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Theme Parks & Roller Coasters |OT| The Happiest Place on GAF
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Took my wife's 11-year-old cousin to Universal yesterday. He had only ever been to Disney before, so thrill rides were completely foreign to him.
Had my GoPro with me for the day and snapped some photos. Here we are on the Hulk:
I have a bunch where he looks really unsure of himself. Like, he starts off gung-ho on Dueling Dragons and quickly looks like either fear or vomit, not sure which.
Had my GoPro with me for the day and snapped some photos. Here we are on the Hulk:
I have a bunch where he looks really unsure of himself. Like, he starts off gung-ho on Dueling Dragons and quickly looks like either fear or vomit, not sure which.
aparisi2274
Member
No, I dont think it opened yet...
Jailer of Hope
Member
http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/TEAAECOM2013.pdf
Full year of Carsland bumped up California Adventure giving Disney the top 6 spots domestically. Might be short lived with Universal's plans this year.
aparisi2274
Member
Hey, alright, Great Adventure made the top 20.
Freyjadour
Member
Hulk is so good. So. Good.
Easily my favorite Coaster.
Easily my favorite Coaster.
The Xtortionist
Member
Nothing beats that launch into the one-G roll. NOTHING
But I like Mummy slightly more for dat airtime. Don't hate me.
Leeroy3101
Banned
Medusa/Bizarro at Six Flags Great Adventure has a zero-g which is just as fun. Although I like the horseshoe inversions on Maverick a lot more than anything else.
I get a terrible headache halfway through and spend the rest of the ride wishing it would hurry up and finish, every.single.time. You get jostled so much on it, not very smooth at all.
Leeroy3101
Banned
I traveled to Six Flags Magic Mountain on a weekday two weeks ago. The park completely dropped the ball and disappointed me at every turn. Here's some general thoughts:
-What happened to Apocalypse/Terminator?! It opened with rave reviews, reportedly glass smooth, and full of airtime. My first ride turned into anything but that! I hated every moment of the coaster. I'm guessing Six Flags didn't invest in retracking this ride which has soo much potential? It's worse than Mean Streak, Rolling Thunder (RIP), and The Raging Wolf Bob (RIP); that's a hard feat to top.
-Riddler's Revenge ended up as my highlight of the day. I've been on Chang (when it was at Kentucky Kingdom)/Green Lantern (as it's now called at Six Flags Great Adventure) as well as Mantis at Cedar Point. I never really enjoyed Standup Coasters from B&M. Riddler's changed all of that. It's probably one of my favorite B&M loopers next to Kraken, Medusa/Bizarro, and Manta.
-Big minus and negative on overall park operations. Barely any of the flat rides were operating, X2 was closed all day(the one ride I REALLY wanted to get on...), Ninja only worked for about an hour, Goliath kept having issues, and Superman didn't operate at all. Totally disappointed at Six Flags maintenance for these issues. Many of the rides could use a fresh coat of paint, too. Tatsu, despite a fantastic ride, looked awful with the faded track and supports.
-I'd like to meet whoever thought revolution needs the shoulder restraints. I regret riding that ride due to the awful restraints. My head hurt all the way on the drive home due to the constant pinball game my head played with the restraints.
-Tatsu rocks. Although, I rate Manta just a tiny bit higher due to the fun run at the end of the ride by the waterfall and water swoop. Tatsu still blows all the vekoma flyers (Nighthawk/Firehawk) and Superman flyers out of the way.
-Scream holds up quite well. I get all the hate it gets for "parking lot coaster" but it's a fun ride. It holds up well as a direct clone of Medusa/Bizarro at Six Flags Great Adventure.
-Full Throttle seems cheap and not worth it. The money spent on that ride could've been put towards retracking on Apocalypse, painting Tatsu, and the ridiculous maintenance budget that X2 has.
I enjoyed myself but the overall visit disappointed me.
-What happened to Apocalypse/Terminator?! It opened with rave reviews, reportedly glass smooth, and full of airtime. My first ride turned into anything but that! I hated every moment of the coaster. I'm guessing Six Flags didn't invest in retracking this ride which has soo much potential? It's worse than Mean Streak, Rolling Thunder (RIP), and The Raging Wolf Bob (RIP); that's a hard feat to top.
-Riddler's Revenge ended up as my highlight of the day. I've been on Chang (when it was at Kentucky Kingdom)/Green Lantern (as it's now called at Six Flags Great Adventure) as well as Mantis at Cedar Point. I never really enjoyed Standup Coasters from B&M. Riddler's changed all of that. It's probably one of my favorite B&M loopers next to Kraken, Medusa/Bizarro, and Manta.
-Big minus and negative on overall park operations. Barely any of the flat rides were operating, X2 was closed all day(the one ride I REALLY wanted to get on...), Ninja only worked for about an hour, Goliath kept having issues, and Superman didn't operate at all. Totally disappointed at Six Flags maintenance for these issues. Many of the rides could use a fresh coat of paint, too. Tatsu, despite a fantastic ride, looked awful with the faded track and supports.
-I'd like to meet whoever thought revolution needs the shoulder restraints. I regret riding that ride due to the awful restraints. My head hurt all the way on the drive home due to the constant pinball game my head played with the restraints.
-Tatsu rocks. Although, I rate Manta just a tiny bit higher due to the fun run at the end of the ride by the waterfall and water swoop. Tatsu still blows all the vekoma flyers (Nighthawk/Firehawk) and Superman flyers out of the way.
-Scream holds up quite well. I get all the hate it gets for "parking lot coaster" but it's a fun ride. It holds up well as a direct clone of Medusa/Bizarro at Six Flags Great Adventure.
-Full Throttle seems cheap and not worth it. The money spent on that ride could've been put towards retracking on Apocalypse, painting Tatsu, and the ridiculous maintenance budget that X2 has.
I enjoyed myself but the overall visit disappointed me.
aparisi2274
Member
I went to MM once when I was at in LA for E3, and I did not like it...
Most the rides were not operational, and the overall appearance of the park was blah, plus the clientele inside the park were less than desirable... All day, all I saw were arguments between people about cutting, or accidental bumping... just enjoy the fucking day...
Most the rides were not operational, and the overall appearance of the park was blah, plus the clientele inside the park were less than desirable... All day, all I saw were arguments between people about cutting, or accidental bumping... just enjoy the fucking day...
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Reading the europe one. Holy fuck, Port Aventura dropped the ball from the high years. Fuck them, those italian investors destroying the park deserve the worst and more.
Holy shit, this is even worse than your typical day on a spanish theme park in off season.
aparisi2274
Member
So, I'm in LA for E3 and decided to hit up Disneyland today. Here are some quick impressions.
- Radiator Springs is just amazing. The level of detail that went into that section of DCA is insane.
- Radiator Springs Racer was an amazing E-ticket attraction. When I made it to the ride, the wait was 95 minutes, but thanks to Single Rider, it was just 5.
Funny story while waiting, a guy and his girl were on the single rider line and when it was there turn, the CM put her in Row 1, and then her bf starts walking with her. The CM says sorry, you're in the single rider line, and the guy was all annoyed and kept asking to ride with his gf. Finally the next set of cars show up and he tells the guy to go to Row 8. Ha Ha Ha. Not only did the guy have to split from his gf, but the CM put them on opposite sides of the loading area.
- Luigis tire ride is abysmal!! What a waste.
- Pirates is better in DL
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!! ( Still mad that WDW got rid of this ride)
- Matterhorn broke my back, but at least their yeti moves.
- Roger Rabbit had a 45min wait at 8:15pm. I was just about to the loading area and the ride went down.
- Big Thunder. Fun. Like the new effects on the final lift hill, and I think it's faster than the one in WDW.
- Innoventions is lucky they have Iron Man on display. The place was dead.
Overall, a nice day trip to DCA and DL.
- Radiator Springs is just amazing. The level of detail that went into that section of DCA is insane.
- Radiator Springs Racer was an amazing E-ticket attraction. When I made it to the ride, the wait was 95 minutes, but thanks to Single Rider, it was just 5.
Funny story while waiting, a guy and his girl were on the single rider line and when it was there turn, the CM put her in Row 1, and then her bf starts walking with her. The CM says sorry, you're in the single rider line, and the guy was all annoyed and kept asking to ride with his gf. Finally the next set of cars show up and he tells the guy to go to Row 8. Ha Ha Ha. Not only did the guy have to split from his gf, but the CM put them on opposite sides of the loading area.
- Luigis tire ride is abysmal!! What a waste.
- Pirates is better in DL
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!! ( Still mad that WDW got rid of this ride)
- Matterhorn broke my back, but at least their yeti moves.
- Roger Rabbit had a 45min wait at 8:15pm. I was just about to the loading area and the ride went down.
- Big Thunder. Fun. Like the new effects on the final lift hill, and I think it's faster than the one in WDW.
- Innoventions is lucky they have Iron Man on display. The place was dead.
Overall, a nice day trip to DCA and DL.
Leeroy3101
Banned
Part of my LA trip involved DL and DCA. All the attractions are better in DL/DCA. The only downside about DL/DCA are narrow pathways and EPCOT still remains located in Orlando.
So, I'm in LA for E3 and decided to hit up Disneyland today. Here are some quick impressions.
- Radiator Springs is just amazing. The level of detail that went into that section of DCA is insane.
- Radiator Springs Racer was an amazing E-ticket attraction. When I made it to the ride, the wait was 95 minutes, but thanks to Single Rider, it was just 5.
Funny story while waiting, a guy and his girl were on the single rider line and when it was there turn, the CM put her in Row 1, and then her bf starts walking with her. The CM says sorry, you're in the single rider line, and the guy was all annoyed and kept asking to ride with his gf. Finally the next set of cars show up and he tells the guy to go to Row 8. Ha Ha Ha. Not only did the guy have to split from his gf, but the CM put them on opposite sides of the loading area.
- Luigis tire ride is abysmal!! What a waste.
- Pirates is better in DL
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!! ( Still mad that WDW got rid of this ride)
- Matterhorn broke my back, but at least their yeti moves.
- Roger Rabbit had a 45min wait at 8:15pm. I was just about to the loading area and the ride went down.
- Big Thunder. Fun. Like the new effects on the final lift hill, and I think it's faster than the one in WDW.
- Innoventions is lucky they have Iron Man on display. The place was dead.
Overall, a nice day trip to DCA and DL.
Innoventions is always dead. Did you stay for World of Color/Fantasmic?
Jailer of Hope
Member
Roger Rabbit's FP is disconnected from the rest of the system so you can grab that and another FP elsewhere usually. The high concentration of rides will often allow them to disconnect one or even two rides depending on the season, but Roger's is always disconnected it seems.
Luigi's is meh but I sometimes get on with my pals within the last hour of park opening and hilarity ensues when one of us gets pinned in a corner by all the empty tires.
I guess the Cap meet & greet is over?
Luigi's is meh but I sometimes get on with my pals within the last hour of park opening and hilarity ensues when one of us gets pinned in a corner by all the empty tires.
I guess the Cap meet & greet is over?
Freyjadour
Member
WDW: RNR, Everest, slightly better Jungle Cruise, slightly better Haunted Mansion, slightly better Splash Mountain, New Fantasyland, World Showcase, Polynesian Resort.
DL: Literally everything else, weather, direct flight into LAX.
I think we'll be spending a lot more time out West in the future.
aparisi2274
Member
I had a FP for WoC, but I was so exhausted I couldn't make my way back to DCA to watch it, so I just watched the fireworks over the castle and then left.
In what way was DL pirates better than WDW pirates? I haven't been on WDW pirates in a loooong time so DL pirates is pretty much all I know
aparisi2274
Member
Much longer of a ride, more set pieces in the beginning of ride, double drops.
Leeroy3101
Banned
These echo my thoughts as well.
The only classic Disney attraction which was better, that I forgot to mention, is the Haunted Mansion. I hear the DLP version is the best.
I didn't get a chance to go on Jungle Cruise. Usually the skipper makes or breaks the ride. I preferred Splash at Disneyland due to how wet you get compared to the Orlando version.
Freyjadour
Member
Only major difference on JC is the Temple Ruins at WDW.
I've had great skippers at both for sure though. It does seem like WDW's tend to stick to the script more closely than DL.
I've had great skippers at both for sure though. It does seem like WDW's tend to stick to the script more closely than DL.
aparisi2274
Member
The Haunted Mansion is WDW is slighty better for a couple of reasons. One, the exterior conveys a haunted house. The DL version just looks like a plantation home. The ride itself is almost identical except at the end with the hitchhiking ghosts. The WDW version is brand new, and the ghosts actually interact with you. Oh, and the queue in FL was just upgraded to include various hands on tombstones which is a nice distraction if there is a long line.
Yes, the WDW takes a slight edge over the DL JC because of the temple. Other than that, it is definitely the same ride, give or take a bad skipper.
The ghosts interact? That sounds awesome! How do they interact? I only knew about the gargoyles in the stretching room telling you to get out if insist on lagging behind.
Yeah the exterior in DL is plantation-style likely because of it being located in New Orleans Square. The last time I went to WDW, the mansion was down for refurb.
aparisi2274
Member
They've started updating?! Do we have any news on Hollywood/Orlando themes this year?
Not much info yet, still early. Walking Dead is confirmed again though, at least for a house. Hopefully they ditch that for the theme. You'll start seeing more info here beginning of July.
HHN and Knott's Halloween Haunt are two of my favorite events of the year.
Jailer of Hope
Member
I looked at the tier changes. Living with the Land and Great Movie Ride as tier 1 attractions is just... Wow.Epcot's Maelstrom is possibly getting shut down for a "Frozen" overhaul? They'd better not touch the queue's wall mural.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
They had a whole ceremony and all with our former mayor and people in giant Hershey Kisses costumes.
I gave New York New York a call and they told me they officially opened on the 3rd.
Edit: Also the article mentions the ride, and this Hershey's Chocolate World doesn't have that.... yet. There's also the entrance to HCW on the inside of NYNY and maybe that outside part could be additional construction for the ride itself. However, the operator insisted they were open to the public on the 3rd and told me that they were actually open a couple days prior to that.
Yup, they were open to the public on May 30th.
http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/Hershey's Chocolate World
The article you cited provided the wrong map of the HCW and information (since there is no ride version here). Guy in the comments section of article corrects them and also provides a link to the opening and what they saw.
Freyjadour
Member
If they're going to Frozen out Norway they need to do it right.
What happened to the Mexico ride is a travesty of halfassedness.
What happened to the Mexico ride is a travesty of halfassedness.
Leeroy3101
Banned
The parks need less Disney characters! UGH! It's bad enough Tomorrowland met the same fate at all the parks. Don't pollute the best part of EPCOT (best part of The Walt Disney World Resort) with merchandise sales stuff.
My favorite and least-butchered attraction in the park. Hopefully making it Tier 1 won't increase the line too much.
In other news, the Garden Grill no longer rotating is a fucking travesty.
Jailer of Hope
Member
Yeah. I think by the time most people are on their 4th and rolling FPs, Living with the Land will be closed. FP won't likely be relevant at all to Living with the Land which is fine, I love it too. We were there a couple weeks ago and always carried a FP+ for the Land but the lines never seems too bad, but then again, no tier 2 at Epcot ever is.
The greens and whatever else they're able to source from the Land taste so good because of the way they grow their crops.
It really is. It used to be a little boring, but kind of zen. I liked it, even as a kid. Now it's just annoying.
And I agree that characters should never have been brought into Epcot at all. Nemo, Caballeros, ugh.
Leeroy3101
Banned
Blame the Suits at Team Disney Orlando. Their lack of understanding reaches back to just after Mission Space opened. Then a few people with pre-existing heart conditions ride Mission Space, pass away due to said conditions, and the Mickey Mousification of EPCOT began in hopes that people would still want to come despite freak deaths.
Now we're at the point that they'll use EPCOT in order to promote any sort of merchandise, movie, or similar media product.
Get EPCOT back to its original purpose. I'd argue that EPCOT needs a 1 billion dollar facelift in vein of what happened to DCA.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Is epcot good for kids? We skipped it but I had so much fun as a kid, I was hoping to get my kids there.
Yeah, it was a really relaxing ride like LwtL, now it's pretty much the opposite with Donald's voice screeching throughout.
Jag
Member
Absolutely, but how old? There is stuff good for the young ones, the older ones and stuff for everyone. Test Track is awesome as is Mission Space (recommend green, orange makes me ill) and Soarin. The little ones can do Imagination, Turtle talk and Captain Nemo!
There is plenty to do for all, especially kids. Stay for the Illuminations show at night and make dinner reservations in advance for the world pavilion. Mexican, Japanese and Moroccan are all good.
Freyjadour
Member
Depends on the kids. As a kid, I loved Horizons, Communicore, Cranium Command, etc. but I've not been with other's kids since that enjoyed it outside of Test Track and Soarin.
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