• Kw6sTheater

    Théma Fun Intensité Temps mort

    While it may not be as intense as its Tampanian brother, Hulk still delivers in terms of theming, thrills and pacing... right up until you hit the mid-course. I wish Universal would’ve worked with B&M to redesign the entire second half, since they had gone through all the effort to rebuild the track; however, it’s not a major issue, as Hulk still warrants 4 stars from me. The zippy launch in the tunnel sequence never got old on all 5 of my rides, and the cobra roll over the water is a picturesque but nevertheless intense manuever. I surprisingly enjoyed the dive into the misty tunnel, which the water provided some relief from the heat of April in Orlando, and the second loop was decently intense. Overall this is tied with Rip Ride Rockit (a surprising candidate) for my favorite coaster at Universal Orlando Resort.

  • Kw6sTheater

    Airtimes Bonne suprise ! Longueur Temps mort Fiabilité

    Going in I was told that Rip Ride Rockit was an abysmal, rough and jerky ride. But I was very pleasantly surprised, hence my 4-star rating. This coaster has some good pops of sustained floater air in the beginning, and decent G’s towards the end — with the middle of the ride making up a notable “dead spot.” My favorite element probably has to be the inclined loop (a “Plot Twist” per Universal’s marketing scheme), which pulls some great laterals. The first drop is also pretty fun because of the unrestrictive lap bars. However, some of the transitions are a bit awkward, most notably the rises into the first and second mid-courses which give this kind of odd sensation of experiencing airtime while being shuffled to the side of your seat. Two crazy experiences I had with this coaster is when going in for a second ride, our train stopped just before the lift hill. A minute later we were evacuated off the ride and given a free Express Pass, which I later used for my third ride. And on the fourth ride, I was rocking out to the Jackson 5 when our train stopped on the brake run just before the last. The speakers still blared for another minute, but finally our train crawled forward and completed the rest of the circuit. It was a great end to a great day.

  • Hidde P.

    Inversions Longueur Baffes Théma Harnais

    Honestly- one of the better SLCs, not too much headbanging and not that rough.

  • Hidde P.

    Fun Layout Vibrations

    Everyones hating on this ride- i didnt think it was too bad, actually.

  • Hidde P.

    Débit Inversions Confort Launch Intensité

    Really nice ride- wasnt very intense, though, but i dont really mind that.

  • Hidde P.

    Airtimes Situation Confort Déception !

    Had really high hopes for this: but, i ended up not really liking it. Probably due to the fact that i only rode this one time and got stapled on it, but i will have to ride it again, kinda.

  • Hidde P.

    Bonne suprise ! Fun Intensité Théma

    My first inverting coasted- and a very nice Schwarzkopf in my opinion. Pretty good layout, intense loop, and it was really a good classic.

  • Hidde P.

    Théma Fluidité Layout Trop court

    Really good ride! Good theming, nice layout (although short), and overall a very nice ride!

  • Caleb Quiroga

    Confort Trop court

    It was AWESOME. It is worth riding , all though at first it is slow but after it becomes AMAZING! I do hate how short it is. 4.5 / 5

  • Kw6sTheater

    Situation Confort Fluidité Intensité

    While this is far and away my mother’s favorite coaster of all time, I still think Wild Eagle is a decent ride in its own right — but surpassed by the other two B&M wing coasters that I have ridden, Gatekeeper and Thunderbird. The location for this coaster is the best thing about Wild Eagle, because you are atop the hillside that splits Dollywood’s park layout in two. The inversions are taken at a perfectly graceful speed, providing good hangtime and several near misses with the trees; while the helices at the end offer a pop of airtime, and a slight hint of laterals. All in all Wild Eagle is not a bad ride, but it certainly could be improved; as with most of the other wing coasters bar Thunderbird, it tends to fall a bit short in the intensity category.