Reviews • Richard Aldridge

What this ride excels at is being super smooth and making fast turns that make you feel like you’re in control. There’s some great animatronics throug...

What this ride excels at is being super smooth and making fast turns that make you feel like you’re in control. There’s some great animatronics throughout as well. The main problems are the queue line being very boring, and the ride itself just not really having any “wow” moments. I won’t be in any hurry to ride this again unless the line is short and I need to fill time.

Maaaaan, I was so hyped for this thing!! Super wobbly and uncomfortable though, and the 2-hr line (which was short for the day, as it was almost alway...

Maaaaan, I was so hyped for this thing!! Super wobbly and uncomfortable though, and the 2-hr line (which was short for the day, as it was almost always 3+hrs), was painfully boring. Almost nothing to look at the entire time. If this was a walk-on ride, I’d score it much higher.

Pretty boring and uncomfortable. Every turn is a tight jerk, and there’s constant rattling throughout. Only the final drop has any amount of thrill, b...

Pretty boring and uncomfortable. Every turn is a tight jerk, and there’s constant rattling throughout. Only the final drop has any amount of thrill, but it isn’t worth the pain to get to it in my opinion.

Basically extreme discomfort from start to finish. Feels like the coaster is several inches wider than the track and is constantly pin-balling back an...

Basically extreme discomfort from start to finish. Feels like the coaster is several inches wider than the track and is constantly pin-balling back and forth on it. The restraints are designed to catch your head as it bounces into it repeatedly, and that should be your first red flag. Impossible to enjoy for any moment. Avoid this coaster at all costs.

For years this was the pinnacle for me, but then I left Florida and came back something like 15 yrs later, and… well… despite a complete renovation at...

For years this was the pinnacle for me, but then I left Florida and came back something like 15 yrs later, and… well… despite a complete renovation at one point, this ride rattles quite a bit now and I got a pretty painful neck cramp. Also, the launch isn’t as special anymore because just about every universal coaster launches now. I still like it, but it’s no longer “king” for me.

Boy if I didn’t have to wait 90 mins to get on this thing, in one of the most boring line queues in the park (which honestly would still be considered...

Boy if I didn’t have to wait 90 mins to get on this thing, in one of the most boring line queues in the park (which honestly would still be considered quite good in many other parks), I’d consider it basically perfect. It’s a freaking GREAT ride, it just breaks down way too often and makes you wait an entire movie length to get on. The speaker on my bike was broken and played static-y audio that cut in and out the whole ride, and then at one of the brake points, we were stuck waiting for about 10 mins. Still a 5/5 because despite the downsides, it’s a very impressive ride.

Used to think the Hulk coaster could never be topped. My god did this one ever change my mind in a hurry! It’s insanely fast, buttery smooth, and make...

Used to think the Hulk coaster could never be topped. My god did this one ever change my mind in a hurry! It’s insanely fast, buttery smooth, and makes you feel like you’ll fly off the seat more than once! Felt like I could barely walk, and that my brain was squeezed through a juicer machine, but I couldn’t deny it was a LOT of fun! Been thinking about it weekly ever since.

First time I rode this, I had to sit down on a bench for half an hour lol. On repeat rides, I’ve gotten used to it and now it’s typically the first th...

First time I rode this, I had to sit down on a bench for half an hour lol. On repeat rides, I’ve gotten used to it and now it’s typically the first thing I ride. Assuming it’s operating, of course. The darn thing is closed pretty often. The smoothest ride I’ve had on it so far was in row 5. Not sure if that is a consistent thing, but this coaster can get pretty rough if you’re in the wrong seat. The seatbelt is pretty tight at maximum length too, so be aware of that. This thing is fast! Relentlessly wild too! It throws so much at you in such a short time and then abruptly stops, you hardly even know what to think the first time.

pretty basic dark ride. The story’s difficult to follow if you just ride it without context, so you either have to hope your cave tour guide explains ...

pretty basic dark ride. The story’s difficult to follow if you just ride it without context, so you either have to hope your cave tour guide explains it, or just google it on your own time. I’ve ridden it about 3x and am able to follow it a bit, but I was completely lost the first time. Having not ridden the original, and only knowing the basics of what the story’s about, it’s okay. The ride speeds up at the end, and that’s a little fun at least. The scenes are full of detail, but lack animatronic movement for the most part, which is a bummer. There’s only a small few basic movements here and there on maybe one model at a time per scene. They threw in some screens to help with this problem, but nobody likes those, lol. It really feels like you’re being thrown into an inside joke and when it’s over you just kinda shrug. At most I’d wait about 15 mins for this ride. Any longer than that wouldn’t be worth it.

Every time I’ve ridden this one, my experience has been different, but pretty much always stellar. If you start out facing backwards, you often do a b...

Every time I’ve ridden this one, my experience has been different, but pretty much always stellar. If you start out facing backwards, you often do a backflip on the corkscrew as your rotation is usually sideways at that point. If you’re in the back it rattles a little, but in the front it’s SUPER smooth.

There’s no real upside to this one. It’s painful to ride, and doesn’t offer much in general. Once you reach the tunnel and it shakes you so hard you’r...

There’s no real upside to this one. It’s painful to ride, and doesn’t offer much in general. Once you reach the tunnel and it shakes you so hard you’re surprised you didn’t snap in half, you’ll probably be pretty angry at this ride. I know I was.

The first launch is fun. Rest of the coaster is super forgettable. Then for some bizarre reason there’s a lift hill at the end that just seems to be t...

The first launch is fun. Rest of the coaster is super forgettable. Then for some bizarre reason there’s a lift hill at the end that just seems to be there to make the ride longer.

I ride this 1-2 times whenever I visit Silver Dollar City. It often has no line, and I’ve only seen it shut down for an hour once when someone’s seatb...

I ride this 1-2 times whenever I visit Silver Dollar City. It often has no line, and I’ve only seen it shut down for an hour once when someone’s seatbelt extension came loose just before the lift hill. The layout of this coaster strikes a nice balance. It’s intense enough to be fun, but not too much a strain on your body that you couldn’t ride it 3x in a row. You kind of have to be in the right seats though, because it varies from mildly rattly to VERY rough depending on your seating (Closer to the front tends to be smoothest as per usual). As the harness is over-the-shoulder, your head can get bounced about quite a bit if you’re not careful and near the back. Only real negative I can think of.