Yay I've gone bronze and no tanning bed in sight!!
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Yay I've gone bronze and no tanning bed in sight!!
Thanks to everyone for your ratings and comments.
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Sue
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Anyone who read my report on Thunder Mountain at Disney Land Paris will know that it will always remain my favourite ride at the resort for emotional reasons; but for sheer thrill factor my favourite ride at the resort can be found in the Studios and is - Aerosmith Rock N' Roller Coaster .
The ride opened in Paris on March 16, 2001, my first time on the ride was during our visit at New Year 2003; on previous visits I 'wimped out' on trying it - how wrong I was- think of al the rides I missed !!
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster ( or as we always call it 'Aerosmith' ) is an enclosed, 82-second ride with a roll-over corkscrew feature accompanied by a blasting Aerosmith soundtrack. There are five trains and each of them carries a different soundtrack: Dude Looks Like a Lady, Love in an Elevator / Roller Coaster, Walk This Way / Rock This Way, Nine Lives and Sweet Emotion
The ride is situated in the studios near to the Moteurs Action Stunt Show and is clearly marked by a large colourful sign - : "Rock 'n' Roller Coaster avec Aerosmith". My two daughters, having experienced
the ride and loved it eventually persuaded me to go on - I was VERY nervous !!
We had to climb up steps to enter the ride and found ourselves in a room with display cases exhibiting a series of guitars from famous rockstars. We were then told that we had "access all areas" status and went through to the "hall of fame" which was decorated with posters and memorabilia from the last fifty years of rock music. Then we waited for the doors to open to the "studio" itself ( all this depends on the length of the queue for the ride - I have been very lucky to have been on many occassions when we have literally just walked straight on to the ride) When the doors opened, we shuffled into a small room for a pre-show where we saw an actual Aerosmith recording session. In the foreground, were microphones and instruments; in the background, was the control room, where a producer was working. The whole impression was of a real studio.
Aerosmith, led by singer Steven Tyler then entered this 'studio' and Tyler went on to describe the ride, next thing the door to the ride itself opens as we have a 'VIP pass' to try out the ride. After a short while, a door opens, and we were invited to 'walk this way' and there we were the carriage - my heart was beating very quickly now - what had I let myself in for? The "Soundtrackers" taking us on our trip look a lot like the Space Mountain ones but are longer and passengers sit two-abreast and each train holds 28 passengers. We hopped in ( in my case very nervously!!), pulled the safety bars over our shoulders, the train rumbled into launch position and waited for an electronic signboard to give us the go-ahead. Loudspeakers in our headrests start to pump out a familiar Aerosmith tune - this time it was Love in an Elevator. (lean your head back against the headrest when the music starts to get the full effect.) The electronic screen was showing a countdown which all added to the atmosphere, and built up tension superbly ( a bit too much for me!!). When we finally got the green light - after hearing 3 -2 -1- we hurtled forward into the dark and blasted through a full 360-degree loop-de-loop and hurtle twisting and banking onward into the dark. With Steve Tyler yelling 'Going Down' in my ear I spun through a tight corkscrew loop and was swept around tight bends. Despite the dramatic motion, the entire ride was remarkably smooth, the transitions from one section to the next were seamless. There were no stomach-wrenching drops and even when I was upside upside down in the initial loop I felt very secure feels - hooray for G forces!!
The combined effects of motion, darkness, light, and sound blended together into an incredibly satisfying experience which ends up as you slowly travel through a tunnel back to the station with some VERY bright lights flashing in your eyes - of course at the shop!!
I got out of the train with a huge smile plastered across my face and uttered the famous words 'are we going again!!'
Type: Thrill Ride FastPass: Yes Length: 2 minutes Typical Wait: 25 - 120 minutes Height Requirement: 48 inches Age Requirement: 7 years (3 years with an adult) Warnings: Health, Strobe Lights, Loud Noises
Summary: A fantastic heart pounding, high energy ride - not to be missed
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Rock & Roller Coaster,Walt Disney Studio, Disneyland Paris
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