Photo TR: July 3, 2010

[Mangler-Matt]

Headed out to Valleyfair for the day. It was definitely a scorcher. Anyway, it was mainly a "Snag Pics/Video" kinda day, so there isn't really much purpose to this Photo Trip Report. More just photos for you all to enjoy. So without further adieu, photos!

Breakers was breaking today. Awfully crowded!

Here's my dream put into a photo. You see, there's room for a Haunt back in Thunder Canyon, it's just that it hasn't happened yet. In my perfect Haunt world, the Haunt Gods would take out all of the switchbacks, make a winding, long, horrifying outdoor Haunt out here, and this is where it gets fun. It's already set up, they have a gate right there (bam, right next to the stairs), and that leads straight to a path. See next photo for more information.

Then that leads to here. A semi-large area where even more maze could be put in. See next photo for even more information regarding my dream Haunt.

Then that area leads to this path. This could be a long stretch of either maziness, or scare zoneness. Either way, there would be more horrifying things on this path! See next photo for the final detail (and problem) with this theoretical possibility.

Here's the only roadblock. They would need to pave this path that leads up to right where you enter Excalibur's queue line. So really, it's as easy as paving this short walkway & building a Haunt, and that my friends is how you dream Haunt style.

The waterpark was pretty crowded today, lines for pretty much everything!

$20, $20 Dollar . . . Okay you get the idea.

Markings in Half Pint. They look to be pretty old though.

More markings.

Now here's where the PTR starts to pick up!

Blurrrr. I like Monster.

Kidworks.

Half Pint Park/Xtreme Swing

Flying Trapeze Blur Shot 1

Flying Trapeze Blur Shot 2

Mild Thing.

Hot Air Balloons Blur Shot 1

Hot Air Balloons Blur Shot 2

Mild Thing Blur.

Mild Thing Night Shot.

Riptide Blur Shot 1

Riptide Blur Shot 2

Bzzzz.

KerSPLOOSH!

Ghosts.

And that ends the night!

Overall I had a great time at the park & I can't wait for Coaster Craze! Hope you all enjoyed reading/viewing! Peace.

~MM

[Steven John]

Great photo's. You get good blur shots. I love the idea of a haunt back there. CP went through the trouble of building a bridge onto an island for a haunt so VF paving that bit should be able to happen. Great idea! Also, that first mild thing shot looks like it belongs in a haunt photo collection! Great trip report, thanks.

[HauntFreak]

Great photos. The night shots look like they are at haunt.