Freyja

For me personally, it's just too much. Small greyouts on other rides don't bother me nearly as much as I305 - the after effects of that one seems to just stick around all day. Other rides are more "whoa, intense, all right, keep going." I305 just feels like getting knocked on my ass and kept down. One of these days I'm going to drink a gallon or two of water and then ride it, see if that makes a difference. Or maybe I'll just pee my pants!

I305, no surprise there - I've actually blacked out on that one. It's really unpleasant. Pretty sure Millenium Force got me. And for some reason, Verbolten. Verbolten!! Wtf. Shortly after going inside the building - the first couple times I just thought it got really dark in that part of the ride, and then one time I didn't greyout and realized what was happening. It doesn't bother me nearly as much as I305 though.

Pleasant surprise: Journey to Atlantis at SeaWorld Orlando! I was expecting it to be like Escape from Pompeii - a few indoor effects and then one big drop. In the whole boat only one person had been on it before and he was cackling at all our reactions. The first part is so cheesy but it makes the second half that much better. Manta. I thought "oh it'll be a fun little ride." We rode it 8 times in one day (thanks to Quick Queue and relatively low attendance) and it's now my favorite coaster. Unpleasant surprise: Intimidator 305. I blacked out both times, once before and once after the trim brakes. Can't bring myself to try it with the new turning section. Magnum XL-200. My wife grew up riding it and told me how wonderful it was -- I rode it during Halloween 2013 and genuinely thought the car was going to go rocketing straight off the tracks. Never in my life have I been so honestly terrified. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. The ride itself was fine, but the experience for me was ruined by poor management of the station. They were loading SIX Express Pass cars for every one regular queue. It got to the point where we had been standing on the platform in view of the loading station for over an hour and saw the same people going through Express Pass more than once. I understand the point is that the paid more and get a shorter line, but that was completely absurd. Escape from Gringotts. We were there in the first week of operation -- six to eight hour waits were standard. We went through single rider and it took about an hour and a half with three shut downs. But the ride itself was a huge letdown. Different seats make such a different perspective with the 3D effects, and we couldn't hear half the dialogue. After riding the Mummy and Forbidden Journey, Gringotts was just a major bummer.