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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:50:15 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
wrote: mo wrote: Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach. that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier! Six Flags has one is Darien Lake, Buffalo - how far is that from the main area of NY? Far, maybe 4 hours. [snip] That's Buffalo, New York? If so, you'd have to travel at over 100 miles per hour to get there in 4 hours. Michael If you would like to send a private email to me, please take out the TRASH, so to speak. Please do not email me something which you also posted. |
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:50:15 +0000 (UTC), Juliana L Holm
wrote: mo wrote: Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach. that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier! Six Flags has one is Darien Lake, Buffalo - how far is that from the main area of NY? Far, maybe 4 hours. [snip] That's Buffalo, New York? If so, you'd have to travel at over 100 miles per hour to get there in 4 hours. Michael If you would like to send a private email to me, please take out the TRASH, so to speak. Please do not email me something which you also posted. |
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New York also has beach access...
I believe the original poster said the trip will be in September. If it's early in the month, the weather should be fine for beach activities in the New York area, but if it's later in the month it might be getting a little cool. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove "NOSPAM" from my address when sending me e-mail. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - |
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New York also has beach access...
I believe the original poster said the trip will be in September. If it's early in the month, the weather should be fine for beach activities in the New York area, but if it's later in the month it might be getting a little cool. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove "NOSPAM" from my address when sending me e-mail. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - |
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:21:13 GMT, Brian K
wrote: In Miami Beach South Beach IS the theme park. There may be no Space Mountain but lots of bikini clad "amusements" Both male and female.. for young 21 yo guys to dream about...and maybe more. Depending on what you dream about. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:47:28 -0000, "mo" wrote:
"Rita" wrote in message .. . Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach. that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier! Maybe not, but Coney Island has tradition, it has history, it has ambience which, sadly not many theme parks in this country have. You're not very old are you? Em Be careful what you wish for.... |
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:47:28 -0000, "mo" wrote:
"Rita" wrote in message .. . Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach. that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier! Maybe not, but Coney Island has tradition, it has history, it has ambience which, sadly not many theme parks in this country have. You're not very old are you? Em Be careful what you wish for.... |
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[NOTE: This is cross-posted to rec.roller-coaster.
If you choose to return to the original subject, please delete that group from your reply.] mo wrote: that doesnt look hardcore enough - Generally speaking, "theme" parks don't have hardcore rides. If you think Coney Island's "Cyclone" isn't hardco Icono Clast Sep 16 1999, 12:00 am Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster Subject: Ribs & Rollercoasters..... Robert Vaccaro wrote: I'm sitting here with three fractured ribs, You have my empathy. I cracked a rib in a motorcycle accident; the Coney Island Cyclone braked me into an iron bar hard enough to crack a rib; a wet ride in Arlington cracked my sternum. Not fun stuff. Why aren't all wooden coaster trains richly upholstered In my youth, all of them were! has nicely upholstered trains similar to the old ones. They're very nice and comfortable but still don't have hold-on places. mo wrote: "Rita" wrote: Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island amusement park is located. The "Cyclone" is at AstroLand. we want somwhere that has rides similar to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier! Aw, c'mon. Those are among the mildest rides on the planet. "Oblivion" is certainly interesting and the terrain steel-coaster's theming is excellent, but the rides aren't much. I wasn't impressed with Blackpool Pleasure Beach, either, but "Grand National" was closed the day I was there. The hyper there has one trick and it's over. Dullsville. [Darien Lake] I mean that has ride like Superman which look awesome. It's a nice ride but it can't compare to Riverside Amusement Park's that isn't very far from New York. Superman: Ride of Steel: http://shorterlink.com/?W15HVK Don't let the name fool you; even though it's a steel-coaster, this one isn't like the others of the same name. But, for a real roller-coaster: Shivering Timbers: http://makeashorterlink.com/?U28A23C0A Unfortunately, it's in Michigan. Many people think "Tonnere de Zeus" is as good but I don't. what other large theme park companies are there in the USA? You should avoid any and all such companies that have more than one venue. What they're doing these days is building duplicate rides, sometimes changing the name. You travel great distances and spend lots of money for exactly the same thing you have at home. My first experience of this was visiting DisneyWorld that was little different from DisneyLand. I was furious that I'd allowed myself to be so con'd. The other Disney venues are probably much the same. Universal Studios in Orlando, however, is a wonderful exception. If one must choose but one "theme" park, that would be my enthusiastic recommendation. __________________________________________________ __________ A roller-coaster freak in San Francisco http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net |
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"Icono Clast" wrote in message news:1103284377.e127bee9cd4fadc04464e4e62092a9e4@t eranews... [NOTE: This is cross-posted to rec.roller-coaster. If you choose to return to the original subject, please delete that group from your reply.] mo wrote: that doesnt look hardcore enough - Generally speaking, "theme" parks don't have hardcore rides. If you think Coney Island's "Cyclone" isn't hardco but do i wanna travel all the way round the world and then just go on one hardcore ride in one day when i can go on maybe 4 or 5 pretty good ones. |
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Hi just to say UK speed limits are in MPH not KMPH please don't lump us in
with the rest of Europe. In my experiance of driving in the US (LA and Orange County) it is a far easier place than parts of europe, the road signs are clear, and the wrong side of the road thing is just not an issue because of all the multi lane roads. One tip is to do a Google on driving in the USA and read some of the local driving laws. eg. in most of the US you and turn right on a red light (there are normaly no filter lights). One other thing check the weather before you hire an open top when I was in LA it was 40C and had to keep it closed most of the day. "PeterL" wrote in message ... "Hatunen" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:17:40 -0800, "PeterL" wrote: "mo" wrote in message ... "Rita" wrote in message news St. Petersburg and Clearwater in Florida have nice beaches and Tampa is a hop, skip and jump from St. Pete and has a couple of theme parks. Busch Gardens and some kind of wild animal park -- others will correct me if I am wrong. And you could drive up the Coast to Tarpon Springs where there are fake sponge divers and good Greek food. You'll have to have a car in Florida to get around at all, but not in New York City. How old do you have to be to rent cars? I will be 21 - but I aint too confident about driving on the other side of the road (I live in the UK) and I probably wont understand all the road signs...so I dont really wanna risk it! 21 is the age. It may not be the age. The car rental firm may have a different idea as to the required age. Best to make specific inquiry. Our road signs are in English. But not UK English; some translation may be required. Speed limits may be the most obvious one, as ours is in miles and yours is in KM. The roads here are broad and relatively easy to drive in. Try booking your car from the UK. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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