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Great thread.
Overrated: Europe in the Air. Ok, it's very poorly rated, I know. Guess what? Still too highly rated. 1) The punny name. Seriously? I see what you did there. 2) The highly thematic entrance dungeon. It's as if I'm in line to ride a medieval fantasy ride about a Quest-or something. 3) I'll go easy on the pre-show. It's ok, if a bit cheesy. At least its cool in the summertime. 4) The motion doesn't track with the video. The video is just cheap swooshy jerky shots of landmarks in europe. The whole thing needs to be replaces with something more appropriate. Personally, I preferred Ireland when it had the magic show and more fantasy-themed stuff. I know that's not the deal anymore, but Europe in the Air is a poor filler. Soarin' it ain't.

Runner-Up: Griffon. To be clear, I really like Griffon. A lot. It just needs to be about twice as long, with some more movement in it. The view and freeze-drop are spectacular. But, once you've dropped and swooped, you do it again, and done. Every time, I'm like, "That's it?" It's a great ride to watch with an ice cream, or from the skyride, but it overpromises, and is just about a minute too short.

Underrated: Le Scoot. Truly a classic ride. Roller coaster plus water ride in one. A pleasant and cool ride through the woods, and the drop is still exciting to me after 30 years.

Runner-Up: Nessie. My first, and still my favorite coaster. Yes, she's older and slower than many, but few coasters are as well executed. Just the right amount of thrill for me.
 
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Stragedy said:
Great thread.
Underrated: Le Scoot. Truly a classic ride. Roller coaster plus water ride in one. A pleasant and cool ride through the woods, and the drop is still exciting to me after 30 years.

Runner-Up: Nessie. My first, and still my favorite coaster. Yes, she's older and slower than many, but few coasters are as well executed. Just the right amount of thrill for me.
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THIS! Those were the same underrated votes that I had(If you read the first post), I ride Le Scoot and Nessie more than I ride Griffon and all the other water rides. Le scoot never fails, a peaceful ride that still packs a punch at the end, a classic, and I never miss it, I usually ride it twice, once during the day and once at night. As for Nessie, its the only coaster I ride twice a visit except for Apollo's Chariot. Sure it's rough, but it's an amazing classic, it's been a ritual of mine for years right as I get in the park and once when I leave. I still have a blast on it, hopefully it'll never leave.
 
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Stragedy said:
Overrated: Europe in the Air. Ok, it's very poorly rated, I know. Guess what? Still too highly rated.
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Honestly this ride takes too much complaints as it is, it really is not overrated. If anything it is underrated.

Stragedy said:
1) The punny name. Seriously? I see what you did there.
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So whats wrong with a punny name? You see that all the time everywhere. It has nothing to do with the ride experience. Other than the fact, that is what its called. Even the best of rides can have the punniest of names.

Stragedy said:
2) The highly thematic entrance dungeon. It's as if I'm in line to ride a medieval fantasy ride about a Quest-or something.
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I do agree, the queue is extremely out of place for the theme. But honestly, you could be in a airport designed like an old castle. Bam! Ten times better already.

Stragedy said:
4) The motion doesn't track with the video.
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Honestly, it does somewhat but not perfectly, and since this is technology I give that a pass.

Stragedy said:
The video is just cheap swooshy jerky shots of landmarks in europe.
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What did you expect? A tour of each famous Europe destination? It's about flying over Europe's most famous attractions. I hate to break it to you but that is what helicopters do, they swoosh and are jerky. It's probably cheap for that kind of thing but I am sure you can't get the same footage at the dollar store.

Stragedy said:
The whole thing needs to be replaces with something more appropriate.
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I think it is appropriate considering the flight is based on an airport in Ireland in a castle. Castle airports are very common in Ireland.

Stragedy said:
Personally, I preferred Ireland when it had the magic show and more fantasy-themed stuff.
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Personally, I preferred the irish dance in the Abbeystone, and I wouldn't mind Corkscrew Hill if it wasn't over dramatically rough. But things change and what we have now is just decent.

Stragedy said:
I know that's not the deal anymore, but Europe in the Air is a poor filler. Soarin' it ain't.
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Obviously the idea came from Soarin' but that doesn't mean they were trying to make it exactly like Soarin'. You can't just recreate something like that without major changes. Obviously it should have been expected that it was not going to be like Soarin' other than the idea you are flying in the sky.

Overall I feel Europe in the Air takes too much crap from people who expect the ride to be what it is not. People expect it to be a thrill ride of a super magnitude that blows away everything else. Or they expect it to be a carbon copy of Soarin' and they expect it to be the best most perfectest experience ever. Stop lying to yourselves! Europe in the Air is exactly that. It is it's own unique ride. Sure the concept came from something else but it is a different way of doing something, that different way make it a unique ride all it's own. Europe in the Air was not meant to be the most thrilling ride and was not suposed to be anything like Corkscrew Hill or Questor. It was supposed to be a relaxing flight over Europe. A ride that only easy riders would ride. A ride that even those scared to ride most things would ride. I will admit the ride has lost touch with that and has become more jerky and the video quality is not as amazing as advertised. But that is not the point. The point is you build this ride up to be something that it isn't and you set yourself up for disappointment. The ride has gotten blurry and the motions are more jerky but that just means the ride is getting worse. It doesn't mean it is the most overrated. It is overrated because you yes you make it that way with this false hope it is going to be the perfect ride for you. :mad:

If anything the most overrated ride is Griffon or Mach Tower.

-End of rant-

Sorry if I came off mean or rude, but I just couldn't contain it. Europe in the Air gets bashed because it is just not people's thing and if it isn't you thing then oh well, ignore it. :blush:

Also Welcome to the forums Stragedy! I hope I don't scare you away with my rant. The forums really can be a nice relaxing environment and everyone can really be friendly. I hoep you stick around and enjoy all that these forums have to offer! :D
 
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I am sorry, I promise not to go a critique another person's post. I got carried away. I was just sharing my thoughts on why EitA is not the most overrated ride and comparing it to Stragedy's post.
 
Party Rocker: Thanks for the warm forum welcome! :)
This isn't my first online forum, I expect strong views, and welcome them.
We all love the park, and save the harshest criticism what we love. No worries.

As for EITA, we obviously disagree on it.
My initial words were a little snarky. The name is fine, you're right. I just think it sounds like something they slapped together to fill in the old Questor/Corkscrew Hill spot. (Neither of which I ever rode.)

The main reason it feels overrated to me is that the location OOZES THEME. It screams medieval castle/dunqeon. That gets me excited to see something other than the light and airy EITA they wedged in there. Yes, I get that it is an airport in a castle, but it just feels forced to me.

Example: My son was 6 the first time we went. I told him repeatedly about EITA, because I knew he would love it. (Which he now does.) We got in line. After a minute or two in the dark tunnel, he got so spooked we had to leave. He started to doubt that it was really an airplane (sorry, air-sled) ride, and more like DarKastle (which he is still a bit timid of).

It's clear that they had to fill the space with a new ride, but couldn't or wouldn't (shouldn't) spend the money to pull out the cool stone building and interiors. I get that. I just would prefer that the ride match the theme of the building. The building makes me expect a better, higher-quality ride than what I get. That's all.

If the ride looked, from the outside, more like a temporary attraction that was there to place-hold until a new castle adventure was unveiled, I would like it better.

I concede that, for a regional theme park, it is quite an achievement. I do not truly expect a multi-million dollar Soarin' clone at BGW. That said, the video and machinery are not holding up, as mentioned above. Also, I'm not sure they should have attempted a low-budget Soarin'. It's not for me, and just makes me dizzy. My son, and you, clearly disagree. I'm cool with that.:cool:
 
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I don't think there is any reason to back down Stragedy. You hit the nail on the head with everything in your first post and I couldn't agree with you more. Europe in the Air is terrible in every way, any way you dice it.

Overrated: Roman Rapids - This ride needs to die, I've said it many times (I was going to make each word link to each time I said it needs to die but to many posts of my own posts to sift through)

Underrated: DaVinci's Cradle, got to be one of my favorite flats, that is before they dumbed down the program this past season.
 
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Shane said:
Underrated: DaVinci's Cradle, got to be one of my favorite flats, that is before they dumbed down the program this past season.
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I knew it seemed shorter than usual this year.
 
Ben said:
chickenking said:
the Loch Ness monster is my late night evening closer ritual as well.
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Doesn't it Just feel right? Also, rode it during the fireworks, pretty amazing, but no where near as good as fireworks on Apollo's chariot(That's just friggin magical)
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Apollo's is always my last ride of the day, right before they close it. I love rushing through the warm night air, wind in my face, riding smooth as silk. Nothing beats it.
As far as fireworks rides go, the only one I've caught is an Alpengeist one, which actually was pretty cool. Going up the lift gave a great view, and since Alpie night rides are magical, it was a different, but awesome, experience.
 
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Jackelope said:
Going up the lift gave a great view, and since Alpie night rides are magical, it was a different, but awesome, experience.
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I really think all of BGW's coasters give awesome night rides, well except Griffon, its not bad, but its not notable.
 
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Shane said:
Jackelope said:
Going up the lift gave a great view, and since Alpie night rides are magical, it was a different, but awesome, experience.
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I really think all of BGW's coasters give awesome night rides, well except Griffon, its not bad, but its not notable.
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And it's interesting you say that because every coaster except Griffon is kind of separated from the rest of the park, especially Apollo's. I think that plays a big role in night rides, because it gives you the feeling that you're by yourself in the night riding the coaster.
 
Everyone needs to at least attempt a firework ride on Apollo, the fireworks are as close as possible on a coaster, you really have to time it right, which is really difficult considering theirs lines.

I have another one

Overrated: Pirates 4D, how this thing even gets people in seats is crazy...
 
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