Welcome to our channel as we explore amusement parks and spotlight all the food, rides, roller coasters, and fun they have to offer.
What started out as a simple family adventure is now a podcast (Trimmed & Stapled) and this YouTube channel.
We just finished our seventh year and have ridden 399 different coasters and visited 78 amusement parks. Our channel continues to grow and add new video series including : Helpful Hints, Focus On (Park Reviews), Let's Eat, Let's Go Shopping, Must Rides, Making the Grade (Roller Coaster Reviews), Spotlights, Challenge Accepted and our most popular Explore Series.
Visit our channel for daily content including both full-length and shorts.
Thank you for checking out the channel, and we would love to know what you think, so comment on any ideas you have.
See you in the queue
125 Roller Coaster Challenge
We headed to Six Flags Darien Lake yesterday and to say there was a air quality issue is an understatement. Check out these photos (right from the camera) with the orange / yellow haze.
Don't worry, we were only out in this for 2 hours but wow, Canada loves to give this area a fun summer with all it's wild fires.
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
Eri is stable and good to go for the next week or two and here I am in Buffalo and heading home tomorrow. Should I stop at a park and if so, which one?
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
A wise man once said that life is what happens when you are busy making other plans and they couldn't be more right.
The trips we had planned for the 125 Roller Coaster Challenge has got to be put on the back burner because the inspiration for this channel needs me more than ever. We are not going to go into specifics but Eri (my youngest daughter) is dealing with some things and I need to be there for her.
We have a lot of videos stockpiled so there will not be much of a change on that front but the trips we had planned are now on hold for awhile. Please keep Eri in your thoughts and prayers and ride a coaster or two for us while we tackle our latest challenge.
See you in the queue soon!!
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
Hey Everyone,
The season is halfway over and we made some changes back on the channel.
First of all, after seven years, we are ending the Trimmed & Stapled Podcast. This is quite a bummer because we loved doing it, however, the time it took could be better used to create more produced content so everything comes to an end.
Thank to everyone who enjoyed the podcast over the years and hope you keep enjoying this channel.
Second, we are also ending the membership on this channel. We may bring it back at another date but we couldn't keep taking member's money and not giving them the content they deserved.
Because of this, we will be gently putting the videos and shorts that were exclusive to members here on the many channel so expect some multi video and shorts content coming onto the channel this month til everything is up.
Thanks again and let's get back to making produced videos soon.
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
Another busy week of visiting parks is in motion so pick where we go tomorrow (Tuesday).
Winner is highest vote getting park at 9am.
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
July takes our trips into full gear and currently we are tied at 28 new roller coasters / log flumes and 28 water slides and coasters.
Who will get to 125 first??
Remember for the coaster count, they have to be coasters we didn't ride in 2025 and log flumes now count. For the slide count they have to be matt, raft, body slides or water coasters.
Put your vote below!!
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
Looks like we are heading to Dorney Park today (really Wild Water Kingdom to add to our Slide to 125 goals).
We just got Thursday off and have really enjoyed letting you guys pick our next locations so vote below. Voting ends at 9am tomorrow and we will head out to the next park.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
The voters have spoken and we spent the day at Knoebels (expect the What's New at Knoebels to drop on Friday).
Well I got two more days off, where should I go tomorrow? Voting ends at 9am and I hit the road!!
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 9
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
My Day opened up and I'm free to visit a park tomorrow.
Where to go? Vote ASAP and when 9am comes, the winning park gets my trip.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4
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125 Roller Coaster Challenge
Okay, we have gone a month now with limited shorts open to the public. What do you think? Vote below and we will do what the majority wants to make sure you let your voice be heard.
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