{"id":6307,"date":"2020-04-18T10:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=6307"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:05:00","slug":"unexpected-gems-in-theme-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=6307","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Gems In Theme Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>So it\u2019s easy to bypass the rides which may not be all that appreciated by others but are actually proper gems. Of course these are all our opinions! We\u2019d love to know those rides or coasters which were unexpected gems during your visits!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Coasterguard HQ &#8211; Legoland Windsor:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Do not even get me started on my utter love for this ride. Just ask Ant. I genuinely feel so much love for this small ass attractions. It\u2019s an insane amount of fun!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casey JR &#8211; Disneyland Paris:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Of course it\u2019s aimed for those younger families but this is a unexpected gem. Simply just how quirky this little rollercoaster is. The onboard audio &amp; the carriages themselves, I could go on for days!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_0658.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_0658.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_0658.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_0658.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dsc_0658.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tomahawk &#8211; PortAventura World:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Rarely spoke of but this little woodie is adorable. It\u2019s fun &amp; has a decent layout &amp; duration!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Quantum &#8211; Thorpe Park:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I am addicted to this little flat ride &amp; pray I manage to ride it this season! It\u2019s insanely fab and offers a mad amount of intensity actually!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6519 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hollywood Tower Hotel of Terror &#8211; DLP:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I hate drop towers with every ore of my body. I actually almost skipped this ride due to that. But I thought I\u2019d push myself and genuinely I do not regret it at all. Simply the best ride I&#8217;ve ever experienced.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5260 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/29b5fff0-7508-46e0-9aed-f43acfa003f8-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What rides have you found to be a unexpected gem? Let me know!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_3233.jpg?resize=850%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s easy to bypass the rides which may not be all that appreciated by others but are actually proper gems. Of course these are all our opinions! We\u2019d love to know those rides or coasters which were unexpected gems during your visits! Coasterguard HQ &#8211; Legoland Windsor: Do not even get me started on my utter love for this ride. Just ask Ant. I genuinely feel so much love for this small ass attractions. It\u2019s an insane amount of fun! Casey JR &#8211; Disneyland Paris: Of course it\u2019s aimed for those younger families but this is a unexpected gem. Simply just how quirky this little rollercoaster is. The onboard audio &amp; the carriages themselves, I could go on for days! Tomahawk &#8211; PortAventura World: Rarely spoke of but this little woodie is adorable. It\u2019s fun &amp; has a decent layout &amp; duration! Quantum &#8211; Thorpe Park: I am addicted to this little flat ride &amp; pray I manage to ride it this season! It\u2019s insanely fab and offers a mad amount of intensity actually! Hollywood Tower Hotel of Terror &#8211; DLP: I hate drop towers with every ore of my body. I actually almost skipped this ride due to that. But I thought I\u2019d push myself and genuinely I do not regret it at all. Simply the best ride I&#8217;ve ever experienced. What rides have you found to be a unexpected gem? Let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[134,1416,1631,833,1629,1411,398,1540,1628,1630],"class_list":["post-6307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-disneyland-paris","tag-family-days-out","tag-fun-theme-park","tag-rides","tag-shocked","tag-surprise","tag-theme-park","tag-uk-theme-parks","tag-unexpected","tag-unexpected-gems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/547904F9-910E-446D-99CE-6B41C70253B5.jpeg?fit=1620%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-1DJ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6521,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6307\/revisions\/6521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}