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  1. The VIP tour is useful if (1) you live far enough away that you can't get to CP on a regular basis, (2) if you only have one day to do the park and absolutely want to make sure you can hit everything you want to hit, (3) if you have to do the park during peak season and most importantly, (4) if you have $375 per person in discretionary income.

    Or you have a "celebrity" girlfriend who refuses to wait in a line. (not that I do) I did the VIP in 07 and again this year and was really disappointed!! KI's VIP was fabulous, but at CP I didn't get my way like I did in 07...and still no executive bathrooms either!! ;)

    Magnum was rougher than normal. I must say a big thank you to Tigellinus for the tip to simply tighten your seat belt hard and keep the lap bar relatively loose. It helped IMMENSELY in handling those bunny hills!

    Haha! That's option A.! Option B. is keep both the lap bar and seat belt loose and hold the lap bar palms up to use the back of your hands as shock absorbers. To this day I've never had any leg bruising or pain, and I virtually fly out of the train on the bunny hills! Of course, Magnum opened when I was 7 years old, so who really knows the "right way" to ride! :lol:

  2. ^For someone with your track record and coaster expertise (i.e. unlike unknowing GP'ers, you know where the best seats are), I'm a little surprised the seat assigning on Diamondback hasn't soured your opinion of the ride. You must be a very happy-go-lucky person!!

  3. ^I thought the prices at the Pizza Pizza restaurant in the strip mall on Major Mac were the same as in the States...as was the McDonald's as well, but I did hear that "tablecloth" places were a bit more pricey there than say your Montgomery Inn or Mitchell's in Cinci.

    I want to ride Behemoth soooo bad.

    You should!! Although I love Diamondback! Behemoth is more thrilling, plus no seat assigning!! (at least when I was there).

  4. It looks A LOT more thrilling watching it from the D- (sh*t...I almost typed Diamondback!) from the Behemoth queue than when riding it...very gentle and not very forceful. Btw, Dave, did you do their Mondial frisbee? Now THAT is a lot more forceful than either Delirium or maXair IMO...

  5. Kind guest, please leave our park and go eat in the parking lot or somewhere else and come back in an hour.

    What genius came up with this incredibly stupid plan?

    Here's betting it never happens.

    Exactly!! Quick Mason-Montgomery Gold Star meal, followed by a power nap on a Lifetime Fitness leather couch...all without losing ride/Haunt time?! Yes!! :D

  6. ^Hey! Diamondback's queue on the webcam at 7:30 pm Friday was only a 25 minute-ish wait (last 3 rails in the main queue)...that's pretty good to me!

    Needless to say yesterday (Sunday) was glorious all things considered. DB rarely cracked 30 mins post-ROTB and lines for everything else was pretty reasonable. Gold lot never even got completely full. Plus, I got what I wanted in terms of DB seating...can't go wrong with that! :D

    Edit to add: nice PTR pics! :)

  7. ^Here's the thing...and no offense to the D-back crew...B&M hypers are designed to operate in such a way where the queue should never really stop regardless of the crew!!

    Many are enthusiastic and deal with more guests than most other rides, so (most) of them are outstanding in that way.

  8. Gad, point taken!

    Although, since I haven't ridden much else than Diamondback this year I can't really attest to other crews, but I will say both the Invertigo and Delirium crews have seemed better this season compared to past one's...despite many of the same people still working them! :lol:

  9. Yeah, I agree, the weather these past three Friday's as been sort of meh, but the D-back waits have been really short!!

    In hindsight, I almost wish I would've tried to go with my parents one of these days!! (who don't want to wait in any real lines)

  10. ^^Now Giga, with that camera you have, I know you said the outside shots with it are awesome!

    BUT isn't it also true that for inside the quality is just average? OR were your settings not the best previously for your inside shots, and adjusting those would make them better?!

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