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  1. Changa

    Alton towers 13/04: Nemesis Re-Evaluated

    After getting spited out of our first ride on opening day, we made our way back to give it another go and further justify our merlin passes! We were successful in getting on the new-ish ride, though I can't say we felt we got an experience worthy of the renewal.... ...aaanyway, going through...
  2. Changa

    Thorpe Park Opening Day - 23/03/24

    Thorpe Park is back open! Unfortunately the rides didn't quite seem to be ready to start a new season as our day was mostly spent navigating around breakdowns. Please enjoy my thoughts, along with the mediocre pics of Hyperia from around the park! Storm surge - 6/10 It's a fun filler ride...
  3. Changa

    Square or Round footers: What are the justifications for each?

    Hi all! I've just been comparing Mack ride supports for a NL2 project, and noticed that square and round footers seem to be used interchangeably. The trend seems to be that each coaster uses either footer type throughout the whole ride, though alpina blitz is an exception to that. Most...
  4. Changa

    Walibi Holland - Fright nights (21/10/23)

    We went to Walibi for the evening on the 21st of October, which we didn't know would be on a bank holiday weekend during a massive festival, meaning the park would be at effectively 100% capacity. Also, a torrential rainstorm with 25 mph winds was expected in the area, so we'd be cycling in this...
  5. Changa

    Portaventura world - Lots of half-days making a whole

    We went for a week-long package holiday to stay in the Hotel El Paso which granted us unlimited access to Portaventura Park and one day at Ferrari Land. I haven't been to a new park in around 8 years and we jumped on an incredibly good package deal after a very stressful few years sorting our...
  6. Changa

    RMC Strata-Loop

    Following the merger of RMC and Larson, people could only wonder with baited breath what could come from the melding of such innovative minds. What could be accomplished with the ever-changing technology of RMC, and Larson's perfection of the concept of the vertical loop? The result was almost...
  7. Changa

    Idea for a restraint safety system

    So, as a result of the seemingly increase in accidents involving restraints not being properly lowered to secure guests, I had an idea at random of an alternate way to sense a restraint's position & wanted to see what y'all thought regarding it's feasibility! Using Mack restraints as an...
  8. Changa

    Grand National retracking?

    This isn't the most lively discussion but we just got back from bpb and I was absolutely floored by how well Grand National was running! Last time I rode it, I thought it was better than big dipper but still close to unbearably rough, as its almost known for around here. But now it rides as well...
  9. Changa

    Cedarwood Rumbler - GG Mega coaster

    My first upload on here and it's a reimagining of the first NoLimits project that I uploaded back in 2010. Now it is a Voyage-inspired woodie with a longer, more intense layout; set in the Pacific northwest alongside a river. This ended up being the largest project that I've done as I am still...
  10. Changa

    Alton towers 10/08/21 - A dismal birthday

    We went to AT for my dads birthday as its been a while, he wanted to reride Nemesis & try out Wicker Man. We hoped that a midweek day would offset the summer crowds slightly as the parents would still be at work... this was a mistake. The park was open 10-7 which was a nice surprise as we were...
  11. Changa

    What is going on with Thorpe park?

    It's almost always been my home park and we used to own annual passes around the opening of Saw. But the state of the park the last few times I've been has been pretty dismal. The past 5 years of investment has devalued the park from a fun day with awesome rides to a tacky, unpleasant day out...
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