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Konnichiwa So this April I managed to achieve a lifelong dream and I visited Japan. Whilst I went to 5 parks (plus Tokyo Dome for the +1) I'm going to say something that is possibly sacrilegious on a coaster site: Japan is amazing and the theme parks are not even close to the highlights...

I don’t think we have many underrated rides in the uk. Possibly Nemesis Inferno which is a good ride hampered by its name. Can I give a special shout out to Velocity at Flamingo Land though. Nobody ever talks about this ride. It never gets near anyone’s top 10 list. It’s not cool to like it for...

Guardians v Hagrids is quite the battle. 2 great fun rides that make you still giggle as you walk through the exit lines. I think my friend got it right when he said Velocicoaster was the best coaster in Orlando but Hagrids was the best ride. I agree with him. Just

When I was out there for Halloween Horror Nights recently we upgraded to the RIP passes (totally worth doing, but might come to that in another post). These tours you’re taken around by a team member and you skip queues, go through backstage areas etc. Anyway we’re going to the Chucky house and...

Having spent only 2 hours at Holiday World, I drove the 1 hour, and crossed the time zone, back to Kentucky Kingdom. Honestly I wasn't expecting much for this one. Having tried to buy tickets online for $40 it wouldn't let me (couldn't quite work it out, I think it was having a UK address that...

Well, certainly not on a solo trip. But if I was with a group and it was a stop off on part of a wider trip, it'd be hard to just sit at the border and wait. And obviously I have grave concerns about its sexist anti-LGBT leadership, but I can't be hypocritical as I went to the US under Trump...

Has to be Hyperia doesn’t it? As a uk thusie it’s the first (potentially) world class coaster we’ve had being built since the early 90s. My excessively optimistic self hopes it kicks into gear a new enthusiasm amongst uk parks to build big

Am interesting mix, skewed in part by my ex and daughter using my Spotify in the car. Surprised at Eddie Izzard being so high as I only listened to the one album whilst on a road trip

That platinum annual pass is going to be a godsend for road trips

So on a particularly bored afternoon I thought I'd give a random order of my top 10, but one which I'm sure we've all asked ourselves from time to time. What is my top 10 ranked by order of distance (shortest to longest) from the Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue in Plains, Georgia? Why the Jimmy...

I might do a brief one, mainly as I actually reached the 250 there. Although I was only there 4 full days, and didn't make it to Sea World or Busch Gardens. Didn't even make it to IOA and I only did Universal for Halloween Horror Nights. That said, I did make it on a few coasters so I'll be...

Next up was Holiday World. I'd booked into a hotel by Cincinnati airport as, for reasons that make no sense to me, hiring a car New York to Louisville cost double to Cincinnati for the week I was there. By original plan was to do Kentucky Kingdom first and get #250 on the Voyage, but a couple of...

So, especially for @roomraider, I will describe my Mugaritz meal. Apologies to the OP as I know its a tangent, and I don't intend to turn this into a food blog or anything, but the meal was just so f'in ridiculous, I'll consider it a public service announcement. Lots of writing and photos ahead...

Yeah, Michelin is notoriously snooty when it comes to gimmicks. I think Ammolite at Europa is the only Michelin starred restaurant at a theme park or resort in the world. I can't think of any others off the top of my head. Many expected Victoria & Alberts at Disney World to get a couple of...

My previous list: 1. Time Traveller - Silver Dollar City - It just looks so different. Every video of it that I've ever seen, the forces look so unique and something that you can only find there (well, for now anyway) 2. Dinoconda - China Dinosaurs Park - from everything I've read its the...

Next up was Holiday World which, spoiler alert, didn't really do it for me sadly.

Being now at 250 coasters, and others are doing their top 25, I will likewise, with these being my top 10% 1. Steel Vengeance 2. El Toro 3. Velocicoaster 4. Shambhala 5. I305 6. Wicked Cyclone 7. Pantheon 8. Superman (SFNE) 9. Twisted Timbers 10. Skyrush 11. Mako 12. Red Force 13. Nemesis 14...

Day 3 - Kings Island I'd heard before about the odd drive from Cedar Point to Kings Island, and I suppose it does feel quite odd that the 3 hour or so drive is at least half on little country roads, but I arrived at Kings Island by around midday. I knew I wouldn't be there for opening, but...

Ok, I’ll play 1. Shambhala - smooth, speed, great airtime, decent theming, easy winner 2. Mako - similar to shambhala, just less of it 3. Apollos chariot - much maligned but I don’t get it. Sure it was an early attempt so the airtime doesn’t hit the same, but it’s still a smooth v good ride...

Why can I only read this comment in the voice of Donald trump? 🤣 It’s maybe 20 years since I went on it, but I seem to recall the ultimate being very loud.