Theme Park Rides: Search And Destroy

Actually, it's because of Fifth Dimension that we're going. I went to a Ricky Spontane/eX-Girl gig a while ago with my brother and said that eX-Girl scare me in the same way that Fifth Dimension scared me (and yes, it did make me cry when I went on it the first time but it WAS scary)

But Search: Professor Burp's Bubble Works(CWoA), Dragon River(CWoA), the corkscrew thing at Alton Towers, Nemesis(AT). Wait, the best thing at Alton Towers is the crazy bus ride from the station to the park itself, does that count?

Destroy: that Galleon thing at CWoA which was definitely a death trap and all my friends all insisted that we all had to sit at the back with our hands in the air - this time, I'm not being bullied because nowadays, I only make friends with wusses.

Apparantly, the other week at CWoA, loads of people got stuck on Rameses Revenge for about half an hour. They had to keep giving them water so they didn't get heat exhaustion. They gave them all free passes afterwards, which is like the worst compensation ever. Or maybe it's the best, gotta get right back on that horse (isn't there an Ardal O'Hanlon joke about that - he broke his arm as a child and his father said "Son, you've just got to get right back up that pylon")

Destroy: The queue to quality ratio of the Gorg experience. But good conversation mileage was had from the Gorg, so I don't hate him that much.

my memories of eurodisney consist of everyone cutting in line in front of me and my friend ruth, and here we thought that we, as americans, were supposed to be the ugly ones.

isn't that snobby? i want 2 see every street corner in the world, the world ist beautiful. with no ohio no ohio players so that ist wrong.

Uh, theme parks - Magic Mountain has the best rides. Knott's Berry Farm is good around Halloween when they have - surprise! - Knott's Scary Farm. I like the dragon swing and the ride that's like a bunch of swing seats that rotate.

I am not allowed to go to fairgrounds either, when we lived in Turnpike Lane there was always a fair in the park by the station but noone would go with me so I didn't get to go on the waltzers which I luv. Last time I went to the funfair was aged 17 on a cringe inducing double date to Thame Fair with a couple who are now married. Ted won me a vile bear with blue shiny ears in a balloon and I had to feign great girlie admiration and gratitude. Ick.

What the hell is twocking? Joy-riding?

It was not retro-kiddish, I was a late developer (but am now making up for it).

bill

It was totally spooky the way almost *everyone* there was wearing (Abercrombie and Fitch/Old Navy/American Eagle) blatant logo clothing though. It was like stepping into 1987 again.

search:

Efteling (Holland)
Kennywood (Pittsburgh)
Lakeside (Denver)
Cedar Point (Ohio)
Big Chief's Kart And Coaster World (Wisconsin)
Blackpool
Southport Pleasureland (for the funhouse and its superrare human roulette wheel)
Coney Island (NYC)
Lake Compounce (Connecticut)
Holiday World (Indiana)
Holiday Park (Germany)
Europa Park (Germany)
Heide Park (Germany)
all Six Flags parks outside the US
all Disney parks except Disney Studios in France

and while I've never been to the following, they're likely quite good:

Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio)
Six Flags Over Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen)
Fujuku Highlands (Japan)
Nagashima Spa Land (Japan)
Ratanga Junction (South Africa)
Phantasialand (Germany)

destroy:

(No) Fun Spot (Indiana)
Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Martin's Fantasy Island (NY)
Six Flags Astroworld
Disney Studios Paris

-
Alan

:(

I've heard there's a web site called something like "Flash Mountain" that has photos of people pulling up their tops and flashing the camera but I have not verified it.

Now I'm really fucking jealous.

Search: Millenium Force - oh fuck yes, search.
Raptor, Magnum - because it's pretty decent and the line is really short (sit in back - it's smoother, the front will kill your back.)
Wicket Twister - you MUST sit in the front row - you think you're going to fly off the track (the line is usually pretty short there too), Mean streak (rickety, but great), Gemini, Blue Streak, Power Tower (never a line & pretty fun), Mantis

Destory: all round rides, Top Thrill Dragster - just isn't worth the wait, destory at all costs: Corkscrew, Iron Dragon (unless you have kids or something), Demon Drop, Disaster Transport,

that's the name of a ride? bizarre

I rode that piece of crap Demon Drop/Freefall at Six Flags over Georgia later in life. It's become kind of a running joke now amongst friends...going out of our way to ride the worst ride still in operation.

Sadly my memroes of Cedar Point in 83 are merged with my memories of King's Island in 79/80, so it's all a blur now.

Thanks for the tips Dave!!

Now only if this thread could guide me on the rest of my vcacation (R&R Hall of Fame, Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum, and Motown)

One of the unfortunate results of leaving michigan is that Cedar Point is no longer just a 2-3 hour car ride away.

D: that stand-up ride(the Mantis?). that ride will beat you up, and I pulled a calf muscle just before I had to walk alla way back to the parking lot

OTM

i wonder if cedar point still has the colonial boatride, complete with indians shooting at you at the end?

This?

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/tranquil/paddlewheel_excursions.cfm

Don't know about the Indians. I can only fruitlessly pray to God that they serve Indian food in the park...

mmm, amusement park curry.. ? Clean-up with rice, just outside of the tilt-a-whirl!

another tip - the food sucks everywhere, but if you go out the gate by the beach (behind the diving show) there is a TGI Friday's and a hotel with a restaurant on the beach, that you can walk to. Not much better than park food, but you can sit in a clean, air-conditioned place and get a beer and vegetables and things that aren't fried. There's another place on the other side exit called Famous Dave's - never been there, but that's where the marina-goers eat.

http://maverick.cedarpoint.com/

MUST RIDE

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/windseeker-malfunctions-carowinds-riders-stuck-air/nPs9J/

FUCK THIS. 25 people were stuck 300 feet in the air for 3 hours in the middle of the hot July day. They all made it through unharmed, but I'm sure I would've had a heart attack and died up there at some point.