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What song are you listening to?
ytterbiumanalyst replied to Mr.Six's topic in Random, Random, Random
New Phoebe Bridgers, "Kyoto" [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] -
Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
ytterbiumanalyst replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
They're not wrong either. It's a bigger, shinier Diamondback. This is not a bad thing. -
Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
ytterbiumanalyst replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Ah, the old intentionally confusing correlation for causation ruse... -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
ytterbiumanalyst replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I'd say that almost certainly the second hotel gets pushed back. -
Oooh, I really hope so. I first visited this place in 2016 expecting to just ride a couple of unique things and never go back. I fell in love with the place and will return as often as I can, even with it being two states away. It's like Knoebels West; it's hard to see on paper what makes it so great, but when you go, you feel it.
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The Ytterbium Analysis
ytterbiumanalyst replied to ytterbiumanalyst's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Oh man, Shockwave and Runaway Mountain are both fantastic. No shame in raving about those. Freeze and Batman are also great fun, mirror images of the ones in St. Louis so we just rode each one time but that doesn't diminish them at all. Fiesta Texas will be coming up after Sea World. Love that park too...but I'll save the rest of my thoughts for when I get to that day. -
Adventureland (Iowa) Discussion Thread
ytterbiumanalyst replied to rbpia's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Ninja is far worse. Far worse. -
Favorite Disney Park and why?
ytterbiumanalyst replied to Hattuchili's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Haha, well I certainly hope this is over by then! -
The Ytterbium Analysis
ytterbiumanalyst replied to ytterbiumanalyst's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Yes, the splashdown pool for the slide is at the beginning of the tunnel, so you go through it pretty slowly with plenty of time to see the rays. There were a couple of lifeguards that would grab your raft and move it along, but you're definitely not blowing through it. -
The Ytterbium Analysis
ytterbiumanalyst replied to ytterbiumanalyst's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Day 4: Just LIke Sister Ray Said It was so close, we could smell the salty sea air. Just a mile away from our hotel reside central Texas' most beautiful aquatic mammals--and it was time to get PUMPED! We had bought two-day passes with meal plan included, so we were going to take our time and enjoy every part of the best theme park in Texas. It's so beautiful. We began at Aquatica, with the idea of doing whatever we wanted to there and then migrating over to the main park whenever we were done. We actually enjoyed the waterpark so much that no one wanted to leave, so we ended up spending the entire day on that side. The first stop was of course Stingray Falls. It's a really great, really gentle family slide that splashes down into an underwater tunnel with stingrays all around you! We rode this more than anything else that day, and since attendance was low that early in the season, we got to ride it a lot. The other really notable slide was Walhalla Wave. Man, that one is good. It's super tall, and the wave wall is gigantic. We were big fans of the late great Hyena Falls, and this one is similar but way scaled up. As far as food options, it's pretty limited. There's really just one restaurant, with two snack bars on other sides of the park. Even the limited options were very good, and I appreciate that fruits and vegetables were readily available. But of course, what day at Sea World would be complete without an animal encounter? Well, they've got you covered there. Near Stingray Falls is a touch pool where you can pet stingrays! They have an upcharge where you can actually get in the pool with the stingrays. We were content to pet them from the side of the pool, but there was a family that was doing that upcharge encounter while we were there. Pretty cool! Aminals in a water park! My youngest petting the rays We went back to our hotel exhausted but excited for the next day, the main event and the whole reason we drove 14 hours. We're gonna see some whales, y'all. -
Favorite Disney Park and why?
ytterbiumanalyst replied to Hattuchili's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Good luck! I hope the world is better by fall. -
Favorite Disney Park and why?
ytterbiumanalyst replied to Hattuchili's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Don't know yet. Hoping we can get to FL in '21. If I had to guess, though, just based on what my family have liked in other parks, probably Animal Kingdom.