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I went to Busch Gardens yesterday to ride Phoenix Rising. I was able to get 1 ride before previews ended and then some more rides during Passport to Thrills. It's a mostly tame coaster as expected but in the back of the train, there were some more forces than I was expecting. There was a slight rattle but less noticeable than Penguin Trek's and didn't take anything away from the ride. I also thought it was better than the 2 Vekoma family inverted coasters I have ridden at Fun Spot Orlando and Kings Island with steeper banked turns on Phoenix Rising. They built a very small queue for the ride. It can hold around a 20 - 30 minute line at the most. There is only 1 train and slow dispatches with everyone from the previous ride needing to exit before the air gates open for the next train. Combined with this being one of only 2 coasters in the park without an inversion (besides the kids coaster), it's probably going to be very popular with long waits once it opens to the public. The Passport to Thrills party was also great other than them not letting people in until 6 when they originally stated you could check in at 5:30 which caused the line to go past Scorpion. They gave out first rider buttons (also available during previews), popcorn, drinks and a Phoenix Rising fanny pack that was originally supposed to be available for all pass members until the end of the month. There was also a DJ and free face painting.

Resurrecting this thread after clearing out my wife and I's old Iphones 7 and finding some pictures from some more parks. Sapgyo Land We hadn't actually planned on visiting this park or even knew it existed but the Ferris Wheel kind of advertised the park itself. We spotted it driving back from visiting relatives in the distance and decided to pull in. The park has a little carousel, this mini para-trooper style ride, and this suspended spinning ride. I think it's a law that every small seaside park has to come with at least one Tagada in South Korea. And also at least one Viking even when the park in question only has two or three rides (see next update) For some reason a lot of the sky cycles, motorized or pedal are these circle cars in Korea. Rounding out the park was this Music Express and Bumper Cars next to them. A mini road train also circled the park. There was also an S&S Spaceshot here, not many of these in the country so it'd been over a decade since I rode one of these. You could also ride around on a knock-off Pikachu. The park has a nice setting near the harbor of Pyeongtaek and if you're a seafood fan there were a lot of wet markets and fresh fish restaurants around the park. The park was most popular at night however.