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    Knott’s Berry Farm | MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress | Schwarzkopf Launch Refurb | 2024?

    One cannot generally say that a ride lifetime is over after xx years. It depends on many factors. First is wear and tear - a coaster at a small more remote park wil age slower as there are less opening days and less audience - a LA park however as by far the most wear and tear on its rides I...
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    How do you tell a rides manufacturer?

    Most don't put their names on their rides - and even if they do it depends... Gerstlauer and Zamperla mostly have their company name and logo on their restraints - but that could be replaced by the ride or park name and/or logo. Some like Mondial deliver their rides with a plate with their name...
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    Knott’s Berry Farm | MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress | Schwarzkopf Launch Refurb | 2024?

    They could ask Indiana Beach Resorts: They have one lying around at their Niagara park...
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    Changes coming to Skyrush for 2024?

    Not skipping leg-day at the gym really payed off riding this amazing beast in the past. Wonder how the experience will be with the new restraints 😁
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    Indiana Beach I All American Triple Loop | Quimera (Dreier Looper) relocation | 2024

    I prefer the Weber Traumboot to the Huss Ranger as the former has a better headroom for tall guys like me. Already planned this for a "around Chicago" trip next year. They could do a "German Funfair" section... Any update on the former Cascabel - Schwarzkopf Shuttle-Loop - which went to their...
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    TITANIUM [X-Dimension Coaster] Now Open!

    A great achievement. Honestly except from designing some coasters - mostly track only - I'm nearly out of that game. For me personally the GUI for placing and manipulating the theming is straight-out annoying. But all thumbs up from me for that amazing coaster 👍
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    Hansa Park | "New and very big" attraction | 2025(?)

    And the passenger cabin of the Holstein Tower is up - thats more "up" than in the last two years...
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    Fantastic old coaster footage/pics

    The Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) - Northern German Broadcasting - aired an episode of its show "Die Schaubude" ("The (Northern German) Showcase") in summer 1983 from Heide-Park. YouTube
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    Coasters: 414

    Coasters: 414
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    Your 2023 in Review

    This year was sadly cut short coasterwise due to a close personal loss. Only had Canada's Wonderland plus the "new since 2016" credits at Prater this year.
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    Indiana Beach I All American Triple Loop | Quimera (Dreier Looper) relocation | 2024

    Fun Fact: Many Schwarzkopf rides in Germany were sold at the time with "American" theming as in name, flags, colors, etc and many of the gp believed that these must be US made rides 🤣
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    Who would go to Six Flags Quiddiya?

    Agreed. And already planning for USA Texas and Georgia next year. Poland hopefully will get on the way to get better if Donald Tusk will lead the next government - but the PIS president is still trying to deflect. Also hope that someday Erdogan will be voted from the center seat in Turkey... I...
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    Indiana Beach I All American Triple Loop | Quimera (Dreier Looper) relocation | 2024

    I've already planned for "Around Chicago" in `25 - but the Triple Loop is itching me 😁
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