Coaster reviews
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First Drop Comfort Smoothness Theming Airtimes Dead spots
It is very fast, has a lot of hills with no airtime, and that's it! I first rode it during a sunset, that was beautiful. The scenery is pretty much one the only reasons I ride it. It is amazingly smooth, I didn't feel a rattle. The restraints are very nice and comfortable. It gets kind of boring some times, but the first ride is memorable.
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Comfort Intensity Duration Capacity Disappointing! Dead spots
I hate this ride. But I also get sick when I go in circles in the dark...so...yeah
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Harness Disappointing! Discomfort
This wasn't even a good kiddie coaster. Worst Zierier force I've ridden yet.
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Theming Comfort Smoothness Capacity Disappointing! Dead spots
I think that is ride is fantastic for what it was meant to be! It was meant to be a family coaster with not many forces and engaging. I think that they succeeded greatly. It was very smooth and I don't recall any rattle. The harness was nice comfortable. And, the theming is outstanding! However, capacity is pretty awful. When I went, they only were running one train. I think that this is a much better kiddie coaster then the one is sesame street. The whole ride didn't have any forces and basically everything but the launch is dead. It was a bit disappointing, as I was expecting more. Overall, ok ride.
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Inversions Fun Layout Rattle Headbanging Discomfort
Kraken surprised me. I expected much worse. However, I got something better then I was expecting. The overall ride is very fun and enjoyable. It has swift movements but isn't choppy or whippy. This is also my first classic B&M. The inversions are very fun. The first loop that you go on is huge, and very smooth. "Lovely upside-downs" is what I told everyone else. The layout is also quite the masterpiece. It is unpredictable, but in the good way. It also has no dead spots. However, the restraints are fairly uncomfortable. Your head bangs on the hard shoulder harness. There is also a VERY strong rattle.
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Inversions Intensity Layout Headbanging
Incredible Hulk WAS the best coaster in Orlando (Velocicoaster probably has that title now). The highlight element was the cobra roll, as I greyed out from its high positive g's. If you do not like greying out and high intensity, I recommend riding in the night as you will not be able to feel the positive G's as much. One noticeable issue of Hulk was some minor headbanging in the section after the mid-course brake run, an issue that I could see as being a valid reason why some people critique this section. However, I thought that the corkscrew after the MCBR was fun and snappy, so overall I thought this section was just fine. Overall this coaster, along with Hagrid's, are must-rides for any thrill or coaster enthusiast when visiting Universal Orlando.
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First Drop Inversions Ejectors Launch Reliability
Time Traveler consists of incredible airtime moments on the first drop and the hill after the vertical loop, and the spinning enhances the inversions to make them above-average. The launches, despite being noticeably slow, get the job done, as the main focus of the coaster is the spinning. Also, on my visit Time traveler showed poor reliability by being down half the time.
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Airtimes Location Masterpiece
Giant Dipper is an underrated masterpiece, considering its age, location, and airtimes. It has an AMAZING pre-lift section in the dark. Its hills give some Magnum XL-200 magic seat ejector airtime in the back seat!!! Also the back seat just tosses you so much its insane! It also offers good laterals as well, to top it off. Wow
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Inversions Nice surprise! Ejectors Too short
Surprisingly this coaster was actually good! I heard stories about the painful discomfort caused by the restraints, but I actually had no issues with them, even though I'm a tall guy. I heard the other main issue was the profiling, so I expected janky profiling on my rides, and honestly the profiling did not really impact my overall thoughts on the coaster, as it was pretty easy to brace for it. My favorite elements were the drop, funky zero-g roll, incredible dive loop, and return airtime hills. The dive loop actually provided similar sensations to the raven dive on RailBlazer, which I also found surprising. Overall, only real complaint I had was that the ride length did not feel appropriate given the footprint and height, so I expected longer.
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Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure - Universal Islands of Adventure
NorCal C. 2 hours agoTheming Nice surprise! Launch Intensity Reliability
While this coaster is fun, it's a little overrated. The fun launches, the surprise elements, and the immersive theming blew my initial expectations out of the water, but still, the coaster itself is tame, so I would not really consider it a world-class coaster. However, the real big issue is reliability. I recommend heading straight to this ride once the park opens in order to avoid both the long lines and the potential downtime.