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| ====== Theme Parks ====== | ====== Theme Parks ====== | ||
| I like to visit theme parks. This is a list of all the rides (particularly roller coasters) I've been on in the past couple of years. | I like to visit theme parks. This is a list of all the rides (particularly roller coasters) I've been on in the past couple of years. | ||
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| + | ===== Seaworld ===== | ||
| + | [[https://seaworld.com/orlando/|Seaworld]] (Orlando, Florida - March 2020) | ||
| + | === Roller coasters === | ||
| + | * [[https://seaworld.com/orlando/roller-coasters/mako/|Mako]] - Orlando's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster. 73 mph and up to 200 feet high. | ||
| + | * [[https://seaworld.com/orlando/roller-coasters/kraken/|Kraken]] - Orlando's only floorless roller coaster | ||
| + | * [[https://seaworld.com/orlando/roller-coasters/manta/|Manta]] - Features a head-first, face-down inverted nosedive loop. | ||
| + | === Thrill ride === | ||
| + | * [[https://seaworld.com/orlando/rides/journey-to-atlantis/|Journey to Atlantis]] - Two steep drops into water on this log flume ride. | ||
| ===== Busch Gardens ===== | ===== Busch Gardens ===== | ||
| [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/|Busch Gardens]] (Tampa, Florida - March 2020) | [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/|Busch Gardens]] (Tampa, Florida - March 2020) | ||
| - | ==== Roller coasters ==== | + | === Roller coasters === |
| - | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/tigris/|Tigris]] | + | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/tigris/|Tigris]] - Florida's tallest launch coaster. 150-foot skyward surge, and an inverted heartline roll, more than 60 miles per hour, 1,800 feet of steel track. |
| - | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/sheikra/|Sheikra]] | + | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/sheikra/|Sheikra]] - 90-degree 200 ft drop, 70 mph roller coaster whirlwind with an Immelmann loop, a second dive into an underground tunnel and a splashdown finale. |
| - | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/montu/|Montu]] | + | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/montu/|Montu]] - **First coaster in the world to incorporate an Immelmann loop (a simultaneous loop and roll)** 60-foot vertical loop, weightless roll, seven inversions, unique Batwing inversion |
| - | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/cobras-curse/|Cobra's Curse]] | + | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/cobras-curse/|Cobra's Curse]] - 70-foot vertical lift, 40 mph, 2,100 feet of serpentine-like track, traveling backward, forward and then spinning freely. |
| - | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/scorpion/|Scorpion]] | + | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/scorpion/|Scorpion]] - 50mph, 360 upside down loop. |
| - | ==== Thrill Rides ==== | + | === Thrill Rides === |
| * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/rides/falcons-fury/|Falcon's Fury]] | * [[https://buschgardens.com/tampa/rides/falcons-fury/|Falcon's Fury]] | ||
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| + | ===== Volcano Bay ===== | ||
| + | [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/theme-parks/volcano-bay|Volcano Bay]] (Orlando, Florida - February 2020) Water park, so lots of ring rides and flumes, but this aqua coaster deserves a mention. | ||
| + | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/krakatau-aqua-coaster|Krakatau Aqua Coaster]] - Uses linear induction motor technology - it launches the canoe uphill before it immediately sends riders into a downhill plunge. | ||
| ===== Universal Studios ===== | ===== Universal Studios ===== | ||
| [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us|Universal Studios]] (Orlando, Florida - February 2020) | [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us|Universal Studios]] (Orlando, Florida - February 2020) | ||
| - | ==== Roller coasters ==== | + | === Roller coasters === |
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/hollywood-rip-ride-rockit|Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit]] **World's first non-inverting loop** | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/hollywood-rip-ride-rockit|Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit]] **World's first non-inverting loop** | ||
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/harry-potter-and-the-escape-from-gringotts|Harry Potter Escape From Gringotts]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/harry-potter-and-the-escape-from-gringotts|Harry Potter Escape From Gringotts]] | ||
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/et-adventure|E.T. Adventure]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/et-adventure|E.T. Adventure]] | ||
| - | ==== 3D rides ==== | + | === 3D rides === |
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/revenge-of-the-mummy|Revenge of the Mummy]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/revenge-of-the-mummy|Revenge of the Mummy]] | ||
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/men-in-black-alien-attack|Men in Black Alien Attack]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/men-in-black-alien-attack|Men in Black Alien Attack]] | ||
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| ===== Universal Studios: Island of Adventure ===== | ===== Universal Studios: Island of Adventure ===== | ||
| [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us|Universal Studios]] (Orlando, Florida - February 2020) | [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us|Universal Studios]] (Orlando, Florida - February 2020) | ||
| - | ==== Roller coasters ==== | + | === Roller coasters === |
| - | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/the-incredible-hulk-coaster|The Incredible Hulk Coaster]] 7 inversions and 2 subterranean trenches | + | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/the-incredible-hulk-coaster|The Incredible Hulk Coaster]] - 7 inversions and 2 subterranean trenches |
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure|Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure|Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure]] | ||
| - | ==== 3D rides ==== | + | === 3D rides === |
| - | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/the-amazing-adventures-of-spider-man|The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman]] (this might be the best 3D ride I've been on so far) | + | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/the-amazing-adventures-of-spider-man|The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman]] - [this might be the best 3D ride I've been on so far] |
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/skull-island-reign-of-kong|Skull Island: Reign of Kong]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/skull-island-reign-of-kong|Skull Island: Reign of Kong]] | ||
| - | ==== Thrill rides ==== | + | === Thrill rides === |
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/doctor-dooms-fearfall|Doctor Doom's Fearfall]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/doctor-dooms-fearfall|Doctor Doom's Fearfall]] | ||
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/jurassic-park-river-adventure|Jurassic Park River Adventure]] When built, the 85-foot plunge was the largest theme park water descent ever constructed. | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/jurassic-park-river-adventure|Jurassic Park River Adventure]] When built, the 85-foot plunge was the largest theme park water descent ever constructed. | ||
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/popeye-and-blutos-bilge-rat-barges|Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/popeye-and-blutos-bilge-rat-barges|Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges]] | ||
| * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/shows/poseidons-fury|Poseidon's Fury]] | * [[https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/shows/poseidons-fury|Poseidon's Fury]] | ||
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| + | ===== Las Vegas ===== | ||
| + | Not actually a theme park, but we rode the roller coaster in the New York New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, July 2019 | ||
| + | * [[https://newyorknewyork.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/the-big-apple-coaster-and-arcade.html|The Big Apple Coaster]] - **World’s first coaster to feature a 180-degree "heartline" twist** | ||
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| + | ===== Disneyland Paris ===== | ||
| + | [[https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-us/destinations/disneyland-park/|Disneyland Park]] - Paris, France, May 2018 | ||
| + | * tbc | ||
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