Lost Island Theme Park

 

Welcome to part 2 of our report on Lost Island.  We are going to pick up at lunch time and we are going to stop in at the Whalebone Grill which is still in the Awa section of the park

This is obviously a nautical themed restaurant and they actually do serve fish on the menu

Now let's talk about the actual food.  This is a BBQ pulled pork sandwich and fries.  While it was tasty, I do think that the prices are a little crazy for what you get.  This came to $12 total.  I'm not sure it was worth $12 and mind you that everything is ala carte.

Akua Maze is just outside Whalebone Grill and features interactive water geysers

Awaati Battle is a water ship battle.  The only thing is - there's not much to do if you are the only ones on the ride and the other boats are empty.  There are also guns on the shore, but we never saw them being used.

Eeki Eeki Escape is a Dumbo style ride and honestly was a lot of fun

Sea Swell is the rocking ship ride in the park.  If we are being honest, it runs a program that is way too long.  Some in our party ended up nauseous because it was so long

The next realm is the Air realm called "UDARA"

The center island of the realm has some fun interactive spinners you can power

This is Amara Aviators.  In theory you should be able to get your chair to flip as you ride.  However if the wind is blowing the wrong way, as it was today, you don't have a chance

Skyborne is the park's S&S turbo drop tower.  I was amazed at the indoor themed queue for this ride.

Dream Spinner is the park's wave carousel.

Nopuko Air Coaster is the only large roller coaster currently open at the park

I know what you're thinking "seriously another SLC" and you would be correct.  While it does feature the new vest style trains, it still has that typical "SLC roughness" that we all love to hate

BUT unlike all those other SLCs out there in the States, this one has the bonus helix, which coincidentally is the smoothest part of the entire ride.

Moving into the TAMARIKI realm.  This is the Spirit realm and is the home of the kiddie section of the park

Here we have the Kapulele Gliders where you can pedal to go higher

The Tuka Tumbler has to be the cutest kiddie ferris wheel I've ever seen

Lokolo is the park's Wacky Worm.  It sends riders around 3 times per cycle

Mama Pesaki is the fish themed crazy bus and Mura Dancer is the frog hopper

Tamikoa Grotto is the giant playground in the middle of the area

Golapa Sprouts is their Samba Tower ride

That brings us back to ARA MATUA which is the entry area of the park

Honestly this park has a lot of potential.  The theme is very creative and there are some good rides already at the park

We are a little concerned at how low the crowd was for a weekend day.  The price points for things probably need to be looked at.  Food prices for what you get is not good.  There is no "in/out" parking, you have to pay each time.  The lack of shade structures could also prove to be a liability on a hot day.  

Closing thoughts, I am happy that a new park has opened in the region and I really hope it succeeds.  We will more than likely visit again in the future to ride Matugani and hopefully some of our concerns can be addressed in the off season.

Lost Island Theme Park

 

It is not every day that you get to visit a brand new theme park in the United States and it is even more rare when it opens in the middle of the country - but here we are in Waterloo, Iowa at the brand new Lost Island Theme Park

The park is divided into different realms instead of lands.  The realm immediately to the left of the main entrance is called "MURA" and is the fire realm

The main attraction in the area is called Volkanu

This is an indoor dark ride with a shooter component to it and it is very well done

The ride basically is themed around defeating Volkanu and saving Lost Island

I'm not sure what a "good" score is on the ride, but this was my highest total for the day

Next we headed to Shaman's Curse

This is a disko coaster ride and does a nice job of adding kinetic movement to the area

Rokava is an interesting flipping ride that has a pretty cool lava creature trying to attack it while you ride/

The park has several interactive elements and the Makatu Shrine is one of them

Mura Fury is a spinning and looping pendulum ride that was unfortunately down for our visit.

Continuing our journey around the park in a clockwise manner we come to "YUTA" which is the Earth realm of the park

Unlike the other realms, Yuta is not quite ready to be fully enjoyed yet.  Matugani (pictured) is a launched coaster that will send riders from 0-60mph in seconds.  It is scheduled to open eventually this season

Yuta Falls will open in 2023 and is a log flume ride

Pengali Ruins is an interactive play area where you can dig for fossils

The only ride currently open in this section is Kukui Station which is a special type of bumper cars that allows for 360 degree spins

There is a restaurant in this area called Totara Market

We highly recommend the cupcake flight from this restaurant.  It costs $12 and features a total of 6 different miniature cupcakes.  Going across the top you have UDARA which is a blueberry coconut cake with coconut buttercream, VOLKANU is a chocolate hazelnut cake with a dark chocolate buttercream, raspberry sauce and a chocolate covered hazelnut, YUTA is a dark chocolate cake with matcha buttercream. Across the bottom is TAMARIKI which is a blood orange cake with citrus buttercream, MURA is a tropical mango cake with lime tajin buttercream, AWA is a blue raspberry lemon zest cake with blue raspberry lemonade buttercream

The next realm is the Awa realm, which is themed to water (and is actually the largest realm right now in the park)

Zulawa Wave is a miniature Himalaya ride

In 2023 this structure will be the home to Nika's Gift which will be a nautical themed carousel

There is a snack and drink stand in this area along with a couple playgrounds near the lake

The main attraction in this realm is Alzanu's Eye which is the park's ferris wheel

The views from the wheel

We are only half way through the park.  Be sure to check out part 2 of our report

Park Update (HHSTL)

 

The signage for Bonzai Pipelines has been removed.  The attraction has been SBNO since 2019 and will more than likely be removed once the waterpark closes for the season.

Park Update (SFSTL)

 

Time to see what's going on at Six Flags St. Louis.  The park still has its festive patriotic decorations up in the entry area

The front shops still have their bunting up as well

The Caricatures booth next to FLAGS is now a Lucky Duck game stand.  It wasn't open today

American Thunders is still SBNO.  We are over two months now waiting on a part to arrive so they can fix the ride and get it back operational

They have enclosed the entrance and bar area on the Smokehouse and it looks much nicer

Mr. Freeze is back to running both sides

They have moved the Screamin' Eagle front car photo location to next to the new entrance to the ride.

Zero progress has been made here since last month on the ADA ramp to the Screamin' Eagle station