Alien Swirling Saucers
It’s essentially a covered variant of the tried-and-true Whip carnival thrill but with a Little Green Men theme (and the same thing as Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree at the Disneyland resort). Your vehicle, containing a bench that should fit up to four, does an easygoing do-si-do with other carts along four slowly spinning plates. It takes 90 seconds, which is enough time to meander across the four discs three times, and because you’re not actually spinning but weaving, it doesn’t tend to make most people queasy the way the teacups ride does. It’s easy on kids (who must be at least 32 in.), and a nice enough diversion, but nothing you can’t skip if time is scarce. Tip: Seat your heaviest passenger on the end; the spinning will send everyone sliding into them.
It’s essentially a covered variant of the tried-and-true Whip carnival thrill but with a Little Green Men theme (and the same thing as Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree at the Disneyland resort). Your vehicle, containing a bench that should fit up to four, does an easygoing do-si-do with other carts along four slowly spinning plates. It takes 90 seconds, which is enough time to meander across the four discs three times, and because you’re not actually spinning but weaving, it doesn’t tend to make most people queasy the way the teacups ride does. It’s easy on kids (who must be at least 32 in.), and a nice enough diversion, but nothing you can’t skip if time is scarce. Tip: Seat your heaviest passenger on the end; the spinning will send everyone sliding into them.
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