Review - Cedar Point's WindSeeker

This past weekend, I visited Cedar Point. The highlight of my visit was the chance to ride their new attraction for 2011, WindSeeker. The ride, which stands at 301 feet in height and was built by Mondial, was exciting and thrilling. Lasting a duration of three minutes, WindSeeker provides an experience like no other ride in the park.

The music that is played during the ride adds to the experience. I rode WindSeeker at night and, although I didn't ride it during the daytime, I think that the best experience is at night. Standing in the queue at night is an experience in itself because the ride has its own light show as it ascends and descends the tower. The seats are very comfortable and ride is extremely smooth. Anyone who is going to Cedar Point needs to experience this ride for himself.

Rating:

5/5

New Blog

I hate to be overkill with the whole "New Website" thing, but this is a new blog that I have started that will showcase my ideas for a fictional theme park.

If you are an APM reader, please visit the new blog, Thematic Ideas-The Imaginative Guide to a Personal Theme Park.

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Orion A.

New Website

I have opened a new website for fans of Waldameer Park and Water World in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is called Waldameer Central. Check it out at:

Waldameer Central

Book Review - The Disney Mountains

Published in 2007, Jason Surrell's The Disney Mountains is a fascinating look into the creation of the mountains at Disney theme parks around the world. The book contains sections about the Space Mountains, Splash Mountains, and Big Thunder Mountains, as well as Typhoon Lagoon's Mount Mayday, Blizzard Beach's Mount Gushmore, Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds, Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest, California Adventure's Grizzly Peak, and Tokyo DisneySea's Mount Prometheus. There is also a small section about a Disney mountain that was never created.

The book features never before seen artwork and contains forewords by Marty Sklar and Tom Fitzgerald, and an afterword by Imagineer Tony Baxter. I love this book and got me very interested in Imagineering and theme park design. My only criticisms of this book is that it gives no credit to the company who built the flume for Splash Mountain, O.D. Hopkins, or the company who was responsible for building the trains and the track for Expedition Everest, Vekoma, and it lacks in-depth information on Mount Mayday, Mount Gushmore, and Mount Prometheus.


Rating: 7/10