman because it required walking up the hill. To top it off, I did break the ride when we returned to the station Riddler's Revenge SFMM is now selling Firewood for $10 dollars a bundle Robb prays to his God thanking him that Psyclone is officially gone YAY! THE SIGN IS GONE The big TPR group heading over to Riddler Ryan does a strip tease for me. Robb and Ryan want to ride X...But I just waited at the exit... Derek and Nicole, here's a triple loop shot for you guys Kyle is super sexified Robb, Jahan, and Ryan at Viper Evan greets us with a smile Why aren't you gone yet? There we go Hmmmm..something needs to be fixed here Looking through the trees over SFMM I just wanted to ride Whipper Snapper, officer!! Awww, the observation tower is closed Tatsu's sexy trains mmmm, Tatsu Time for Tatsu Entrance into SFMM Walking to Six Flags Magic Mountain's main entrance This is my....woke up and got pulled over look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmousefan Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 nice report!!! I wish I can go to a TPR party when Im at the States. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Craig, that is an AWESOME Photo TR! Glad you had a good time today. And the Psyclone photoshop job. LMAO awesome!!!! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 OMG!! hahahahaha That photo is hilarious! I can't stop laughing!!! hahahaha One of these days I will make it to a TPR party. In the meantime, I'll just have to live vicariously :-/ Glad to see that everyone had a great time! -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 OMG!! hahahahaha That photo is hilarious! I can't stop laughing!!! hahahaha One of these days I will make it to a TPR party. In the meantime, I'll just have to live vicariously :-/ Glad to see that everyone had a great time! -Julie Wait till you'll see Robb's PTR for West Coast Bash... You'll love one picture in it, but I won't say anything about it, you'll need to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Great trip report, thanks for that, looks like you guys had heaps of fun. Now, i'm no artist or anything... but whoever did this drawing is very talented, just look at that detail, nice work. What the.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 A whole bunch of Page 2 won't load for me, so I've missed a load of stuff which I'll try again later, but the pictures taken for me are totally awesome, thanks so much Craig (and Robb, and everybody else)!! Loving what I've seen of the TR so far! Glad you had fun Yankeeboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomizzle For Rizzle Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Looks like everyone had a blast! I love rice crispy treats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philobat Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I am sorry I missed the after party bash. I really wanted to go and meet everybody! I did meet some cool folks during ERT and look forward to getting more involved. The pics look great! And so does that adorable girl!!!! See you guys around! btw, does anyone know the truth about Flashback's future? I heard they are getting a new restraint system for the trains and are going to rehab it and relocate it in the back of the park. CYA- Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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