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Erik Johnson Former captain of the Arrow bus.
Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Total posts: 5303 Location: Gainesville, Florida Age: 36 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: Photo TR: Wild Adventures |
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I finally made it back to Wild Adventures this past weekend after being away from the park for more than two years. Wild Adventures is technically my home park (it is 2 miles closer than Universal Orlando), so I should be the one responsible to finally do a huge update for this park. I have noticed quite a few improvements since Herschend Family Entertainment took over the park. For one, they pretty much had every attraction open including all the coasters. Overall the place seemed cleaner and had better operations. Also we found that the employee friendliness to really be top notch.
I know that not many people are able to get to this park due to its geographical location (Nothing is close to Valdosta, Georgia) so I will include a lot of photos.
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| Wild Adventures is located near Valdosta, Georgia. It is very close to the Florida/Georgia border. |
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| Ok, let us go into the park. |
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| We are first greeted by peacocks. |
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| With a Wild Adventures season pass, you get a 50% discount on a ticket to any other Herschend park. |
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| Where are we again, oh right. |
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| The park is actually pretty large with a lot of attractions. |
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| It was also Eric's first trip to the park. |
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| Ok, let us head on over to some coasters. |
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| Ant Farm Express is a Vekoma Skater. |
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| It is an actual roller skater coaster car. |
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| Ready to earn your credit? |
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| Its a typical roller skater layout. |
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| Here is another batch of riders. |
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| Wow, Wild Aventures has become a big league park now. |
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| It is difficult to get a good picture due to all the trees in the area. |
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| This pony ride area is located where Tiger Terror used to be. Tiger got sold to the Lowry Zoo in Tampa. |
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| It really looks better than the old Tiger Terror area. |
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| It even has some nice theming. |
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| As far as I know, this attraction is only for kids. |
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| Let us head on over to another land. |
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| They also have one of these as well. |
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| It is called The Aviator. |
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| Let's go check out the rapids ride. |
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| This is part of the layout. |
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| The boats were a bit unusual, but they can fit quite a few people. |
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| This was very important to know. |
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| You first had to cross over before getting into the boat. |
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| Another gorup of riders waiting for a boat. |
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| The next one was our boat. |
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| We were suprised to find there was not any type of restraints on this ride. |
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| Here is the whirlpool feature that is very popular over in Europe. |
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| That is the exit of the whirlpool area. |
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| After the whirlpool you go through the waterfall section. |
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| Welcome to the end of the ride. |
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| Another group of riders heading down the river. |
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| Here is some final theming near the exit. |
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Last edited by Erik Johnson on Tue May 26, 2009 7:19 pm |
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| Erik Johnson Former captain of the Arrow bus.
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Let us head on over to the world's best standard Vekoma Boomerang. |
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| I have taken many sign photos for the Park Index. |
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| It does not smash in your head as much as others do. |
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| This would be the workhorse of the ride. |
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| Some random show that we did not see. |
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| Who are these guys again? ;) |
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| Just like in Roller Coaster Tycoon, it took us 5 minutes to find the entrance. |
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| Seriously, it was difficult to find. |
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| After walking for a while, we found the station. |
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| Next was the mini-mine-train, Gold Rush. |
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| It is difficult to get good shots of the layout, but you get the idea. |
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| Hangman is considered to be the very best standard Vekoma SLC in the world. No joke! |
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| There is a little bit of of theming. |
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| The exact same train of riders. |
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| For whatever reason, this SLC you do not get banged up nearly as much as the others. |
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| Maybe the wheels track much better in Georgia, really who knows. |
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| Usually I never double ride SLCs, but I did this one today. |
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Last edited by Erik Johnson on Tue May 26, 2009 6:39 pm |
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| Erik Johnson Former captain of the Arrow bus.
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Swamp Thing is the final credit in the park. |
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| There is a little theming. |
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| Vekoma Junior Hang and Bang. |
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| Another group of riders. The ride isn't as bad as others. |
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| This gives you an idea of the layout. |
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| The Rattler was last year's new ride. |
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| The ride area was quite nice. |
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| Too bad the ride broke before we got to ride it. |
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| There were several people working on it to try to get it running again. |
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| I can not remember where the free Screamin Swings used to be, but they are gone. This is some random dirt pit. |
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| The tiger show is a must see. |
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| Wave good-bye to the cats. |
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| Erik Johnson Former captain of the Arrow bus.
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Part 4: Splash Island and more.
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| There is a free waterpark connected to the main park. |
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| This is where the new Tornado is located. |
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| We just found the new attraction. |
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| Well, that is pretty much the water park. |
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| Here you go Elissa. I did not forget about you. Insect-O-Slide. |
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| They do have concerts at Wild Adventures. |
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| We checked out the gift shop before leaving. |
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| I guess it is time to head on out. |
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| On the way out of the parking lot, you can get a closer look at Cheetah. |
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| I hope you enjoyed this Photo: TR |
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| downunder Bonafide Donkey Expert
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a fun little park with a surprisingly large coaster collection.
It's a shame this one is a little off the beaten track for the Deep South tour, there's some serious credit whoring in Valdosta.
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| Meteornotes Keeper Of The Carnivorous Bees!
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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I've only been to this place once (in 2001), but thought it was an OK place. I had no idea the Tiggr Terror was moved, that was my 200th coaster (I always pick quality for those milestones!).
Thanks for all the pics. Larry is probably very happy right now...
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| Calicoasters Full Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome TR! The park looks really good even for an Vekoma dominated park. I think I would favor any park that combines animals with coasters like BGA, SFDK, ect... I thought Boomerang at SFDK was also a really great ride, good to see there are more.
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| DBru Hannah Montana's #1 Fanboy!
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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I visited the park the year after Cheetah opened, and my whole family loved the place. There were plenty of rides that I enjoyed, prices were incredibly, and it was almost like we were the only people in the park (very light crowd). Cheetah was a great coaster, and Double Shot ran an amazing program. I remember the rapids ride being very fun, as well...
Besides the addition of the water park and more coasters, how has the park changed since 2002?
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| GatorChris I Guess Donkeys Are Okay Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Total posts: 29 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| PKI JizzMan Jizzy jizz jizz jizz jizz
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Wow...I didn't realize the park was that big! I only knew about the SLC, Cheetah, and the mini SLC.
Thanks for the pics.
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