JamesB
Mega Poster
Hola! Its been a while since I've posted a TR but felt I should do one for this trip.
Transport was pretty straight forward, flew from Gatwick to Madrid (Madrid to Heathrow on the way home). I stayed in a cute hotel in the city centre. The metro and buses makes it easy to get pretty much anywhere you wish to in the city.
Lets crack on with the first park...
Parque Warner Madrid
I had planned to get a bus to the park but ended up missing it by literally a few minutes! So I forked out for a taxi which ended up not being too bad. The park is sort of located in the middle of nowhere about 45 minutes outside of the city. The park was pretty quiet, there were quite a few school groups but not a lot else. It was also a scorcher of a day!
Shadows of Arkham
I think this had been recently re-themed due to BGCE opening. The queue was fine, some graffiti and objects here and there. The ride itself was fun, felt a little rougher than other B&M Inverts I've done. The ride kept a reasonably short queue for the whole day despite only running one train.
Superman
Superman has a very dated queue which takes you around the offices of Clark Kent before going into the ride building which resembles a tin shed. The ride and queue could definitely use some love. I found Superman fun if quite rattly in places. Its clearly showing its age. This being my second floorless, I preferred this over Hair Raiser. Only running one train all day which made the queue longer than it needed to be.
Tom y Jerry
Not much to say here, cute theme... shame it only does one circuit!
Correcaminos Bip, Bip
This was a lot taller than I expected! Again well themed and a fun family coaster. I ended up riding it alone as they had just dispatched a train and stuck me on the next one on my own!
Coaster Express
OK... hear me out. I actually really enjoyed this! I had seen the reviews before riding and was expecting a horrid ride. Yes its rattly and rough in places but compared to the ones at BPB its nothing. I found the drops and turns a lot of fun and would have re-rode it if I had had the time. A win for me!
Batman Gotham City Escape
Have posted my review in the construction thread... but I loved this! The launches, hang time and inversions are just sublime. Shot straight into my top 3 after 3 rides. Queue was reasonable all day, though I really think the main queue could use some shade. The pre-show is the thing that holds the queue up but once you are through that there is usually only a short wait to get on the coaster.
Stunt Fall
I feel like I both loved and hated this at the same time. This is super intense and the restraints weren't that comfortable. I went through most the ride bracing myself. I'd say the drops are fun and the rest of the ride felt like a blur!
I also saw the Stunt Show which was fine, nothing impressive. The usual car stunts and tricks. I was confused by the massive lake in the middle of the park, was this previously used for something? It seemed set up for a show but not in use.
Being a quiet day the only restaurant that was open was Fosters, an American chain. I had a decent lunch there. There were plenty of places to refill water bottles around which was good. I think one of my main complaints about the park is there are so many buildings and facades but nothing in them! The park is crying out for a decent dark ride. For some reason the Scooby Doo ride was closed on my visit.
Overall I really enjoyed the park. It being quiet helped with the queues but also made the place feel a bit empty and devoid of atmosphere a bit. Operations were pretty good even if most rides were only running one train. The hosts were pretty hot on filling empty seats.
Final Ride Count:
Shadows of Arkham x 2
Superman x 2
Tom y Jerry
Correcaminos Bip, Bip
Coaster Express
Batman Gotham City Escape x 3
Stunt Fall
Rio Bravo
Hotel Embrujado
Next time... Parque di atracciones
Transport was pretty straight forward, flew from Gatwick to Madrid (Madrid to Heathrow on the way home). I stayed in a cute hotel in the city centre. The metro and buses makes it easy to get pretty much anywhere you wish to in the city.
Lets crack on with the first park...
Parque Warner Madrid
I had planned to get a bus to the park but ended up missing it by literally a few minutes! So I forked out for a taxi which ended up not being too bad. The park is sort of located in the middle of nowhere about 45 minutes outside of the city. The park was pretty quiet, there were quite a few school groups but not a lot else. It was also a scorcher of a day!
Shadows of Arkham
I think this had been recently re-themed due to BGCE opening. The queue was fine, some graffiti and objects here and there. The ride itself was fun, felt a little rougher than other B&M Inverts I've done. The ride kept a reasonably short queue for the whole day despite only running one train.
Superman
Superman has a very dated queue which takes you around the offices of Clark Kent before going into the ride building which resembles a tin shed. The ride and queue could definitely use some love. I found Superman fun if quite rattly in places. Its clearly showing its age. This being my second floorless, I preferred this over Hair Raiser. Only running one train all day which made the queue longer than it needed to be.
Tom y Jerry
Not much to say here, cute theme... shame it only does one circuit!
Correcaminos Bip, Bip
This was a lot taller than I expected! Again well themed and a fun family coaster. I ended up riding it alone as they had just dispatched a train and stuck me on the next one on my own!
Coaster Express
OK... hear me out. I actually really enjoyed this! I had seen the reviews before riding and was expecting a horrid ride. Yes its rattly and rough in places but compared to the ones at BPB its nothing. I found the drops and turns a lot of fun and would have re-rode it if I had had the time. A win for me!
Batman Gotham City Escape
Have posted my review in the construction thread... but I loved this! The launches, hang time and inversions are just sublime. Shot straight into my top 3 after 3 rides. Queue was reasonable all day, though I really think the main queue could use some shade. The pre-show is the thing that holds the queue up but once you are through that there is usually only a short wait to get on the coaster.
Stunt Fall
I feel like I both loved and hated this at the same time. This is super intense and the restraints weren't that comfortable. I went through most the ride bracing myself. I'd say the drops are fun and the rest of the ride felt like a blur!
I also saw the Stunt Show which was fine, nothing impressive. The usual car stunts and tricks. I was confused by the massive lake in the middle of the park, was this previously used for something? It seemed set up for a show but not in use.
Being a quiet day the only restaurant that was open was Fosters, an American chain. I had a decent lunch there. There were plenty of places to refill water bottles around which was good. I think one of my main complaints about the park is there are so many buildings and facades but nothing in them! The park is crying out for a decent dark ride. For some reason the Scooby Doo ride was closed on my visit.
Overall I really enjoyed the park. It being quiet helped with the queues but also made the place feel a bit empty and devoid of atmosphere a bit. Operations were pretty good even if most rides were only running one train. The hosts were pretty hot on filling empty seats.
Final Ride Count:
Shadows of Arkham x 2
Superman x 2
Tom y Jerry
Correcaminos Bip, Bip
Coaster Express
Batman Gotham City Escape x 3
Stunt Fall
Rio Bravo
Hotel Embrujado
Next time... Parque di atracciones
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