Tanna

The two guys I saw get reprimanded were just given a talk to. They put out their cigarettes, they talked back and forth a bit, and the cops moved on. A lot of people come from out of state, and don't know there's rules about smoking in place. I don't know if I would want people kicked out for not realizing the rule exists. I understand there's announcements but sometimes over the music and noise, some people can't hear them or block them out.

KI would do well to sell big pocketed King George from Blackadder pants. (In fact, one of the most comfortable pairs of shorty shorts I own came from KI.)

Boddha1994, I see the same thing. KI does adjust the plan as it goes. People are now return customers to Dive-in, even though there were a lot of complaints at the first one. Next public picnic, we'll probably see the complaints of the Luau addressed and things changed. I didn't expect the first Luau to be a wowser. It seems a lot of people in the world expect exceptional treatment, as if they weren't part of a crowd.

The security got some guys in the BLSC line, but then again, it's out in the open, just walking by you can see the crowd in line. What you described is why I want smokers to obey the rules and SIT DOWN in the allotted areas while they smoke. That guy on Racer had a lit ember fly out of his hands and go backward. A cig is lightweight, just enough to land in someone's lap, who is not paying attention to any firefall, their eyes are probably on the track. Ruined clothes, burnt skin, panic, and why? What if it hit someone in the face? That guy sounds like no one is gonna tell him what to do. I hate that type. As smokers, we are given proper places, and some not so proper places, to stop, have a smoke, and go on about our day. There's always enough seating, there's always enough ashtrays. What is the problem?

There was proof that the house was flooded to the point it needed professional repair, and there were probably other houses around it flooded. My neighbors got in dutch when they had their entire roof redone when a few shingles flew off. The second story of our roof came off, but Stink climbed up and redid it. No one else had their entire roof come off as was claimed by the neighbors. I think a lot of it has to do with circumstances, and I think insurance adjusters have to deal with so many people fudging the truth, they may judge on the side of caution. That's not good, that's not right, but that's the way it is. The neighbors were pretty steamed at us for not calling insurance on our roof, too, so I think in a situation where a disaster causes the claim, they might also look at the neighboring properties to see if there's the same damage.

The raise of premiums would scare me from doing that. I had neighbors repair their roof on an insurance claim, they were dropped like rocks.

Actually, I was just wondering how she managed to be upside down in her chair. From pictures, i see there's a steep bank, but I was wondering from people who actually rode it how she managed to end up that position. On the New England Superman ride accident, the gentleman couldn't hold himself in, and the person behind him was holding onto his suspenders, which could have resulted in the flat spin that put his hand under the wheels of the train, but this woman was reported to be upside down?

I'm not going to lie, if I had do-overs, I would have had four backpack/leashes. Shrug off people who look oddly at you- it's obvious they have no idea about bouncy kids, or are completely oblivious to how fast their own child can take off, if they have any children.

Can a person whose ridden the Texas Giant help me? There's testimony that the victim was upside down in her seat, hanging on at one point in the ride. How would this happen? http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/12/6552185/family-of-woman-who-fell-off-roller.html

I'd be happy if they just fixed up Tower Gardens, but you have a great layout. I'm so used to Theme Park theming now, I don't know what I'd do if KI got too fancy with the decorations.

The "Dine with Shamu" is more up my alley. I would have loved to have seen the "Shamu Up Close" where you watched them from behind a fence. Of course I want to see the underwater viewing area. I love the videos online of that. I wouldn't expect to see actual animals on the rescue tour, but it would be cool to see all what they do, and the facilities.

Which one if you don't mind me asking? I'm thinking of Florida, it's not because Tilli is so notorious, but it's because he's Large! I might as well face a fear head on. I want to see the whales between shows, as they play. I also want to see the rescue area. Seaworld is celebrating it's 50th year of rehabilitation and rescue this year. I'd love to be close enough to the tank during a show to see the whales under the water, but then, I'd be splashed, so that's a quandary. Also, there's a wish on my part that my niece can see Diagon Alley.

Oh dear. You're just slicing theme parks off your list one by one, aren't you?

You freak out a bit with cuts like that. I once sliced the side from my finger cutting a mat for an illustration, realized I ruined the mat with the excess color of red, and then casually asked my mother, "What do you think I should do about this?", while holding out a red towel with my hand in it, still in my mind wondering if I had anymore Canon board in the back room to cut another mat. I think in a moment like that, you can't believe you did something so stupid, so you blow it off as a scratch.

It does ruin the ride. On Opening day, we were at the gate, when The Beast shut down; other times it was crowded, so this was my first ride on The Beast for the year. Having to dodge Barbie accessories for the duration of the ride is a pain.

This is true. I've gotten a new (and better) replacement to the little Canon Powershot that was stolen literally right from under me at Banshee's unveiling last year. The camera in its bag was cradled between my feet when it got stolen (along with my regular camera bag but that didn't get stolen). Guess I should be grateful they didn't get the dslr, which has way more money invested into it, that I was using to shoot the announcement with but still...Had that little point n shoot for several years. I'm sorry this happened. When they take something right at your feet, that takes gall, especially with so many park enthusiasts around.

I think it's cool! It's recognition to a park guest, which is a customer. Prizes are always cool to get and to give away. It's gets people to ride, and keeps the ride in the news. They didn't have to do anything, but imagine getting off of the ride and having people whoop for you and hand you things?

I wouldn't have known either way, I don't take my phone/camera into the park. I want to get AWAY from tech, unlike the girl in front of us on The Beast train, texting as we hit the "Don't Stand Up" sign. I told Stink to watch his head, he might get hit with an Apple. I would then have to call him "Newton".

I'm saving to go to Seaworld, not boycott it--- Oh, I thought you meant me. I'm sure not going to go boating to look at whales, especially now.

Oops. http://www.examiner.com/article/whales-capsize-23-foot-boat-tossing-two-men-into-water-off-coast-of-san-diego It's not like the whale got too close too the stands and knocked all the people onto the cement, but still...

I saw a woman standing, holding firmly onto a carousel horse filming her child on Wednesday. I didn't know it wasn't permitted, but then again, I wasn't going to leap the barrier, balance myself as I stormed across moving platform and tackle her into the still not working Wurlitzer to stop her. The ride ops could see it, but even here on this board, there's confusion if it's allowed or not. The kid was really cute, and to be honest, I'm glad the mom took the film.

I am so sorry happened. It's a bear to replace the stolen cards, I know.The Security are truly sympathetic, aren't they? I might recommend getting back to the park, even if it's just a few hours, to get over the shakes of being robbed. It sounds strange but helps. Thanks... Security actually looked up my banks phone # and let me call them while we were filling out the report so I could cancel the card and see if anyone tried using it in the park. Thankfully no charges were made and my new card will be here in in 2 days, so it wasn't too much of an ordeal. We actually went back into the park after I got my phone and rode a few rides while waiting on my spare key to show up. Super! I was told they do go through the trash, too. Justin case your bag was hurriedly dumped. Getting back onto some rides helped me remember that even though it happens at the park, the park didn't do this, some unsympathetic, greedy person did. The park did does all they can to help.

Maybe she was flirting? An old fogie like me? I am sure I was old enough to be her father. Must be the Spell of Banshee- two teen girls almost shoved me and Stink over at the exit chasing this guy who kept yelling he was 18.

He knows what we like, doesn't he? The new indoor ride mentioned in the article sounds like a blast.

It is high- I'm afraid of heights myself, so I understand where you are coming from. The best way for me to get past that is to remember the maintenance crew has gone over this ride superbly, or else, you wouldn't be on it. Look at all the people getting off of the ride. They survived, as an army of people on days, months, years before them. As you look down the first hill, notice that it's not a huge long dive, it's steep but it's short. Your train is going to hug that track. You are safe. It's a B&M, and again, it wouldn't be running if it weren't safe. There's an extra handhold on the side of the seats, if the air time frightens you, grab on. Try to get one of the rows where the seats are closer to each other. I tossed my niece on DB before she could think, and it helped her to have an arm to grab onto during the ride. The actual seat is designed to look and feel as if you are only on by the seat of your pants, but there are many measures in the design to keep you on the ride. That's how I get through riding DB. (Magenta Lizard, I thought the same thing- he could have lost at a lot of games, or something like that, and stewed on it all night, souring the rest of his visit. I've seen people in the park get testy over smaller things, but these are the same people that are going to throw a sandwich back at the clerk in Subway for putting the mustard on before the mayonnaise. Yes, that really happened.)