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^Yeah I think it must have been the King Kong 360 section of the Universal Tram Ride at Hollywood, thanks Dave. My first trip to Florida was in 2003, and I remember Kongfrontation was in the process of being converted into Revenge of the Mummy at the time, so it couldn't have been that. And...

Kong, another easy poll to answer. Weirdly, I could have sworn I'd ridden this before, but seeing as it didn't open til 2016 that's not possible. What was in this spot previously? Or does anyone know what King Kong based attraction I could be confusing this with? Anyways, it's good. Great...

Indeed! I had this as my proudest goon moment of 2023 here: Post in thread 'Your 2023 in Review' https://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/your-2023-in-review.46601/post-1164240 Was good to meet you again dude. If it wasn't for that chance meeting <checks calendar> over 9 years ago 😮, I might not...

No surprises here, Hagrid's for me too. Also Mrs Howie's favourite coaster of the trip. We rode Hagrid's lots, making full use of the Single Rider line when needed. As has been said many times, it's the fun factor more than anything. It's just such a huge laugh. Such a complex ride, such...

Hey look, a whole bunch of Florida based polls that I can now answer. Yay! 😁 Iron Gwazi for me, a fairly easy decision too. It's just a 10/10 ride, totally relentless, not an inch of wasted track, just one killer element after another. Lapping this thing at night with zero wait time, front...

Just in case you hadn't noticed, I've not long gotten back from Florida so although it was a fairly quiet year for me in terms of actual number of park trips, kinda made up for it at the end with one biggie. That's not to say there wasn't any cheeky little getaways, back at the beginning of...

Hi Matt! 😁 Over the years I've ridden 7 different Dive Coasters, 3 narrow gauge ones (Baron, Krake and Valkyria) and 4 wideboys (Oblivion, Sheikra, Griffon and Valravn) and overall I have to say that I prefer the wide ones. Simply put, they're bigger. And when it comes to B&M Dive Coasters...

C, but as I approach 50 I'm becoming more D by the day. In fact, these days I'd sooner ride a nice gentle kiddy cred for the +1 than something that's gonna beat me up.

Nah. Looks sh*t. Too hot.

OMG, the Cantina, yesssss! I thought I'd died and gone to heaven, didn't want to leave. That robot dj tho!! 😍 They've even themed the f***ing Coke bottles! 😲 Like you, I don't 'do' Disney, I try to kid myself that the House of Mouse is evil and we should all reject it and everything it...

Can't lie, I did get a bout of the feels. 'Hug a Wookie' - childhood ambition realised! 🥰 But if you think that's bad, you should have seen me on Rise of the Resistance - I was actually crying at the end. Not even exaggerating - there were actual tears of pure joy. I know, right? It's...

You ready for a hot take? Ok here goes: VelociCoaster didn't win me over. I mean, I liked it, it's a great roller coaster, I'm still gonna give it a very respectable 9/10, but somehow it didn't blow me away like it has done for so many others. The question is... why not? On paper it should have...

Iron Gwazi. Yessssss! What a beast! It's awesome. Really, really awesome. 10 out of 10, obviously. But you all kinda knew that anyway. The real question is, how awesome? Where does it sit in the rankings? How does it compare to the other big RMC's, as well as the other elite Florida coasters? Ok...

Bit of a stretch this one but... any excuse for a cheeky name drop: 10th RMC, Iron Gwazi. Pictured with CF royalty, Jerry, Ian and some guy who designs RMC's.

Ha ha, someone clearly doesn't know me very well. 🤣

Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket. Sh*te. What on earth is this even doing at Universal Studios? It just doesn't belong at all. The restraints are awful, the layout is awful, it looks trash, it rides trash... it is trash. Bin it. Couple of marks for height, speed and some reasonable forces but, out of...

Closed for annual maintenance and technically not a new-to-me cred as I rode it on previous visits (very glad it was Kraken that was closed and not one of the other B&M's! Definitely dropped lucky on that one) but yeah it's very good. Or at least it was in '03 and '07. I think it was top 10...

Me and Mrs Howie are very strict about this. We enjoy both, but a takeaway, as in a meal that we take away and eat at home, has to be Chinese. If we want Indian, it has to be eaten at the restaurant. This makes no sense, I know that, but it's just a weird habit that we've gotten into and can't...

Come on dude, you're really gonna have to give us more than that. The video link doesn't work and the picture is sideways. Feedback on what, ffs?

Pipeline: The Surf Coaster. Almost certainly the best stand-up coaster on the planet but... hmm, yeah, that's not really saying much, is it? It's kinda like saying VAT is the best tax, or that syphilis is the best of the venereal diseases. At the end of the day it's still a stand-up coaster and...