 TR - IOA (Long)
>How many major rides are at the MK?
>
>Space, Splash, BTMRR, Mansion, Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Alien
>Encounter, Buzz, Pooh, Raceway, Goofy's Barnstormer. That's 11. Add
>in a few basic dark rides and kiddie rides and shows. I never
>understand this bash on IOA. The only ride there that is lame is
>Storm Force. Everything is at LEAST Disney quality.
Wait one second if you will - is this a usual "bash" on IOA? I've never heard
it. I haven't heard much about the park in general. I didn't intend it as a
bash, anyway. It was a comment about the number of rides. I think the
difference between other parks and IOA (I already said this in a separate
reply) is that other parks might have the same number of major rides, but IOA
didn't have anything else. So there's nothing for the crowds to do but to get
in the lines for the major rides and a couple of shows. On a very busy day,
it's frustrating. Even at that, if they'd just not even offered the 2-park
1-day ticket, I'd have not felt ripped off. That was their decision to offer
it. Sell it even (as I already said) with a warning that crowds might make it
impossible to see both parks, and I'd have been warned. Then it would be my
decision, and my fault.
>You have to give Uni another chance in the off season, you'll see the
>err in your ways.
I'll agree it was basically Disney quality. I just feel they didn't offer as
much quantity as Disney. No parades, no other "filler" as you previously said.
I'm not sure what my "err" was....
As for the season I visited (and I didn't get into this), I was in Florida when
I was so my wife could visit her sister, and this was the time that most
convenient for both of them, and most convenient for my church position (in
terms of vacation time). Besides, I've been to Disney in mid Fall, and felt
that with the curtailed hours and some reduced capacity on rides that there was
no real advantage. Maybe IOA is different in off season. One friend did tell
me summer ought to be ok because at least they'd be running max trains. No one
warned me about lines of 60 and more minutes. Oh, well.
Bob Hooley |