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Walking back along the boardwalk, I found myself under an arch promisingly named 'Discovery Bay'. The colour scheme was pitch-perfect,
with aquamarine and gold lining each and every angle. Here was the station to the Centre Of The
Earth attraction, which I had seen earlier, winding around the outside of that scary mountain.
The ride was indeed hectic, throwing the train in and out of bare rock faces and even into
underwater tunnels. The WEDway MetroLiner also seemed to be a fun ride, but definitely more
family orientated.
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tough decision - get wet on the Mt America Rafting Ride, or get scared witless on the Tower
Of Terror. I decided on the former first, splashing my way around the mountain and getting
thoroughly soaked on the long drop into the lake. This made a pleasant diversion from the
intense attractions looming in the distance, but before long I was having to contemplate
that Tower again, with its immense overhangs and creepy colour scheme. The ride itself
was petrifying, winching the carriages up to the top floor of the highest turret, before
letting them plummet back down to the basement. Even the complimentary photo did nothing
to allay my feelings of utter nausea - some rides just aren't made for jet-lagged journalists.
It took a gentle go on the Great Sports Ride to calm me down, before my assault on the various
non-ride attractions in the area - including, of course, the compulsory fill-up of coffee.
I even took the time to peek at the under construction areas, hiding behind a screen of trees.
According to one of the other lucky visitors, Lazyboy was still constructing an Indian themed
adventure ride, along with an attraction mysteriously called Witch Hunt.
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