Sue Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Last time we were at Cypress Gardens in 2004, we only had an hour or two to spend there. This time we planned to spend half the day there before catching our flight home. It turns out that even that wasn't enough as we would've liked to stay longer to ride Starliner some more and to see their Christmas lights at night. The sad thing is that there weren't very many people at the park at all. Almost all of the rides that we went on were just myself, Rich, and our friend Scott riding. The employees were very friendly and unlike other FL parks, gladly encouraged rerides. We were able to ride Starliner 26 times with most of them being in the front row since no one was ever waiting. We had ridden Starliner when it was at Miracle Strip in Panama City. We enjoyed it then, but it's running even better now. The only thing missing is the tunnel. It was a great half day at the park and we look forward to returning in the near future. Is anyone here??? Starliner: Triple Hurricane: Since it was Scott's first visit to Cypress, he needed to get the "awesome" Fiesta Express credit: Flyers and Galaxy Spin Crazy Mouse: One of the parks original rides--the Sunshine Sky Adventure which is one of only 3 in the world: The Gardens: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Well it appears that all the lap bars are now working on Starliner and that is a plus. In October a few of the lap bars were not functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Yup, they were actually all working for part of the time at least. They eventually closed off the back row, but we had already ridden before that. Plus, I think it was fixed by the time we returned later in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Just like it was when I was there in March. I did hear that on concert days, it is packed. If it is like this all the time, it won't be long until it goes bankrupt again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 That park is so pretty!!! I really want to get there and ride some stuff. How was the coasters running? Where they shaky or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 You said that observatory thing was one of only 3 in the world. Does that include the Flying Camel ride over here? If so I feel so special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 The coasters were running well. The only exceptions were Swamp Thing which never runs well(we wouldn't have even bothered with it if Scott didn't need the credit) and Galaxy Spin which turned out to be the roughest spinning Crazy Mouse we've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Just like it was when I was there in March. I did hear that on concert days, it is packed. If it is like this all the time, it won't be long until it goes bankrupt again. Keep in mind that she visited on a weekday in mid December. No park is going to be crowded at all. It's even the lowest season for Disney parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestylenut Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Still, it looked like it was just you 3 guys in the WHOLE park that day. Great time for re-rides. Though I can vouch, we went to Universal mid week early Deember & the place was eerily quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I know early December is slow, but it's still sad when you drive by and the Publix across the street has more cars in its parking lot than Cypress does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearinduction Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Did Cyprus Gardens re open their CP Huntington Train Ride after opening Starliner? Because in the 7th Picture it appears the tracks are still torn up? - Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm not sure if the one Tomi showed is the same model, but if it is, then Parque Espana makes 3: Photo courtesy of cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelmikey Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 We went to Cypress Gardens on the middle Sunday of our annual Florida jaunt in September. Not sure what to expect as we hadn't been before. Totally enjoyed it. It is what I imagine a trip to a park would have been like in the fifties, family friendly fun, and a wonderful contrast to the cash cow that is Orlando. Nice to finish with a dip in the pool. Really liked the woodies and echo the sentiments above regarding re-rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutterflower Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 only 3 of those towers? http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/photos/europe/SAVE0052.jpg Efteling has one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbolaaf Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I believe its from intamin and there are a few of them wich i know: Efteling netherlands Gardaland Italy Cypress Gardens USA Parque Espana Spain the one in Israel i believe is a different model from a other Manufactory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Ah, yes, the one over here is a Vekoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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