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esprit
 USA
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Joined: 11 Feb 2002
Status: offline |  Posted - 14 Mar 2002 : 19:54:14  
| You can see the two giant poles from miles away. It can be a fairly long queue ( 30 mins or so if not fast passed) for a thirty second ride. But what a thirty seconds. Basically sixteen people per pole shoot up to the top and back down at a death defying speed. They keep you waiting behind electric doors when loading and you can hear the shreeks from the lot in front of you which REALLY gets the adrenalin flowing. When you go up, it is really fast and really high. What a rush. A fab view of the whole park for a split second before you go down again just as fast. Must be just what it is like bungee jumping only safer. Scarier than the Tower of Terror as you are in the open with your feet dangling. Oh and wear well strapped on sandals or trainers or you are likely to kill someone down below. Not for the faint hearted, this one.
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tinkerbell
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Joined: 27 Mar 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 23 May 2002 : 12:57:19
| This, for some reason, gets me nervous every time I get dragged on by my eleven year old little brother !! It's such a great rush though, have to say even better than some of the rollercoasters! You also get a great view depending which side you are allocated!!! First time in my life that I have the stomach left behind feeling from going up rather than down its amazing!!!
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Ray&Sarah
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 11 Nov 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 29 Apr 2004 : 23:13:29
| Tower of fear is a scary ride! Scared me when you get shot up in the air. The queue wasn't that bad when I went but i was a single rider as everyone else chickened out!LOL. Good though because it got me to the front! |
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sully62
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bridget
 United Kingdom
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Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2004 : 12:31:18
| Apparently they've got a new ride at the Stratosphere called X-Scream that propels riders head first 27ft over the edge of the tower and leaves them dangling there. No thanks!  | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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LesleyB
 United Kingdom
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LesleyB
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mikewj
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 12 Jul 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 10 May 2004 : 10:48:13
| The best thing about Dr Doom is the view you get at the top.
Other than that, its a bit of a poor man's Tower of Terror, like driving over a hump back bridge at speed.
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Nostromo
 United Kingdom
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jangar
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sarahjk
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 09 Aug 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 04 Jun 2004 : 22:24:21
| I was also dragged on this by my husband kicking and screaming all the way through the queue which unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it was short
I managed to keep my eyes closed all the way up to the top when they were then forced open my knuccles were white and I had a hard time walking off the ride after
But I am glad   I did it I think  |
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pigletsplace2003
 United Kingdom
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PaulRocke17
United Kingdom
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Joined: 09 Sep 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 09 Sep 2004 : 19:25:49
| I have to say, despite going on this ride 12 times in succession without queues, I find this ride very disappointing. Tower of terror is for me, far better.  | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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E. Cosgrove
 United Kingdom
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KirstieLou
 United Kingdom
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Status: offline | Posted - 10 Sep 2004 : 07:56:49
| | I really didn't find this ride exciting at all. We q'd for 20 mins for a 30 second ride. Shot you up to the top then bounced twice and back down. Thought it was gonna be MUCH faster. Didn't even get butterflys in my tummy. Thats when you know its a good ride | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Nostromo
United Kingdom
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Joined: 20 Jun 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 10 Sep 2004 : 10:53:47
| It is interesting to note that opinions about Dr Doom's fearfall seem mostly to be at the two extremes - people either love it or think it is tame. Personally, I think it IS a good ride but has probably not made full use of all the potential possibilities. I think the ride would be more interesting if the first rise was more gradual (allowing the adrenaline to build up) with the seats lingering for some seconds up top before the sudden, unexpected fall right to the bottom (well, almost  ). This could be followed immediatly by a RAPID rise and fall for variety and a third one that could go either way -adding a touch of suspense. |
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Cruella DeVilla
 USA
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Joined: 18 May 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 10 Sep 2004 : 14:51:00
| I hate it! We queued up a few years ago and I had to persuade Mr CDV to stay in the queue. When we eventually did it I said I would never go on it again and he went away to queue up again!!!
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Jules
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jolliffee
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BlueDaze
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 Sep 2004 : 23:19:17
| If you have a family of 4, try all holding hands.. It seems to add greatly to the 'air time'..
We did this on our third and final ride and all agreed it was the best by a street.. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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