Tomb Raider The Ride?

raptorrvnge4928 · 07-16-2003, 08:21 AM

I was over at one of my favorite coaster sites, www.screamscape.com And they had finally posted their annual Ultimate Screamscape awards... (P.S congrats to Millenium Force fro achieving #1 best steel coaster, 2 years running now)....
But anyways, in the best dark ride and best thrill ride category, Tomb Raider: The Ride, won a landslide victory over its competition. That is understandable, as its competition is merely new rides that were acquired that season... then I read down to overall best dark ride and it is ranked #2, barely beating Spiderman at IOA. Now perhaps I am missing something, but I didnt think Tom Braider was that great of a ride. It felt short, the story didnt fit very well, the goddess looked cheesy, to say the least.... though I was amazed by the temple, I didnt think it was that great of a ride experience.... Anybody have any comments on the topic?

Harpo · 07-16-2003, 10:22 AM

Are we talking about the same Tomb Raider at Kings Island that is just a Huss Top Spin ride located inside a themed building?

I enjoyed the ride, but, in my opinion, comparing that to SpiderMan at Islands of Adventure is rather like comparing a Space Shot to an observation tower. I feel that SpiderMan is far superior to Tomb Raider, but that's just my opinion. Do with it what you will.

raptorrvnge4928 · 07-16-2003, 03:58 PM

Thats exactly my point Harpo... I didnt think Tomb Raider was that great. In my personal ride grading system, I base ride quality by how long I would wait in line.... Where MF I would wait 3 hrs (A great ride) vs say Mean streak being a half hour (Not a great ride).... I would consider tomb raider less than a half hour, somewhere in the neighborhood of maybe 15 minutes.... TR:TR was not a great ride like Spidy...

07-16-2003, 03:58 PM	#3
raptorrvnge4928 Beer Pong Champion!!! Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 833	Thats exactly my point Harpo... I didnt think Tomb Raider was that great. In my personal ride grading system, I base ride quality by how long I would wait in line.... Where MF I would wait 3 hrs (A great ride) vs say Mean streak being a half hour (Not a great ride).... I would consider tomb raider less than a half hour, somewhere in the neighborhood of maybe 15 minutes.... TR:TR was not a great ride like Spidy... __________________ U of M puts the 'M' in middle Management.

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07-16-2003, 08:21 AM	#1
raptorrvnge4928 Beer Pong Champion!!! Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 833	Tomb Raider The Ride? I was over at one of my favorite coaster sites, www.screamscape.com And they had finally posted their annual Ultimate Screamscape awards... (P.S congrats to Millenium Force fro achieving #1 best steel coaster, 2 years running now).... But anyways, in the best dark ride and best thrill ride category, Tomb Raider: The Ride, won a landslide victory over its competition. That is understandable, as its competition is merely new rides that were acquired that season... then I read down to overall best dark ride and it is ranked #2, barely beating Spiderman at IOA. Now perhaps I am missing something, but I didnt think Tom Braider was that great of a ride. It felt short, the story didnt fit very well, the goddess looked cheesy, to say the least.... though I was amazed by the temple, I didnt think it was that great of a ride experience.... Anybody have any comments on the topic? __________________ U of M puts the 'M' in middle Management.