The first thing you do when you get to a park?

Alright, John and Chitown beat me to it! So I guess I will say that I get my camera ready to point it at the photo people. This makes THEM immediately duck and mutter obscenities, allowing me to get past them!

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First rule of Stormtroopers: Pee BEFORE you put on the uniform!

Play the "Mission: Impossible" theme music as I get pass the annoying photo people. It's like a mission to get to the park.:)

I can hear Anthony Hopkin's character from M:I 2 saying, "This is not mission difficult, Mr. Yost. This is mission impossible, difficult should be a walk in the park for you." Sorry, I loved that movie.:)

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Can you take me higher? (CREED)

Craig the coaster freak said:Rush to the back!!!!! Ride all of the coasters near the back first, they are usually little to no line.




that's the same thing that I do.usaly by time I get all the other rides out of the way,the wait for the new coaster is usually shorter.

I always go right when the park opens, except when I go on weekdays. I get right to Superman: Ride of Steel, and if it isn't going to open until later for testing reason or who knows what, I run right to Scream.

I get a locker. I hate lugging around a ton of my stuff for the day.

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Randy Hutchinson
You build it, I'll ride it...eventually

Run to the first coaster that I want to ride on my day's attack plan. Gotta plan it out for what you want to ride in some order. Or not. :) Nearest coaster.

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Peace, Love, and Rollercoasters.........we need more of all three.

March CoastaBaby and the 'Midget STRAIGHT to the little girls' room.....so I don't have to hear that they 'gotta go' at the front of a long line :)

Hey.....you guys brought this subject up!

-CPlaya

Usually I end up getting money out of an ATM as soon as I get to a park cause I never carry cash on me and then remember that I will need it for souvenirs and food. Or if the park in question is Cedar Point the first thing I usually do is clock in. :o)

-Natalie
CP Ride Operations '99-'01

What I want to do is rush to my favorite coaster and beat the crowd I've been waiting at the gate with for an hour. What I *do* is escort my wife to the restroom, and then get in line behind every single person I was just in front of at the gate. :(

Come to think of it, I almost always visit the WC first thing in. Makes sense, because it's about an hour drive to Cedar Point, and if I go from work, I'm too excited to "do my business" before I leave.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

Pay the parking attendant.

I ride all the coasters first, starting with the one closest to the gate and making a big circle.

Another one for running to the restroom!! After a 3 hour and 17 minute drive to CP from Pittsburgh, I usually have to go really bad!! I generally don't allow stops along the turnpike, as it takes away my time in the park!!

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Neil
Pittsburgh, PA

Last year when I went to Cedar Point I went straight to the Millenium Force. Then I went to the bathroom cause that 8 hour car ride from the Harrisburg, PA area is quite a long one. I had to ride that thing first though. *** This post was edited by Coaster Fantom on 2/21/2001. ***

I get my picture taken by the camera trolls!

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"The KKK took my baby away, took her away, away from me!"

Chitown, that's a neat trick, turning into the park entrance....... :)

I live 90 minutes from Kings Island and 130 minutes from Cedar Point. During the course of the trip, I generally swill at least one bottle of carbonated beverage. What do you think I'm gonna do first??

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

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john peck says:
When I first get to the park I get out of my car


I will one up you. When I first get to the park I turn into the park entrance. LOL

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Oh yeah well I get in the toll line! so :-P




Actually the first thing I do once I get IN the park is use the bathroom :)

Hey you asked!


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First thing I do when I get to usually any park is walk around it once to see what they have, so you konw if there is a really cool ride in the back I dont want to miss it and stuff like that. Usually the first thing I do at WOF (my home park) at the beginning of the year is walk around it to see what has been torn out! *grin* THEN if its warm enough (over 32 degrees) I either a)ride the Fury of the Nile five times or b) try to futily talk Jeff into riding it five times. :)

Jennifer Lovesee

I'm with Jeff and Coasterpunk on the bathroom thing,(well not actually with them). It's at least a two hour drive to whatever park I go to. My wife and kids usually have the same thought.

Word of advice to the people that have to use the bathroom first thing when getting to a park. Stop drinking beer before you leave your house for the park!!!!!!!! LOL

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"SAVING THE WORLD BEFORE BEDTIME" Powerpuff girls