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get a seat in the front row of your vehicle.
Note:
Expectant mothers or those with heart,
neck, or back problems shouldn't ride. There's a 40-inch height minimum.
Tip:
Waits can be 45 minutes or longer even on an off day. Unless you have an Express
Plus Pass, heading to the single-rider line is the only way to drastically reduce your wait-
ing time. So if it's an option on the day you're here and your party doesn't mind splitting
up, take advantage of it.
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
Frommer's Rating:
C+
Recommended Ages:
8-adult
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane . . . uh, it's you falling 150 feet, if you're coura-
geous enough to climb aboard this towering metal skeleton. The screams that can be heard
at the ride's entrance add to the anticipation of a big plunge followed by smaller ones. The
plot? You're touring a lab when—are you sensing a recurring theme here?—something goes
wrong as Doctor Doom tries to cure you of fear. You're fired to the top, with feet dangling,
and dropped in intervals, feet first, leaving your stomach at several levels. The thrills and
the atmosphere aren't nearly as good as those of the Tower of Terror (p. 286), but it's still
frightful (and you do get a neat view of the entire park).
Note:
Expectant mothers and those
with heart, neck, or back problems shouldn't ride. Minimum height is 52 inches.
Incredible Hulk Coaster
Finds
Frommer's Rating:
A+
Recommended Ages:
10-adult
Bruce Banner is working in his lab when—yes, again—something goes wrong. But this
rocking rocket of a ride makes everything oh, so right, except maybe your heartbeat and
stomach. From a dark tunnel, you burst into the sunlight, while accelerating from 0 to
40 mph in 2 seconds. While that's only two-thirds the speed of the Rock 'n' Roller
Coaster (p. 241) at Disney's Hollywood Studios, this is in broad daylight, there's a lot
more motion still to come, and you can
see
the asphalt! From there, you spin upside-
down 128 feet from the ground, feel weightless, and careen through the center of the
park over the heads of other visitors. Coaster-lovers will be pleased to know that this ride,
which lasts 2 minutes and 15 seconds, includes seven inversions and two steep drops. The
ride, however, is extremely smooth, making it one of the better coaster experiences for all
types of riders. Sunglasses, change, and an occasional set of car keys lie in a mesh net
beneath the ride—proof of its motion and the fact that most folks don't heed the warn-
ings to stash their stuff in the nearby lockers (you should). As a nice touch, the 32-pas-
senger metal coaster glows green at night (riders who ignore all the warnings occasionally
turn green as well).
Note:
Expectant mothers and those with heart, neck, or back prob-
lems shouldn't ride it. Riders must be at least 54 inches tall.
Storm Force Accelatron
Frommer's Rating:
C+
Recommended Ages:
4-adult
Despite the exotic name, this ride is little more than a spin-off of the Magic Kingdom's
Mad Tea Party (p. 208)—spinning teacups that, in this case, have a 22nd-century design.
While aboard, you and the X-Men's superheroine, Storm, try to defeat the evil Magneto
by converting human energy into electrical forces. To do that, you need to spin faster and
faster. In addition to some upset stomachs, the spiraling creates a thunderstorm of sound
and light that gives Storm all the power she needs to blast Magneto into the ever-after
(or until the next riders arrive). This ride is sometimes closed during off-peak periods.
Note:
Expectant moms are advised not to ride this ride.
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