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Rideguy70

@rideguy70.bsky.social

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Love theme parks (100+), roller coasters (635+), haunts, horror, unique SoCal events/places/eats, and occasional culture. Mostly LA, but also travels. Home parks: USH, SFMM, KBF, and (not as much) Disney. No media affiliation, just passionate about things

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 17h

Is it supposed to be any good? I sort of find it hard to believe it can translate to stage

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 1d

It's kinda sucky they did this mid-season... really screws over the people who paid extra earlier on

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Well done!

A tweet by Gramps says “RELEASE THE FILES!” with a photo showing a projection on a wall of several people edited into a parody movie poster titled “Guardians of Pedophiles,” referencing “Guardians of the Galaxy.” A car is passing by the projection on the street.

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Disney Oldsters @disneyoldsters.dissky.com · 1d

Go California!!

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

FYI, we did get to do all mazes once, and Cinema Slasher and Widows twice, all without FastLane. Oh, and we got to see the cirque show. Kinda did take all night, though. Wish they sold a FastLane pass just for mazes

We did skip Hanging

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

A model home where a mass murder took place, haha

But aside from that, yeah, not super clear about the Mary/mirror stuff… expected a lot more mirrors, especially from a park that once literally did a maze called Mirror Mirror (not to mention the mirror section of Mesmer)

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

That’ll be it for us at Knott’s Scary Farm! We always appreciate the creative and immersive maze design, and the relatively long length of their mazes. Just wish the talent would be more consistent.

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Since we didn’t go to KSF last year, Widows, 8 Fingers 9, Zoo, and Mary were ALL new to us.

I liked all of them a lot, except Mary. It has great sets, but the story doesn’t really come across at all.

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Tried the Red Velvet cheesecake cupcake. It was okay. I ate it, but also don’t think I’d get it again.

But getting the Dracula fangs (plastic) s a fun bonus

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Always fun to catch the Blind Tiger show

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

No, but I did do it accidentally a couple of times

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

It was cool… apparently, flashlights start at 10. Liked it, made it feel like urban exploring in a creepy way

But the flashlight distribution sure does slow down the line a helluva lot. One of the slowest haunt lines at Knott’s I’ve experienced.

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

When I asked at the front of the line, they said 10

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Zoo was posted at 90… it’s going to be about an hour.

Line moved pretty slow. Seems they’re doing the flashlights, even though it’s before 11. Have they changed that? (Still not in it yet)

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Those opening credits scared the crap out of me as a child

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Wait time was posted as 75, but we actually waited just over 15

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Time for one of our faves (though we still miss Dark Ride)

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

He is an inspiration to us all 😛

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Got in just after 7. Walked right on to Chilling Chambers, Grimoire, and Room 13. Now waiting for the sexy circus performers 😁

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

While we usually have a great experience here, sadly, tonight the food took well over an hour to arrive. Wait staff was very apologetic, but we are just finishing dinner at 7pm when we arrived at the restaurant by 5:30 (and we had ordered the moment we saw our waiter)

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Knott’s Scary Farm. Arrives at 5:15, and was able to park in the Preferred Parking lot with our Prestige pass.

Eating dinner at The Kitchen in the hotel, and it’s busy! They said 40 min wait, though it took about 15.

Amusing to see some Halloween props being stored in the hotel parking lot 😄

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 4d

Is this still on sale at Disneyland/World of Disney?

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Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 5d

There's multiple locations throughout the park where you can get them--that one gets crowded because it's right in the front of the park. They have one right up the hill near Conjuring/Tatsu, and hardly anyone goes to that one. Same with many of the other locations

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 5d

We found the price does vary... we went on a Friday night, and the pass was only $30

Rideguy70 @rideguy70.bsky.social · 5d

Screaming Swings are surprisingly sparse in the West (there's none in California that I can think of), so this will likely be a welcome addition.