Photo TR: Canada's Wonderland Victoria Day 2011

[rollin_n_coastin]

Anyone on the Scandi trip will remember being 'stuck' on one of these at Skara Sommarland on a special "TPR cycle"

 

And some at Behemoth Bash will remember the TPR takeover of the exact same ride!

 

Am I the only one who likes Minebuster?

 

Nope! It’s still fun and looks great. On it’s worst day, it’s at least a great train ride through the water park.

 

I must respectfully disagree.

 

"That was the first ride where I could actually feel my balls clacking together like a Newton's cradle." --Robb, on Minebuster

 

LOL I should qualify those - the mine train went around at least 6 times before we could get off of it in Denmark. TPR takeover of the Wonderland one would have been awesome. I missed that and the waterpark takeover since I had to leave after trivia.

 

Amazing what three years can do in terms of changing Minebuster to something smooth. But that day, Robb's quote is not only the best quote ever, but pretty much spot on.

[adamico2]

I was at that Bash event too. I remember the outbound track being very smooth, the inbound track being extremely rough, and the helix being almost unbearable. Despite the roughness, however, I still enjoyed the ride.

[beatle11]

Sounds like the quest isn't over quite yet. This was taken this afternoon.

 

 

The attendant said they were having technical difficulties and that it wouldn't open today. I didn't see it testing at all today.

[vistaway]

Great pics!

 

I see they've removed the entire queue structure from The Bat. It was still there last year, IIRC. Looks better without it, though.

[rollin_n_coastin]

Quick follow up now that I think visits for this year are over. A few of us went to check out Wonderland this past Sunday before heading to a local Haunt event that evening. Finally got on Windseeker in August and again on Sunday! Definitely an interesting ride that either really freaks people out or not. Not as scary as the tallest Star Flyers but still a great ride. The lighting package is phenomenal and what a view from 300' up.

 

The operation was different on Sunday evening as the park was basically empty. They would only run the ride once enough people arrived to create an appropriate balance for the ride's arms. This meant filling up all outside seats first. Re-rides were encouraged so that everyone could get a ride. A damper ring was also installed on Saturday, replacing the last iteration, that really made a difference in that cars no longer swing forwards and backwards to the same extent.

 

Unlike processing my season's pass back in May, there was no line for renewal. We took advantage of Pass Processing ERT. Didn't spend too much time in the park on Sunday during regular hours since it was really cold and rainy.

 

That afternoon, we got back for what turned out to be a great event organized by our local fan site, cwmania.com. It focussed on Haunt and all the work that happens behind the scenes. Wonderland's haunt is one the best I've been to and based on all the hard work and passion that goes into its planning and delivery, it's not hard to understand why it turns out the way it does.

 

As it wasn't very busy, it was interesting to experience Haunt without the 'conga lines'. The new maze this year is Terror of London. There area also some great updates to the 3D mazes, including Mother Noose and Clowns. Terror of London was very well done in terms of set, costumes and scaracters really getting into their roles. It's on par with Blood on the Bayou.

 

Here are a few pics.

No lines to get in today. The island is fenced off waiting for the Leviathan turn around outside the front gate.

Only one ride on Behemoth early afternoon since the rain doesn't feel that great at high speeds.

Nick and Shawn about to see what the Vortex lift is like in the rain.

Not too busy.

A bit of Leviathan - station and start of the lift

They're moving fairly quickly.

They'll be finishing up this area next, then bringing in another crane to assist with the heavier lifts for the lift hill, mainly the crown.

After warming and drying up at Wegz, headed back for HauntMania for a reception in the Maple Room, which is a reception area used for internal company functions only.

A look inside

Pastries, Starbucks and hot chocolate? Yes, please!

Everything was Halloween ready.

Q&A with the Haunt team before heading out for a walk through of Blood on the Bayou, a fantastic Behemoth ERT session and enjoying the rest of the mazes that evening.

Edited October 5, 2011 by rollin_n_coastin

[simon8899]

Honestly I normally skip parks on a rainy day and visit a museum instead - there's nothing more depressing then a park on a rainy day....

[rollin_n_coastin]

Honestly I normally skip parks on a rainy day and visit a museum instead - there's nothing more depressing then a park on a rainy day....

 

Well, with friends in from out of town for an event, you make the best of it. Thankfully, it warmed up and stopped raining by 3pm so it all worked out well! But, I do agree, unless you know there's a chance that it'll stop raining and you don't have commitment to be at a park, there is definitely other stuff to do

[harper83087]

Honestly I normally skip parks on a rainy day and visit a museum instead - there's nothing more depressing then a park on a rainy day....

 

I love parks on a cold rainy day, no lines!! . I've spent many cold rainy evenings at CP and felt the wrath of Raptor, MF, WT and TTD, all front row and all were awesome even if the rain was like needles shooting through my face.

 

BTW I liked the TR, It's awesome how close you can get to the construction.