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Industry => Trip Reports and Meeting Plans => Topic started by: darkridedan on December 11, 2008, 11:31:56 PM

Title: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: darkridedan on December 11, 2008, 11:31:56 PM: The day after CAD, I headed to Matt's place and met up with Kevin and Emily.

Then we headed to Lancaster County.

Here's the beef.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291292993_nG7QA-M.jpg)
I think the milk will be off.

Do you think he takes unleaded?
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293115_jGNkA-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293055_jGnhs-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293176_XY6CC-M.jpg)

Here is a cute pic of Kevin and Emily.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293497_Yx86T-L.jpg)
Emily thinks they look like tools. Is it the hoodies, going to Dutch Wonderland without a kid or that thumbs up Kevin is sporting?!/b]

and Matt makes a complete set.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293559_C7TBr-M.jpg)

I didn't get the hoodie memo.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293679_DL2MD-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293722_VQGRK-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291293886_m4xqG-M.jpg)
Good Lord!

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291294023_S6cFq-M.jpg)

They have antique cars
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291294303_TuxUe-M.jpg)

a Flying Trapeze
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291294423_y4dXp-M.jpg)

and a Matt milking a cow.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291294484_TCtc2-M.jpg)
Hope your hands are warm!

I had to.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291294784_AehE6-M.jpg)
Scaring little kids with loud noises is what I do.

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291294833_e4JYX-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291295071_wQFZc-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/291295140_BEAjM-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292391457_iHrM8-L.jpg)

Ok. We came for the coasters.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292391949_rC6ft-M.jpg)

as opposed to sitting in the parking lot
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292392372_xeSXd-M.jpg)

watching the coaster, in the dormant winter
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292392124_Lv2p4-M.jpg)

Here's the Joust
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292392503_Wob4p-M.jpg)

It's about a credit.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292404887_Asijq-M.jpg)

aboat a credit
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292392806_Qs5a2-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393020_xC5em-M.jpg)
They have lots of pretty gardens. Let's take a look...
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393207_tdmX6-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393473_gL96c-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393623_LcZEz-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393284_GMvqx-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393950_5qR2v-M.jpg)

They have a purple dinosaur
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292397486_wZMim-M.jpg)

a Mad House
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292398068_VtVP7-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292398158_fHLgF-M.jpg)

and a Space Shuttle.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292400150_Szwtb-M.jpg)
This shouldn't go upside.

Hey, it's no
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292398353_KKtcK-M.jpg)
Fly Me to the Moon

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292400382_pqDEB-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292401046_DJWtj-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292400863_67wja-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292401298_3ZRQa-M.jpg)

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(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292403950_NZ9Kx-M.jpg)
No wonder I've been eating pretzels while putting this together.

One more ride on the Kingdom Coaster.
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292405409_Lsfdd-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292405645_CwjMS-M.jpg)

It's a nice, smooth, fast-paced coaster. Its design is similar to Wild One, an out-and-back with a helix at the end. The front provided a better ride to me than the back, because it was faster and had some airtime.

and off we went to the crazy bridge
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292406385_KinVA-M.jpg)

(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292406740_gKF8r-M.jpg)

Edited for your enjoyment
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: AV Matt on December 12, 2008, 01:33:45 AM: Awesome flashback!
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: overlord on December 12, 2008, 11:30:56 AM: Man...I haven't been there in ages.
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: WadeJ on December 15, 2008, 08:26:28 AM: We went for the Halloween event and to be honest, it sucked. But I have to say, the place looks totally different in the summer. It's actually nice looking with greenery.

I guess we'll have to check it out again because the insane crowd levels made it possible to only get 3 or 4 rides in the whole day and one of those was the super slide!

Nice TR :)
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: Robert T Ackerman on December 15, 2008, 05:23:11 PM: Quote
(http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/photos/292393284_GMvqx-M.jpg)

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!!!!!
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: AV Matt on December 15, 2008, 08:55:17 PM: LOL
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: darkridedan on December 25, 2008, 01:05:12 AM: Quote from: WadeJ on December 15, 2008, 08:26:28 AM
I guess we'll have to check it out again because the insane crowd levels made it possible to only get 3 or 4 rides in the whole day and one of those was the super slide!

Nice TR :)

Thanks Wade.

I think the crowds were light and sporadic. It was May 3rd and the forecast was rain. It's a nice looking park and very reminicent of Hershey.

They have twirling turtles.
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: dkny6363 on July 30, 2012, 05:06:52 PM: Always wondered what dutch wonderland was all about. Seems neat and quirky, but probably not worth the $40 to get in. One day...
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: AV Matt on July 31, 2012, 04:13:30 PM: It is neat and quirky. I milked a cow there (it was water in a fake cow, but still...)
But it's best served with a discounted admission. We paid $20 with our Hershey passes. The junior woodie is no Wooden Warrior, but a great family ride. And the spinning turtles tilt-a-whirl, the water bridge, and the sick 6 person Houdini ride.. Very charming place.
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: dkny6363 on July 31, 2012, 07:14:43 PM: I think its about 35 bucks on top of the cheapest hershey price now a days.

Whats the deal with the simulator? I've heard its kind of a big deal.
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: AV Matt on July 31, 2012, 07:21:04 PM: I forget. Is there a simulator in addition to the Houdini style ride? The mini Houdini is a trip. Very disorienting. And potentially nausiating.
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: Robert T Ackerman on July 31, 2012, 08:34:45 PM: If you go, just don't let a random kid ride the coaster with you for 10 consecutive rides.
Title: Re: Dutch Wonderland with Matt, Kevin and Emily
Post by: WadeJ on July 31, 2012, 08:35:55 PM: They have one of the only remaining Astroliners just like the one Clementon used to have. Unfortunately, it's now just using a really small LCD tv in place of the movie screen but it's still really awesome that they've kept it running!