USH 2016-2017

It's been over a year since I did an update. The biggest bit of theme park news is a trip to what's currently my all-time favorite theme park, Universal Studios Hollywood. I went last December and this past April. I don't have any photos, but here are the ratings for each attraction I went on, on a scale of 1-10.

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem (8/10)
Silly Swirly (5/10)
Shrek 4-D (7/10)
The Simpsons Ride (8/10)
Special Effects Show (7/10)
Studio Tour (10/10)
Animal Actors (7/10)
The Walking Dead (7/10)
WaterWorld (8/10)
Flight of the Hippogriff (6/10)
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (10/10)
Ollivanders (8/10)
Jurassic Park (8/10)
Revenge of the Mummy (7/10)
Transformers (10/10)

That's all for now, folks!

Great America April 2016

I went to Great America and had a blast. Here are the rides I rode

• Star Tower
• Carousel Columbia
• Vortex
• Gold Striker
• Celebration Swings
• The Demon
• Barney Oldfield Speedway

Now for some photos.

 Carousel Columbia

 Barney Oldfield Speedway

 Mass Effect (Coming Soon)

 Gold Striker

 Swings

Vortex

That's all for now. Can't wait for Mass Effect.

Magic Mountain 2016

I'm back! I went to Magic Mountain, where I rode my first roller coasters in a while. The Rides I went on were:

Twisted Colossus (My mom rode this with me)
Swashbuckler
Full Throttle (The scariest ride of the day)
Scream!
Batman The Ride
Gold Rusher
Apocalypse
Ninja
Orient Express

Here are some photos.


Swashbuckler









That's all for now! I may go to Santa Cruz next month. Until then, Ben Out

Halloween Haunt 2015

Ah, Halloween. One of my favorite times of the year. Last night, I had a blast at Great America's Halloween Haunt. This is me with the event's mascot.

The attractions this year included:

 Cornstalkers,

 Roadkill Roadhouse,

 Nytewalkers (Show),

 Toy Factory,

 Scary-Go-Round,

 Zombie High,

 Wax Museum: Chamber of Horrors,

 Evacuate (Scarezone),

 Insanitarium and Lockdown (Scarezone),

and Killer Clown Town (Scarezone).

See you soon with stuff from The San Francisco Dungeon and Pirates of Emerson!

Quick Update

Here are a few updates.

1. I went to the County Fair and went on 4 rides: Zombie Carnival, Vertigo, Wave Swinger, and Giant Wheel.

2. I also went the Santa Cruz and rode the Looff Carousel, Haunted Castle, Ghost Blasters, Cave Train, and Sky Glider.

3. I'm sorry if I didn't post Fright Fest 2014 photos like I promised. I'll make it up to you now.

Walt Disney World

For the first time in forever (well, since 2009), we went to Walt Disney World. I had quite a time. We did all 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom.

I wasn't completely healed yet, so I couldn't do everything I wanted, but here's some of my favorites.

Magic Kingdom:
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Haunted Mansion

Hollywood Studios:
The Great Movie Ride (Dark ride through classic movies)

Epcot:
Soarin
Spaceship Earth (Dark ride through time)

I didn't have a favorite at Animal Kingdom, but here are some photos.

Cinderella Castle (Magic Kingdom)

 The Great Movie Ride

 Epcot Entrance

Tree of Life (Animal Kingdom)

That's all for now. The next park will be Santa Cruz. Goodnight Everybody!

Halloween Haunt 2014

This past weekend I went to Great America's Halloween Haunt. I had quite the time. Here's what I did.

Mazes:
Cornstalkers
Carnevil
Toy Factory
Dia De Los Muertos
Roadkill Roadhouse
Zombie High
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors
Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Mirror Mirror

Scare Zones:
Underworld Alley
The Gauntlet
Ironworx

Rides:
Scary-Go-Round
Action Theater ( Fun House Express)
The Demon

Shows:
Nytewalkers
Academy of Villains

Here are some photos (plus a video)

I'll be doing Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest next!