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The
Eastern Discovery Tour
Day 9 |
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I should point out that I thought this was a
very good park overall. I say this because in my visit today I did up
ending up doing some of the parks worst rides, so it may look like the
park isn't that good. I did do a lot of good rides on day 2, and it
worked out that I missed out on some of the more disappointing ones
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This is a shuttle loop, called the Fen Shen
Coaster. I've always struggled to pick a ride to name when asked what
the worst coaster I've ever done is, not anymore. To call this one rough
would be an understatement, and an insult to other coasters I've called
rough that don't deserve to be compared to this. I was getting a bad
head banging effect, even though I was tall enough for my head to be
clear of the restraints, that's how much it shakes about.
That is bad, but it gets nightmarish when it goes backwards through the
loop. The ride barely has enough momentum to get round, meaning it slows
down to a crawl, it feels like a torture device that's about to shake
itself to pieces. |
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New rule: Any roller coaster with a birds nest
on it is best avoided. |
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The Mine Coaster wasn't too bad a ride, but
didn't run as well as the copy I tried at Sun Park earlier in my
holiday. |
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At this point it was over the other side of
the park to Main Street USA China. |
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An impressive looking carousel. |
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This is the Shenzhou coaster. Not quite as bad
as the Fen Shen Coaster, but it's another one that I won't be in a hurry
to ride again. The worst time is an air time hill near the start, that
throws you violently against your restraints, but the whole ride is on
the rough side. This would be more tolerable if the ride was fast and
thrilling, but like the Fen Shen Coaster it doesn't have enough momentum
meaning your taking a lot of the inversions at a crawl. |
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Whoever designed that track layout has created
a bit of a train wreck. |
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I did one log flume in the Adventure Land
yesterday. Well Shijingshan Park has a second set. This is a more
traditional one compared to the other one, but it's still not a bad
ride. It does feel a little redundant with the other flume in the park,
so I wouldn't be surprised is this was removed to make room for a new
ride. |
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This building is actually a fun house. It
wasn't that exciting a ride on the inside without that many features,
and some drab corridors. |
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