spacemt354
Chili's
That does sound like a good idea - especially since there are two Fun Spots in Fl right?
I think @D Hulk went to those on his trip
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Rollercoaster Advice | Summer 2022 Amusement Park Review and Ideas
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I think @D Hulk went to those on his trip
spacemt354
Chili's
Looks like a great day!
TheOriginalTiki
Well-Known Member
I've hit both up before. I think Orlando is the nicer of the two parks, but I like Mine Blower at the Kissimmee location better than White Lightning. Like I said though, I rode White Lightning at about the lowest performance level I possibly could have and generally speaking the Fun Spot parks are more veered towards a late night crowd. I'd likely hit the Orlando park a couple times during my off days which would be Volcano Bay and my Busch Gardens Tampa day which will likely have to be cut short due to the shuttle schedule. I'm not planning on going into Kissimmee at all. It will be kind of weird to fly to Florida and not go to Disney at all, but my goal for this trip is mostly to soak in the Universal parks as much as I can, especially since I love how self contained their resort set up is compared to Disney.
SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA
Woah....
This was quite the wakeup call. I seriously stepped into new coaster territory with pretty good results. Crowd level in general was almost non-existant, which allowed me a ride on all but one coaster in the park plus some flats. Every coaster was a walk-on and I got some front and back row action on Goliath, Scream Machine, and Scorcher. I did have some trouble with Superman that I'll explain after the rankings. Overall, it was a really good start to the trip.
RANKINGS:
1. Twisted Cyclone
2. Goliath
3. Scream Machine
4. Dahlonega Mine Train
5. Blue Hawk
6. Mindbender
7. Batman
8. Superman: Ultimate Flight
The only coaster I couldn't handle was Superman. The pretzel loop especially really messed with me and I felt off the rest of the day. In addition, I was burping all day, the travel day, and now at Dollywood (I'm heading over there right now). Anybody have a fix for this? I'd greatly appreciate it!
Now, time to rope-drop lightning rod!!!
Woah....
This was quite the wakeup call. I seriously stepped into new coaster territory with pretty good results. Crowd level in general was almost non-existant, which allowed me a ride on all but one coaster in the park plus some flats. Every coaster was a walk-on and I got some front and back row action on Goliath, Scream Machine, and Scorcher. I did have some trouble with Superman that I'll explain after the rankings. Overall, it was a really good start to the trip.
RANKINGS:
1. Twisted Cyclone
2. Goliath
3. Scream Machine
4. Dahlonega Mine Train
5. Blue Hawk
6. Mindbender
7. Batman
8. Superman: Ultimate Flight
The only coaster I couldn't handle was Superman. The pretzel loop especially really messed with me and I felt off the rest of the day. In addition, I was burping all day, the travel day, and now at Dollywood (I'm heading over there right now). Anybody have a fix for this? I'd greatly appreciate it!
Now, time to rope-drop lightning rod!!!
D Hulk
Well-Known Member
You have crossed the rubicon, and found yourself up to the task! Congrats! Have a fantastic time at Dollywood.
Your rankings reveal that your body prefers negative-G airtime. RMCs and vintage woodies, the rides I also prefer! After Twisted Cyclone, you’re in good shape to enjoy Lightning Rod and Steel Vengeance. Batman and Superman are both all about the positive G-forces, so now we know what you dislike. Pennsylvania and Ohio coming up don’t have many high G machines, except for the B&M inverts like Banshee and Raptor, so you should be OK going forward.
Sounds like Superman upset your stomach. Until that resolves, avoid unfamiliar or spicy foods and avoid sugar. Eat what you’re comfortable with. This could be a sign of dehydration as well, so please drink lots of water. Otherwise, there’s no shame in taking motion sickness meds if you think more coasters will make you feel worse.
Continue to have a great, eye-opening trip!
Always looking forward to more updates.
Your rankings reveal that your body prefers negative-G airtime. RMCs and vintage woodies, the rides I also prefer! After Twisted Cyclone, you’re in good shape to enjoy Lightning Rod and Steel Vengeance. Batman and Superman are both all about the positive G-forces, so now we know what you dislike. Pennsylvania and Ohio coming up don’t have many high G machines, except for the B&M inverts like Banshee and Raptor, so you should be OK going forward.
Sounds like Superman upset your stomach. Until that resolves, avoid unfamiliar or spicy foods and avoid sugar. Eat what you’re comfortable with. This could be a sign of dehydration as well, so please drink lots of water. Otherwise, there’s no shame in taking motion sickness meds if you think more coasters will make you feel worse.
Continue to have a great, eye-opening trip!
Always looking forward to more updates.
spacemt354
Chili's
Great list!
I would think the burping might be able to be resolved by making sure you drink water vs a soft drink.
And if you didn't drink any soft drinks (sodas, etc) then you probably didn't drink enough of anything to keep your stomach settled.
Enjoy Dollywood!
ThemeParkPriest
Well-Known Member
Good for you! That was quite the opposite for me when I was there. But Dollywood was pretty light for me (as it should be for you). There are plenty of thrills at Dollywood, so enjoy! Parks like Dollywood and Silver Dollar City are great, family-friendly parks!
Successfully rode Lightning Rod.
HOLY COW THATS AWESOME!!! I 100% understand the hype for it. It's sooooo good.
HOLY COW THATS AWESOME!!! I 100% understand the hype for it. It's sooooo good.
ThemeParkPriest
Well-Known Member
Launched up the lift hill, accelerating as you go down the hill…yeah!
Yep. Relentless as heck, and it gets faster as you go.
Going to craft a good ranking tonight with opinions.
Got a bit busy with family. Dollywood review coming later than expected.
It's Kings Island time......
TheOriginalTiki
Well-Known Member
So far I've experienced both sides of the Lagoon crowds. I made it to the park Sunday around 6PM as planned and it was completely dead. Walk ons for everything except TerroRide (which seems to be the Peter Pan of the park as far as crowds go) I was able to crack out the three credits I needed to get to #100 in like 15 minutes when I thought I'd be lucky if I did it at all. Cannibal was indeed my 100th credit!
Yesterday was PACKED for the federal holiday, so I experienced the infamous overflowing walkways. It's bad for sure, but I give major props to the literal kids running the rides because operations here are super on point. The problem isn't how long the line takes, but the inevitable bottlenecks at the back of the line and just rampant abuse of large parties sneaking into the lines at the last minute with one person holding the spot.
Here's the thing...yesterday I discovered just how robust this park is thanks to Pioneer Village and Lagoon A Beach. Pioneer Village is just...chefs kiss. Legitimately a better experience than the Knotts Ghost Town in my mind. I love how far back into the park it is and you can get totally lost with how many cool little mini museums there are. The detail is just staggering here. Not to mention the park's two water rides are integrated into the land flawlessly. If you find yourself in Lagoon, do NOT sleep on this. I spent three solid hours just aimlessly wandering around, and I'll happily spend more time there today.
Lagoon A Beach is nothing mind blowing, but it's far and away the best free Waterpark inside of a larger park I've experienced and was a total godsend for escaping the hordes on the midway. All the slides were walk on, so it was actually one of the best water park trips I've ever had. I love how its right in the middle of Lagoon and yet doesn't intrude on the rest of the park layout at all. Very worthy supporting player within the larger park.
The crowds thinned out in the last hour or so and I was able to do a mini marathon on Colossus to round out the night.
Today my goals are to hopefully marathon Cannibal depending on crowd levels, do the two dark rides as much as I can, and get on some of the more unique flat rides I haven't hit yet. Praying for low crowds, but with Pioneer Village at least I know I won't be lacking in things to do if it does get slammed.
Yesterday was PACKED for the federal holiday, so I experienced the infamous overflowing walkways. It's bad for sure, but I give major props to the literal kids running the rides because operations here are super on point. The problem isn't how long the line takes, but the inevitable bottlenecks at the back of the line and just rampant abuse of large parties sneaking into the lines at the last minute with one person holding the spot.
Here's the thing...yesterday I discovered just how robust this park is thanks to Pioneer Village and Lagoon A Beach. Pioneer Village is just...chefs kiss. Legitimately a better experience than the Knotts Ghost Town in my mind. I love how far back into the park it is and you can get totally lost with how many cool little mini museums there are. The detail is just staggering here. Not to mention the park's two water rides are integrated into the land flawlessly. If you find yourself in Lagoon, do NOT sleep on this. I spent three solid hours just aimlessly wandering around, and I'll happily spend more time there today.
Lagoon A Beach is nothing mind blowing, but it's far and away the best free Waterpark inside of a larger park I've experienced and was a total godsend for escaping the hordes on the midway. All the slides were walk on, so it was actually one of the best water park trips I've ever had. I love how its right in the middle of Lagoon and yet doesn't intrude on the rest of the park layout at all. Very worthy supporting player within the larger park.
The crowds thinned out in the last hour or so and I was able to do a mini marathon on Colossus to round out the night.
Today my goals are to hopefully marathon Cannibal depending on crowd levels, do the two dark rides as much as I can, and get on some of the more unique flat rides I haven't hit yet. Praying for low crowds, but with Pioneer Village at least I know I won't be lacking in things to do if it does get slammed.
MickeyWaffleCo.
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Indeed. From what I hear they’ve been cracking down on that more in recent years, but it’s still a pretty big problem.
OK. Orion is INSANE. Instant favorite for me.
I've done every coaster now except Invertigo (I think that's what it's called?). Excellent lineup of rides here. Beast was awesome and surprisingly smooth thanks to the retrack.
Crowds are at comfortably low levels and everything hasn't been a major wait except flight of fear, which was a ridiculous 45 minutes. That thing has horrible dispatch speed.
I've done every coaster now except Invertigo (I think that's what it's called?). Excellent lineup of rides here. Beast was awesome and surprisingly smooth thanks to the retrack.
Crowds are at comfortably low levels and everything hasn't been a major wait except flight of fear, which was a ridiculous 45 minutes. That thing has horrible dispatch speed.
spacemt354
Chili's
Seems like B&M hypers/gigas are your speed - they're mine too, with Orion and Fury 325 being at the top of the must-do list!
ThemeParkPriest
Well-Known Member
I'll be able to compare notes with you on Monday. Good tip about Flight of Fear. I'm going to go there and Orion first thing so that I have a chance to do them a second time.
My first trip, though, will be a place called Cedar Point on Friday. It will be my second time there, but the first time I didn't get to ride any of the major coasters. Oh and be prepared for a surprise when I review it.
Wrapping up my 2nd and final kings island day with a night ride on the Beast. Currently waiting for fireworks to end.
TheOriginalTiki
Well-Known Member
Just got home. Here's some thoughts on the major Lagoon coasters. I only got one ride each on Wild Mouse, Spider, and Bombora. No credit for The Bat and Puff the Fire Dragon. Wild Mouse is...a wild mouse 
A rather jerky one at that haha. I do rather enjoy the little house you go through on one of the final drops. Spider was a big surprise and the only supporting coaster I actively wanted to ride again but didn't because of the slow moving line. Probably the craziest spinning coaster I've ever been on and I'm stoked that there's a clone at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk when I eventually return there. Bombora is really enjoyable for a family coaster with some very solid theme, but it's basically a Flight of the Hypogriff/Nuthouse Coaster/Barnstormer clone that's a little taller and longer. With that in mind here's how I would rank the park's headliners.
Roller Coaster is a solid classic, with a bit less airtime than I was anticipating. I definitely prefer the Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz, but for a ride over 100 years old it still packs a bit of a punch regardless. I really love the sense of history the park has for this. My first couple rides on Wicked were somewhat weak, but man on that second and third day the airtime on this thing was REALLY popping. It's easily the park's biggest airtime machine when it's running at its peak. Colossus has easily the best laterals I've ever experienced, with the final super low to the ground helix and the dramatic swooping turn after the second loop being considerable highlights. It definitely makes me want to fast track a trip of King's Dominion to experience the true laterals king in Intimidator 305.
Cannibal...MAN, what a ride. EASILY worth the flight to Utah for, hands down. I adore how unique the elevator lift is, and the drop is just as crazy as I was hoping it would be. The elements are super graceful with my favorite being the weird three quarter loop/overbank thing you do right before the midcourse. The final helix weirdly reminded me A LOT of the Matterhorn with going around the waterfall and through a cave. I generally love the rock work on this thing, easily one of the best themed thrill coasters I've ever experienced (not at the same level as my beloved Mystery Mine though
) I'd have to think about where it fits in my overall coaster rankings, but it's definitely top five material with Mako being the only thing I can think of off the top of my head that actively beats it.
The two dark rides are a great way to round off the attraction line up but unfortunately they have some of the worst waits in the park between the high demand from families and low capacity. Of the two TerroRide for sure has the better effects since it was recently updated, but I FAR preferred Dracula's Castle which is a crazy mix of the Haunted Mansion portrait gallery, Snow White's Scary Adventures (a long mine section) and the Knott's Halloween overlay of the log ride (with the corny AAs)
The two biggest surprises and what really makes this park a must do for me were Lagoon A Beach and Pioneer Village. Lagoon A Beach isn't anything mindblowing, but it's easily the best waterpark within a larger theme park that I've seen. I love how apart from the rest of the park it is, with its own entrance and gift shop. Having a lazy river was a real godsend on Monday when the midways of the rest of the park were unbearably crowded. The slide selection wasn't great but it's awesome to have a couple extreme drop slides just there ready to be experienced. The one tube slide they have is probably the first "so bad it's good" waterslide I've experienced as it had these weird splashdowns throughout the layout that totally killed the momentum and made you bail out of your tube. There were like five of these splashdowns, each with its own lifeguard. I honestly think if Lagoon invested in a water coaster slide to replace this with it'd really send Lagoon-A-Beach over the edge to being a killer water park in its own right.
Pioneer Village...I wasn't prepared for this. Unpopular opinion, but I genuinely like it better than the Knott's Ghost Town. I was absolutely blown away by how many mini museums and themed set pieces this place has, and also love just how remote from the rest of the park it is. You can really get lost back there. I didn't even realize there was a whole other set of mini museums by the log flume until my last day. If anything else, the circus museum is NOT TO BE MISSED and has hands down the most breathtaking diorama I've ever seen in person. Seriously...If you go to Lagoon and are at all a fan of themed environments, DO NOT sleep on Pioneer Village. I'm actually surprised @D Hulk didn't hype it up for me more. It just totally fell into my wheelhouse. I also love the log flume (simply titled Log Flume) which I believe is one of the first of its kind in the country. The existence of Pioneer Village and Lagoon A Beach to me EASILY makes this a multi-day destination park and not a one day hit the coaster credits and get out kind of deal. I could honestly spend a whole other day just exploring Pioneer Village. There really is that much to see back there.
This trip was like the inverse of my Dollywood trip. I HATED Tennessee as a state for reasons I don't feel like getting into here, but I absolutely fell in love with Utah. The mountain backdrop for Lagoon is freaking phenomenal and it's crazy to me how it's just ...an every day thing for Utah people. I'm now pretty damn thirsty for a national park trip, tbh. Whereas Tennessee I was expecting a lot of down home hospitality and Utah I was expecting a lot of right wing religious nutjobs, the complete opposite ended up being true. I thought for sure after my Tennessee trip that the Mormon thing would be a big factor in the overall vibe of the state, but the subject never came up once. One last thing I have to give props for is that even though the employees made me feel like an actual dinosaur for how young they were (Cue the Rugrats "babies in adult bodies" joke ) they were all incredibly friendly and welcoming. The park also might have the most impressive operations I've ever seen. The queue situation offsets that a bit, but MAN does the park consistently just pump out car after car on every major coaster with minimal loading times. I also love just home homespun the vibe of the park is, and how you can hardly tell where the park ends and the campground begins. Camping at Lagoon is now a bucket list thing for me.
A rather jerky one at that haha. I do rather enjoy the little house you go through on one of the final drops. Spider was a big surprise and the only supporting coaster I actively wanted to ride again but didn't because of the slow moving line. Probably the craziest spinning coaster I've ever been on and I'm stoked that there's a clone at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk when I eventually return there. Bombora is really enjoyable for a family coaster with some very solid theme, but it's basically a Flight of the Hypogriff/Nuthouse Coaster/Barnstormer clone that's a little taller and longer. With that in mind here's how I would rank the park's headliners.Roller Coaster is a solid classic, with a bit less airtime than I was anticipating. I definitely prefer the Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz, but for a ride over 100 years old it still packs a bit of a punch regardless. I really love the sense of history the park has for this. My first couple rides on Wicked were somewhat weak, but man on that second and third day the airtime on this thing was REALLY popping. It's easily the park's biggest airtime machine when it's running at its peak. Colossus has easily the best laterals I've ever experienced, with the final super low to the ground helix and the dramatic swooping turn after the second loop being considerable highlights. It definitely makes me want to fast track a trip of King's Dominion to experience the true laterals king in Intimidator 305.
Cannibal...MAN, what a ride. EASILY worth the flight to Utah for, hands down. I adore how unique the elevator lift is, and the drop is just as crazy as I was hoping it would be. The elements are super graceful with my favorite being the weird three quarter loop/overbank thing you do right before the midcourse. The final helix weirdly reminded me A LOT of the Matterhorn with going around the waterfall and through a cave. I generally love the rock work on this thing, easily one of the best themed thrill coasters I've ever experienced (not at the same level as my beloved Mystery Mine though
) I'd have to think about where it fits in my overall coaster rankings, but it's definitely top five material with Mako being the only thing I can think of off the top of my head that actively beats it. The two dark rides are a great way to round off the attraction line up but unfortunately they have some of the worst waits in the park between the high demand from families and low capacity. Of the two TerroRide for sure has the better effects since it was recently updated, but I FAR preferred Dracula's Castle which is a crazy mix of the Haunted Mansion portrait gallery, Snow White's Scary Adventures (a long mine section) and the Knott's Halloween overlay of the log ride (with the corny AAs)
The two biggest surprises and what really makes this park a must do for me were Lagoon A Beach and Pioneer Village. Lagoon A Beach isn't anything mindblowing, but it's easily the best waterpark within a larger theme park that I've seen. I love how apart from the rest of the park it is, with its own entrance and gift shop. Having a lazy river was a real godsend on Monday when the midways of the rest of the park were unbearably crowded. The slide selection wasn't great but it's awesome to have a couple extreme drop slides just there ready to be experienced. The one tube slide they have is probably the first "so bad it's good" waterslide I've experienced as it had these weird splashdowns throughout the layout that totally killed the momentum and made you bail out of your tube. There were like five of these splashdowns, each with its own lifeguard. I honestly think if Lagoon invested in a water coaster slide to replace this with it'd really send Lagoon-A-Beach over the edge to being a killer water park in its own right.
Pioneer Village...I wasn't prepared for this. Unpopular opinion, but I genuinely like it better than the Knott's Ghost Town. I was absolutely blown away by how many mini museums and themed set pieces this place has, and also love just how remote from the rest of the park it is. You can really get lost back there. I didn't even realize there was a whole other set of mini museums by the log flume until my last day. If anything else, the circus museum is NOT TO BE MISSED and has hands down the most breathtaking diorama I've ever seen in person. Seriously...If you go to Lagoon and are at all a fan of themed environments, DO NOT sleep on Pioneer Village. I'm actually surprised @D Hulk didn't hype it up for me more. It just totally fell into my wheelhouse. I also love the log flume (simply titled Log Flume) which I believe is one of the first of its kind in the country. The existence of Pioneer Village and Lagoon A Beach to me EASILY makes this a multi-day destination park and not a one day hit the coaster credits and get out kind of deal. I could honestly spend a whole other day just exploring Pioneer Village. There really is that much to see back there.
This trip was like the inverse of my Dollywood trip. I HATED Tennessee as a state for reasons I don't feel like getting into here, but I absolutely fell in love with Utah. The mountain backdrop for Lagoon is freaking phenomenal and it's crazy to me how it's just ...an every day thing for Utah people. I'm now pretty damn thirsty for a national park trip, tbh. Whereas Tennessee I was expecting a lot of down home hospitality and Utah I was expecting a lot of right wing religious nutjobs, the complete opposite ended up being true. I thought for sure after my Tennessee trip that the Mormon thing would be a big factor in the overall vibe of the state, but the subject never came up once. One last thing I have to give props for is that even though the employees made me feel like an actual dinosaur for how young they were (Cue the Rugrats "babies in adult bodies" joke
) they were all incredibly friendly and welcoming. The park also might have the most impressive operations I've ever seen. The queue situation offsets that a bit, but MAN does the park consistently just pump out car after car on every major coaster with minimal loading times. I also love just home homespun the vibe of the park is, and how you can hardly tell where the park ends and the campground begins. Camping at Lagoon is now a bucket list thing for me.
MickeyWaffleCo.
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Indeed! According to Hulk it’s infamously known as the “Lagoon Roll.” I can appreciate the design and thought of it, but with my preference for positive G-force instead of airtime, I can’t say it’s my favorite part of the coaster
@TheOriginalTiki Did you do the rapids ride while you were there? If so, how was the wait? It was by far the longest line in the park when I was there last summer.