Monthly Archives: May 2018

Knott’s Hang Time!

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Knott’s Hang Time!

By Erin

*I attended the media night to check out the new ride, Hang Time. All thoughts and opinions remain my own*

Do you love roller coasters? If you do, then you need to head on over to Knott’s Berry Farm ASAP! Knott’s Berry Farm has a new roller coaster, HangTime, the first and only dive roller coaster in California. This brand new steel coaster towers 150 feet over the Boardwalk area, showcasing gravity- defying inversions, mid-air suspensions and twisting dive tracks. HangTime sends riders up a vertical lift hill into a 15-story 96-degree drop- the steepest drop in California. The coaster’s train then comes to a halt once it is at the highest peak, and leaves riders hanging at the crest for several seconds, before descending down a beyond-vertical drop, through 2,189 feet of steel track and five gravity-defying inversions. Catch HangTime at Knott’s Berry Farm this summer! It’s a super fun ride you will want to go on again and again!

“HangTime’s disappearing track creates a memorable illusion of the unknown as riders feel like they are hanging over a cliff, staring at the ground in nervous anticipation,” said Jon Storbeck, vice president and general manager, Knott’s Berry Farm. “People who crave that adrenaline rush will want to ride this coaster again and again. Introducing a coaster like HangTime firmly positions Knott’s Berry Farm as a must see attraction among Southern California theme parks, and we look forward to welcoming our guests to this new experience.”

HangTime comes to life and illuminates the Boardwalk area  at night with colorful nighttime track chase lighting that will accompany the coaster train’s travels across the smooth steel track. The coaster continues Knott’s legacy in rollercoaster innovation and industry firsts; the park introduced the very first corkscrew inversion rollercoaster with Corkscrew, and the first flywheel launch coaster with Montezuma’s Revenge.

HangTime is manufactured by Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, GmbH, and is the company’s next- generation “infinity coaster” model.

Fun Facts about the ride!

* Height: 150 feet

* Track Length: 2,189 feet

*Capacity: 3 trains with 16 single passenger carrying units each

*Maximum velocity 57 mph

*150-foot Vertical Lift

*96-degree First Drop

*5 Inversions

*Holding Break at 60 degrees- ride will hang guests looking down over the first drop before starting

*The Negative-G Stall Loop- only the 2nd roller coaster in the Western Hemisphere to have this feature offering unprecedented hang time

*Colorful nighttime track chase lighting that will accompany the coaster train as it travels across the track

Would you ride it? I did! 🙂 

You can experience an entire season of fun including the thrill of HangTime with a 2018 Knott’s Season Pass, on sale now at the best price of the year. A Regular Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2018 to Knott’s Berry Farm with no blackout dates, and a Gold Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2018 to both Knott’s Berry Farm and the newly expanded Knott’s Soak City Waterpark with no blackout dates. Regular passes are just $92 or nine easy payments of $10.22 and Gold Season Passes are $110 or nine payments of just $12.22. These offers end October 29, 2017. Applicable taxes and fees apply online. Payment plans are only available at knotts.com.

For more information about HangTime, Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Season Passes, please visit knotts.com. Join the conversation about the newly announced dive coaster coming to Knott’s using #KnottsHangTime #KnottsBerryFarm.

Metro Walk in Azusa

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Metro Walk in Azusa

By Erin

*This is a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions remain my own*

In the heart of Azusa’s most up-and-coming neighborhood sits Metro Walk, a brand-new urban lifestyle community. Fall in love with the neighborhood’s walkable streets that lead to a bustling downtown area overflowing with incredible restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues. Plus, from appliances and utilities to proximity to public transit,  the community has been designed with an energy-efficient life in mind. You will also love all of the outdoor patios and decks that are perfect for outdoor entertaining, just think of all of those fun summer get togethers and BBQs you can have there. The neighborhood is also close to the Metro Rail Gold Line, which can get you to many popular LA attractions quickly. Choose from one of 30 gorgeous townhomes and you will see how you can be a part of the building process with special selections and weekly progress updates. Metro Walk’s beautiful townhomes start from the mid $400,000s. What are you waiting for? Come take a photo tour with me and learn about these beautiful homes and the neighborhood!

Highlights of the Metro Walk Homes!

There are many amazing things about these homes, but these are some of my favorite features that I think you will love too!

Energy Efficient & Healthy Homes

  • Auto shut-off motion sensors in all baths
  • Space saving tankless water heaters
  • 14.5 SEER gas forced-air heating with MERV 8 filters
  • Air conditioning with programmable digital thermostat
  • Automatic fire sprinklers
  • Dual glazed white vinyl windows with low e glass
  • Highly water efficient toilets 1.28 gpm
  • Low voc interior paint
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Water efficient faucets
  • Insulation in ceiling areas and exterior walls
  • Energy Star appliances

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

By Jonelle

I was worried. I heard the rumors. I watched the YouTube videos. Solo isn’t supposed to be a good movie. After watching this film, I learned that I shouldn’t listen to rumors. This movie is an all-out space western, starring an adorable cowboy, with a whole lot of heart.

I thought it was going to be difficult watching another actor fill Harrison Ford’s shoes. Let’s face facts, for a Star Wars geek like me, Han and Chewie are much beloved characters who we feel must be protected. Han Solo isn’t much older than this when we meet him in A New Hope. This story takes places roughly ten years before that film. Surprisingly, Alden Ehrenreich fills these massive shoes with ease. He’s the scoundrel we’ve all grown to love. In the end, he does the right thing, because he truly is one of the good guys. However, there may be many bumps along the way. 

The saga begins with Solo and his love Qi’ra, played by Emilia Clark, trying to escape their home planet Corellia. Don’t get me wrong, it’s strange to see Han Solo with anyone other than Princess Leia, but the chemistry between Ehrenreich and Clark is pretty amazing. Qi’ra is shrouded in mystery. Han escapes Corellian, but Qi’ra gets captured and sold to the dangerous and oh so creepy gangster, Dryden Voss. She, Qi’ra, and Han have been separated for years. We do not know what happened to Qi’ra all those years away from Han, but it must have been bad, she’s been branded.

They work with a smuggler named Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson) to steal some pricey fuel for Voss. If not, it’s off with their heads, so-to-speak, but pretty literally. Who do you trust?   Beckett wisely tells Han, “Assume everyone will betray you, and you’ll never be disappointed.” Woody Harrelson is a cowboy on and off screen. Can he be trusted? 

What fans will love about this film, that was missing in The Last Jedi, is the nostalgia. We learn about some of the events mentioned in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. I didn’t know that Han Solo was a pilot for the Empire. Of course, he doesn’t follow rules and gets thrown out.

Being introduced to a young Lando is a lot of fun. Billy Dee Williams played him with such charisma in the originals, Donald Glover does the same here. He’s sneaky and feisty. You can’t truly trust him. Let’s face facts, the real star of the movie the Millennium Falcon. The first time it was on screen, the audience cheered. You get to see more of the Millennium Falcon this time around. You finally get to see living quarters. I never realized just how livable the Millennium Falcon can be. I’d like a Millennium Falcon of my own please.

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