CoasterBuzz Podcast #157 posted
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Jeff, Mike and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.
- Mike says that his parents want to take him to Chicago's Kiddieland before it closes, but he says they never took him there in the first place.
- Gonch wants the old Hard Rock Park street signs. Send them care of CoasterBuzz.
- Costumed character jobs are probably be miserable. But those Marvel characters at Islands of Adventure have their unit showing.
- Marvel cross-over series in the comics translate well into movie cross-overs.
- Wild West World trial delayed as attorney has a cold. What happened to the right to a speedy trial?
- Harry Potter announcement reveals... nothing! Word on the street is that the big ride will be based on the Robocoaster platform. Mike has been to Middle Earth, Narnia and doesn't want his kids to play Quidditch.
- Megan Fox: Thespian.
- Discussion of business ethics breaks out on CoasterBuzz over Wal-Mart after mention of Six Flags Nigeria deal.
- New Orleans ready to terminate Six Flags lease. And get more money from them. Apparently they haven't noticed the company is in bankruptcy.
- Strange device found mounted on a Disney World bus, grounds the entire fleet for a couple of hours.
- We like Bing "bird's eye" view. One of Jeff's cats are on Google street view.
- Cable snap on Knott's Xcelerator caught on video, and released (probably illegally) into the world. Hard to say what happened. This is another example of how a lack of transparency doesn't help anyone.
- BooBuzz at Cedar Point had a slightly smaller crowd, but good times with lots of Maverick laps. Jeff got to see parts of the old convention center building, and there's a real treasure underneath it all.
- We've been tossing the idea around of a tenth anniversary party/conference in January, maybe at Castaway Bay. Would you come?
- The Fall Affair at Holiday World pre-registration deadline has passed, but we'll be accepting on-site registrations.
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Bing's Birds eye view is nice. But im really digging Deep Zoom.
Couple of cool examples are Hard Rock Park Memorabilia
and the Deep Zoom Presidents (where you can drill deep down from portrait to portrait). Ive been experimenting with coaster photos with this application. Its pretty sweet!
Re: Anniversary Party
I would definitely be there if Gonch promises to discuss his views on Q-bot :) Though im not sure im fond of Ohio in the winter. Cold enough in Virginia.
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The bit on google maps was pretty entertaining. Well done! :)
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
Jeff is this the architectural feature you were talking about? Cupola
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Yeah, duh. I couldn't think of the word!
DeepZoom is pretty sweet. Have you found the Easter eggs in the Hard Rock collection? Find Paul McCartney's letter, look on the upper left of the envelope. Zoom into the Paramount. Look closely at the marquee. Then the bobble heads.
I have a working prototype to look at roller coaster photos at full resolution. ;)
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
How come Sandusky in January? Is Castaway Bay the only resort that hasn't been blacklisted for coaster enthusiast meetings? ;)
Besides that, I am down for a winter gathering of sorts.
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
Sweet Jeff.. I never saw that one.. There so many to zoom in on.. Thats the total hotness.
I fully expected you would beat me to the punch on the coaster photos.. Your geek uberness always seems to be a slight step ahead of me.. At least I have a goal to strive for though ;)
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January 31 will be the 10th anniversary of the site, so that weekend gets us right there. As for the location, obviously we have a good relationship with Cedar Point, and we can probably get a pretty good group room rate there (and that includes the water park). Since the membership tends to lean a bit Midwest, I think it would make sense.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
I just have to say, my kids won't be playing quidditch either. ;)
As a fan of LOTR and Narnia, I had a very good laugh at that segment.
Also, about the convention center at Cedar Point, that isn't the only hidden architectural gem. There's a lot of history that has been glossed over and ignored or left behind at the park that I think would be wonderful to bring bring back. Every time I walk into the ballroom it is bittersweet. I love standing there in the middle of a room with such a great history, especially pertaining to jazz, but its so sad seeing it as an afterthought for the park. I've had several thoughts and dreams about what it would have been like to perform on that stage...grand, to say the least. I've spent way too much time in front of the picture of it in Town Hall.
Original BlueStreak64
Griffin airport apparently.
884 Coasters, 34 States, 7 Countries
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Louisville and Evansville are the two closest airports. Unless you count Huntingburg's airport. http://www.huntingburgairport.org/
I'm not moving anywhere... yet. I am, however, interviewing in Redmond.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
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