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Won't the kids mostly be on the Nick Land rides though?

Valravn being built, which is over 200ft:

+1, wait until the Hypercoaster is open.

Better go practice then:

Think of when you were on a playground swing, making yourself swing rather than having someone push you. You would have done it by shifting your bodyweight and legs. Same thing here to build up enough momentum to flip, use your bodyweight and the wings to get going. Once you get into a spin, you can tuck your legs up and duck your head down a bit to bring your center of gravity closer together, which makes it easier to maintain a fast spin.

Yes, that is just an over saturated photo.

No, just that three wristbands would be more visually pleasing on the poster I'd say.

That was just a random guess on my part BTW. Not gospel by any means. Gumbaya I never considered till it was posted. Anything is possible....who would have thought the maze in Perth would start a water park for example.

What about if an existing park was behind the photographer?....If it were an expansion that would be likely, since expansion often takes place on the fringes.

Where did you find this info?

Hehe, I love how this is like an alternate reality version of Superman, in terms of placement and having a turn through the building. On the last point, making it so the track goes through a Borg cube was a cool touch. I think they need to do some trims on those buildings though. Looks very flat.

Where though?

Great report! I became interested in Phantasialand way back when they were building river quest and tried to have that hinged drop element that turned out was capable of ejecting riders, so never actually used it: And then when they built Black Mamba I really wanted to visit, and now that they've built Taron I really really really really want to visit....And hence I'm planning to go next year. Hopefully Rookburgh will be open by then. I'm surprised by the long queues during your visit. I would have thought that April would still be a bit cold for most people and the park would be quiet? It's pretty much April next year when I'll be over there.

EGF isnt a hyper in terms of height, but it is of the style and I dont think many people really distinguish it from the other Hypers really.

^I've always preferred the more clinical sounding "outward banked turn" or "outward banked hill".

Why though? If there are going to be inversions, there needs to be a couple at least. This thing that rides like Flying Aces/Cheeta Hunt/Storm @ Etnaland etc have done where they pop in a random single inversion is neither fish nor fowl....One inversion is not truly satisfying for people who like loops, but at the same time a single inversion is enough to put off ridership from those who don't want to go upside down. Worst of both worlds.

Whats the yellow ride?

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Bear in mind, Disney are stricter on fastpass return times. Previously, if it said say 10am-11am you could get away with using anytime after, even 7pm! But now you cant, so the strategy of building a deck of fastpasses and using then up at your leisure later in the day doesn't work anymore. You have to use them in the designated hour

So if you were doing DCA same dat, you can do Radiator Springs Racers, Soarin' and California Screamin with single rider, so that's three of the best you can do easily. That just leaves Mission breakout, Midway Mania and grizzly river run, which all have fastpass. Get a world of Colour fastpass early. Holding one for WoC doesn't prevent you from getting others. You can take advantage of the difference in opening hours...often one park opens earier than the other, so you can go in one first for an hour or so then cross over to the other park. To maximise your time. You know about Fastpass at Disney right? Some rides have machines that spit out a token telling you when to return to get on a ride with minimal wait. You dont have to pay like at six flags. You can only hold one at a time (across both parks..... previously you could cheat and have a DCA and DL ride Fastpass simultaneously but they closed that loophole 😟) And can get a new one either: -When boarding time for your current Fastpass arrives. -After 2 hours. Make sure you use it

according to the website you don't need the top tier flash pass to get on X2 you can also get the upgrade with gold. pD46 yes Batman is the same as all the clones but given the original poster probably hasn't ridden any of them that therefore makes it unmissable.

I don't recommend Legoland to any adult really. I mean I guess miniland is cool, but the rides really are aimed at the younger set, but even then, they aren't even that good as kids rides anyway. As for a Day in Disneyland, Turn up before opening time. There is single rider on Indiana Jones, Splash Mountain and Matterhorn....Use them! I'm not sure how many people are in your group, but I'd do those rides as singles if it means you miss out on less of the rest. You may have to ask the entry host for a single rider ticket, which you carry through to the boarding area. Indiana Jones in partiular I have fond memories of my last visit where I rode it about 7 or so times, and got all the variants on the first scene. I think its the best thing there too anyhow As for the rest, yep Space Mountain is probably your #1 pick. Add to that Big Thunder Mountain, Star Tours as ones not to miss. The other good rides, Pirates of the Carribean and Haunted Mansion and Buzz Lightyear and 'its a small world' are high capacity as mentioned, so do them later on or if you need to kill time for when your fastpass slot is approaching. Have I missed anything? The rest of the lineup include Finding Nemo, Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin, and then about 7 or so smaller dark rides in Fantasyland. Admittedly, I dont think I've ridden all the Fantasyland dark rides. If you are pressed for time, give a couple of them a go at least, but personally I found them to be very brief rides and you move quickly through the scenes...There's a bit of "was that it?" with some of them. If I was looking for rides to be the lower end of priorities, Autopia, the Monorail, Winnie the Pooh and the Teacups would be it. Probably the train and riverboat too. Im not sure if I'd recommend doing DCA and DL in one day anymore, since DCA is so much more fleshed out. You could probabl

For Magic Mountain, I’ve actually done the park in one day a few times, and if you get a Flashpass (Minimum Gold) that should be sufficient. Gold Flashpass tends to be pretty good anyway. If you are hiring a car, then be at the park for opening (Typically 10am, but ideally you want to be at the gate 9:30 so you can be in the front crowd when the turnstiles open, and get into one of the major rides without a queue) then do your scenic drive after. (Or maybe forego a bit of a sleep in for one day and do some driving in the hills in the cool of the morning...... just so long as you get to the park for opening, I cannot stress this enough) In terms of the non coaster attractions, the only ones to worry about would be: >Justice League (If it is completed in time for your visit...it’s completely different to the one at MW, and has a motion base vehicle) >Lex Luthor Drop of Doom. Granted its only a few meters taller than giant drop, but it has single rider, so you won’t waste any time. Nothing else is noteworthy, and the rapids are overly wet. The flume ride is much the same as any other. For the coasters, there are 15 adult sized ones....If you can ride at a rate of one every 20 mins using flashpass or through lack of crowds, then that means 5 hours. I think this is a good rough priority order in terms of the must ride ones....The top three should be absolutely done. 1 Twisted Collossus – Racing, heaps of airtime, crazy twists and inversions, and very smooth. One of the world’s best coasters. 2 Tatsu - Flying coaster, but this one works because it is literally on top of the mountain, so the whole ride has you soaring well above the trees. The pretzel loop is an awesome intense finale. 3 X2 – Groundbreaking coaster with seats that can flip, so about 3-4 times in the ride you get turned upside down. The first drop makes the most of it by dropping you down head first. 4 Riddlers Revenge – A big lengthy stand up coaster. Single rider line via exit to get straight on. 5 Batman the Ride – Smooth intense inverted coaster...It’s just a really good package. 6 Goliath – Hypercoaster. The main reason this gets slammed is because its only got one airtime hill, but objectively, it’s still a great ride. 7 Apocalypse – Wooden twister coaster that is nonstop, and runs fairly well. 8 Full Throttle – Interesting, has a couple of launches, a huge loop, and a big hill...it’s fun, but not as fleshed out as the other coasters. 9 Scream – Multi looping coaster with floorless cars. Its good, but the floorless gimmick isn’t as great as you’d think. Do riddlers first. 10 Green Lantern – This is polarising, people either love the intensity and insanity, or find it so intense it is unenjoyable for them. Single rider is on this one via the back stairs, so give it a go. 11 New Revolution – Has Single Rider for non VR riders. If you want to ride VR, expect to wait 90 mins, or fork out for the platinum flash pass. If you want to see what all the fuss is about with VR, then just wait to ride Arkham at movie world with it.....Otherwise, a lap via single rider non VR is fine, it’s a fun classic coaster. 12 Ninja – Suspended coaster with swinging cars. Its good, but not that extreme. 13 Viper – Looping coaster. It’s not as rough as people say, and is decent, but if you have a choice the other coasters should come first...But it has Single Rider, ask for directions if you can’t find the Singles entrance. 14 Superman: Escape from Krypton – If you have ridden tower of Terror at Dreamworld then this is the same. 15 Gold Rusher – A bleh mine train. If you are riding Big Thunder Mountain at Disney, then this will be a disappointment. To sum up a game plan I tend to use, basically, be there for the gate opening, then move with purpose straight to either X2 or Full Throttle (I’d say X2) and get a ride in before the hordes, then try and get a 2nd ride on another one nearby (I tend to pick Tatsu), and from there, assess queues, get a flashpass if needed, then work down the list. Also, if you have only got limited time, have you considered Universal Studios? That park can definitely be done in your timeframes, and is closer.

Basically there are two types of Swing ride. Some use a series of kicker wheels to give the gondola a bit of a boost and then it freely swings under the force of gravity. Other types have the drive motor geared directly to the gondola so the speed is always controlled at any point. Think about like the difference between giant drop and Batwing spaceshot. Giant Drop is a natural drop but on Batwing you are actively force downwards

So, why isn't this an issue at all the other parks which have Hypers?