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We talk Park #OpeningWeekend for #SixFlagStLouis and #SilverDollarCity Thanks to: Six Flags St louis Junkies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272983247284077  Steven - Thrill Maxx YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdPGAv4Ih8VMLwX09WnS5vA Link to his Talk Around the Park Playlist: https://youtu.be/QwLv-S_hZOQ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1018569111685546 Tom and Tee - Show Me Coaster YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWT4aZWYl8qA5uOfEbctLwA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShowMeCoasters Travis #CoasterDude Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coasterdude and Brian #MrSixFlags Host John #ParksWithPoints - https://www.ParksWithPoints.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parkswithpoints Head over to https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links.

Solo, John takes on a few questions summitted at Questions.ThrillSeekersPodcast.com Q: When to pay cash vs points when looking for a hotel More information - ParksWithPoints.com/Hilton Q: What to do for admission or upgrades if you can't use Points More information - ParksWithPoints.com/CashBack Subscribe, like, or review the podcast in your podcast player of choice. Like always you can head over to https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links. You can catch the latest with Cardin over at LogRideApp.com or John over at https://ParksWithPoints.com

Huge thanks to @Six Flags St. Louis Junkies Facebook Group for all the questions and @ShowMeCoasters for the Round-table Discussion It was fun to get excited for the 50th Anniversary opening weekend at #SFSL50th Interested in SFSL - Join #SFSLJunkies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272983247284077 Follow @ShowMeCoasters on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShowMeCoasters/ The #ThrillSeekersPodcast is also available in your podcast player of choice (please subscribe, like, and review) - Head over to https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes with links

Catch us at https://www.ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for links to all the show notes and information on subscribing How is it going? John documented my U-Turn Texas Trip over at ParksWithPoints.com - When from only spending money on car/food to spending lots on money on tickets and Food https://www.parkswithpoints.com/2021/02/feb-2021-fiesta-fest-trip-report.html #LogRide news - Events #ParkTrips [13:00] John's next trip is opening weekend Six Flags St Louis [16:30] Fun Spot Orlando/ Orlando StarFlyer. America’s tallest swing ride 450ft (137m). Beat by Bollywood SkyFlyer at Bollywood Parks Dubai at 460ft. (140m) https://www.bollywoodparksdubai.com/en/attractions/bollywood-skyflyer #ParkNews [21:00] Kentucky Kingdom purchased by Hershend Family Entertainment ---- (Herschend owns Silver Dollar City, Dollywood, Wild Adventures, [and water parks associated with each amusement park] https://www.kentuckykingdom.com/news/Press-Event-2021 [24:15] Texas Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park is permanently closed as of February 22, 2021 - America's Last SCAD Tower (https://gojump.com/) Guest of the Show Canobie Coaster’s Review: https://youtu.be/OWNrXblT0iw [27:00] Earnings SIX (Six Flags) - FUN (Cedar Fair) #DiggingIn [30:00] Sea World - John upgraded to the Platinum pass so how can I get the most out of the 11 parks? https://seaworldentertainment.com/our-brands/ Swapping out Bush Gardens for Hershey - When are the new rides opening up in Orlando? [36:00] Theme Park University https://themeparkuniversity.com Favorite Articles - MGM Grand Adventures (MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV) https://themeparkuniversity.com/extinct-attractions/mgm-grand-adventures-part-1-lost-in-the-shuffle/ Hard Rock Park - Myrtle Beach, SC https://themeparkuniversity.com/extinct-attractions/hard-rock-park-1-the-birth-of-the-worlds-first-rock-n-roll-theme-park/ #Impressed This is your cheers segment - Someone, something that stood out that you want to call out as amazing - like the digging in we don’t tell each-other till the show [42:00] Park Pros https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrpCBQ1dzQVt6vCHMKF01g https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/1358537097334951938 Subscribe, like, or review the podcast in your podcast player of choice. Like always you can head over to https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links. You can catch the latest with Cardin over at LogRideApp.com or John over at https://ParksWithPoints.com

In this rewind we are bringing back Matt Schmotzer so we can have him back on the show for an update [01:00] Grew up going to Cedar Point every year [04:10] How he started printing building a fiberglass StarCraft outfit [06:00] His senior project: Automatic pizza slicer [11:10] The start of 3D printing a rollercoaster [14:10] Gen 1 [19:20] Working but the lift [23:00] Picked Invertigo Rollercoaster and why [40:00] How you can split up the models to print in smaller pieces Check him out online: https://www.facebook.com/Print-My-Ride-Detroit-298431900645592/ https://www.facebook.com/Print-My-Ride-Detroit-298431900645592/ https://www.instagram.com/print_my_ride www.etsy.com/shop/PrintMyRideDetroit Subscribe, like, or review the podcast in your podcast player of choice. Like always you can head over to https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links. You can catch the latest with Cardin over at LogRideApp.com or John over at https://ParksWithPoints.com

Harrison is back to to talk about his job at DOCC at job at #Disney​ - by his most unique, and one that people utilize every visit but probably never think about the people behind it Today we are going to talk about: Q - First, where did you work and what does that group do? Q - How accurate are the wait times? Q - How do you calculate wait times? Q - How does virtual queue work? Q - How Disney Calculates wait times FYI, #SWGE​ - Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge

Time for a Social Spotlight: Today we have Mike from #CanobieCoaster, an amazing YouTube channel, to talk travel tips and trick so you can make the most of your visits. Follow @CanobieCoaster at: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8lkxr2Oncfako8CpQ3GAA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanobieCoaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canobie_coaster Looking back I know I have missed some parks because of poor planning or completely missed things just because I didn’t know. Today we pick up tips from the master: [03:30] Mike has over 200 parks in North America (USA, Canada, Mexico), Europe, UAE, and Japan [04:41] #IronRattler lift hill programing change, it now powers over the top from Mike’s video: https://youtu.be/1ecBDm6aPCU [06:30] #ParkTravelTips [07:00] #PickingFlights Why you might want to fly into an airport farther away [08:15] When to Fly vs Drive [07:30] When to book the Hotel [13:50] Hypothetical Holiday Nights 2021 Example - all 3 of us are going so let's talk options and pros/cons  #ParkPacking [17:22] What to pack [24:00] Onsite benefits of staying on property and if it’s worth it [26:45] Tickets / Passes [28:05] Skip-the-line passes, when to get them [31:03] Which rides to prioritize? [32:25] Quick review of www.queue-times.com and how Mike uses it to plan [35:10] Rope drop strategies [41:00] International tip on public transportation International, sorry we ran out of time but post any questions in the comments and we will add to a list for the next show Thanks for tuning in.. I don’t have near 200 parks but hope you picked up some tips to help grow your park count. See you next week. Subscribe, like, subscribe, and review to the show in your podcast player of choice https://www.ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links.

#LogRide news - New iOS update    Combined timeline and time machine into new Park History feature    Apple Watch updates     Attraction Details    Haunt logging    Shortcuts - check in Park Opening Dates starting to get announced - ** ALL DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE ** Hersheypark, April 2nd Dollywood, March 13th Cedar Point, May 14th - and all the Cedar Fair parks have tentative dates Canada’s Wonderland, May 14th Kings Dominion, May 22nd Kennywood, May 8th Six Flags St. Louis, March 20th Six Flags Great Adventure, March 1st Six Flags America, May 1st Silver Dollar City, March 20th ** 17th they moved due to social media ‘if this post reaches 6,000 likes - it got over 9K Ocean City amusement park damaged in boardwalk fire https://6abc.com/ocean-city-boardwalk-fire-playlands-castaway-cove-jersey-shore-new/10154162/ Fire erupts on Popeye and Blutos Bilge Rat Barges at Universal Orlando’s Islands Of Adventure The fire broke out near the back half of the ride Silverwood posted train and rail pics or stunt pilot https://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/rides/stunt-pilot.php What are you digging into? Themeparx.com (Cardin's favorite site for construction updates. Especially international parks) Subscribe to the show in your podcast tool of choice, star, like, subscribe, and review. Like always you can head over to ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links. You can catch the latest with Cardin over at logrideapp.com or John over at https://ParksWithPoints.com

Links to everything are available on our website https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com Today we are going to do a deep dive into one park and I’m lucky to have Anne with me so welcome to the show. [01:00] Anne's Background and what's the best Camera for going to the Park [03:20] John talks about how this parks is going to fit into his AllSF2021 plan https://www.parkswithpoints.com/2020/11/2021AllSF.html #FirstThrills - When did you start seeking Thrills? [03:40] #ThrillSeekersParkPtich - SF Great Adventure Pitch (Overview) [07:20] #LogRideParkStats - How many rides of what type, any differentiating characteristic [09:10] Reviewed the Safari [15:40] #ParkWalk [23:00] #FavoriteRide Nitro [[24:00] #RopeDrop - Low capacity rides that you need to go to first or best plan for beating the crowds Thanks for tuning in.. See you next week. Subscribe to the show in your podcast tool of choice, star, like, subscribe, and review. Like always you can head over to ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links. You can catch the latest with Cardin over at logrideapp.com or John over at ParksWithPoints.com

Links to everything are available on our website https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com [01:30] John's planning a Texas weekend trip              https://www.parkswithpoints.com/2021/01/lets-plan-ace-fiesta-fest-feb-20.html [02:10] LogRide Android 4.0               http://logrideapp.com [03:30] #ThemeParkNews #Velocicoaster testing with people              Check out @MidwayMayhem vid https://youtu.be/iJiDAS07X7s?t=46 #JerseyDevil got topped off              [07:00] Six Flags official vid https://youtu.be/z-0xx6nbBd4?t=56 #GentingSkyWorlds              Google Maps: https://g.page/20th-century-fox-world #SixFlagsDriveThru             [13:25] Will they stick around? What are you digging into? #BollywoodParksDubai             [17:11] https://www.bollywoodparksdubai.com #IndianaBeach            [21:49] John got season passes            Talked about the Triple Loop            https://www.indianabeach.com/ Thrill Seekers Spotlight Cardin called out #TheDisneyDish https://disneydish.bandcamp.com/ [31:00] John called out #ZeroCreditsRemaining @ZeroCreditsRemaining           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9zD5-IFf2zhSChbgrF9gg           IG: https://www.instagram.com/zerocreditsremaining/ [40:00] John tries to guilt Cardin into adding park URLs within the Explore function #LogRideApp #PWPTripPlanning Thanks for tuning in.. See you next week. Subscribe to the show in your podcast tool of choice, star, like, subscribe, and review. Like always you can head over to https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com for all the links to the socials, past shows, and of course show notes details and links. You can catch the latest with Cardin over at https://logrideapp.com or John over at https://www.ParksWithPoints.com

Links to everything are available on our website https://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com [08:48] When John started to get into coasters [19:26] All his vacations starting to revolve around around his sister [23:00] John talks about how he is scared of drop towers and the huge swings [32:02] John 'says' he wouldn't just stop at pizza joint just to pick up a credit [36:00] Touch on Water Park in Indonesia and Natural Parks outside US [38:20] Waterslide at the Atlantis in the Bahamas                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux_vr3IF3xU (sample vid) [43:24] Disney trip with kids and the magic [44:10] Reason John starts travel hacking [45:10] John has a goal to go to ALL the Six Flags parks in 2021 [49:05] Review a sample https://www.ParksWithPoints.com trip south to Texas Interested in coming on the show? Let us know https://Contact.ThrillSeekersPodcast.com If you would like to follow John, he blogs at https://www.ParksWithPoints.com If you don’t have the Log Ride App what are you waiting for? https://logrideapp.com

Links to everything are available on our website http://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com Interested in coming on the show? Let us know http://Contact.ThrillSeekersPodcast.com If you don’t have the Log Ride App what are you waiting for? http://logrideapp.com

Links to everything are available on our website http://ThrillSeekersPodcast.com  Interested in coming on the show? Let us know http://Contact.ThrillSeekersPodcast.com If you don’t have the Log Ride App what are you waiting for? http://logrideapp.com