BoddaH1994 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 From Diamondback's Facebook page: "Cedar Fair Platinum Season Passholder Gary Coleman became the first guest to ride the new Diamondback roller coaster 1,000 times, taking his milestone ride Sunday evening on his 66th visit of the season." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 That's exactly what I thought when I first saw this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Gary with Adam (pkiboy) waiting for the front seat. The four of us getting ready to head out. Front row, Gary and Adam. Back row, me and txdrummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I saw Gary at KI yesterday!!! One of the ride ops asked him if that was all he rode. He responded, "Yep. All day. I just love it!" Ride op: "Wow. Nothing else?" (or something to that effect). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotag Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Gary with Adam (pkiboy) waiting for the front seat. i like how pkiboy's head is at the right spotfor that hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Wow that's a lot of rides, I guess Darlene is kinda upset, and today Andrew Klenk took his 1000 ride too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 His head is the right shape too..... Tom, who couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotag Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 almost looks like he's wearing a hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 How do you go about documenting the actual number of rides? I applaud his accomplishment I'm just curious how you know it's 1,000 and not 999? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkiboy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 almost looks like he's wearing a hat. I like how that first pic was taken. Again Congrats to both Andrew and Gary. If you havent ridden with Andrew he is a very neat Kid to hang out with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Come on, I can make that milestone SOOOOO easily! Look, I'm already getting started! Diamondback Ride Count - 2 See, pretty close, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkiboy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Remember its not how much rides you can get. Its all about having fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Local 12: Two People Take 1,000 Rides on Diamondback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan1980 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 How do you go about documenting the actual number of rides? I applaud his accomplishment I'm just curious how you know it's 1,000 and not 999? Some people use a pencil and paper that they keep in their pocket and mark on the brake run (including at least one poster here), others keep notes in their phones/blackberries, others keep a running total in their head (on a day by day basis it is simple math), others have a spreadsheet on their computer at home, etc... Bottom line, how do you know it's 1,000 and not 999 - because they said so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I keep track daily on my BlackBerry and add it all up when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 How do you go about documenting the actual number of rides? I applaud his accomplishment I'm just curious how you know it's 1,000 and not 999? Some people use a pencil and paper that they keep in their pocket and mark on the brake run (including at least one poster here), others keep notes in their phones/blackberries, others keep a running total in their head (on a day by day basis it is simple math), others have a spreadsheet on their computer at home, etc... Bottom line, how do you know it's 1,000 and not 999 - because they said so. Thank you for the answer. I was truly curious as to how people kept track. l usually take people at their word unless I know that they have lied to me in the past. Unless the claim is so incredulous that it is just impossible to believe. 1000 rides for someone who is retired or on summer vacation is very achievable. I'm sorry if I came across as someone who was doubting their word on ride counts. That was not my intention. I was just looking for an answer to the question my son asked me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomkatt7 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 How do you go about documenting the actual number of rides? I applaud his accomplishment I'm just curious how you know it's 1,000 and not 999? Some people use a pencil and paper that they keep in their pocket and mark on the brake run (including at least one poster here), others keep notes in their phones/blackberries, others keep a running total in their head (on a day by day basis it is simple math), others have a spreadsheet on their computer at home, etc... Bottom line, how do you know it's 1,000 and not 999 - because they said so. Thank you for the answer. I was truly curious as to how people kept track. l usually take people at their word unless I know that they have lied to me in the past. Unless the claim is so incredulous that it is just impossible to believe. 1000 rides for someone who is retired or on summer vacation is very achievable. I'm sorry if I came across as someone who was doubting their word on ride counts. That was not my intention. I was just looking for an answer to the question my son asked me. I am pretty skeptical by nature. I certainly hope these people are in fact, getting their 1000th ride, I just don't have 100% faith in peoples honesty. There is nothing in world stopping me from coming on here, and saying that I just took my 1000th ride. I have been off work all summer, and could have easily been to the park every day.Pretty sure that no one else could prove me wrong. The park probably wouldn't want to either. The person getting the ride gets publicity, but the park does too. A news story showing that the park has a ride that someone, or 2 people would find fun enough to ride 1000 times makes that ride pretty exciting to someone just sitting at home watching the boob tube. I hope I don't come off sounding like sour grapes. I just don't know that I buy this whole ride count thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I've actually had the opportunity of riding The Beast with Gary earlier on in the season. Talked to him quite a bit and he's very friendly. Actually, that Beast ride occurred before I rode Diamondback for the first time, which was in early May. He had around 150 rides or so at that time. Congrats to Gary and to Andrew for reaching 1,000 rides on Diamondback. Darlene still has a way to go to catch up with her being around 650 rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan1980 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I'm sorry if I came across as someone who was doubting their word on ride counts. That was not my intention. I was just looking for an answer to the question my son asked me. No you didn't, so I apologize if my answer made it seem that way. I am pretty skeptical by nature. I certainly hope these people are in fact, getting their 1000th ride, I just don't have 100% faith in peoples honesty. There is nothing in world stopping me from coming on here, and saying that I just took my 1000th ride. I have been off work all summer, and could have easily been to the park every day.Pretty sure that no one else could prove me wrong. I understand being skeptical, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. And the reality is that there are many people at KI and on KIC (and some in both places) who know who the heavy power lappers are (>500 rides) so while technically you might not be able to be proven wrong, your statement would be doubted - and for what purpose would someone want to lie to a bunch of unknowns in internet land? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 How do you go about documenting the actual number of rides? I applaud his accomplishment I'm just curious how you know it's 1,000 and not 999? Some people use a pencil and paper that they keep in their pocket and mark on the brake run (including at least one poster here), others keep notes in their phones/blackberries, others keep a running total in their head (on a day by day basis it is simple math), others have a spreadsheet on their computer at home, etc... Bottom line, how do you know it's 1,000 and not 999 - because they said so. Thank you for the answer. I was truly curious as to how people kept track. l usually take people at their word unless I know that they have lied to me in the past. Unless the claim is so incredulous that it is just impossible to believe. 1000 rides for someone who is retired or on summer vacation is very achievable. I'm sorry if I came across as someone who was doubting their word on ride counts. That was not my intention. I was just looking for an answer to the question my son asked me. I am pretty skeptical by nature. I certainly hope these people are in fact, getting their 1000th ride, I just don't have 100% faith in peoples honesty. There is nothing in world stopping me from coming on here, and saying that I just took my 1000th ride. I have been off work all summer, and could have easily been to the park every day.Pretty sure that no one else could prove me wrong. The park probably wouldn't want to either. The person getting the ride gets publicity, but the park does too. A news story showing that the park has a ride that someone, or 2 people would find fun enough to ride 1000 times makes that ride pretty exciting to someone just sitting at home watching the boob tube. I hope I don't come off sounding like sour grapes. I just don't know that I buy this whole ride count thing. Not everyone keeps track of their rides, but a lot of people do. I am 110% certain I have 115 rides because I have logged every single one of them. I am 110% Gary has 1,000 rides because he has logged every single one of them as well. There's a picture of Andrew with his log book where he tracked his rides. As for going there and claiming it, the ride ops would know. If you ride it a lot, the ride ops get to the point they recognize you. All the ride ops know Gary, Andrew, Darlene, and Mark, who all have a LOT of rides. They'd be able to say "there's no way" or "yeah, probably so" on whether or not it's possible to have gotten 1000 rides. The ride ops knew Gary was getting close to 1,000 just like they knew when Darlene was getting close to 500. I've only ridden 115 times which isn't much compared to those four, but most of the ride ops know me from seeing me there all the time. I even got a comment from Sam yesterday that she was surprised to see me in row 2 instead of row 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Hay what ever happen to the DB ride count form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I understand being skeptical, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. Try to tell that to those Snoopy haters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Kid Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Well Ishould have told you all sooner but please dont start all the"You lie" Comments towards me but I am the 3rd person to get 1'000 rides on DB. I did it about 2 days after Andrew. Well at least I got that off my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastrider97 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I love Diamondback but there are other rides in the park besides Diamondback! While I could devote a whole day to Diamondback, some other rides are unable to be missed! I also have an awesome ride count, 13! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerRider Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thats a lot of rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I am the 3rd person to get 1'000 rides on DB. I did it about 2 days after Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedOreoGirl Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 congrats. i would love to be closer to even 100 but i dont live that close and didnt get to make that many trips this year. Thats ok i love every second im on DB. 20 ride is pretty good i think for the few trips we made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I spoke to Gary a few weeks ago when I was there. I asked him how he had been keeping track of his ride count. He said that he documents every ride in his PDA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I love Diamondback but there are other rides in the park besides Diamondback! While I could devote a whole day to Diamondback, some other rides are unable to be missed! I also have an awesome ride count, 13! My argument to keep ridding DB is the line speed. I can ride DB 3 time (or so) or ride Invertigo, FH, FOF, and AE (Ok, just kidding on AE) one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 And keep in mind that if it is raining, as it was this past Friday night, Diamondback has another perk over most of the other coasters. In the rain, all the coasters save for Flight of Fear and Diamondback run one train operation. The way the blocks are set up on Diamondback, they can run two trains in the rain. And believe me, having a second train is a big deal for line speed when its raining. Can you imagine a five train wait on The Beast with only one train operation??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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