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I spent over 3 hours in the MoM line and never got to ride since the queue was cleared at the end of the day. What I learned during that time is the app will not show a wait time for it, or change it to delayed if it is down. If it’s down a lot, you can assume there will be no other drops or very few at all. Who knows when it can get to a more reliable status, but I will be very weary about losing multiple hours of my time attempting to get a ride on it next time I get to go. Especially if I don’t get one of the first early times.

At opening definitely keep an eye on the app to see what’s reported open or having a wait time to ensure you will arrive at an attraction that’s open. The biggest set back for the start of your day is going all the way into one world and the ride is down, so you then need to hustle out and over to your next best option. Hopefully this won’t be an issue soon! The best suggestion is to start with Mine Cart due to capacity. Probably Mario Kart next. Monsters has more good days than bad days, but the rule is: if it’s open, stop what you are doing and go ride it. Do not save it for later in the day. You do not want to miss this attraction or have a day where it ends up breaking down early afternoon and stays down for the rest of the day. Ops will work to re open any attraction even if there’s 30 minutes to park close, and I mean any. Have an amazing time, travelers!

I can’t wait for you all to experience the incredible dueling Stardust Racers

An indoor ride is very welcome. We all know about the horrible 5% surcharge on everything at SeaWorld, and recently a photo of it being upped to 9% has been going around but I haven’t been able to confirm if it’s real or someone trying to get attention on socials. Anyone been recently to confirm?

Yeah as much as I trust the locals here commenting I don’t believe Kumba ever reopened. We got more source there? All other accounts it has not reopened. Reddit says Sheikra is testing. To be fair I got so lucky on my Feb Friday visit - Montu 2 trains. Cheetah Hunt running all day. Falcons Fury had just come back alive. Gwazi painful ops but it was running. Cobras Curse was running too even with the pre show! Phoenix Rising was a pleasant surprise. The double down drop in the back was fun. Does it have a shimmy? Yeah. Is it rough or uncomfortable? No. One trains on it suck. Flyer was running too. The pretzels from tiger tail were great. For what was open and available , it was a good day! When this park is fully functional it’s one of the best in the world. Still such a shame to see how it’s being run but it’s hard not to have fun on a weekday when crowds aren’t bad.

Sounds like a perfect time to take my girlfriend for their first visit to BGT! Can’t wait for a warm United Parks welcome this weekend.

Queue times and the BGT app are showing Sheikra open - would be curious if anyone else can confirm it’s back.

Fan Fest Nights is going to be incredible!!

it doesn’t have a waterpark but it does have a splash pad. i believe limited space is an issue (see it in person) but you’re not staying here to stay at the resort, you’re here to go to the parks.

I will miss the intense airtime you get on those steep ups and downs, but honestly it’s time to move on to something better. RRR ride vehicles are uncomfortable and have been problematic to younger and older riders, the ride is sensitive to wind (not good in Florida), the capacity is poor, it can be rough, and it has more downtime and other coasters. I sure hope the replacement comes in swiftly. Entertainment offerings at USF may be the best in years but the park is really relying on Diagon and classic faves like Mummy, MIB, and ET to carry the rest of the park’s fun. IOA needs attention too - since Velocicoaster the parks have been taking away more than they have added, not counting Epic.

Hey US parks…. Vekoma has an elite launched flying coaster product that’s elite cough cough. I wonder if there’s a chain lift version available? I did like the BORG/Nighthawk model with corkscrews over the flat line twists, though. but the operations and trains are brutal.

It’s sad the way BGT and SWO have been run in the past few years and how they are currently run. The only thing they care about are the quarterly profit results. Yes they are a business and need to make money but the damage done to the brand and reputation is going to hurt them in the long run. Both parks have so much potential and yet they are operated with little care for the guest experience from the moment you get through the parking toll.

bert those boots and glasses slay! another awesome trip report. keep it up! thanks for sharing the experience!

Getting coaster nerd corrected on a name technicality on a website forum in 2024. What a time to be alive. Thank you very much.

Really wish Rockin would get a modern Vekoma looper refresh as well. With all of the lengthy refurbishments and downtime issues, it would do wonders to have new trains and track, smoother ride with a much better coaster experience.

So happy to see some movement on the dinorama area. Good riddance. Seems like there’s a good 3 months or longer to ride Dinosaur. I still need to get on Bugs Life for the first time since 2002 ha.. Sure you can speed run the rides since there are so few of them, but the wildlife walks, theater shows, character interactions, and animal shows are really what makes the park an all or most of the day visit. Not to mention the amazing restaurants like Yak n Yeti and Nomad and Harambe market! I may be in the minority that I wish there was more to do in Pandora. Like Hogsmeade / you have one star attraction with an instant and all day massive line. River Journey is usually too long to justify and is just okay to me as the #2 attraction there. Great for families and people of all ages and heights but… at times boat rides at WDW have a long stack at the end of the ride that is as long as the ride itself or longer kills the buzz a bit. This has happened every River Journey ride for me.

Check out F&F coaster construction progress as of today! They seem to be working on it almost all day and night. more and more track going in and progress on the dual load station.

Hey I actually remembered my password to log in! I think there's less 'buzz' because a lot of fans had pre set expectations about Five Nights at Freddy's or bust, Quiet Place confused people, and Insidious is a very hot/cold franchise. How is it this year? Another great HHN! The tribute store has a post apocalyptical NY vibe and lots of hints about Batricia - maybe she will get her own house next year. Food and bev - Lots of fun tasty snacks. The Eggs In The Further, Red Door savory hand pie, rocks from hell (cheesy jalapeno dough bites), and the stay puft smores are all great. Some lines are just too long to tolerate so I haven't eaten there too much. Mixed drinks are prevalent and made to order for the most part. I think Ghoul Juice is still pre mixed. There's a great Oktoberfest on draft. Nightmare Fuel is one again an elite show. The Dead Coco Club in city walk has awesome 80s vibes. Go on Fri/Sat to see talent and actors in the crowd! Sinister and Surreal are interesting characters - The Blumhouse scare zone is pretty weak. I'm shocked there's not a dance stage for Megan. It's mostly all a fun photo op. The medieval zone has the most going on with the stage and many 'vendors'. Quiet Place - Absolutely loved it and I'm not a big fan of the movies. The monsters are massive and the sets are elaborate as you'd expect. The use of bodies of water in this one freaks me out. One of the best HHN mazes personally. Monstrous - I believe a copy of USH's and it's great. Honestly this one was the goriest/creepiest in my opinion, especially when you take the time to read about what the monsters are. Insidious - Not a fan of the movies, but lives up to the hype as one of the scariest HHN mazes. It's dark. It's long. You get up close to the demons in tight quarters. Soooo good. Triplets - Only have had one run through it and thought it was fine. Kinda like the Strangers. Ghostbusters - Fun, some really cool use of technology, but I only had one run on a preview night when all of the key monsters were missing. Need to go through again to give a proper review. Major Sweets - Excellent, packed with talent, lots of moving parts in scenes and some interactive buttons you can press. Definitely one of the most fun and goofy while also being pretty gross haha. This one seems to have the most downtime, I believe due to lots of moving pieces in the house. Goblins - This is a new tent in the newer cul-de-sac behind MIB next to Bloodlines. This is another fun goofy house and you will see persnickity goblins of all shapes and sizes. I feel like this house really plays with scale up and down. Some really cool set pieces! But not my favorite. Bloodlines - This one reminds me of Exorcist last year in how it relies on attacking guests with 2 or 3 monsters at a time, so it is often you may miss some key scares. It's a very good house when you get to see everything but you also may get unlucky. Slaughterhouse - Ridiculously fun and it feels like it goes on forever despite in the smaller tent. There's stripper mummies in this house and we need more stripper mummies in our life LOL Museum - Nothing too outstanding, but I do think the glowing lava like rock throughout the house is really coool. It's all about the Rotting Stone corrupting every area of a natural museum so you will see historic locations and different monsters correlating with them. We've got a lot of original houses this year and I feel like express lines haven't been as long as they were last year. Wait times haven't been too crazy but we're just getting to the middle of September. Stay and scream is free and the best way to get a big jump on crowds - we did Major Sweets at 5:45pm open, waited 20 minutes for museum, and then hit Goblins/Bloodlines with minimal waits. See you in the fog!

No park disappoints me like BGT does. But uhhh at least Falcon’s Fury is open again? And Montu is back up? Falcons Fury is shows as archived on Queue Times. I would love to visit again just for Falcons Fury (and a Gwazi ride at opening) but if FF is down still it’s not worth my time and potential $.

From the moment I saw the layout I was wondering how a 4 car train would maneuver through the course. The 3 car train seems like it was part of the plan from the get go. Just my observation.

I wouldn't recommend the VC or Hagrid SRL to TPR readers. If you truly don't care where you sit and can get in the SRL right when it opens/reopens for VC, sure go for it. You still don't have a great idea of how many people are waiting beyond the locker room and could get end up waiting just as long as the regular queue. Hagrid's SRL seems to be uncapped lately. Like, extending out of the building down the stairs almost to the first section of ramps beyond the main archway entry. Have all the Hagrid SRL as you want Operators are very vocal about how the SRL: has no estimated wait time. you will not have any seat preference. you will not sit with someone else you got in line with. Sadly most guests think it's an express-like hack they learned from socials. Meanwhile since Spring Break/East crowds, I've experienced VC many times with a 20-40 minute via the regular queue as well as Hagrid 45-60 minutes (even on the weekends). I do recco SRL for Forbidden Journey, MiB, Transformers, SpiderMan, River Adventure, and Hulk.

Adventure Express looked fantastic for its 30th birthday. So excited to see the queue and ride get more love. Yay for more flats in the spot of that old removed slingshot, a huge improvement. Now let's talk about Action Zone..

It was recently brought to my attention the CEO was bragging about trying 100 pizzas, chicken tenders, 200 burgers, and we need to be reminded of where this company is headed someone sound the alarm if he starts talking about the day of reckoning

So glad you are doing this trip journal, no one takes a reader on the trip like you do bert!

Now come down to Orlando to rrrreeeaaalllyyyy make sure you like Velocicoaster better ;D Glad you guys had a great day, Pantheon is so much fun. I'm so excited for more of those swing launches. The backwards air hill in the launch is crazy!