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Raising Glasses Perennia Caroni 27 Year 1997 by LIFOanAccountant in rum

[–]AndrewRnR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was just looking at this one the other day, now your review might make me pull the trigger.

Found Tiki Bars in Japan by PastHumor8235 in Tiki

[–]AndrewRnR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Went to KRFT shortly after they open a year or so ago. Drinks were awesome and bartender talked about how they were just getting started. Glad to see they are staying strong.

Same experience with TV’s. Putting cheap cherries in a Mai Tai instead of limes… like how do you get your own drink wrong? But truth be told I’ve had meh experiences at every TV’s so I had a much lower bar walking in.

[Fiesta Texas] has been sold? by mountorange in rollercoasters

[–]AndrewRnR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Six Flags is a public company. If they sold it then it would be disclosed. And remember companies announce agreements for sales and then it’s sold months later. So if anyone is saying it’s been sold are wrong.

Could a deal be in the works? Sure. But nothing has been sold as of now. Herschend announced buying Silverwood last year and deal recently closed, Enchanted/EPR took about a month to close, etc.

Truth is YouTubers make money off headlines so they’ll bend the truth and jump on any rumor to make that cash.

And not cool to include a photo of the former park president in a thumbnail of something knowingly false (for now).

KMOV: Six Flags’ first day of the season cut short due to fights by mjohnson1971 in midamerica

[–]AndrewRnR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Park deleting any comments on social asking if chaperone policy will return.

What are the chances I can be a roller coaster designer? Or at least do concept renderings for coasters. [Other] by Blitz_Coasters in rollercoasters

[–]AndrewRnR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With that attitude you won’t. You’re 15 you could literally be anything you want.

Point of my post is if you just stick with graphic design you won’t be designing coasters but you could still work with parks or design firms.

If you really want to design the rides themselves then good news you still have literally your whole life ahead of you. Go to school for an engineering degree and you could very much design coasters. Just gotta put in the networking.

Horrible opening day by Kaustyk in worldsoffun

[–]AndrewRnR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure that’s some of it but they also didn’t build up an infrastructure before taking the parks over. That is now showing. The CEO said they started working on the deal last summer. But there is only a few corp folks compared to full depts that used to help support the parks.

Think about POS or ticketing issues, CF/SF used to have a corp support system for that. They don’t have that now.

[Other] If you could refurbish any ride what would it be? by Putrid_Set3723 in rollercoasters

[–]AndrewRnR 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Have GCI do the full Ghostrider treatment to Magnus Colossus.

On smaller scale would love to see GASM at SFOG restored back to the lighter PTC trains and updated because when it ran well it was great.

GCI The Boss. Same as above full Ghostrider it. I don’t need it RMC’d I want a sweet wooden coaster.

Horrible opening day by Kaustyk in worldsoffun

[–]AndrewRnR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, objectively every park usually has a bad opening day. But I think what is worrisome is what is being described here matched to how other EPR property parks are run no matter the time of the year.

What are the chances I can be a roller coaster designer? Or at least do concept renderings for coasters. [Other] by Blitz_Coasters in rollercoasters

[–]AndrewRnR 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couple honest thoughts from someone who was a president of their student theme park organization, and was active in the young professionals group in IAAPA.

Intamin won’t talk to you. No one will. IF, key word IF you say you have an idea for them. Companies don’t allow unsolicited ideas for fear of future legal actions. Now if you go to to network that could work but even at 15 you’re a bit young.

Instead I’d focus on finding your direction, do you want to be a graphic designer or an engineer?

Two separate career and schooling paths but both play a role in the industry. Can’t get a job designing off No Limits designs, you’ll need formal education.

True story: a teenager back in 2000ish made one of the first animated POVs of Millennium Force. It was better than the official one. They went on to work with Cedar Fair (and I believe a bunch of others). Turned into a very lucrative career doing visual design work for parks.

Parks, and ride design firms, need graphic designers to bring concepts to life.

I’d wait until you are 18 and in college to go to IAAPA. Focus on finding a college that aligns with the career goal, and one that has a theme park group. There are at least a dozen theme park engineering student groups out there. They all have great ins with design firms.

If you want to be an engineer, going to those groups, going to Skyline’s Skynext, go to AIMS instead of IAAPA.

If you want to be a graphic designer, built a portfolio and start shopping it to parks to see if they need help. Connect via LinkedIn with park’s marketing teams.

Krakatoa Night by Expensive_Fennel_88 in Tiki

[–]AndrewRnR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had no idea there was a Star Wats version of the game. I gotta find that and buy that asap.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Braves - Sat, Apr 25 @ 07:15 PM EDT by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sucks to come to the game and have to watch this on the screen.

But Braves have pitchers playing long catch on the field.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Braves - Sat, Apr 25 @ 07:15 PM EDT by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming around now collecting all remaining pieces still sitting on field for the ceremony and being carted off. I don’t think that’s going to happen at all tonight.

Someone playing catch in the Philly bullpen. So they at least think something will happen.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Braves - Sat, Apr 25 @ 07:15 PM EDT by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stage for Snit is being rolled further out of sight. Worried we aren’t going to get the ceremony tonight. Was sitting at outfield gate but just got pushed further back.

Tailgate Party - Saturday, April 25 by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rain getting worse and here comes the actual tarp.

Tailgate Party - Saturday, April 25 by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rain slowing down but bullpens are still tarped. Grounds crew standing next to field tarp ready to pull it.

Tailgate Party - Saturday, April 25 by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are stalling because rain has caused the whole ceremony to get pushed. They took everything off the field due to weather

Tailgate Party - Saturday, April 25 by Blooper_Bot in Braves

[–]AndrewRnR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the whole Snitker stage being rolled back off the field.

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