Welcome Steven from Thrill Maxx

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Host John #ParksWithPoints - https://www.ParksWithPoints.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parkswithpoints

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Social Spotlight with AJ of Zero Credits Remaining #ZeroCreditsRemaining on the show to nerd out on Parks and Coasters

YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/zerocreditsremaining

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zerocreditsremaining

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShockwaveSFGAM

We talked about:

Who is your favorite Megaman character?

AJ's YouTube Origin story and how he found his niche

Music

ZCR top 3 before 2020

1. #Maverick

2. #MysticTimbers

3. #StormChaser

Home Park: Six Flags Great America in Chicago #SFGMa

Talked around other parks in the area including my home park of Six Flags St Louis #SFSL

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Solo #QandA:

Q: Why direct flights?

Referenced

https://www.flightconnections.com

Interview with #CanobieCoaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwM95VS0lY&list=PL75MvimDUC0AakMljrMn0Go0-_BuojLSm&index=3&t=420s

Q: How can I use Points for #NickelodeonUniverse and/or #Kalarari

Referenced Pay yourself Back method

https://www.parkswithpoints.com/cashback

Q: Six Flags meal plan worth it?

It depends, talk options

Q: I only go to my home park, are points worth it?

Referenced https://www.parkswithpoints.com/p/where-do-i-start.html

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If you don’t have the Log Ride App what are you waiting for? http://logrideapp.com

We talk Park #OpeningWeekend(s) 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

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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

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https://www.youtube.com/c/ShowMeCoasters/

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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

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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.

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