Day 14 - Valleyfair
Day 14 - Valleyfair
Gordon Taylor
Had fun on Wild Thing with at one point just two of us in the front seat riding an otherwise empty train. THAT'S NOTHING one day.etc etc etc... Renegade looked and rode like a dream. Not a ton of airtime but enough thrills and loads of fun. A REALLY good ride. Enjoyed the rest of the park, though did get very frustrated with the park employees who did NOT have a clue about anything, from the directions to the nearest loos or take for example, where to get a cup of coffee. After 3 attempts we finally found the location of a restaurant only to ask a ride op working next door to it where it was exactly, and she didn't have a clue that it was right next to her! Arrgghhh. Anyway a really good day with fab hospitality, food and ERS's and a REALLY clean and lovely and well maintained park with all rides running! Many thanks.
Cal Jones
Nice to return to Valleyfair again after a nine year break. Renegade is a fantastic addition to the park - a really great looking coaster that also delivers a fun ride. Thanks to the Valleyfair folks for their hospitality.
Andy Dewar
I thought Valleyfair stood out really well, I thought Renegade had a great feel to it, so it rated highly for me. I enjoyed their other rides, the park was fairly quiet and slightly windy, a nice day though.
Matthias Pies
Schoener Tag in Valleyfear. Renegade war der beste Coaster im Park. Auch die anderen Coaster waren ganz gut. Danke fuer die Gastfreundschaft und das leckere Essen.
Mats Hummel
Last full day of our trip. ERS on Renegade that was good, the ride ops was a little bit too stringent maybe, do they really count the people on the train? :-) Big thank you to the people behind the ECC trip and my fellow coaster enthusiasts for making this a fun and tiring two weeks of "vacation". Oakwood later this hopefully and then Japan next year...
Eirik Erstad
Valleyfair, what a pleasant surprise! Neat and clean with all rides running. Congrats on Renegade, it is a perfect addition to the park. Like Cedar Point, the park has a kind of old time feeling to it. It is like being in a scene from the movie "Rollercoaster". Thanks for the backstage tour of Renegade! I look forward to returning sometime soon. This is my last day together with the group, so to all who's made this trip possible, a big thank you!
Jonas Aastroem
Valleyfair is a sweet little park, but I have to admit that it doesn't really offer anything outstanding except Renegade. Thank you for your wonderful hospitality. :-) I've had a great time on this trip and I'm gonna miss you all. Thanks to ECC for your exceptionally well arranged trip.
Paul Orsmond
ValleyFair is a lovely park, and with Renegade they have a great signiture ride which is an excellent coaster and was running very well indeed. The Impulse coaster was also very good too. Overall its a lovely park, but it would feel a bit ordinary without Renegade so I am glad they have a good signiture ride the park can be proud off.
Nina Kleppe
ValleyFair was a nice park. Got to do all the coasters exept from the The Mild Thing. Renegade was a good woodie. Steel Venom was fun too. We also got to do the Drop Tower and Xtreme Swing. Had a really fun day. d:-)
Mette Doving
Had a nice day at Vallyfair today! A bit cold at times. The Renegade was a really good ride. As this most likely will be my last report I have to thank all for a really good trip. Have had a really nice time and a lots of fun. See you all on a new trip soon.
andycoasterboy
Valleyfair today on our last full day of the trip :( Renegade - another fine GCI coaster and the walk back was a good addition after lunch. A huge thanks to everyone involved in making this such a great trip and to all my fellow enthusiasts for being such an enjoyable bunch of people.
David & Susan Ellis
Our last full day was in Valleyfair park, which started with an ERS on both Wild Thing and the 2007 GCI twister, Renegade. Wild Thing was riding more like Mild Thing, with small amounts about of airtime and a crew that insisted that everyone walked all the way around the exit and queueline every time, which meant half empty trains and a lack of atmosphere. The crew on Renegade did a little better allowing some re-riding, and Renegade itself was a nice ride, not as intense as other GCI coasters we had ridden but very re-rideable. The park was quiet so we got the coasters done before lunch, and after lunch the park kindly allowed us to walk behind Renegade to get photos and filming done. Hello to everyone back home... be back in the cold weather with you soon!
Andy Costin
Last night most of us went to the Mall of America, a stone's throw from the hotel. The indoor park, Nickelodeon Universe had a fun collection of coasters which I tried out, before the official trip visit. Today, our last full day, we went to Valleyfair and had an ERS on Wild Thing, and Renegade. The best of the two became apparent during the session-virtually all of us ended up riding Renegade, a very good, re-ridable woodie, with the Millennium Flyer trains. The park owners showed us good hospitality with lunch, and a walk around behind Renegade. The park was not busy, and it was chilly in the wind, but we all had fun.
Steve Gzesh
Great day at Valleyfair! Weather was a bit chilly, but preferable to the 90+ degree weather from a mere week ago! Renegade is a very nice woodie. I got several rides in on it during our ERS session and I could feel the ride gettting better with each circuit. Bravo!
David Elvy
The last Park of the trip for me, and the last ride was Renegade. The day started with an ERS on Wild Thing and Renegade, which is amazing, and got better as the day went on, the best ride in the Park. Paul and I went to Nickelodeon's Universe at Mall of America last night, as we will not be there tomorrow. The Park was pretty good, Rock Bottom Plunge is a great intense, smooth Coaster, and Avatar Airbender - the Half Pipe was great, great fun.
Mark and Jenny
Last proper park of the trip and a great way to finish. Although not as good as Troy, Renegade is yet another fantastic GCI. Very nice food - thank you! Now, back to the mall....
Chris And Lisa
Last full park of the Club trip, Wild Thing was a bit of a let down, Renegade while good, we prefered Troy. We will have a few hours at Mall of America tommorow, before heading off on our own, starting with Michigans Adventure.
Lorna & Adrian
Great day at Valleyfair, Renegade was great, Mall of America tomorrow & then home for a rest !! looking forward to the next trip.
Kim Varde Lassen
Valleyfair is a great park with some great rides. The ride ops at Wild Thing were a little rigid. Renegade is a fantastic GCI...yet another. My back troubled me a little again... good thing we are done soon.
Steve Fagin
Pleasant enough park. The staff were good enough to give us a tour of Renegade, a good and curvelicious GCI. Their big steelie, Wild Thing, was as tame as they get, making me think that their kiddies' version (Mild Thing) would have to be stationary to be any milder. Their launch coaster, Steel Venom, was great, due to a good couple of launches and its short queues.
Lars Soerensen
Had a good time in the park, we had plenty of time to ride everything we wanted. Renegade was a little rougher that you would think about a GCI, but still a great ride. Wild thing was tame, though.
Nick Christensen
Valleyfair! was a pretty good and fun park, with some good coasters and rides. It was a very pretty park, and all the coasters and rides were running, which was awesome, and i think every one got to ride what they wanted. The ERS on Wild Thing and Renegade was pretty good, other then we broke Renegade about 15 minutts before our ERS ended, and Wild Thing, or should I say Mild Thing was... Yeah, trimmed to death, which was a real shame, as Morgan hypers really are some fun and good coasters, Steel Eel being the best one of these i've riding.
Lee Bennett
The last real park of the trip and two good rides for our ERS! The Wild Thing had a little airtime which was cool but the real gem is the Renegade another masterpiece by GCI !
Paul Greenwood
Valleyfair is a nice park with some pretty good rides. Unfortunately though, the Wild Thing is anything but, and is probably the tamest hypercoaster you'll come across. The GCI woodie was suprisingly rough for a GCI but is a really good layout and still quite fun. A good park to spend our last full day in...
Chris Hull
Almost the end of the trip and Valleyfair was a good choice. A smaller park which proved not to be that busy. Morning ERS split between a rather sluggish Wild Thing and a warming up Renegade. A good day! Thanks to everyone!
Darren and Mary
Darren again enjoyed this park it was a pity that the operators on Wild thing made everyone walk around for the ERS--spoilt the atmosphere a bit. The rest of the park was great
