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View Poll Results: I would prefer to live in the following city:
Houston 164 70.09%
Orlando 70 29.91%
Voters: 234. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-25-2010, 08:37 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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Six Flags Over Texas is larger than Disneyland.
Not by attendance, Disneyland CA and the Magic Kingdom Fl too the list. Matter of fact, the top 16 in the world are all Disney and Universal with only Sea World Orlando edging at 12 and 2 parks in Asia.
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Old 06-25-2010, 08:57 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Not by attendance, Disneyland CA and the Magic Kingdom Fl too the list. Matter of fact, the top 16 in the world are all Disney and Universal with only Sea World Orlando edging at 12 and 2 parks in Asia.
Following a visit to the then just recently opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California, wealthy real estate developer Augus G. Wynne Jr. decided that his home state of Texas should have a local park for entertainment. That's how Six Flags was created.

This is the original logo of Six Flags Over Texas.

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Old 06-25-2010, 09:07 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Following a visit to the then just recently opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California, wealthy real estate developer Augus G. Wynne Jr. decided that his home state of Texas should have a local park for entertainment. That's how Six Flags was created.

This is the original logo of Six Flags Over Texas.
Lol yeah the 6 flags represents all the flags Texas has been under.

But what does Over Texas have to do with Houston & Orlando?
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Old 06-25-2010, 09:10 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Lol yeah the 6 flags represents all the flags Texas has been under.

But what does Over Texas have to do with Houston & Orlando?
Nothing.
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Old 06-25-2010, 09:26 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Nothing.
Haha it's cool dude, I just like diving you Dallas dudes heat. You guys are a funny bunch. But you guys probably get a few laughs out of Houstonians too!
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Old 06-25-2010, 10:03 PM
 
Location: Austin,Tx
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Yeah, that was actually the first theme park I have been too. But it really doesn't come close to Disney World in Orlando though. Orlando has a larger list of attractions and such.
Los Angeles also has a Universal Studio's theme park, but the one in Orlando has got bigger rides. i believe the dueling dragons is the largest coaster in US, right?
Plus they opened up Harry Potter World.

Lol that's cool the first one I went to was Disney World in Orlando loved the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse what's intresting is the Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas was the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world when it opened in '92 duuno about now though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattler_(Roller_Coaster)
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Old 06-26-2010, 08:58 AM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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Lol, I was actually going to say that they needed to play more consistently. I do feel we benefited from acquiring Ariza. Artest wasn't Houston Rockets material, and I'm glad he found a team he can shine in. He plays better when he's on the same side as Kobe rather than opposed to Kobe.
I don't know. I think if you would ask most Rockets fans, they'd say Artest was. He was tough and was a team player...what the Rockets like. He just went ring chasing...and it worked.

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Ah! That's good news. My favorite season in recent years has been 2008, 22 game winning streak! And it was my favorite because there was no Yao & Tracy McGrady. That's impressive.
Tracy McGrady was probably the biggest part of the streak once Yao went down after the 11th or 12th game.

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Theme Parks in Japan are trying too, but you can't really top American creativity. Orlando has got nice amusement parks with a theme. No one can touch American ingenuity at it's finest.
They have some pretty cool stuf at the theme parks in Asia though...particularly Dubai.
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Old 06-26-2010, 10:24 AM
 
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The passes come in handy when ever you're bored. Last month I was at my friends house bored, it was about 5:30pm so we decided to hit up Universal for the last hour it was opened (it closed at 7pm that time of year). By the time we got there it was just about 6, as we were walking in massive crowds were leaving so there were no lines to anything.
I do that for Busch Gardens. My friend and I were bored once, so he sells, "hey lets go ride Shikra". We got there, rode one roller coaster and left, lol. But even those passes are quite expensive sometimes.
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Old 06-26-2010, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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Default Annual Passes, monthly payments.

Disney World Payment Plan Now you can buy Disney World Annual passes with a down payment and monthlies thereafter. This has been offered in Anaheim since 2008 but you are getting far much more with a pass to WDW over Disneyland and CA Adventure. Not a bad deal but I hate payments so I'd just as soon write a check for the full amount .
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Old 06-27-2010, 04:48 PM
 
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Disney World Payment Plan Now you can buy Disney World Annual passes with a down payment and monthlies thereafter. This has been offered in Anaheim since 2008 but you are getting far much more with a pass to WDW over Disneyland and CA Adventure. Not a bad deal but I hate payments so I'd just as soon write a check for the full amount .
148$ to 521$ for an annual pass?!?! Not worth it for Disney parks, even if they are premium. I'd buy a 70$ Busch Gardens or Seaword pass though.
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