Best Ride or Attraction

[dynamite100]

Probably been done to death already, but would like to hear about your favourite ride or attraction in Florida, both at Disney and away from Disney.

[bscs]

Favorite ride for my family
Me (Mom): test track
Dad: test track
13 yr old: safari ride
7 yr old: test track

Favorite show
the whole family: Fantasmic

[Verity Chambers]

Magic Kingdom:Splash Mountain Wishes
EPCOT: Test track IllumiNations
MGM: Aerosmith RNRC
AK: Safari Lion King

SeaWorld: Ride=Kraken Show= Clyde and Seamore/shamu nightshow
Universal: Shrek
IOA: jurassic Park

It was pretty hard to choose those. I love it all!!!!

[cazzie]

There is still loads we didn't do but out of the ones we managed I would have to say;

Splash Mountain
Journey to Atlantis
Kali rapid falls

from someone who was scared to go on most of the rides I did all the above twice and would have gone on everyday given the time. :rotfl:

The best 3d would have to be Mickeys Philharmonic followed closely by Shrek.

[ely3857]

Hello :wave2:

MK - Splash Mountain
IOA - Dr Doom
Epcot - Didnt go on any rides really, Test track was broken
MGM - Rock 'n' Roller coaster
USF - Jaws
AK - River Rapids
Busch Gardens - Tidal Wave

Overall I would say..... Dr Doom - I loved it!

:flower:

Jodie

[Danauk]

MK: Haunted Mansion
Epcot: Illuminations
AK: Kilimanjaro safari
MGM: Joint RnRC and ToT

On our next trip we are going to Busch Gardens and I am really looking forward to riding Sheikra. I hope that will be my new overall favourite rollercoaster.

Another favourite attraction is Discovery Cove. I loved swimming with the dolphins and snorkling with the tropical fish.

[tim june and sam]

MK - Splash
Epcot - Mission:Space (but have a MAJOR desire to test Soarin')
Studios - ToT
AK - No ride really bit me yet, so Festival of the Lion King (worth entrance alone) ::MickeyMo

[KayleeUK]

MK - Mickey's Philharmagic
Epcot - Soarin
AK - Its tough to be a bug
MGM - Tower of Terror

:)

[AlanUK]

MK - Buzz Lightyear's Sace Ranger Spin :cool:
MGM - Rock'N Roller Coaster :rockband:
EPCOT - Mission Space
Animal Kingdom - Kilimanjaro Safari

[arieliwish]

Grown ups; kids:

MK Buzz Lightyear, Winnie the Pooh (All - philarmagic!)
Epcot Spaceship Earth, Test Track
MGM Star Tours, Indiana Jones show
AK Kilimanjaro safari, Tough to be a bug
Seaworld Atlantis, Feed dolphins (!)
Univ IOA Spiderman, Jurrasic Park
Univ St Back to the Future, Men in Black

[vicky1bfc]

MK- Big thunder mountain/Splash mountain,can't decided which i like best.
Epcot-Test Track
MGM-RnR
AK-River Rapid's.


Busch Garden's-All the coaster's,love them all so don't have a fav.Montu,Gwazi,kumba are brilliant
Seaworld-Kracken
Univ-Revenge of the mummy
IOA-Hulk.

[dynamite100]

Glad to see some of you like ToT at MGM, this had me in stitches when I went on it. Couldn't stop laughing. Not sure what the appeal is of Dr. Doom at IoA. I found it pretty tame. Spiderman, however, was awesome.
Looking forward to doing Busch Gardens for first time on my next trip, especially ShiekRa.

Carl

[daveyoghurt]

IoA - Hulk rollercoaster
US - Men in Black
MGM - Rock 'n' Rollercoaster
Epcot - Test Track

Overall best - Kraken at Seaworld

(Honourable mentions to Spiderman, Muppets, Duelling Dragons etc, etc, etc. - will probably all change again in September)!

[Bellis Belle]

:rotfl: Okay this is tough but I would have to say:
MK: Splash M
MGM: Aerosmith RRC
Epcot: Test trcak but soon to be Soarin I suspect!!
AK: Dinosaur
US: MIB
IOA: Spiderman
Busch: Rhino ralley
SeaW: Kraken

Have fun whatever :banana:

[fizz13]

MK: Splash Mountain
EP: Mission Space/ Turtle talk with Crush
MGM: T o T
AK: Tarzan and FOTLK

SW: Kraken (best coaster in Florida)
UNIV: The Mummy
IOA: Popeye's Bilge Rat Barges

Enjoy them all,
Claire

[VSL]

Magic Kingdom* - Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion
MGM* - Tower of Terror
EPCOT* - Spaceship Earth (this was my first EVER ride in Disney - yes, I chose to go to EPCOT first!), Ellen's Energy Adventure(?), Test Track (can't wait for Soarin'!)
Animal Kingdom* - Kali River Rapids, Countdown to Extinction (now DINOSAUR! I believe)

Blizzard Beach* - Teamboat Springs(?)
Typhoon Lagoon* - Wave Pool (but I can't wait for Crush 'n' Gusher!)

SeaWorld - Those seals (is it Bonnie and Clyde?)

Universal Studios - King Kong :sad2:
Islands of Adventure - Haven't been yet (but I have been assured that it will probably be Spiderman!)

Busch Gardens - Haven't been


*But really, I love EVERYTHING in Disney!!

[Latte Lover]

The Best ride off or off site must be Spiderman at IOA
The Best ride on site I think is Big Thunder Mountain. :cool1:

[UKDEB]

MK - Carousel of Progress
Epcot - Soarin' (but only because it's new and I guess I'll tire of it eventually. I think my heart belongs to Spaceship Earth, even though it's majorly rickety and the voiceover says "...on this, Our Spaceship Earth..." whilst you're still inside the tunnel. Kinda spoils the effect. :rolleyes: )
MGM - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
AK - Legend of the Lion King
US - The Mummy. I also think Shrek 4-D is fantastic, but The Mummy is currently my favourite ride of all the parks.
IoA - Spiderman

[Clare D]

MK - Splash Mountain
EPCOT - Mission Space - even though I felt a bit sick
MGM - Rock N Roller Coaster
AK - Tough to be a Bug
US - Mummy
IoA - Spiderman
SW - Atlantis
Busch Gardens - Mantu

As I'm getting older I find that I can't do some rides as they make me feel pretty sick.

Favourite show is the Lion King as this always brings a tear to my eye.
::MinnieMo

[JohnnySharp2]

My favourite : Spiderman at IOA
wife's favourite : Shrek at Universal
son's favourite(s): Woody Woodpecker at Universal,
Popeye's barges at IOA,
ET at Universal,
Jaws at Universal,
Cat In The Hat at IOA,
Goofy's barnstormer at AK,
Barneys/Curious George playgrounds at Universal

...who says there is nothing for kids at Universal/IOA :-)

[kizzy212]

magic kingdom- thunder mountain
epcot- test track
mgm- tower of terror
ak- dinosaur
BG- Gwazi
ioa- hulk
us- men in black

but to be honest EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1:

[ferret]

I've just dug out my notes from 5 years ago, in preparation for my next trip in July.

Now five years ago my kids were 7 and 8!


This is the results from back then...


Magic Kingdom : Alien Encounter 38/40 (sadly no more I hear :()

Animal Kingdom : Kali River Rapids 37/40

MGM Studios : Rock 'n' Roller Coaster 39/40

EPCOT : Test Track 36/40

SeaWorld : Kraken 40/40

Universal Studios : ET 37/40

Busch Gardens : Kumba 40/40

Wet 'n' Wild : Surge 36/40

Islands of Adventure : Dueling Dragons 40/40
also Spider-Man 40/40
also Dr Dooms Fearfall 40/40

Typhoon Lagoon : Humunga Kowbunga 38/40


Worst place in Orlando ... Jungleland Zoo, Kissimmee 5/40


________________________________

Disneyland Paris : July 1993, Mar 1995, Oct 1999, Feb 2004

WDW, Orlando : Aug 2000, 2005 (July 2-16)

[sunshine state]

Magic Kingdom - Splash Mountain

Epcot - Test Track

MGM Studios - Rock n Rollercoaster

Animal Kingdom - Dinosaur

Busch Gardens - Gwazi

IOA - Dueling Dragons

USF - ROTM

[Disbabe]

Our Faves:-
MK - Splash Mountain
Epcot - Test Track
MGM - RNRC/TOT
Animal Kingdom - Kali River Rapids
Universal - Men In Black/Back To The Future - looking forward to Mummy's Revenge!
IOA - Hulk
Seaworld - Kraken
Busch Gardens - Montu
Blizzard Beach - Teamboat Springs/Toboggan Racers

[maleficent_man]

Sure is a tough one!! Okay - here goes.....

MK - Splash Mountain
EPCOT - Mission Space
MGM - ToT
AK - Kali River Rapids/Tough to be a Bug
US - MIB (haven't been on Mummy yet - hoping this will be!)
IoA - Dueling Dragons
SW - Kraken
Busch Gardens - Montu (looking forward to Sheikra though!)

It is hard to only pick one or two!!

[peewakio]

MK: Space :eek: Mountain
AK: Kali River Rapids :umbrella:
Epcot: Mission Space :goodvibes
MGM: Rock'N'Roller Coaster :wizard:

[lenny l]

I have to agree with Latte Lover, Spiderman is simply the best ride in any of the parks!

[trevorsem]

Magic Kingdom - Space Mountain
EPCOT - Test Track
Disney MGM - Rock n' Roller Coaster
Animal Kingdom - Dinosaur
Universal Studios - Men in Black
Island of Adventure - Spiderman
Sea World - Krakken
Busch Gardens - Gwazi

[Editoria]

Maleficent man: (with apologies to all if I'm mis-posting here)

I rode Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's SheiKra drop coaster May 19 -- one of the perks of working for the media in Florida. If you like extreme rides, you'll not be disappointed.

The constructions crews were still putting in the stair railings, walkways and such while they brought all the news crews and reporters through the ride. I waited about 40 minutes at the entry catwalk while technicians tried to get a videocamera's audio feed working -- at least, I think that's what they were doing.

When I finally rode SheiKra, I was impressed. I'm not a coaster enthusiast -- even Big Thunder Mountain can be too much for me, some days. SheiKra was a smooth ride, and didn't leave me feeling sick or have me regretting my choice of careers. The view from the top of the structure is brilliant: You circle 180 degrees to position for the drop, so most of Tampa Bay and Busch Gardens are revealed. The four-second pause, facing down, lets you study the layout of BG if your life isn't flashing before your eyes. I won't go into the technical specifications here, as I'd just be parroting BG's fact sheets, and others will have covered the material better elsewhere.

I shut my eyes for the two vertical drops, but the rest was quite fun. The lines will be excruciatingly long, but I recommend the trip if you like roller coasters or free-fall. If ever I get on the thing again, I'll try to keep my eyes open!

[dynamite100]

Editoria, you are the envy of me, and I'm sure many other people too. I live on the other side of the pond, and will have to wait until next year to sample what I'm hoping will be Florida's best coaster yet. If you have any photos of the ride posted on the 'net, I would love to have the name of the site, so that I could access them. Cheers.

[samphe]

After much deliberation i THINK these are our choices!

Mine: DH: DS,6: DD,3

Epcot: Soarin': Soarin': Test Track: Test Track
MGM: ToT: ToT: Star tours: Star tours
MK: M. Philarmagic: Buzz Lightyear: Buzz: Buzz
AK: Rapids: Dinosaur Primeval Whirl: Bugs Life 3D
Universal: Shrek 4D: Men In Black: Woody's Coaster: Shrek 4D
Seaworld: Kraken: Kraken: Wild Arctic: Shamu

It was a tough choice overall, and i have to post this quickly before anyone changes their minds again!

[patsy13]

We have just returned the best ride for us at Epcot Test Track and the new Soarin is fabulous you have to do that one Magic Kingdom Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain

[dynamite100]

After much deliberation i THINK these are our choices!

Mine: DH: DS,6: DD,3

Epcot: Soarin': Soarin': Test Track: Test Track
MGM: ToT: ToT: Star tours: Star tours
MK: M. Philarmagic: Buzz Lightyear: Buzz: Buzz
AK: Rapids: Dinosaur Primeval Whirl: Bugs Life 3D
Universal: Shrek 4D: Men In Black: Woody's Coaster: Shrek 4D
Seaworld: Kraken: Kraken: Wild Arctic: Shamu

It was a tough choice overall, and i have to post this quickly before anyone changes their minds again!

But what about IoA, my favourite park of all?

Carl.

[Red-Snapper]

IOA: Spiderman
USF: Mummy
MK: Splash Mountain
Epcot: Test Track
MGW: GMR
AK: Kilimanjaro

[disneyholic family]

Favorite ride at any theme park: Splash Mountain

Favorite ride by WDW park:

MK -- Splash Mountain

MGM -- Tower of Terror (I'd rank this number 2 overall after Splash Mountain)

Epcot -- Test Track (but I haven't done Soarin yet, so I guess the jury's still out -- also, my son's favorite is Mission Space, but the rest of us can't ride it).

Animal Kingdom -- Festival of the Lion King (not a ride, but my favorite thing at AK. If it has to be a ride, then Kali River Rapids)

In terms of regular parks (not disney), Cedar Point in Ohio is without question the King of thrill rides and Coasters, and has lots of other great stuff (in addition to being on one of the Great Lakes).

[samphe]

But what about IoA, my favourite park of all?

Carl.

We didn't make it to IOA this time, but we'll make sure we do next time. I really wanted to go but it's hard to fit everything in and we were concerned that as our kids are still quite young they may not get soo much out of IOA.

[gilld]

MK Thunder Mountain
EPCOT Test Track - but looking forward to Soarin'
MGM Startours
AK Dinosaur
US Back to the Future
IOA I didn't go but can tell you in September

[50bear]

Mum - ride - sorin, Park - Epcot world showcase
Abigail (8)- ride - Rocking roller coaster, Park - Epcot
Adam - (6) - ride - thundermountain rail road - M.K.
Dad - ride - Mission Space - park - M.K. (what Disney is all about)
Over all best night show - split - Wishes M.K. and Fantasmic MGM
Disney simply the best :wave2:

[dor1]

If you like the big thrill rides Kraken at Seaworld takes some beating.
The kids loved Splash mountain the best of the disney attractions.

[heatherbelle]

Just got back.

The best ride for the wow factor was soaring. Try and get on the front row, you can smell the pine forests, the orange groves, and feel the wind in your hair. Fab, rode it twice. Beware, fast pass times run out quickly :cool1: :teeth: .

The most dissappointing was stich, a load of rubbish, wouldn't waste time on that if you have to choose.

[dynamite100]

In terms of regular parks (not disney), Cedar Point in Ohio is without question the King of thrill rides and Coasters, and has lots of other great stuff (in addition to being on one of the Great Lakes).

Can't wait to do Cedar Point at some time in my life. I am a Roller Coaster fanatic, and I know this park would be the ultimate for me. I envy you for having been there!
Maybe one day I'll win on the lottery, and this humble man can take a trip to what looks to be Roller Coaster paradise!!!!

Carl.

[disneyholic family]

overall - Splash Mountain

MK - Splash Mountain
MGM - Tower of Terror (and this one is number 2 overall after splash mountain)
Epcot - Test Track (i haven't been on Soarin yet so who knows)
AK - Festival of the Lion King (not exactly a ride, but my favorite thing at AK)

[Darth Turnip]

We would have to say,

MK - Space Mountain
AK - Kilamajairo Safari
Epcot - Mission: Space
MGM - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

SeaWorld - Kraken
US - Jurassic Park
IoA - Spiderman/Hulk

Great to see how peoples views differ. One things for certain though, when we go back in November we should avoid Stitch like the plague and must deffo do Soarin'.

[disneyholic family]

Can't wait to do Cedar Point at some time in my life. I am a Roller Coaster fanatic, and I know this park would be the ultimate for me. I envy you for having been there!
Maybe one day I'll win on the lottery, and this humble man can take a trip to what looks to be Roller Coaster paradise!!!!

Carl.

sorry i didn't respond earlier...i just noticed your response (and realized that i answered the other question twice..)...

anyway...Cedar Point.....well of course it's not WDW....it's from the thrill park genre of parks.....but in the category of thrill parks it's AMAZING....so many coasters of so many different kinds....
the classic HUGE wooden coaster (with a double track so there are two trains at the same time - appropriately named Gemini)....this is my absolute favorite roller coaster of all time....the classic classic coaster....perfect in every way....lots of air time.....just perfect..

and they have the take your heart right out of your body super tall steel coasters that seem to defy gravity on the way down....
i remember riding one of them the year that coaster opened....maybe it's called the millenium but i'm not sure...anyway....that first hill up nearly killed me....we just kept going up and up and up and up and up and up and up and up....
you get the idea......by the top, i'd already made about 5 bargains with God......geez.....scary scary scary.....by the way, did i mention i'm afraid of heights?....

and they have inverted coasters and looping coasters and every which way but up coasters.....

i believe it's recognized to have the most coasters of any park....certainly in the US, so i imagine that means the world as well...

in addition to all those coasters (the last time i looked which was a few years ago, i think the count was 16 coasters, but they've probably built more by now), there are lots of nice regular park rides....log flumes, and slides, and cars to drive, and things to spin you until you lose your lunch...and on and on and on....

and lots of stuff for kids....we used to go for 2 days (staying overnight in one of the many motels in the area...-probably the holiday inn) when the kids were little....there were so many kiddie rides for them to enjoy....many many....much more than in other similar parks...

oh and there's this really great rope climbing playground for big kids....lots of fun..
and there was a dolphin show (i assume there still is)....

and right next door (but you don't have to buy a ticket for it if you don't want to - but there's a combined ticket if you want) is a nice water park....and then of course there's Lake Erie and the beach...
and if you really want to splurge you can stay right there at the hotel which is a recognized historial site (i forgot what it's called....maybe The Breakers)...

we never did that since we're from Michigan where the rest of the great lakes are (so no need to waste cedar point time on the lake)....

anyway....it's a nice place.....we used to live about 3 hours away, which is why we always did 2 day visits.....

but again, it's not WDW....it's a thrill park....and if it's thrills you want, you won't be disappointed.....

go to the website at www.cedarpoint.com..
on the lefthand side, click on 'inside the park' and then "roller coasters'...i was right...there are 16 coasters.....but look at those pictures....wow....now THAT's a coaster....
oh...and by the way, the one in my story about making bargains with god is called Magnum......not millenium...i haven't been on that yet....but let me tell you, the magnum was no slouch on the scare scale...

but if you go, do NOT miss my beloved Gemini....the best....built in 1978 according to the website....and still the best in my opinion....

good luck in getting there one day..

[dynamite100]

Thanks so much for your detailed post, Beth. Loved reading it. Hope I will make it there one day. It would be the ultimate park for me. At least two days sounds like a good option to me! So many coasters to ride, one day wouldn't be enough! Thanks again for all the information. I will check out that website.

[maleficent_man]

sorry i didn't respond earlier...i just noticed your response (and realized that i answered the other question twice..)...

anyway...Cedar Point.....well of course it's not WDW....it's from the thrill park genre of parks.....but in the category of thrill parks it's AMAZING....so many coasters of so many different kinds....
the classic HUGE wooden coaster (with a double track so there are two trains at the same time - appropriately named Gemini)....this is my absolute favorite roller coaster of all time....the classic classic coaster....perfect in every way....lots of air time.....just perfect..

and they have the take your heart right out of your body super tall steel coasters that seem to defy gravity on the way down....
i remember riding one of them the year that coaster opened....maybe it's called the millenium but i'm not sure...anyway....that first hill up nearly killed me....we just kept going up and up and up and up and up and up and up and up....
you get the idea......by the top, i'd already made about 5 bargains with God......geez.....scary scary scary.....by the way, did i mention i'm afraid of heights?....

and they have inverted coasters and looping coasters and every which way but up coasters.....

i believe it's recognized to have the most coasters of any park....certainly in the US, so i imagine that means the world as well...

in addition to all those coasters (the last time i looked which was a few years ago, i think the count was 16 coasters, but they've probably built more by now), there are lots of nice regular park rides....log flumes, and slides, and cars to drive, and things to spin you until you lose your lunch...and on and on and on....

and lots of stuff for kids....we used to go for 2 days (staying overnight in one of the many motels in the area...-probably the holiday inn) when the kids were little....there were so many kiddie rides for them to enjoy....many many....much more than in other similar parks...

oh and there's this really great rope climbing playground for big kids....lots of fun..
and there was a dolphin show (i assume there still is)....

and right next door (but you don't have to buy a ticket for it if you don't want to - but there's a combined ticket if you want) is a nice water park....and then of course there's Lake Erie and the beach...
and if you really want to splurge you can stay right there at the hotel which is a recognized historial site (i forgot what it's called....maybe The Breakers)...

we never did that since we're from Michigan where the rest of the great lakes are (so no need to waste cedar point time on the lake)....

anyway....it's a nice place.....we used to live about 3 hours away, which is why we always did 2 day visits.....

but again, it's not WDW....it's a thrill park....and if it's thrills you want, you won't be disappointed.....

go to the website at www.cedarpoint.com..
on the lefthand side, click on 'inside the park' and then "roller coasters'...i was right...there are 16 coasters.....but look at those pictures....wow....now THAT's a coaster....
oh...and by the way, the one in my story about making bargains with god is called Magnum......not millenium...i haven't been on that yet....but let me tell you, the magnum was no slouch on the scare scale...

but if you go, do NOT miss my beloved Gemini....the best....built in 1978 according to the website....and still the best in my opinion....

good luck in getting there one day..


Hi Beth

I suspect it is Millenium Force you are talking about - a 310 ft drop - sounds bliss. I have kept track of this park for a good few years now and want to do it eventually. They also have Top Thrill Dragster which tops 420 ft - it has since been overtaken as the tallest in the world but as Cedar Point was the first park in the world to open coasters at 200, 300 and 400 ft, then I suspect 500 won't be too far off!!

If you don't mind me asking, can you remember where you stayed and how long you think you would need to really see and do it all there? Did you visit any other parks in and around that area??

Thanks Nick

[dynamite100]

They also have Top Thrill Dragster which tops 420 ft - it has since been overtaken as the tallest in the world

Hi Nick. This has now been topped by another coaster? I hadn't heard about that. Which is the new record holder?

Cheers, Carl.

[maleficent_man]

Hi Nick. This has now been topped by another coaster? I hadn't heard about that. Which is the new record holder?

Cheers, Carl.

It's been topped by this little fella: http://www.rcdb.com/id2832.htm

It is the same ride system as TTD and by all accounts it is suffering from the same reliability problems which have hampered TTD. I wouldn't mind a go on either of them!!

[dynamite100]

I wouldn't mind a go on either of them!!

Me either!!

[disneyholic family]

If you don't mind me asking, can you remember where you stayed and how long you think you would need to really see and do it all there? Did you visit any other parks in and around that area??

Thanks Nick

You could possibly do it in one day, but since we were driving in from the Detroit area, a good 3 hour drive, we stayed overnight and turned it into a mini-vacation. They had a 2 day ticket (which i'm sure they have now as well).

and then there's their waterpark, which we never went to, so I don't know how that is.

But as I said, you could do the main park in one day. Cedar Point is just outside of Sandusky Ohio (look at google maps or one of those things to see where it is). I don't know how far it is from Cleveland. Probably an hour or maybe more. But Cleveland's a dump, so there would be no reason to go there.

Actually, go to the website www.cedarpoint.com
they probably have a map there....and they also have their own hotels....not just Hotel Breakers..

we stayed just across the causeway from Cedar Point, at one of those cheap motels from one of the major chains.....really cheap and even had an indoor swimming pool and mini golf.....
i'm guessing that it was either the Courtyard (ramada? marriot?) or something like that...

But there are a million of them all along this dumpy road that is just before the turn to the causeway to get you out to cedarpoint...

Ohio's not exactly my idea of a good time ....i mean really.....what's there?....cleveland?....cincinnati.....toledo????. .....nuclear reactors?....
oh and also the turnpike with the ohio state police (those guys who look like forest rangers in funny hats) who just LOVE to give tickets to all the michiganders driving through...

ohio....i spent a month there one weekend......tis a boring place...
except for cedarpoint...

now if you want to see a beautiful state, after visiting cedarpoint, get in a car, head west until you hit I-75 and turn right to go north into beautiful Michigan...of course at that point it's also pretty dumpy....but keep driving north on I-75 for about 6 hours until you get to the northern part of the lower peninsula of michigan (by sleeping bear dunes national park, and charlevoix, and traverse city) and you'll think you're in heaven.....
and then keep going north from there....to mackinac island and then on into the upper peninsula....peace and quiet.....and lots and lots of water...they don't call those lakes great for nothing....

but i digress...

yes you might be able to do it in a day, just like any amusement park....however if it's very crowded on a day you visit, the lines for the killer rides will be long......i remember standing in the line for the magnum XL200 for over an hour -- multiply that by the number of coasters you want to ride and that takes longer than a day.....
it's only open in the spring, summer, fall (check the website to find out exactly)...

[maleficent_man]

Thanks for the info!! I had a major plan to do this at one point but it never came off - I was going to buy an annual pass and hit Dorney Park as well in the trip - plus Cinncinnati has Paramount King's Island and I was thinking about Michigan (as it has a big park there as well with a monster of a wooden coaster!!)

I suspect 3 or 4 days would be enough for me to do it and the cheap hotels sound perfect - I only ever need somewhere to rest my head!!

[dynamite100]

i remember standing in the line for the magnum XL200 for over an hour -- multiply that by the number of coasters you want to ride and that takes longer than a day

For sure! One day for a park with 16 coasters sounds nearly impossible to me (and that's not including all the other rides there). I was thinking two, maybe even three days for Cedar Point park alone!!

Carl.

[disneyholic family]

For sure! One day for a park with 16 coasters sounds nearly impossible to me (and that's not including all the other rides there). I was thinking two, maybe even three days for Cedar Point park alone!!

Carl.


certainly 2 days easy.....after all, one ride on Gemini is just not enough (that's the wooden coaster with the twin side by side trains)...
you have to ride the blue coaster once...and then the red coaster once...and then the blue coaster again.....and then the red......
you get the idea...

and then on to all the other coasters......

the truth is, we haven't been there in about 3 or 4 years.....we only get back home for one week each summer and that's usually after 3 weeks in WDW....so we don't have the time to drive to CP and back....so instead, when we're in detroit we head out to that steven spielberg place and its name just slipped my mind.. ...
he also has one in las vegas....oh...GameWorks....the one in suburban detroit is multi-story and lots of fun.....

and there i go again....as you can see, i'm a loyal midwesterner :)

[kyliep]

My favourites are

Tower of Terror
Buzz Lightyear
Rock and Rollercoaster

But basically I love them all!!! :cool1: :banana: :banana:

[Aceman88888]

My Favourites are:

MK- Splash Mountain

Epcot- Test Track

MGM- Tower of Terror

AK- Kali Rapids

Universal- MIB

IOA- Popeye's Bilge Rat Barges

Busch- Gwazi Lion

Seaworld- Kraken

I fully expect highlights from this September's visit to include Soarin', Mission Space, ROTM and Sheikra as all have opened since my last visit in 2002

On the subject of Cedar Point the original plan for this year was to do New York, Niagra and then Cedar Point for 4 days which was the recommendation from several people I know who have visited there. Add to this a few visits to some Six Flags parks and a couple of Paramount ones would have meant a rather intensive theme park marathon. With a sub 2 year old though we made a difficult decision to postpone the trip to CP for a few years with Orlando a very competent alternative choice.

[disneyholic family]

On the subject of Cedar Point the original plan for this year was to do New York, Niagra and then Cedar Point for 4 days which was the recommendation from several people I know who have visited there. Add to this a few visits to some Six Flags parks and a couple of Paramount ones would have meant a rather intensive theme park marathon. With a sub 2 year old though we made a difficult decision to postpone the trip to CP for a few years with Orlando a very competent alternative choice.

I'd stay away from most of the six flags parks if i were you. They don't have a great reputation anymore. Stick with CP. And maybe Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. I haven't been there is years, but I hear it's still nice. Not on the level of CP, but better than Six Flags.

Niagra Falls is of course very nice and worth a visit. There are some interesting things to do there. Like going under the falls (in these cave like things). And the Maid of the Mist.
The Canadian side is prettier. Which means standing on the American side looking across to the Canadian side. So you want to be standing on the American side as you see it.

If you drive to Niagra Falls through Canada, you can cross the border there to get to the American side (that's what we do).

[HarriFfi]

As an 11yr old I would say,

MK- Space mountain
Ak- Dinosaur
MGM- Tower of terror
Epcot-Test track
IOA-Dudley Doo-rights Ripsaw falls
Universal-Jaws
Busch Gardens-Rhino Rally