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    Michigan’s Adventure - Thunderhawk

    Michigan’s Adventure

    2.9(208 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Good for the price you pay, you can't beat getting two parks for the price. Just know when you get…read morein there and your kids want food ,drinks, souvenirs, playing games, etc. you'll end up spending a lot. They do have souvenir cups you can purchase for the day which allows you to refill your cup all day in 15 min intervals or you can get the season cups. Overall the rides are fun, when they're not closed. If you're one of those who don't like to wait for rides, get the fast pass. It wouldn't be worth it tho for littler kids that can't ride the coasters.

    I have a few friends that are theme park enthusiast and every time we talk about theme parks this…read morepark always gets mentioned. People always rank this park at the bottom of their list when it's comes to US theme parks. My husband and I went to Grand Rapids for Labor Day weekend and this was high on our list of things to do. Our first impression was the park was on the smaller side. The layout is basically a circle so you can easily get from point A to point B. They do have a good amount of thrill rides but the waits were long. The loading process felt like it was longer than normal. There is not a lot of options for food and what we could find was your basic theme park food. It's fine but not anything extraordinary. It's a theme park so it can be expensive but I felt like what we paid for wasn't worth what we got out of the park. We are glad that we came and gave Michigan's Adventure a try but I see why it's on the bottom of many enthusiasts lists

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    Michigan’s Adventure - Wolverine Wildcat

    Wolverine Wildcat

    Michigan’s Adventure - Tummy tickler

    Tummy tickler

    Michigan’s Adventure - Sign was so obscured by foliage I almost missed the entrance

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    Sign was so obscured by foliage I almost missed the entrance

    Thunderhawk - Reflections (with fellow coaster Wolverine Wildcat)

    Thunderhawk

    4.0(3 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Thunderhawk Tuah! You know what - don't even spit on this thing!…read more Not as thrilling or as smooth as Raptor at Cedar Point or any number of B and M inverts but this Vekoma SLC (suspended looping coaster) wasn't the painful ordeal it's reputation led me to believe it would be. Thunderhawk looks great, especially reflected against the pond (Lake Michigan's Adventure? What is the name of this body of water?) and coasters are pretty slim pickings at this park so I'd rank it second best after the mighty Shivering Timbers. Fortunately for me I used my old trick of not putting my head on the headrest on the restraints I learned riding Corkscrew at Cedar Point years ago. I've since employed it on Rougarou, Kumba down at Busch Gardens Tampa and now Thunderhawk. If you have a steady enough neck it'll save you a lot of unnecessary headbanging on coasters with a reputation for it. With this defensive strategy I found Thunderhawk herky jerky but generally not painful. It only seemed especially rough to me in the barrel rolls - the double in line twists that take you upside down twice in a row. Thunderhawk was actually decently fun. The jerkiness took away from the sensation of speed. At less than 50 mph it doesn't feel like you're flying through the course anyway but the jerkiness takes away something of that wonderful whooshing sensation you can get from a coaster. I only rode Thunderhawk once but I wouldn't minded another ride or two.

    Talk about a thrill coaster. It was very fast and spun us in lots of different directions all at…read moreonce or very abruptly. It was honestly a little jerky for a roller coaster of its size and thrill. But considering the amusement park it was at, it's not that surprising. It was definitely one of the most intense roller coasters I've ever been on. I've been on roller coasters like it but I think the jerkiness probably made it more intense. But it would like spin us left but jerk us in the right direction and the do an upside down turn all within a couple seconds and I'm not sure if it was because of all the twists and turns or the jerkiness but it was hard to pace my neck for what was coming next. My dads neck was hurt afterwards. He didn't like it and he likes roller coasters. He looked horrified in the picture it took of us.

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    Thunderhawk - Look at the loops on that suspended coaster!

    Look at the loops on that suspended coaster!

    Thunderhawk - You can really see the double twist (at center middle) and roll over (center right) in this photo.

    You can really see the double twist (at center middle) and roll over (center right) in this photo.

    Thunderhawk - Seating is inverted in a 2x10 arrangement, but the restraints are SUPER comfy and ergonomically sound.

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    Seating is inverted in a 2x10 arrangement, but the restraints are SUPER comfy and ergonomically sound.

    Corkscrew - Corkscrew

    Corkscrew

    2.7(3 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    I was gonna call it a day on Michigan's Adventure reviews but Yelper and coaster connoisseur Eric S…read moreseems keen to read my reaction to Corkscrew. I remember riding Cedar Point's Corkscrew as a kid and though it was short and not my favorite it was still fun. The corkscrews over the midway were, and still are iconic. Then one year my family went down to Florida and rode Python at Busch Gardens Tampa. This was long before there was YouTube pov videos of rollercoasters or before I knew what an Arrow looper was but I could tell just by looking at what I could see from the midway it was basically the same thing as Cedar Point's Corkscrew. Then I rode it and discovered there was no double down on the hill with an extra pop of airtime and no big teardrop loop before the corkscrew inversions. It was over in a flash and I remember being disappointed and underwhelmed. Well, I was underwhelmed riding Corkscrew at Michigan's Adventure but not disappointed, only cause I knew what to expect. Even fellow lower tier Cedar Fair park Valleyfair gets a third loop and a little bump of a hill after it. I can't even remember if I wrote a review of that or what I might have said. And I'll probably forget this, too. Besides Shivering Timbers and maybe some waterslides it's all Meh-chigan's Adventure around here.

    Super short ride. Probably the smallest corkscrew ride I've ever been on. Thankfully the line was…read moreshort on second day so we didn't waste our time waiting in line long. Still fun tho!

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    Corkscrew - The one and only train has the most legroom in the very front row. Restraints are standard, painful

    The one and only train has the most legroom in the very front row. Restraints are standard, painful

    Corkscrew - The sign is pretty retro and the colored archways are cool, but the ride's nothing special

    The sign is pretty retro and the colored archways are cool, but the ride's nothing special

    Corkscrew - A train careening through the 2nd of two corkscrew elements

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    A train careening through the 2nd of two corkscrew elements

    Mad Mouse - this Arrow Dynamics 'Wild Mouse' has the typical hairpin turns and short, sudden drops

    Mad Mouse

    1.0(2 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    CHEESIN' I knew…read moreenough about roller coasters not to expect much from this 'Wild Mouse' installation. There's nothing original to experience here, and with standard (i.e. non-spinning) cars, there isn't much in the way of a thrill factor. It's fine for kids and families, I suppose, but bigger kids will likely find this coaster lame with a capital 'L'. Virtually every one of these models from Arrow Dynamics has the same hairpin turns and short (but sudden) dips, with little (or no) banking. It's kinda rough & tumble on the body and has been in operation since 1999. It broke down briefly during my visit, so I came back later when it was in operation. This coaster had TERRIBLE ride ops and likely the lowest guest output in the entire park. Numerous 4-seat cars kept getting backed up on the station brakes, and with no platform to disembark everyone had to just chill and wait 5-10 minutes. Keep in mind we were locked in the cars the entire time so all we could do was twiddle our thumbs. My grousing continues with the restraint system......individual lapbars AND seatbelts? For a wild mouse?? That seems like overkill. Likely the result of added safety measures, but as tame as the ride is I don't see how both are totally necessary. This was one of the longest waits during my visit to Michigan's Adventure -- about 20-30 minutes. I blame the super low rider capacity. Making matters worse, as dusk settled on the park and all the neon lights went on.....Mad Mouse stayed dark. Either the sign wasn't plugged in or MichAdv was trying to save on the electricity bill. Booooooo. * TL;DR * Insufferably slow dispatch times, reliability issues, and an uncomfortable yet still yawn-inducing ride makes for a big fat thumbs down. 'Recommend' isn't the word I'd use. Get your coaster credit and move on, but shed no tears if you can't make it on this particular ride as you can find these "wild mice" at dozens of places all around the country.

    Mad Mouse? More like sad mouse. Glad I got this low capacity, low thrill ride out of the way right…read moreat rope drop. Even then it was a bit of a wait. You can pretty much cut and paste what Eric S said in his review.

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    Mad Mouse - 4-seater cars are boxy and cramped.  The mouse ears are a nice touch but ride ops SUCKED

    4-seater cars are boxy and cramped. The mouse ears are a nice touch but ride ops SUCKED

    Mad Mouse - At 68ft tall with a top speed of only 33mph, Mad Mouse is aimed at younger kids

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    At 68ft tall with a top speed of only 33mph, Mad Mouse is aimed at younger kids

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