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User Name: gyk182
Member Since: 12/12/2004 3:24:00 PM
Home Town: Aurora, OH
Account Status: Verified User
User Tag: Senior Critic (Total Posts:76)
Reviews Posted: 39
Reviews Rating Received: 26 Good - 3 Bad
Reviews Comments Posted: 37
Message Board Posts: 0
News Comments Posts: 0
Last Seen: 3/10/2011 5:40:25 PM
Biography: I think, for everyone’s sake here on the site, I should review exactly what a review of a park, ride, or attraction should be like. I know that I’m relatively new here, so I really need to earn my say, but I’m one to take action… It’s important to understand these simple review-writing ideas:

1) State both the pros and cons of the ride. Don’t exaggerate and say there are no bad things / good things, because there always are.
2) Tell us about the ride and what to expect. What is the atmosphere like? What about the roughness / clarity / sounds? Are they top notch, or a step below?
3) To summarize, do you recommend the ride? Would you go on it if the wait was short? Or would you never go on it again. Once more, try to state this answer without going overboard claiming you’d never ever ever ride it ever again!
4) Finally, rate the ride on the scale of 1 - 10. I recommend saving this for last, because while writing the review you may remember things you had previously forgotten or your mind may have tipped in either direction.

Personally, I use a simple system of whether or not to rate someone else’s review as a “good” or as a “bad.” I turn the above steps into questions and ask myself:

1) Did the poster list the pros and cons of the ride?
2) Did they explain the ride and what it is like?
3) Did they summarize, or leave me hanging with a statement like “It’s an OK ride” that could point either way: Recommend or not recommend?

That’s how I rate reviews. If I give a ride a 10 and you give it a 1 but explain why, your review deserves a “good” rating. If I give a ride a 10 and you do as well, but your review says “It was fun,” you really haven’t told me anything about the ride if I had not known what it was, now had you? Another thing to remember: Don’t give someone a bad rating because they didn’t agree with you. For example, I wrote a comprehensive, helpful, informative review on Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s “Curse of DarKastle: The Ride.” Because someone didn’t agree with what I said and thought it deserved a better /worse rating, they rated my review as “bad”.

I listed pros and cons, told about the ride, summarized by recommending it, and rated it an 8, but because someone didn’t agree with that rating, I now have a “bad” in my profile. It’s sad, because I wrote a quality review full of facts and opinions and because someone didn’t feel those facts and opinion were accurate (And so, in tune with there’s), I got a bad rating. Please keep this in mind while rating reviews. Thank you.
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Animal Kingdom Affection Section,  Cretaceous Trail,  Dinosaur,  Festival of the Lion King,  Flights of Wonder,  Its Tough to Be a Bug!,  Kali River Rapids,  Killimanjaro Safaris,  Maharajah Jungle Trek,  Pangani Forest Exploration Trail,  Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends,  Primeval Whirl,  Tarzan™ Rocks!,  TricerTop Spin,  Wildlife Express, 
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Alpengeist User Reviewed,  Apollos Chariot User Ranked #7 User Reviewed,  Battering Ram,  Big Bad Wolf User Reviewed,  Corkscrew Hill User Reviewed,  Curse of DarKastle User Ranked #4 User Reviewed,  Da Vincis Cradle,  Escape From Pompeii User Reviewed,  Le Scoot,  Loch Ness Monster,  R.L. Stines Haunted Lighthouse 3-D User Reviewed,  Sky Ride, 
California Adventure California Screamin User Reviewed,  Disney Animation,  Fliks Flyers,  Francis Ladybug Boogie,  Golden Dreams,  Golden Zephyr,  Grizzly River Run,  Heimlichs Chew Chew Train,  Hyperion Theater,  Its Tough to Be a Bug,  Jim Hensons Muppet Vision 3D,  Jumpin Jellyfish,  King Tritons Carousel,  Maliboomer,  Mission Tortilla Factory,  Mulholland Madness,  Orange Stinger,  Redwood Creek Challenge Trail,  Soarin Over California,  Sun Wheel,  Superstar Limo,  The Boudin Bakery,  Tower of Terror User Reviewed,  Tuck and Rolls DriveEm Buggies,  Who Wants to be a Millionaire, 
Cedar Point Antique Cars User Reviewed,  Blue Streak,  C.P. & L.E. Railroad,  Calypso,  Cedar Creek Mine Ride,  Cedar Downs Racing Derby User Reviewed,  Chaos,  Corkscrew,  Demon Drop,  Disaster Transport User Reviewed,  Gemini,  Giant Wheel,  Iron Dragon,  Jr. Gemini,  Magnum XL-200,  Mantis,  Matterhorn,  Mean Streak,  Midway Carousel,  Millennium Force User Reviewed,  Monster,  Ocean Motion,  Paddlewheel Excursions,  Power Tower,  Raptor User Reviewed,  Schwabinchen,  Sky Ride,  Snake River Falls User Reviewed,  Snoopys Summer Spectacular,  Space Spiral,  Thunder Canyon,  Top Thrill Dragster,  Troika,  Wave Swinger,  White Water Landing,  Wicked Twister,  WildCat,  Witches Wheel,  Woodstock Express, 
Circus Circus Hotel Casino Canyon Blaster,  Chaos,  Inverter,  Sling Shot,  The Rim Runner, 
Disneyland Park Alice in Wonderland,  Astro Orbitor,  Big Thunder Mountain Railroad,  Country Bear Playhouse,  Disneyland Railroad,  Enchanted Tiki Room,  Fantasmic!,  Haunted Mansion,  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,  Indiana Jones Adventure,  Its a Small World,  Jungle Cruise,  King Arthur Carrousel,  Mad Tea Party,  Matterhorn Bobsleds,  Mr. Toads Wild Ride,  Peter Pans Flight,  Pirates of the Caribbean,  Rocket Rods,  Space Mountain,  Splash Mountain,  Star Tours,  Tarzans Treehouse, 
Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour,  Backstage Pass,  Beauty and the Beast,  Fantasmic! User Reviewed,  Great Movie Ride, The,  Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular,  Muppet Vision 4-D,  Rockn Roller Coaster,  Sounds Dangerous,  Star Tours,  The Magic of Disney Animation,  Tower of Terror User Reviewed,  Voyage of The Little Mermaid,  Who Wants To Be A Millioniare, 
EPCOT Body Wars,  Circle of Life, The,  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,  Innoventions,  Journey Into Imagination,  Living Seas, The,  Space Ship Earth,  Test Track,  Universe of Energy, 
Geauga Lake About America,  Americana,  Batman Water Thrill Spectacular,  Beaver Land Mine Ride,  Bel Air Express,  Big Dipper,  Black Squid,  Boardwalk Typhoon,  Bounty,  Carousel,  Dodgems,  Dominator User Reviewed,  Double Loop,  El Dorado,  Grizzly Run,  Head Spin,  Merry Oldies,  Mission: Bermuda Triangle,  Mr. Hydes Nasty Fall User Reviewed,  Pepsi Plunge,  Pirates 4*D Adventure,  Raging Wolf Bobs,  Shipwreck Falls,  Shoukas Rockin Summer Symphony,  Sky Scraper,  Snow Fliers Extreme Team,  Steel Venom,  Texas Twister,  The Pirates Flight,  Thunderhawk User Reviewed,  Tiger Island Show,  Time Warp,  Villain, The,  Waterski Evolution,  X-Flight User Reviewed,  Yo-Yos, 
Islands of Adventure Adventures of Spiderman User Ranked #2,  Bilge-Rat Barges,  Caro-Suess-el,  Doctor Dooms Fearfall,  Eight Voyage of Sinbad,  Flight of the Hippogriff,  Incredible Hulk Coaster,  Jurrasic Park River Adventure,  One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish,  Poseidons Fury User Reviewed,  Pteranodon Flyers,  Ripsaw Falls,  Storm Force Acceletron,  The Cat In the Hat,  Triceratops Encounter,  Triwizard Tournament - Chinese Fireball (Red) User Ranked #6,  Triwizard Tournament - Hungarian Horntail (Blue), 
Kings Dominion Anaconda User Reviewed,  Avalanche,  Berserker,  Blue Ridge Tollway,  Carousel,  Drop Tower,  Eiffel Tower,  Grizzly,  Hurler User Reviewed,  Rebel Yell,  Ricochet,  Scooby-Doos Ghoster Coaster,  Shockwave,  Sponge Bob Squarepants 3-D,  The Crypt,  Volcano, The Blast Coaster User Ranked #9, 
Kings Island Adventure Express,  Beastie, The,  Congo Falls,  Delirium,  Dodgem,  Drop Zone User Reviewed,  Eiffel Tower,  Face/Off User Reviewed,  Flight of Fear User Ranked #3 User Reviewed,  Flying Eagles,  Grand Carousel,  James Bond 007 License to Thrill,  Kentons Cove Kellboat Canal,  King Cobra,  Meteor Attack,  Monster,  Rugrats Runaway Reptar,  Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle User Reviewed,  Shake, Rattle & Roll,  Smash Factory,  Son of Beast User Ranked #8,  Sponge Bob 3-D,  Srambler,  Stan Lees 7th Portal,  The Beast User Ranked #5 User Reviewed,  The Racer,  Tomb Raider: The Ride User Ranked #1 User Reviewed,  Top Gun,  Viking Fury,  Vortex,  Whitewater Canyon,  Wild Thornberries River Adventure,  Zephyr, 
Magic Kingdom Astro Orbitor,  Big Thunder Mountain,  Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin,  Carousel of Progress,  Country Bear Jamboree,  Dumbo the Flying Elephant,  Enchanted Tiki Room,  Exterrorestrial Alien Encounter,  Goofys Barnstormer,  Hall of Presidents, The,  Haunted Mansion, The,  Its A Small World,  Jungle Cruise,  Legend of the Lion King,  Liberty Belle Riverboat,  Mickeys PhilharMagic,  Mike Fink Keel Boats,  Peter Pans Flight,  Pirates of the Caribbean,  Prince Charming's Regal Carrousel,  Snow Whites Scary Adventures,  Space Mountain,  Splash Mountain,  Stitchs Great Escape User Reviewed,  Swiss Family Treehouse,  Time Keeper, The,  Tommorow Land Speedway,  Tommorow Land Transit Authority User Reviewed,  Walt Disney World Railroad,  Whinnie the Poos Many Adv, 
Myrtle Beach Attractions Accelorator Tower Ride,  Mayhem Manor,  Nightmare Haunted House,  Ripleys Haunted Adventure,  Ripleys Motion Master,  Treasure Hunt, 
New York, New York Manhattan Express, 
Sea-World Florida Cirque de la Mer,  Clyde and Seamore Show,  Intensity Ski Show,  Journey to Atlantis User Reviewed,  Kraken,  Odyssea,  Pacific Point Preserve,  Penquin Encounter,  Shamu Adventure,  Sky Tower,  Terrors of the Deep,  Wild Arctic User Reviewed, 
Stratosphere Hotel Casino, The Big Shot, The,  Insanity,  The High Roller,  X Scream, 
Universal Studios Florida Animal Planet Live,  Back to the Future,  Beetlejuices Graveyard Review,  E.T. Adventure,  Earthquake - The Big One,  Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera,  Gory, Gruesome and Grotesque Horror Make-up Show,  Jaws,  Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast,  Kongfrontation,  Men In Black Alien Attack,  Nuthouse Coaster,  Revenge of the Mummy User Ranked #10,  Shrek 4-D,  Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time,  The Art of Making Movies,  Twister,  Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show, 
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