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Over the Christmas holidays, I was fortunate enough to trael to Malaysia, with a quick stop-off at Kuala Lumpur for a little culture...and a Christmas cred!
Just to summarise KL, as a city, it has slightly more dilapidated areas, but is overall a very pleasant place. The layout itself is a unique assimilation of modern architecture and nature, like the beautiful central park, but the Skyline is utterly dominated by the twin towers. One of the great perks of the place is the cheapness of all the products, from a great exchange rate, along with the wide variety of convincing counterfeits - 'ice watches' were on sale for as little as £2!
Anyway, onto the photos:
The blend is evident here...
And even better at night!
Up to the twin towers...there's central park.
From the skybridge...
Don't look down...
Inside the skybridge itself
However...hang on - contrary to what was said in the Q&A thread, the tour now includes viewing from a higher level, namely level 86.
Vs the KL tower....I believe, since the KL tower's spire is taller and the twin towers are taller overall, this is the highest viewing point in KL.
Truly, a window on the world!
And our next destination!
So overall, the tour was quite minimalistic in fact, just like the modern,but plain interior. The views were magnificent, but at the end of the day, I would've really preferred a little more information about the towers themselves, even in a short video on the tour. With military personnel surrounding you though, I suppose that was never likely..
And now the reason I was really there...Berjaya Times Square theme park!
Firstly, here's a little video I compiled, to give an overall impression of the park and attractions.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liB0s3XvoOM[/youtube]
So onto the review of the park...
To summarise in a phrase, I would say 'bizarre', but 'awesome' somewhat. The place is completely odd, yet strangely brilliant.
Perks
-Moderately cheap entry (RM 48 - £10ish per person for unlimited rides all day)
-Long operating hours - til 10 I believe
-Supersonic Odyssey :--D
-Strong selection of flat rides
-Very convenient to travel to (has its own monorail stop)
-Shopping for non-enthusiasts
-Indoors -not affected by the elements
-Short lines (DNA Mixer and
Problems
-Quite strange layout on levels - it's initially difficult to find the entrance and a way to access it, if you're on the wrong floor! Also, many of the best viewing points were shut off.
-Most rides were knock-offs
-Supersonic Odyssey is solid, but the ride line-up is insufficient to warrant more than a few hours at the park.
-Quite poor operations! Not that it mattered particularly, but it was irritating if you wanted to quickly zoom around the park. Eg, I believe the coaster only has one train!
-Was spited by the odd outward facing condor-like ride named 'spinning orbit' due to annual maintenance.
So, walked into the park in a strange way) and my first sight was the closed condor. Brilliant. Allegedly it's not brilliant, but is extremely unique, so would have been ideally good to film. This is what greeted me...
After finally locating the entrance, we hit Coort's Express first due to popular demand. Operations were dismally poor, with a 5 minute gap between circuits, but the ride itself was actually quite good, with a phenomenal amount of centrifuge (so much so it was uncomfortable), but I guess that's what one would expect from a waltzer(?)
OK, let's cut to the chase and Supersonic Odyssey. Malaysia's tallest, fastest and most inverting coaster (although that's not hard).
First impressions were that it was one of the most visually impressive coasters I've ever had the pleasure to ride. Even when it wasn't making a circuit, the mass of convoluted track and inversions across many levels, seeming quite out of place in a shopping centre (that's mall for all you Americans out there :wink: ), was awe-inspiring and it gave a good deal of good old roar when operating.
How many spectators can you spot in this photo? Every time it circuited, this mass of people would rush to spectate!
It also wins the award for most pre-drop messing about on a coaster. Here's the pre-Hydra inline, which was a great deal of fun. Suck it Hydra! (Watch the TPR POV)
More messing about. These sections were surprisingly fast and enjoyable, but limited the real thrills.
Motion blur. If the faster-paced section was a little longer, I would rate it much higher!
Ascending the tyre-driven lift. Like the rest of the park, the cred is bizarre, but awesome!
Then comes the 'big one' pre-drop section - more messing about!
There we are. Finally the loop. A brilliant drop with a little airtime followed by a forceful vertical loop.
Want more? Of course you do!
Near-miss point...
Into the corkscrew, followed by a turn around, then...
...a pop of airtime, then into the brakes.
Overall, I'd rate it 8/10. It's really a great, fun little quite forceful coaster with some great elements to it and only a little rattle which is relatively unnoticeable. However, whilst everything is there, after having messed about, the good part is actually rather short and the to score higher, it would just need a little more airtime, greater positives, a longer layout, a taller drop and maybe even a nice new Intamin train with Lapbars. For what it is though, an indoor coaster, it's very good given its constraints.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JcWs3tYA24[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bc08c3nCSY[/youtube]
Here's my offride and TPR POV of it! Sorry, next trip report I'll bring a spy camera and film my own POV...
However, of course, there's more than just the coaster at Berjaya...
First off, DNA Mixer, which was actually my first Topspin! I think I drew the short straw here though.
Take a little look at the video below and you'll notice it runs an insane and prolonged cycle, along with a crazy rpm value. It was incredibly astringent, but I was laughing as the blood rushed to my head and the knock-off restraints dug relentlessly into my body. It's so horrible, you just laugh it of, thus making it actually quite fun. 7/10 Just don't do it again...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-RxiHGrv_k[/youtube]
Compare that to a standard Top Spin's ride cycle:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg04u3t70do[/youtube]
And lastly, Space Attack, another knock-off attraction, but easily the best flat ride there. It's by no means massive, but it's pretty forceful and unlike the topspin, the rotation speed is so high and distanced form the pivot, there are few painful moments. Something like Pandemonium is just slightly better, but for a counterfeit, this thing is good...so a well-deserved 9/10. I even rode it twice in a row...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm4k_rEQYts[/youtube]
So that concludes my trip report of a really worthwhile vacation. If you ever get the opportunity to visit KL for a little while, I would thoroughly recommend it. What did you think?
You want a few more twin tower shots don't you? Sure you do.
China town at night. Don't worry, I only saw one rat :--D
KL central from the Orchid Garden
A sight you most certainly cannot see walking around London! Awww.
Goodbye KL!
Thanks for reading :--D
Next time...Gardaland and Mirabilandia!
Just to summarise KL, as a city, it has slightly more dilapidated areas, but is overall a very pleasant place. The layout itself is a unique assimilation of modern architecture and nature, like the beautiful central park, but the Skyline is utterly dominated by the twin towers. One of the great perks of the place is the cheapness of all the products, from a great exchange rate, along with the wide variety of convincing counterfeits - 'ice watches' were on sale for as little as £2!
Anyway, onto the photos:
The blend is evident here...
And even better at night!
Up to the twin towers...there's central park.
From the skybridge...
Don't look down...
Inside the skybridge itself
However...hang on - contrary to what was said in the Q&A thread, the tour now includes viewing from a higher level, namely level 86.
Vs the KL tower....I believe, since the KL tower's spire is taller and the twin towers are taller overall, this is the highest viewing point in KL.
Truly, a window on the world!
And our next destination!
So overall, the tour was quite minimalistic in fact, just like the modern,but plain interior. The views were magnificent, but at the end of the day, I would've really preferred a little more information about the towers themselves, even in a short video on the tour. With military personnel surrounding you though, I suppose that was never likely..
And now the reason I was really there...Berjaya Times Square theme park!
Firstly, here's a little video I compiled, to give an overall impression of the park and attractions.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liB0s3XvoOM[/youtube]
So onto the review of the park...
To summarise in a phrase, I would say 'bizarre', but 'awesome' somewhat. The place is completely odd, yet strangely brilliant.
Perks
-Moderately cheap entry (RM 48 - £10ish per person for unlimited rides all day)
-Long operating hours - til 10 I believe
-Supersonic Odyssey :--D
-Strong selection of flat rides
-Very convenient to travel to (has its own monorail stop)
-Shopping for non-enthusiasts
-Indoors -not affected by the elements
-Short lines (DNA Mixer and
Problems
-Quite strange layout on levels - it's initially difficult to find the entrance and a way to access it, if you're on the wrong floor! Also, many of the best viewing points were shut off.
-Most rides were knock-offs
-Supersonic Odyssey is solid, but the ride line-up is insufficient to warrant more than a few hours at the park.
-Quite poor operations! Not that it mattered particularly, but it was irritating if you wanted to quickly zoom around the park. Eg, I believe the coaster only has one train!
-Was spited by the odd outward facing condor-like ride named 'spinning orbit' due to annual maintenance.
So, walked into the park in a strange way) and my first sight was the closed condor. Brilliant. Allegedly it's not brilliant, but is extremely unique, so would have been ideally good to film. This is what greeted me...
After finally locating the entrance, we hit Coort's Express first due to popular demand. Operations were dismally poor, with a 5 minute gap between circuits, but the ride itself was actually quite good, with a phenomenal amount of centrifuge (so much so it was uncomfortable), but I guess that's what one would expect from a waltzer(?)
OK, let's cut to the chase and Supersonic Odyssey. Malaysia's tallest, fastest and most inverting coaster (although that's not hard).
First impressions were that it was one of the most visually impressive coasters I've ever had the pleasure to ride. Even when it wasn't making a circuit, the mass of convoluted track and inversions across many levels, seeming quite out of place in a shopping centre (that's mall for all you Americans out there :wink: ), was awe-inspiring and it gave a good deal of good old roar when operating.
How many spectators can you spot in this photo? Every time it circuited, this mass of people would rush to spectate!
It also wins the award for most pre-drop messing about on a coaster. Here's the pre-Hydra inline, which was a great deal of fun. Suck it Hydra! (Watch the TPR POV)
More messing about. These sections were surprisingly fast and enjoyable, but limited the real thrills.
Motion blur. If the faster-paced section was a little longer, I would rate it much higher!
Ascending the tyre-driven lift. Like the rest of the park, the cred is bizarre, but awesome!
Then comes the 'big one' pre-drop section - more messing about!
There we are. Finally the loop. A brilliant drop with a little airtime followed by a forceful vertical loop.
Want more? Of course you do!
Near-miss point...
Into the corkscrew, followed by a turn around, then...
...a pop of airtime, then into the brakes.
Overall, I'd rate it 8/10. It's really a great, fun little quite forceful coaster with some great elements to it and only a little rattle which is relatively unnoticeable. However, whilst everything is there, after having messed about, the good part is actually rather short and the to score higher, it would just need a little more airtime, greater positives, a longer layout, a taller drop and maybe even a nice new Intamin train with Lapbars. For what it is though, an indoor coaster, it's very good given its constraints.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JcWs3tYA24[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bc08c3nCSY[/youtube]
Here's my offride and TPR POV of it! Sorry, next trip report I'll bring a spy camera and film my own POV...
However, of course, there's more than just the coaster at Berjaya...
First off, DNA Mixer, which was actually my first Topspin! I think I drew the short straw here though.
Take a little look at the video below and you'll notice it runs an insane and prolonged cycle, along with a crazy rpm value. It was incredibly astringent, but I was laughing as the blood rushed to my head and the knock-off restraints dug relentlessly into my body. It's so horrible, you just laugh it of, thus making it actually quite fun. 7/10 Just don't do it again...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-RxiHGrv_k[/youtube]
Compare that to a standard Top Spin's ride cycle:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg04u3t70do[/youtube]
And lastly, Space Attack, another knock-off attraction, but easily the best flat ride there. It's by no means massive, but it's pretty forceful and unlike the topspin, the rotation speed is so high and distanced form the pivot, there are few painful moments. Something like Pandemonium is just slightly better, but for a counterfeit, this thing is good...so a well-deserved 9/10. I even rode it twice in a row...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm4k_rEQYts[/youtube]
So that concludes my trip report of a really worthwhile vacation. If you ever get the opportunity to visit KL for a little while, I would thoroughly recommend it. What did you think?
You want a few more twin tower shots don't you? Sure you do.
China town at night. Don't worry, I only saw one rat :--D
KL central from the Orchid Garden
A sight you most certainly cannot see walking around London! Awww.
Goodbye KL!
Thanks for reading :--D
Next time...Gardaland and Mirabilandia!
