Has anyone ridden Sum of all Thrills at Innoventions? ; How was it? ; Tips on how to building a high thrill level ride? ; Heading down Thursday afternoon for 8 days. ; Looks like crowd levels are going 10 for the weekend and 9 the rest of the time.
Dr. Jim, you are going down on Jersey Week?! ; Are you feeling ok? ; Have fun anyway, at least it is better than being at work.
I've ridden it and it is very cool. It's a great blend of math, engineering and fun. I know that sounds like a strange combination, but I'm a marketing guy for a bunch of engineers so I have to figure out how to make those things work together and seem cool! We built a roller coaster and the trick is to go as extreme as you can and stay in the limits of physics. It gives you some really good guides to let you know if you've gone too far or if you still have some thrill left. It's very interesting to watch the math formulas that are involved with each step in the building process because it gives you a feeling that this isn't just some random attraction where you get to ride a simulator, it shows you the things that you need to know to actually build your attraction. One of the interesting parts is that the building portion is timed. Once your time runs out, the computer finishes building for you, so if there is a particular thing that you want your attraction to do, put it in early or move through the build quickly. The ride portion was great. Two seat near full motion (I say near because it doesn't quite go upside down) simulator where you "ride" your ride. You really do get the sensation that you're on a roller coaster, and even though the sim doesn't go upside down, you certainly feel like you do when you're in it. I have to give a shout out to the ride engineers and imagineers at Disney on this one. It's a great ride that very subtly mixes math, science and engineering into something that is really a lot of fun. As far as the crowds go, I was there on a Friday afternoon in Mid-February and the wait was 20 minutes, and that was pretty well spot-on for how long it took to get through the line. Hope that helps.
If you want to maximize your score (whatever that means), listen to episode 668 of WDW Today: ; http://www.wdwtoday.com/article.php?story=20100112195341720
Oh no!! Did not realize that!! ; Unfortunately, it's spring break and we did not have a choice. ; Should be interesting!!
BTW, touringplans.com has a great program for wait times at the parks. ; It's called lines and will work for those of us who can't get iphones. ; I have a palm pre and it works great. ; Fun to watch what's going on in the world while sitting up here in IN.
My wife is the master of roller coasters so let's see how she does building one. ; Of course the real master, my son, will be visiting a friend in LA that week instead of coming with us. ; Augh, he's a teenager what do you expect?
Hey Doc, I'm headed down tomorrow, and the weather looks like it's going to heat up beautifully. ; I've only got 3 hours of narcotic deficient patients in my PM shift left, go home, sleep, and fly out at 8AM. ; Should be a great week. We too, are locked into spring break. ; Highest point usage, and big crowds. ; Oh well, it's better than being at work -- someone's got to do it. Enjoy your break. Boris
Have a great trip. ; I have to work today and like an idiot I picked up a shift tomorrow. ; Guess it will help pay for the $10 hamburger at Pecos Bills. ; Fly out after we pick the kids up from school on Thursday.
