Originally Posted By crapshoot <a href="http://www.knotts.com/public/park/rides/thrill/windseeker/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.knotts.com/public/p...ndex.cfm</a> Another thrill.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Oh dear. I am thinking I might need to build a park the whole family can enjoy. Not too thrilling and not tied to IP. A place people can play together.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ANd to think they have to shut down the Golden Zephyr frequently due to high winds. This will be interesting.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS What a waste of space. That poor Fiesta Village has had more facelifts than Joan Rivers.
Originally Posted By crapshoot Rode Windseeker for the first time yesterday. . . . . and the for the last time. BORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Yep. Also at Canada's Wonderland and will be Carowinds ride for next year as well.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "Oh dear. I am thinking I might need to build a park the whole family can enjoy. Not too thrilling and not tied to IP. A place people can play together." We have this same exact ride at Playland in Vancouver and my 6 year old Niece was able to ride. It really isnt a overly thrilling ride.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <. . . . and the for the last time. BORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING.> Really? Doesn't it provide the same sense of fun as the SS Swings (which are kinda fun, if not a headliner), only up high? Or is the swinging action itself not as fun?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Without the tilting action that the swings have, I would assume that Windseeker would be more similar to the Golden Zephyr. Gentle circular motion causing the cars to swing out, but nothing too interesting. And for some unknown reason, it's the only ride that makes me feel woozy. Put it several hundred feet in the air, taking away all the scenery, and you have the general concept of Windseeker. I'm planning a trip to Knott's at some point this fall, so I might have to check this out. Hopefully it won't have a long line, since it really doesn't look that exciting, and might make me sick.
Originally Posted By crapshoot << Hopefully it won't have a long line, since it really doesn't look that exciting, and might make me sick.>> It eats up a lot of people, as the ride duration is relatively short. But yeah, the swings are alot more fun to ride. Being low to the ground and spinning on a smaller diameter, the speed is more effective. The only thrill on Windseeker is the wind hitting you in the face. And since glasses aren't allowed, my eyes began watering and that became irritating.
Originally Posted By CDF1 I guess I'm the odd type of person that would find being suspended 300 feet above the ground in a chair under any circumstances to be a less than pleasureable experience. I did go on the old Parachute drop ride at Knotts once - pretty much enough to confirm for me my distate of such heights.
