Best Ride or Attraction
- Thread starter dynamite100
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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
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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
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Disneyland Paris : July 1993, Mar 1995, Oct 1999, Feb 2004
WDW, Orlando : Aug 2000, 2005 (July 2-16)
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
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Disneyland Paris : July 1993, Mar 1995, Oct 1999, Feb 2004
WDW, Orlando : Aug 2000, 2005 (July 2-16)
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Magic Kingdom - Splash Mountain
Epcot - Test Track
MGM Studios - Rock n Rollercoaster
Animal Kingdom - Dinosaur
Busch Gardens - Gwazi
IOA - Dueling Dragons
USF - ROTM
Epcot - Test Track
MGM Studios - Rock n Rollercoaster
Animal Kingdom - Dinosaur
Busch Gardens - Gwazi
IOA - Dueling Dragons
USF - ROTM
Disbabe
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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
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
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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!!
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!!
Mountain
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!
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
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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.
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!
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!
dynamite100
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samphe said:
But what about IoA, my favourite park of all?
Carl.
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IOA: Spiderman
USF: Mummy
MK: Splash Mountain
Epcot: Test Track
MGW: GMR
AK: Kilimanjaro
USF: Mummy
MK: Splash Mountain
Epcot: Test Track
MGW: GMR
AK: Kilimanjaro
disneyholic family
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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).
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).
dynamite100 said:
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.
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
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
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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
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The most dissappointing was stich, a load of rubbish, wouldn't waste time on that if you have to choose.
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
.The most dissappointing was stich, a load of rubbish, wouldn't waste time on that if you have to choose.
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