… which ones would you pick?
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind
Goofy's Sky School
Silly Symphony Swings
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters
Riders are a pretty adventurous 5-year-old, a timid dad, and mom who's up for whatever.
So far, Goofy's and SSS are winning. I'm keeping a tally
Do Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters have a steering wheel you can turn, even if it's nonfunctional? If so, that will change that ride from "maybe" to "indispensable".
Yeah... the ONE ride I cannot do are ferris wheels, and there's no way DH will go for it. Once it gets to the top, I'm absolutely convinced I will for sure die. I'm not sure why--I've been skydiving and had no trouble! But in any event, Pal-A-Round is a no go for us.An adventurous 5 year old would love the Pal-A-Round swinging gondolas too! My kids 4 and 2 love it.
No one has a fear of heights in our party; I have a fear specifically of ferris wheels, lol. I think I'm going to strike Goofy's Sky School entirely from the list. We're already doing BTMR and Gadget's Go Coaster, so there will be other roller coaster experiences. The visual attractiveness of EW might be too much for my son to resist. I'll try to show him videos of each and let him choose between EW and SSS, but it looks like there's no ride-through video yet! Just how new is this ride?I recommend against Goofy's Sky School. Painful and lame. Sounds harsh, but I just cannot understand why this ride seems to have a level of popularity that it does. It's almost exactly like a ride I had at a local fair growing up that barely interested me then. Now that I'm an adult, it causes pain as well. And has a long wait to boot. Just no.
The Swings are fun, but also are not anything unique. I've ridden swings like this in multiple different parks/fairs. But, if there's no wait, you might as well go for it. It's kind of neat that you are looking right out over the water. If you have a fear of heights though, it will feel higher when you're up there than it looks from the ground. And another piece of advice - do not ride in the rain! The raindrops will feel like needles hitting your face!
I would definitely add Luigi's to the list. I don't know enough about Whirlwind, but I might give it a try since it's something different.
Thanks! Did people ask why only two and I missed it?I think watching the ride video probably answered the question for you but just to be clear, there isn't a steering wheel and you don't drive Luigi's- you're just along for the ride. I think its a great ride and a good choice.
I agree on the swings- this is a standard carnival/amusement park ride. The ride itself is very short.
Flik's Flyers (which is being turned into the EW) was fine but also not very exciting- not sure exactly what it will look like in its new incarnation though. To clarify- this ride is not open yet. It's supposed to open "this summer" but no date has even been released yet. So a lot is still unknown on this one.
I actually like Goofy's but is is jerky and the cars are kinda cramped. If you or DH are tall/long legged/have back or knee issues you may want to skip this ride. It's a "mad mouse" coaster if that helps.
Add me to the list of why only two of these?
Since you've picked Luigi's (nice!), I'd recommend SSS or GSS as your second. Not super familiar with DCA though.… which ones would you pick?
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind
Goofy's Sky School
Silly Symphony Swings
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters
Riders are a pretty adventurous 5-year-old, a timid dad, and a mom who's up for whatever.