Park Rush

Busch Gardens has become home to two new coasters since Park Rush last covered it in a trip report, so this week we can provide our first feedback on both Tigris and the long-awaited Iron Gwazi. Classics like Sheikra and Montu also get their due, plus the park's line-up of animal exhibits and the general state of things as it continues to recover from 2020's coronavirus shutdown.

You can find Tom's Twitter thread from Busch Gardens here: https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1521125970715029504.

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SeaWorld was looking a little worse for wear when Tom and the fam visited in April and May, with some of the park's rides and experiences a shadow of their former selves. But amongst all the disappointment, do elite coasters like Manta still make it worth a visit?

Note: Tom was pretty sleep drunk when we recorded this episode as he was in between late shifts, and his description of Ice Breaker is.... not great? For a better take, we recommend this video by Park Stop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrApu1fmzmw.

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Islands of Adventure almost seems unfairly attractive these days, with its two newest rollercoasters among the very best you can find across Florida's theme parks. Tom guides Josh through his recent time at Universal Orlando's second gate, including Hagrid's Word Soup, Velocicoaster, and all the old favourites.

You can find Tom's Twitter threads from Universal Orlando here:

You can watch the live stream Tom was part of here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IR8zIrE0FA&t=8029s

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Tom spent plenty of time at Universal Studios on his 2022 Florida trip and guides Josh through the park, from old favourites like ET to surprisingly great additions like The Bourne Stuntacular! We've also got food reviews from a couple of the newest eateries on site, thoughts on the nighttime fireworks show, and speculate on what Universal Creative could do to freshen Studios up over the next few years.

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You can watch the live stream Tom was part of here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IR8zIrE0FA&t=8029s

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We're back from the continent to give you a catch up on all the fun we had across five of Europe's major theme parks: Europa Park, Tripsdrill, Phantasialand, Movie Park, and Efteling. Full trip reports from each park to come in the weeks and months ahead!

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Our Hollywood Studios trip report continues with everything that isn't Star Wars (for the most part, there is some Star Wars here)! From the classics like Tower Of Terror to Tom's first experience of Toy Story Land, there's a lot to get through.

Find the as-it-happened day one DHS Twitter thread here - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1518563242511151104.

And day two - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1521818951210184705.

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Hollywood Studios has changed a lot since Tom was last there, and there's so much to talk about that we decided to split the trip report into two parts! First up, the experience of what it's actually like to even get into the park - and then a deep dive on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!

Find the as-it-happened day one DHS Twitter thread here - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1518563242511151104.

And day two - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1521818951210184705.

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled Florida trip reports to bring you exciting news of an upcoming Park Rush expedition to the continent, where we plan to explore some of the world's greatest theme parks that aren't in the US or Asia! Florida trip reports will resume next week with part one of Hollywood Studios - yes, part one. After 90 minutes of talking and not getting any further than Star Wars, we figured it'd better be split across two episodes.

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Finally, after more than 20 years of going to Florida, Tom and family finally gave EPCOT a proper shake and found it to be one of the very best theme park days out of our 2022 trip! On this week's episode, hear all about what it's like to visit during the Flower and Garden Festival, some Genie+ tips, and how the addition of Ratatouille has served the park.

Find the as-it-happened EPCOT Twitter thread here - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1519293019572391937.

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Tom reports back from Animal Kingdom with tips on how best to approach a day at Disney World's fourth theme park, including the value - or not - of Genie+ and Avatar: Flight of Passage's individual Lightning Lane.

Find the as-it-happened Animal Kingdom Twitter thread here - https://twitter.com/ParkRushPodcast/status/1520000981819404289.

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