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Theme Parks & Roller Coasters |OT| The Happiest Place on GAF
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Ghost Galaxy is pretty nice, and is about to happen again soon.
Leeroy3101
Banned
Reflections of Earth has the shore fireworks that shoot out to the center of the lagoon. Stand by one of the launchers and you'll totally prefer EPCOT's show.
The Xtortionist
Member
Plowed through Universal with Nelo Ice today. Crowds in general were very light. Ride list:
Spider-Man - posted 45 minutes, felt shorter
Hulk - Posted 15, felt like 10
Forbidden Journey - Posted 30, felt shorter, walked straight to almost the end of the greenhouse
Dragon Challenge (both sides) - 10 min each
GODDAMN FIRE'S CAMELBACK IS GODDAMN AMAZING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIN HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE FUCK
*ahem*
Hogsmeade Station - 20 min
ET - Posted 20, felt shorter
Transformers - Posted 30, felt longer...that first room is a killer
Mummy - Posted 10, felt like 5. We should have gone back for seconds.
Gringotts - Posted 105, no idea how long it took but the ride broke down twice right before the pre-show. Prolly added 20-40 minutes.
So...pretty much the best day ever
Spider-Man - posted 45 minutes, felt shorter
Hulk - Posted 15, felt like 10
Forbidden Journey - Posted 30, felt shorter, walked straight to almost the end of the greenhouse
Dragon Challenge (both sides) - 10 min each
GODDAMN FIRE'S CAMELBACK IS GODDAMN AMAZING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIN HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE FUCK
*ahem*
Hogsmeade Station - 20 min
ET - Posted 20, felt shorter
Transformers - Posted 30, felt longer...that first room is a killer
Mummy - Posted 10, felt like 5. We should have gone back for seconds.
Gringotts - Posted 105, no idea how long it took but the ride broke down twice right before the pre-show. Prolly added 20-40 minutes.
So...pretty much the best day ever
The Xtortionist
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Goldrusher
Member
Carowinds announced Fury 325.
325 ft (99 m!) tall.
95 mph (153 kph!) top speed.
official site: https://www.carowinds.com/swarm
PR, pics, videos: http://www.4-traders.com/out.php?ur...rld-s-tallest-fastest-giga-coaster-carolinas/
I can't believe it took 15 years for another "regular coaster" to beat Steel Dragon's height record.
325 ft (99 m!) tall.
95 mph (153 kph!) top speed.
official site: https://www.carowinds.com/swarm
PR, pics, videos: http://www.4-traders.com/out.php?ur...rld-s-tallest-fastest-giga-coaster-carolinas/
I can't believe it took 15 years for another "regular coaster" to beat Steel Dragon's height record.
The Xtortionist
Member
The name "Fury 325" made me think it'd be Intamin like Intimidator 305, but looks like it's B&M. Should be good, though.
Leeroy3101
Banned
Suddenly have Carolina in my mind for a summer roadtrip.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
As someone that has gone to a coaster of the same type (B&M hypercoaster) that was 76 meters high and went 134km/h (Shambhala), and was already a amagnificent experience, I cant imagine going even higher and faster.
I love that it seems so long and goes below the parks entrance.
Freyjadour
Member
There was a hard ticketed Villains event at Hollywood Studios last night that was by all accounts awful. Way oversold, extreme lack of preparation for record crowds. Ran out of food, merchandise, park maps and everything else with 3 hour lines for a pic with any given villain.
WDW continues to impress.
WDW continues to impress.
peteykirch
Member
Apparently Guest Relations was pretty much refunding everyone who complained. Lots of stories of CMs having their friends jump the lines for meet and greets.
bucknuticus
Member
Took of Thursday/Friday this week, GF and I are doing tour De Ohio. thursday heading to cedar point then Friday hitting up King's Island.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
That sounds horrible.
Every few months, it seems like an ex-Cast Member from Disney does an AMA at Reddit. I thought today's -- by a woman who portrayed Mulan, Pocahontas, and Silvermist (one of the fairies from the direct-to-video Tinkerbell movies) -- was really good:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ehtte/i_worked_as_various_princesses_at_walt_disney/
She sounds like exactly the kind of person you'd want to be a Disney Princess at the parks.
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ehtte/i_worked_as_various_princesses_at_walt_disney/
She sounds like exactly the kind of person you'd want to be a Disney Princess at the parks.
2nd year in a row, you would have figured they learned something from last year.
Just realized I'm probably not going to see this next trip, and I'm pretty bummed about that.
Just realized I'm probably not going to see this next trip, and I'm pretty bummed about that.
Me, too. Has there been any confirmation that Maelstrom's closing in about a month?
Nothing official. Though as far as I know FP+ remains unavailable for the end of September onward and we are well within the 60 day limit now, so something is definitely up. I'll be picking FP+'s for the first time in a couple days, but I don't expect Maelstrom to be available.
...just did FP+ for the first time, 60 days out. I got everything I wanted but times were more limited than I would of liked. No Maelstrom in October. FP selection at Epcot is fucking abysmal right now. Can't believe I was debating on getting character spot or turtle talk.
Finally had the chance to ride Escape from Gringotts last night. We got in line at 710p and exited the gift shop at 750p, so that was a nice surprise. There was no time posted for queue as they were just doing "last call" with the park set to close at 830p.
Overall I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to riding it again. My only issue is that the sound effects seemed muted where I thought they should have some impact. Not sure if that's the way it was supposed to be or if the speakers were off on those scenes. Otherwise I thought it was a pretty great experience.
Although there were things about the queue that I enjoyed, I don't think it's as intricate as Forbidden Journey's. Regardless, everything looked fantastic.
Overall I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to riding it again. My only issue is that the sound effects seemed muted where I thought they should have some impact. Not sure if that's the way it was supposed to be or if the speakers were off on those scenes. Otherwise I thought it was a pretty great experience.
Although there were things about the queue that I enjoyed, I don't think it's as intricate as Forbidden Journey's. Regardless, everything looked fantastic.
The Xtortionist
Member
Had to be the speakers. Gringotts' sound design is probably my favorite aspect of the ride. Most sounds should be meaty and pack a punch.
Goldrusher
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Six Flags 2015
https://www.sixflags.com/newfor2015
https://www.youtube.com/user/sixflagsparks/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
https://www.sixflags.com/newfor2015
https://www.youtube.com/user/sixflagsparks/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
Magic Mountain
Twisted Colossus
RMC Hybrid
https://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/attractions/twisted-colossus/overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFWnSA33UOo
New England
Wicked Cyclone
RMC Hybrid
https://www.sixflags.com/newengland/attractions/wicked-cyclone/overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEH9BUzfBqk
Fiesta Texas
Batman The Ride
Arrow Free-Fly 4D
https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas/attractions/batman-the-ride/overview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR25KHmV6Lc
America | Discovery Kingdom | Great Adventure | over Georgia
Bourbon Street Fireball | Dare Devil Chaos | Looping Dragon | Joker's Chaos
Fireball
over Texas | St. Louis
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
3D shooter darkride
Mexico
SkyScreamer
242ft
La Ronde
Maison Rouge
walkthrough darkride
The Great Escape
Buccaneer Beach
waterpark / pool
White Water
Dive Bomber
new waterslide
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Twisted Colossus looks crazy good.
aparisi2274
Member
So Great Adventure gets a super loop? meh!!!!
So was at Magic Kingdom again yesterday. You guys weren't kidding, Pirates really is that bad here. It's hilariously short compared to the one at Disneyland. Also went on Mine Train since it was a 50 min wait and I already knew going in that I was going to be disappointed and yet I was still disappointed. Ride is way too short and there's really nothing interesting going on aside from the one animatronic scene.
Also am hyped for Twisted Colossus!. Will have to head to SFMM for that and Disneyland for the 60th anniversary next year.
Also am hyped for Twisted Colossus!. Will have to head to SFMM for that and Disneyland for the 60th anniversary next year.
Ride is much better overall in DL but I enjoy WDW's pacing and location of the drop more. WDW is missing the awesome intro with the restaurant (MK really needs more restaurants) and the additional burning village scene, but the rest of what DL has extra I don't miss that much (static scenes).
I wish they'd add the mermaids in the DL one. By the way, what are the extra scenes in the magic kingdom haunted mansion that aren't in the DL one?
The Xtortionist
Member
Wait til you ride Dinosaur >
Dinosaur is just Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye without Indiana Jones, which is actually completely fine because it's still fun.
Not even on the same plane of existence. Dinosaur is just a jerky jeep ride through the dark with some shrubbery. Even back when all the effects were working/not turned off it comes nowhere near Indiana Jones.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
If it makes you feel any better Magic Mountain still has Apocalypse which is an incredible wooden coaster.
Leeroy3101
Banned
Maybe if they bothered to maintain the trackwork...
That's what I meant. Dinosaur is the ride style of Indiana Jones without any of the temple stuff or scenery relating to Indiana Jones.
The Xtortionist
Member
It doesn't offer anything particularly enjoyable (music, sound, sets, screens, AAs, etc) except its motion profile IMO, and I can get a great profile in addition to that stuff from other rides (Indy, Spidey, TF, FJ)
bucknuticus
Member
Spent all day at Cedar Point today, got to ride gate keeper for the first time. It was great!! Also hardly no waits at all today waited 30 minutes for top thrill dragster and that was longest wait all day.
Will say some rides need some serious help, I dont think i can ride iron dragon/Mantis until they get a rehab.
Will say some rides need some serious help, I dont think i can ride iron dragon/Mantis until they get a rehab.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Holy shit, SF Over Georgia just added a water park this summer now next summer we get 2 additions to Gotham City? Yes!
Wonder if that means they are removing the Axis Chemicals stadium.
Gotham City gonna be stacked; Batman The Ride, Mindbender, Joker, Harley and the Crime Wave.
I know these are nothing amazing but that area has needed something new for a very long time.
Wait til you ride Dinosaur >
Well was at Animal Kingdom today. Expedition Everest and the Kilimanjaro Safari were amazing. Though Disco Yeti was hilarious. Dinosaur was eh, some of the effects weren't working and I couldn't really see much of anything. Indiana Jones craps all over it.
Spoken like someone who hasn't ridden any of these rides.
Taaaaaaaatsuuuuuuuuuuuu
Apparently this is the concept for the new gingerbread house gracing the dining/ballroom of the haunted mansion during the annual Nightmare Before Christmas revamp.
I like it. I'm hoping that they can outdo their own changes that they made last year.
The Xtortionist
Member
So today Tony Baxter (project lead/lead designer for Big Thunder, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure) waited 90 minutes standby for Gringotts and called it "the greatest thing ever".
Universal... *swoon* And Kong is said to be even better?
I can't even.
Bah, college. I can't make it back to Orlando until mid-December
Universal... *swoon* And Kong is said to be even better?
I can't even.
Bah, college. I can't make it back to Orlando until mid-December
Last month I moved back to Osaka (Japan) and now I live at 15 mins by bike from Universal Studios Japan. Yesterday I bought a Year Pass for both my wife and me, so now we can go pretty much whenever we want.
Anyway, it was the first time we went there since the Harry Potter area got finished, and damn... it looks cool! Sadly we got to that area at night, so we couldn't see many of the details on the environment work, but still the atmosphere was amazing. Sadly this park only has 2 big Harry Potter attractions, Flight of the Hippogriff and Forbidden Journey, and the Hippogriff one isn't really all that thrilling to begin with. I would have loved to see the Gringotts one
We only got time to ride on the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which was quite cool but I felt like it missed... something. Still will probably be going back to it every time we go to Universal Studios.
Anyway, it was the first time we went there since the Harry Potter area got finished, and damn... it looks cool! Sadly we got to that area at night, so we couldn't see many of the details on the environment work, but still the atmosphere was amazing. Sadly this park only has 2 big Harry Potter attractions, Flight of the Hippogriff and Forbidden Journey, and the Hippogriff one isn't really all that thrilling to begin with. I would have loved to see the Gringotts one
We only got time to ride on the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which was quite cool but I felt like it missed... something. Still will probably be going back to it every time we go to Universal Studios.
So today Tony Baxter (project lead/lead designer for Big Thunder, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure) waited 90 minutes standby for Gringotts and called it "the greatest thing ever".
Universal... *swoon* And Kong is said to be even better?
I can't even.
I didn't even know that they were making another Kong ride in Orlando! That's awesome news!
So today Tony Baxter (project lead/lead designer for Big Thunder, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure) waited 90 minutes standby for Gringotts and called it "the greatest thing ever".
Universal... *swoon* And Kong is said to be even better?
http://i.minus.com/ilzp7ccCp9pYI.gif
I can't even.
Bah, college. I can't make it back to Orlando until mid-December
And I'll be back at Universal next week!. Really hope they become a real threat as far as profits/visitor numbers go to Disney World since they just continue to hit home runs.
The Xtortionist
Member
Yeah, in the plot of land between JP River Adventure and Ripsaw Falls over in IoA. It's going to be massive.
The last time I was at Universal was in 1999
I have plans for Disney next Jan so I'm going to try and squeeze Uni/IoA in. Maybe even stay at one of their hotels.
DUDE. You have to go to Universal. Stay for two days if you want to see everything. It's so worth it, you gotta trust me. Don't forget that staying on-site (except at Cabana Bay) gets you unlimited express which is like a fastpass that can be used anytime, as many times as you want. By far the best way to tour a theme park. It feels like cheating.
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