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Interesting thoughts; I’m glad you seemingly had a nice trip, and it is interesting to read a review of the Galactic Starcruiser! I went to Florida myself in June, visiting Universal, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
I have to say that even though I was pretty hyped for Pipeline, I was sorely disappointed by it and had very similar feelings towards it to yourself. It’s an interesting idea, it has a good layout, and it admittedly has quite a bit of fairly strong airtime, but it’s ruined by the fact that it fundamentally is not comfortable, in my view. I didn’t like the vests, the standing position was definitely a bit uncomfortable for me in various places, and it hurt me a bit when the seats slammed back down after each airtime moment. It feels like everyone else is raving about it, so I was quite disillusioned getting off and really gutted to not overly like it. It is nice to hear that I’m not insane and someone else agrees with me! Unlike you, however, I loved Ice Breaker and thought it was fantastic; while the trains are hard to get into and out of, the restraints didn’t overly bother me when I was sat down in them unlike, say, Colossus.
I haven’t actually been to Disney since April 2019, so it’s interesting to hear a more recent review of the parks. It’s interesting to hear you’re not overly plussed by Epcot; for me, that one was vying with Animal Kingdom for the title of my favourite park in WDW, although I admit that that was mostly because of World Showcase rather than Future World. I’d love to go back to Hollywood Studios; it was my least favourite of the parks at the time, but when I went, half of it was a building site. I can imagine it’s a lot better now that Star Wars and Runaway Railway are open.
I do personally err toward Universal over Disney overall, though; both IOA and USF rank some way above any Disney park for me.
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51 minutes ago, Mattgwise said:Thanks for sharing and going into such detail. One of the few parks left in the UK I need to do!
No problem!
I certainly had a nice day, but I would be conscious of the operations and throughputs if visiting on a day busier than Monday was.
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9 hours ago, planenut said:
There was only one important ride to be experienced on that final day, so I hope that flight went well and all enjoyed it. Thanks for your reports.
No problem; it was a great trip from my end, so I’m glad you’ve enjoyed my reports!
The flight mostly went fine; we were delayed in leaving by about 30 minutes due to a thunderstorm, but we got back to London Heathrow at about 10:25am this morning problem-free.
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21 hours ago, planenut said:
Another interesting and well worded report.
If you are looking for a Sunday event to get away from the crowds, I would recommend the Orlando Science Center.
Thanks for the recommendation! We’ve pencilled in Sunday as a rest day, though, as it’s Father’s Day.
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3 hours ago, planenut said:
Great write up, I always get drawn to Poseidon's Fury, trying to work out how it's done. Enjoy your time as we enjoy your report.
Thank you!
Unfortunately Poseidon’s Fury closed last month, so we won’t get to experience it on this trip.
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9 hours ago, planenut said:
Great write up Matt. My kids have been brought up to "eat in the queue, don't lose ride time" and I am pleased that my grandson is being educated the same way.
Thank you!
Yes, that's a strategy we often lean towards; you don't want riding time going to waste! To make things even more efficient, we also take packed lunch to save both money and time queueing at a park food outlet.
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11 hours ago, Mark9 said:
I find the Nemesis commentary quite funny actually. I don't know many rollercoasters that have reached nearly their 30th year that don't have a couple of rougher moments. It's almost like Nemesis is held to this god like standard and if there is ever a slight rattle has to be commented on.
Wicker Man always surprises me. In my head its a middle of the road woodie but after getting off, I love it every time. GCI woodies are pretty special.
Just a small piece of advice on your reviews, I've read quite a few of your trip reports and for each ride you repeat the line 'we decided to give it a go'. Try changing that description because as I'm reading through, its all I've noticed and it becomes repetitive.
I mainly commented on Nemesis because it was something I noticed. It hasn’t always had a rattle and the head banging moments on my past rides, so I thought it was something worth commenting on because it did detract from the ride slightly for me.
I couldn’t agree more! I absolutely love Wicker Man, and even after having
ridden Wodan at Europa Park, it hasn’t lost its shine for me!
Thanks for bringing this up; I can certainly look for some synonyms or alternative ways of putting that phrase in future!
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To be honest, having slept on my number 1 coaster bombshell, I think I may have made it a tad rashly. Mulling it over, I think I still liked Mako slightly more than I liked Silver Star from memory. I think it was ever so slightly more refined and some of the elements had a tad more impact. I think I just absolutely loved riding Silver Star loads of times, and that may have spurred me to make the bombshell I did, but mulling it over, I still think I liked Mako a tad more as a ride.
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20 minutes ago, Mark9 said:
Sounds like you had another great day. Silver Star is an interesting one and I can see why it would be a number one as its just so 'nice' to ride. Everyone can enjoy Silver Star despite its intimidating look because its a lot of fun.
I feel like you've missed a few attractions across your visit, easily done as there's just so much there. Will you be visiting again in the future?
I rank coasters based on fun and rerideability rather than out and out intensity, and while Silver Star is not the most intense coaster in terms of positive g-forces, I think it delivered those two things in droves for me!
When I looked at the map, it seemed like we’d covered most things in the park at least once. The most glaring omission appeared to be Tirol Log Flume. What sort of things were you thinking of, out of interest?
I’d be very surprised if I don’t go back at some stage; I absolutely loved my 3 days!
Brean Theme Park 9th September 2023
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It is what it is, really. If you go there expecting anything world-beating or even UK-beating, it doesn't live up to that particular billing, but when you consider that it's a small seaside amusement park in the South West, I think it fills that role perfectly adequately.
Thank you; I'm looking forward to both visits! I always enjoy my annual trip to Thorpe, and I'm particularly interested to do Chessington again seeing as I haven't been in nearly 10 years!