bobbinbop20
04-09-2010, 11:48 PM
Ah, The Mall of America, The main reason of are trip was for Valleyfair, but we decided to stop here too for a few hours to get some credits and so I could experience a Euro Fighter ;) ..... I'm just now making this PTR even though I visited 9 months ago... :eek:
Anyway from what I remember this place was pretty darn fun for being in a mall and all... There was actually a ton of things to do and if I wasn't thinking about how it was in a mall, I could have easily forgot that there was a roof over this place, They even have fake trees placed accordingly. There wasn't very many people in the park so there was no lines or anything or that nature, just walk ride up and get on the ride.
The Sponge Bob Euro Fighter was very impressive for being squeezed into such a tight space, I really really enjoyed it. I do remember being taken by surprise by the drop's angle of decent, and how smooth and extremely quite this ride it.
The Intamin half pipe ride was also pretty intense and a fun experience, although it was broken pretty much the entire time we were there, we did actually get to ride twice, something was wrong with the ride where only one side spinned, so we got to experience both sides... the spinning one was much better!
Nothing else really to mention, except this bizarre really fun flat ride that I'll put a picture of below... Oh yeah, also there mini drop tower was super fun and gave lots and lots of airtime!
On to the pictures!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3697.jpg
Southwest is my favorite airline and it's extremely convenient when your flying out of Chicago, we just took a 1 hour flight for $49 round trip instead of driving 7 hours.... much better Idea! My dad seriously woke up in the morning and was like you know what, I feel like going to Minneapolis today, so 3 hours later we were on a plane! I love my random trips!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3698.jpg
tra la la, we've arrived!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3699.jpg
Naturally we hit up the Euro Fighter first
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3700.jpg
And Naturally it was fantastic
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3710.jpg
This was the one "bad part" though because it went slow through the zero g and it was a bit painful resting on the restraints, the rest was good though!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3715.jpg
Such a mess of track
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3721.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3732.jpg
Pepsi Rip Saw, decent little ride
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3736.jpg
good drop tower!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3742.jpg
View from said drop tower
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3752.jpg
Powered Coaster
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3760.jpg
Where whore's so were gonna count it as a credit, yay credits!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3762.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3769.jpg
That's a very circular loop
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3770.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3772.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3774.jpg
Intamin Half Pipe
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3778.jpg
Same exact thing as a Tony Hawk's Big Spin, this one seemed a bit rough though
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3790.jpg
You have to scan your wristband every time you get on a ride
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3795.jpg
Spinny
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3801.jpg
There's the flat ride I was talking about earlier
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3809.jpg
Overbankedness
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3827.jpg
Spongebob's Undersides ;)
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3830.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3832.jpg
"It's the Climb... keep your faith.. keep your faayayayayayaaithhh ohhhhh the climb" yeah, you got a problem with Miley?
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3848.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3851.jpg
I forgot what this was called, but it was fun
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3854.jpg
Our onride pictures on the Log Flume
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3861.jpg
Avatar finally opened!! "cheers"
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3873.jpg
I was fearing the whole time we were there that it wasn't gonna open and I wasn't gonna get my credit... but I did!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3885.jpg
The control Panel
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3888.jpg
These are like a cheaper version of an Intamin Impulse Coaster
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3889.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3897.jpg
We went on this strange haunted mansion type dark ride
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3899.jpg
It was ok
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3901.jpg
Certainly not as good as the scooby doo one's
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3906.jpg
Plus almost all the targets didn't work so these were our final scores.... haha yeah....
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3916.jpg
Then we go lost and couldn't figure out how to get out of the parking garage to get to the hotel across the street.... were just that good.
Overall, good time at the mall of america, at this time in my life I had 69 credits ;)... until the next day when we went to Valleyfair!
THE END!!
Anyway from what I remember this place was pretty darn fun for being in a mall and all... There was actually a ton of things to do and if I wasn't thinking about how it was in a mall, I could have easily forgot that there was a roof over this place, They even have fake trees placed accordingly. There wasn't very many people in the park so there was no lines or anything or that nature, just walk ride up and get on the ride.
The Sponge Bob Euro Fighter was very impressive for being squeezed into such a tight space, I really really enjoyed it. I do remember being taken by surprise by the drop's angle of decent, and how smooth and extremely quite this ride it.
The Intamin half pipe ride was also pretty intense and a fun experience, although it was broken pretty much the entire time we were there, we did actually get to ride twice, something was wrong with the ride where only one side spinned, so we got to experience both sides... the spinning one was much better!
Nothing else really to mention, except this bizarre really fun flat ride that I'll put a picture of below... Oh yeah, also there mini drop tower was super fun and gave lots and lots of airtime!
On to the pictures!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3697.jpg
Southwest is my favorite airline and it's extremely convenient when your flying out of Chicago, we just took a 1 hour flight for $49 round trip instead of driving 7 hours.... much better Idea! My dad seriously woke up in the morning and was like you know what, I feel like going to Minneapolis today, so 3 hours later we were on a plane! I love my random trips!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3698.jpg
tra la la, we've arrived!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3699.jpg
Naturally we hit up the Euro Fighter first
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3700.jpg
And Naturally it was fantastic
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3710.jpg
This was the one "bad part" though because it went slow through the zero g and it was a bit painful resting on the restraints, the rest was good though!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3715.jpg
Such a mess of track
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3721.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3732.jpg
Pepsi Rip Saw, decent little ride
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3736.jpg
good drop tower!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3742.jpg
View from said drop tower
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3752.jpg
Powered Coaster
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3760.jpg
Where whore's so were gonna count it as a credit, yay credits!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3762.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3769.jpg
That's a very circular loop
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3770.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3772.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3774.jpg
Intamin Half Pipe
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3778.jpg
Same exact thing as a Tony Hawk's Big Spin, this one seemed a bit rough though
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3790.jpg
You have to scan your wristband every time you get on a ride
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3795.jpg
Spinny
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3801.jpg
There's the flat ride I was talking about earlier
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3809.jpg
Overbankedness
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3827.jpg
Spongebob's Undersides ;)
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3830.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3832.jpg
"It's the Climb... keep your faith.. keep your faayayayayayaaithhh ohhhhh the climb" yeah, you got a problem with Miley?
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3848.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3851.jpg
I forgot what this was called, but it was fun
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3854.jpg
Our onride pictures on the Log Flume
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3861.jpg
Avatar finally opened!! "cheers"
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3873.jpg
I was fearing the whole time we were there that it wasn't gonna open and I wasn't gonna get my credit... but I did!
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3885.jpg
The control Panel
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3888.jpg
These are like a cheaper version of an Intamin Impulse Coaster
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3889.jpg
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3897.jpg
We went on this strange haunted mansion type dark ride
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3899.jpg
It was ok
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3901.jpg
Certainly not as good as the scooby doo one's
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3906.jpg
Plus almost all the targets didn't work so these were our final scores.... haha yeah....
http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/trip_reports/bobbinbop20/nu_7_10_2009/100_3916.jpg
Then we go lost and couldn't figure out how to get out of the parking garage to get to the hotel across the street.... were just that good.
Overall, good time at the mall of america, at this time in my life I had 69 credits ;)... until the next day when we went to Valleyfair!
THE END!!