#valleyfair

[andersam5]

Is alton friends with other theme park guardians outside of merlin?

Of course! It's common for Guardians to attend industry events to connect and form friendships with each other. Supernatural personifications need to stick together, after all! I wasn't able to fit EVERY guardian I've ever designed in here but it was fun to give them love Background, left to right: Flight of Fear, Orion (Kings Island), Powell, Terry (Power Tower at ValleyFair!) Foreground, left to right: Magic Kingdom (WDW), Nickelodean Universe, Mr. Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Lost Island, Epcot

[sorrythathappened]

Valleyfair is one of the parks I’ve ever been to.

The Bad

The park is way too undersized. I left well after peak hours and every major ride still had a 30 minute wait or longer. High Roller peaked at sixty minutes. The wait for the smaller rides was also multiple cycles. It’s not even summer yet, can’t imagine going on a major holiday. I don’t think a ton of parks need a War on Lines - this one does, BADLY.

Valleyfair doesn’t have a lot of personality. There’s vague gestures at cohesion here and there, like a food stand being named after a nearby ride or a couple old west facades at the back of the park near Renegade, but nothing I would define as an “area” outside of Planet Snoopy, and even that has somehow suffered from sprawl and bled onto the midway. You don’t HAVE to have theming to be a good park, but the whole place blends together a little and they could do so much more.

I feel safe saying that this park does not have an elite coaster. It could really benefit from one with Nick Universe not too far away. There’s also a Shoot-the-Chute, a type of water ride I have a personal beef with for being sucky.

Most offensively, there’s no Chickies and Pete’s. WHERE ARE MY CRAB FRIES.

The Good

None of the coasters I rode were outright bad. Corkscrew runs well(!) and the inversions shine as a result. High Roller has a couple of good moments at the start. Mad Mouse is about as fun as you’d want a Wild Mouse to be. Renegade was the only disappointment, but only because I was really hoping for it to be a cornerstone, and it’s just a fun twister. A lot of 3/5s and high 2/5s.

Wild Thing is the best ride at Valleyfair (although maybe Excalibur and Steel Venom will surprise me some day). It’s not quite on the level of newer hyper coasters but the airtime is comparable and the turns, while lacking punch, are scenic and almost breezy in quality. The tunnel is really fun and reminds me of Magnum at Cedar Point.

This park has an absolute gamut of smaller rides. An air-launched swing, a drop tower, a swing tower, an octopus, a Fireball, a Disk’O, a Tilt-Whirl, Flying Scooters… almost everything is a fantastic choice and worth at least a walk-on.

The staff is fantastic. I started the day high-fiving a security guard and the vibe persisted. A ride op shouted out my Steel Vengeance shirt, boarding was optimized to maximize capacity, and maintenance worked their bums off to keep Renegade, Wild Thing, and High Roller running and eventually won out. Steel Venom stayed closed for the day, but such is life with launched coasters.

In Conclusion

It alright. Please build more rides there soon. And a Chickies and Pete’s.

[brucethomasart]

#paintingsoftheday #shreikback #bennicholson #mixhollywood #niagarafalls #contemporyart #abstractpaintingforsale #visuals #cision #frases #surrealism #brigestone #valleyfair https://www.instagram.com/p/Comtq5tACbA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dogsfordefense]

Always blessed to work on Labor Day and no better place to be then @valleyfairmn with @monsterjam #dogsfordefense #d4d #k9 #workingdog #monsterjam #Megalodon #eltoroloco #valleyfair (at Valley Fair Theme Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIVOi2OKn-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[muffinjai]

Meeting a friend in #festive holiday outfit @westfieldvf #ValleyFair 🎄🎅🎁 #SantaClara #SanJose #SanJoseCA 🐶🐾🇺🇸 #SchnauzerGang #BayAreaDogs #DogsOfBayArea (at Westfield Valley Fair) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKLEhNP1EP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[chaddavisphotography]

Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota.

[keensdesign]

🍜 @ramennagiusa @westfieldvf #ValleyFair #SanJose #SanJoseCA 🇺🇸 (at Ramen Nagi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpS_pqGvPRX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[have-you-been-here]

The Flume (defunct), Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota, USA

[wamnak]

There moments in life that shape you and define you. Most often that occurs through relationships. Especially with parents.

My first concrete memory is going to Paul Bunyanland in central Minnesota when I was around three. What do I remember about it? Being there with my dad!

I remember struggling a couple years later with coloring and my dad comes up to me and says “Here. Try this.” And he took the crayon from right hand and put it in my left hand. Instantly better.

I remember him teaching how to play basketball and baseball. Teaching me to ride bike. Letting me tag along when he was duck hunting. Taking me to the movies. Taking me and my sister to Valleyfair.

I remember him making the three plus trip across the state to drop me off at basketball camp and then making the same trip a week later to get me.

I remember him being at every basketball game, track meet, cross country meet, and play I was in that he could be at.

I remember when I got my tonsils out the first thing I saw when waking up was my dad standing over me.

There are unfortunately bad memories too but I understood early and on that he was fighting some demons. I remember having a realization that as far as mental health goes I was much healthier than he was. In my late teens and early twenties our relationship was strained but I always felt that he loved me.

I remember rebuilding our relationship after he and my mom divorced. Spending weeks of summers sitting in my front yard watching my kids play. Seeing him beaming with pride.

I remember he was having trouble getting a car battery out of his van on one of those trips. I went over and said “Let me try”. I effortlessly undid the bolts he was having trouble with. With that there was realization that the roles and relationship had changed.

Now he’s in the hospital facing surgery or six months to live. And if the surgery is successful he’s going to need a radically different lifestyle. And he’ll need help. Which he’s always been reluctant to ask for.

The roles and relationship is once again changing. I’m not ready for it.

[dnpanimationstudioclone]

@ectoberhaunt. The Trio wanted to see if the Ghost Zone would make it easier to travel to different parts of the living world like how the ghosts find different ways into it or how humans all over can accidentally go into the Infinite Realms….and so far it’s been a total disaster. Ngl when making Danny’s look, kept thinking back on A Glitch in Time🤠👻

What do u think? Do you think they’re ever going to get to Valleyfair? I’d love to know💖

[andersam5]

Wanted to design a coaster guardian for Renegade at Valleyfair. (AKA my home park) The coaster is great, it's just his personality thats a little rough around the edges...

[sorrythathappened]

At ValleyFair. Have this sick-ass photo of Corkscrew

[sydneyofalltrades]

y’all next thursday i have a field trip to the amusement park should i find valleyfair’s versions of the choirs’ favorite rides and ride them or not?

[dogsfordefense]

K-9 Sandman still learning that posing for pictures is part of the job! #dogsfordefense #d4d #k9 #workingdog #mal #belgianmalinois #dutchshepherd #valleyfair (at Valley Fair Theme Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1maPcODMJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[muffinjai]

#BlackFriday Shopping @westfieldvf 📦🎁🛍️ #ValleyFair #SanJose #BayArea #California 🐶🐾🇺🇸 #DogsOfBayArea #BayAreaDogs (at Westfield Valley Fair) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaHYPYrpqx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=