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Old 07-19-2005, 03:50 PM
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What is Corkscrew Hill at BGW?

Question says it ll...i have no clue but i'd like to know.
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Old 07-19-2005, 03:59 PM
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It's a very well themed (of course at BGW) motion simulator. I thought it was nice just to get out of the heat-you go through an underground corridor and such before the simulator. It's not worth more than a 10 min wait though.
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Old 07-19-2005, 06:03 PM
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oh thanks...i had no clue
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Old 07-20-2005, 04:08 AM
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One thing that willski2002 left out is that Corkscrew Hill is 3-D, whereas most traditional simulators aren't.

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Old 07-20-2005, 09:04 AM
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It's a barf machine, plain and simple.

I hate that simulator. It makes me sick every time. lol
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Old 07-20-2005, 09:13 AM
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Really? I never felt the slightest bit nauseas after riding it. Even my mom felt fine and she usually gets sick after riding those kinds of rides.

I thought it was a good ride and worth riding at least once.
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Old 07-20-2005, 10:22 AM
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It's a barf machine, plain and simple.

I hate that simulator. It makes me sick every time. lol
I hate simulators altogether... they're a cheap excuse for a ride!!(you might as well go on rollercoaster tycoon 3 - build a replica of a famous ride and then say that you've ridden it)

Give me the real thing anyday

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Old 07-20-2005, 10:24 AM
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I thought it was rather clever. I didn't get to see the Haunted Lighthouse, tho. I liked the part with the witch and her trying to pry us out of the box with that fork.
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Old 07-20-2005, 11:19 AM
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I haven't been on corkscrew hill (for already stated reasons) but I rode the 2 previous movies and both made me feel like I was going to barf before the ride ended.

I don't want to risk a 3rd try.

I think I might have problems with depth perception though. I have problems seeing 3-D movies and maybe that has something to do with it. Back to the future also made me sick.
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Old 07-20-2005, 11:38 AM
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I actually found Corkscrew Hill to be one of the better motion simulators I've been on. The motions on it were actually consistent and made sense with what you were seeing on screen. Very well done. The story is that you get shrunk down and sent back in time in old Ireland.

Queezy? My bro in law felt it a little bit, but I didn't notice a thing. Though I can see how the "galloping on horseback" could possibly do that to you a bit.
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Old 07-20-2005, 12:27 PM
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I rode corkscrew hill, made the mistake of waiting 40 minutes for it. It was by far one of the most unpleasant experiences I've had at a park. The line was terrible, the day I was there it didn't succeed in getting me out of the heat, to the contrary, it crammed hundreds of people in this musty tunnel for 40 minutes making it so I felt like I couldn't even breath. SO HOT. And the ride IMO sucked, couldn't hold a candle up to any of the other simulators I've been on. I never get sick on simulators, but that one made me sick.
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