Karol’s Roller Coaster Tour 2011

I, Karol Gajda, Declare I Will Never Again Ride A Corkscrew

May 26, 2011

I couldn’t come up with a clever article title that combined both the parks I went to today to save my life. Ahh well. I’m staying in Bloomington, MN, near the Mall of America (which houses Nickelodeon Universe), but first on my list today was ValleyFair, about 20 minutes away in Shakopee. ValleyFair is a [...]

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Struck By The Thunder of the Gods at Mt Olympus

May 25, 2011

I was awoken from my slumber at 5:45am at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn due to heavy rain and a curtain that was virtually non-existent, which let lots of light shine through. (WTF Holiday Inn?) I wasn’t happy with my prospects for the day. The beginning of my tour is on an especially tight schedule [...]

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The Car Swap Caper & Six Flags Great America

May 24, 2011

I read too much Hardy Boys as a kid. Since this tour began 3 days ago I’ve driven 800 miles and visited exactly one park. Indiana Beach was supposed to happen Sunday, but two of their coasters were closed (waiting for new parts) so they said come back later (on them!). I headed up to [...]

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How I Ripped My New Shorts At Michigan’s Adventure

May 21, 2011

RollerCoasterTour has officially begun! I woke up early (err, 7am) this morning and took my time leaving Metro Detroit … Wait … Before I get started with these coaster updates let me just state that I’m not into long diatribes about the architects or the colors or whatever. If you’re into that, sweet! But you [...]

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The Official Roller Coaster Tour Vehicle Is?

May 20, 2011

I’m not sure yet. And tour begins tomorrow. :) In my quest to find a car to drive these 13,000 miles I looked at my options as far as silly cars, but nothing came up. I directed my search to cars that would simply be comfortable to drive. I found a few. And I bought [...]

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Why A Hearse? + Sad News

May 2, 2011

A lot of people have asked me why I wanted to do this tour in a hearse. There are multiple reasons. I feel like my answer changes every time someone asks me. So let me make a list … I loved Herman Munster as a kid. (But then, who didn’t?) Lots of people think roller [...]

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Logistics and Layer Cakes

April 25, 2011

Just kidding. No layer cakes. Although if you bake vegan cakes feel free to present me with your greatest offering and I will be sure to eat it. I’m in Michigan at my top secret temporary headquarters until I leave for Muskegon and my first coasters (Michigan’s Adventure) on May 21. I wasn’t able to [...]

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What Is This All About?

March 10, 2011

Roller Coaster Tour begins May 21, but it’s something I dreamed up a few years ago. I grew up a 2 hour drive from Cedar Point – unquestionably the best roller coaster park in the U.S. – and we used to go there regularly. As I got older and moved away I stopped going on [...]

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