February 13, 20169 yr comment_227964 Bizarre and random choice of ride from the park (especially since they had a major investment last year). I just hope it's nicely themed and styled. The Park has problems with crowds and desperately needs new rides to move the crowds - It's hard to understand why they would go for a low capacity ride like this however, it will barely make a different to the crazy wait times that the other major rides suffer from.
February 13, 20169 yr comment_227965 An awful addition, it's no wonder noone cares about it... Probably all they could afford since no idiot would buy the Screaming Squirrel off them... It's a shame since the last few additions have notably improved on offerings, this does not...
February 14, 20169 yr comment_227975 The name is worse than DBGT. It's like they wanted to go for a 'pandemonium' type pun but their creative expert was off. I mean, panda and master don't even rhyme!
February 16, 20169 yr comment_228009 At least this park is consistant with new coasters. 3 coasters (2 B&Ms!) in the last 6 years!
February 16, 20169 yr comment_228012 At least this park is consistant with new coasters. 3 coasters (2 B&Ms!) in the last 6 years! Consistent? 2 B&Ms 4 years apart followed by a presumably naff Fabbri spinner doesn't sound consistent to me.
February 16, 20169 yr comment_228014 Consistent? 2 B&Ms 4 years apart followed by a presumably naff Fabbri spinner doesn't sound consistent to me. It's more than what lots of other parks offer **Thorpe Chessington Blackpool**
February 16, 20169 yr comment_228026 Let's look at what Garda built between Raptor and Oblivio... Ice Age 4D (replacement) Madagascar Show (replacement) Kid's playground Yep, really consistent in it's high quality additions... 4 years between coasters? Thorpe had 3 between Saw and Swarm, Blackpool has no space, and Chessie has no care... Plus given that Garda has both the space and prior to Raptor had no good coasters whatsoever, Merlin couldn't really go wrong (well, yes, but fortunately they were sensible for once)...
February 16, 20169 yr comment_228031 Glad they went original high quality additions, I love consistency. Got to keep things up to date.
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239707 I'm looking to go to Lake Garda and obviously looking to visit the 3 parks to the southern side of the lake! Has anyone been before? I'd love to know any tips and suggestions regarding accomodation, travel, tickets, and things to do around the lake - thanks!
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239710 Yes I have been 4 times. Could I ask how many will go and when you will visit. Ride order, do kung fu panda master, oblivion: tbh, raptor, blue tornado, fuga da atlantidide, mammut, magic mountain and sequoia adventure (if you dare) Make sure you do the rapids, watch shows and most importantly meet Prezzemolo. Oh yeah and do the dark rides. Magic house (vekoma mad house in the big orange tree), Ramses revenge (Egyptian shooting ride) and corsia adventure (think it is that name and it is a good pic knock off in the pirate ship) Maybe whilst you are there, go to movieland because why not go to a park with crazy (insane) knock off rides/ themes?
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239713 Amazing, thanks for the park advice! It's 2 of us (my cousin and me), visiting early September (so 3 weeks time!) Is the waterpark good too? Is there a combination ticket for all 3 that you're aware of? Otherwise, what's the cheapest way of getting park tickets?
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239714 Well I would recommend staying in peschiera (sorry about spelling) because there is a free shuttle bus to the park. Book early or from the tourist centre for the cheapest rate. Online, on gardaland website, there is a coupon for €33.50 or £28.65 Movieland is alright There not necessary. Imagine a slightly better wds. Gardaland water park I have never been in but I did go to movieland's one and it was ok, nice theming though. Edited August 10, 20169 yr by ThemeParkCrafter Extra info
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239716 Movieland is utterly fab, U-571 and Magma are worth the entry fee by themselves...
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239719 Sequoia Adventure looks like the creation of Satan... Can't wait to ride it in a few days Gardaland does look like a great park though. Thoroughly looking forward to Obilvion & Raptor!
August 10, 20169 yr comment_239721 Thanks for your tips guys, really interesting! What were cool things to do outside the theme parks?
August 11, 20169 yr comment_239796 @TPGG I have a few tips regarding Caneva water park and the Lake itself. I've written them before so to avoid rewriting them I suggest you look in the 'planned trips and reports' section where there is a topic with advice regarding Gardaland! Edited August 11, 20169 yr by CharlieN Forgot the link
August 14, 20169 yr comment_239952 I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Gardaland yesterday, well most of it anyway. I'll start of with the bad points as I like getting them out of the way first. Sequioa Adventure. Why oh why is this coaster still there. I never come off a coaster saying 'that was truly awful', but I did for this. It's more of a torture device than a ride. Blue Tornado. I've heard many terrible things about SLC's, but I gave this one a chance. It's the worst rollercoaster I've ever ridden. Ever. It's so rough and not enjoyable in the slightest. This park does have a lot of excellent rides and attractions however! Oblivion The Black Hole was the best ride yesterday; I managed to get on it three times due to short queues in the afternoon. It's essentially a better Oblivion at Towers. Very smooth, nice transitions from element to element. Even the queue line is great! Overall I found it to be fantastic. Raptor is also a very good attraction too. Definitely a superior ride to Swarm imo. What really makes the ride though is the barrel roll at the end. It's nice and slow, and there are a good 4 head choppers you pass through! Loved it from start to finish. The park is home to some other fantastic attractions such as Space Vertigo, Magic Mountain; even the laser shooter (Rameses) was really enjoyable. The new Kung Fu Panda area felt rather rushed though; the spinning coaster was great for the family but just a bit average really. Gardaland is, despite the flaws, a brilliant park, and one that I highly recommend that you check out if you get the chance.
November 18, 20168 yr comment_245021 I went to Gardaland earlier this year - I actually really enjoyed Blue Tornado! Admittedly I did feel a bit sick after coming off the ride, but it was really fast and felt quite unpredictable! It was my first SLC, though, so maybe I enjoyed it because it was new to me - who knows! I visited at the beginning of May, and the Kung Fu Panda land didn't look like it had even started construction! So yeah, it must have been a bit rushed! Oblivion: The Black Hole was excellent; Raptor I don't really remember because my and my friend were laughing the whole way round about something else xD Sequoia Adventure... . Highlight of the day was I Corsari (I think that's how it was spelt) - It's hidden round the back of the pirate ship, you go inside the ship and it's basically an underground dark ride. IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE MOST RANDOM, INCOHERENT, INCONSISTENT, MUSICALLY ANTI-CLIMATIC IN THE CLIMATIC SCENES (YET MUSICALLY CLIMATIC IN THE ANTI-CLIMATIC SCENES), AWESOME RIDE EVER - I CORSARI IS THE ONE! I couldn't stop laughing when we exited the pirate-themed ride, walked through the pirate-themed gift shop, turned the corner and was greeted by -SPOILER ALERT- a completely white hallway with a single escalator taking you up to the surface. No pirates. No theming AT ALL. Just an escalator. Maybe it's just my sense of humour, maybe it was just the "what the hell was that about?" as we got out of the boat, but whatever it was, it was too perfect. xD Also, that horrendous Magic Tree thing made me feel sick. It was like a drunk Hex... *shivers* Basically, Gardaland is a BRILLIANT day out (totally worth the hour and a half trip from Venice), I think I could of happily spent a second day in the park and am planning to go there next summer (hopefully) with my girlfriend - DEFINITELY GO IF YOU GET THE CHANCE!
November 18, 20168 yr comment_245026 Did you do Ramses? Garda probably has two of the fabbest crap European dark rides in the entirety of Europe...
November 18, 20168 yr comment_245054 Yes!! That wasn't AS fabcrap, but still fabcrap nonetheless! It's just the way the ride facades are very well themed, yet the contents are so poor (but in a really good way lol). It's a bit like a Raspberry Cheesecake from ASDA... it looks really good, but just tastes like a block of Cheddar...
December 9, 20177 yr comment_254528 Following from the recent announcement that Merlin acquired rights to the Peppa Pig IP everywhere in the world aside from the UK, Gardaland are getting a Peppa Land for next year... It'll be very close to the entrance.
December 11, 20177 yr comment_254565 Merlin once again demonstrating how they are ahead of the game, it's not like a family owned park has had a Peppa Pig Land since 2011 or anything...
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