Attraction 2012 Rumor and News Discussion

thom25 wrote:That's because you're copying the JPG and not the PDF that was found on-line.

Knowit4000 wrote:Maybe it's a wooden 200 ft hydraulically launched reverse facing flying ball shuttle coaster with onboard speakers that plays nothing but the 2112 album.

Dmy11 wrote:I know that everyone has this set in stone that it is Intamin. But since everyone is posting their dream coaster i will do the same. I was on the S&S Power website and they have a coaster called a 4D coaster. I watched the video of it and that would definitely be something different and never seen before. But that is just my dream and i do not doubt any of you guys that actually know what youre talking about when it comes to roller coaster companies. I just thought i would throw that out there as a possibility as being completely different.

Dmy11 wrote:I know that everyone has this set in stone that it is Intamin. But since everyone is posting their dream coaster i will do the same. I was on the S&S Power website and they have a coaster called a 4D coaster. I watched the video of it and that would definitely be something different and never seen before. But that is just my dream and i do not doubt any of you guys that actually know what youre talking about when it comes to roller coaster companies. I just thought i would throw that out there as a possibility as being completely different.

CoasterBGW wrote:Images Walt is referring to:
https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/15/47/85/77/track10.png

ahecht wrote:Can anyone summarize what went down at the park today? I've seen two new images, talk of Lost and Found, and Walter White on Facebook being vague.

To all real players. Yesterday being sunday I went to the park and obtained a binder from lost and found with the documents of one Donan Michael. There are about 10 pages of information. I have instructed my team of people to release this information today at noon. There is time bound information in those files.

Now you ask, why would you do this? Simple, Most people post stupid things like shaving cream or lady gaga. Not about the game . I have ran around Hershey park over the past several weeks getting bumper stickers, binders, qr codes and the such. I understand the people that live far away . I understand your excitment over a new coaster. But type to particpate as human being playing a game . Not as some 12 year old . Look at prior posts. I came into this game in May. I did back reasearch on all the game from last oct. when Chris Cronrath, Matthew Meckley got the first clues. I watched the videos from news 8 . I did my homework. I went and found the first hidden tickets. Most people just got them mailed to them.If you are local and got a free ticket why didnt you go when Donan posted he was in the park? Brandon Nathan Strouphauer got sick from doing this but still played the game to the best of his abilities. There Have been people who have given assists and I thank them the person who got Donan to drop a pin and say how long he was in the park was a help. In all we have a couple of days left to "uncover the truth" do it wisley, dont post stupid stuff , and when need be volunteer to help.
Contriubte to the greater good. I need to give shout outs also to Matthew Rydzik, Tom Grady,Roy Brashears,Kim Morrell and Richard Sussman for being great players and great contributors in the game.
ANd yes Brandon, Matt and Chris too. i couldnt of found some of this stuff without you guys, Thanks.

July 25, 2011



Dear DONAN MICHAEL:

I am looking forward to your visit to COASTER TEST PILOT SOLUTIONS, INC on July 12, 2011 in Boulder, Colorado, as a candidate for DIRECTOR OF IT SECURITY. CTP SOLUTIONS is the world’s leading provider of human-generated coaster testing and analysis.

CTP SOLUTIONS will reimburse all of your travel, lodging, meal and local transportation costs. If you should need information regarding hotel information in the Boulder area, please contact our office. Please save your receipts for reimbursement.

Upon arrival, we will furnish a travel reimbursement form for your convenience in being reimbursed. Please complete this form with original receipt after you return home. For relocation information, please visit the local chamber of commerce.

The Screening Committee consists of the following members:

CPT. BILL HUGHES CHIEF CO-PILOT OFFICER


Your interview schedule has already been forwarded.

I have enclosed some information about CTP’s benefits. For additional information on CTP, please visit our website at www.ctpilots.com.

If you have any questions about these arrangements, we will call you at the number you provided. I look forward to meeting you on July 12, 2011.

Sincerely,


Tom “Afterturner” Turner
Chief Pilot Officer
Chair, Screening Committee

Enclosures:
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COASTER TEST PILOT SOLUTIONS
Looking for new DIRECTOR OF SECURITY
--(you can do this, donan! Just study their website and focus…)

DONAN MICHAEL
RESEARCH & NOTES IN PREPARATION FOR CTP INTERVIEW
7/1/11

CTP ORIGINS
In 2001, Lieutenant Commander Tom Turner founded CTP Solutions after an unexpected departure from the U.S. Navy catapulted Turner into a sooner-than-expected private sector debut. Identifying a niche market opportunity in high-speed coaster testing and analysis, he founded CTP Solutions with a compelling business proposition for both ride manufacturers and theme parks. By replacing expensive, automated dummies with real ex-military fighter pilots, CTP Solutions achieved significant cost savings—passed directly onto the client—while delivering a more nuanced human analysis of the riding experience. With headquarters based in the Boulder, Colorado, CTP Solutions is currently opening branch offices in California and New York.

(IF I GET NERVOUS DURING INTERVIEW WITH TOM, JUST REMEMBER: Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill – GREAT QUOTE FROM THE BRITISH BULLDOG!)

****CTP offers a bunch of REALLY WEIRD services. Not sure what any of it means. I work in IT security but here’s what they say…

CTP SERVICES
G-Force Analysis (GFA) – With a combined 80+ years in the cockpit and over 6,000 no-fly patrols and assorted combat sorties, the pilots at CTP measure GFA with a nuance and subtlety unavailable to even the most sophisticated computer dummies. Only the human end user fully understands the indescribable emotional experience of roller coasters, and only CTP pilots can predict anticipated emotions with accuracy.

(IF I FORGET WHAT GFA IS, JUST REMEMBER: Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt – WELL SAID, TEDDY! I FEEL INSPIRED!!!)

Anticipated Thrill Factor (ATF) – This proprietary rating, developed in conjunction with the Jet Propulsive Laboratory, rates client coasters across a broad matrix of perceived exhilaration and expected thrill delivery. Above certain ATFs, CTP Solutions can confidently predict a coaster experience that exceeds rider expectations and drives bottom line revenue.









(I HAVE TRIED TO MEMORIZE THIS ATF THING THREE TIMES! REMINDS ME OF FRESHMAN YEAR COMPUTER SCIENCE FINAL WHERE I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT STUDYING AND THEN FAILED. NOT GOOD!)

(A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare - IS SHAKESPEARE CALLING ME A FOOL? WELL I THOUGHT HAMLET WAS STUPID!!!)

Equivalent Jet Experience (EJE) – High speed, high thrill coasters evoke specific fighter jet experiences known only to the former fighter pilots at CTP. Our clients receive courier-delivered, detailed EJE Reports outlining the corresponding U.S. naval aircraft and equivalent aviator experience necessary to simulate the client coaster.

(LIKE I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! I WILL NEVER GET THIS JOB!!! Here’s Tom Turner’s crazy bio immediately below)

Lt. Com. Tom Turner
[pic] – wouldn’t transfer from webpage, but he looks C-R-A-Z-Y.
Call sign: “AfterTurner”
Having established a record-setting four peacetime ejections from his Navy F-14 Tomcat, Lt. Com. Tom Turner achieved a unique mixture of notoriety and infamy among fellow fighter pilots. Today, Lt. Com. Turner’s pioneering humanistic work in the testing and analysis of high-speed roller coasters has bucked a trend tilting toward100% automation.


(IF TOM MENTIONS NANTIMI INCIDENT DURING INTERVIEW, CHANGE SUBJECT TO STORY OF HOW CPT. HUGHES BECAME “BURNING MAN.”) – yes! Very clever psychological diversion here!

Captain Bill Hughes
[pic] – note to self: hughes looks crazier than the guy I see at Starbucks every morning buying the caramel wafers with apple juice, but not as crazy as Turner
Call sign: “Burning Man”
After landing without deploying full landing gear, a Navy review board relegated the famously forgetful Captain Quayle Newble to flying a desk. Unwilling to pilot a mahogany Roll Top, Cpt. Hughes left the Navy and moved to Colorado where he met Lt. Com. Tom Turner atop the double black diamond Prima Cornice run at Vail Mountain. Cpt. Hughes now oversees CTP training and on-boarding.

(QUESTION: WHY WOULD THIS GUY OVERSEE CTP TRAINING?!)

(“IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE CRAZY, YOU HAVE TO GET PAID FOR IT OR ELSE YOU’RE GOING TO BE LOCKED UP. – hunter s. Thompson)

CONTACT US
Whether you’re building a top-secret, multi-million dollar roller coaster or seeking to prevent your competitive set from uncovering the native performance specs of your coaster’s anticipated thrill delivery, CTP Solutions can help. Send us an email through our 12-bit encrypted system and our Director of New Business will contact you to schedule a consultation.

(CTP USES 12-BIT ENCRYPTED SYSTEM WHICH IS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD BECAUSE I ONLY KNOW THE 8-BIT VERSION. WILL HAVE TO DO SOME FANCY SIDESTEPPING DURING INTERVIEW BUT I CAN GET THIS JOB AND START ANEW!!!!)


COASTER TEST PILOT SOLUTIONS
Looking for new DIRECTOR OF SECURITY
--(you can do this, donan! Just study their website and focus…)

DONAN MICHAEL
RESEARCH & NOTES IN PREPARATION FOR CTP INTERVIEW
7/1/11

CTP ORIGINS
In 2001, Lieutenant Commander Tom Turner founded CTP Solutions after an unexpected departure from the U.S. Navy catapulted Turner into a sooner-than-expected private sector debut. Identifying a niche market opportunity in high-speed coaster testing and analysis, he founded CTP Solutions with a compelling business proposition for both ride manufacturers and theme parks. By replacing expensive, automated dummies with real ex-military fighter pilots, CTP Solutions achieved significant cost savings—passed directly onto the client—while delivering a more nuanced human analysis of the riding experience. With headquarters based in the Boulder, Colorado, CTP Solutions is currently opening branch offices in California and New York.

(IF I GET NERVOUS DURING INTERVIEW WITH TOM, JUST REMEMBER: Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill – GREAT QUOTE FROM THE BRITISH BULLDOG!)

****CTP offers a bunch of REALLY WEIRD services. Not sure what any of it means. I work in IT security but here’s what they say…

CTP SERVICES
G-Force Analysis (GFA) – With a combined 80+ years in the cockpit and over 6,000 no-fly patrols and assorted combat sorties, the pilots at CTP measure GFA with a nuance and subtlety unavailable to even the most sophisticated computer dummies. Only the human end user fully understands the indescribable emotional experience of roller coasters, and only CTP pilots can predict anticipated emotions with accuracy.

(IF I FORGET WHAT GFA IS, JUST REMEMBER: Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt – WELL SAID, TEDDY! I FEEL INSPIRED!!!)

Anticipated Thrill Factor (ATF) – This proprietary rating, developed in conjunction with the Jet Propulsive Laboratory, rates client coasters across a broad matrix of perceived exhilaration and expected thrill delivery. Above certain ATFs, CTP Solutions can confidently predict a coaster experience that exceeds rider expectations and drives bottom line revenue.

Mister Toro wrote:For one thing, they confirmed we can thank Luke Rettig for another fun adventure.

tedgarb wrote: However, I have one comment on the docs. "Jet Propulsion Laboratory" (JPL) is a part of NASA that deals with solar system exploration and space-based earth science. (I know the doc says "propulsive" instead, but I think this is the correct link.)

dr_humor wrote:Did anyone else notice the "piece" of what looks like what could be the slogan for the ride on the 3rd document? Just "select all" in word and you can see it.

It's on top of the third page of the "Research for Job Interview" document.

I understand your excitment over a new coaster. But type to particpate as human being playing a game . Not as some 12 year old .

underslayer wrote:Thank you so much chris for saying that. I was fumming all day at work over what those guys did over at the facebook page. It was not fair. This is a game for EVERYONE not just a select person and his "team" of so called experts. I personaly dont have time to go to the park everytime someting is happening because i have a job and family that is more important then a coaster. I have now personaly lost interest in this game cause of them. They made it not fun. thats why I love keystone thrill because when you guys get something you share it and I really appriate it. Well done . They talk about if you got a free ticket we were sopose to use it to hunt this guy down. I have a season pass so I am gona use my ticket for a family member when we go in a couple of weeks. Thank you guys for letting me let off some steam. again keep up the good and FAIR work keystone thrills

2012 wrote:I dont take part in the facebook group but follow along, if those documents couldve been posted earlier we couldve had a little bit of a head start on them if there is indeed a deadline today.

Although I am thankful towards the people who obtained the information.

QueerRudie wrote:
I wish you wouldn't take out the actions on everyone; some of us had -no chance whatsoever- of getting any of the clues along the way- for any reason. I'm in F'ing ARIZONA for F'ck sake.

Walt took some initiative- as did others- and that's great. What he did with the documents, et al, I'm not going to stand and judge that; that's his own business. However- if it weren't for him, and for that matter many others in PA to help out, I'd probably not have gotten nearly as much out of this event as I have.

If I had information, I posted it- if I had a theory, I posted it (to here, to TPR, to other sites as well)- but please don't make a judgement call on everyone as a generalization. That's NOT fair to those of us who are playing this game as best we can- using the resources we have, and in the space/time alotted. It's bad enough I'm three hours off everyone else for finding clues.

R.D.

leapthedips wrote:I just wanted post my thoughts about the "game" that Hershey has been playing. I have been visiting Hersheypark for a long time now as my first visit was in 1980. Now , my wife and I have always gone at least once a summer, if not 3 to 4 times - we live about 2 1/2 hours away. We typically stay at the Hershey Lodge and sometime will stay at the Hotel Hershey - but I digress. The thoughts of a new ride coming was something of great interest and something to look forward to. When they started the game for Fahrenheit, we played along and it was fun for the most part. With this campaign, we feel that it started WAY too early and the clues were spread so far apart that the momentum to play along was greatly hindered. Both my wife and I have come to the conclusion that we don't care to play along any more and really have not since sometime in early June. We have decided to just wait until the official announcement.

When I look back about other advertising (like radio spots) the Park did for new rides at the time like Sidewinder and Great Bear, we got more excitement from hearing those than playing these games. I remember recording the radio spots for Sidewinder and Great Bear on tape - I'll have to dig those out to listen to again!

Sorry for the rant, but I just wanted to voice that we thought this marketing game was more of an annoyance than fun as it was intended. BTW, this site has done an excellent job in keeping what info was available up to date.