Recent content by Disco Lumberjack

Indeed, the mud actually looks a bit gold in those. 😁

I have a 3D printer, I mostly use it for printing parts for non-coaster side projects. Where do you get your models from?

If I were to pick a "zero coaster" it would be Nemesis, I know why I like Nemesis though. It's got those classic B&M Invert positives and it throws you around while still being a comfortable ride. It's my zero coaster because I remember being too short to ride it back in 1994 and looking in awe...

I'm early enough in my enthusiast journey that I tend to rely on polls of enthusiasts to determine my trip decisions, so arguably anything in that top 100 I haven't ridden is my bucket list. Generally if a trip is affordable and also has 1 or more coasters in the top 100 in it, I am up for it...

This year is probably going to be a big one, I currently have 79 creds, but I suspect my top 10 will look something like this by the end of the year (new creds in bold). 1. Iron Gwazi 2. VelociCoaster 3. Zadra 4. Hyperion 5. Ride to Happiness 6. Hyperia 7. Mako 8. Kondaa 9. Nemesis 10. Montu...

I think the new logo inspires no passion, but the previous one was worse. There is an advantage to it being relatively basic, which is that it can be added to a diverse array of designs very easily. Some of the posters and example merch that I've seen look much better with the new logo than they...

I'm planning on visiting Parc Asterix soon and I have some questions about the restraints that I'm hoping someone here might be able to answer! 1. Do they have seats for larger riders, like on Nemesis Inferno rows 4/5? 2. How do the restraints compare to Nemesis Inferno? Are they roomier or...

I would consider myself a fairly casual counter, I visited Energylandia and didn't bother with a lot of the coasters, preferring to focus on the big hitters. But some part of my brain likes to make an arbitrary goal out of things that I like and I think that's fine. I think the number I care...

I definitely make a lot of noise when riding, although mostly it's joyful. The hangtime on the drop on the Swarm though? Gets me scared every time. I don't even know why.

One that I haven't seen mentioned is Joris en de Draak, these aren't generally considered top tier rides, but given what I had heard I was expecting better than Wicker Man and found them to have a few too many dead spots compared to it.

I think 2 hours one way is close to the maximum most people will tend to venture for a day out, that does capture a significant portion of the country as you mentioned. Towers has an additional confounding factor though, which is that it's the only theme park resort in the UK that can reasonably...

You make a good point about the quality of European theme parks, I visited Efteling earlier this year and was blown away by how beautiful it was. Before I was an enthusiast I had no idea that Europa Park, Efteling or Phantasialand even existed, but I definitely knew about DLP. I don't know how...

With IPs it's entirely about a person's relationship with the IP as well as the strength of the park's execution. Even though I don't really like the sequel trilogy of Star Wars movies, I am a huge fan of Star Wars and Galaxy's Edge gets enough right that I loved it. Rise of the Resistance is...

Wicker Man for me, though I need to ride more woodies, I'm going to be riding Joris en de Draak in a few weeks so perhaps that will dethrone it. I had a surprisingly good time on the Grand National in Blackpool last weekend, the problem is I also had rides that shaved an inch of height off me...

I was also at the Blackpool Bash and talked to the guy, he did 10 on Saturday and then 10 on Sunday after the ERS. Even with him padding the numbers it seemed like they were dispatching a lot of trains with it empty, hopefully they'll bring the price down soon. Personally I'd consider paying for...