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There is definitely some variation in quality between them. I haven't found them all to be dreadful, but most are at least a bit unpleasant. I genuinely like Kumali. I think it rides well and has a nice layout (albeit short) with good inversions. Of the standard SLCs in Europe, I enjoy Roller...

Ooh DC Rivals! Of course that's the one I haven't ridden. 1. Steel Vengeance 2. Shambhala 3. Hyperia 4. DC Rivals Hypercoaster 5. Batman Gotham City Escape 6. Nemesis 7. Taron 8. Goliath (SFOG) 9. Wicked Cyclone 10. Millennium Force Mine: 1. Intimidator 305 2. Voyage 3. Eejanaika 4. Ride to...

Haven't updated this in quite a few years... 2019 Kentucky Flyer, Kentucky Kingdom Maxx Force, Six Flags Great America Pirate's Coaster, Parc du Bocasse Roller Coaster, Luna Park La Palmyre King Dragon, Lunapark de Barcares Cars, Pirat' Parc Nid des Marsupilamis, Parc Spirou Provence Mystic...

Voltron Nevera - Europa Park Queue / Boarding / Pre-launch Wait times maxed out at 15 minutes for me as I went midweek during EP’s winter event and outside of Christmas holidays. Therefore, I never had to spend much time in line, but I particularly enjoyed when the tesla coils on the ceiling...

Just finished up two fantastic days at Europa Park’s winter event, so I can finally post my end-of-year rankings. Some fantastic coasters here from my big Japan trip in April and a few smaller Europe trips, as well as a new crown jewel for the UK (at last!). Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion...

Some more to add since my last post in 2018, plus a new favourite... Taiga - Easily the best all-rounder. Will be hard to beat. Maverick Toutatis Velocicoaster Taron iSpeed Formula Rossa Xcelerator Storm Runner Top Thrill Dragster Atlantis Adventure Stealth Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike...

No particular order: Volares - torture chambers Hades 360 - organ grinder Furius Baco - brain haemorrhage Pinfari Zyklon Loopers - neck snappers Condor, Limit, F2 Fright Flight, T3 - The bad SLCs Blizzard, Festival Land - 22mph of ****e Kingda Ka - 128mph of ****e

Lech Coaster - Legendia F.L.Y. - Phantasialand Abyssus - Energylandia Batwing - Six Flags America Expedition Everest - Disney’s Animal Kingdom Colorado Adventure - Phantasialand Stunt Fall - Parque Warner Madrid Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - EPCOT Hals-über-Kopf - Tripsdrill...

Yeah I'd agree Monster is better than both Nemesis and Montu, as ugly as it looks. It's ridiculously intense. Katun still just edges it out as my favourite invert mind. But in the Nemesis v Montu debate, I'd go Nemesis, for its tighter and overall better package of elements. Montu stands out...

I've only visited Beech Bend once, back in 2019. Can't say I was that impressed with Rumbler. It wasn't unpleasant but the tracking seemed poor and awkward at points and took away from the 'fluid' experience I've found on most other GCIs. Of the GCIs I've done that are still operational, the...

Seems to be far from a popular opinion nowadays, but EGF is still the best for me (though I am perhaps due a re-ride). My top 10 in Europe (with placement in my overall rankings in brackets): 1. Expedition GeForce (#5) 2. Untamed (#7) 3. Ride to Happiness (#8) 4. Hyperion (#10) 5. Shambhala...

Haven‘t updated this since 2018, but I did 5 new ones in 2019. I’ve also re-ridden Wicker Man, Heidi and Wodan in 2021/22 and they’ve shuffled around a bit. 1. Troy, Toverland 2. Renegade, Valleyfair! 3. Gold Striker, California’s Great America 4. Thunderhead, Dollywood 5. Joris en de Draak...

Helix and RTH are obviously better but back to the 2 at hand… Until my visit to Europa last week I would’ve picked Blue Fire, marginally. It feels like it’s more focused on actual elements rather than twists and turns which is (usually) my preference. It also has a better launch, better theming...

More needless hype for new Belgian coasters: Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion Voyage - Holiday World X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point Untamed - Walibi Holland Phoenix - Knoebels Ride to Happiness - Plopsaland De Panne Twisted...

Ones that I don’t think have been mentioned yet: Nickelodeon Universe (Log Chute) Wiener Prater (Schwarze Mamba) Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi (Batman: Knight Flight) Walt Disney Studios Paris (Tower of Terror) Movieland Park Italy (Kitt Superjet) Disney’s California Adventure (Grizzly River...