Im going to Flordia!

[Jason1]

Im going to Flordia!

Yep, tomorrow im leaving for the long drive to orlando, then Daytona beach. We are going to the two universial parks for 3 days then Daytona Beach for 2. So I wont post again until next sunday, or maybe monday.(not that most of you care) It should be a sweet trip, except for the long drive. But even that wont be too bad, we are staying at a hotel overnight, and I will have my Gamecube to keep me occupied in the car, and a friend of mine happened to be leaving on a flordia vacation the same day we were(hes going on a cruise) so I get to take the two day trip down there with him!

I just hope its not overly crowded...:unsure:

or overly hot, but it prolly will be both so Im ready...

[Revival]

Heh.. have fun!

I'm going to...... Iowa.. but it's at the end of July.

[DeathsHand]

It's hot in florida.....

:sneaky:

I'm going umm... nowhere... ever again... :unsure:

Have fun being all hot and crap... :p

I'd rather go out somewhere in the mountains... but hey, I'm not going anywhere, so why does it matter? I'll just sit here and play Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link...

:arcade:

:...:

[Perfect Stu]

be sure to kick Mickey's ass for me

:nya:

[Revival]

Oh ya, go give BLueFire a swift kick in the ass for me.

:jk:

[Jason1]

Originally posted by Perfect Stu
be sure to kick Mickey's ass for me

:nya:

Id love to, but im not going to disney.

You will just have to settle with me kicking spidermans ass. (or any other MARVEL superhero)

[BlueFire]

Originally posted by Shooter
Oh ya, go give BLueFire a swift kick in the ass for me.

:jk: Hopefully, he won't be going anywhere near Miami. :p

[Jason1]

Originally posted by BLueFire
Hopefully, he won't be going anywhere near Miami. :p

Im not, but my friend's cruise leaves from Miami. I will tell him to kick your ass.

You had better watch your back monday, bluefire...

[Revival]

Alright.. Jason, if you can prove that he kicked bluefire's ass -- I'll give you ALL of my doubloons ;)

[Jonbo298]

Where exactly in Iowa are you going Shooter?

[GameKinG]

It was so hot here they canned my basketball practice for a week...but I dont live in florida so I guess it dosnt really matter...

[Jason1]

w00t!!!!

Im back! I had a great time, I will talk about my trip later, but for now, what big things did I miss while I was gone?

[Joeiss]

The end of civilization as we know it. Balance was brought back to the force...

Ummm... I was going to carry Stu's baby, but then decided not to. Yeah, thats about it.

[Jin]

Originally posted by Jason1
w00t!!!!

Im back! I had a great time, I will talk about my trip later, but for now, what big things did I miss while I was gone?

You missed a lot while you were gone. First of all... umm... well Joeiss got 4000 posts... that's about it.:yawn:

[BlueFire]

At least you didn't come down here...it's been pouring all week.

[Jason1]

Originally posted by BLueFire
At least you didn't come down here...it's been pouring all week.

Yea, it only rained for me a little bit the first 2 days I was there, but it cooled things off, so its all good. I guess I will tell you guys about my trip, since I have nothing better to do.

(complete with pics!)

My first day was at Universal Studios (monday, June 10th). I enjoyed most of the rides...except twister...and Kongfrontation...but my favorite here by far was Men In Black Alien Attack. First off, the overall feel is incredible...you actually feel like you have stepped into MIB headquaters, complete with elevator, talking aliens drinking coffee, and the main control room. You are briefed on how to work your gun and all that shiznat, and then your there. They seat you in cars with 2 rows of 3 seats each. You have a lazer gun in a holster in front of you, and the ride begins...directly in front of your seat, there is a digital display showing your score...the ride starts out like your on just a training mission, but aliens are on the streets, so soon your in a real mission, blasting away and those nasty aliens. What makes this ride great is riding it again and again to try to beat your previous score. My high was on my second ride, with a score of 233,000(for those of you who have ridden it, prolly nobody) I rode it a total of 6 times, and I could never beat that score.

My next day was at Islands of Adventure(right next to universal, if you didnt know) This park is newer and better. The theming is great, and so are most of the rides. 3 rides really stand out here. They are Spiderman, Incredible Hulk rollercoaster, and Dueling Dragons rollercoasters.

Spiderman is the most expensive ride ever built(over 200 million), and damn it shows. Everything about this ride is incredible, from the line, to the ride itself. Its 3d, its a motions simulatar, its on a track, it combines CG with real elements, and its incredible. You get your 3d glasses, and your put into cars made by toyota(each costing more that a lambrogini) with three rows of 4 people in each row. And your off on an adventure with spiderman. It starts a little slow, but quickly picks up. The trains you ride in can spin, rock, shake, use water and heat effects, all while moving on a track. It perfectly combines real elements with 3D video to create an amazing illusion of flying through the streets with spiderman fighting bad guys. Maybe the greatest ride ever built.

Incredible Hulk rollercoaster is a great ride, and was recently rated No. 1 steel coaster in america. While I think I have been on better rollercoasters, this one is very good. What makes it stand out if the launch. It launches you from 0 to 40 mph in 2 seconds flat and shoots you out at over 100ft and then does a zero G roll and rockets through 6 more inversions. Great speed throughout. Very intense.

Dueling dragons are 2 unique coasters. They are inverted(meaning there is no floor and your feet dangle in the air).
But what makes them so great is that they are the first of their kind to duel. That means they both run at the same time, and they have several moments where they come very close to touching each other. It makes for a fun experience. The two coasters arent exactly the same just opposite, oh no. They are different with different elements in each. One other thing that I love about this ride is the incredibly long line. What I mean is, you walk so far just to get to the ride. They say its a 10 minute wait, but it takes almost that long just to walk through the line to get to the ride platform itself. You start by walking through an outside courtyard type area, but soon you are in a castle dungon type thing, winding through dark paths with things like Old books, skulls, bones, and scary music. It was very fun just walking through all this.

I had one more day to re-ride what I liked(which I did) and then I was off to Daytoa beach, with a stop at Daytone USA. Deathshand wasnt too impressed, but I thought it was pretty sweet to play Daytona USA AT Daytona USA.
The Beach was fun...I got a bad sunburn, but besides that it was fun...now lets see If I can find some pics...I would post some of the ones I took, but the stupid file attachment thing dosent allow multiple pics...

The Incredible Hulk:

http://www.ioacentral.com/pictures/marvel_super_hero_island/attractions/incredible_hulk_coaster/incredible_hulk_coaster_eleven.jpg

Spiderman:

http://www.ioacentral.com/pictures/marvel_super_hero_island/attractions/the_amazing_adventures_of_spider_man/the_amazing_adventures_of_spider_man_one.jpg

Dueling Dragons:

http://www.ioacentral.com/pictures/the_lost_continent/attractions/dueling_dragons/dueling_dragons_two.jpg

and one from part of the line:

http://www.ioacentral.com/pictures/the_lost_continent/attractions/dueling_dragons/dueling_dragons_twenty_one.jpg

[Jason1]

Oh yea, I forgot to tell you guys I saw Crash down there. Yep, Crash himself. Bandicoot, that is....

:rolleyes: