Recent content by toofpikk

Not much said on here, but AI has been implemented across concept art for Gardaland and food and drinks selections at Alton Towers. It's fair to say the response from fans is quite vocally negative, but frankly I'm surprised it's taken this long. A real shame that there is absolutely no care...

Updated mine at the weekend. 1 Ride to Happiness Plopsaland 2 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa 3 Velocicoaster Islands of Adventure 4 Arieforce one Fun Spot ATL 5 Toutatis Parc Asterix 6 The Voyage Holiday World 7 Zadra Energylandia 8 Kondaa Walibi Belgium 9 Phoenix Knoebels...

Frankly, it may be an area wide problem. We noticed there were several spots across Cologne where there was a distinct smell of raw sewage, especially the area near the cathedral. We also noticed it in a couple areas across the park too, but charmingly referred to it as ‘cathedral scent’. I...

Visited the park for the last couple of days. The work done in the past years has killed some of the bigger sightlines across different zones, each area feels far more contained, fleshed out and immersive from ground to sky. I last visited in 2023 so the changes and developments in Klugheim...

Frankly I don't think this isn't true. I believe Dragon's Fury was designed to be a temporary attraction with a life expectancy of about 15 years. Maurer's coasters were heavily modified after the Smiler Crash, and their continued operation past how long they were designed to be up for has meant...

It has been a recent noticeable change, than vibrations found on new coasters are considered something that's rough. I don't remember this being the case 10, 12 years ago; it was almost just an accepted thing for a ride to have a very slight judder as it was breaking in. Nowadays it seems like...

To echo what's been said above - I get the lack of love for the ride. It's old, rough, and frankly a bit crap. But it definitely has a presence in the park that has a large contribution into the overall aesthetic and character of the pleasure beach. I wouldn't mind if it were replaced with a...

Phantasialand without a shadow of a doubt. Food is affordable and high quality, the rides are some of the few that compete on both theming and thrills outside of Orlando, and I just got a party of 4 an overnight stay in the Matambda hotel, breakfast, and 2 days on park for £60 each. No matter...

That looks absolutely excellent.

I've been chatting to a few friends who were working at the London parks. At least 1/4 of management in operations have been let go at each of the parks. There was a hiring freeze from around about easter 2024. Rumours of Merlin looking to sell/modify properties that are home to wildlife due to...

For real though - Such a shame that the park have decided to completely bulldoze the mystery that Forbidden Valley once had in place for MORE weird future high-tech military-esque stuff. I just feel like this kind of future-experimental vibe is far better suited to X-Sector.

It's 2035. Winter Wonderland is now £30 per ride and starts in September. The big one has been replaced by a Morgan hyper which bankrupted the Thompsons and it still stalls. It's called the Bigger One. Also, the Bakerloo line now goes to Kent. Alton Towers is now Completely themed to...

Coaster count at start of 2024: 167 Coaster count at end of 2024: 268 (101 new) Park count at start of 2024: 33 Park count at end of 2024: 48 Number of park trips: 3 (I guess?) Favourite new-to-me coaster of 2024: Iron Gwazi (Honourable mention to Alpengeist) Favourite new-to-me park of 2024...

I'm pretty sure they had it testing before Christmas. The official opening date is Sunday, the 19th January.

The only 2 plausible explanations I can think of is either that these projects were started before the sanctions and Intamin need the payments from these projects so have followed through with continuing the manufacturing stage. That, or an account executive has found some loopholes to jump...