Automated Spiel on Timbers

Hey, I don't have to complain! See anyone there tomorrow! If the spiel is running, I'll go complain. ;) nice to know we have a kind GM

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Who can go a whole day at MiA riding Timbers ONCE? Repeat after me: "I hate parent chaperones"

koolaid said:
Hey ST CHICK your park SUCKS!!!

Troll go back to your bridge.

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“If you give a enthusiast a footer.......He’ll want a coaster!!!"

MiA Jon said:
Hey, I don't have to complain! See anyone there tomorrow! If the spiel is running, I'll go complain. nice to know we have a kind GM

I'll be there!! I'll have on a Cornball Express shirt.

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“If you give a enthusiast a footer.......He’ll want a coaster!!!"

Goku, I didn't see you. I had on white/brown shorts with a green and orange Wisconsin Dells shirt.

Auto-spiels on Zoomer, Wildcat, Timbers, and Timbertown.

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Who can go a whole day at MiA riding Timbers ONCE? Repeat after me: "I hate parent chaperones"

I'll be there tomorrow to hopefully NOT hear the spiel! :) Look for a X-Flight shirt!

You'll hear it. "SHIMMERING DOWN ON THE WATERSLIDE......"

It'll stick in your head ALL DAY!

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Who can go a whole day at MiA riding Timbers ONCE? Repeat after me: "I hate parent chaperones"

I will be there tomorrow too...

reference to Timbers as a "classic out and back"I went to the water park for a while, if you didn't stay long that may be why ya didn't see me and I didn't ride Timbers as much cause that auto-spiel drove me insane!!!

Timbers is not a "classic out and back" it's a out and back on crack or steroids!!

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“If you give a enthusiast a footer.......He’ll want a coaster!!!"

I was over on Sea Dragon, Wildcat, Timbers, and the Log Flume ALL DAY!

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Who can go a whole day at MiA riding Timbers ONCE? Repeat after me: "I hate parent chaperones"

Just shoot us now, We would die if we went to ride Timbers and it wasn't a walk on. Sounds like a bad college radio station D.J.

Live spiels are one of the things I love about Cedar Point and I'm actually disappointed that they have autospiels on MF and WT. Hopefully Cedar Fair hasn't changed thair position on spiels in recent years because I think they are one of the things that sets their parks apart!

Edit: I just listened to the spiel and I think it is terrible for a station spiel. I think the beginning of it (minus the lapbar part, etc) would be acceptable to have played in the queue ala the spiel that comes on once in a while in the Mantis queue. "Welcome to Mantis. You are about to experience one of the most blah blah blah..."

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-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew

*** This post was edited by MDOmnis on 7/20/2002. ***

The spiel is annoying, but the worst part is that when I was there a couple of weeks ago, it was turned up so loud that I had to shout to talk to my husband while we were waiting to board! Especially on Wolverine Wildcat.

The speakers for the spiel were moved outside the station at the request of John Jay, he threatened to quit if something wasn't done. He told me this himself Saturday, we talked quite a bit.

John Jay definitely rocks, awesome at the spiel and getting the crowd pumped. I told him the Green Train was evil he told me I was crazy. LOL (The green train was evil)

As for the spiel, if you have not heard it, consider yourself lucky. It plays the dang MIA theme song over and over and OMG it is the most annoying piece of trash ever.

Anyway the atmosphere was awesome Saturday. Rocking station, no stapling, and every train coming in was going wild. Only park outside of CP where I have ever seen this, except for the stapling park which I have found is not as prevalant at CP anymore either.

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1989, 9 years old, Bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and now look at me. YOU CREATED A MONSTER DAVE!!!

*** This post was edited by MagnumForce on 7/23/2002. ***

I was at Timbers again yesterday with ST Chick, and when we showed up, not only was there no auto spiel playing, but the station PA system was not working either. As we got closer and peered under the station, this is what we saw! Thats right, that tape lying there in the sand is what appears to be the autospiel... The PA system was fixed about a half hour later, but the Autospiel never did come back on! I'd be curious to know if it ever comes back, or if it was fatally damaged in the "crash". :)

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-FCR
I'd Rather Be Riding Roller Coasters

I wish I could take credit for that, seriously. Today it was still not working, and it was just like old times :).

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Kara (car-uh)
886 Laps
483 in '02
BuzzCon Frequent Flyer
Proud Co-Founder of the CoasterBuzz Street Team

That will make it easier to "tune out" now.

Intresting note that there is no Auto Spill on Xcelerator, well excluding the boarding video. The ride op gives all the instructions and they get the riders pumped. I too hate auto spells, but KBF just doesn't seem to use them anymore. They used to play all the time on monte, bommerang, and supreme scream but the ride attendents do all the work themselves now.

Yeah well consider yourself lucky. The only time the ride op's a PKI get the people pumped is at night on The Beast and that's only if Steve's working!

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Kara owes me two cookies. hmmmmm cookies.

They got rid of the spiel for Timbers, Wildcat, and Timbertown. Everyone say YAY! The Zoomer though........

They probably must have that so the little kids know what to do.