Theme Parks

daveyeh · 25-04-2013 10:42AM

Yawns wrote: »

Anyone know if they charge for the rides inside Legoland or is it just the gate price & once in everything is free to get on. Was thinking about bringing the kid over for a day in a few months.

Try this for an answer...

https://www.google.ie/

:pac::pac:

weiland79 · 25-04-2013 10:59AM

krudler wrote: »

I much prefer rollercoasters to stuff like waltzers, can't stand Funderland type rides, being spun around on the spot isn't my idea of fun. anyone in Disneyland ever go on the Finding Nemo rollercoaster? went on it thinking of this will be grand, its for kids like, my arse it is, you go sideways down a huge incline in a car thats made like a giant turtle shell that spins on it own axis, the kid in the car we were in was in hysterics afterwards :pac:

I went on this last month. We talked our 7 yr old daughter into coming on it with us, ok so we lied blatantly to her. She still hasn't really got the colour back in her face and still isn't really talking to us. So worth it for the look on her face though.

Mike Litoris · 25-04-2013 12:04PM

Islands of Adventure for Spiderman and Harry Potter. The wet rides are quite good too but it is more fun squirting people on the bridge when they think its all over.:p

Aquatica for the lazy river. I'd spend all f**kin day in it!

My favourite ride ever is Tower of Terror in Hollywood Studios. Shame there is feck all else in that park.

Liam90 · 25-04-2013 12:22PM

Thorpe Park was awesome.

07Lapierre · 25-04-2013 12:27PM

Roll on September as im going to Ferrariworld Abu Dhabi !

jonnyfingers · 25-04-2013 01:25PM

New ride that's nearly finished being built at Alton Towers this year.

LizT · 25-04-2013 01:34PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

cedar point in ohio year after year is voted best theme park on coasterfan sites, haven't been but this looks amazing. 0 to 120mph in seconds

I was there, the coasters are amazing but that's about it. Just went for an afternoon and that was plenty of time to get everything done.

SEANoftheDEAD · 25-04-2013 01:36PM

Only ever been to Canobie Lake in Boston... it's safe to say Funderland or the amusements in Courtown just don't make the cut

http://www.canobie.com/

Amirani · 25-04-2013 01:59PM

Not big into theme parks, but Six Flags in Illinois was pretty good.

Witchie · 25-04-2013 02:31PM

Been to DisneyWorld Orlando as a kid and as an adult and Space Mountain will always always be my favourite ride! Wow.

Went to Eftling in the Netherlands (based on the Brothers Grimm which has a sinister new feel to it now since have seen the tv show Grimm!) and it was great especially since my kids were little and really enjoyed it.

Also went to Parc Asterix not far from Paris. Based on Asterix de Gaulle it is a good wee theme park too for anyone who is holidaying in France and wants something different to Disney.

Best Theme Park ever though was Las Vegas! Loved the rides on top of Stratosphere and also the rollercoaster in New York New York although thought it was a bit tame.

Ray Palmer · 25-04-2013 03:37PM

Was in Universal Orlando in October, stayed in the Hard Rock Hotel. It was a complete blast.

The Simpson's ride is great as is the Harry Potter one. The Harry Potter village is not that great. Looks amazing but the queues for some of the "shops" were really long and not worth the wait unless you were really into Harry Potter and a patient child. Spiderman was cool.

The best part was they have a series of fright nights over Halloween. Special fright houses were set up and there are tons of actors running around dressed as zombies etc... There was cheap beer as well.

SeaWorld had a cool Manta Ray ride and was pretty good but it was so hot when we were there that it made it hard to relax.

Will go back again and stay in the Hard Rock, probably one of the best hotels I stayed in by having the right combination of being relaxed but no scumbags about.

Floppybits · 25-04-2013 04:06PM

I love theme parks been too

Alton Towers - was great loved the ride called Air.
Islands of Adventure (orlando) - Loved the Hulk, dueling dragons
Disneyland (orlando) - Wasnt a favorite but loved the Aerosmith rollercoaster.
Disneyland (los Angeles) - Actually liked this better than Florida, Loved the Indiana Jones ride.
Universal Studios (Los Angeles) - Love the Jurassic Park ride and back to the future.
Wet n Wild - water park in Orlando, loved the bomb bay slide.

Really want to go to six flags magic mounatin.

TerrorFirmer · 25-04-2013 04:08PM

Was actually in Thorpe Park a few weeks ago, was pretty good. Best part was that there weren't any queues, so we were on whatever we wanted to do within minutes for the most part. Better still, having paid via a 2for1 voucher, because two of the rides were closed, we were given complimentary tickets to come back again!

Corcs001 · 25-04-2013 04:26PM

Been to Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Six Flags in New Jersey and Disney Sea in Tokyo.

Six flags is probably the best, Kingda Ka is crazy (for the 5 or 6 seconds it lasts)! Disney sea was great although the rides were in Japanese and it had easily the longest queues, about 2 hours in the queue for the first ride I went on!

krudler · 25-04-2013 04:40PM

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Univeral Studios was equally brilliant, Duelling Dragons (now the Triwizard Tournament Dragon Challenge) was pretty cool, and was savage to see the other coaster coming towards you. Hulk was alright, the fast start was good but the rest was only ok. The Rip-Ride-Rockit was cool, picking your own song to play as it zoomed in and out of buildings was nice. Special mention to the Simpsons ride, was very, very well done for a stationary "coaster".

Island of Adventure was more water based, but still had some savage rides in it. Loved Popeyes one, got soaked! Initially wondering why there was a section in the middle of the giant ring for you to put your valuables in to stop them getting wet! Also another mention for the Spiderman ride, while old it was still pretty good (overshadowed by the Simpsons ride, as it's really the same thing).

The Simpsons ride is brilliant, it was only being built when I was in Orlando last but I got to go on it in the LA Universal a few years later, its funnier than the tv show has been the past few years as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8hThid_BTI

They've closed down Jaws since as well, its a very dated ride so I can see why but it was fun all the same

bridget84 · 25-04-2013 06:20PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

cedar point in ohio year after year is voted best theme park on coasterfan sites, haven't been but this looks amazing. 0 to 120mph in seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbN3NU4hIZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To3jujFzwHg

Yeah, It would be an experience to visit that place. Pity, it's out of the way a bit in the middle of flyover country.
Busch gardens is the best one I have been to, so far.

Irelandcool · 15-02-2015 01:13AM

been to Fry's fun fair (the rides are terrifying because your afraid bolt will come loose), tramore amusement park (basically just funderlands dumping ground), Oakwood (when I was 3 year old would love to back though), and some place down in portugal I forget what's it called but it has dolphins, seals, a small roller coaster that goes around in circles,pirate ship, and ferris wheel. Oh I was also in this place down in the south coast of france its like funderland/tramore amusement park except on steroids. It has that one ride like in Oakwood where your dropped 1000 feet in the air and you sway back and forth. Also it has a big ball that shoots you up in the air.
A number of years ago there was this theme park in Ireland called "stab city" great craic people died from the excitement in there.

hdowney · 15-02-2015 12:56PM

So excited. Just booked to go back to Orlando in August. Haven't been sine 2009 which was the year BEFORE the first section of the Harry Potter Experience opened. As a MAJOR Harry Potter fan that was a little disappointing, especially as I had know idea when or if I'd get a chance to visit it. But myself and my best mate both turn 30 this summer so we were like f it we are going. The excitement

Also gonna go on down to Busch Gardens, cos we didn't visit that the last time we were there.

15-02-2015 01:15PM

I really enjoyed Busch Gardens in Tampa. Not a huge fan of Disney (been to 2 of them)...too commercial or something! Great for kids though I guess.

15-02-2015 01:18PM

As mentioned above the Simpsons ride in Universal was great! Was on it in LA about 6/7 years ago

Mike Litoris · 15-02-2015 06:48PM

hdowney wrote: »

So excited. Just booked to go back to Orlando in August. Haven't been sine 2009 which was the year BEFORE the first section of the Harry Potter Experience opened. As a MAJOR Harry Potter fan that was a little disappointing, especially as I had know idea when or if I'd get a chance to visit it. But myself and my best mate both turn 30 this summer so we were like f it we are going. The excitement Also gonna go on down to Busch Gardens, cos we didn't visit that the last time we were there.

The main Harry Potter Ride in the castle is nothing short of fantastic! The queues in August will be bananas. Use the single rider queue to get it in a few times.

There is also lots of new stuff on International Drive if you're staying there plus they've finally got an Applebees!!!

hdowney · 16-02-2015 02:35AM

Mike Litoris wrote:

There is also lots of new stuff on International Drive if you're staying there plus they've finally got an Applebees!!! ï¿¼

I am staying on i-drive. delighted to hear they finally have an Applebees

JupiterKid · 16-02-2015 04:50AM

I was in Disney World in Florida and Sea World. Both good but Disney had the edge. This was way, way back in 1990. Universal hadn't opened back then.

Would love to check out Alton Towers. Tayto Park is the closest thing Ireland has to a theme park but it could do with a couple of roller coasters.

16-02-2015 07:42AM

Universal Islands of Adventure is just fantastic.

Spider-Man is my favourite ride, transformers close behind (that might be in the studios park). Harry Potter world is class.

No rollercoaster is ever *quite* fast or scary enough for me, but there's one in Busch Gardens which almost winded me, that theme park would come a very close second to universal.

I bloody well love rollercoasters!

theteal · 16-02-2015 07:51AM

I'm trying to squeeze a couple of days in Orlando into our honeymoon plan for early May. I have a need to visit universal again. I thought Disney land was rubbish as a 16 yr old so in no hurry to go back at double that age!

martinedwards · 16-02-2015 08:01AM

Alton Towers is superb.

Disney Paris is good but because it's disney it is packed with 3 yearolds to trip over.

I found it a little weird as the French are fiercely proud of being French...... all that forced americana seemed to rile some of them......

what we REALLY enjoyed was Parc Asterix which is French, run by the French and full of French folk.

Roar · 16-02-2015 08:15AM

Been to Alton Towers quite a bit. Nemesis is still the king, Oblivion is great, Rita is okish, Air is fine, you'd miss the Black Hole, and they ruined the haunted house by making it a shooting game (still love the walk through the house at the beginning though).

hdowney · 16-02-2015 10:59AM

I loved AT but I haven't been since I was 18 so....... Corkscrew was still there last time I went

I am overdue a trip.

Last time I went to Disney Spoace Mountain was closed :mad: I also got a MASSIVE (and I mean MASSIVE) migraine halfway round MK so had to cut it short and missed a whole section.

I spent most of my time in SeaWorld and in Universal DRENCHED. Between Journey to Atlantis in SeaWorld and Jurrasic Park, Jaws (RIP), Dudley DooRight's Ripsaw Falls and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barge!!!!!!! I remember getting off Journey to Atlantis the first time and I was walking like a cross between someone who'd crapped themselves and a cowboy who'd been on his horse too long I was that soaked. Fella came up behind me laughing (he was only half as wet as me - front row sucker here) and said you need a hairdryer!!!!

I LOVED IT THOUGH. Seriously excited right now.

hdowney · 16-02-2015 10:59AM

I loved AT but I haven't been since I was 18 so....... Corkscrew was still there last time I went

I am overdue a trip.

Last time I went to Disney Spoace Mountain was closed :mad: I also got a MASSIVE (and I mean MASSIVE) migraine halfway round MK so had to cut it short and missed a whole section.

I spent most of my time in SeaWorld and in Universal DRENCHED. Between Journey to Atlantis in SeaWorld and Jurrasic Park, Jaws (RIP), Dudley DooRight's Ripsaw Falls and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barge!!!!!!! I remember getting off Journey to Atlantis the first time and I was walking like a cross between someone who'd crapped themselves and a cowboy who'd been on his horse too long I was that soaked. Fella came up behind me laughing (he was only half as wet as me - front row sucker here) and said you need a hairdryer!!!!

I LOVED IT THOUGH. Seriously excited right now.

JupiterKid · 16-02-2015 05:03PM

What do posters think of Tayto Park? Is it any good? I've been thinking of taking a couple of kids there.

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