Mark9
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I do miss the old days however I'm very appreciative of the accessibility of theme park enthusiasm now. When I first got into rides it was a very white male dominated environment. Whilst that is certainly still true to some extent, I'm glad that meets through Towers Times for example seem much more diverse then before.
I miss the discussion on forums though and twitter is certainly no replacement as opinions there are very much ingrained. The amount of people that tell me Zadra is top tier RMC... it just baffles the mind
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Your experiences on Inferno and Stealth kinda reflect the years they are having so far. The operations on both have been stellar so far so it feels like something has changed in management for them both to be nearly flawless. Inferno is probably at the peak of its thrill levels now, it is running beautifully at the moment and is feeling very intense.
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I wish I'd got on Intimidator 305 for this sort of reason. intamin are known for these crazy intense rides, ones well known for not being crowd pleasers. In some ways, I love the evolution of Intamin more then any other manufacturer as from Expedition Ge Force to Skyrush to Toutatis & Pantheon, no other rollercoaster builder has evolved to be so much better then before.
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On 7/7/2023 at 7:45 AM, Benin said:
It's worrying when a Six Flags park (and especially one often decried as one of the worst) had some of the best operations on this trip.
Yes, it's really bad.
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13 hours ago, Benin said:
Was Coaster in the Dark not open for you?
Still annoyed I got spited by Alpengeist all those years ago. Honestly looks a top 10 coaster for me, especially compared to feeling rather non-plussed about Griffon.
It's a lovely park though.
I actually forgot about Darkoaster. How embarrassing.
And thats the greatest review I can give it.
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I guess when I said at the start 'wouldn't say its a park that anyone has a huge itch to get to' I guess Cedar Fair agree too. What a shame and probably been on the cards pre-pandemic hence why Orion went to a different park instead.
I can see Rail Blazer moving to another park in the chain and potentially Gold Striker. But Patriot, very unlikely and Flight Deck has limited options within the Cedar Fair chain.
Demon and Grizzly are toast.
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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.
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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?
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Flug must be the most marmite wing-rider in Europe. I personally loved it and really liked the different order of the elements and how it uses the hill around it to gain momentum and create a different kind of pacing.
Krake is okay, bit bare bones but its success clearly prompted the dive machine rise in popularity with its smaller trains and snappier inversion style.
I generally had positive feelings on Heide. it's a good day out if not outstanding.
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Agreed on most of your review. Phantasialand has moments of class mixed with areas of complete rubbish. For every Taron there's three rides begging to be destroyed. I can't say the same for Europa Park where every ride has a purpose and is looked after to the highest degree. Yes even snow bench the ride. I value capacity highly and I could rip my hair out waiting for either of the Winja brothers.
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I'm no good at 2D Marios (he lacks the weight that I love in the Donkey Kong Country series) so I'll just say I pretty much agree with your 3D listing. My problem with Super Mario Odyssey is similar to yours. I love the story in the game and love the missions through each world. But then it descends to the same challenges in every world and lacks that edge. Getting all those pointless moons from Toadette also really knocks the game for me. The Galaxy games though, I mean they are amazing. Perfect mission structure and each star feels like a challenge and focused.
Super Mario 64 really is a game of its time. In my youth I was more a Playstation boy so missed the N64 wave. When I did get SM64 in 2001, I enjoyed the game but missed what made it special. It was only replaying in 2015 that I realised what people saw in it. Some of it is nostalgia, but some of it is the enjoyment of 360 controls and being able to go where ever you wanted. The Galaxy games lack that but in some ways, I prefer the linear approach.
What did Super Mario Sunshine do to you btw. I admit its controls are stupidly slides and Mario's momentum is all over the place but its still great.
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A lot of my opinions are completely opposite to yours. I find Superman proper dreary compared to Air. Considering what it could do and what it does do, it's a real let down for me. Especially as its one of the busier rides there, it doesn't deliver. I liked Raging Bull and was gutted we only got on it once. Different enough from the other hypers to make an impression. V2 is tedious to me. Goliath on the other hand excellent, Batman the Ride sublime.
We suffered a power cut unfortunately so will have to go back..
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It's fascinating how many of us have now managed to get over to Cedar Point over the last year and how all of our experiences have been so completely different. It really highlights how unique all our coaster experiences are. Whilst I'm not necessarily in line with your views (TTD really annoys me for example), I have huge respect for your love of Arrow rides. When I rode Magnum, at first I was terrified but on the second each air time filled moment was filled with joy and I came away with it being a highlight.
What other multi launch coasters have you done? Whilst Maverick is a great ride, there are elements of it I find.. frustrating.
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Yeah, I really like Parc Asterix too. it should gather more interest once the Intamin opens.
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13 hours ago, Loggers Creek said:
Will hopefully be doing Kings Island’s ‘’Fastrack equivalent’’ when I’m hopefully out there again in a few weeks. I’ll let you all know what it’s like.
From current experience, Port Aventura is the only park I’ve gone full out on ‘’Fastrack equivalent’’ only because of their diabolical batching ratios and that their clientele can’t seem to grasp the basic concept of queuing.
it's most useful at CP I find, when I was at Canadas Wonderland, the top tier only had Leviathan and Behemoth but they had shorter queues then the next tier down rides anyway so it made it a bit of a waste. The only reason it really works at CP is because the higher fastpass is on the lower capacity rides. Even though CP run rides well, Maverick and TTD can't shovel through people like Raptor, Rougarou and Gatekeeper can.
Agreed about Port Aventura if only because I genuinely hate Spanish theme parks and I'd rather be the one doing the queuejumping then being incredibly miserable in their standby lines.
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On 1/15/2019 at 11:26 AM, Coaster said:
Great writeup. Out of interest did you get fastpass for any/all of the days and how necessary would you deem it to be when visiting Cedar Point?
Four months late sorry. I think the CP Fastpass is excellent value personally, particularly the higher tier one. I didn't get it and I kind of wish I had. The silver tier was only on rides that had 5 minute queues anyway so was pretty useless, but being able to unlimited skip Steel Vengeance, Valravn, Maverick and Top thrill dragster would have made the days much easier.
It's the one time I would have broken my no pay fastness rule.
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I pretty much agree with all your viewpoints here, Helix in particular is a good ride but I've never found it to be the amazing ride that others do. I too prefer Icon.
I think stacking is just an inherent trait of dive machines, I'm yet to ride one that doesn't stack in some way. I find Balder incredibly repetitive and I don't find the air time that interesting. I think I prefer the out of control woodies like Wodan and Wicker Man too the more controlled way Balder rides.
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In my personal viewpoint, Leviathan is the worst of the six hyper/giga B&M's I've done. It just lacks that extra something that the others do..
1. Behemoth
2. Mako
3. Shambhala
4. Raging Bull
5. Silver Star
6. Leviathan
Operations were similar to CP but the staff, they were miserable as anything. The odd employee was happy but you could tell the majority didn't care. If you're doing the trip we did, yes you would need a Canadian visa. We crossed the border on a coach at Buffalo, New York state. Canadas Wonderland is a one day park though, as the vast majority of rides were off the shelf models.
California Extremin, Part 1- Six Flags Magic Mountain
in Matt’s Moderate Adventures
A blog by Matt 236 in General
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I remember liking Magic Mountain when I visited 10 years ago. We missed out on X2 and Revolution so it's certainly true you are guaranteed to miss out on something.
For all of Six Flags poor reputation, I've never really felt let down on visits to any of them. I've done 6 SF parks and they were all good days out. Cedar Fair, I find far more frustrating to visit.