BoddaH1994

As a firefighter myself, I can more or less back up everything that fyrfyter has said. Fire is a serious danger to all objects, even the steel coasters. For example, if the woods around The Vortex caught fire, it could drive up the heat to the point where the welds on the ride begin to crack. Keep in mind that it doesn't have to melt to destroy it or do serious damage. Objects expand and contract with heat, and there's no telling what extreme heat could do to parts of the ride under stress. Would the close the park? Depends. If the park was leveled, they obviously would. I'm willing to say that if SOB were taken out, they'd close that whole part of AZ. I suppose they wouldn't want pictures of their mangled ride all over the internet. Unless there was some sort of hazard I'd say that they'd keep the park open. Fyrfyter was right about them using thick wood. It is harder to ignite, but when you get that sucker cookin' it goes... I know they treat the wood to slow down the festering process, but I don't know what they do to make it flame retardant. You may notice going up the second lift hill of The Beast that there is a fire extinguisher about every 10 feet. I think they alternate between being class A and ABC. Class A being made for things like trash fires (it's basically a water canister) and ABC being a normal extinguisher which can put out anything but a metallic fire.

I'm a big fan of the 3d thing... it enchances the experience 5 fold in my opinion. Spongebob is fun, but imagine how lame it would be if it weren't 3d. I piced 7th portal because I thought it used the 3d effects the best, but Spongebob does it well too. Have you guys ridden the Lost Temple? I think it's sooo stupid!

^^ You've probably hit the nail right on the head.

Just out of curiosity, which FX Theatre show did you like the best?

grrrr!! You people are reading into the word "resort" way too much! If they were going to get a hotel, they would have had groundbreaking last April or so. Those things take a while to build. Do they have the money? Ummm....well, they had the money to build a 200+ ft wooden rollercoaster... I'm sure building a hotel (not necessarily anything special) would be nothing to them. Don't forget, they tried the hotel thing and got out of it. The reason why they use the word "resort" instead of "water park" is because the word "resort" is affiliated with class.

<<To be quite honest, I kind of snuck up on the Chef. He was talking to Bodda, decked out in 2 PKI shirts (one was a sweat and the other being a tee)>> Hey, you forgot to mention that BoddaH was wearing an Arrow Dynamics shirt. I think your brother came up to me and asked me if I worked for them. I was shocked that someone so young would know about the company. <<Prior to going to PKI, Ryan dropped by my home and met Mrs. Chef. My wife is a strict judge of character and after meeting him, she invited BoddH to our home for dinner (cooked by me, the Italian Chef of course). That says a lot because Mrs. Chef seldom likes folks she meets and invites them to try my culinary creations. Therefore, hats off to Mr. Ryan who made a great impression on my wife. I specialize in Italian food, but I also do some French and Japanese dishes quite well.>> I guess I should have mentioned that. Mrs. Chef is extremely nice and very pretty. She was very welcoming when I first met her. It's been quite an honor to grow to know Mr. and Mrs. Infosino.

Hey, look at the bright side, at least now I know that you're not the annoying guy who operates FoF. He was working in the morning. I have nothing against him personally, but that whole "3,2,1 Goodbye!" at every single launch...grrrr! I suppose some people like the attention of hearing themselves over a loud speaker. Ah, it's not a big deal. I've never not been impressed by the crew that works at PKI. How you blow off steam is a different story.

I'd have to say that I love the park because it's almost like a euphoric place to go. It's like my own personal taste of Shangri-La. I can go there and forget about any problem I have. I guess that has to do with the fact that it's almost an hour from where I live, so it's accessable, but still no one can find me there. I think that rides are great stress relievers. I guess the best example I can give is the launch for Flight of Fear. I mean, when you're strapped into that seat waiting for the launch, you're not thinking about the test you have next Tuesday that you haven't studied for, you're not thinking about whether or not your girlfriend's cheating on you and what you're going to do if you find out that she is, and you're not thinking about how you were supposed to read chapter 16 of European History but didn't because you were on the forums all night. The only thing you're thinking of is the fact that you are about to be catipulted like a pebble out of a slingshot directly into a cobra roll. I suppose everyone has their own release. I mean, some people play sports or write for the same reason. I suppose that since my release only happens for part of the year, I need to blow off steam while it's open. That's why I go like 3 times a week, all the way from Northern KY. I have always wished that I lived closer to the park, but I suppose it just would be the same that way.

lol...first of all, if you want to get technical, most of the radical religious groups believe the number of beast is 6, the mark of The Beast looks kind of like a UPC code. If you have a problem with it, go to GR... hopefully they'll just tell you the same thing that I'm going to tell you, and that is: :::SMACK!::: and when you're crying, taunt you with "wah wah wah". Anyway, Chef was right. Today was an excellent day in the park. I felt bad because I was wearing an Arrow Dynamics shirt and the first thing we did was marathon Flight of Fear a bunch of times. I wonder if that's wrong to do or not... The Chef talked me into eating at the Chinese restaurant on I-Street. Boy was that stuff great! I highly, highly recommend that you try it if you haven't eaten there. Their staff is extremely nice and the food is 110% excellent. I don't know if I'm ever going to be able to settle for LaRosa's pizza slices again. You can eat a plentiful meal with a drink there for about $10. It sounds like a lot, but if you add up the money that you spend at the Festhaus, it's about the same. I'd say you get more bang for your buck there. Anyway, Chef and I rode TR:TR for the first time since the filmings in late June. I'm willing to say that I'm still tired of the ride. So I guess getting there early really pays off. We rode a fair amount of rides in 4 hours before the crowds picked up. Anyway Todd, it's a shame that we didn't see eachother there. Have a good day everyone. -Ryan

Delirium is an excellent ride. The only thing that sucks about it is how sitting in the seat number of which you were assigned is far to lofty a concept for most PKI guests for some reason.

My guess would be EXTREMELY crowded. We're getting there early and probably leaving early as well. Hopefully we'll get a little bit of rain so people won't go. Those are the best days!

ahhh....boy do I love cheerleaders....

The Chef and I intend to be there Monday. Anyone else intend to go?

Well, I guess it's time to congradulate you publicly, Chef. Go Chef! As far as doing commentary on rides, I do Delirium all the time. It's no so much that I'm describing things like "Now we're swinging left, now we're swinging right" or anything like that, it's more like I'm describing the incredible air time that I'm getting out of the ride. On another note, does anyone get particular songs stuck in their heads on particular rides? I thought I was crazy, but someone else mentioned it in an earlier post. He or she said they get "The Zephyr Song" by RHCP stuck in their head obviously while riding the Zephyr. I'm sure a lot of us can relate to that. lol...One time I overheard my brother singing "Pictures" by Kid Rock and Cheryl Crow on FoF. It's kind of funny because you'd think that an intense ride would spark some kind of rock song in you. -Ryan

If we planned a PKIU reunion, I would have like to have known about it. What do you mean by "washboarding"?

lol...although our park is, well..our park.. and I take great pride in it and am proud to say that I'm a passholder, I still think that there's no reason for there to be nastyness between us and the CP folks.

STXBomber, right? I was wondering that myself, but he described himself in another post and I think I've seen him up there working with this guy and the girl that like to play on the job...

Nah, the one in Coney Mall wasn't anything like Splat City. It was just a fountain....no one was intended to touch or walk through the water. It just happened not to have any kind of fencing around it. It was pretty small.

True, very true... I was just thinking more along the lines of track layout, etc. Although FoF is 10000x better new because of the new restraints, it really doesn't entirely change the ride experience. I mean, it's much more comfortable now, and you feel like you have more freedom, but it's still the same ride.

grrr....I've heard that too. Maybe once would be ok, but there's this guy and this girl that do it over, and over, and over, and over... it gets so old SO quickly.. Whenever that guy is the ride op, it seems like the line goes a lot slower. Sometimes they have a different crew working and the like isn't bad. I don't blame the employees entirely for that... I mean, I've seen for myself the STUPID people who get on that ride and how the extra little seatbelt is far too lofty of a concept for them. I guess I'll assume that when the ride op screws around on the PA, he's blowing off steam and I respect that, but like I said, it gets REALLY old.

Business or no business, Arrow was the pioneer of the modern rollercoaster. I have nothing but respect for that company. I'm a fan of their work. I'd love to work for them some day. I just hope they're still around when I graduate and get enough work experience to even be considered.

lol...it's a shame...she's so hot I totally believe that she's got a bad attitude. I heard this clip from Brazil (I think) in which she accidentally forgot to turn off her mic (maybe she played live that time?) and she was b!tching at the stage manager... Is she really banned from the park or was that a joke? Was it something she did, or because the crowd was so bad?

No, I don't. How fast is shipping on that stuff? It would be cool if all or most of us got them and wore them.

Yeah, it was three constant streams shooting upward. There was nothing around it, so you could walk through it if you really wanted to. I'm willing to say that a lot of toddlers were falling into it, causing complaints...just my guess.

Yeah, upfront would be best in my opinion... plus someone should wear something distinguishable, so we can make sure that we're with the right group and whatnot... maybe a pkiu shirt if you have one