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Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Thanks for the responses. I was just wondering since the only wooden coaster I've ridden with Millennium Flyers was American Thunder. But SFSTL definitely keeps that track smooth, so that is probably why I like them so much. -
Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Would Millennium Flyer trains work on the ride? I don't know that much about coaster trains, all I know is that Millenium Flyers train are extremely comfy. But I don't know how they'd work on a rough ride? -
Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
From my experience in late July of 2012, the Voyage wasn't all that bad until the spaghetti bowl portion. Then things got rough. Is it possibly to have the Topper Track put on there and not on the beginning portions? -
Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I wouldn't think Topper Track would cost more that Iron Horse, and NTAG was around 10 million, but Voyage is almost 2000 feet longer. Topper Track would probably be around 5-7 million for Voyage, and I think it could possibly cost more. How much does it cost each year to redo some of the track in the offseason? -
WW'S COASTERMANIA PTR
Woodie Warrior replied to Woodie Warrior's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Kraken was totally rerideable, but I thought the first half of the ride had a little bit of headbanging. Hulk was better IMO, and so were Manta and Dragons. Because we had Quick Queue we were assigned second row and I think we rode twice. I rode on both ends of the row. -
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Woodie Warrior replied to Woodie Warrior's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
It wasn't rough at all. Kraken was much rougher. -
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Woodie Warrior replied to Woodie Warrior's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
It was Universal day! We chose to just visit one park instead of trying to cram both into one day, and we had a good time. After paying for their their ridiculously overpriced unlimited Express Pass (which worked fine, just cost way too much), we headed in and had a great time. Entrance sign shot We paid for preferred. Throughout our trip we were laughing at how much SF's parking costs compared to Orlando's. It sucks that it takes 15-ish minutes to walk to the front gate of the park once your car is parked. We didn't eat there, but DANG that is a big Hard Rock Cafe What a cool park icon. Not a Hogwarts or Spaceship Earth, but better than the Sorcerer's Hat for sure. While we hurried to get in line for Forbidden Journey, we took in the views of Seuss Landing and the Lost Continent. We are in Hogsmeade! Definitely the most amazing themed land ever, or at least in the US. Hogwarts. In real life. Truly awesome. Now let me talk about HPFJ. The ride is truly spectacular and leaves you wondering how the heck they made the transitions between the screen and the real sets possible. But the queue wasn't anything special to me. Having the locker area pretty much pitch black except for the light coming from the door makes it hard to see anyone returning from the lockers. The portrait room was way too small compared to the movie and some real or even projected moving staircases would have been cool in the ceiling. And the portraits weren't amazing or anything. They didn't look anything like paintings, they looked like plain TVs. Either way, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is simply spectacular and super detailed. The mediocre portrait room The highlights of the queue were the Sorting Hat and Dumbledore. After the ride and the delicious frozen Butterbeer, we headed towards Dragon Challenge. It was closed temporarily for mechanical issues. So we headed Mythos to eat. A great choice. The food was the best theme park food I've had and the prices were cheap (all our meals were $10 or less). The atmosphere and themeing were spectacular. Definitely the best thing in the Lost Continent. Mythos is the most beautiful restaurant I've ever eaten at. Details in the rock work inside Mythos We headed back to ride both sides of Dragon Challenge. They were okay, but I don't see what is so great about them. Fireball was only slightly better than Batman, and I felt Horntail wasn't nearly as good as Batman. Maybe the people who voted for them in the polls had ridden them when they were dueling? Afterwards, we headed to an attraction that had okay special effects and a great facade, but was too long and had a horrible script. You know what I'm talking about... Yes, Poseidon. The worst attraction in the park. What a great facade for the worst attraction in the park. Well, I'm glad we are done with that. Now on to the good stuff. Seuss Landing! Back to Seuss Landing, the most fun to look at place in the park. The area lacks an E-ticket though. When the Trolley ride was down, we rode Caro-Seuss-el! Cat in the Hat was a ride that starts out whimsical, then turns into a demented fun house. It was almost creepy... After those rides we went back and rode the Trolley ride, which was okay but kind of boring. Now to my favorite area! (ride-wise, not themeing-wise, because WWoHP was definitely the best in that category) Favorite coaster in Orlando. But the parts after the MCBR were slow and boring. Still a great ride though. Best ride in the park. Totally blew me away. Even if you take your 3D glasses off, the ride still feels real. Let us talk about this thing. Dudley Do-Right has mixed opinions from me. The ride was tied with Splash Mountain flume wise. The themeing was unimpressive and mediocre compared to Splash Mountain. Plus, we got into a log jam twice while riding, once before the final lift hill and once before the unload station. The themeing of the area was definitely outdated. How about a Nickelodeon takeover of Toon Lagoon? Spongebob would be a nice fit for the area. After the ride we headed to Jurassic Park. I laughed and realized the only themeing was a bunch of trees/bushes. This area needs TLC and a complete redo twice. Anyways, JPRA was down for weather so we chilled out and ate at the Discovery Center. We went back to shop at WWoHP for a few minutes then headed out. The day was okay, but I feel there is something about Disney that makes me favor all four Disney parks over Universal. But I like UOR and definitely want to return soon. I'll leave you all with this picture of Hogwarts in the rain. Bye Universal! -
Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I think this was coming. Obviously these trains should only be put on already smooth coasters that need new trains. And those are kind of hard to find. You either have a really rough ride with an uncomfortable train (like the Boss at SFSTL) or a smooth ride with a great train (like American Thunder at SFSTL or Outlaw Run at SDC). I really hope Holiday World decides to have RMC add Topper Track and RMC's new trains (I think they're called Gen 1 or something?). They don't even need to add any inversions. Just making the ride smooth would be awesome. -
Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Banshee should be able to get my dad to take us all down to Kings Island this year. My school goes to Worlds of Fun, and since Kentucky Kingdom isn't too far I hope to go there. I finally got a Club TPR membership so hopefully I can get to HolliWood nights too. 2014 should be a good year for me coaster-wise. -
I'm just dreaming here. Now if Premier Rides is really the manufacturer here, I have an idea for possibly one of the most insane looking coasters ever. What if Six Flags decided to combine Superman Ultimate Flight and Full Throttle? Here is my wacky design: The ride starts out like Superman and launches at around 60-70 mph straight up a spike. Once at the top it slowly goes through a heartline roll and then goes into the non inverting loop. After the loop, instead of going back to the station, the ride continues off to the side of the Superman-part. The ride goes through a right turn and stops in a station, facing the backside of the Superman-part. The ride suddenly launches right underneath the Superman-part and goes up into a 160-foot tall loop right above the riders going through the heartline roll. After coming out of the loop the riders take a left turn and speed right through the inside of the non-inverting loop. The riders drop and go through a right turn into the station. Sorry if my description was confusing. If I had No Limits or something I'd create a model lol.
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Photo TR: TPR Italy/Europe Trip 2012
Woodie Warrior replied to Six Flags Enthuseast's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
Europe is on my bucket list with Mirabilandia and Expedition GeForce must-dos for me. -
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Woodie Warrior replied to Woodie Warrior's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
After a day of horrible flight delays and boringness, we finally arrived in Orlando. Our first day was spent at SeaWorld, and it was a great place to get Quick Queue and have a stress free day. I'm not exaggerating, Quick Queue is great. It's cheap, convenient, and it makes it easy to reride rides and still see the shows. Anti-protesters put a smile on our faces We are here! A shot of Manta: Our first ride of the day The manta ray exhibit is fun to look at We meet puck in Antarctica Random hide and seek room is random The highlight of a ride that was "meh" The nets are starting to come down at the exhibit The rock work in the area is right up there with Universal's and Disney's We made those cool "Mr. Potato Head: Penguin Edition"-looking cups and used them here We ate here for lunch. Chinese restaurant is like Panda Express. Food was okay. Blue Horizons time! Awesome dolphins, bad plot. The beginning feels like a Barbie Live! show The bird people arrive YAY! The dolphins are back! The best show at the park, at least IMO Journey to Atlantis was okay, but dark ride sections sucked and nobody really got wet Kraken was fun and loopy, but somewhat rough Clyde and Seamore are about to take pirate island Yo Ho Yo Ho a pirate's life fo- wait, wrong park Party time! Time for a Star Tours-wannabe ride. This whole exhibit/attraction should be the next to be revamped. One Ocean Whale pic 1 Whale pic 2 Whale pic 3 that looks like the One Ocean logo -
ORLANDO TRIP 2013 1. Page 1- SeaWorld Orlando (July 27, 2013) 2. Page 1- Universal's Islands of Adventure (July 28, 2013) 3. Page 1- EPCOT (July 29, 2013) 4. Page 1- Magic Kingdom: Day One (July 30, 2013) 5. Page 1- Disney's Hollywood Studios (July 31, 2013) 6. Page 2- Magic Kingdom: Day Two (August 1, 2013) SILVER DOLLAR CITY THROUGH THE SEASONS 7. Page 2- Labor Day 2013 8. Page 3- Harvest Festival 2013 9. Page 3- Old Time Christmas 2013 MIDWEST SUMMER ADVENTURES 2014 10. Page 3- Six Flags St. Louis Opening Weekend (April 6, 2014)' 11. Page 3- Worlds of Fun (May 17, 2014) 12. Page 3- HoliWood Nights at Holiday World: Day One (May 30, 2014) 13. Page 3- HoliWood Nights at Holiday World: Day Two (May 31, 2014) 14. Page 4- Kentucky Kingdom (June 1, 2014) 15. Page 4- Cedar Point: Day One (June 5, 2014) 16. Page 5- Cedar Point: Day Two- CoasterMania (June 6, 2014) Coming Soon! -Kings Island (Coasting for Kids) -Wisconsin Dells/SFGAm
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Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
Woodie Warrior replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
The only one I've ridden is the one at SFSTL, and it is one of the smoothest rides I've ridden. The roughest B&M I've ridden is Kraken at SeaWorld. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't comfortable.