I travel the world riding roller coasters & exploring other cool sights/experiences along the way! Disney Legend (per Bob Iger) because I rode Every Operating Ride (212 total) at All 12 Disney Parks around the world in *12 Days* #DisneyGlobalRideChallengehttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mwixz2cuik2uI am back at Disneyland again today. Except today I'm up early enough for rope drop. I'm here today to have fun, yes. But I'm also filming an internal culture/propaganda video for my company in a way that only I could overcomplicate it. Lol27 Sep 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwixz2cuik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mwgueoxr7c2oIt has been a looooong summer for me, with seemingly endless travel, and this week was another long and busy week. But I have made it to my home away from home. And we're gonna have ourselves a nice relaxing weekend here at Disneyland!26 Sep 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgueoxr7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw7v2s4pqk2yI bet y'all did Knott see this coming! Had to come out to LA for work this week and saw my opportunity to get on the recently reopened Montie while here!23 Sep 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7v2s4pqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw7lug7jj22yWhat makes a good log flume? Is it the big drop and splashdown at the end? A long, fast flume section? What about two? Really lovely foliage and landscaping surrounding the ride? Get all of that and more on the Wild Waterfall Log Flume at Avonturenpark Hellendoorn! youtu.be/l8Bis751bY0 https://youtu.be/l8Bis751bY023 Sep 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7lug7jj22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw7ligvfv22ySo after a pretty suboptimal flight experience, I have finally arrived at my destination city. Where is that this time? Somewhere I have been before!23 Sep 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7ligvfv22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw74cnnwkc2yWhen you've been on the plane for 90 minutes and still haven't pushed back from the gate...23 Sep 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw74cnnwkc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw5idy6ods2vHave you ever wanted to ride an spinning roller coaster that was indoors & in the dark except for a trippy laser lightshow? Oh, and with techno music blasting the whole time? Well, if you ever venture to Vienna, Insider at Wiener Prater has you covered! youtu.be/-IyUBfzF6B8 https://youtu.be/-IyUBfzF6B823 Sep 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5idy6ods2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw2ixb6bek2bMost coaster enthusiasts will be pretty familiar with the Arrow Suspended coasters and their swinging cars, but fewer know that Vekoma tried their hand at the same concept. Enter Dreamcatcher at Bobbejaanland, which also now has floorless trains! youtu.be/RtAbXG_vSa8 https://youtu.be/RtAbXG_vSa821 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2ixb6bek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mw2d2nxgrk2bAnybody know if @knottsberryfarm.bsky.social has anywhere to store luggage (suitcase + backpack) for a couple hours if heading straight there from the airport w/o a rental car? I've been told they can hold stuff at Guest Relations, but that's past security, so don't know if that's entirely accurate21 Sep 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2d2nxgrk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvyd2dyz2s2rHad a really nice weekend at Cedar Point, despite some suboptimal weather (and my rapidly accumulating exhaustion). I ended up sleeping in today, having a leisurely lunch, and just heading to the airport rather than trying to get a bunch of rain rides. And that's okay! https://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvy3w2emfs24 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvyd2dyz2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvy7sjmyr22zDay 10 of my Disney Global Ride Challenge was the *worst* day of the entire trip. Watch Episode 7 of the DGRC series to find out how I coped with sleeping through all of my alarms AND it being a 9 out of 10 crowd level day at Disney California Adventure! youtu.be/tKAnT2leINc https://youtu.be/tKAnT2leINc20 Sep 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvy7sjmyr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvvgi3ncas2xYes, I'm back at Cedar Point for Day 3. So I planned to sleep in this morning, let it rain, and then pop in after lunch when the weather cleared to finish filming. But I woke up and saw that the forecast had shifted and that I needed to hustle to get here for early entry, so that's what I did.19 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvgi3ncas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvsfrgja3c2zHello, boys. I'm baaaaaaack! Got a long full day ahead of me back at Cedar Point! The weather is lovely. The rides look inviting. I'm exhausted. But the coastering will not be denied! Lol.18 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsfrgja3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvqjbvtqpk25Hello from America's Rockin' Roller Coast! I'm geared up for a long weekend of Cedar Point festivities, which should be pretty legit. But...there's a fair bit of rain in the forecast for this weekend, so it may be a week but of a challenge to get everything done that I need/want to. Wish me luck!17 Sep 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqjbvtqpk25https://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvqg64rnik25Hey, y'all! Back in Ohio!!17 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqg64rnik25https://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvocrfuhxk2jYou know, they say the children yearn for the mines, but at Drievliet Family Park, that's not too much of an exaggeration! Say hello to Kopermijn! (Which means Copper Mine in Dutch.) It may be just a stand wild mouse, but this one has theming!! youtu.be/b39uzbuDeRA https://youtu.be/b39uzbuDeRA16 Sep 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvocrfuhxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvkt3fuxkk2yI'm not really the biggest fan of spinning rides. Spinning wild mice tend to suck, but when a spinning coaster has a unique layout done well, I can work with them. Enter Naga Bay at Bobbejaanland. And this one has a pretty cool setting by the water! youtu.be/p5wG6vYSdUo https://youtu.be/p5wG6vYSdUo15 Sep 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkt3fuxkk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mviptwjedk2qWhen in Spain last year, I swung through the now-defunct Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza on my way down from San Sebastián to Madrid. And Moncayo was their Zyklon-style coaster, with an operator that would send a few cars & then go run off to operate another ride. youtu.be/Ntt8f2o2Gos https://youtu.be/Ntt8f2o2Gos14 Sep 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviptwjedk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvfzww3gm22fI am BACK at Six Flags Over Texas! It's another scorcher, but I missed Tormenta by a DAY last time, so I am definitely not missing it today! Also need to get on Freeze since that was closed too.13 Sep 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfzww3gm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvdhvpdrac2qAt SeaWorld San Antonio today, at least for a little while! The weather is already oppressively hot and only gonna keep getting worse. But I'm here for one thing and one thing only: to ride Texas Stingray and decide how I feel about it relative to Mystic Timbers after just doing KI last weekend!12 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdhvpdrac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvbopgiv2c2gHello and welcome back to Six Flags Fiesta Texas! If you correctly guessed this would be my next park, you officially win a cookie! The park is only open for the evening tonight (1st night of Fright Fest), but it's still an oppressively hot 100 degrees!11 Sep 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbopgiv2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvbias5r4225Futuroscope's Arthur, the 4D Adventure has nothing to do with an elementary school-aged aardvark and everything to do with the popular French fantasy series Arthur and the Minimoys. This is a simulator vs the similarly-themed Europa Park roller coaster. youtu.be/B0NJJur7alM https://youtu.be/B0NJJur7alM11 Sep 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbias5r4225https://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mvbatrbecc2gWhoops! Tripped and fell and ended up on a plane bound for another adventure!11 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbatrbecc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mv7367jr5c2jI'm not the biggest fan of spinning coasters in the first place, but what if I told you the spinning on Maskerade at Wiener Prater was so intense that the battery door on my camera came open & the battery slid out, which killed the end of the recording? youtu.be/St4Fho82hh0 https://youtu.be/St4Fho82hh010 Sep 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7367jr5c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mv2cg5rd422qI've done a lot of shooting dark rides at this point, but Discovery Club at Avonturenpark Hellendoorn has to be one of the weirdest. You sit around the outside of a round ride vehicle that then spends the whole layout spinning around & changing speeds! youtu.be/AsIRAsJZDco https://youtu.be/AsIRAsJZDco09 Sep 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2cg5rd422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3muxwtsxbh22nThere are a decent number of racing/dueling coasters out there, but this is the only one I've ever seen where the coasters leave the station in opposite directions! Efteling really did something different here with their Max + Moritz powered coasters! youtu.be/tEkpV-0jnss https://youtu.be/tEkpV-0jnss08 Sep 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxwtsxbh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3muu3euxyl22hI am back at Kings Island again today. Really enjoying this lovely marquee! (Is this the only park without its name above the entrance?) Anywho, while I could technically come back for a couple hours tomorrow before my flight, I'll probably just sleep in. Which means this is my last hurrah here!06 Sep 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu3euxyl22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3murqriqr7s2eAnd we're back at Kings Island for Day 2 of my Labor Day Weekend extravaganza! There's inclement weather in the forecast, but hopefully it isn't too bad or disruptive!05 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3murqriqr7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3murkk7pr5c2eThere is definitely a part of me that wonders if we're going to find out someday that all the little hits your head takes from riding roller coasters (and sometimes some pretty big things) might contribute to something similar, especially in light of the recent news from X2's TBI's. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3murkk7pr5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/acoasterstory.bsky.social/post/3mupwmgz4vk2pHello from Cincinnati's own Kings Island, where I'll be spending this long Labor Day Weekend! The park is open tonight from 5-10, and while there are storms in the forecast for tomorrow, apparently there's also inclement weather in the area here tonight. Hopefully that doesn't wreck stuff too much!04 Sep 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:hyenegbcle2osfusuqymj2lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwmgz4vk2p