Need help for planning a day at IOA.

[EmeraldRaptor]

Ok, so here's the low down on our situation. Hopefully we are gonna be going to IOA on either the 16th or 17th of March. There are 3 people in my group, I can ride any ride there, but the other 2 people in my group are not going to be able to ride any of the roller coasters, Dr. Doom, or Dudley Doright. So here is what I need help on, what is the best plan for getting around the park for us, what is the best trip plan?

Thank You.

 

[suzysezso]

You don't say the ages of the people with you. Would they like kiddie rides or maybe some movie memories would be more fun for the older folks- in any case, if they do not like coasters or other fast/intense motion rides your best bet might be to go to Universal instead of IOA because there are more show type attractions there.
AT IOA, in addition to the rides you name there is violent motion on Storm Force, Spiderman, Bilge Rat Barges, JP River Ride, Flying Unicorn, even the Cat In the Hat has some hard spins.
Shows /easy motion rides at IOA are Sinbad and Posidon, and the CaroSeussel and 1 fish 2 fish, and that's about it.
Universal has Twister, T23D, Hitchcock, Lucy, Blues Brothers, Animal Planet, Monster Make-up and Beetlejuice shows, plus the rides for Kong, Jaws, ET, and even Earthquake are not extreme. I would avoid MIB and Back to the Future and also Hanna Barberra, although there are some non-moving seats in that one.

 

[rocketman23]

Hmm, assuming you want to stick together I suggest the following:
Go to Marvel first thing. You ride Hulk, they ride Storm Force. Next, you ride Spidey with them. They ride Spidey again, you ride Dr. Doom. Get your fill here. Go to Suess Landing and ride all you want together. Move to the Lost Continent and ride Poseidon's Fury. Try to ride Dueling Dragons around a Sinbad show. That way they will be occupied with the show while you get your fill of Dueling Dragons. Ride Jurassic Park rides all you want together. Then, at Toon Lagoon, you ride Popeye with them once. You then ride Dudley Do-Right as they repeat Popeye. After this, pick and choose among yours and their favorite attractions.

Hope that helped...

 

[EmeraldRaptor]

The ages of are group are 17, 43, and 50. Great assortment isn't it?

But we already know that we want to go to IOA.

 

[EmeraldRaptor]

Ya know, I think we just gonna shoe it when we get there, that seems to always turn out good.

One thing though, where should we eat? I know the answer to this would automatically be Mythos, but one of the people in my group didn't like it last time we went there, I think she's just judging the whole menu just from what she ordered, which was some kind of pork dish with plantains and sauce. Do any of you hvae suggestions for must try dishes at Mythos? If we don't go to Mythos we'll probably go to Thunder Falls Terrace again.

 

[nhrenee]

Unfortunately, Thundering falls Terrace is closed right now. The Enchanted oak tavern is pretty good. If the group is split about Mythos you could always remind them that Mythos is very accomodating. If they would prefer something "plain" (chops with no sauces, etc) that's an option. So is the children's menu, even for adults, plenty of food.

I'm assuming you're the 17 year old? Try to get to the park at opening. The crowds are much lower first thing. Can the other folks do spins? Then start with spiderman ride, you ride hulk while they wait out side, then you ride Dr. Doom. An alternative is to let them sit and have coffee and a snack at the bakery as you enter IOA. It shouldn't take you more than 20-30 min to do SM, Dr Doom and hulk if you're there at opening.

Also, the que for Dueling Dragons is very cool. Almost like a haunted house, they could admire the inside of the castle and then exit out the chicken (baby swap) door before the ride.

Anyway, have fun!

 

[EmeraldRaptor]

Well I've been to IOA a couple times, so has one other person in my group, but the other one hasn't. I know for a fact that they can ride Spider-Man and Cat in the Hat and spinning stuff, just not really intense stuff like stormforce, dr. doom, or rollercoasters. Although I am gonna try to get them to walk through the queue of DD, that place is pretty awesome. I have a feeling that we'll end up going to Mythos if TFT is closed, leave it to that person in my group to order something with plantains in it and she doesn't even like bananas.

 

[MIB999999]

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