MestnyiGeroi
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Nearly a year and a half of house confinement and I need a huge coaster trip like I need oxygen. And no three-park trip will do. This requires something a fair bit crazier. Something that terrifies my wallet but excites my heart. It requires a level of unbridled self-indulgence that would make an entitled tween blush. It requires a rental car and an itinerary that looks as if a wild crayoned lightning bolt had been madly scribbled across the entire map of the United States. It requires the dangerous, rebellious spirit of Easy Rider, but really the safely sanitized confines of amusement parks largely intended for kids. It requires a near psychotic state of man-childhood.
I intend to post reports here nearly every night of the trip. But I don't think I'll have the time, energy, or inclination for the kind of voluminous reports I've seen as the norm over the years at Coasterforce. Instead, the reports will largely be "live" (what I did that day) and they'll be brief -- something along the lines of five-sentence summaries of the overall impressions and a mention of any standouts.
I leave on July 3, but I'm posting this now as the framing post, and I'll include the itinerary now, so you boys and girls at home can print it out in advance and put it up on your bedroom walls. Maybe make an interactive map or an advent calendar with it. Be creative.
An asterisk indicates a park (or place) I haven't been to before.
July 3 — SFGAdv
July 4 — Dorney (brief morning visit to get Plat passes, maybe a couple of rides); Hershey for the rest of the day and night.
July 5 — Six Flags America (mostly just want to get on the former spite The Wild One)
July 6 — BGW
July 7 — Family Kingdom* and the two other little parks* in Myrtle Beach*
July 8 — Savannah*, Georgia
July 9 — BGT
July 10 — Legoland Florida*
July 11-14 — Universal Studios* and Islands of Adventure*
July 15 — Wild Adventures*
July 16 — The Park at OWA* (and Sam’s Fun City*?)
July 17-18 — SFoG*, Fun Spot Atlanta*
July 19 — Lake Winnie*
July 20 — Alabama Splash Adventure*
July 21 — Magic Springs*
July 22 — Worlds of Fun*
July 23 — Frontier City*
July 24 — Wonderland* and Joyland*
July 25 — Cliff’s*
July 26-27 — Elitch Gardens* and Lakeside* (either both on the 26th, or one each day in that order)
July 28 — Glenwood Caverns*; Moab*
July 29 — Arches National Park*
July 30-31 — Lagoon*
August 1 — Yellowstone Bear World* in the morning, northbound travel for rest of the day
August 2 — Silverwood*
August 3 — Cultus* (if the border is open)
August 4 — PNE Playland* (if border open)
August 5 — Wild Waves*
August 6 — Oaks*
August 7 — Enchanted Forest* (last two parks may be reversed)
I think the border is unlikely to be open. So the likely alternative is Wild Waves on August 3rd, followed by four days exploring Portland* and its two parks)
August 8-10 — Los Angeles
August 11 — SFMM
August 12 — SFDK*
August 13 — CGA
August 14 — Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk*
August 15 — Gilroy Gardens* (saving the best for last)
So, if all works out, this will be forty-one parks, but I think it's more likely to be 38 or 39.
So ready.
I intend to post reports here nearly every night of the trip. But I don't think I'll have the time, energy, or inclination for the kind of voluminous reports I've seen as the norm over the years at Coasterforce. Instead, the reports will largely be "live" (what I did that day) and they'll be brief -- something along the lines of five-sentence summaries of the overall impressions and a mention of any standouts.
I leave on July 3, but I'm posting this now as the framing post, and I'll include the itinerary now, so you boys and girls at home can print it out in advance and put it up on your bedroom walls. Maybe make an interactive map or an advent calendar with it. Be creative.
An asterisk indicates a park (or place) I haven't been to before.
July 3 — SFGAdv
July 4 — Dorney (brief morning visit to get Plat passes, maybe a couple of rides); Hershey for the rest of the day and night.
July 5 — Six Flags America (mostly just want to get on the former spite The Wild One)
July 6 — BGW
July 7 — Family Kingdom* and the two other little parks* in Myrtle Beach*
July 8 — Savannah*, Georgia
July 9 — BGT
July 10 — Legoland Florida*
July 11-14 — Universal Studios* and Islands of Adventure*
July 15 — Wild Adventures*
July 16 — The Park at OWA* (and Sam’s Fun City*?)
July 17-18 — SFoG*, Fun Spot Atlanta*
July 19 — Lake Winnie*
July 20 — Alabama Splash Adventure*
July 21 — Magic Springs*
July 22 — Worlds of Fun*
July 23 — Frontier City*
July 24 — Wonderland* and Joyland*
July 25 — Cliff’s*
July 26-27 — Elitch Gardens* and Lakeside* (either both on the 26th, or one each day in that order)
July 28 — Glenwood Caverns*; Moab*
July 29 — Arches National Park*
July 30-31 — Lagoon*
August 1 — Yellowstone Bear World* in the morning, northbound travel for rest of the day
August 2 — Silverwood*
August 3 — Cultus* (if the border is open)
August 4 — PNE Playland* (if border open)
August 5 — Wild Waves*
August 6 — Oaks*
August 7 — Enchanted Forest* (last two parks may be reversed)
I think the border is unlikely to be open. So the likely alternative is Wild Waves on August 3rd, followed by four days exploring Portland* and its two parks)
August 8-10 — Los Angeles
August 11 — SFMM
August 12 — SFDK*
August 13 — CGA
August 14 — Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk*
August 15 — Gilroy Gardens* (saving the best for last)
So, if all works out, this will be forty-one parks, but I think it's more likely to be 38 or 39.
So ready.
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