Pics from Disney and Universal Studios
 

Went

Saw

Conquered


...came home and froze to death

all I can tell you is, put this place on yoor Bucket list....I really...didn't....wanna...come....home...and if you go....leave the kids....

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Dr Seuss land @ Univeral Studios ( otherwise known as a fully realized sugar rush)

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The Simpsons....coming soon

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Disney's Hollywood studios

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One of the best coasters on the east coast.

Wow....you had fun!

I din't want to come back...LOL

Darn it, Daemon, now I want to go back to WDW and Universal.

If you love coasters, try Cedar Point.

We were just talking about planning our trip for late Spring/early Summer this evening. :D

I haven't been there since senior class trip '95.

I miss Disney so . . . :(

Agreed. Disney doesn't even come close.

Cedar Point Coasters
 

Roller coasters

• Blue Streak - Wooden Out & Back (1964) Philadelphia Toboggan Company
• Cedar Creek Mine Ride - Steel Mine Train (1969) Arrow Dynamics
• WildCat - Steel Wild Mouse (1970) Schwarzkopf
• Corkscrew - Steel Looping (1976) Arrow Dynamics
• Gemini - Racing Figure-8 on a wooden frame (1978) Arrow Dynamics
• Jr. Gemini - Steel Kiddie (1979) Intamin AG
• Disaster Transport - Indoor Bobsled (formerly Avalanche Run and outdoor) (1985) Intamin AG
• Iron Dragon - Suspended (1987) Arrow Dynamics
• Magnum XL-200 - Out & Back Hypercoaster (1989) Arrow Dynamics
• Mean Streak - Wooden Twister (1991) Dinn Corporation
• Raptor - Inverted (1994) B&M
• Mantis - Stand-up (1996) B&M
• Woodstock Express - Steel Junior (1999) Vekoma
• Millennium Force - Out & Back Gigacoaster (2000) Intamin AG
• Wicked Twister - Launched Impulse LIM (2002) Intamin AG
• Top Thrill Dragster - Hydraulic-launch Stratacoaster (2003) Intamin AG
• Maverick - Launched LSM (2007) Intamin AG

if you are going during the summer, please get express passes...necause u know it's going to get crowded.

which parks are you thinking about doing?

also...what about your lodgings?

We did a timeshare which really was in the middle of everything and it was great!!!

DSTChaos - over in the honeymoon thread we went off on a Disney tangent you might find interesting.

I just had my first trip to Orlando this past fall. Loved Universal Studios and Dueling Dragons was one (well, two) of the best coasters, I have ever ridden. I left DH on the ground and went by myself, twice.

And, yes, I've heard Cedar Point is amazing. I have yet to go :)

I think you should organize a Cedar Point day for us :) I haven't been there in years (the Mean Streak was new the last time I went!)

what does "out and back" mean?

what is a hyper/gigacoaster? these things sound scary

hyper coster- coaster over 200 ft. tall
giga coaster- coaster over 300 ft. tall
out and back- A type of coaster layout that goes out in one direction, turns around, and then comes back to the station. The "out" and "back" parts are usually parallel to each other. I'll try to post a picture if I can later. Fairly common on wooden coasters. It's one of the older types of track layouts.

the scarier the better...

if anyone ever gets a chance....try the Kingda Ka at 6 Flags in Jersey...you won't regret it.....and take fresh underwear...

You know your coaster is too high when the FAA has STROBE LIGHTS placed on it so PLANES won't hit it!

I've never been to Disney! (Or Orlando for that matter...) I want to go but I don't want to wait until my daughter is old enough to come along. Anybody feel like babysitting? ;)

How old is your daughter?

I will say it like this...if you like riding the rides...at least go once by yourselves...it's not fun if you have small teeny tiny kids...

The 1 year old kid that wailed in his stroller for about 30 mins while I waited to get on the Jurrasic Park ride was a testament to that...

She's sixteen months. She went with us to Six Flags in San Francisco (well...near SF) when she was seven months and she was alright riding around in the stroller all day, but there were three of us there anyway so we were already kind of playing odd-man-out to watch the baby. Now that she's a bit older, though, I doubt she would want to be pushed around all day without getting down to run and play. I wouldn't take her at this age.

Oh yeah, Kinda Ka is awesome. I went with my friends this past summer, and I was the only one who kept my eyes open during the ride. Kinda Ka and Superman were my favorites.

ETA: I totally want to go to Disney again. I've only been once (when I was about 12 maybe).

That's actually why Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom is 199 feet tall. Any taller, and there would have to be a big blinking light on top of the mountain.

What's really hilarious is that Everest is actually the tallest "mountain" in the state!

Did you ride it while you were there? What theme parks did you hit? Just curious.

I just went to Aquatica, the new waterpark Sea World just built. I have to say, for any one planning a visit to the area, it really is excellent and worth the trip. I think it's probably the best waterpark in the area for families with little kids.

All of our kids are coaster freaks and LOVE Cedar Point. Too bad none of us live anywhere close anymore.

On my way to that thread. Thanks. :)

Hot and crowded are a terrible combo. He's the Disney and Universal Studios expert because he's been there a few times and has a family member who works there. So he'll be doing the planning from A-Z. :)

I love timeshares so that's the way to go.

I would be happy to. My problem, though, as I grow older, I can't ride more than one coaster per hour. I get the "spins"

dramamine works wonders...

"zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Nice pics!! Looks like a fun trip.

We've gone to Disney a few times in the summer. I guess my fam. is use to the heat since they live outside of Orlando now. If you know what to expect and stay cool you'll be ok. If you plan things out and hit the inside rides during the hottest part of the day that helps too.

minDyG - I think my mom use to wait till we were 3yrs old before she felt we were old enough to appreciate a trip to Disney.

My favorite disney related board DIS

From what I recall, you wait about an hour in each line anyway! Is the Witches Wheel still there? It was actually my favorite ride ever.

As for coasters, I like the smooth ones. The Blue Streak is so jerky and I think the last time I was on the Cork Screw, I kept hitting my ears against the safety bar and I was sore afterward.

Bumping this thread cause I finally went to Disney World! :)

Us in front of Cinderella's Castle:
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My Dream Girl with Mickey and Minnie:
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you know that commercial where the parents drop their son off at college and then go to disney? My parents actually did that. Granted they waited until October lol. They have friends down in Orlando so they went to visit them and then did Disney and Universal and maybe one other? They had a blast, especially because it wasn't nearly as crowded as when they took me over Spring Break when I was little.

Also, must say Cedar Point is wonderful for roller coasters. The new one, Maverick, is AMAZING!