rides you want to go on?
Let's hear them.
is there anyone else like me that cant wait to get on a few certain rides and tell themepark insider about your expiriences? if so what rides?
mine are toy story at hollywood studios, manta, Rip ride Rockit and the simpsons ride
what are yours?
the huge giga being built at KD, i've been on everything else
From Brandon S
Posted June 27, 2009 at 8:47 PM
All of the rides in the world. Shouldn't that be everyone's answer...
But seriously, I would like to go on Tatsu, Manta, X2, El Toro, Cyclone(the classic one), Voyage, Raven, Legend, Griffon,Sheikra.
Of course Brandon! That's one of my lifelong goals. :-)
Although I really need to go ride a few i've been aching to get a few spins on, Montu, (Love those tunnels/dugouts) Maverick, Millennium Force, Renegade, The Voyage.
Not the best list, but it's the best I can get to right now.
From James Rao
Posted June 27, 2009 at 9:44 PM
As much as I harp on Six Flags parks, the rides I most want to visit are all at Six Flags parks:
X2 at SF Magic Mountain - there is nothing else like it.
Kingda Ka at SF Great Adventure - the tallest and fastest.
Bizzaro at SF New England - the #1 rated.
Beyond those three, Manta and the upcoming Rip, Ride, Rockit, are at the top of the list, followed by all the Harry Potter stuff at IOA, the Simpsons at USO, the redone Spaceship Earth, the refurbished Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom, Cars Land when it is complete in 2011, and Diamondback at Kings Island.
And even though you did not ask, here are some theme parks I would love to visit: Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea, DL Paris, Freestyle Music Park, and Hersheypark (the last time I visited I was too young to ride anything good!).
And finally, it has been way too long to go without, so I would LOVE to get back to the Blue Bayou, share a Monte Cristo with the family, and then ride the only version of Pirates of the Caribbean that matters. Disneyland, baby, the original theme park. I did not appreciate that glorious venue nearly enough when I lived in southern California. I guess it really is true, "you don't know whatcha got, 'till its gone." Or, in my case, "you don't know whatcha got until you move away from Disneyland when you are 12 years old."
Hands down, Back to the Future at Universal Studios Japan. I haven't had a chance to ride it since it closed down labor day of 2007 in Hollywood. Man I miss that ride. Too bad Osaka, Japan is soooo far away. I also want to check out the new rides in Orlando: Manta and Hollywood Rip,Ride,Rockit.
Brandon, GRIFFON IS AWESOME! Although most people think it's too short, I love it! No matter where you sit, it's AWESOME! It's my #1 coaster! A bunch of people love the suspense and drop, but I ADORE the Immelman! I don't know why, you're just upside down super slow for a while, even though it's not that slow!
Anyway, my goal is to ride every B&M coaster!
But on the realistic side, I'm really trying to get out to Cedar Point, SFGAdv, and SFMM. Basically maverick, ttd, millennium force (especially), mantis (i wanna see if it's as rough as everyone says), Magnum xl 200, , wicked twister, and even including MaxAir, kingda ka, nitro, el toro, both bizarros, x2, scream, TATSU, the riddler's revenge, superman the escape, the voyage, renegade, Roar at SFDK, V2 at SFDK, Steel Dragon 2000, diamondback, the Beast, Silver Star... that's just like 10%!
but, i have determined that my favorite B&M creation out of their 7 (sit down, floorless, dive, stand up, hyper, flying, and inverted) is going to have to by the hyper, even though I haven't ridden the normal sit-down. I want to ride every B&M hyper, even the Hollywood dream in Japan!
From Brandon S
Posted June 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Yea Eli, I might be able to get to BGE in a couple of weeks on my family's vacation to Washington D.C. We're definetly hitting Kings Dominion because we have our Cedar Fair passes so it won't cost extra. So you want to ride Mantis to see if it's really rough? It's not that bad really, sometimes your legs might hurt, other times it won't.
Cool, brandon. I've ridden a B&M stand up: Georgia Scorcher, at SFOG. Yeah, I know, sometimes the G's make the blood rush to your legs... have you been to KD before? Yes, right? I'm too lazy to go look through older posts...
From Brandon S
Posted June 28, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Nope, I've never been to either of the Virginia parks. I'm so excited to ride Volcano!
.... RIDE IN THE FRONT...
From Brandon S
Posted June 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM
I'm planning on it, I can't stand to ride inverts in any seat but the front. You might as well be riding a simulator, haha.
well, in simulators, you see everything right in front. In any other seat on an invert, you see the outsides, but I still get the joke. Still, on a bunch of inverts, the back has A LOT of force, especially B&M. You don't expect it! I haven't ridden volcano in the back... when I went 2 years ago, i rode in the middle, then 2ce in the front!
From Brandon S
Posted June 29, 2009 at 8:13 PM
I'm talking about those simulators where you're not looking at anything. Yea, I do agree that the back can be enjoyable, like on Raptor up here at Cedar Point.
i have never been on a simulator where your not looking at anything defeats the purpose if you ask me :S
Universal Creative designs and operates the best attractions in America. The centerpiece attraction related to Harry Potter sits firmly on top of my list!
Oh, brandon. When you get out to Pennsylvania, ride talon at dorney and great bear at hershey both in the front and back
From Brandon S
Posted June 30, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Gotcha Eli. I do want to get out to eastern Pennsylvania and NJ and do a Hershey, Dorney, Knoebles, and SFGAdv trip. You have to get out here to Cedar Point and Kings Island. Definetly worth the trip.
If I get lucky, I will go out with my parents and a friend to Ohio. (Not with my brother, because he would be a counselor for 8 weeks at a camp!)I almost got out to Kings Island this year, but it didn't work out. I would've seen my friend for a friday night, a saturday, and a sunday morning, for a 2 way flight. My parents didn't think it was worth it to send me out... You don't understand how bad I want to go! I followed Diamondbacks construction since the release of the stats and stuff!
From Brandon S
Posted June 30, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Yea, it would have been worth it! Kings Island is a very underrated park and in my eyes is right up there with Cedar Point. I have to get down there this year still to ride Diamondback. I'm thinking it will be kind of like Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, but Diamondback has a splashdown! As for other coaster Kings Island has, the Beast is a world class woodie that I have up at my number 2 favorite coaster behind Millennium Force. It has everything, and is a great night ride! Too bad Son of Beast is down, it was rough but still fun...
Yeah, I know how awesome it is! I can't wait! And you've been to Canada's wonderland too? ... anyway, B&M actually helped with the theming a little bit on diamondback, by making their hyper trains longer, because a diamondback is a snake. ... although i bet the original hyper trains are better...
From Brandon S
Posted July 1, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Yes I have been to Canada's Wonderland. It is a great park and worth visiting. The trains on Behemoth are designed just like Diamondback except the front of the train looks like a snake and has fangs on Diamondback! Behemoth is an airtime monster and I hope Diamondback will be the same way.
That's cool. I always know about everything on coasters, ESPECIALLY B&M!
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