...and then this big one ARRRRGH! I got the impression that these were sea monsters, or lake monsters, or monsters somehow related to water, but now I'm not sure why. Maybe because there's a big pond underneath much of the ride?
Theming aside, Regina was designed by the Stand Company, who also designed Nagashima's White Cyclone, another woodie we'd be sampling down the pike.
All the landscaping around Regina is quite lovely, with an abundance of shady trees and green vegetation. I wish I'd taken a shot of the rambling unpaved path that leads to this ride's queue; it's like they built a big wooden coaster in some quiet corner of Central Park.
But I'll leave it to the two photos directly below to say most of what needs to be said about this ride. Keep in mind, we'd all just staggered away, sweaty and spent, from the Kawasemi ERT...
No one looks miserable. I see a couple of smiles even, Nozzy and Caroline, Sean in the back there... Steve, I think, is just wiping his brow, not slapping his forehead in disgust. I think.
But really. Are these the faces of riders who can't wait to get back in line? I submit that they are not. (I only rode once.)
It was fairly hot that morning, so anything that looked like it might be air-conditioned was getting our business, including Star Cross Meteor Attack!
The waiting room just outside the pre-show, man, it was nice and cold in there! JC and Steve examine the outer space storage shelves. |
