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Kroziun
14-12-2005, 12:44 PM
It has to be said, when it comes to rollercoasters and thrill rides, the UK really stinks. Most are over before they've even begun.

I'm not saying the USA hasn't got it's fair share of rubbish. But most of them are at least worth waiting in line for. Oh no. Sorry - that's more a UK thing again. Yes there are lines in the USA too, but they don't last long.

Dare I even mention admission prices? Season Passes? Free Beer?

OK yes I am very biased. But you would be too if you had ventured onto some of the great rides the USA has to offer.

Busch Gardens (www.buschgardens.com) rocks my socks - and now they have more frightening rides!

Alton Towers is so 1979... (has a lovely garden though)

Undesirable
14-12-2005, 12:51 PM
Yeah agree about Alton towers - and the rides being over before they begun. It's really dissapointing when you wait in an excess of 2/3 hours for about a 4 minute ride! Especially one you go on and end up dissapointed. Gonna go to America for my 21st so i'll visit those places too! :)

Carlsta
14-12-2005, 12:54 PM
UK Ones r rubbish but i hate rollercoasters anyway!

-Soph-
14-12-2005, 12:54 PM
yeah, I agree that none of the rides at alton towers are scary, but they're still fun xD I like nemesis because of the theming ;o and I just like ripsaw ;p
I was looking at the sixflags website earlier, because im going to six flags magic mountain for my birthday xD the rides are DEFINATLY 100% more scary there, but the theming is absolutly rubbish at american parks, some rides dont even have any theming on them ;o and undersiable please dont tell me you queued 2/3 hours for a ride ;o
when I go in the weekdays I can walk on most of the rides without queuing ;p

Sarah.
18-12-2005, 08:56 PM
Yeah, I agree that the USA has way better rides but there are some good ones in the UK. The only thing that really bugs me about parks in America (and it can't be helped) is the massive queues. Its really annoying when you're stood in a huge line in hot and stuffy weather, but I guess thats what the water spraying fans are there for...

-Soph-
21-12-2005, 06:26 PM
^_^ LOL they have water spraying fans?

that would annoy me more than cool me down xD

JackBuddy
23-12-2005, 02:48 PM
:o. The Uk may only have a couple of world record breaking coasters. But things like Nemesis has said to have been more fun than Kingda Ka. I don't think season passes are too bad, £80 for unlimited visits to Cwoa, Thorpe Park alton tower, madam Tussauds and the plaiterium doesn't sound too bad to me! The UK has alot of World firsts as well, including Colossus (most inversions), first flying coaster, first vertical dorp, first inverted etc, etc.

-Soph-
23-12-2005, 04:46 PM
^^. you've got a good point there
We probably don't have many recent records because not many theme parks in the UK build rides with mega fast speeds heights etc...
But it doesn't mean that they're bad rides, they all seem pretty good to me ;p
and the theming on rides in the UK is fantastic ;o

JackBuddy
23-12-2005, 05:00 PM
America generally has better rides because:

They have more land, meaning easier planning permission for large rides.
Everything is cheaper, something to do with the dollar.

-Soph-
23-12-2005, 05:17 PM
I always notice that the theming on american rides, [or some of them] is rubbish ;p, take six flags for example, most of the rollercoasters are just put in the middle of a park and left there without adding theming or anything ;p

JackBuddy
23-12-2005, 05:19 PM
Lol, but there are parks like disney and busch gardens where there is amazing theming!

-Soph-
23-12-2005, 05:21 PM
ive heard the rides at disney are pants, not scary in the slightest
thats what my dad told me anyway, I didn't go with him because his manky girlfriend was going :rolleyes:
I've heard universal studios is ment to be good though ;o

JackBuddy
23-12-2005, 05:23 PM
Lol, but you have to remember, Disney is a family park, opposed to somewhere like Six Flags.

-Soph-
23-12-2005, 05:26 PM
Umm suppose so ;p

JackBuddy
23-12-2005, 05:41 PM
Still, i wouln't mind going there!

-Soph-
23-12-2005, 08:09 PM
;p my mum asked me if I wanted to go to florida for my 14th birthday, but I want to go to six flags magic mountain instead xD
wouldn't of minded going to another one, but i'll live near six flags then [because im moving in april to arizona :'(]

Kroziun
23-12-2005, 09:46 PM
ive heard the rides at disney are pants, not scary in the slightest
thats what my dad told me anyway, I didn't go with him because his manky girlfriend was going :rolleyes:
I've heard universal studios is ment to be good though ;o
The Alien Extra-Terror-estrial or whatever it's called in Disneyworld Magic Kingdom is scary. And the Runaway Train is good, as well as the log flume, although it's been many years since I went.

As I remember Universal Studios was not that good at all, I'm afraid. Certainly nothing scary anywhere!

If you're going to Florida, then you know my favourite Theme Park!

-Soph-
23-12-2005, 10:06 PM
O_o
different people think different things I suppose ;o
I'll just have to go to all of them =D

JackBuddy
28-12-2005, 03:31 PM
I always notice that the theming on american rides, [or some of them] is rubbish ;p, take six flags for example, most of the rollercoasters are just put in the middle of a park and left there without adding theming or anything ;p
So true! To some parks, the logo is their only theming!

-Soph-
28-12-2005, 06:08 PM
^^. and still most of the logos are pants ;p

Pulchritudinous
19-01-2006, 02:13 AM
What?!! When I lived in the UK, I thought the rollercoasters were great.
Alton Towers has some great ones, I like Air.
Queues didn't bother me as my friend has an illness, and she had to be in a wheelchair that day so we got to skip all the queues as I was being her carer.

Busch Gardens is awesome though, I went there a few years back, Australia's theme parks are the best, Warner Brothers is fantastic.

GoldenMerc
19-01-2006, 10:25 PM
It has to be said, when it comes to rollercoasters and thrill rides, the UK really stinks. Most are over before they've even begun.

I'm not saying the USA hasn't got it's fair share of rubbish. But most of them are at least worth waiting in line for. Oh no. Sorry - that's more a UK thing again. Yes there are lines in the USA too, but they don't last long.

Dare I even mention admission prices? Season Passes? Free Beer?

OK yes I am very biased. But you would be too if you had ventured onto some of the great rides the USA has to offer.

Busch Gardens (http://www.buschgardens.com) rocks my socks - and now they have more frightening rides!

Alton Towers is so 1979... (has a lovely garden though)

usa is soo much better but i suppose its oo much bigger

-Sweex
03-02-2006, 10:26 AM
Well The US Is Better But The Uk Is Still Good

Moose
05-02-2006, 12:05 AM
Yes Uk rollercoasters are bad, I looked up these rides and well...


ONLY BAD THING IS....
read the back of the tickets and you would know what I'm talking about.

-Sweex
05-02-2006, 12:09 AM
:o Wat Rides U Look Up

Lyca
05-02-2006, 12:10 AM
Pepsi Max !

Dodevu23
13-04-2006, 10:00 PM
Busch Gardens for sure rocks, and universal.

Alton towers etc. Sucks compared to all them USA parks!!!

JackBuddy
14-04-2006, 11:29 AM
Pepsi Max !
That sucks.
American Parks are better for a few reasons, everything is cheaper there and as there is more land, the restrictions arn't as tight.

Sarah.
15-04-2006, 11:37 PM
Busch Gardens for sure rocks

I thought the rollercoasters in that place sucked.

Piipp
16-04-2006, 01:29 AM
That really wasn't a nice post... The UK is totally different to the USA, we're used to lines, we don't know better thrill rides and to us, our rides ARE thrilling. There's a lot of things that could be said about Americans, I won't go into them as I'll probably offend most users on this forum, but what you said was completely out of order.

Sarah.
16-04-2006, 11:46 AM
I agree, not all rollercoasters in the UK stink. Sure, I love my thrilling rollercoasters but I also like other rollercoasters such as the Grand National at BPB, yes it isn't particularly scary but then again it's the oldest rollercoaster in the park. Rollercoasters don't have to be 400ft high with 12 loops or whatever to be good.

Jordan3
18-04-2006, 09:14 PM
Tower of Terror @ MGM anyone?

Mit
18-04-2006, 09:18 PM
Universal is boring compared to Alton Towers for me, the Hulks the only good ride there. and i guess Americans don't know how to queue (its an old english joke)

Sarah.
19-04-2006, 08:04 PM
Tower of Terror @ MGM anyone?

It isn't exactly a rollercoaster but I love that ride! The photo was so funny we bought it :P

Kroziun
19-04-2006, 10:32 PM
That really wasn't a nice post... The UK is totally different to the USA, we're used to lines, we don't know better thrill rides and to us, our rides ARE thrilling. There's a lot of things that could be said about Americans, I won't go into them as I'll probably offend most users on this forum, but what you said was completely out of order.
Pipp, if you refer to my first post, I'm being blunt. There are no rollercoaster rides in the UK that are worth spending the ludicrous entrance fees, but we still line up for them.

I am half-American, half-British, and have lived in both countries, so I know what I'm talking about. As far as offending me or any other American or Brit, shoot for it. It's a discussion forum after all. As long as you don't insult anyone personally you aren't breaking any rules. And I have a thick skin, so no problem.

;)



I thought the rollercoasters in that place sucked.
WTH are you comparing Busch Gardens to then? I'm talking about the one in Tampa Bay, FL - They keep building new 'coasters all the time so when was the last time you went?

:o

Moose
19-04-2006, 10:35 PM
The roller coaster in New York, New York casino/hotel in Las Vegas is awesome.

J-Defoe
19-04-2006, 10:51 PM
Personally I have never seen the point in waiting 2 hours to go on one ride and paying a fortune in the mean time

NintendoFreak
20-04-2006, 03:45 AM
Like another post roller coaster dont have to be stomach churning vomit inducing rides the top 5 coaster in the UK i have been on only 4 of them have less than 4 inversions


PepsiMax:Blackpool Pleasure Beach Inversions : None :Highest fastest rollercoaster in europe 215ft and 85.2mph
Millenium Coaster: Fantasy Island Skegness Ingoldmells Inversions:5
Klondike Gold Mine: was demolished but I went on it: DraytonManor Inversions: 1
Missile: American Adventure Ilkeston Derbyshire (I live a 5 minute walk away but the AA has now been turned into a kiddies park and the missile was demolished last month) Inversions 2 (but you also went backwards a boomarange coaster)
Twin Looper: American Adventure Ilkeston Derbyshire Inversions: 2I live a 5 minute walk away from the AA my friend lives in Blackpool Ive been to drayton manor once and go to Fantasy island every year on holiday

RollerCoatser 1 BlackPool Pepsi Max:http://www.integer-software.co.uk/software-in-action/images/pepsi-max-big-one-2b.jpg
Coaster 2 Millienum at Fantasy Island (Im gonna find a pic of me on it lol but erase my face) The Yellow Track
http://www.thecrypt.co.uk/gallery/rollercoasters/fi_millenium.jpg
3rd Coaster Klo Mine Coaster now demolished I think this is a photo when it was a) being build or b) not functional or c) when it was being demolished (hence the people on the hill) It can't be that old because Maelstrom is in the background but When i went in 2003/04 the ride had more scenery and you couldnt see the supports. And the hill was boxed in.http://www.thecrypt.co.uk/gallery/rollercoasters/drayton_klondike_goldmine_climb.jpg
Coaster 4 Missile: Now demolished
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:OV09BTROBLk3jM:http://www.coasterforce.com/images2/missile.jpg (http://www.coasterforce.com/images2/missile.jpg)http://www.esatclear.ie/~bannister/autoimgs/aa_mis.jpg
Coaster 5: TwinLooper AA
The first picture taken when the coaster was just plain and didnt match the scenery of Indian the second picture is taken when the re-themeing of the loops to match JCB theme also the carts have JCB written on the side of them and are now yellow and black previously red and black with blue sqares.
Also the cart feature were you could sit backards has now been removed although further updates WHEN i got to the AA (Just for the reports for you guys) As seen in the small image at the bottom the backwards seats.
http://www.americanmidway.com/pictures/AdventureWorld/twinlooper1.jpghttp://pictures.rcdb.com/pic100/american-adventure/twin-looper4.jpghttp://www.esatclear.ie/~bannister/autoimgs/aa_tl.jpg
Here is 2 photos of the new look JCB TwinLooper coaster running.
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/american-adventure/twin-looper18.jpghttp://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/american-adventure/twin-looper19.jpg


Summary : I Think american rides are brill although I have never left the UK but some of the UK RIDES RULES!

JackBuddy
21-04-2006, 08:13 PM
I been on those rides, some of them suck!

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