• Santas on Manta & A Christmas Gift to My Readers

  Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
  Last Updated: December 24, 2009

  Santa’s New Sleigh
  Thirty-two Santas boarded SeaWorld Orlando’s new flying coaster, Manta last week. SeaWorld Orlando sent me a pic and a link to the video below. I got to give them credit. With the recent Google Street View feature and the company name change, they know how to stay in the news.

  A Gift to My Readers
  Also, since it’s Christmas, I thought I’d give my readers a little gift. It took a little work, but The Coaster Critic’s Blog now has a Forum! It will be a better alternative to the Discussion Page and hopefully it will allow for more organized discussions on things NOT covered on the blog. I still prefer the on-topic discussion to be in the comments section on my posts. But, it seems like there are plenty of discussions that my readers want to have that don’t fit with any blog posts.

  I am new to forum management so please bear with me as I work out the kinks. I hope to have the forum up and running in a few days. Although, you won’t be able to register yet, I invite you to head on over there and check it out. There’s a link in the footer and there may be a link in the top nav in the future. Visit the forum and Merry Christmas!

  Check out this video of 30+ jolly santas braving Manta:

  What’s Your Take?
  Which do you think pulls more g’s, Santa’s sleigh or Manta? Got any feedback on the new Forum? Leave a comment below.

  

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12 Comments

1. #1 Quil says:
   December 25th, 2009 at 7:38 am

   it looks as if you need to become a member to use the forums, how do you become a member?

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2. #2 Ty Gooch says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 12:54 am

   I know the answer!

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3. #3 Judy P in Pgh says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 8:04 am

   Go to the forum page and click on the “register” button. Provide a bit of info about yourself and you’re all set. Then, start to post because Nessie and I are pretty lonely over there!

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4. #4 schwarz says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

   TCC does my username and password for theme park syndicate work on the forum?

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   • #5 The Coaster Critic says:
     December 26th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

     Nope. You’ll need to register on both sites.

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5. #6 Quil says:
   December 27th, 2009 at 8:19 am

   I guesse even santa needs to go to a theme park every once in a while

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6. #7 CFC says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 3:03 am

   Holy crap, when did you put all this up? This is my third time on the site since yesterday, and I’ve never seen it like this. Great work, CC!

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7. #8 Quil says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 6:50 am

   Yeah, I just saw it too. Realy cool.

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8. #9 The Coaster Critic says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 8:03 pm

   Thanks guys. I’ll have an official announcement post up soon.

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9. #10 Prof. BAM says:
   January 11th, 2010 at 8:28 pm

   Whoa! That was wierd!

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10. #11 Quil says:
    January 11th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    what happened to the Black-&-white wooden coaster back ground that was up there, i liked it.

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11. #12 The Coaster Critic says:
    January 11th, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Yeah. It’s controversial. Maybe I’ll put up a poll in the future and let the readers vote on it. I’ve gotten mixed reviews.

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