The one thing at your home park that you always do
At PKI I do the morning ACE walkback to the Beast (this year it's been Tomb Raider and THEN the Beast) and make fun of the godawlful noises coming from the recording studio from kids who think they can actually sing. The Festhaus is a tradition, and of course you just have to go up the Eiffel Tower.
At Cedar Point I do the "run of the bulls" and several rides on the Cedar Downs laughing my ass off.
At Kennywood I track down Garfield, and eat at least one helping of cheese fries and play a ton of video games (Kennywood has an excellent collection of 80's vintage games).
At SFWOA....I do the Texas Twister at least ten times.
At SFKK I don't have a tradition yet considering I have only been there once.
At Camden Park I stare at the Thunderbolt Express wishing it would run again, while enjoying a Pronto Pup, then I ride the worlds greatest Whip until I am giddy.
Tina
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dawnmarie313 said:
I always have a Pronto Pup at Indiana Beach.
WOW! You have Pronto Pup's too? I thought it was just a Camden Park thing...:-)
Lotsa mustard right? :-)
Tina
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1) Ride Talon first, and at least three times in a row if there isn't much of a line.
2) Eat dinner at Patio Pizza by Dominator.
3) Buy two candy apples to take home.
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Men are like parking spaces... the good ones are all taken and the rest are handicapped or too far away.
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CP: Cedar Downs and Cheese-on-a-stick!
MA: Hitting the waterpark first thing and then doing the rides (most people do it the other way around).
I have a bunch. SFGAm has been my homepark for as long as it has been open so there have been many traditions I have had and many I have now. My first major tradition was the cheap rootbeer in Hometown Square. Every visit would require me to belly up to the bar for a few root beers. I used to come to the park armed with quarters for that and the remote controlled boats and cars.
One tradition that survives to this day is I always always always end my day with a spin on the Columbia Carousel. It is the only time I will ride it during the day but I never miss it.
Another tradition that started fairly early was getting the Andres fries in the Farmer's Market. They used to be sooooo yummy but now they just use the same fries that they do for the rest of the park which are all for shush.
A tradition that strangely started this year has been my last minute stop at Flags Gift Shop on the way out the gate every time. And you think I would walk out of there empty handed sometime this season? Nope. I bought a new jacket, several t-shirts, a few batman writing pads which I ran out of several times and had to go buy even more pads and a few keychains. I am so addicted to their merchandise that I stopped at the Flags gift shop at SF Stl this year also!
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coasterqueenTRN said:
Lotsa mustard right? :-)
No, it never fails, I always drip it on my clothes...yuck. For whatever reason, I can manage ketchup (or catsup?) fine though.
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Santa Claus rocks my world
In Carowinds, I like to go on Goldrusher and scream my ass off when you get to the top of the lift hill and when it's over, I pretend to cry and huddle in a corner.
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"If you can't beat them, eat them."
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Nitro- 116 laps
Total Coasters in 2002- 175 laps
The thing that makes Skyline Chili so special is it's secret ingredient...chocolate. YUMM. I always eat it when at PKI to. Skyline, LaRosa's, and Lemon Packets.
If ya wanna know about the Lemon Packets, ask Beastnum1 or Koaster King ;)
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When at SFGAM, I always be sure to hit Superman, the flying sensation is unmatched.
When at Kennywood, I always hit the best terrain woodie in the world, with its 235 foot drop, turning into an overbank right before it reaches the mongohelia river, before rocketing through an underground tunnel, and through the rest of its twisted wooden course.
At Cedar Point, I make sure not to miss Dragster, because there is nothing like a 425 foot top-hat.
...okay seirously I only get to 2 or 3 parks at most each year, each once a year, at most, so I have never really developed any traditions...:(
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Titan da' mac daddy of dem all!
While visiting Cedar Point I always hit the Steak N Shake down the road.
And if it's PKD I always hit the Denny's across from the park.
Tina
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coasterqueenTRN said:
While visiting Cedar Point I always hit the Steak N Shake down the road.
Yummm Yuuuuuummmmm. I wish I had a Steak and Shake near my home here in Altoona. When I was an employee at CP, we went to there at least twice a week. It was a common for a lot of us to go after a long day at work.
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I regret to inform you that Lakemont Park is my homepark.
At SFoG, I always ride the sky buckets to the Lickskillet area. It's a nice leisurely trip, no line, and you get a great view of the 4 coasters on that side of the park: Deja Vu, Ninja, GASM, and S:UF.
Other smaller rituals: Dippin Dots, Free Fall (even though Acro is there, something good about the old school version), ducking into a shop on the promenade to get away from the kamikaze photographers, and wishing the walk from the parking lot to the gate was shorter or that they had trams.
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