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2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun / Worlds of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival

TWO NEW PHOTO TRIP REPORTS TO CHECK OUT!
Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival

[chittlins]

2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun / Worlds of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival
07.04 - Camden Park
07.05 - Kings Dominion
07.06 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
07.07 - Six Flags America
07.07 - Hurricane Harbor Washington DC
07.07 - Baja Amusements
07.07 - Jolly Roger Amusement Park
07.07 - Jolly Roger at the Pier
07.07 - Trimper's Rides
07.07 - Adventure Park USA
07.08 - Morey's Piers
07.08 - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
07.08 - Playland's Castaway Cove
07.08 - Steel Pier
07.08 - Casino Pier
07.09 - Six Flags Great Adventure
07.10 - Dorney Park
07.10 - Knoebels
07.11 - Hersheypark
07.12 - Dutch Wonderland
07.13 - Kings Island
08.05 - Holiday World
08.05 - Splashin' Safari
08.13 - Indiana Beach
09.23 - Silver Dollar City's Fall Festival
10.30 - Six Flags St. Louis' Fright Fest
10.28 - Worlds of Fun's Halloween Haunt
11.18 - Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas
11.24 - Worlds of Fun's Winterfest
11.25 - Six Flags St. Louis' Holiday in the Park
12.01 - Disney's Animal Kingdom
12.02 - EPCOT
12.03 - Magic Kingdom

TWO NEW PHOTO TRIP REPORTS TO CHECK OUT!
Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival

Ghost Ship at Morey's was closed at Morwy's for the two days we were there. This was my first rodeo with new Vekoma restraints on the rebuilt invert. It's still a Vekoma Invert but the new restraints are a major improvement IMO.

The old track is still along the pier on the sand.

I was told they still have plans for the two pier woody but the piers are actually in different towns hence bureaucratic malaise. Take it for what it's worth. I'll post an opinion piece on my park visit soon but after three solid weeks on the road, I'm a bit wary.

After Kingda Ka, I'm glad I did it, twice actually but in no hurry to it again and El Toro is solid but I don't get the hype and that after two trips in the front and two in the back. The DD and I could ride Nitro all day long and we did for a 11/2hrs.

I'm still icing the bruise on my left shoulder from the restraints on the s&S freespin and Great Adventure's arrow mine train needs put down.

The best ride ops, Busch Gardens, friendly, interactive with their riders , the most German like..... Hersheys. No personality at all, very stoic and all business, everything was prerecorded commands, ect, ect, ect. And they stacked as bad as the Six Flags Parks. Everything said about SkyRush is true. The restraints and getting stapled in  with the pain inflicted on your thighs makes a potential epic ride into a painful one.

[chittlins]

I've set some of my Facebook posts to public,

This should get anyone interested there
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10207602453693128&id=1644354319

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I find Nitro to be extremely ordinary.  I guess mainly because it's the typical B&M hypercoaster.  Pretty sure the layout has been cloned or some are similar to it. 

[chittlins]

I find Nitro to be extremely ordinary.  I guess mainly because it's the typical B&M hypercoaster.  Pretty sure the layout has been cloned or some are similar to it.

Different stokes for different folks. We loved all the B&M hyper we rodethe . We found the  most of the GCI coasters ordinary. My kids really, really liked  Verbolten and Laff Track. I have little use for the standup B&M and, the six flags flying B&Ms are ok. I would have like the S&S free spin clones SF parks are getting but that restraint and my shoulders don't get along very well.

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2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival
07.04 - Camden Park
07.05 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
07.06 - Kings Dominion
07.06 - Six Flags America
07.06 - Hurricane Harbor Washington DC
07.07 - Dorney Park
07.07 - Knoebels
07.08 - Morey's Piers
07.08 - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
07.08 - Playland's Castaway Cove
07.08 - Steel Pier
07.08 - Casino Pier
07.09 - Six Flags Great Adventure
07.10 - Hersheypark
07.11 - Kings Island
08.05 - Holiday World
08.05 - Splashin' Safari
08.13 - Indiana Beach
09.23 - Silver Dollar City's Fall Festival
10.30 - Six Flags St. Louis' Fright Fest
10.28 - Worlds of Fun's Halloween Haunt
11.18 - Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas
11.24 - Worlds of Fun's Winterfest
11.25 - Six Flags St. Louis' Holiday in the Park
12.02 - EPCOT
12.03 - Magic Kingdom
12.04 - Disney's Animal Kingdom

Spring Break 2018 - Disneyland/California Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Legoland California, Sea World San Diego, Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Monica Pier

NEW PHOTO TRIP REPORTS TO CHECK OUT!
Oceans of Fun

[chittlins]

2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival
07.04 - Camden Park
07.05 - Kings Dominion
07.06 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
07.07 - Six Flags America
07.07 - Hurricane Harbor Washington DC
07.07 - Baja Amusements
07.07 - Jolly Roger Amusement Park
07.07 - Jolly Roger at the Pier
07.07 - Trimper's Rides
07.07 - Adventure Park USA
07.08 - Morey's Piers
07.08 - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
07.08 - Playland's Castaway Cove
07.08 - Steel Pier
07.08 - Casino Pier
07.09 - Six Flags Great Adventure
07.10 - Dorney Park
07.10 - Knoebels
07.11 - Hersheypark
07.12 - Dutch Wonderland
07.13 - Kings Island
08.05 - Holiday World
08.05 - Splashin' Safari
08.13 - Indiana Beach
09.23 - Silver Dollar City's Fall Festival
10.30 - Six Flags St. Louis' Fright Fest
10.28 - Worlds of Fun's Halloween Haunt
11.18 - Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas
11.24 - Worlds of Fun's Winterfest
11.25 - Six Flags St. Louis' Holiday in the Park
12.01 - Disney's Animal Kingdom
12.02 - EPCOT
12.03 - Magic Kingdom

NEW PHOTO TRIP REPORTS TO CHECK OUT!
Oceans of Fun

I take it that if you are doing Camden Yards you may take in Geppi's as well. It was great if you are big into comic books and such. Some Dogpatch connected stuff in there with Shmoo and Al Capp stuff.

We could have hit up another Atlantic Ocean Pier and got within 15 minutes of a couple of the ones you listed that place in Jersey with the woodie that's mainly Waterpark was closed during the week as school was still in session. In fact, some schools up there were still in session last week.

Clementon Park in Jersey has the S&S woodie

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Camden Park is in WV and is just a stop to get out of the car for a few hours. 

Clementon is not worth the $45 it would cost to just ride Hellcat. 

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When we got back to Memphis, my Brother was at a Make a Wish fundraiser. He stopped by to share that he won(cough, bought, cough) a Private Tour and Tasting at Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg. His company also gets a cask of single barrel Jack bottled with the company name on the label and they make the top of the barrel a plaque. So, we are trying to arrange a trip in October to coincide with the Country Living Fair at Stone Mountain. So me being me, I'm trying to work in Lake Winnie and Six Flags Georgia. His adventures to Make a Wish, results in suites at Cardinals games, weekend hunts at famous duck clubs, ect, ect, ect. I happily say yes to the invitations.

[oldsdcer]

Lake wappello mo

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2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival
07.04 - Camden Park
07.05 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
07.06 - Kings Dominion
07.06 - Six Flags America
07.06 - Hurricane Harbor Washington DC
07.07 - Dorney Park
07.07 - Knoebels
07.08 - Morey's Piers
07.08 - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
07.08 - Playland's Castaway Cove
07.08 - Steel Pier
07.08 - Casino Pier
07.09 - Six Flags Great Adventure
07.10 - Hersheypark
07.11 - Kings Island
08.05 - Holiday World
08.05 - Splashin' Safari
08.13 - Indiana Beach
09.23 - Silver Dollar City's Fall Festival
10.30 - Six Flags St. Louis' Fright Fest
10.28 - Worlds of Fun's Halloween Haunt
11.18 - Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas
11.24 - Worlds of Fun's Winterfest
11.25 - Six Flags St. Louis' Holiday in the Park
12.02 - EPCOT
12.03 - Magic Kingdom
12.04 - Disney's Animal Kingdom

Spring Break 2018 - Disneyland/California Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Legoland California, Sea World San Diego, Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Monica Pier

CAMDEN PARK now posted: HERE

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2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival
07.04 - Camden Park
07.05 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
07.06 - Kings Dominion
07.06 - Six Flags America
07.06 - Hurricane Harbor Washington DC
07.07 - Dorney Park
07.07 - Knoebels
07.08 - Morey's Piers
07.08 - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
07.08 - Playland's Castaway Cove
07.08 - Steel Pier
07.08 - Casino Pier
07.09 - Six Flags Great Adventure
07.10 - Hersheypark
07.11 - Kings Island
08.05 - Holiday World
08.05 - Splashin' Safari
08.13 - Indiana Beach
09.23 - Silver Dollar City's Fall Festival
10.30 - Six Flags St. Louis' Fright Fest
10.28 - Worlds of Fun's Halloween Haunt
11.18 - Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas
11.24 - Worlds of Fun's Winterfest
11.25 - Six Flags St. Louis' Holiday in the Park
12.02 - EPCOT
12.03 - Magic Kingdom
12.04 - Disney's Animal Kingdom

Spring Break 2018 - Disneyland/California Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Legoland California, Sea World San Diego, Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Monica Pier

BUSCH GARDENS now posted: HERE

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2017 TRAVELS:
01.01 - Legoland Florida
01.01 - Boggy Creek Airboat Ride
01.01 - Coca Cola Orlando Eye
01.01 - Ripley's Odditorium Orlando
01.02 - Kennedy Space Center
01.02 - Fun Spot America - Orlando
02.11 - St. Louis Zoo
03.19 - Silver Dollar City's Spring Ride Days
03.26 - Six Flags St. Louis's Opening Weekend
03.28 - Kemah Boardwalk
03.28 - Galveston Island Pleasure Pier
03.29 - Space Center Houston
03.30 - Sea World San Antonio
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
03.31 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Mardi Gras Festival
04.01 - Six Flags over Texas
04.09 - Silver Dollar City's Festival of Wonder
04.13 - Worlds of Fun's Opening Day
04.20 - Gateway Arch
05.06 - Worlds of Fun's BBQ and Brews Fest
05.29 - Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ
05.31 - Six Flags Great America
06.23 - Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.23 - Six Flags St. Louis' Mardi Gras Festival
06.25 - Oceans of Fun
06.30 - Silver Dollar City's Star Spangled Summer Festival
07.04 - Camden Park
07.05 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
07.06 - Kings Dominion
07.06 - Six Flags America
07.06 - Hurricane Harbor Washington DC
07.07 - Dorney Park
07.07 - Knoebels
07.08 - Morey's Piers
07.08 - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
07.08 - Playland's Castaway Cove
07.08 - Steel Pier
07.08 - Casino Pier
07.09 - Six Flags Great Adventure
07.10 - Hersheypark
07.11 - Kings Island
08.05 - Holiday World
08.05 - Splashin' Safari
08.13 - Indiana Beach
09.23 - Silver Dollar City's Fall Festival
10.30 - Six Flags St. Louis' Fright Fest
10.28 - Worlds of Fun's Halloween Haunt
11.18 - Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas
11.24 - Worlds of Fun's Winterfest
11.25 - Six Flags St. Louis' Holiday in the Park
12.02 - EPCOT
12.03 - Magic Kingdom
12.04 - Disney's Animal Kingdom

Spring Break 2018 - Disneyland/California Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Legoland California, Sea World San Diego, Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Monica Pier

KINGS DOMINION now posted: HERE

[Junior, too!]

Really enjoy looking at your trip reports, Swoosh...thanks!

[Swoosh]

Really enjoy looking at your trip reports, Swoosh...thanks!

Thanks.  I'll be honest, the reason I started doing them back 20 years ago was so I could "show" instead of just "tell" my friends and family what I did that summer.  Now I use it as a way to remember what the heck I did a few years back.  I'll be the first to admit my memory is not what it used to be.  lol.