Woodie Warrior

I don't think they'll ever get a ride. But I'm pretty sure Universal will bring back Bill & Ted to Hollywood next year.

Cedar Fair seems to be wanting to bring some nostalgia back to their parks, and they seem to be doing a good job at it.

I don't expect to see any large-scale attraction next year. I don't know the price of a Star Flyer, but I think next year's addition will be anything bigger than a small flat ride. But Six Flags can be surprising sometimes. Is there any word on if Ignite will return next year?

I think they already installed the seatbelts.

While American Thunder is a great wooden coaster, the coaster we would've gotten (Goliath at SFOG) looks like a great hyper coaster.

I don't think the Barenaked Ladies dropping out is that big of a loss. Sea World is a family park and I don't think many families were dying to see them. He was in the 20-24 year old range. He said something about being there since the opening of Manta. But it doesn't really matter anymore since our visit was 4 months ago.

In my opinion, the original color is pretty obnoxious.

Two coasters at SFSTL have seat belts (American Thunder and Screamin' Eagle), and neither one have any slower loading time because of them. On both of them you first sit down and fasten the seatbelts. Then all the restraints are locked and the ride operators check both the seatbelt and the lap bar quickly. It is an efficient way to do it in my opinion.

I love that guy at the beginning just sitting there and pushing the train

This park is one of my favorites already, and I think Goliath is going to make me love the park even more. Even though the name is overused, it does fit the attraction.

I'm glad that rides so under-maintained aren't allowed in the US

Dude, I said I'D prefer to see it torn down, I never said it'd be cheaper. I said "But that's even less likely to happen", which shows that I know SFSTL would never do it.

Hey look! It's everyone's favorite park icon! First we picked up Toy Story Midway Mania Passes, which were almost sold out when we got there. The return times were right before our dinner reservations! We then visited the Legend of Captian Jack Sparrow, which was kinda crappy, but still better than Poseidon's Fury. Next we rode The "Great" Movie Ride The "Not-So-Great" Movie Ride should be the next one to be redone. (Footlight Parade or A Fistful of Dollars anyone?) But the tour guides do a good job and some of the scenes/audio-animatronics are slightly impressive. Star Tours was our next destination. Star Tours is a pretty good ride. It's not jerky like some other similar attractions (cough, cough, Wild Arctic) and the randomized destinations mean you could ride all day and have a different experience ever time. Plus the queue is very well done. Next we stopped at Muppet*Vision. I am a giant fan of everything Muppets. But the Waldo character completely ruins the movie for me. Next my dad and I hurried to get Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Fast Passes while the rest of our group waited for the Indiana Jones stunt show. The show was pretty good was definitely a nice surprise. I don't really want this show being removed, even if it would be replaced by a Star Wars land. Here are some pics I got of the show: After the show, we explored the Streets of America. The street scenes were somewhat cool, but I'm sure whatever replaces them will be 500% better. Next we rode the Studio Backlot Tour. The only stand-out moment of the ride is "Catastrophe Canyon". Occasionally something cool can be found in the prop warehouse, but nothing that great was visible on this trip. I'd love to see the Canyon be used for an "extra scene" in the Radiator Springs Racers ride. "Save mah from dis watah!" Disney presents Titanic: The Remake, directed by Michael Bay It is sad I recognized this house before I read the sign I cringed every time the tour guide said "Ear-ful Tower" Nothing is going to happen here... While our grandparents went to wait at the restaurant, the rest of the group came to ride this, using our Fast Passes we obtained, of course. Midway Mania is a good ride, and great for a shooting dark ride, but I wouldn't wait more than 20 minutes for it. I don't blame families with young children for waiting in the lines, I mean, it is kind of weird that it is one of two rides in the park that has no potential fright factor for kids (the other one is Studio Backlot Tour, and Great Movie Ride probably only scares a few handful of kids anyway). We ate dinner here as part of the Fantasmic meal package. The food was pretty good and the servers were pretty friendly. But what else would you expect from Disney? Most of the meals are cooked in this stone oven. After the meal we went to use our Fast Passes on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. The ride was overall good, but there are a few parts where the ride slows down a little, providing a little bit of head banging. It is still pretty far up on my steel list, though. Voyage of the Little Mermaid is a decent show. One problem though is that they reenact the first fifteen minutes of the film, and then they play a short film to tell the rest of the story. The show is definitely worth seeing though. Next we glanced through a gallery with models from Monsters University before we entered the Mushu Showroom. There was hardly anyone there, but the show was actually pretty funny and the worker/actress inside did a good job and was very friendly, just like the rest of the employees at Disney. While I enjoyed this attraction, I'm surprised it and the (I think) abandoned building behind it haven't been replaced yet. We went to visit Walt Disney: One Man's Dream. It is another "hidden gem" in the park. Here are some pics of the cool models featured there: Cinderella's Castle Dumbo the Flying Elephant Overview of right side of New Fantasyland Overview of left side of New Fantasyland Storybook Circus Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Tree of Life Paradise Pier Under the Sea Afterwards we headed to Fantasmic to get ready in the reserved seats. But sadly, our predictions were right and the show was cancelled. It was ridiculous Disney couldn't call off the show sooner, because it was obvious the lightning was getting way too close, but I'm guessing they want to sell as many light-up souvenirs as possible before they kick everyone out of the stadium. I'm still a little bummed we missed out on Fantasmic (hopefully on my fourth trip to Orlando we will get to finally see it), but I believe Hollywood Studios is underrated. Are the rides and shows all five-star? No, but many are pretty good (Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, Toy Story, Indiana Jones, Star Tours), and the overall park is clean and well themed. Many areas COULD use a refreshing, but I'm sure Disney is working on it. The park is still top-notch and offers a lot of good attractions,.

That is actually a genius idea.

He's leaving us hints as to the location of the next coaster. Juicy= juice What liquids are better than juice?: soda Where do you get soda?: soda machines Woodsy= Woods Soda machines + Woods= The new coaster will be located near a hidden soda machine located in the woods

It actually looks like a pretty fast ride, especially for a Wild Mouse.

We're trying to hit Knott's, Castle, and SFMM in one day, so we may simply need Flash Pass and Fast Lane convenience. Thanks very much for responding. Oh wow. I've never been to SFMM or Knott's but they definitely both look like one-day parks, even with Flash Pass/Fast Lane. (Yay! My 500th post! )

Congrats on Kentucky Kingdom for selling more than 500 season passes already! (I know this because they have removed the message on their website saying the first 500 passes sold would come with free sports bottles)

I don't see the Boss getting the RMC treatment anytime soon. I'm hoping they just tear down the Boss and put in a brand-new RMC treatment, but that's even less likely to happen.

Well the only one I've been on is the Voyage, but it is second on my list right behind Outlaw Run so...

It was posted on Screamscape. But the rides they showcased in it are all on Chance's website. The Freestyle was one of them. Just a bunch of fun-looking flats and coasters.

Space Mountain greeted us as we approached the Kingdom from the Monorail Astro Orbiter and Cinderella's Castle also came out to say hello We're here! As soon as we got in we took in the view of Cinderella's castle, and, of course, take lots of photos. Then we headed towards Tomorrowland and got Fast Passes for Space Mountain. The very cool entryway to Tomorrowland Once we got our Fast Passes we took a spin on the Peoplemover, which gave us a great view of all of Tomorrowland. We rode Space Ranger Spin (always a fun ride for the family), and hurried to Space Mountain as to not miss our reservations at the Royal Table. We got to ride once on each track (since our grandparents didn't use their Fast Passes), and then went to eat. Not only is the view of Fantasyland great, but the interior of Cinderella's Royal Table is beautiful After lunch we got Winnie the Pooh Fast Passes, which came with additional PhilharMagic Fast Passes as well. SURPRISE!!! The 3D was acting all wonky until I flipped my glasses upside down but other than that PhilharMagic was as fun as I remember it being. After it was over I found out I had lost the Winnie the Pooh Passes, so we decided to ride It's A Small World, pick up replacement Fast Passes, explore New Fantasyland, and then ride Pooh. Our family is strange. All of us love both the ride and the song. I guess we're immune to the annoyingness. For some reason I forgot to take a picture of the facade until we had a side view. These bathrooms we visited afterwards were incredibly fancy. Only at a Disney park would you see such elaborately themed and decorated restrooms. Wish it would've been done by now. At least it'll definitely be finished by my next trip, whenever that is. I don't know why more people on here don't like this ride. IMO it's the best ride in Fantasyland, or at least tied with It's A Small World. I thought the Brew here is even better than Butterbeer. The tastes were a strange combination but they worked really well. Winnie the Pooh wasn't that good. It was short and it was a random bunch of stories strung together. It just didn't "work". It wouldn't have been worth the one hour plus wait that the normal line had. Next we visited Dumbo at the Storybook Circus. This area was very well done. It is what I think Silver Dollar City tried to do with their Grand Exposition area. But this area had charm and even though both rides were out-of-the-box carnival attractions, Disney truly made them their own unique and highly-themed rides. At SDC (which BTW is my favorite theme park), all the rides in Grand Exposition are out-of-the-box, but they all have the same theme: ahead of their time, truly revolutionary carnival rides. But the theme doesn't work because rides like them didn't exist until around the mid 1900's. But whatever, back to Magic Kingdom. Like I said, Disney took the standard carnival/circus theme and made it their own. Dumbo is all nice and snazzy with it's playground queue and new home. We headed to Haunted Mansion for our final ride of the day, Haunted Mansion is a good ride. The theme-ing and effects are top-notch. I'll leave you with my favorite picture I took. My camera decided to NOT be crappy for once.

A few notes I have: -The new Mack water ride looks to have great theme potential, but the overall ride looks a little boring. -All the new coaster trains look great! -I'd love it if manufacturers sold models of coasters! I'd be into collecting those. (but who wouldn't? ) -In the photo of that one company's display I noticed pictures of the sheriff guy from RSR and the Ariel ride. Doesn't Disney build all of their own AA's?

Yeah SDC is probably my favorite park I've been too. I think the themeing is just as good as Disney and Universal parks, and there isn't one bad coaster in the park's line-up.

Holiday World: -Season Passes: $129.95 -Summer Fun Card (Sunday-Friday admission): $99.95 -Day Admission: $39.95 Kentucky Kingdom: -Season Passes: $59.95 -Day Admission: $44.95