My October Family Holiday
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:34 pm
Hi all,
Well finally my long awaited leave has arrived, and I have towed my family up to the Gold Coast. My plan of course was to ride kiddie rides at SeaWorld with my 4 and 2 year olds girls,,, but also hoping that I could get a "JDO" (Jaffa Day Off), and go roller-coastering to my hearts content on my own,,,
Anyway, I managed to do a "solo" trip and decided on Movieworld....Strange choice you may ask - well I haven't been there in over 10 years, and had never seen Superman the Esacpe, or Scooby-Doo coaster, so I thought I'd give it a go. I had been to Dreamworld (again solo) about 2 years ago - Cyclone was ok, but with Motorcoaster not getting rave reviews, and Eureka now gone - I thought Movieworld was the choice.
Anyway - quick review....
Scooby Coaster: V nice, although animatronics / sound seemed to be not right on queue. Also, the lift played up a couple of time on ascent. But quite intense the 1st time (not knowing what to expect), but enjoyed it (4 rides)
Lethal Weapon: OUCH, OUCH, OUCH!!! Hadn't ridden this for years - the 1st time on, I thought I would spend the rest of my holidays at the chiropractor!. Then I remembered some advice someone posted here, and held my head firm on one side and braced like hell - a definate improvement. Still loved it overall thought -cant beat speed, loops, and twists - despite migraine!. (BTW - waiting for my 3rd ride - the ride stopped so cleaners could come and clean blood off seat. A poor girl with dangly ear-rings got one caught, and caused herself an injury - riders with dangly ear-rings beware!!!) ((3 rides))
Superman The Escape - what can I say - absolutely brilliant. Loved the forces / hang-time / etc. If I had of been at the park longer, would have ridden it more.... (3 rides)
And the obligatory soaking on Wild West Falls a couple of times, just to keep me cool on a hot day!
Anyway - it was a blast - despite quizzical looks of teenagers as I boarded the rides solo (probably due to greying hair), I loved it!!!
As a side note - the scheduled trip to Seaworld in a few days time is now off - we are now going to Dreamworld instead,,,,Reviews and reasons to follow in seperate posts...
Cheers,
Jaffa23
Well finally my long awaited leave has arrived, and I have towed my family up to the Gold Coast. My plan of course was to ride kiddie rides at SeaWorld with my 4 and 2 year olds girls,,, but also hoping that I could get a "JDO" (Jaffa Day Off), and go roller-coastering to my hearts content on my own,,,
Anyway, I managed to do a "solo" trip and decided on Movieworld....Strange choice you may ask - well I haven't been there in over 10 years, and had never seen Superman the Esacpe, or Scooby-Doo coaster, so I thought I'd give it a go. I had been to Dreamworld (again solo) about 2 years ago - Cyclone was ok, but with Motorcoaster not getting rave reviews, and Eureka now gone - I thought Movieworld was the choice.
Anyway - quick review....
Scooby Coaster: V nice, although animatronics / sound seemed to be not right on queue. Also, the lift played up a couple of time on ascent. But quite intense the 1st time (not knowing what to expect), but enjoyed it (4 rides)
Lethal Weapon: OUCH, OUCH, OUCH!!! Hadn't ridden this for years - the 1st time on, I thought I would spend the rest of my holidays at the chiropractor!. Then I remembered some advice someone posted here, and held my head firm on one side and braced like hell - a definate improvement. Still loved it overall thought -cant beat speed, loops, and twists - despite migraine!. (BTW - waiting for my 3rd ride - the ride stopped so cleaners could come and clean blood off seat. A poor girl with dangly ear-rings got one caught, and caused herself an injury - riders with dangly ear-rings beware!!!) ((3 rides))
Superman The Escape - what can I say - absolutely brilliant. Loved the forces / hang-time / etc. If I had of been at the park longer, would have ridden it more.... (3 rides)
And the obligatory soaking on Wild West Falls a couple of times, just to keep me cool on a hot day!
Anyway - it was a blast - despite quizzical looks of teenagers as I boarded the rides solo (probably due to greying hair), I loved it!!!
As a side note - the scheduled trip to Seaworld in a few days time is now off - we are now going to Dreamworld instead,,,,Reviews and reasons to follow in seperate posts...
Cheers,
Jaffa23
(not for the poor girl of course)