PTR: Credit WHoring LA County

So my buddy just moved to the LA county and I'd figure I'd show him the sites and sounds that is wonderful smuggy Los Angeles County.

 

First off, we started at Scandia Amusement Park in Ontario. When we arrived, no one was there except maintenance guys that were putting the Halloween maze together. We walked around the park, tempted to operate our own rides. Then, these nice ride ops showed up and followed us around lettin gus any ride we wanted. In order to ride the Screamer we had to have 4 people to ride it so we convinced 2 ride ops to ride it with us so we could get our credit.

 

Next was Castle Park, even though the website said two days earlier that it would be open, it was closed. After having a chat with the people that own Castle Park, no joke, and trying to pay them off to turn on a ride for us...they kicked us out. No credits from this park today.

 

Then there was Adventure City, where we convinced the ticket lady we were ACE members (even though I was wearing a TPR shirt) to let us in the park. Adventure City is geared toward kids so you had to have a kid to enter...but since we were members of ACE we got a discount and got to go in.

 

Final Park of the day was Knott's...Knott's is Knott's so I'll let the pictures explain themselves for that park. Oh, and Xcelerator was broken and we walked on every ride and got to marathon Sivler Bullet for 8 straight rides.

 

The next morning I hit up Pacific Park cuz I was close to it.

 

Ok, enough blah blah blah so here's the pics and enjoy...

To quote Ricky Bobby, "If you don't like Big Red, then f**k you"

Mmmmm...juicy...

Mmmmm...juicy...

So I introduce him to a heart attack in a little brown cardboard box

So we had some time to kill and Doug's never been to In-N-Out

Bye Castle Park, update your website so that your open where your website says you are

Castle Park, where we disappoint all the credit whores when we're closed

So after talking with the owners and trying to pay them off to turn on a ride they kick us out, 2 missed credits and here's one, Merlin's Revenge

Again, upon walking in no one is in the park and all we see are guys fixing rides...those are called maintanence people

Next, was Castle Park in Riverside. From here it looks like it's open

Thanks to Desirea, Nicole (not pictured), and Vicky for having to put up with us for the short but great time we were there.

That's Desirea spraying the slide with silicon and Nicole telling Doug that he's gunna lose...Let's just say that we FLEW down the slides and hit the bricks at the end. AWESOME!

Merry-Go-Round time, and we even got a ride op to ride it with us

After the Screamer it was Pirate Ship time...Doug smelled so I sat as far away from him as possible

Yay, I'm on the tallest coaster in Ontario next to the I-15 freeway! Beat that!

And look at the view....you can't get that on any other coaster in Ontario

First drop!!! This was a very impressive coaster for where it is...

Please nuts and bolts stay together!!

So we decided to ride again and then we noticed this big, gaping hole in the track...oh god

Lift hill enthusiasts...get the lotion

Yay, waiting in the station of the Screamer for other ride ops to get in and ride it with us

It's like Dumbo and Disneyland...but not

Doug decided to ride a dragon...while I pointed and laughed

Scrambler!! And I'm the only one on it!!! Party!!!

YAY! Credit Number 1 of the day...and we nearly broke it. It started going backwards on the lift hill.....ooops

I think the wait is too long, I'm gunna skip this ride

Ok, so where is everyone?

Scandia, where our ride ops ride the rides WITH you

Whore #1 and Whore #2 ready to get their credits on

What's that out in the middle of no where? A coaster?

Not done yet thanks!!

 

Caution, more whoring ahead

Keep hand down or they will get chopped off, or covered in sap, your choice

True credit whoring fashion...Timberline Twister

All I wants bang bang bang

Some people say Silver Bullet is forceless...go through this helix 8 times in a row and then come and talk to me about forceless

This is Silver Bullet's loop...oh yeah, and Doug's in the picture too

First drop goodness...WEEEEEEEE

It's marathon time, thanks to the wonderful ride op Sarah for taking the pic and kicking other people out of our line so we can get our ride on

Yummy Silver Bullet

Here's what Knott's as to offer for an inverted coaster...Silver Bullet

After a couple drinks at TGI Fridays we enter Knott's and this is our vision

Now it's time for Knott''s Berry Farm...America's First Theme Park

Jim loves the giant ______ (insert word here)

So after Adventure City, we took a pit stop at TGI Fridays for some food and drinks

FBI's most wanted

You like my double barrel shotguns?

Oh my god, the coaster ate all the kids on the ride! Oh the humanity

Sweet, I'm sad and pathetic and sitting in the back...I Rule!

Freeway Coaster, goes up and down and side to side and over trees and over rocks = fun

Yeah, another credit!

They even had midget goats there to groom and stroke...Sorry, no stroking a midget goat today from me

Helix of death around a bush

It was a very impressive ride for being in a kids park, it's like a wild mouse but minus the pain

Lift hill enthusiasts...still got the lotion?

Tree Top Racers...imported from Australia. Aussie @$$holes, you got this credit?

Hey look at the two idiots pointing at something...what are they pointing at?

Next was Adventure City, where we were members of ACE

Still not done yet but thanks for waiting!

 

Caution: whoring taking place

I think Doug has had enough whoring for one day...it killed him

For all those fangirls out there...you know you want some

Yeah, I think the cut trees on the track is a big hint that the ride is closed, plus no water in the lake

I think the boat ride is closed...just a huntch

So sad, another missed credit for the day and probably the second best coaster of the credit whoring trip (the best is yet to come)

I think Xcelerator is sick...it has a droopy cable...poor guy, get him some chicken noodle soup

So this is where Xcelerator chills on the beach with an umberalla and puts back a few

Sagging cable, broken fins and the whole launch dohickee thing was a mess

So here it is, Xcelerator broken and sick...they are ordering parts from Germany to fix it...YeeHa

I was thirsty so it was time for a little drink from a little fountain

Screamin Swing, where the haunted shack once was. And because I'm cool I got to ride it for free

Yeah, we love pain and vertical loops and the sun

Lift hill enthusiasts....here's another

Boomerang, We make your ears bleed

Yes, the infamous ghetto "Sit Down!" log flume ride at Knott's...the best ever

I don't think we are high enough...Supreme Scream is still a good rush but not as good as those first generation Intamin Freefalls

This is a drop tower...people poop themselves on it so they only had one side open today but it was still a walk-on

Here's the train going up the back spike...still really fast

Here's the train going through the station real fast

Here's the train going through the loop real fast

Here's the train leaving the station real fast

Coaster geeks, here we go...here's the shuttle pusher thingy

This is Montezooma's Revenge, another term we So Cal peeps use for the runs after you drink TJ water

So here are the fine ladies we met at Knott's and got some "other" credits

Got a little Captain in you?

I'll just get me some pearls off the necklace...I was hungry

This time its the lay between the ladies with the leg on one shot

Since Xcelerator was closed I'll get my other credit thank you very much

The typical lay between the ladies shot

While I prove to everyone that I'm not shallow

Doug goes for his special move

Thanks for waiting to reply guys...you are awesome!

 

After the ladies, it's on to more whoring

My friend Jackie was in the neighborhood so she decided to meet up with me and ride the coaster one last time

It also had a pirate ship...but I was here for the coaster, not the other rides

The pier also had a freefall drop ride thingy...I wasn't going to be going on that today

Cuz it has a helix of death it takes at 10mph

So here's the Santa Monica West Coaster, the best coaster on the credit whoring trip...why you ask?

For those of you in the MidWest...this is a beach...i live 2 miles from one! Don't be hatin

After lots of water and Sprite, I finally stumble to Pacific Park

Booo! I'm a seagull and if you feed me, I poop on your car

So the next morning I realized I was close to Santa Monica Pier, and why not get that credit while I'm here

I may have taken it a little too far

We whored all day so we had to celebrate

So what's the best way to end a day of credit whoring? Grub and Grog

And I leave you with this final picture from Knott's...Silver Bullet

Ooooo, freaky colors and squeaky coaster

YAY, i love Ghostrider at night cuz it's so crazy

This is Ghostrider at night...can't you tell?

Ghostrider, used to be my number 1 wooden coaster. Still a good ride and still in my top 10

The final picture that is for all those desktops that are naked and bare...please cover them.

You can post replys now...thanks....

Woo-Hoo for credit whoring. Great pics of you credit prostitutes and the rides that loved ya.

Just a question...

 

Is it just me or does Ghostrider beat the living HECK out of you?!! I really didn't like it too much last time I rode it...

Ghostrider wasn't too bad this time around. I have been on rides where I could only ride it once cuz it felt like I broke a rib. This time we sat in the very front and the middle and the middle is the best place to be. The back, even though the drops are crazy back there, just beats you around like a little rag doll...Here's a hint, dont put your hands in the air...just hold on for shear shakiness

The first drop is the only part of it thats just a little wee too much. With the retracking, you actually feel air time on the hills, although the job they did was still some of the crappiest I've ever seen.

Nice TR.

 

I want to go to Knott's just to get on Montzooma's. Silver Bullet doesn't look that bad- far from forceless, but I guess it's a matter of opinion, and I haven't ridden it yet.

 

It would be totally awesome to have those ops following you.