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    Preview of Justice League Battle For Metropolis at Six Flags Magic Mountain

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    Last night we got a special preview of the all new Justice League Battle for Metropolis at Six Flags Magic Mountain. 

    We're going to share some pictures, no spoilers of course. They actually took away our camera's and phones for certain parts of the attraction. We also have a quick review of the ride, again, no spoilers. 
    Written by Gregg Condon
    It's officially summer in Southern California, but it sure makes for some nice pictures. 
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    Tidal Wave's entrance is now moved, it was still closed. It's desperately needed right now. 
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    Something is behind here. 
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    Some walls are down and you can see the Hall of Justice. They still have some work to do before media night tomorrow. 
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    Excited to ride Riddler's again. 
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    Despite all the rumors to the contrary, they did paint this wall. It looks great in person. 
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    We had a bit of time before our ride on Justice League so went to ride Apocalypse. The re-track has definitely helped this ride. 
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    We are among the first to ride. You can get one of these buttons as well if you attend on opening day. They will be giving these out until they are gone. 
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    As close as we got to Ace O' Clubs (until tomorrow night) 
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    The Hall of Justice looks great!! 
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    So does Riddler's Revenge with it's all new fancy sign. 
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    Inside the Hall of Justice 
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    Unlike the other versions where all of the statues and pre-show stuff is just in the queue, this version actually has two pre-show rooms. 
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    Cyborg explains the ride
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    Some video of the pre-show. 
    YES!! There is a Single Rider Line!!!! 
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    The ride is amazing. 

    For me the gold-standard for "shooter" rides is MIB at Universal Orlando. So I'm not going to say it's on that level. But every time I rode I had to remind myself that this is at SFMM. For me it was a cross between Transformers at Universal Studios and Buzz Lightyear. I'm not the biggest fan of Transformers so thought this was much better. The screens and scenes blend seamlessly and I think this is going to be a huge hit for the park. 

    I haven't ridden the other versions so I'm not sure what's different on this one vs the others other than the pre-show. Hopefully once some others ride we'll do some comparison updates. 

    But this is definitely a MUCH needed family attraction to a park that's short on them. 
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    After closing down the park we always see Raccoon's hanging out. This visit was no exception. 
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    Beautiful Moon over the park as we headed out. 
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    Preview of Copper Creek DVC Expansion at WDW Wilderness Lodge

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    Here at Park Journey we always enjoy showing off all aspects of the Theme Park Vacation experience, even if 95% of us will never actually be able to enjoy it.
    ​And that's exactly what we have today with a great preview of the almost completed Copper Creek DVC Expansion at Wilderness Lodge. 
    ​Written by Renée Girard
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    Yesterday we stopped by Disney's Wilderness Lodge to preview the new DVC villas and cabins opening this month.

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    The Copper Creek Villas and Cabins are the newest addition to the DVC Family, making 3/4 of the rooms at Wilderness Lodge DVC

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    The deluxe studio is the size of a normal Disney resort room and of course fits in with the Wilderness Lodge themeing

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    If you want a bit more space and a fancy tub, you can have that in the one or two bedroom DVC Villas

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    And now we move on to the three bedroom villa, which I can already tell will be stunning just by the entrance

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    The Copper Creek DVC 3 bedroom villa is gorgeous! DIsney never disappointes when it comes to their resorts and this is no exception

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    If you're bored with the awesomeness in the villa you can always relax with these views of Bay Lake and the woods

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    Or you can just stare in amazement at this massive TV and entertainment system

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    The bathrooms, oh my...you can definitely bathe, shower and all that in style at these DVC Villas

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    I mean, who doesn't want to watch TV in your bathroom mirror as you shower and get ready for a day at Disney!?!?!

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    Not only are there villas but now luxury cabins as part of the DVC Expansion at Wilderness Lodge

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    The Copper Creek cabins remind me a lot of the bungalows at the Plynesian resort. Very spacious but has a cozy feel to it.

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    You can eat indoors at a large rustic table or outdoors at a picnic table in a screened-in patio

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    You also have your own personal hot tub spa on the patio, to unwind and enjoy nature right in the backyard

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    Again with the amazing bathroom with a TV in the mirror

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    Love the little touches Disney adds to all their resorts, to make things like this not just a normal walkway

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    Another new addition to Wilderness Lodge is Geyser Point Bar and Grill. It's an upscale outdoor lounge with table and quick service.

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    At the bar their featured cocktails can only be found here. Looks like a decent beer selection and some nice snacks too.

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    I tried the Cascadia Sangria Cocktail, since it's a hot summer day and it sounded refreshing. I loved it! Very unique and tasty.

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    Right next to the bar at Geyser Point is a lovely little seating area overlooking Bay Lake

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    Disney's Wilderness Lodge has always been a beautiful resort and the new Copper Creek DVC is a perfect addition. Very well done!

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    One last visit to DisneyQuest at Walt Disney World

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    At long last DisneyQuest at Walt Disney World is no more. And despite a few people who staged a sit-in the day after it's closure (seriously?) it doesn't seem that it will be missed. 
    ​Still, Renée and a whole bunch of other people decided to make one last visit last weekend. Enjoy
    ​Written by Renée Girard
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    One final visit to DisneyQuest. Because why not?

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    Hose of Blues has happy hour going on. Nothing wrong with a Margarita beforehand!

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    Oh boy, here we go.

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    Posters for attractions in the elevator instead of the long gone video of the Genie that used to welcome guests.

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    Ventureport, the entrance to all the "zones" in DisneyQuest

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    There are Explore, Create, Score and Replay zones

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    Create zone is actually interesting, with interactive activities such as Animation Academy

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    The Create Zone is home to the once popular Cyberspace Mountain, where you can design and ride your own coaster.

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    We attempted to ride Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam ... but got e-stopped (kind of like the actual Ducks in the playoffs)

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    DisneyQuest was REALLY crowded. Guess everybody is visiting one last time too.

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    The Comix attraction structure still remains but the ride has been gone for quite some time.

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    All attractions, including Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster had a pretty good line. So we passed on those.

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    Sooo, we decided happy hour at House of Blues was a better option than handling the crowds. Thanks for the memories DisneyQuest!!!

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    Trip Report: Canada's Wonderland a beautiful park with two top-20 coasters.

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    Last week while spending some time up in Canada we got to visit one of the theme parks that has been at the top of our "must visit" lists for a LONG time. And Canada's Wonderland sure didn't disappoint. 
    It's easy to say this park is in our top 20 parks to visit, hopefully below you'll see why. 
    Written by Gregg Condon
    Welcome to Canada's Wonderland 
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    Home to two incredible B&M Hyper/Giga coasters. We'll touch more on Behemoth and Leviathan a bit more down below. 
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    The entrance reminded us a LOT of Kings Dominion except in place of a tower, you've got a mountain. Very Canadian. 
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    We happened to be visiting while Canada was celebrating their 150th birthday. Which meant lots of awesome Canada shows on their History Channel. It was a nice change from what we get on our "History" channel here in the states. 
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    Mandatory Starbucks 
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    An absolutely beautiful park
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    The first coaster we came to was Flight Deck, our first Canadian Coaster Credit 
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    It wasn't the worst SLC we've ridden, but it's still an SLC
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    Right next to Flight Deck is Time Warp. It's nice they have the two worst coasters in the park right next to each other. =)
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    Have to admit, I was kind of looking forward to riding this, well until I rode it. I'll give it that it's an incredibly unique coaster, but nothing any of us in the group needed to ride again later in the day. 
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    One thing that makes a park stand out for us is a park that has a great variety of different rides. And Canada's Wonderland has just that. Some amazing and unique flat rides like Sledge Hammer. 
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    This was our second Backlot Stunt Coaster (after riding the one at King's Dominion) and I have to admit, I didn't remember the one at KD being quite as rough as this one. Still fun though. 
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    Oh, Behemoth is over here too. One of the best B&M hypers we've ridden. In fact, this park probably has our top two B&M hyper/giga's. But more on that below. =) 
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    More amazing flat rides. Love these giant enterprises and wish there were more of them. 
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    Psyclone was fun, but kind of a short ride cycle. 
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    After lunch at Coasters and seeing the Canadian Prime Minister (yes he was there) we came over to Vortex. Now as a fan of Ninja at SFMM this was probably one of my most anticipated coasters of the day. 
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    And this did NOT disappoint. To put it bluntly, this ride hauls ass. 
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    From start to finish it does not let up and could probably go another 1000 feet without breaking a sweat. We rode this multiple times throughout the day as periodic storms drove people away. 
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    Sadly we only saw Soaring Timbers run once all day even though we passed this area multiple times. So we didn't get to ride. 
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    Okay, Leviathan, where to even begin with this. 

    First off, the long-standing rumor was that this coaster was destined for Knott's Berry Farm and for whatever reason was sent to Canada's Wonderland even though they had gotten Behemoth only a few years earlier. 
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    Why it went here and not to some other Cedar Fair park is anybody's guess, but seriously Behemoth and Leviathan are easily top 15 coasters and they are BOTH in the same park. Either would be the best coaster in the state of CA with the exception of Twisted Colossus. 
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    The rumor is that Knott's is FINALLY going to get it's Hyper/Giga next year, and if it is anywhere close to the greatness of these two rides then those of us west of the Mississippi are FINALLY going to have a Hyper coaster that is amazing. 
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    Oh yeah, even with all these coasters and flat rides, we're still in a beautiful park. Seriously, it's awesome. 
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    Speaking of awesome, our friend Nicholas from CWMania came by to hang with us for a bit until the big thunderstorm came. Then he took off along with probably 3/4 of the people who were in the park. 

    Which made the rest of our afternoon/evening pretty amazing. 
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    Dragon Fire was pretty awesome for an older Arrow 
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    Nice themed area 
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    Dudes and Dudettes, Beaver Tails ... amazing. 
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    The Mountain, which has two rides in it and one that goes on top of it. 
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    Speaking of one of the rides, let's talk a bit about Wonder Mountain's Guardian. 

    The only video/pictures I'd seen of this ride were from it's first year when the media was some kind of "bugs" thing. As the first Triotech ride it was kind of a test and the media didn't fit the ride AT ALL. 

    Well apparently since that first season they've updated the media to fit the theme of the mountain. And while some of the screens are far too visible, and some of the 3D needed a bit of help we all really enjoyed this attraction. WAY more than we thought we would. The coaster part is pretty fun and the media definitely fits the ride now. We actually enjoyed it more than Iron Reef if you can believe that (many of you will). =) 
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    After a nice thunderstorm what else is one to do except go on some water rides. Love all the natural trees around the park. 
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    You'd think in Canada the rain wouldn't drive people away, but it totally did. 
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    Some rain, a classic Arrow, a fake mountain and a real rainbow. 
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    We decided to seek wind because we could. =) 

    I have to say, this one seemed to spin a bit faster than the ones at Knott's and Kings Dominion. 
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    They had a lot of distance things like this around the park, apparently for physics day. Not sure what the "first arrow" thing was, because Dragon Fire wasn't the first arrow. Hmm. Anybody? 
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    And we'll leave you with one last shot of  the beautiful mountain with some amazing clouds behind it. 
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    We had an AMAZING time at Wonderland and we'll probably be going up to Canada at least once a year for the foreseaable future and we will for sure be visiting this park when we do visit. 

    We hope you enjoyed and if you make your way up to Ontario this park should definitely be on your to-do list. 

    We'll have more updates from our trip later this week from the Hockey Hall of Fame and from Seabreeze park in Western New York. 
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    Preview of Metro Park Pub at Six Flags Magic Mountain

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    Wednesday night we got a great preview of the new Metro Park Pub inside the all new Metropolis at Six Flags Magic Mountain. In addition, we got some opening day info for Justice League. 

    The ride will open on July 12th and Media Night will be on July 11th, we will of course be there. Check out the report below. 
    Written by Matthew Nelson
    It was a beautiful day at Magic Mountain
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    But this is really why we're here 
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    Before we head to the Pub, a look at the Justice League facade 
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    The Pub has lots of places to sit and enjoy a nice spring, summer or fall evening (let's face it, we don't get much winter) 
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    They are still doing some work prior to the grand opening on the 12th 
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    Riddlers was testing as well 
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    We had an AMAZING ride on X2 
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    And a look at the amazing fountain. Love the lights they've put here. 
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    Mine Blower now open at Fun Spot America

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    We're not quite done with new rides opening for 2017 and yesterday Orlando saw it's newest coaster opening at Fun Spot America. 

    Mine Blower looks amazing and we'll have a full review of the ride later this week. 
    Written by Renée ​Girard
    ​Today's the day! Orlando's newest coaster, Mine Blower, has officially opened at Fun Spot America.
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    A little bit of theming added to the entrance of Mine Blower.
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    ​This coaster flies up the lift hill right into the first drop!
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    ​After the drop you go right to the inversion, and it looks awesome!
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    Some finishing touches still going on at the bottom of the coaster. ​
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    Mine Blower speeds through the track with happy riders. We didn't have a chance to ride it tonight but will this week! ​
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    If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check out the POV of this amazing ride. 
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