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My name is Mark McKenzie. I have travelled to amusement parks all across the country in search of the latest and greatest roller-coaster thrills. I enjoy writing about my experiences at parks along with the various hotels, restaurants, people and experiences I encounter on my trips. This was the inspiration for my website.Amusement parks create the perfect environment for families and friends to come together and have fun. Whether you're riding a roller-coaster or a carousel, enjoying a game on the midway or a picnic in the grove, amusement parks take us out of our normal environment and into another world. I hope you'll be inspired to visit another world through something you've read in The Trip Report.
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| Place | Trip Report Name | Date |
| AL - Visionland | Visionland's Grand Opening | 5/23/98 |
| AL - Visionland | RRC at SFOG/RRR | 10/18/98 |
| AL - Visionland | ACE Spring Con: Praise Gs! | 5/2/99 |
| AR - Eureka Springs, AR | Odyssey in the Ozarks | 6/13/02 |
| CA - Disneyland | Disneyland: 30 Years Later Part 1 | 11/30/98 |
| CA - Disneyland | KBF and Coastering With Goofy | 3/29/99 |
| CA - Disneyland | Winter Solace Part 3 | 3/6/00 |
| CA - Knott's Berry Farm | Return to CA: 30 Years Later Part 2 | 11/30/98 |
| CA - Knott's Berry Farm | KBF and Coastering With Goofy | 3/29/99 |
| CA - Knott's Berry Farm | Winter Solace Part 1 | 3/4/00 |
| CA - Knott's Berry Farm | Winter Solace Part 4 | 3/7/00 |
| CA - Paramount's Great America | California Dreamin' Part 1 | 4/28/00 |
| CA - San Francisco | California Dreamin': San Francisco, CA Part 3 | 4/29/00 |
| CA - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | California Dreamin' Part 1 | 4/28/00 |
| CA - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | California Dreamin' Part 4 | 4/30/00 |
| CA - Six Flags Magic Mountain | Return to CA: 30 Years Later Part 2 | 11/30/98 |
| CA - Six Flags Magic Mountain | Winter Solace Part 2 | 3/5/00 |
| CA - Six Flags Marine World | California Dreamin' Part 2 | 4/29/00 |
| CO - Lakeside | Lakeside: Remember When | 7/14/01 |
| CO - Six Flags Elitch Gardens | Not Worth A Dime! | 8/17/00 |
| CT - Lake Compounce | New England: A Second Look Part 2 | 5/28/00 |
| FL - Busch Gardens Tampa | Kumba Yah | 2/8/99 |
| FL - Busch Gardens Tampa | The Adventure of a Lifetime Part 2 | 11/3/99 |
| FL - Busch Gardens Tampa | The Ultimate New Years Eve Party Part 1 | 12/30/99 |
| FL - Busch Gardens Tampa | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 2 | 11/3/00 |
| FL - Disney's Animal Kingdom | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 6 | 11/7/00 |
| FL - Disney's Animal Kingdom | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/13/06 |
| FL - Disney's EPCOT | The Ultimate New Years Eve Party Part 3 | 1/1/00 |
| FL - Disney's EPCOT | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 1 | 11/2/00 |
| FL - Disney's EPCOT | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 4 | 11/5/00 |
| FL - Disney's EPCOT | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 6 | 11/7/00 |
| FL - Disney's EPCOT | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/15/06 |
| FL - Disney's Magic Kingdom | The Ultimate New Years Eve Party Part 4 | 1/2/00 |
| FL - Disney's Magic Kingdom | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 4 | 11/5/00 |
| FL - Disney's Magic Kingdom | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/17/06 |
| FL - Disney-MGM Studios | The Adventure of a Lifetime Part 4 | 11/5/99 |
| FL - Disney-MGM Studios | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 1 | 11/2/00 |
| FL - Disney-MGM Studios | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 6 | 11/7/00 |
| FL - Disney-MGM Studios | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/16/06 |
| FL - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/12/06 |
| FL - Islands Of Adventure | IOA: It Erases EVERYTHING! | 4/25/99 |
| FL - Islands of Adventure | The Adventure of a Lifetime Part 1 | 11/2/99 |
| FL - Islands of Adventure | The Adventure of a Lifetime Part 3 | 11/4/99 |
| FL - Islands of Adventure | The Ultimate New Years Eve Party Part 2 | 12/31/99 |
| FL - Islands of Adventure | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 3 | 11/4/00 |
| FL - Islands of Adventure | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/14/06 |
| FL - SeaWorld | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 5 | 11/6/00 |
| FL - Universal Studios Florida | An Emotional Trip to Florida Part 3 | 11/4/00 |
| FL - Universal Studios Florida | It May Be December, But It Sure Ain't Christmas! | 12/14/06 |
| GA - Six Flags Over Georgia | I Left My Heart in Georgia | 5/24/98 |
| GA - Six Flags Over Georgia | RRC at SFOG/RRR | 10/18/98 |
| GA - Six Flags Over Georgia | ACE Spring Con: Praise Gs! | 5/2/99 |
| ID - Silverwood | Silverwood, Silverwood, Oh Yeah! | 7/28/00 |
| IL - Six Flags Great America | The Ride Of My Life Part 1 | 9/7/98 |
| IL - Six Flags Great America | SFGAm, A Second Look | 5/8/99 |
| IL - Six Flags Great America | My Wonderfully Weird Weekend Part 1 | 6/2/00 |
| IL - Six Flags Great America | Six Flags Great America by Cindy Stout | 6/08/01 |
| IN - Holiday World | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 1 | 6/12/98 |
| IN - Holiday World | Why I Love Coastering Part 1 | 6/11/99 |
| IN - Holiday World | Birth of a Wooden Coaster Enthusiast | 5/5/00 |
| IN - Holiday World | Bizarro Trip: A Great Boss and a Bad Legend | 7/21/00 |
| IN - Holiday World | Everything Old is New Again Part 1 | 5/31/02 |
| IN - Indiana Beach | Indiana Beach | 6/10/01 |
| IN - Indiana Beach | Everything Old is New Again Part 5 | 6/4/02 |
| IA - Adventureland | Lessons Learned in Iowa | 5/17/98 |
| IA - Arnolds Park | Arnolds Park: Happy Trails | 6/24/99 |
| IA - Arnolds Park | The Miracle of Arnolds Park | 8/13/00 |
| IA - Arnolds Park | The Perfect Day at Arnolds Park | 6/6/01 |
| KY - Beech Bend | Everything Old is New Again Part 2 | 6/1/02 |
| KY - Kentucky Action Park | Everything Old is New Again Part 2 | 6/1/02 |
| KY - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom | Why I Love Coastering Part 1 | 6/11/99 |
| KY - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom | Birth of a Wooden Coaster Enthusiast | 5/5/00 |
| LA - Six Flags New Orleans | Jazzland: A Gourmet Trip Report | 6/9/00 | MD - Six Flags America | Coaster Con Diary Part 5 | 6/19/01 |
| MA - Whalom Park | Weekend In New England Part 2 | 7/5/99 |
| MA - Whalom Park | New England: A Second Look Part 1 | 5/27/00 |
| MA - Six Flags New England | Weekend In New England Part 1 | 7/1/99 |
| MA - Six Flags New England | Weekend In New England Part 2 | 7/5/99 |
| MA - Six Flags New England | New England: A Second Look Part 3 | 5/30/00 |
| MI - Michigan's Adventure | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 2 | 6/13/98 |
| MI - Michigan's Adventure | The Ride Of My Life Part 2 | 9/7/98 |
| MI - Michigan's Adventure | My Wonderfully Weird Weekend Part 2 | 6/3/00 |
| MN - Family Funways | The Most Evil Place on Urth | 9/20/98 |
| MN - Valleyfair | Valleyfair! | 9/27/98 |
| MO - Branson, MO | Odyssey in the Ozarks by Cindy Stout | 6/13/02 |
| MO - Silver Dollar City | Silver Dollar City: No Place Like Home | 6/10/02 |
| MO - Six Flags St. Louis | Bizarro Trip: A Great Boss and a Bad Legend | 7/21/00 |
| MO - Worlds of Fun | My Sweet Mamba | 4/25/98 |
| NV - Las Vegas Attractions | Las Vegas and Desperado! | 2/8/98 |
| NH - Canobie Lake Park | Weekend In New England Part 2 | 7/5/99 |
| NH - Canobie Lake Park | New England: A Second Look Part 1 | 5/27/00 |
| NJ - Six Flags Great Adventure | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 5 | 6/16/98 |
| NJ - Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Con Diary Part 8 | 6/22/01 |
| NY - The Great Escape | Weekend In New England Part 1 | 7/5/99 |
| NY - Martin's Fantasy Island | CoasterFest and KW | 5/31/99 |
| NY - New York, NY | NYC and PPP: Same Planet/Different Worlds | 10/4/01 |
| NY - Six Flags Darien Lake | CoasterFest and KW | 5/31/99 |
| NC - Paramount's Carowinds | Carolina Coastering! | 6/17/00 |
| OH - Cedar Point | First Time Cedar Point Impressions | 9/1/97 |
| OH - Cedar Point | Cedar Point Burnout Part 1 | 5/7/00 | OH - Friendly's Restaurant | My Dinner With Todd Long Part 2 | 5/7/00 |
| OH - LeSourdesville Lake | Why I Love Coastering Part 2 | 6/12/99 |
| OH - Paramount's Kings Island | Why I Love Coastering Part 3 | 6/12/99 |
| OH - Paramount's Kings Island | Everything Old is New Again Part 4 | 6/3/02 |
| OH - Six Flags Worlds of Adventure | Six Flags Ohio: New Kid on an Old Block | 5/12/00 |
| OH - Six Flags Worlds of Adventure | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 6 | 9/3/00 | PA - Centralia, PA | Coaster Con Diary Part 6 | 6/20/01 |
| PA - Conneaut Lake Park | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 10 | 6/21/98 | PA - Conneaut Lake Park | Coaster Con Diary Part 2 | 6/16/01 |
| PA - DelGrosso's | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 3 | 6/14/98 |
| PA - DelGrosso's | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 5 | 9/2/00 | PA - DelGrosso's | Coaster Con Diary Part 10 | 6/24/01 |
| PA - Dorney Park | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 8 | 6/19/98 |
| PA - Dorney Park | Memories of Dorney Park's Ridefest | 10/11/98 | PA - Dorney Park | Coaster Con Diary Part 7 | 6/21/01 | PA - Dorney Park | Coaster Con Diary Part 8 | 6/22/01 |
| PA - Dorney Park | NYC and PPP: Same Planet/Different Worlds | 10/4/01 | PA - Dutch Wonderland | Coaster Con Diary Part 6 | 6/20/01 |
| PA - Gettysburg, PA | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 2 | 8/30/00 |
| PA - Hersheypark | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 9 | 6/20/98 |
| PA - Hersheypark | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 3 | 8/31/00 | PA - Hersheypark | Coaster Con Diary Part 3 | 6/17/01 | PA - Hersheypark | Coaster Con Diary Part 4 | 6/18/01 | PA - Hersheypark | Coaster Con Diary Part 5 | 6/19/01 | PA - Hersheypark | Coaster Con Diary Part 6 | 6/20/01 |
| PA - Idlewild | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 3 | 6/14/98 | PA - Idlewild | Coaster Con Diary Part 3 | 6/17/01 |
| PA - Kennywood | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 10 | 6/21/98 |
| PA - Kennywood | CoasterFest and KW | 5/31/99 |
| PA - Kennywood | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 7 | 9/4/00 | PA - Kennywood | Coaster Con Diary Part 11 | 6/25/01 |
| PA - Knoebels | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 4 | 6/15/98 |
| PA - Knoebels | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 8 | 6/19/98 |
| PA - Knoebels | Memories of DP/PPP/Ridefest | 10/11/98 |
| PA - Knoebels | Phall Phunphest, One Last Hurrah | 10/8/99 |
| PA - Knoebels | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 4 | 9/1/00 | PA - Knoebels | Coaster Con Diary Part 9 | 6/23/01 |
| PA - Knoebels | NYC and PPP: Same Planet/Different Worlds | 10/4/01 |
| PA - Lakemont Park | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 3 | 6/14/98 |
| PA - Lakemont Park | Memories of DP/PPP/Ridefest | 10/11/98 |
| PA - Lakemont Park | Pennyslvania Parks and Diners Part 5 | 9/2/00 | PA - Lakemont Park | Coaster Con Diary Part 10 | 6/24/01 | PA - Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway | Coaster Con Diary Part 7 | 6/21/01 | PA - Waldameer Park | Coaster Con Diary Part 2 | 6/16/01 |
| PA - Williams Grove | Pennsylvania Parks and Diners Part 1 | 8/29/00 | PA - Williams Grove | Coaster Con Diary Part 4 | 6/18/01 |
| SC - Family Kingdom | Carolina Coastering! | 6/18/00 |
| SC - Grand Prix North | Carolina Coastering! | 6/18/00 |
| SC - Myrtle Beach Pavillion | Carolina Coastering! | 6/18/00 |
| TX - San Antonio, TX | SAN ANTONIO! | 3/9/05 |
| VA - Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion | 4/11/99 |
| VA - Paramount's Kings Dominion | My 100th Roller-Coaster Part 6 | 6/17/98 |
| VA - Paramount's Kings Dominion | Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion | 4/11/99 |
| WV - Camden Park | Camden Park | 5/16/01 |
| WV - Camden Park | Everything Old is New Again Part 3 | 6/2/02 |
| WI - Big Chief's Karts & Coasters | The Ride Of My Life Part 3 | 9/7/99 |
| Vancouver, B.C. - Playland | A Perfect "Coaster" | 7/11/99 |
| Vancouver, B.C. - Playland | Vancouver and Playland | 7/30/00 |
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