Photo TR - East Coast Tour 2008 - The C-Jay Perspective

[rollin_n_coastinDon't put that donkey on the floor!]

East Coast Tour 2008 - The C-Jay Perspective

Day 0: Pre-Game (Below)
Day 1: Coney Island (Below)
Day 2: Six Flags New England 1, Quassy and Lake Compounce (Below)
Day 3: Six Flags New England 2 and Playland
Day 4: Six Flags Great Adventure
Day 5: Six Flags America
Day 6: Busch Gardens Europe
Day 7: King’s Dominion
Day 8: Morey’s Piers
Day 8: Morey’s Piers slides/ video and Clementon Park
Day 9: Hershey Park
Day 10: Dorney Park
Day 11: Knoebels


Hey all. Well, hard to believe it's over! A fantastic trip! Looking over the pictures as I do this mini Photo TR really brings back the trip and is definitely helping me deal with it being over.

Before I begin, let me just say that I resigned myself to not taking many photos because let's face it, Hanno and Dan just do it better! Ok, in addition to Hanno and Dan, there were certainly a lot of others with much better cameras and some phenomenal shots, all which you will be able to check out in the official updates I'm sure, along with the official DVD! I for one can't wait!

My aim was basically to cover some fun and craziness as I experienced it and to share with the forum and add to the official East Coast update by filling in some blanks. If any of my pics are used, I would be of course honoured and bow down to he who holds the bags of mystery (aka crap)and authors the official East Coast Tour thread!

Hope you enjoy!

First up, those of us who arrived early enough spent the prior day at SFGA.

[rollin_n_coastinDon't put that donkey on the floor!]

After dropping off the 'Gheypri/ Treehugger-mobile' at the airport on the first official day, I headed to the hotel. Those of us who just couldn't fathom getting up early to go to Sesame Place were hanging out at the hotel waiting for the bus. We took over the banquet area entrance.

Once the bus was ready, it was off to Brooklyn and Coney Island. The Manhattan skyline was incredible that night.

You can see my more detailed Coney Island pics in my Photo TR: Jason Takes Manhattan.

*sideshow photos from coneyisland.com.

[rollin_n_coastinDon't put that donkey on the floor!]

What a crazy schedule! It was well worth it. Day 2 for example was jam packed with three parks!

Six Flags New England Day 1, Quassy (aka the Aussie Speedbump) and Lake Compounce.

Other highlights of SFNE and the trip to date:

An interesting trend:
-Note Christiana's hair - it defies the laws of physics and has not moved to date.

Other cool peeps:
-Met my awesome roomie Luko
-Met Eric and Candace
-Met Drew's awesome tormentors, Chris and Daren
-Met Trent, Jake, Luke, Ben and other Aussies and Brits who joined up with Baywatch Taylor, Jenn and Scott
-Met the 3rd Jason on the trip and obviously like all Jasons, a very cool guy.
-Met JakeG and EricM, a section of calmness at the back of the bus and a ton of fun (they were never picky about where to go and when)
-Met the famous Hanno and Erik Johnson and crew at SFNE
-Also really cool seeing Brent and "N-G" Adam and Matt from Behemoth Bash
-Oh, and it can't be forgotten that Olivier and I met our soon to be awesome Q-Bot partners in line at Superman ROS, the flying Dutchmen themselves, Selwyn and John.

Drinking Night 1:
-Given how aggressive the schedule was, drinking nights were far and few between. I think we only had two main ones in total!
-The bar next to the hotel rocked. Thanks to JasonM, Drew, Olivier Eric and Luko for the drinks and company.
-This night of course was only a warm up for the Dorney Hotel bar! More on that later…

[krazekidddFIRE HAIRED BOY]

Ok, what's the deal with everyone having horrid photos of me! In all seriousness, I'm having way too much fun in David's lap. Apparently I didn't fall cause um, I have my blanket on us.

[KerryBWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

I'm lovin' the TR, Jason! I really wish I had come up early for the pre-game day now. I missed out on extra fun and getting to know you guys even earlier. I am also at 148 coasters now...If I had gone the pre-game day I would be over 150!

Oh well, I did need the nap time I managed to fit in. And I got to have dinner with some really fantastic guys! David, Eli, John, and Gary welcomed me to TPR with open arms and many laughs that very first dinner. David greeted me loudly as promised, so that was worth it all. I MISS YOU GUYS!!!

I'll look forward to more of your updates. Keep up the good work!
(PS..Olivier, what if anything eventually surpassed Khan?)

[Hang And BangIt's A Small World Fanboy]

Large pole + horse = happy John! The only way that ride could've been better is if the pole was labeled "Smoker's Pole".
BTW what's up with me looking like the freakin' Crypt Keeper in the Zoomerang pic?! Oh well, I love it anyway!
I miss you, too, Kerry!!! Eating authentic philly cheesesteak while actually in Philly was a great start to the trip!

[downunderWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I'd forgotten about Quassy, I rode the Mouse with Rich (who is a cop) and he said he was never more scared on a coaster, I was just whatever - my indifference to near death experiences is not good. I've joked around while I'm lying in a pool of my blood waiting for an ambluance with parts of my body bent where they shouldn't be, I think I told them to prank call my foster parents with news of my demise.

Little Dipper at Quassy, that should be called Lumbar Eraser along with High Speed Thrill Coaster, I got five cycles on that, lovely guy that ride op.

[HerBlackWingsA donkey is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family.]

Yeah, great. And I wasn't even in THE cerebral palsy seat.

[ernierockerWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that was a little frightened by that Wild Mouse at Quassy. Great TR so far. Looking forward to the rest.

[krazekidddFIRE HAIRED BOY]

The only way that ride could've been better is if the pole was labeled "Smoker's Pole".

Seriously, I couldn't stop laughing when we disovered the Smoker's Pole! Um, yeah, I totally read it backwards the first time I saw it.