Twas the Night Before Announcement...

'Twas the night before Announcement, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The enthusiasts were cemented by their computers with care, In hopes that Janice Witherow soon would be there;

No enthusiasts were nestled or snug in their beds, cuz visions of statistics danced in their heads; And Janna in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled down at The Breakers for a long winter's nap.

When out on the causeway there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the luster of midway objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a sleek new train, and eight Intamin engineers!

With a little old driver who likes 90-degree angles, I knew in a moment it must be Werner Stengel! More rapid than eagles the platform crew they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; "Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN! On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN! To the top of the hat! to the 270 degree freefall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the top-hat the coursers they flew, With a train full of accelerometers, and W. Stengel, too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard from the roof
The hydraulic cylinders were filling with juice. As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down to the platform Stengel came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with wheel grease and soot; A bundle of blueprints he had flung on his back, he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And fired-up the console; then turned with a jerk, And laying his thumb up aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the pressure it rose;

He sprang to his train, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew down the track like a missile. But I heard him exclaim, as he rose out of sight, "Screw You, Six Flags! SFMM can eat ****e!" Now ... GO TO BED ! ! ! ! ! :-)

That was nice......Im sure one day I will be telling that story to my kids;)

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Screamsters 2001
Millennium Force/Screamsters 2002
???/Screamsters 2003

Just wait till #16 opens then go back and read this & you will laugh at yourself.

That was an awesome story! I could never think of something like that.

Very nice. Gave me a good laugh. :)

that must've taken some time to come up with

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life without danger is a waste of oxygen

I like the ending......."But I heard him exclaim, as he rose out of sight, "Screw You, Six Flags! SFMM can eat ****e!" Now ... GO TO BED ! ! ! ! ! :-)"

I aplaud thee with great effort.... so true. And announce to thee we may be true. Now comes the chance for all ye to have fun. Silently we wait for thy opening day.

Silently we wait ? ? Judging by this board and word of mouth, there's no silence involved.

Pretty creative. I wrote a poem about CP in like '96 I think. I was about 20. I've always wanted to send it to them or put it on a site but i've been afraid (they'd probably revoke my season pass for life) I think maybe I'll grow some and just do it. It won't be the end of the world to hear all the comments. Gotta be able to take criticism right? The poem is sort of long but the verses themselves aren't.

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... Ahhhh... Dangling feet, Sun in my face, and wind in my hair .... Bliss!

That was a good story! I should write some poems about CP.
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MF Rides: 23
WT Rides: 5
Magnum Rides: Over 100
Dragster Rides: Hopefully a Lot...

Sonnets or haiku?

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

Haiku:

Millennium Force

Magnum XL 200

Wicked Twister Rules!

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MF Rides: 23
WT Rides: 5
Magnum Rides: Over 100
Dragster Rides: Hopefully a Lot...

Seriously, how much time do you have to write something like that? I mean, it says posted at 3:49AM...riduculous...I mean , were you that pressed for time that you had to rush in and type a gay little poem, to feel like you've dedicated yourself to Cedar Point and/or Dragster? And i cant seem to figure out what the censored 5 lettered word is, that ends in "e" that could be so innappropriate not to just spell it out completely.

I think Coaster Buck's poem was funny! Can you write a CP poem that well?

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CP Fanatic Forever!!!

Wow, I feel sorry for all of those who really were glued to their computer screens, or even those who lost sleep over the announcement.

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Aww.....Florida! But That's America's Wang

Sleep is overrated.

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Great Ohio Coaster Club member #335

So are roller coaster announcements.

Besides, you die without sleep....

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Aww.....Florida! But That's America's Wang

steelrider33, if you don't have anything to say to further the discussion on this board without being a total ass clown, please leave.

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What is most anticipated event of 2003? the debut of Dragster, the release of Metallica's new album, the release of Terminator 3, or the release of Matrix:Reloaded...tough call.