03-10-2005, 01:21 PM
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| | | Going to Orlando,FL
I am planning on going to Orlando,FL for my Senior Trip. I was wondering if there are any good parks there with GOOD roller coasters? If so anyone have links  |
03-10-2005, 04:39 PM
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| | Hmmm, Let me think.........
There's Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, Universal's Islands Of Adventure & Busch Gardens.
Well Busch Gardens is in Tampa but it's not very far away.
Have a wonderfull trip. www.Disneyworld.com / www.Universalstudios.com / www.seaworld.com
Basically just stop by www.rcdb.com and type in each park i mentioned.
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03-10-2005, 05:11 PM
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| | | Out of all the parks, this is how I would rate them for coasters:
1. Islands of Adventure - Hulk & Dueling Dragons
2. Busch Gardens Tampa - Montu, Kumba, Gwazi, and ShiKra
3. Disney-MGM Studios - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
4. Universal Studios - Revenge of the Mummy
5. Sea World Orlando - Kraken and Journey to Atlantis
6. Magic Kingdom - Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad |
03-10-2005, 06:19 PM
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| | | shouldnt this be in the trips section?
don't forget cypress gardens. |
03-10-2005, 06:24 PM
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03-10-2005, 07:06 PM
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| | | To settle all IOA vs. BGT coasters arguments, here you go:
Kumba rules Hulk
Montu rules Dueling Dragon
SheiKra rules Flying Unicorn
Plus... BGT has an ok Wild Mouse, a cool little Schwarzkopf, and an Arrow corkscrew.
BGT has the best coasters. IOA definitely has far more theming, and a better atmosphere IMO. But Universal Studios has my favorite coaster of all, Revenge of the Mummy, but one coaster (excluding Woodie) isn't enough to get it the top prize. Kraken's okay, but feels and looks like it could've been build by Six Flags. If you compare Montu's theming to Kraken, you will see a humongous difference, there is no theming on Kraken. Rock n' Roller Coaster has ok themeing, an ok launch, and a captastic layout. Don't bother to go there for a full day. Magic Kingdom has okay coasters, but it's not really about the coasters there. Primeval Whirl is so craptastic, it's almost a joke. It's about to fall apart. Wait for Expedition Everest, which will kick major @$$. |
03-10-2005, 08:25 PM
|  | Yeah, shes awesome...JUST DEAL | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: O-Town Down Age: 23
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| | | he's a fanboy, so don't listen to him dude.
Hulk is better than Kumba, Dueling Dragons are better tha nMontu (plus theres two of them) but I would not pass up the chance to ride Sheikra.
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03-10-2005, 08:56 PM
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| | | Dude, I ride these a lot, Kumba has a better layout then Hulk, after the helix around the lauch tube the whole ride seems too slow down. Dueling Dragons is too short. Don't say I'm a fanboy, cause I like Universal a lot better then Busch. |
03-10-2005, 09:21 PM
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| | | I personally thought the Dueling Dragons was rather lame and kind of rough in comparison to Raptor at Cedar Point. I do however love Hulk, especially the launch. Each park has its own unique perks and drawbacks. |
03-11-2005, 03:10 PM
| | Minetrain Poster | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Elyria, Ohio Age: 21
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| | | I've always thought that the wall element on Dueling Dragons is stunning. Also, doesn't it seem like DD has the world's longest (and possibly most themed) queue?
I personally prefer DD to Raptor, although that could be in part due to the fact that I've ridden Raptor many more times than DD. Dueling coasters have always seemed cool to me for some reason. |
03-11-2005, 03:14 PM
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| | | There is no doubt in my mind that DD has the longest queue. It took me nearly ten minutes to walk through it, and the people that were in front of me got lost a few times trying to figure out which way to turn.
IOA is absolutely the best park for thrills, so if thats what you are looking for go there.
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03-11-2005, 08:05 PM
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| | | Just stay away from Dr Doom Freefall if there's any lineup at all. Real snoozer that one. |
03-11-2005, 09:51 PM
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| | | I agree with worlds longest queue. I think I read something about that shortly after IoA opened that it was the longest in the park. For some reason 1/2 mile comes to mind... Anyway, I dont know if thats right or not but it is a pretty cool queue to see. Thats one thing that I like about the Orlando parks, they actually care about the queue area and theme some of them. The air conditioning in some is nice as well. |
03-12-2005, 03:25 PM
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| | | I think B:Tr's is as long, if you walked through all the cut backs in the warehouse....but no one ever does.
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03-12-2005, 03:34 PM
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| | | I read that when it opened, Dueling Dragons had the world's longest queue, it was over a mile long. But they almost never have the line that full, if ever. The Flying Unicorn is sitting on land that part of the queue was once on. Plus, if you actually walk through every single part of the castle (which rarely ever happens) you can see that this line is huge. Even if there's no wait, it takes around 5-10 minutes to get walk through. Thats why I even use my line skipping shortcut thingy even when theres no line. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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