Photo TR: TPR Midwest trip, Geauga Lake, and Dollywood

Great shots there Will, I remember that near collision on the Raven brake run and on Phantom's Revenge.

=\ Soem of the pakr panroamas are tiny... Really hard to make them out...

 

Those coaster panormas, though...

 

The picture of thunderbolt and phantom's revenge together is BEAUTIFUL! Really good job there!

The park ones look small because I stitched a large number of pictures together and I had to resize them down to fit in the forum.

 

A few more:

beechbend2-2.zip

Beech Bend in higher resolution

tboltandphantom-medium.zip

Higher resolution version of Thunderbolt and Phantom. I guess this qualifies as Coaster Porn!

Gemini and Mean Squeak

Draggin' Iron was running two trains on the first day - Here's proof!

Racer

I'm enjoying your photo TR's roomie Will. Keep 'em coming!

This Photo TR now needs some photos of Deja Vu. Great pictures as always Will.

Great pictures Will, makes me wish I could have been there!

I'm giving this TR another chance.

 

This section will be broken up into smaller parts

Our beloved Vekoma masterpiece.

 

To be continued (maybe)

We already had Bull, so we went to the next best option

Fortunately Robb and Elissa were able to get us Gold Q-bots to make the task a little easier

But we had credits to get

ERT was over

By now, people were starting to enter the park

Nobody wanted to ride with me

Watch your feet!

The park also opened up the Intamin drop for us

WE'VE GOT A MOTHER#%^ING SNAKE!!!11one

I though this shot was kind of interesting

It had a few good headchoppers

If you look closely, you can see that some of the lapbars are still up.

They've torn down a few CyClones in the last few years, including Texas Cyclone, Aska, and Psyclone. Hopefully this one will remain for many years to come

Some more pics of RB

Viper - Not just another CyClone

"Wang"

Is the train half-full or half-empty? I'm going to be an optimist here and say it's half-empty

When Robb and Elissa get us ERT, it really is ERT

TPR loves Raging Bull

A view of American Eagle from RB's queue

So roomy an ACEr could ride it

Many of us headed for Raging Bull, the second of the B&M hypers

Regardless of whether the lawn ornament was doing anything, we had ERT to get in

This was one of the first sights we saw upon entering. It does look kind of pretty for a lawn ornament

Will they even let us in?

...though we have to get through security first

But we can go in through the side entrance...

But wait, ERT starts at 9:15 and they haven't even opened the gates yet

It appears that Six Flags is having a Cedar Fair moment

But we're not cavemen, we're fully trained coaster enthusiasts who weigh a little less than the other clubs

Viper: So easy a caveman could do it.

Welcome to Six Flags, brought to you today by Geico and Comcast. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on your car insurance!

One of the many perks to TPR trips

Next up was Six Flags Great America

I'm glad you decided to finish the TR, it's excellent! Don't leave us hanging on the rest of it!

Keep it going, Will! We want more! We want more!

 

Don't leave me alone in the world of people who's TRs are still active XD

Awesome stuff Will! The more active threads about that amazing trip the better!

Can't wait to see more. This truly is one of my favorite TR's there are. Not just The last one, but all of them.

 

Keep it up!!!

Jesus, on the 3rd to the last picture, I'm so damn burnt it almost matches my hair. For the East Coast trip, must bring more sunscreen!

^

Golly - If I didn't know you better, I'd say you were a "redneck!"

 

Thanks for the updateWill!! Appreciate it.

Great stuff, Will. I'm glad you decided to finish it. I can never get enough of TR's from this awesome trip. I just wish I had taken more pictures.

SFGAm continued

Knowing the low capacity of the ride (and its reputation for not being reliable), most of us who were smart headed for it after ERT

Demon (and its clone at Great America in California) are probably the only coasters that actually gained inversions during their lifetime. Maybe they should do the same with SoB

 

To be continued.

Jahan was happy to ride

It's a typical Arrow coathanger machine

My group took Robb and Elissa's advice and headed for Demon next, also lacking Q-bot that day

When the line is full, you probably would need to eat after waiting in line for Vu.

The shoulder restraints had extra bars added during testing. It turned out that riders could put their arms up too far. It's still better than the shoulder bashing restraints on SLC's though.

Two tracks equals two credits right?

There's room to stick your whole hand in there if you wanted to

A closer look at the track

The evacuation platform is standard on many Boomerangs

Why is it that the inverted Boomerangs have these large gates in the station instead of the standard air-gates like on standard Boomerangs?

This is like porn for Derek

The chevron seating is unique, but does add to the confusion for some riders

Almost to the station, and the Geico 15 minute point

The line itself isn't that long, but the waits can be very long due to the low capacity of the ride

Unfortunately they weren't taking Q-bots for it that day

Good to see this is still going as your photos are definitely some of the best. Thank you.

Continued

To be continued (maybe)

Everyone fell out

Smooth as a baby's bottom?

The trains are slightly different from the ones on the newer standups

Iron Wolf was the first B&M coaster ever, and it's probably the roughest

This one too

Of course Terrance got that credit

This is the Q-Bot queue for Batman

Gravy buffet

Unlike most SF rides, it is actually somewhat themed

Built in 1992, it was the first ever inverted coaster

Batman was next

The station was crowded, but the wait wasn't too bad with the Q-bots

V2 was next

I guess they do

Do these count?

Batman statue

Superman statue: Check

Prepare for Air!

I prefer the B&M flyers over the Vekoma flyers

The rest of the ride is the same though

Unlike the ride at SFOG, this one only has a single station, but the trains are one row longer

This is where the Q-Bot line started

But we had Q-bots

It had a really long wait

Next up was Superman

There are quite a few random statues scattered around the park

It's the typical spinning mouse, and a fairly low capacity ride, especially for a park like SFGAm

My group then followed Robb and Elissa's advice and headed for the spinning mouse

Awesome pics!

 

Looked really crowded there. Luckly you had a Q-bot.

That Batman beats down Magic Mountains due to it being the first and the best!

 

Again, Awesome pics!

Great pics Will! I love tos ee your TR updated so don't let it poof away!

 

 

I shall now go work on my TR some more. not sure if I'll finish the update though(Sicne I gotta work, and all) but you did inspire me to continue it

I'm glad you've continued Will, nice pix!

Finally done with SFGAm

 

Also, I don't want to annoy anyone by promoting my other threads, but I have another Photo TR in progress for some of the Orlando parks here

Cedar Point will be next, though I have around 300 pictures to post

On the stop-off on the way to Cedar Point, I made a roller coaster in the same way that Ron Toomer did

Is that the Vekoma bus?

Robb couldn't even give away his slightly used shorts

Required shot

But they won't save you money on car insurance

Some of the prizes to be won

Robb needs to work on his hand coordination

Everyone who wanted to stay at SFGAm was sent out into the rain, and the rest of us stayed under the bridge

It started to rain and people started to head for cover

It's Wonder Woman!

Hi Joe, how's it going?

Even Elissa's parents rode

The spiral lift is unique. In fact, it's even in RCT

It's a classic Schwarzkopf dating back to the Marriot era

Time to take a Whiz!

A few more shots of our beloved Vekoma masterpiece

I think that guy on the left could benefit from Robb's "Sex and water" diet

The new Wiggles World

Flame decals have been proven to make the trains go faster

Although I only count it as one credit, I rode both sides to get the "full" credit

With the addition of Wiggles World, getting to this coaster is a bit of a walk

They had it racing too

The trains have these strange looking shoulder bars

Through the trees (I'm sure some of the photographers out there would appreciate this shot)

See what I mean?

Though it's probably ready for its next paint job

That's a lot of paint

Brought to you today by The Home Depot. You can do it, we can help.

American Eagle was a record breaking coaster for its time

Sigh! I was bummed when they removed Willard's Whizzer from the Santa Clara Great America (they did this because of a fatal accident, though). I can't tell if Superman is aroused or annoyed by Terrence's attentions.

Thanks for posting more pics. I always enjoy them, and there's a nice closeup shot of the back of my head.

Great pictures Will!

 

I bet if submit that coat hanger to Arrow, they will gladly build it into another one of their masterpieces.

*cough* s&s *cough*