Swoosh's 2010 PTR Thread

[Swoosh]

Since I go a lot of places every year I figured it would be easiest to post my PTRs in one thread for easier "finding" -- so here are my escapades from 2010.  Enjoy

2010 PHOTO TRIP REPORTS

JANUARY
01.23 | Mall of America / Flying Dutchman Ghostly Gangplank Rope Course
01.23 | Nickelodeon Universe
01.24 | IKEA at Mall of America

MARCH
03.13 | Cirque du Soleil's ALEGRÍA (Cedar Rapids)
03.19 | Silver Dollar City (Opening Day)
03.31 | Worlds of Fun (Off-Season Tour)

APRIL
04.03 | Six Flags St. Louis (Opening Day)
04.10 | Silver Dollar City (World Fest)
04.17 | Worlds of Fun (Opening Day)

MAY
05.01 | Silver Dollar City's 50th Anniversary
05.15 | Valleyfair! (Opening Day)
05.15 | Nickelodeon Universe
05.22 | Adventureland

JUNE
06.02 | Frontier City
06.04 | Worlds of Fun
06.04 | Worlds of Fun's Snoopy's Hot Summer Lights Media Event
06.20 | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (ft. Kroger)
06.21 | Boomerang Bay at California's Great America
06.21 | California's Great America
06.21 | Winchester Mystery House
06.22 | Gilroy Gardens
06.22 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
06.23 | Alcatraz
06.23 | Fisherman's Wharf
06.23 | Musee Mecanique
06.23 | Golden Gate Bridge
06.23 | San Francisco
06.23 | AT&T Park (Home of the San Francisco Giants)
06.30 | Hurricane Harbor St. Louis
06.30 | Six Flags St. Louis

JULY
07.01 | St. Louis Zoo
07.01 | Turtle Park
07.01 | Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour
07.01 | Gateway Arch
07.01 | Busch Stadium (Home of the St. Louis Cardinals)
07.06 | Hurricane Harbor Chicago
07.06 | Six Flags Great America
07.07 | Noah's Ark Waterpark
07.09 | American Gothic House
07.22 | NEMO Fair
07.25 | Wild Woody Go-Cart Track
07.26 | Crystal Falls Waterpark
07.26 | Magic Springs
07.27 | Silver Dollar City (Kidsfest)

AUGUST
08.08 | Worlds of Fun 2011 Announcement
08.10 | Carowinds
08.10 | Boomerang Bay  at Carowinds
08.11 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg
08.12 | Kings Dominion
08.12 | Six Flags America
08.12 | Hurricane Harbor D.C.
08.14 | Worlds of Fun's Coaster Mayhem

OCTOBER
10.20 | Silver Dollar City (Harvest Fest)
10.28 | Islands of Adventure
10.31 | Worlds of Fun (HAUNT)

NOVEMBER
11.19 | GAPbin 2010
11.20 | ACE’s Smoky Mountain Coasterfest at Dollywood

DECEMBER
12.04 | ACE's Coaster Christmas at Silver Dollar City
12.21 | TITANIC Museum
12.21 | Branson Landing
12.22 | Silver Dollar City (An Old Time Christmas)

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MALL OF AMERICA
Flying Dutchman Ghostly Gangplank Rope Course -- Photo Trip Report

January 23rd, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "GET THE HECK OUT OF THE COLD MIDWEST" UPDATE

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NICKELODEON UNIVERSE
Mall of America -- Photo Trip Report

January 23rd, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "Riding Rolley Rides in the Winter" UPDATE

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IKEA MEGASTORE
Mall of America -- Photo Trip Report

January 24th, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "OMG this place is AWESOME" UPDATE

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SILVER DOLLAR CITY
Opening Weekend Photo Trip Report

March 19th, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "LET'S CELEBRATE!" UPDATE

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SIX FLAGS ST. LOUIS
Opening Weekend Photo Trip Report

April 3rd, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "MORE FLAGS MORE FUN!" UPDATE

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SILVER DOLLAR CITY
WORLD FEST Photo Trip Report

April 11th, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "Got the Whole World in Our Park!" UPDATE

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WORLDS OF FUN
OPENING DAY Photo Trip Report

April 17th, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "It's Going to be WORLDS OF FUN!" UPDATE

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SILVER DOLLAR CITY
50th ANNIVERSARY PARTY WEEKEND
Photo Trip Report

May 1st, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the "TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE" UPDATE


399th Army Band from Ft. Leonard Wood.


Wildfire


Echo Hollow - site of the Birthday Party


The Haygoods performing at the Birthday Party


Me in front of the Birthday Cake

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VALLEYFAIR!
Opening Day
Photo Trip Report

May 15th, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the OPENING DAY PTR

[Junior]

WOW!   Junior like! Junior happy!  Great shots, and thanks so much for sharing.

[Swoosh]

I've been meaning to start a thread over here of my PTRs but for some reason had failed to do so, thus far.
I'll keep adding this thread as the season goes on. 

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NICKELODEON UNIVERSE
Mall of America
Photo Trip Report

May 15th, 2010

FULL UPDATE:   the FAIL at Riding Brain Surge PTR

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ADVENTURELAND
Photo Trip Report

May 22nd, 2010

FULL UPDATE:  the You're Gonna Find it at Adventureland PTR

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FRONTIER CITY
Photo Trip Report

June 2nd, 2010

FULL UPDATE:   the WILD WILD WEST (park) PTR