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If it makes you feel better this is the image results from a search for the chinese word for rollercoaster in google this morning. Really gets in the way when this happens 🤣

I didn't make it to the Blossoms/Astley set either and also regret it. Can't remember who was on at the same time but yeah was elsewhere. Think the crowd and the sunny weather was just perfect for Rick to strut around the pyramid that morning though. Far surpassed my "this is going to be a one...

A Decent gig list from me this year with a large chunk at Glasto as usual (where who knows maybe i crossed paths with @Nicky Borrill who knows? Frank Turner Slow Readers Club Paramore Seafret Swim Deep Goo Goo Dolls Glasto 2023 Lekkido Lord Of The Lobsters Arctic Monkeys Cat Stevens Ben Howard...

Bit of a closer look at that layout for those who like me like such things.

This makes my stomach feel funny.🤢

Not so much a roller coaster as a terrifyingly huge slide. Located at the 1940 Centennial Exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand this enormous slide had its own lift hill and an enormous first drop into what appears to be a small airtime hill. The lift hill itself looks quite interesting to...

Came Across this great little article (in portugese) about the first ever roller coaster in Portugal. https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/noticias/o-patio-das-antigas-a-primeira-montanha-russa-de-lisboa-111823 Called The Zig-Zag Da Vertigem the ride operated at Luna Parque in Lisbon from July 1933...

Well that confirms it was meant for a novaland park in Vietnam. Which is what I dug up the other day. But they have several projects on the go so can't figure out which one died 🤣 Edit: A few hours later Gottcha Nova World Phan Thiet was due to get the Ultra Surf -...

Bit of a bump but this short on ride video of Bandit during Jewellumination is kind of awesome

If it makes you feel better I went to a park with 6 coasters and the only one they managed to open the entire day was the Intamin Half Pipe. I complained and they would only give me a free ticket to come back. Which was great because i was flying out that night never to return. Thanks Elitch...

Great article from BGWFans here about the new ride I highly advise a proper read, its well researched and provides good context. https://bgwfans.com/2023/plans-reveal-busch-gardens-williamsburgs-long-anticipated-new-for-2025-festhaus-park-roller-coaster/ Yeah its not 335ft tall :) Here's one...

Correct the original advert for the ride package said a fair amount was on site in vietnam but some was still at their European manafacturers plant. Still working on tracking the park down, Pretty sure we know the company that owned them now but not quite sure on which of their projects it was...

I agree with all the "it's better for merch" and "it's a better design to spread as a brand" chat. It is a much more modern and versatile logo. But dear god do I find it soulless. Toverlands logo as seen above is a similar font only design but the whimsical flourishes R and the N as well as...

I mean it didn't really work for Hermes/Evri. Everyone just hates Evri instead of Hermes now 🤣

Japan has both a universal park potter land and a making of WB potter experience so I suppose it's possible.

Bored on the ship so did a quick sketch over the Google Earth outlines of the rides. (Bearing in mind that the angle of the satellite view affects things quite a bit and is the reason the corkscrews look different sizes i think) Its a mess but it shows a couple of differences. Chongqing has an...

Great report as always Can't say Ganzhou has been on my radar much either. Obviously there's the FW but I tend to mix my park visiting with culture and nothing in Ganzhou really stood out as worth a visit by itself and I'm not sure the FW stands out as worth a visit by itself either. Not when...

The 2 Vekomas and the Intamin and a load of flat rides all came from one cancelled project in South East Asia I believe. Just bought a bulk pack of rides for cheap pretty much. Wouldn't be surprised if they did pick something else up though.

God no not just you. I loved that show and my mind went straight there too. Always made me so sad that they left that show on a cliffhanger too. 😭

And further to that they have IAAPA events in Europe and Asia each year. European and Asian rides will normally get announced there. But it does seem to be (with a few big notable exceptions) that these big train and ride reveals to tend to be an American thing, European and Asian parks don't...