Kebab
Giga Poster
Hey people, haven't posted on here in a good while so I thought this is a good way to start. Just recently made my second visit to PortAventura in Salou, and I must say I'm equally as impressed as my last trip. Nothing much was changed since 2008, but it's nice to see Templo Del Fuego up and running and everything going nice and smoothly, apart from one night where there was a diabolical storm in which they shut down the whole park by 10pm, not good. Here's the video, I hope you enjoy and I'll give you a brief review and comparison of my trip now from last time, so hope you enjoy. 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gWhWKKs2BM[/youtube]
Dragon Khan:
2008 = 10/10
2010 = 10/10
Khan is the image of a masterpiece, B&M when at it's greatest and still remains one of my top rollercoasters. It never lets up from the initial drop to the brakes; nice floaty drop into a brutally forceful twisted layout, and even though it boasts 8 incredible inversions, it never becomes uncomfortable. I wasn't expecting anything much from it because I whored the crap out of it in 2008, managing a total of 18 rides, but still as fun and intense as ever! The blue train seems to run flawlessly this time round, I'm not sure what it is but it's got a great kick to it. Great ride to whore when the queues are short!
Furius Baco:
2008 = 7/10
2010 = 9/10
Furius Baco is one of those rollercoasters that is constantly slated for giving a disappointing overall ride, and with extreme discomfort above that. In 2008, Baco kicked a punch alright, but I thought the layout was dull and uninspired, leaving for a slightly bitter outcome. The trains were of a new calibre, but really it just felt like a stretched out sped-up version of Rita, and I'm not the biggest fan of Rita. Riding it again taking my previous experience into mind, I decided to try the front-inside seat and for a night-ride instead. It was great! Certainly a lot more thrilling at night, the launch felt a million times more stronger at the front, lovely ejector down the first drop, and it was actually really, really smooth. It ended so well I actually come to say it's the best ride at night in the whole park! Brilliant surprise.
Stampida:
2008: 3/10
2010: 8/10
Oh dear where to start with this bad boy. After an extremely unpleasant couple of rides on both trains back in 2008, which left me battered and bruised, aching from head to toe, and stapled in like God knows what so I felt non-existant air-time I had big worries about this one. I remember in a topic a while back I was arguing with a member on the fact they said Stampida "has" air-time, which I didn't get at all in 2008, I took a few tips by sitting on the red train at the back, leaning my bum forward so I can get some decent slack, and had enough space to fit my arm through easily... That made a massive difference! The drop alone consists of so much air-time I struggled to keep my hands up through the entirety of the drop, then the rest of the layout has some great pops too out of surprise. It also seemed a lot smoother when they only ran the red train round, it was absolutely brilliant... Still one of the roughest coasters in the world, but great fun!
Hurakan Condor
2008: 8/10
2010: 10/10
If you don't know, Hurakan Condor is that big thing perving across the skyline; in the background. It's one of the only rides I've come across that gives me chills even after several rides of it, I mean, Apocalypse was bad enough, nearly double the size then you got Condor. Eugh. Not to say I didn't like it, as a matter of fact, it's an experience to die for, it's just getting the balls and courage to stand it. In 2008 I only managed a ride on the sit-down side, I had to go through a very tedious single-rider queue which I don't actually recommend, you're better off tagging along in the main queue. It gave me a lovely view, you can't go wrong at a height of over 300 feet and a view spanning across the gorgeous Spanish coastline, the drop was great but I didn't feel that much surprisingly. Coming back in 2010, it was a whole new experience, this time I wasn't alone, and I managed the guts to go on at night. But I must say overall the stand-up floorless is a must, and being male it didn't actually cause too much pain surprisingly, but it's a great floaty drop from top to bottom, just perfection in terms of drop tower standards. Although I didn't notice the tilt at all, does it actually tilt?
Again I'll keep coming back to pop a few more reviews on Especially Sea Odyssey, such a disappointment this year :?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gWhWKKs2BM[/youtube]
Dragon Khan:
2008 = 10/10
2010 = 10/10
Khan is the image of a masterpiece, B&M when at it's greatest and still remains one of my top rollercoasters. It never lets up from the initial drop to the brakes; nice floaty drop into a brutally forceful twisted layout, and even though it boasts 8 incredible inversions, it never becomes uncomfortable. I wasn't expecting anything much from it because I whored the crap out of it in 2008, managing a total of 18 rides, but still as fun and intense as ever! The blue train seems to run flawlessly this time round, I'm not sure what it is but it's got a great kick to it. Great ride to whore when the queues are short!
Furius Baco:
2008 = 7/10
2010 = 9/10
Furius Baco is one of those rollercoasters that is constantly slated for giving a disappointing overall ride, and with extreme discomfort above that. In 2008, Baco kicked a punch alright, but I thought the layout was dull and uninspired, leaving for a slightly bitter outcome. The trains were of a new calibre, but really it just felt like a stretched out sped-up version of Rita, and I'm not the biggest fan of Rita. Riding it again taking my previous experience into mind, I decided to try the front-inside seat and for a night-ride instead. It was great! Certainly a lot more thrilling at night, the launch felt a million times more stronger at the front, lovely ejector down the first drop, and it was actually really, really smooth. It ended so well I actually come to say it's the best ride at night in the whole park! Brilliant surprise.
Stampida:
2008: 3/10
2010: 8/10
Oh dear where to start with this bad boy. After an extremely unpleasant couple of rides on both trains back in 2008, which left me battered and bruised, aching from head to toe, and stapled in like God knows what so I felt non-existant air-time I had big worries about this one. I remember in a topic a while back I was arguing with a member on the fact they said Stampida "has" air-time, which I didn't get at all in 2008, I took a few tips by sitting on the red train at the back, leaning my bum forward so I can get some decent slack, and had enough space to fit my arm through easily... That made a massive difference! The drop alone consists of so much air-time I struggled to keep my hands up through the entirety of the drop, then the rest of the layout has some great pops too out of surprise. It also seemed a lot smoother when they only ran the red train round, it was absolutely brilliant... Still one of the roughest coasters in the world, but great fun!
Hurakan Condor
2008: 8/10
2010: 10/10
If you don't know, Hurakan Condor is that big thing perving across the skyline; in the background. It's one of the only rides I've come across that gives me chills even after several rides of it, I mean, Apocalypse was bad enough, nearly double the size then you got Condor. Eugh. Not to say I didn't like it, as a matter of fact, it's an experience to die for, it's just getting the balls and courage to stand it. In 2008 I only managed a ride on the sit-down side, I had to go through a very tedious single-rider queue which I don't actually recommend, you're better off tagging along in the main queue. It gave me a lovely view, you can't go wrong at a height of over 300 feet and a view spanning across the gorgeous Spanish coastline, the drop was great but I didn't feel that much surprisingly. Coming back in 2010, it was a whole new experience, this time I wasn't alone, and I managed the guts to go on at night. But I must say overall the stand-up floorless is a must, and being male it didn't actually cause too much pain surprisingly, but it's a great floaty drop from top to bottom, just perfection in terms of drop tower standards. Although I didn't notice the tilt at all, does it actually tilt?
Again I'll keep coming back to pop a few more reviews on
Especially Sea Odyssey, such a disappointment this year :?
