Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt-complete

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Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt-complete

Postby fatdaddy » Fri May 21, 2010 9:56 pm

Ok, fist attempt at a trip report, forgive my mis-steps should they occur.

This was my first TPR bus trip, didn't know what to expect, but it turned out awesome. I tried to edit this down as much as possible, just because I know that there are quit a few people who will do trip reports and I'm sure they have duplicate pictures that are much better than the ones I took on my cell phone.

OK here goes.
dan drives bab.jpg
Cousin Dan drove just in case we missed the bus, we could catch them when they stopped for food.
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butts.jpg
Dan is powerd by nicotine, notice the can of tobacco in the previous photo.
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capris gps.jpg
I made this gps icon of Dan's Capris just for this trip.
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me to bab.jpg
This man is on a mission for new credits.
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flat.jpg
A lot of the drive looked like this. This is where we stopped for food, McDonald's is behind me in this shot.
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vball.jpg
An epic battle between good and evil, we all know which team is evil.
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castle.jpg
I was hoping for the Giant dipper and Robb came through.
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fat tire.jpg
The only thing that could pull me away from the Dipper was this, and lots of it.
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robb shoots scbb bab.jpg
Robb constanly prowling for updates.
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manly.jpg
Official manly pose.
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winos.jpg
Two people enjoying the wine from the open bar. I know her, but can't identify the mystery wine drinker.
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open bar.jpg
Thumbs up from some blurry guy getting more wine.
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glow.jpg
Back on the bus i saw some strange things.
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sober.jpg
These people are completely sober, completely.
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bus light.jpg
Many strange things, how did a jonas brother get on here?
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Ok, that was it from SCBB. I will see what i have from the other days, hope you like. Thanks.
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby robbalvey » Fri May 21, 2010 9:59 pm

Ok, this was a funny start. Please post more!

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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby fatdaddy » Sat May 22, 2010 6:47 am

^Thanks for the vote of confidence, prepare to be disappointed.

Ok, so here's day two, SFDK and The Oakland Zoo. By the way, I didn't see one animal at the Oakland Zoo, except a very long tiger. Anyway, I'd never been to SFDK so I was really excited to get on some new coasters and check the place out for a possible future family visit with the wife and kids. I almost blew off the zoo, but would have missed one of the best parts of the trip, besides the park was getting a little crowded and I thought it just as well to get out of there for awhile.

Enough of that, lets get to some crumby pictures from a 2 mega cell phone camera.

pancake face bab.jpg
Party bus bingo pancake face provided by IHOP.
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tony haw from the bab bus.jpg
I spotted Tony Hawk from the bus, now how exactly am i supposed to hold onto a cup of water while riding this?
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tram sfdk bab.jpg
Riding in on the tram. A beautiful ballet of twisted metal, or as i like to call it, a bunch of credits.
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dolphin tail stand bab.jpg
Private dolphin show, not dolphins showing their privates, thats another show which i don't want to see.
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whale face bab.jpg
Whale says "So, your telling me i get a card, a lanyard, park discounts and a pen?"
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whale splash bab.jpg
Shamu, my tail fin shamu, this is Shoukas house.
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tiger.jpg
They warn you to watch out, or this tiger may spray you with lovely tiger pee cologne.
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boomerang.jpg
Yes its a boomerang, no it doesn't totally suck.
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elephant.jpg
A new meaning to banana on a stick, aren't they usually covered in chocolate.
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asian elephant.jpg
Elephants agree, if your not wearing one of these shirts, your lame.
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monkey chow.jpg
If the elephant wants to eat the monkey chow, whos gonna stop her.
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grub.jpg
Must consume mass quantities of meat.
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skinned.jpg
Confirmed-Elissa does in fact skin her hotdogs. The only question i have is what happens to the skins, is there a pair of hotdog skin boots somewhere?
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me and flipper.jpg
This guy wouldn't leave me alone until i took a picture with him. I started thinking about the king of the hill dolphin episode and thought if all he wants is a picture then maybe im lucky.
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sloth.jpg
Hard to believe this guy is one of the seven deadly sins, he didn't seem evil to me.
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penguin.jpg
When penguins attack, he bit her and then she had to wrestle him to the ground. The penguin almost won.
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tram zoo.jpg
Time for the side trip to the Oakland Zoo. These people are going to get on a bus, drive to a zoo, and do something they should be ashamed of.
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c and h bab.jpg
C and H pure cane sugar, from the bay area, growing in the fog....
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okzoo.jpg
Oakland Zoo, but we sure ain't here for the elephants.
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See, Robb fits just right.
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kiss.jpg
This was just wrong, this image is burned into my memory, now it's burned into yours too. Your welcome.
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mayo.jpg
When maynaise attacks, I needed this for party bus bingo. Elissa eventually managed to stick it down his shirt.
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roar.jpg
Roar is just as awesome as it looks.
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v2.jpg
Are you V2 or are you just happy to see me?
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feed us.jpg
You can ride coasters and feed dolphins, what more do you need?
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wheels.jpg
Obligatory nerd shot.
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blackout.jpg
A random blackout, not sure what happened, maybe it got wet somehow.
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Ok, thats all i got of this day. I am assuming everyone has looked over Robbs' report and understands all the subtle things i left out, but if you have any questions ask. Thanks for looking.
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby Calicoasters » Sat May 22, 2010 6:54 am

You can ride coasters and feed dolphins, what more do you need?


I'm still waiting for them to build a coaster where I can feed dolphins while riding!

Nice report by the way, keep up the great work! =)
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby fatdaddy » Sat May 22, 2010 7:24 am

^"Horrible report by the way, keep up the great work! =)"

Your original remark was correct, wait i still have more crumby pictures with bad captions to come. Some pictures with you in them, wonder what the captions will be. Thanks for looking, at least someone did. :)
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby Mechanic » Sat May 22, 2010 9:48 am

Nice report! I'm looking forward to more. Sorry my big head was in the way in your Shouka pictures. :oops:
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby fatdaddy » Sat May 22, 2010 1:12 pm

^We will just pretend it was supposed to be a shot of you and the whale stuck his big head in. Thanks for looking, hope you dried off from Tony Hawk water challenge.
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby ILoveRides » Sat May 22, 2010 1:35 pm

Awesome trip report! I'm looking forward to more crummy pictures and bad captions!

BTW I think you captured the best manly pose picture we've ever taken.

And yes, we were sober. Completely sober.

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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt

Postby fatdaddy » Sun May 23, 2010 12:55 am

OK, got the rest of the pictures together. More crap than Robb could fit into a bag. Which, by the way, the bag of crap I got for party bus bingo was pretty awesome. Not to mention the coaster parts, did anyone mention the screws we got from roar after the tony hawk water challenge. If you don't have a screw, your lame, no other way to put it.

So, last day was CGA, never been there, probably wouldn't go back just for coasters, but they did have a pretty nice selection of flat rides and kid stuff. Also what looked to be a decent water park. Grizzly is not bad, its not terminator, but it's got decent speed, a good layout and didn't beat the hell out of me the way Ghostrider did the day before the bash. There is a two story carousel for you carousel enthusiasts, or is it a merry-go-round, I only saw horses so i'll say carousel, but I saw other animals on the backstage tour, so maybe merry-go-round, yes I know you don't care. It's a nice park and I plan to come back with the family in tow.

The early ERT was on vortex and flight deck. Vortex was cool, but one ride was enough, over the shoulder restraints beat you up a little. Flight Deck was awesome, maybe the best coaster of the whole trip, just slightly edging out the tiger coaster at the zoo. Food was ok, but they only had chicken and so did the other two days, so another option, even hotdog's, would have been nice. Q and A was ok, a little too formal, but the backstage tour made up for that and then some. I can honestly say that even though on paper it seemed like a short day, there was plenty of time to get everything in and still explore and take pictures.

ok, so now for the worst pictures yet. Well really I have more pictures, but as I said before, everyone else has the same shots and I got beat to the punch on some. Don't want to bore you with the same shots you've already seen. So, instead I tried to keep it to pictures that I didn't think others had or maybe I had a different angle on. And, or course, bad captions, they are funnier with beer (or wine for you winos out there). Ok, here's the last of what I got, or at least all I'm gonna give you. Thanks for looking.
morning.jpg
Waiting, look at all the cargo pants/shorts.
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walk to top gun.jpg
Flight Deck is now open. You can tell it's early because some of the trash cans are still sleeping.
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flight deck.jpg
Youngsters in the front row get a thumbs up.
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survivor.jpg
I liked this ride, kinda like a dragon boat without the sphincter clenching part. Why is he looking at his crotch?
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jamar.jpg
This man eats drop towers for breakfast. Can you say "no fear"?
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drop zone.jpg
He was kind enough to escort these frightened souls and show them how a real man gets down, or goes up and then gets down, something like that.
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mouse.jpg
Random nerd shot.
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demon.jpg
There's a demon in the bushes.
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macarana.jpg
It appears this guy is doing the macarena on Grizzly. I don't understand kids these days.
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smoothe moves.jpg
Awwww, how cute, he's got his arm around her. I can just barely make out what hes saying - "baaaby shark do do do....."
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eagles flight.jpg
The fat man finds the quickest way to the food.
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in flight.jpg
It's ashamed so many parks have taken these rides out.
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pirate snoopy.jpg
I spy Snoopy pirate adventure. Its like a tilt-a-whirl and a scrambler got it on and this is their unholy offspring.
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charlie.jpg
Exclusive charlie brown bottle time.
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push up.jpg
The only thing that stopped me from eating all of these was brain freeze.
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nintendo.jpg
If you look closely you'll notice that Robb's a$$ is made by nintendo. Its rumored he sh*ts flaming barrels, or maybe thats just after buffalo wild wings.
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vtex.jpg
Anyone else find this sexy?
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two ton max.jpg
Two tons max, yes this ride is ready for coaster enthusiasts.
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stone henge.jpg
Stone henge? It's hard to take a picture that doesn't have a trash can in it.
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invertigo.jpg
A missed credit, don't worry my sweet, we will be together one day.
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integrity.jpg
Noted.
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full can.jpg
I guess they don't have enough trash cans.
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bad bore.jpg
This wheel was rejected for being bad and boring. Sounds like a bad episode of dancing with the stars.
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whizzer.jpg
Well, i found the whizzer, but i was looking for the sh*tter.
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leaf pads.jpg
The new environmentally friendly padding doesn't look very comfortable.
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intamin snake.jpg
One must always beware the infamous intamin cable that hides in the brush of amusment parks, waiting to snap!
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tour.jpg
"so, your telling me i get a card, a lanyard, theme park discounts and a pen?"
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fly by.jpg
Random coaster porn.
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lift hill.jpg
Giant stick bug?
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restricted.jpg
As close as you can get and still be safe.
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bus.jpg
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. (sadness)
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newsign.jpg
The tpr code?
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Ok, thats it, not many pictures, not much substance, no funny talking geese, but it's all i got. Forgive me if i stole anyones captions, and shame on you if any of these captions are yours, they are terrible. Thanks R and E for a great time, hope to do it again sometime, keep those trips commin'. All you party bus people were great, even the ones who farted on the bus. And with that i will say good day.
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Re: Bay Area Bash photo TR attempt-complete

Postby tedten » Wed May 26, 2010 12:18 am

Forgive me if i stole anyones captions, and shame on you if any of these captions are yours, they are terrible.

Hahaha. Very funny, not true though! I really enjoyed your TR!
Also I agree that it is a huge shame that so many parks took out their chairlifts! I think they really add alot to a parks atmosphere. Same goes for quality non-shooting dark rides and monorails! I really miss alot about older parks in general really. Not digging the new crazes. Anywho...
Also I really dug the pictures of Flight Deck with the jet-trails in the sky. Very cool and fitting to the theme of the ride! Thanks for putting this up!

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