The Theme Park History of Dueling Dragons/Dragon Challenge (Universal's Islands of Adventure)

[@ThemeParkHistory]

*Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure isn't the first coaster in the U.S. to feature a vertical drop.* Don't blame me, go tell Universal. They claim it to be in their press release (check out #4) -> blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/7-thrilling-details-about-hagrids/ *When are you going to cover Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure?* I kinda did? I'm not going to cover brand new attractions because there's not that much history about them and honestly I don't want to spoil the ride for anyone. *Theme Park History of Diagon Alley in 2020? Really?* Yes really. I'm burnt out on Harry Potter attractions and need to take a break. Plus I need something to headline Theme Park History: Year 3.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Theme Park History Can you please do the Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan since Jurassic World: The Ride is now open?

[@gabrielfrench8382]

If I am not mistaken, wasn't Verbolten at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg the first coaster to feature a vertical drop in the U.S...?

[@jackiecorpus4460]

Hey can you do gingotts

[@jackiecorpus4460]

Please do Gringots at universal in digon ally

[@TheNJCoolio]

SheiKra at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL has a vertical drop & its been around for yearssss

[@ThomasKyleVideos]

I remember going on Dueling Dragons as a kid and when you got off there was a sign that said ride again with an arrow and you got to skip part of the line. I still miss that:/

[@ItDatBoi6868]

Anyone else notice Skyrims music when he is describeing the track layout??? Love it. Perfect!

[@chheinrich8486]

Well i did, duuh

[@blackjed]

Had to go back to the start of the section to make sure my phone wasn't acting up.

[@thejman5683]

I did….. it was glorious

[@TheChibiGingi]

One of my favorite memories from this ride: Sister and I hop on one of the dragons and we're heading up the ramp. Suddenly it comes to a grinding halt while the other dragon keeps going, thus missing our coasters syncing up. We're thinking 'great, some kind of malfunction' when a woman's voice booms in over the loudspeakers. "To the person in the front row with the camera- YES, you, I see you in your Beatles shirt, put your camera away at once. Have you not seen Final Destination 3? You want to die? You want death?" After a short while, we get moving, and for the rest of the day, my sister and I were like "Boo to the Guy in the Beatles Shirt" for ruining our experience that day.

[@bethkrager6529]

More operators need to be allowed to heckle and call out rule breakers.

[@thesfsguy6248]

How does bringing a camera on make someone die 😕

[@TheChibiGingi]

@@thesfsguy6248 I take it you've never seen Final Destination 3 xD? But in all seriousness, bringing loose items can risk either hurt someone or damage the coaster, and then there's the fact that you've lost your phkne/camera. So, best to not have any loose items, like cell phones or cameras, out during a ride.

[@jaredsilvers2782]

@@thesfsguy6248 Dude.... this ride literally doesn't exist because someone lost their eye because of idiots like that bringing on items that they either accidentally dropped or purposefully threw at the other track.

[@MrThe1234guy]

And this is why we have metal detectors at the entrance of hulk and velocicoaster

[@Tykoon22]

This makes me sad… Dueling Dragons had one of the best coaster concepts ever created and was one of my favorite rides at IOA along with the Hulk coaster. I made sure to ride both dragons at least twice, with my brother and I switching dragons each time. If they can ensure rider safety, I’d love to see another dueling coaster somewhere at some point. 🐉

[@xiao6579]

There is one in USS Singapore

[@StonayBalogna]

They’re building one in the new park Epic Universes

[@davidthegymnast7109]

But now there’s hagrids lol

[@tylercarnahan1783]

Wish will come true in a couple years!! 😊

[@DazzlerBloodstone]

My grandpa worked in Bolliger & Mabillard for a lot of years and helped design Dueling Dragons. I just showed him this video and he loved it. Good work =)

[@FrankieWashburn]

If only Universal had brought metal detectors to the parks earlier then Dueling Dragons could’ve still been alive today. RIP the best coaster at IOA.

[@alexfleis694]

Frankie Washburn wait what happened?

[@joebenzz]

Ikr. What kind of fuckery does a pair of unique and awesome roller coasters get taken down because some dumb fuck didn't want to take off his glasses or phones or other shit they had on them. Next up Hulk will be torn appart because some idiot will drop his phone.

[@percyrat5124]

@@alexfleis694 A guy who was blind in one eye went on the ride and some change flew out of another rider's pocket and hit his other eye leaving him completely blind

[@michaeld.gianelli8725]

@@percyrat5124 that is not true.

[@queencancerous5332]

Joe Benz they make you turn out your pockets before you go on Hulk.

[@MegaRayland]

Dueling Dragons was such an incredible attraction. Not only the coasters were exciting but the theming was incredible. One of the best queues ever.

[@kenfiedler549]

I will never ever forget riding this ride like 15 times in one day. My dad and I went to IOA and he went with me on DD once per Fire and Ice side, then let me loose on my own to go as much as I wanted while he drank at the bar (the tree themed one I forget the name) right near the entrance of Dueling Dragons. I went on it like 6 more times then went into the bar where he was sipping on vodka tonics and told me to “go on it as many times until I get bored with it”. This was the time they dueled every single time. There was something absolutely mesmerizing about this amazing ride that made it one of the best coasters I’ve ever been on!

[@Boom12]

What a shame to see a great themed ride go to waste like that. I love the theme in the queue for Dueling Dragons, the story telling is just top notch. The stained glass window section is truly magical.

[@SirBlackReeds]

It had a good run though.

[@idontknow409]

I happen to be wearing an old tie-dyed Dueling Dragons shirt right now, what are the odds? Fire 4 lyfe. The whole Lost Continent area was great, immersive atmosphere and very chill.

[@chrissegura1246]

Quantumzeno wow. I owned that shirt when I was in my early 20s! Haha

[@dericschryver8616]

I know right i rode fire while my friend rode ice

[@EM-wo6wf]

The Lost Continent was great

[@chrisburton4694]

This was my first “big” ride loved duelling dragons.

[@JohnStripedfur]

Love the intro. Too bad on the Beastly Kingdom. That would’ve been better than the Avatar Land. But, then again, we wouldn’t have The Lost Continent. Love the Dueling Dragons ride when I rode it. Was a bit disappointed when it was changed to Dragon Challenge and got rid of the dueling part because a couple people cant follow the rules of don’t take loose items on coasters.

[@smlover5690]

Can you do the original Kilimanjaro safari? When it was about poachers?

[@davidyoukon1280]

RIP dueling dragons best ride in Universal before Harry Potter world came along!!!

[@LakeHowellDigitalVideo]

Best ride at Universal after Harry Potter world came along too. Hagrid's Motorbike Coaster just isn't as good IMO.

[@matthewborne]

@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo I disagree. Not a big potter fan but I waited 5 hours for it and thought it was better than dragon's. Also, its not like you can't go down the road an hour to busch gardens and ride a much better invert in Montu.

[@LakeHowellDigitalVideo]

@@matthewborne LOL.... Hilarious.... That you mention Busch Gardens since Hagrid is nothing more than a clone of Cheetah Hunt with Verbolten's vertical drop. Hagrid is lame -- can't believe how poor the theming is compared to Disney's family coasters..... You can see grass, walking paths, coaster supports, garbage cans, employee areas during the ride -- things that are hidden on Thunder Mountain for example, a 40 year old family coaster at the park down the street. Pathetic.

[@matthewborne]

@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo I'd love to know if you have been on the ride. The ride is a lot better than cheetah hunt and verbolten and I have been on both. The walkways and paths on the ground are completley ignored when your on the ride, and the ride isn't perfect, but its definitley more thrilling and enjoyable than the family rides at disney.

[@matthewborne]

@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo Saying that hagrid is a clone of cheetah hunt is just like saying like Montu is a clone of a Inverted coaster. The only similarities between Cheetah Hunt and Hagrid is the manufacturer and it being a launch coaster. The ride experiences are completley different and just becaude it uses another ride element like Verboten's vertical drop doesnt mean its copying, bc then every ride/rollercoaster copies each other.

[@jmachado82]

Poseidon's Fury. The original show was always one of my favorite shows of all time!

[@sunfastrose]

I miss Dueling Dragons. I remember one visit with my cousin, where we ran back and forth between the two sides, and front and back. Best ride.

[@fastpassfacts]

Your videos are getting better and better, all roads leads to the infamous beastly kingdom! we would love to have you in our channel for a collab! 😀

[@ThemeParkHistory]

Thank you so much Fastpass Facts! It's amazing how one scrapped concept at Animal Kingdom played such a huge role in shaping Islands of Adventure! We would be delighted to work with you for a collab!

[@beastieman4207]

two of u r great youtubers👍

[@adan26damianable]

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[@moneygrabbercodswollop8133]

@@ThemeParkHistory I don’t know if you read Twitter or this more, but I still have a Ride summary segment script I wrote myself about The Cat in the Hat if you’re interested in it and adjust it to your liking

[@bostonnewenglandsportsfan5402]

I miss these rides I always went on both of them when I was in Orlando I’m so mad that they got rid of them I have shirts to pay a tribute I will always miss them they were best ride I ever went rest in piece dueling dragons and dragon challenge I will miss you a lot and forever

[@Jonathannovak1]

As soon as I heard “Eisner,” I already knew the whole story

[@SoTotallySammi]

Excited for this years HHN haunted house based on this ride! I'll ne er get to experience the epic coaster, but excited to see the story come alive once again.

[@jauipop]

You guys should do the duelling coaster in Universal Studios Singapore - Battlestar Galactica. Pretty sure it was inspired by Duelling Dragons and it’s a pretty awesome rollercoaster. Plus it has an interesting history of delays, testing and problems in between.

[@Primehydration26]

You Should do escape from gringots just to finish off the Harry Potter ride History

[@CloakedHDTV]

great idea! You can see that video from Yesterworld for now.

[@jackiecorpus4460]

Good idea

[@ashtonigo290]

He said that he's going to cover that ride in 2020

[@Bermudezyy]

No eay

[@HanSolofangirl]

That what I said too he should do that

[@karinwade]

Dueling Dragons was an original. My husband and I rode it in Sept. 2009 and the theming of the castle cannot be overstated. Spooky winding walkways with armor in the walls, ice knights, Merlin's beckoning voice...Riding in the front seats provided a particular thrill on the initial turns; however, the back seat really intensified the surprise of the near miss encounters. Grateful to have experienced, in my opinion, the best themed, heart-pounding and satisfying roller coaster in my lifetime.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

I liked all the dragons in the video, Including "Blizrock the Ice Dragon" and "Pirock the Fire Dragon".

[@culture_clash]

Dueling Dragons was one of the greatest theme park attractions ever created, the first time I ever visited Islands of Adventure in 2000, it was without a doubt my favorite one in the entire park, and that's saying something considering how well-rounded IOA is, even back then, long before The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The queue line was like nothing I had ever seen in my life, it was just as good as the coasters themselves if you can even believe that, and of course, the coasters were amazing, too. On their own, they were pretty much middle of the road B&M inverts, but put together to duel, with all of their insanely exciting near-misses, made them two of the greatest B&M ever built. Even as a big Harry Potter fan like I am, Islands of Adventure just isn't the same without this incredible attraction, but I guess it just had to be, especially since they stopped dueling them because of idiot guests throwing objects at the other trains. I'm just thankful that I have the memories, if you never got to experience this ride when they were still allowed to duel, and never got to experience it's incredible queue line, you seriously missed out.

[@jimbodeek]

The dragons will continue to duel in our hearts forever...

[@morethanthrills1616]

Oh god, I remember Fire/Chinese Fireball treating my insides like a rag doll and having to lay on my back inside of Circus Mcgurkus for an hour until I felt better-good times. Jack, I feel like you’ve reached a level of quality now that is pretty unparalleled. Great video as always! 👍🏻

[@paulcaridi4964]

Dueling dragons was my first roller coaster with corkscrews, loops, and over the shoulder harnesses. It will have a special place for me.

[@randallbaker157]

I miss Dueling Dragons so much! As a coaster enthusiast, DD and the Hulk were always my favorites at IOA.

[@TheChapmeister]

When I was 12, I was terrified of roller coasters. I finally rode dueling dragons, and I did not regret it. This was the time when the dueling feature was active. 2 years later, the dueling feature was closed. I was so happy that I did in fact ride this when it was at its prime. First roller coaster ever ridden. Fire for life

[@SeanFlaharty]

Great video! Thank you for the credit. :)

[@Jcrazy2023]

Hi

[@geeky9707]

When I was little, I went to Universal. The wait time for this ride was like 5 minutes. I did not roller coasters back then, so I chickened out and began to cry when I sat in the train. The dispatcher unlocked the restraints and let me off. Years later, I visited Knott's Berry Farm and went on Silver Bullet. I loved it, and when my sister told me that Silver Bullet was very similar to Dueling Dragons, I told her that I would go on it next time we went to Islands of Adventure. Unfortunately, I found out it was closed and got replaced with Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure. I still regret not riding it to this day.

[@parlertrick]

Nice to see a video on this coaster. I was fortunate enough to have ridden Dueling Dragons during Island's of Adventures inaugral year. Also the intro music is the original theme music for the Merlin Wood area of the Lost Continent section of the park. Cudos to this channel for tracking that down.

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Do The History of The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studio.

[@Afineaddition]

Deshawn Edwards THIS

[@PrinceLinkOfDragona]

Don't Think I didn't hear that Dovakiin Song. Serious note, this was an awesome video to watch and I actually miss the Dueling Dragons ride. Thank you for putting together to video TPH!

[@NovaCore777]

A video on the Hollywood Rip-Ride Rockit or Dr. Doom's Fear Fall would be awesome. Keep up the good work on these videos Jack.

[@domo_mother_of_plants]

I remember riding this during the opening week in 99’ when I was 9. I screamed my little head off but had to go on it again to try out the blue side. The queue was insanely long but I didn’t care because It was so much fun! Last time I rode it was in 08’ and there was barely a 5 min wait. It was fun while it lasted

[@gabrielfrench8382]

Man, that video was intriguing...! I knew about the cancelled fantasy-themed Animal Kingdom expansion and the Universal Orlando Resort expansion projects, but I never knew that there was a connection between the two of them in one of the most iconic of Universal's rides...! My brother rode the ride as "Dragon Challenge" more times than he could count, but I unfortunately never got to experience it--however, I did get to ride the new "Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure" and I absolutely loved it. I don't think we'll ever agree on which is or was better, and I personally won't have a way of telling, but it's fun to compare the two. Amazing ending for your Wizarding World attractions videos for this year! Thank you so much, I'm so glad a channel like yours exists...!

[@matthewmitchell3871]

I hope you make an update to this video that includes HHN’s “Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate”!

[@bd739]

Do Flying Unicorn, please! My childhood is at stake! I remember riding Flying Unicorn repeatedly to the point where my parents would have to drag me to another portion of the park.

[@ThemeParkHistory]

Congratulations Cass, I own your childhood now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jV6lZoVup6-mb6s

[@Waittimes_and_Greattimes]

Dueling dragons was the first roller coaster I ever rode and got me over the fears of going on one. It was my favorite ride in IOA but I did ride Hagrids and it is my new favorite ride now!

[@landonberg5272]

I love how every vid you have a ride specific intro it just shows the dedication to quality for us and u thank you for that and love your channel

[@keatoncrandall2471]

RIP my favorite roller coaster ever. I always preferred the red dragon. 😢

[@elphaba4674]

so glad I got to experience this gift! 🙌

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

Video: "In order to tell this tale I must first tell you the story of dinosaurs..." Me: "Beastly Kingdom" Video: "... and Michael Eisner..." Me: "Beastly Kingdom!" Video: "... now you might be wondering--" Me: *desperately shaking my laptop* "B E A S T L Y K I N G D O M"

[@MidnightWinterWolf]

I will say I am sad I've never got to experience this. It looked amazing! Great job TPH!

[@stormshadow14]

The Skyrim music was just perfect, awesome job!

[@stephensworldofadventure]

This looked like a great roller-coaster. Wish I got a chance to ride it

[@ashputnam7787]

I never went on Dragon Challenge but DAMN THE NEW RIDE IS AMAZING. Hagrid's is so good like OMG!

[@ddrlear]

:'( RIP my favorite coaster of all time.

[@vinnylovesretro]

This has quickly become my favorite channel on all of KZbin - brilliant, insightful, educational, and just plain fun!

[@BillyReichard]

This is not the first coaster in the United States to feature a free fall drop. Another very good coaster at Busch Garden's Williamsburg was the first - Verbolten. It's free fall drop is actually a little faster and one foot taller then Hagrid's. I point this out because a lot of people are saying Hagrid's is the first, but really are missing the facts. Also Verbolten has several launches and is another great coaster.

[@RollinBones]

Dueling Dragons and The Incredible Hulk were my first roller coasters. It's because of them that I love Universal, and theme parks in general, so much. This was a great send-off for Dueling Dragons. Thank you, Jack.

[@theslenderchick1797]

I find it hilarious that he used the Dovahkiin theme for Skyrim lmao.

[@iurypintochannel]

Thank you for sharing this story, Dragon challenge was on of my favorite rides. I didn't like the Hagrid's coaster, I expected more...they promote a universe with a dark and magical forest, and delivery a open and poor coaster... I love Harry potter too, I support changes but I expected more from this new attraction.

[@derfergen2199]

There was a mistake in the video, Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Verbolten has a vertical drop. Love the video though

[@cratcliff8820]

Its not a free fall drop though. That's what everyone keeps missing.

[@davidcaban4194]

No it is a free drop. Have you ridden it? It's the same type of drop.

[@GarryDKing]

you know, come to think of it, based on the concept drawings for beastly kingdom, it's possible that the coaster would have been a suspended swinging coaster had they went with beastly kingdom, rather than an inverted looper like universal got.

[@DUTYOFTOUR]

I'm very honored to be part of the opening crew of Dueling Dragons.

[@keatoncrandall2471]

Found myself on the suggested comments page. Thank you for making this video. I’ve watched closely every month and it’s finally here! This channel rocks.

[@Orator31]

I would love to see a How toTrain Your Dragon version of this ride. With a Night Fury (the twistier one) and a Deadly Nadder (the faster one). Add a little more story elements with it like the Hagrid ride (maybe Hiccup and Astrid sending each of the coasters off) and I think it would be a hit

[@JigglyCox]

Loved the video, I still have a 2003 duelling dragons t-shirt! In the UK and would kill to have this kind of theming on my doorstep

[@droplemmy]

whenever i went to universal back before it closed the wait time was always 15 minutes or less. i miss this coaster.

[@uchihaelite9482]

Hey 👋 hows it going, I’ve been binge watching your videos all week haha. There really good. You should a Theme Park History Video on Star Tours at Disneyland.

[@LegoMelonz15]

A video covering Seuss Landing or any of the rides there would be interesting.

[@melmel99]

I graduated in 2017, so we had our grad bash at Orlando. My friends and I were so excited for the Dragon Challenge, only to be disappointed that it was closed. At first, we thought they were fixing it up. I went back there again for HHN and no, it was gone

[@ghostjank9745]

Love this Channel keep up the great work

[@clamdigger8118]

I’d love to see an in-depth look at The Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas.

[@kgabrie1827]

Can you do Diagon Alley along with Escape Gringotts Bank please. Note: Requested by the Ministry of Magic

[@ThreechTHEdruid]

so happy that had a change to experience this coaster i loved it ofc

[@CloakedHDTV]

I sure do miss these coasters. Great video!

[@kellye3873]

this was the first ever rollercoaster i rode and it was amazing i rode it at least 5 times everytime we went to IOA

[@cullencrowley629]

This man has the best intros

[@DanielRichards644]

Rode this back in 2004, got the front row on one and the timing was perfect for the loop, you really felt like you where about to hit the other coaster and still surprised your feet didn't hit the people on the other coaster. Sad that it's gone, sad to see the tracks piled as scrap in this video, but Hagrids is a good replacement if it had to be replaced, rode it during the June Orlando Informer Meetup this year, was one of the last people on the ride, so it was almost midnight and really dark, but still had enough light to see the linear induction motors and the braking motors so I knew every time it was about to go balls out, funnest coaster in the park.

[@ggary04]

I got to ride this once, can’t remember which dragon we chose but I remember it being sweet.

[@gresilgordon5263]

The first thing that I thought when I saw this was the movie Bring It On: In it to Win it

[@BuggaTheSlayer]

Man, your work is top quality, and it keeps getting better, if that's possible. If one day you decided to create a Theme Park History episode about the Backdraft ride at Universal Hollywood/Japan it would be much, MUCH appreciated! All the stuff I read about it was never extensive or detailed enough, and I've always been fascinated by that ride. Of course when, or if, you want. Excellent video, as always. Keep it up!!

[@oliviap7517]

I'm pretty sure that Verbolten in Busch gardens Williamsburg has a drop section too. So what you said about Hagrid being the first in the US to have a drop section is incorrect.

[@butterflymia]

Yes. I havent been on Hagrid's coaster yet but Verbolten is a must ride for any roller coaster fan.

[@thievingx]

yeah from what i can tell hagrids motorbike is similar to verbolten

[@dylanrowan6626]

Man I miss dragons. Was under the assumption that Hagrids would be more darker than it actually is. I wonder if they will add more theming in the near future. Road it twice in a row it’s pretty good, I have yet to ride it at night since they close it so early.

[@zacdavid184]

I always thought the last near-miss was during Fire's last corkscrew and right before Ice's brake run, since riders are really twisting around each other without the leg-to-leg near-miss during the interlocking corkscrews.

[@brookieerber8120]

my thoughts throughout this video: "Oh wow! This coaster looks fantastic! I really want to go to Islands of Adventure now!" "Oh damn... it closed." "Oh thank goodness, I'm glad it's still the same coaster really." "GOD DAMNIT"

[@nickmarolda4922]

I’d love to see the theme park history of Space Mountain!!

[@hertexfas985]

Got a couple of ideas: -Space Mountain -Haunted Mansion -Jungle Cruise -Test Track -Soarin' -Rockin' Rollercoaster -Pandora: The World of Avatar -Toy Story Midway Mania -Killamanjaro Safaris -Escape From Gringots -Great Movie Ride -Cheetah Hunt -Any coaster at Cedar Point or King's Island -Manta -Kraken -Mako -Shows at SeaWorld

[@DisneyDancer1990]

This coaster was also notorious for the wasps nests they couldn't ever get rid of on the lift.

[@marcialynn3469]

Thanks! was too scared back then, altho I lived there and had annual passes.... got into coasters later when it was gone. Hola from Baja on the beach. Lots less hurricanes

[@elizabethsullivan3838]

If you didn't ride it in the beginning when it was still Dueling Dragons, you really missed out. Once it stopped dueling the other coaster, it just wasn't the same. There wasn't even a wait time in the line anymore.

[@theunholygamer6474]

Gotta love how you added dovahkin skyrim music, one of the greatest soundtracks ever

[@Artbyhurricanyounot]

I’m 2 years late, but Great video! My only criticism is that Hagrid’s Motorbike was not the first coaster to feature a drop track in the USA. The first in the US was Verbolten at Busch Gardens Williamsburg!

[@chaoticnutmeg]

I miss Dueling Dragons so much. There was definitely a huge difference in the environment when it changed to Dragon Challenge, and even more so when they coasters stopped going at the same time. I was happy it was still there, but it didn’t feel the same. I’m excited for the new HP ride... but I’m sad that DD is gone for good. The Ice side was always my favorite. It was the more intense track. It’ll forever be one of my favorite coasters of all time.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

When it was announced that the coaster will be torn down I was shocked and super upset

[@Jinfinitas]

A long time ago, I rode Dueling Dragons when it was called Dragon Challenge. After that, I rode The Incredible Hulk. Those rides helped me get over my fear of roller coasters. Several days ago at the time of writing this, I just went through the haunted house for Dueling Dragons at Halloween Horror Nights and 4 other houses, Universal Monsters Unmasked, Stranger Things, Bloodmoon: Dark Offerings and The Exorcist: Believer. The Dueling Dragons haunted house is a loving tribute to the ride and it should be a regular, annual attraction to appear. Point being, it was my first HHN that helped me get over my other fear for intensely scary haunted houses.

[@victoriagarcia3078]

I remember wanting to go on this ride every time I'd visit the park, but I want tall enough. So once I finally became tall enough to ride I was so excited to finally go on it, only to find out that it closed down for good. :(

[@Ben-kd7ug]

First the jungle cruise, then the enchanted tiki room after you're done with the universal rides

[@musicalfreak49]

I really love your videos, especially how cleanly structured they are and detailed. Nice one!

[@ConorCarlisle]

Perhaps the ride will be resurrected! I know that Universal is working on a third expansion that will have an area centering around How To Train Your Dragon. They could easily create a similar ride based on that

[@landonkehl8451]

You should definitely do a Cedar Point ride, like Gate Keeper or Top Thrill Dragster. That would be cool.

[@pabloquezada1643]

I was at Universal Studios in April for a school trip and I had some friends that hadn’t been to Universal in a while, and said they couldn’t wait to ride Dueling Dragons, I told them that it had closed, and were disappointed that it had closed, but said it was a best roller coaster they had ridden

[@Epodmusic17]

YAY!!! Thank you so much for doing this video! I've been waiting so long for this! ❤️

[@UneasyTortoise]

that feel when dueling dragons closes but we still have shit like cat in the hat and FAST AND FURIOUS

[@fackytheduck7908]

How is this channel not more popular it’s soooo goood