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This brings up an interesting question. Does the park actually employ Paramedics on the First Aid staff, since they are the only ones who trained/certified to deliver newborns, if something advanced were to occur? I know they employ EMTs, which aren't quite as qualified as paramedics, but should be able to help a woman in labor well enough to get her to the hospital. So Chef, you have nothing to fear.** **What an honor it would be to be born in the park.

I'm not a big fan of their haunted house because they're cheezy and stupid, but I do like being able to ride so late at night. Saturday, I got there around 8:00 and the lines were too long to do pretty much anything. Later in the night it wasn't too bad. I got to marathon Face/Off like 4 times right at close.. that usually has a pretty long line.

I had it in my cargo pocket. Side note: I have my service suspended as of now, but should be getting a new one in the mail Wensday or so. So if you are one of the few people on here who have my number, you can call it after that.

hmmm... I wonder if Fosters is really Australian for beer...

lol... yep, it bumps me around for 2 seasons and everything is fine, but I finally get a smoothe ride and it eats my cell phone... oh yeah, I agree, it has gotten better... Someone had said before that it tends to give smoother rides in colder weather, that could be self-evident.

Nah, they'd go ahead and scare them to death. j/k of course they would. I was at a haunted house and a friend of mine had a seizure several years ago. It was funny to see Satan and the Grim Reiper help her up.

My phone probably went to phone heaven, blame SOB for that.

lol...my hair is barely manageable and is in no way cool... he has to be being sarcastic... but hey, I look up to his ability to rope chicks..

lol.. my hair? I have a million flaws that you could poke fun at, but you choose my hair?

The things listed above were freak accidents and had nothing to do with the topic of enthusiast groups being known as rule breakers. Secondly, if you're a grown adult and your mom tells you not to touch the stove because it's hot and you do it anyway, you still deserve to get burnt. We're not desensitizing anything by the notion. It's kind of like "live by the gun, die by the gun" it equates to "if you choose to be an idiot, you're going to die doing something stupid." I understand your point that when someone dies on a ride it's an unfortunate thing and it affects many more people than the one who lost their lives. The point really is that if someone is going to do something stupid, you can't entrirely be sympathetic towards the individual. The incidents listed above are the exception. Some people loose their lives because of odd circumstances or freak accidents. But in any of the cases which you have listed above, was anyone doing anything out of the ordinary? There have been unfortunate incidents in the amusement industry, but when it all comes down, just live by this: If you play with fire, you might get burned; if you play with knives, you might get cut; if you stand up on a rollercoaster, you may fall to your death! -Ryan

I took my brother to Fearfest because it was his birthday today. The trip was relatively uneventful. I didn't do any of the haunted attractions, I was just up there to ride the rides to be honest with you. Basically the rundown is as expected. The crowds weren't too terribly bad, although they were far larger than the crowds from the first weekend of Fearfest last year. The wait for most rides would be the equivelent of a moderately busy day. I didn't do any of the haunted attractions, so you guys will have to wait for Dane's feedback, but the themeing of the park wasn't as good as it was last year. Less colored lights, less fog, fewer people jumping out at you, etc. Of course, this is the first week, so I wouldn't give up hope. Like I had mentioned before, I had the opportunity to meet one of our "fearless leaders" as Chef would call them, Dane. He's a really nice and funny guy. If we could all have attitudes like his on the forums, they'd be a much happier place to post. Oh yeah, and his girlfriend is really hot. The only downer was that I lost my cell phone on Son of Beast (so if you found it, I want it back!) I have to call this 800 number for guest relations tomorrow. I'm sorry to say but my cell phone is probaby gone forever. -Ryan

what can I say? I'm helplessly vulnerable to the miniskirts...

lol..that's the thing about dreams.. you never have to wait in line. I dreamt about a month ago that I got to ride X at SFMM and just walked right on to it..and we all know that's impossible. The other funny part about it is that I've never been to SFMM.. heck, the farthest west I've been is St. Louis.

I second that notion. Also, I just think it's a shame that a handful of bad eggs in a large group of enthusiasts give them a bad rep.

Yeah, obviously the Paramount-owned copywrites wouldn't be roaming the park as they are today. Just be glad that Six Flags didn't buy it. At least Paramount can concentrate on their handful of parks instead of Six Flags owning countless parks worldwide and cloning stuff for them.

I voted for Route 666 -- new idea, good concept.. it's all there. What's the Elvira ride like? It's in FX Threatre right? Do the seats move and stuff or is it just a video?

lol... how awsome would it be if they let us do that in the park? Ok, who's the closest to Seibert and can talk him into it?

PKI mailing is a funny thing. Some people get some things, while other people get others... I know that there was a post on PKIU about 04 about a month ago and they quoted the letter. I got a letter that had the same info, but said everything differently.

How do you know where to sit if you have never had a rough ride? Middle seats of the car bud. If you sit on top of a wheel you're going to get f'd up. Very true. Also, have you ever ridden in the back seat of FoF? Really no fun in my book.

Hey, I just got an adverstisement for FearFest and BB in the mail. I guess the only really noteworthy thing would be that in the picture, it appears that the racing slides will be utilizing the towers that the speed slide used. It seems as though the 2nd level will be where the slides will begin. The lower level and upper level are not used, with the exception of a big Australian flag on the upper level. Also, the Tazmanian Typhoon looks a lot bigger than I imagined it would be. The funnel thing goes above the tree line. Of course, all of this is from a graphic on an advertisement, so take it for what it's worth.

Ah, I understand your point, but I really think they had engineers take a look at the sign and decide whether or not putting the Paramount logo on it would add too much wind resistance. I mean, the sign is several feet by several feet (I can't even imagine an estimate I would make on the size). That's a lot of wind resistance right there. The Paramount logo wouldn't have made enough of a difference to make it fall. Of course, there's always the straw that broke the camel's back... we'll really never know. I totally understand the whole "cookie cutter" analogy that you made. I'm a little tworn about the Paramount thing. I like the deep pocket that they have, but naming every ride after a movie gets old. I've said a million times that they should have the feel of a traditional American theme park.

Your turning into chef Anyhow, again, I think the best way to go about User Submitted Editorials is a special forum section that cannot be posted in until a moderator / administrator aproves it. lol.. I think we're arguing against eachother for the same point.

lol.. don't worry, the ghosts would keep you company! If you spent the night in the tower, it wouldn't matter what season it was, it would get really cold up there at night.

Thats because it is. If things like that dont sway, they would simply snap and come crashing down during any kind of winds. Absolutely correct. It is always swaying, but I don't know about the whole snapping and crashing down thing. It's made of steel, which can stretch under pressure. That's why any wind will cause it to sway, and being 300+ feet tall, there's always some wind resistance.

STUCK at Best Buy? I could live there! I'm dangerous there with my dad's credit card! lol.. I'm the assh-le who has to try to explain to the hillbillies that a 36" Sony Wega won't fit into the back seat of a 2 door Cavalier.. trust me, it gets really old...