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Jubilee Odyssey compared to other SLC's/rough rides?

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Hey, despite having been on quite a large number of rides ive never made it to Fantasy Land - yet have always had a slight obsession with Jubilee Odyssey. What does it compare to - is it as rough as the avarage SLC or rougher?
Is it worth making the trip all the way up to Skegness from London?
 
I've never ridden it but to travel there just for a SLC then no. I'm actually rather interested to know the answer myself about how it compares to Kumali and Infusion in terms of roughness.
 
Mind you I do actually enjoy most SLC's :lol:
I don't mind being shaken around a bit but if my head is being smashed I have no interest what so ever.
 
To be fair I think Jubilee Odyssey is quite intense to notice the roughness as its happening, its just the headache when you hit the break run that almost immediately sets in :lol:

It is brutal.

If you are thinking of making the trip up from London I would suggest calling Fantasy Island first to see if it's expected to be open. It's operating hours/days have been restricted to say the least which has infuriated enthusiasts across the UK for years.

Not sure how fussed you are on 'creds' either but would suggest doing Botton's while you're up there too to grab the other coasters.

The biggest surprise of the park (Fantasy Island) is how smooth/boring Millennium Coaster is.
 
Awesome answer man, I think I've made up my decision whether or whether not to travel up there for this park :)
 
Jubilee Odyssey is in a completely different league to other SLC's. In my opinion it's kinda offensive to even compare them, but I totally understand why it always is.

Jubilee Odyssey is one hundred percent worth a ride if it's possible. It's without a doubt one of the best coacters in the country in my opinion.
 
Yeah I love the ride personally.

It is worth it, but as Pierre stated, it's well worth checking with the park in advance to ensure the ride will be operating, you would think that it would be over the summer months, but it is still worth checking just to be on the safe side.
The first time I went there it was closed and it frustrated me no end, I live an hour away from the park, so I can't imagine how frustrating it would be coming all the way from London, just to be spited.

So yeah if you have a "thing" for the ride then you definitely need to go and get it off your chest and ride it. But check first, and again, Bottons is just down the road if you want a few extra creds.
 
When I rode it, it hit my top five and hung around my top ten like a bad smell for ages (until the US).

I've only been on it once though, but I really enjoyed it. It wasn't overly rough, but it was huge and forceful. That was sat at the front mind, I imagine further back it's hideous.

It was much, much, MUCH better than Kumali and while less "constant" than a standard SLC, it was much more fun and the scale of the thing is incredible. It's one of those coasters that you just ahve to go on and decide for yourself, but you DO have to go on it :)

Sadly, that means probably going on a weekend in the height of summer when it's been sunny and windless for three years prior to your visit :p
 
The middle seats are virtually a suspended version of The Ultimate, but you can do ten rides on it if you sit on the front and back seats. Try and ride both the front and back seats as they are both great experiences.
 
Yeah, the back seat down that first drop is a heck of an experience.

It is rough, but like Pierre said, it's pretty intense too, so that kind of hides the roughness.

For me JO is the one example where taller and faster = better. It's proper scary being that high up on an inverted coaster. (if you ignore the GIB's, it's the second tallest inverted coaster in the world, behind Alpengiest)
 
It feels much, much taller than Alpengeist though. With the ride being not just on flat ground, but facing out across the beach and sea, you really do feel the height. Alpengeist is quite hemmed in and I don't think if ever gets its full height off the ground. It's like Oblivion is 180 feet tall, but you never get more than 65 feet above the ground kind of thing (only nowhere near as extreme).
 
I have tried to figure out why a 12 year old SLC is as worn as a 20 year old SLC for years and years and have struggled to come up with anything feasible. I presume the trains are removed from track and either sent off to vekoma or serviced by on site techies so when riding on the august and everything on the train feels worn out, its hard to understand how a few months of operation can cause this?

But its obvious really because its the only mega SLC in exsistance. The trains are the same as other SLC's and are subject to that much harsher G forces. New wheels, new bogies, new trains. If lasting damage has formed on the track over the years then you can throw new trains on the track every year and they will just wear out. The same can be said for furius baco at portaventura because that is unbearable and that has a well known problem of wheel consumption and train wear due to it. There is something wrong somewhere?
 
When I went last September the thing was painful beyond belief and I have quite a high tolerance to being battered about by coasters :) It literally felt like you got boxed hard around the ears no matter where on the train you sat, especially around the boomerang element of death. We did work out though if you try and hold your head as far as possible forwards it's not quite as painful.

I'm hoping the refurbished trains have sorted the problem as when I went on this back in about 2007/8 it was a truly amazing experience - brutal and powerful yes, but not painful. I would agree with other comments on here that on those rides it truly was one of the UK's best coasters.
 
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