Matt N
TS Member
- Favourite Ride
- Shambhala (PortAventura Park)
Apologies @D4n; I had a feeling that that one might be controversial.Dinosaur is one of the best dark rides in Florida and including it in any kind of "worst rides" list is frankly bizarre. It's twice the ride Duel will ever be that's for sure.
Would love to hear your justification for this latest controversial opinion @Matt N
I admit that including it may have been a bit harsh on my part, so I apologise for that, but I admit that I really didn’t rate it at all. I was even pretty oblivious to the hype the ride gets when I rode it, so I wouldn’t even say that it’s down to disappointment.
In terms of why I didn’t particularly like it, I thought there were big swathes of it that were very dark and didn’t really have much scenery, and I found the whole premise of it a little difficult to follow. I also thought that the transit system was quite jolty, and seemed less refined than the similar systems utilised by companies like Universal.
I feel like objectively, I should rate it a lot higher than I do, but I’ve ridden the ride twice (2014 and 2019), and I’ve got to say that while it wasn’t necessarily a bad ride by any means, I wasn’t especially sold on it either time, and there are numerous dark rides out there that I personally enjoy far more. Maybe I just don’t get what the ride is trying to do, and that’s why I don’t enjoy it much. Or perhaps I just need to give it another go; they do always say that the 3rd time is the charm!
I’m very sorry for my opinion @D4n; I hope you understand.