Journey to Atlantis is a great water attraction that I love. I think it's something unique and perfect for SeaWorld. The theme boat ride first half is...
Journey to Atlantis is a great water attraction that I love. I think it's something unique and perfect for SeaWorld. The theme boat ride first half is fantastic and the small coaster portion is very fun. You'll also get soaked every single ride. The queue has a nice generic theme and the ride building looks great when walking up. The boats look good and are very comfortable. The first portion of the ride is well-themed and has a good atmosphere. I wish they would bring back the actual storyline of the ride, however. You go up a lift and outside after going through the dark ride portion. You turn and go up a little more. You then go through the biggest drop on the ride. You splashdown and get soaked. You turn around through the water past all the rock work in front of the building and then go up another lift hill. At the top, you go through a dark room and hit the main coaster portion of the ride, a twisting drop and bunny hill. This section is really fun and features some solid whip. You splashdown and get soaked once again, and the ride is over. I think this ride is a perfect fit for SeaWorld as it gives the park something unique.
I want to like Tigris more than I really do. I love the color scheme, soundtrack, and location, but the ride itself really isn't that good to me. I've...
I want to like Tigris more than I really do. I love the color scheme, soundtrack, and location, but the ride itself really isn't that good to me. I've done this and Tempesto and I like Tigris slightly more because of the location and color scheme. That still doesn't mean I'd consider it a great ride. The premier trains just are not good. They are far too tight to get in and out of with tiny cramped lap bars and annoying comfort collars. The ride itself could be fun but everything about it is just uncomfortable. The launches are fun but the lap bar begins crushing you almost immediately. The rise up to the top has good airtime but it hurts because of the lap bar. The hangtime should be the highlight of the ride but it hurts also. The twisting drop gives great ejector but it's painful because of the lap bars and collars smacking your neck. The non-inverting loop hurts your neck as well. It has a good layout that has potential it just isn't executed well.
I rode this a few years ago back when the park was run by apex, so it might have gotten smoother under Gene Staples, but this was so uncomfortable I h...
I rode this a few years ago back when the park was run by apex, so it might have gotten smoother under Gene Staples, but this was so uncomfortable I had a migraine for the rest of the day. As soon as I hit the first drop, I felt like I was going to literally die. The roughness was so bad that I didn't even feel airtime. Get RMC to do something with it.
SheiKra is my favorite dive coaster at the moment. I think it does almost everything right for a dive coaster. My one knock is that I wish it did more...
SheiKra is my favorite dive coaster at the moment. I think it does almost everything right for a dive coaster. My one knock is that I wish it did more with its layout but it's an early dive, and for me to still put it over Griffon and Valravn is high praise. I love the location, park interaction, color scheme, and trains. It does so many things right. The double loading station is good for capacity as well. The lift hill is massive and gives a great panoramic view at the top. The first drop is phenomenal. Incredible airtime all the way down the drop. The pullout is intense as well it makes me grey out every time. The first immleman has some great positives and even some airtime in the right seat. You glide into the mid-course and dive into a tunnel, providing more great airtime and a nice near miss. You go into a turnaround and glide into a perfectly placed splashdown. Then hop up into a final helix that has some good G's. The whole ride has great forces and is placed perfectly.
I love Scorpion. This is an awesome Schwarzkopf looping coaster for the whole family. It's a great intro coaster to inversions for the young ones whil...
I love Scorpion. This is an awesome Schwarzkopf looping coaster for the whole family. It's a great intro coaster to inversions for the young ones while being extremely intense in such a compact layout for the older riders. The first drop has some classic jank and the loop is extremely forceful. You go through a helix that loses some speed as you raise up but gains it all back as you dive towards the ground which is an awesome interaction as you are just feet from the floor beneath you. You hop through the loop, giving the ride a very picturesque moment, and dive into a long helix that once again provides plenty of force and gets you closer and closer to the ground. Scorpion is a great classic. I love the recent repaint and the fact that Busch Gardens gave it some love. Hopefully one day they can get a second train so the line won't get so backed up and I'd ride it every visit.
We had to wait forever even though the line looked short. When I finally went a very young child was in front of me, and they gripped their brakes the...
We had to wait forever even though the line looked short. When I finally went a very young child was in front of me, and they gripped their brakes the whole way down. I was forced to go the same speed. So frustrating. Maybe I should have tried again but the line made it not worth it.
