Please go farther than just best ride worst ride. Say best rollercoaster, worst ..., best water ride, worst...,, etc. (action show, live show, whichever) And if I left anything out up there, just add it in.
I will post my best and worst later on.
Worst Simulator:Jimmy Netrun
Best Rollar Coaster: the Hulk
Worst Rollar Coaster: Woody Woodpecker
Best movie show: Sherk 4D
Worst Movie show: Posideon Furry
Best live show: tie between Terminator 3d and Horror Makeup show
Worst live show: Fear Factor Live
Best Water Ride: Popeys
Worst Water Ride: Jaws
Best Land: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (i havent even seen it yet but i know that it is the best)
Worst Land: Lost Continet(theming great but there are no good attractions)
Best simulator: Forbidden Journey (HP, but lines are nuts!)
Worst Simulator: Jimmy Neutron
Best Roller Coaster: Dueling Dragons was cool, fast with lots of g-forces. Hulk was slow and plodding and seemed to be all about disorienting you. Didn't ride HW Rocket as the line was always long and it just didn't look overly impressive to me.
Worst Roller Coaster: If you're like my family and seek out intense roller coasters (Top Thrill, Intimidator 305 at KD, etc) nothing at Universal is really intense. They are all fun though, but I wouldn't wait too long for Hulk. Once you're finished with the take-off up the hill, you've experienced the best part of the ride.
Best movie show: Shrek 4D
Worst Movie show: None that I found, although wasn't a huge fan of the Spiderman stuff, mostly because I am completely unfamiliar with the genre
Best live show: Terminator 3D (Horror Makeup show was well done, but more of a comedy routine than a makeup show)
Worst live show: Probably Twister
Best Water Ride: Still prefer Jurassic Park
Worst Water Ride: Jaws
Best Land: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is what everyone wants to say, but I thought the overall theming was best in the Dr. Seuss area. Mostly for kids, but very nostalgic for adults too. HP was great too, but I expected bigger and more room. Felt very cramped, some of that feeling generated by the crowds, and some by a few poorly designed sections that created traffic flow bottlenecks.
Worst Land: Midway area of Universal Studios
Best Restaurant: Had to be Mythos, although I wasn't blown away by it. Its just that its so different than anything else there that it has to be the best at Universal. Everything else was same old park fare. Don't expect Epcot. If you want burgers, Mel's Diner at Universal Studios is the place to go. Burgers are huge, and there is plenty of seating indoors.
I would also make it a point to see the Beetlejuice rock show if you are familiar with the movie. A lot of people love the Mummy, but I found it to be a great themed ride through, followed by a pretty weak and short dark, indoor coaster. Its OK, but geared more to scare kids. Don't expect a real intense ride.
MIB is a nicely themed indoor shooter ride. Well done. And, the Dr. Doom Tower ride is really cool, but very short. If you don't have Express Pass, wait until the line is short, otherwise you'll find that you just waited a long time for a 30 second experience.
Be sure to check out some of the shops as they have many neat items in displays, some of which aren't for sale - just neat stuff.
Best Overall Attraction:
Spider-Man - best ride, ever
Best Coaster:
Revenge of the Mummy - until the Yeti gets fixed, RotM is the best narrative coaster in the world
Best Show:
Terminator 2 3D - still impressive 20 years after the movie was released
Best Restaurant:
Mythos - simply one of the best
Worst Attraction (tie):
Storm Force Accelatron & Dr. Doom's Fearfall - these common midway rides just don't belong in a park of this caliber
Worst Coaster:
Pteranodon Flyers - long wait for...nothing
Worst Show:
Fear Factor Live - I wish all this reality TV crap would just stop (apparently it has, cause I think this one is gone for good!)
Worst Restaurant:
Thunder Falls Terrace - it wasn't horrible, just so darn average
Best ride- Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey
Worst Ride- E.T. Adventure
Best Land- Wizarding World Of Harry Potter
Worst Land- San Francisco
Best Live Show- Terminator 2
Worst Live Action- Whatever is playing in Toon Lagoon
Best Water Ride- Popeye and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges
Worst Water Ride- none
Best Restaurant- Circus McGirkus Cafe
Worst Restaurant- Louie's in New York
Does anyone know what the name for Ice coaster is now? Thanks
Best Ride Overall- Currently Men in Black, my opinion, but from what I have heard Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
Worst Ride Overall- Jaws
Best Coaster- Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
Worst Coaster- Woody Woodpecker
Best Water Ride- Popeye's
Worst Water Ride- Jaws
Best Simulator- Simpsons(Still haven't rode Harry Potter)
Worst Simulator- Jimmy Neutron (I do enjoy it though)
Best 3D/4D- Spiderman
Worst 3D/4D- Terminator
Best Live Show- Horror Makeup Show
Worst Live Show- Sindbad
Best Land- Harry Potter
Worst Land- Lost Continent
Best Restaurant- Mythos
Worst Restaurant- I have never ate at one I would consider the worst. I normally eat at Mythos in Islands and Mel's in USF which are both great.
Best Coaster: Revenge of the Mummy
Worst Coaster: Woody Woodpecker's Nutty Coaster
Best Simulator: Simpsons Ride
Worst Simulator: Jimmy Neutron
Best 3d/4d show: Terminator
Worst 3d/4d show: Shrek
Best Land: Marvel Super Hero Island
Worst Land: Lost Continent
Best Dark Ride: Men In Black Alien Attack
Worst Dark Ride: Twister
Best Coaster:RipRideRockit(Little Bit of Airtime)
Worst Coaster:Woodpecker
Best Simulator:Harry Potter Forbidden Journey
Worst Simulator:Jimmy Neutron
Best 3D/4D Attraction:Spider Man
Worst 3D/4D Attraction:Jimmy Neutron
Best Land:Jurrasic Park
Worst Land:Amity Island
Best Dark Ride:Harry Potter Forbidden Journey
Worst Dark Ride:Twister
Also, I'm not gonna get into semantics, but I personally wouldn't call E.T. a roller coaster or Jaws a water ride.
And don't get me started on your use of the word "Stimulator" for "Simulator." These are family parks and this is a clean forum. :)
There are no worsts at UO. I mean it's not like its the home of "Pi-RAO-tes of the Car-RAO-bbean."
Best Ride - Forbidden Journey Worst Ride - petrydactal flyers because they wont let me on :(
Best Water Ride - Jurasic Park
Best Place to eat - Mythos Worst Place to eat - Comic Strip Cafe
Best Show - Olivanders
Universal Studios
Best ride - Mummy Worst ride - Twister Best Show - Blues Brothers Best place to eat - Richter Burger
Best:
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Spiderman, Revenge of the Mummy, The Simpsons
Great:
Dragon Challenge, Hulk, E.T., T2 3-D, Popeye's Bilge Rat Barges
OK:
Men In Black, Disaster, Jaws, Doctor Doom Freefall, Rip Ride Rokit, Dudley Doright's Ripsaw Falls, Cat in the Hat, Lucy Tribute,
Meh:
Jurassic Park River Adventure, One Fish/Two Fish, Hippogriff, Shrek 4-D, Jimmy Neutron, Twister,
Poop:
Storm Force Accelatron, Pteranodon Fliers, Poseidon's Fury, Fear Factor Live (hopefully it's closed for good), High In The Sky Trolley, Ollivanders (on the basis of it being nothing more than an elaborate sales pitch for a fake wand that you had to wait in line to see).
As for food,
Best:
Confisco Grill (also 4 dollar shots of Jameson for happy hour last time I went!)
Good:
Finnegans
Blegh:
Circus McGurkus
(Special Note)
Emeril's... just DON'T. Not to say the food was bad, but neither it nor the service warrant the hefty check you will invariably see at the end of your meal. Wasn't impressed.
Best Coaster- Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit(The coasters are all pretty good though)
Worst Coaster- Pteranadon Flyers
Best Water Ride- Dudly Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
Worst Water Ride- None(for those who don't like Jaws i suggest riding it at night)
Best Simulator- Simpson's Ride
Worst Simulator- Twister(this ride needs to go!)
Best 3D/4D- Spiderman
Worst 3D/4D- Jimmy Neutron
Best Live Show- Blues Brothers
Worst Live Show- Fear Factor Live
Best Land- Wizarding World
Worst Land- World Expo(Nothing to it really)
Best Restaurant- Lombard's(although I will say I love going to Burger Digs in Jurassic Park because I always seem to be starving when I pass the place)
Note- They need to do something with Poseidon's Fury. The building looks awesome and the theme is good I just would prefer a ride to a walk through tour that takes an hour out of my day)
Best Coaster- Mummy (Haven't ridden Rip Ride yet)
Worst Coaster- Nothing compares to the Ninja at SFOGA so EVERYTHING is amazing ;)
Best Water Ride- Rip Shaw
Worst Water Ride-If you still consider jaws a "Water" ride
Best Simulator- FJ
Worst Simulator- Jimmy
Best 3D/4D- Spiderman
Worst 3D/4D- Terminator
Best Live Show- Horror Makeup
Worst Live Show- Animals Live (Do it once and done)
Best Land- How do you choose? Lost Continent used to be amazing, Suess Landing is favorite for nostalgia, Marvel/Toon Most detailed, all of Universal is just Classic!
Worst Land- Probably the lands in Universal... (Most all can use some updating)
Best Restaurant- Three Broomsticks
Worst: Burger Digs or Richter's. Never had a good experience here... but did eat at off times (like 3 in the after noon.. not busy at all)
I feel like they really need to do something with the Lost Continent. This was such a cool land and there is nearly nothing left! I used to love walking through here looking in all the shops and just sitting and listening to the atmosphere!
A roller coaster is generally defined by a free moving vehicle that travels along a track usually with sharp changes in elevation or direction but basically following the rules of physics.
There are some rides that straddle the line (like some kiddie powered roller coasters) but dark rides more often have many, many vehicles on the track at the same time since the ride is designed to prevent collision. You can't overload the track of a roller coaster with many, many trains because there are points (like down a hill) where the ride vehicle cannot be stopped. Instead braking systems are strategically located for safety or to dictate the number of trains that can be on the track at any given time.
You might want to Google "Dark Rides". They have just as many enthusiasts as roller coasters do. You may find yourself exploring a whole new group of rides to see the differences; rides you might have passed up if you didn't know just how unique each one really is.
Not so good attractions:( I am going to not state the children's zone rides here, because we all know that most of them are not very good) Disaster, Twister, the doom drop thing, and the hippogrif ride.
other rides i enjoy that should be checked out: Jurassic park, jaws, dr seuss, Terminator, MIB and the simpsons.
