Epcot81Fan
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Phroobar
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chadwpalm
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The TI-99/4A was the computer choice of my family when I was a kid.
Our friends had the floppy drive and speech synthesizer, but we were too poor to afford those. We did have the cassette deck for that one though:
I had a cassette that had all of the Scott Adams text adventure games on it. I learned how to program in Basic on it and in magazines there would be ready-to-go programs that you had to manually type in to play them.
Our friends had the floppy drive and speech synthesizer, but we were too poor to afford those. We did have the cassette deck for that one though:
I had a cassette that had all of the Scott Adams text adventure games on it. I learned how to program in Basic on it and in magazines there would be ready-to-go programs that you had to manually type in to play them.
Phroobar
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That is exactly how I learned but using an Atari instead of TI.
My lab got an IBM 5150 because it was in the budget but everyone else was afraid of it so I took it over. I still remember playing Monster in the Marsh from one of those magazines.
ETA I always appreciated that 5150 is also police code for a crazy person.
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Phroobar
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Since Inside Out 2 is doing gangbusters business and has just passed Frozen 2, does that mean we are going to get an Inside Out ride at the Wonders of Life pavilion in Epcot or maybe in Disneyland's Innovations building?
This can't be the only ride we get.
They should have named it Mood Swings.
This can't be the only ride we get.
They should have named it Mood Swings.
Disney Analyst
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Since Inside Out 2 is doing gangbusters business and has just passed Frozen 2, does that mean we are going to get an Inside Out ride at the Wonders of Life pavilion in Epcot or maybe in Disneyland's Innovations building?
This can't be the only ride we get.
They should have named it Mood Swings.
A cute dark ride, doesn't need to be an E-Ticket, let's go Fantasyland style, from the pier, would be fantastic.
Consumer
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Though I am often a big proponent of visiting the places that inspired Disneyland, believing the real thing to be better than the recreations found in the park, I found Fort Collins to be an exception to this rule. Though its influences on Main Street are clear and, I certainly appreciate how well maintained the historic downtown is, ultimately it just can’t live up to what makes Main Street USA so special. There’s no area loop playing showtimes, no scent of popcorn and churros, no popcorn lights, no bunting (though neither does Main Street anymore), no horses clopping down the road. And of course, no parade, fireworks, or castle. Ultimately it’s still a very nice place to visit, but just not Main Street.
Rich T
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But… how much did you pay for admission to Fort Collins? How much are they charging for a bottle of water or a hot dog there?
PiratesMansion
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Not terribly intense. It's fairly smooth throughout, and the anticipation of the first launch is worse than anything the coaster actually does.
If you've done the coasters at WDW it's like a less intense RNRC.
Rode the Timber Mountain Log Ride at Knotts today for the first time in over 20 years (or maybe ever, can’t really remember). What a great ride! We loved it. Rode it three times. I’m glad I didn’t watch any ride throughs. That drop in the dark was a nice surprise. It was like a non creepy Calico Mine Train with thrills, catchy tunes and a nice pace. Definitely our favorite ride in the park. It was also the first time our family of four has been on a “thrill” ride together. I think it’s the most fun the four of us have had on a ride together. And that includes all the attractions at Disneyland. Granted, rides like POTC, HM, etc are more impressive/ immersive. I’m just talking about pure fun. My daughter is only 36 inches so a lot of the best rides at DL haven’t opened up to us as a family without child switching.
I’m done with Mrs Knotts. My third time trying it in less than 12 months. Three strikes, you’re out. It’s just not good. Really bland. Plaza Inn is so much better. It’s just a nice, air conditioned place to take a break for an hour and get served. But the chicken sucks. I Wish i would have been tried it in its glory days. Or even like the 80s or 90s.
Knotts is interesting. It’s obviously not a world class theme park like Disneyland but it’s not just your run of mill regional park either mostly due to its history and Ghost Town. I’d really like to see them lean into the “theme park” a bit more and one huge way they could do this would be to get rid of Silver Bullet and replace it with a Mountain/ rockwork structure that houses a themed family coaster giving them a new park icon on that prime piece of real estate. Silver Bullet is on prime real estate front and center of the park. I think something like this would go a long way in changing the perception of the park and also bring a much needed family coaster/ dark ride to the park.
I’m done with Mrs Knotts. My third time trying it in less than 12 months. Three strikes, you’re out. It’s just not good. Really bland. Plaza Inn is so much better. It’s just a nice, air conditioned place to take a break for an hour and get served. But the chicken sucks. I Wish i would have been tried it in its glory days. Or even like the 80s or 90s.
Knotts is interesting. It’s obviously not a world class theme park like Disneyland but it’s not just your run of mill regional park either mostly due to its history and Ghost Town. I’d really like to see them lean into the “theme park” a bit more and one huge way they could do this would be to get rid of Silver Bullet and replace it with a Mountain/ rockwork structure that houses a themed family coaster giving them a new park icon on that prime piece of real estate. Silver Bullet is on prime real estate front and center of the park. I think something like this would go a long way in changing the perception of the park and also bring a much needed family coaster/ dark ride to the park.
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PiratesMansion
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It's so good and easily one of the best log flumes ever built, which is incredible for how old it is! Granted, they didn't have to swap out the logs to be less comfortable a few years ago, but otherwise I'm very happy with it.
Right?!?!? I love eating in the restaurant and getting the full dinner experience, but the actual fried chicken doesn't cut it. It's so flavorless. I've migrated to the Chicken Tenders, which allows me to preserve the better parts of the experience and replace the fried chicken with better tasting (in my view, at least) tenders. Though I will say that the last time I ate there the service was very indifferent, and I was just as satisfied going to the takeout chicken stand during a later visit (if only there was seating nearby for takeout customers).
As much as I love SB, I agree. I remember that those who cared about the history of the park treated Bullet going in as a huge blow to the park's atmosphere, a point of no return.
The problem is that I feel like the thrill rides have become the park's meal ticket, and there have been enough quotes in official histories of the park that seem to reinforce that opinion. It would take something incredible being built to change that perception, and I don't get the sense that they'd ever commit to the "risk" of building such a thing.
It's so good! We rode it three times. Yeah the logs were a little uncomfortable but not not too bad.
The Chicken tenders are solid! That's what my wife got. I always go bones though. Chicken tenders or boneless "wings" just don't excite me. Yeah the service wasn't great today either. The place needs some better management and they need to get their chicken up to par again. Boysenberry pie was good though.
What was there before Silver Bullet? I wish they'd consider something like my idea. Theyd still have a nice coaster lineup. They would be beautifying the park, gaining a park icon and it would function as a better transition between Ghost Town, Fiesta Village and Camp Snoopy. You'd also be gaining a much needed family coaster. It always seems to have a low wait in comparison to the other coasters and top tier attractions. I don't get the feeling it's peoples favorite. With that said, it has a 54 inch height requirement.
PiratesMansion
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I don't actually know, as that was before my time and I haven't seen many pictures or read much about what was there in the past. All I remember from being on coaster boards around the time it went in was SB being seen as very much a turning point in the direction of Knott's.
I've definitely seen SB with plenty of people in line, so I don't think it's necessarily unpopular-if it's placement wasn't so offensive it'd be a great coaster. I think it loads a bit faster than the other Knott's rides, which probably contributes to shorter waits.
Knott's actually has a decent number of family coasters-Coast Rider, Jaguar, Sierra Sidewinder, Pony Express, Montezuma (assuming they actually fix it as promised) is about as close to a family looper as is possible, the kiddie coaster. That's over half their lineup. Of course, I wouldn't object if they were to do something on a larger, more memorable scale.
That said, now that Cedar Fair and Six Flags are one company, I imagine that Magic Mountain and Knott's will only become further entrenched in their existing places within the SoCal market, which means Knott's is probably more likely to get coasters that will be somewhere between Disney and Magic Mountain.
Oh maybe it’s just a faster loader. Speaking of, Timber Mountain wasn’t too bad in that regard. Much better than pretty much every other ride I’ve been on at the park.
I guess by family coaster I meant something well themed and in the 40 inch height requirement range.
It’ll be interesting to see what changes post merger.
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Walk back behind Starbucks and there's a nice shady area with tables next to the Ghost Rider fence. Or I will sit at a Starbucks table.
See, I love it. Plaza Inn is too peppery.