Wait fuck I should have made the OP image christmas related
But I didn't take any pictures of any specific christmas shit when I was at a theme park recently I don't think
Argh

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>>2850713
I'm of the opinion that Rip Ride Rockit was a phenomenal idea that was just executed poorly.

Imagine a launch coaster similar to velocicoaster that pulled you into a room with an animatronic DJ and the DJ would randomly choose a song from a set playlist before launching you out into the track. The song selected played for the entire train and lighting effects on the ride like glowing pillars and tunnels you ride through are all synced to the music.

Dogshit AI slop related

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What is the most optimal day of the week or day in general to go to one of the major theme parks in Orlando? Would it be weekdays outside of holidays, since most people would be at work or school? Not exactly, because most people have that same idea and go there to avoid the holidays being "crowded", thus making non-holiday days at say Epcot more crowded than holidays such as today. For example, Test Track went as low as 50 minutes in wait time today according to https://queue-times.com/en-US/parks/5/rides/160, while a couple days ago it went as high as 2 hours.
Basically, it seems the optimal way is "whatever way other people aren't thinking of, thus it'll be less crowded", which is easier said than done as others may have the same idea you may have, thus making it crowded anyways.

>>2850732
>optimal day of the week
just go against the flow of what the normies want to see. for example, do animal kingdom on monday instead of magic kingdom, and never go to epcot or epic universe on a tuesday

>>2850734
That's a foolproof plan... until normies do it too, making it unsuitable, which is my point

Wait actually, now I'm curious how unpopulated Animal Kingdom is on Christmas Eve/Day

>>2850735
don't underestimate the urgency normies have to see the fucking castle as soon as possible.

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>>2850736 (me)
Update: I may be onto something
>>2850737
Indeed

https://rcdb.com/560.htm
>RnRC's Designer: Peter Clerx
>Same track layout as "Xpress", which Clerx also designed
Wait wtf

>>2850739
Yeah there's an open air clone.

>You will never again go on an indoor coaster while Love In An Elevator blares in the train's speakers
Why even live

>>2850743
I snuck my earpods on the mummy and rode it to Welcome to the Jungle. Grab life by the horns

>>2850743
Because there are many better coasters out there to ride

>>2850745
Fuck off mate

>>2850752
Sorry, but there are. And so many, too. I'm glad I'm not too scared to ride them.

>>2850756
>I'm glad I'm not too scared to ride them
I'm not scared of those either, but what separates you from me is that I'm not so much of a loser that I would hate on genuinely good rides such as RRnC
You have to be a real loser at life to hate on things that are fun. Disney and Universal must live in your head rent free, huh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dze2kpuGuvI

>>2850759
bot

>>2850760
Nope

>>2850761
Exactly how a bot would reply

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>>2850765
Ok, schizo, whatever you say. How do we know YOU'RE not a bot? You always reply to cool video links with "bot".
Methinks you have mental issues

>>2850757
>genuinely good rides such as RRnC
It's not a genuinely good ride. It's a middle of the pack ride at best. The Aerosmith theme was outdated and cringe for the last 20 years and they've somehow managed to make the next theme even more outdated and cringe - unless you're a manchild of course.

>>2850770
Terrible bait
You must be fun at parties
>le hecking outdated!
You sound like an SJW

>>2850770
Genuinely thinking that actual cool things are cringe is what real manchildren do

>>2850772
>>2850774
Cope and seethe all you want bitch

You know what's funny about the anti-/dug/ fag? He thinks I'm the one seething, when he keeps getting owned and trolled by me so much that I live in his head rent free. He can't stop seething every time I suffocate his neanderthal head between my asscheeks, bringing him on the edge of death begging for mercy. He always seethes about true theme park kino while shilling gay Six Flags slop. What a jew.
I am always one step ahead of him.

Anyways, now that I've left the faggot with enough to make him seethe for an entire day, I shall cease giving him (You)s and proceed to ignore him just to add salt to the wound.

>>2850731
Kino

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>/tpg/rcg/ for no reason at all on christmas eve

>>2850781
The other general I frequent has a lot more shitflinging today as well, I wonder what causes it.

>>2850777
>>2850778
>>2850782
>I wonder what causes it
(You) being told a mediocre coaster at Disney is still mediocre and Muppetslop is gay

Some early reviews for Falcons Flight are coming in from some of the coaster diehards since the park is running previews, and the current consensus is it is a great ride but underwhelming for its size and not GOAT material, and some saying not even the best at that park

>>2850789
Not that surprised. The layout just doesn't look right, especially the big drop. Are there any real POVs of it yet?

>>2850790
Not yet, probably in the next few days (it officially opens the 31st)
The one thoosies who went top reviews are raving about is the giant tilt coaster, that one they are saying is the park's best and an actual contender for world's best coaster

I refuse to believe going 600ft in the air is boring. The view alone is gonna floor people

Trying to plan a multi-park trip for my spring break (March 21-29) but pretty much every park is closed around that ttime. Right now my main plan is DLP/Efteling, any other clusters of good parks that are open around that time? Already been to the SoCal/Florida parks as well as the Disney parks in Tokyo

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You know, they could have made an Odyssey ride in anticipation of Nolan's movie than that Wicked shit

>>2850612
>British people are such a pleasure compared to the Brazilians who are entitled and cut in line.
we Brits will forever get in line for everything (except at the bar in a pub - there it is free for all)

>>2850826
>except in the pub
Do you still live in the UK? If not, I have some bad news for you....

>>2850786
Yeah. And the music choices aren't even the deep cuts that James Gunn would normally pick. Instead it's normie music everyone knows from the 80s

>>2850829
Yeah i do. I’ve heard rumours they’re queuing in pubs. I never go anymore desu it’s over £6 last I went for a drink where I live

>>2850830
inxs and pina colada are normie core

>>2850731
If it was a B&M hyper-style coaster it might still be there. But maybe not because of the service life cycles meme they used to get rid of the dragons and original hulk

>>2850879
Original Hulk was retracked so that Disney's lawyers couldn't claim before a judge that the land was being allowed to fall into disrepair and void the marvel license. MSI will always be extremely well cared for just so they can retain the marvel merch licenses.

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I got $200 for Christmas (my only gift I got this year apart from my trip to Epcot a couple days ago lmao) and am considering spending it on a park ticket. I live in Orlando, so Disney, Universal, and SeaWorld are in my area.
I've already gone to USF, Epic Universe, and Epcot recently. With over $200 in hand, what park should I visit within the next few days? Islands of Adventure? Animal Kingdom? Hollywood Studios? Magic Kingdom? SeaWorld?

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This Christmas would have been better if I had gotten my cup of COFFEE!

>>2850910
Honestly just save it and do Studios/Islands during Mardi Gras. Probably the best time to visit those imo. The food trucks and atmosphere is pretty cool and the parade is goated

>still havent announced the RRR replacement theme

I wonder what the wait is for? Is there an earnings call they wanna save it for or something?

>>2850992
>TFW They are buddy-buddy with apple but won't make it the Beatles Helter Skelter

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>>2851040
Oops, thought you were talking about Rockin' Roller Coaster

>>2850970
>do Studios/Islands during Mardi Gras. Probably the best time to visit those imo
really? what capacity is it like during this time as well?
just found out it is still on when I go (Mar 25th)

>>2851041
They're replacing RnRC with a Muppets version (Because they shut down Muppetvision in their infinite wisdom (or lack thereof))

Fuck, now I'm mad Disney didn't just get Paul McCartney and Ringo to sign on for a Beatles retheme of RnRC

>>2851073
Just crossed my mind that Muse could open a theme park, and it'd be based as fuck. One land for each of the older albums.

>>2850992
Velocicoaster wasn't announced until it was already vertical for some time. Universal loves holding off announcements as long as possible. It can be annoying, but I much prefer it to Disney's policy of announcing shit ten years in advance then cutting half of it.

>>2851041
>>2851072
>>2851073
That's what I'm saying!

>>2851108
>ten years in advance
plus the rest. We are 10 yrs from villains land NOW

>>2850731
Lame. Then I have to listen to someone else’s trash music.
>>2850743
That was the worst song on that ride. Thank god I never got it.
>>2850799
Not of if they’ll be open then but there are fuckloads of good parks in that Paris-Netherlands-Belgium-West Germany area.
>>2850879
B&M hypers are too graceful for a music coaster. Needs to be a twister. I think the layouts RRR and RNRC had were perfect for what the parks wanted, which clearly wasn’t a super intense layout except for the beginning. If more intensity was an option I think something like Siren’s Curse post-drop would be the way to go.

Dragons was removed because there was only one good B&M model at that time and they weren’t it, and they couldn’t make up for it with dueling anymore.

>>2851072
On what basis are the Muppets relevant enough to deserve that coaster?

I’m late but RNRC is pretty mild after the launch and sea serpent (which is right after the launch). Here’s its clone which is outdoors so you can see it:

https://youtu.be/XUmSuR4iJ2A

There’s almost nothing going on after the sea serpent, just one corkscrew and I guess an air time hill before the brakes. The music and theming did all the heavy lifting (which is why it’s weird that Walibi put it outdoors with nothing to hide its mid-ness).

>>2851182
The showrunner of that Electric Mayhem show that was cancelled after one season included "We can replace Aerosmith with Muppets at the park" as part of his show pitch and they decided to go with that even after killing the show.

>>2851191
They aren’t relevant then? I’ll wait til I ride it to hate but I can’t imagine anything they could do that will make this a good idea.

has anything new come to Dollywood or SDC?

>>2851182
There's a fair amount of Disney stuff going on desu
https://allears.net/2025/11/18/disney-shares-new-updates-for-10-massive-park-expansions/
not sure making the frontier land expansion be related to Cars makes all that much sense but the theming seems decent at least.

What do you guys think the crowds will be like at Epic in September? Will they have died down a bit or will it still be super packed?

>>2851073
That would have been great. Reminds me of the Led Zeppelin ride at Hard Rock Park. Not that I ever rode it.

>>2850937
lol

The original three signature hotels at Universal are still more expensive to stay in than the brand new Helios hotel. The express passes are such a huge perk and staying at Epic Universe and being able to walk right in isn't enough to make up for it.

>>2851232
From what I've seen the general rule is to go on more expensive days. Epic gets crowded on weekdays and is emptier on weekends and holidays

>>2851232
labor day and the week of labor day will be the best time to go

>>2851073
>ywn ride a 3 minute dark roller coaster that just blares the outro of i want you (shes so heavy)
it hurts

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>>2850910 (me)
Update: Went to Hollywood Studios yesterday.
Eh.
It was okay, I guess.

Here's my thoughts:
>God I miss the Great Movie Ride, but Runaway Railway is an OK replacement.
>As someone who hates the Star Wars sequels, I think the rides at Galaxy's Edge are not just good, but possibly the best rides in the park
>I miss Muppetvision and hate what Disney is doing, but I am kinda interested to see what the Monsters Inc area will be like. I think I even had a dream about it lol
>Something weird is that Runaway Railway and RotR use the same track system. It's very noticeable when you ride both rides back to back
>I skipped Toy Story Mania this time around, mostly because it kept breaking down that day
>Tower of Terror is still fucking great
>RnRC is still great too. Gonna miss that one. I got Love in an Elevator and Walk this Way on my ride, funnily enough
>Star Tours had the lowest wait time in the park, holy shit
>Surprisingly, there was no 2+ hour wait time at all today
>I was going to see the Indiana Jones show, but ride wait times made that difficult. Also left early, so no Fantasmic. Maybe next time, I guess.
>Smugglers Run is Mission Space but good

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I find it interesting btw how RotR's unload and parts of its preshow (which is an immersive walkthrough) take place outdoors
Also gotta love how the CMs are in character as rebel -- er, "resistance" soldiers and empire -- er, "first order" soldiers

You know what Disney World needs in one of its parks? Hear me out.
A Fox Animation Land.
As in, a land for all the Fox "Animation Domination" shows. I.E Simpsons, Futurama, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, etc

I live in Orlando. Do you envy me?

>>2851300
No. It's a dump

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>Stranger Things is having a Game of Thrones level disastrous final season

Thank fucking god. No Hawkins at Universal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV1Ma6ee42M

>>2851307
bot

>>2851293
>pic
I went in blind thinking it was going to be a lite rollercoaster or something, that reveal felt like breaking a fourth wall.
I dont even like star wars at all.

>Toy Story Mania
Scared our toddler out of his mind, I knew there was going to be too much going on but the knee restraints leave me baffled why would they let any kid below 3 years old, he tried in vain to reach for the wheel but once the restrain came down I knew it was over.
Universal turned him down for Yoshi but Disney is ok letting toddlers into this thing, one day one child is going to fall into the tracks.

>Thread started Christmas Eve
Sorry for the delay folks, I somehow avoided 4chan for a few days.
Anywho, lots of housekeeping this time:
Threadly list of Disney/Universal announcements and dates for your convenience:
Florida:
>Monsters Inc. at Studios opens 2027?
> Dinosaur and Restaurantasaurus closing Feb 2, 2026
>Front Tire Land replaces Tom Sawyer Island circa 2028
>Liberty Belle Steamship future plans unknown, but intact as of late Nov 2025
>Big Thunder Mountain (Florida) refurb finishes by 'Spring' 2026 w/ Rainbow Caverns
>New Frozen ride animatronics Feb 2026
>Walt Disney robot coming to Carousel of Progress
>Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin reopens Spring 2026
>Rock N' Rollercoaster: Muppets opens summer 2026, multiple animatronic Muppets confirmed (Scooter included)
>Aerosmith version final day is March 1
>Volcano Bay closed Oct 26, 2026 thru Mar 24, 2027 (thnx anon for the correction)
>Lost Continent demolition underway
>Replacement for Poseidon's Fury to be built by Intamin
>Jurassic Park River Adventure closed Jan-Nov 2026.
>RRR Replacement early 2027?

California:
>Fast and Furious Hollywood coaster 2026
>Mr. Lincoln shows when Walt is uncooperative. True rotation soon?
>Mike & Sully closes 2026, becoming Avatar ride

Both:
>Soarin' Over 'Murica by July 4 2026
>Millenium Falcon: Smuggler's Run gets the flight rethemed to Mandalorian May 22, 2026

Europe:
>Frozen land and Rapunzel teacups, opens in Paris March 29, 2026
>Lion King Splash Mountain water ride at Paris Studio park, late 2027 at the earliest
>New scenes in Rivers of the Far West in 2026
>Universal UK set for 2031

Asia:
>Multi-launch Spider-man coaster at Shanghai DL, no date yet
>Spider-Man Drop Tower at Hong Kong DL, Doc Ock at some point
>Wreck-It-Ralph omnirover shooter replaces the already closed Buzz Lightyear in Tokyo by April 2026
>Tokyo Disneyland Space Mountain currently closed until 2027 for ground-up rebuild
>Tokyo maybe razing Adventureland 2026 or later?
Did I miss anything?

I really wonder how RotR and Cosmic Rewind's preshows work. You know what I'm talking about if you've ridden those rides.
>Cosmic Rewind "changing the room" (as in, teleporting you to a spaceship)
>The entirety of RotR's preshow, especially when you board a rebel ship, then end up in a star destroyer
I'm guessing elevators or something. Cosmic Rewind's use of pitch blackness is suspicious

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>>2851322
>RotR's preshow, especially when you board a rebel ship, then end up in a star destroyer
It's just a turntable. There are three ship interiors. So there can be one loading, one in transit, and one unloading simulataneously.
Sauce:parklore.com, they've got hundreds of sweet diagrams

>>2851324
Ah, neat

>>2851321
>Did I miss anything?
News from parks that aren't Disney or Universal.

Ah shit, here we go again

>>2851330
>>>/diy/

>>2851321
>>2851341
This isn't Disney/Universal General, it's
>/rcg/ - roller coaster general
>/tpg/ - theme park general
Literally right in the name. At least provide a modicum of news about parks that aren't just those two.

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>>2851330
>>2851343
pic related

>>2851321
Thank you for your effort, as always.

>>2851322
>>Cosmic Rewind "changing the room" (as in, teleporting you to a spaceship)
It blew my mind the first time I saw it. The second time I paid attention, and I could kind of see in the dark that the walls get lifted up to reveal the bigger room. That's why they make everyone stand in the middle.

>>2851322
>Cosmic Rewind's use of pitch blackness is suspicious
If you look at google maps youll see they have an entire separate building for the actual ride.
Once you get on, "going back in time" is the car moving to the other building. The changing room is just queue management.

>>2851353
I meant it goes pitch black in the preshow. It goes pitch black right during the teleportation sequence

when you think about it desu, imagineers are basically just magicians put in charge of designing a theme park
a lot of the famous tricks used in disney rides are not too far removed from magic tricks
they use shit like misdirection, sensory illusions, etc

>all this shit shut in Florida just in time for my visit

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Supposedly this restaurant is going to be closed for most of the year for renovations. What could they possibly be doing that would take that long?

>>2851379
I'd imagine they're completely gutting it out. More efficient layout, bigger more, modern kitchen, the ability to do a bunch of stuff with it at HHN.

More people served faster with less wasted time from staff due to bottlenecks and tight working areas.

>>2851351
If you can find that much news about Disney and Universal, you should include news about parks like Cedar Point, Knott's, Dollywood, etc. as well.

This is /tpg/+/rcg/, it's not /dug/.

>2851385 (No (You) for you)
Get better material

>>2851386
In the last thread (You) said (You) weren't going to give me any more (You)s:
>>2846084
>Last (you) you are getting from me.

There are many parks besides Disney and Universal, and you should post some news/updates from them, too.

>2851389 (Still depriving you of your precious (You)s. (Pro tip: This is not a (You)))
I mean "get better material" as in your schtick is getting old
No one here likes you. Do this thread a favor and kill yourself.

>>2851385
You are not the authority of this general. If you don't like the Disney and Universal discussion, then get out.

>>2851385
>Cedar Point
Literally who
>Knotting
No thanks, I'm not a homo, but you clearly are.
>Dollywood
I don't play with dolls

>>2851385
do it yourself nigger

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RIP Muppetvision
At least the Monsters Inc land might be cool

>>2851395
I don't know where to find news like that but you seem to, so it would be nice to have some items regarding other parks instead of attempting to commandeer this thread to be only Disney and Universal.

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What the fuck

>>2851400
This is normal at Studios, less common at Disneyland.
They should reset two of the simulators in Florida to the original show.

>>2851385
>Cedar Point
literally nothing lol
>Knott's
Montezooma is still a perpetual construction site
>Dollywood
The rocking boat they're getting actually seems interesting

>>2851414
Alright. What about Busch Gardens Tampa, Busch Gardens Virginia, Silver Dollar City, Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Over Georgia, La Ronde, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Mexico, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Worlds of Fun, Canada's Wonderland, Dorney Park, Carowinds, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Hersheypark, Sea World Orlando, Sea World San Antonio, Kennywood, Holiday World, Nagashima Spa Land, Alton Towers, Energylandia, Efteling, Liseburg, Walibi Belgium, Walibi Holland, Parque Warner Madrid, Europa Park, and Phantasialand?

>>2851421
knoebels snubbed

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>AP Renewal coming up
>No free months promotion on the horizon

Give me free shit you fuckers.

>>2851431
Pay up, piggie. It's not like you're not going to renew it.

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>>2851379
I'm not optimistic because they absolutely FUCKED the Citywalk Starbucks. They clearly hired the same bitch that designs the kitchen of every upscale AIrBnB. Try to look at this without wanting to vomit. Imagine waiting all morning to drink coffee and this much wood paneling is the first thing your eyes adjust to. Like a doctor's office tongue depressor for the eyes. Disgusting!

>>2851432
I am obviously going to renew it, but they did the 2 free months promotion last time and it was nice. I typically wait until a week or two after it expires just in case they drop that deal or similar deal in the spring.

The question this time is do I upgrade to Premier and ascend to the 20% off discount, free HHN ticket, and free Express after 4pm? Like is it worth it? I assume the new coaster is gonna take a lot of the line away from Hagrids and Velocicoaster (in theory)

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>>2851431
>universal ap expires at the end of february
>still not a single world about epic aps

>>2851437
I think that's looking like a 2027 or even beyond thing dude. The demand is too high and the capacity is too low. If they did it it would probably necessitate a reservation system. 50% off individual day tickets would be a nice perk for the time being though. I think the AP perks get announced for the year in January

>>2851379
Probably just overhauling it for mobile order like was done at Circus McGurkus and Mel's

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>>2851434
What's the point in making the serving area look like that if they are going to leave the ceiling immediately past the counter as the pipes and shit?

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>>2851454
It used to be kept intentionally dark in there with moody lighting so the ceiling wasn't as noticeable. I swear it's like they have a quota to change shit to qualify for a yearly tax break or something cause why the fuck else would you make this change? It's a direct downgrade

>>2851434
>>2851454
>>2851472
Is talking about the ceiling above the counter in a restaurant in a theme park really that interesting?

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>>2851473
Yes, I'm quite enjoying myself.

>>2851453
If Stephen Hillenburg could see this he never would have bothered

>>2851473
Yes.

What would a Kingdom Hearts ride look like?

Twitter is full of swiftfags wishing Rock n Roller Coaster would be rethemed to Taylor Swift. I hate swiftfags so much (which is difficult, as my mother is one of them)