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They're gonna make it a swing launch aren't they?

I'd heard the smiler had OTSRs because the lapbars had a bigger reach envelope, similarly probably total nonsense though! Does Mack have any OTSR coasters at the moment? If not, I can't see it being worth the investment on their end to develop a restraint just for this.

I've always been curious with these tyre launches; does the whole bank of tyres increase in speed down the length or is each wheel faster than the last?

I didn't know it was possible to hate someone so much based on one trip report! :P You just described my ideal, rainbow fantasy land, widest dreams trip to Phantasialand/cologne except you didn't go to the local waterpark! The stately home in Brühl looks gorgeous, we did a similar walk on our...

I know they use a dog to push the train up the lifts, I was just referring to the animation they published! I'm not sure they configured the pause in nolimits, or if they just paused the animation instead! :P

I'm not sure they bothered to script in the turntable working for that demo :P And I can't tell if they put a pause in at the bottom of the lift, or just stopped the animation for a few seconds? The ride itself looks a bit meh, maybe the forward section could be intense if it's got to make it...

All the directors right now:

If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit...

Where's the option for "whatever annoys the most thoosies in one go"? I guess I use strata for the two that exist, but only out of habit and no real attachment to it. I dread to think how much just the steel for a 500+ft high point is gonna cost in these unprecedented times!

My favourite chocolate bar is a Spira, but they don't exist anymore so I've had to settle for Wispa Golds instead!

I wonder how much extra work it takes to work out the logistics of making something moveable? With a regular coaster you just stack track pieces in a container as they're made/needed, but a travelling ride has to stack the right pieces on the right container. Did Schwarzkopf design the trailers...

Gödel's incompleteness theorem says that's it's impossible to prove a system is complete only using the rules of the system, so we really have no way of knowing if the ability to post topics has been proven from within the forum itself :D /j /s

+1 for the castle, even just walking through the grounds is now a must on a trip to Phanny for us! Plus, if you're feeling cheap there's a Netto on the way from the park to grab a few bits for a little picnic :D

I thought I'd pop a little POV of the new track, seeing as everybody is so thrilled and excited by the prospect of this being finished :P It's hard to tell from the backseat POV, but it doesn't look like it's had the full Python treatment, just a like-for-like re-track. Which seems weird...

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But...but...but...they said they were injured? People wouldn't just *lie* on the internet? Surely not? Please don't shatter my innocence like this. Next you'll be trying to tell me Father Christmas/Holiday isn't real!

I feel like head injuries are more the purview of doctors at the hospital, rather than doctors on a forum?

I can't wait for them to open their new Runaway Mine Coaster! Fingers crossed it's more like Colorado Adventure than Towers's mine train :) I adore the attitude towards Thorpe, they could announce a raptor cover of SteVe and boards would be full of people wondering how they were going to...

Only done the one at Todtnau, near Europa Park, and I had blast! I guess it comes down to the layout, Todtnau is fun because it's fast and has lots of turns at speed. Plus the location is gorgeous. If it's just something plonked down then I can imagine it's not as fun or engaging!

^ I agree, they've got plenty of inversions as it is, they could do with something with either plenty of regular airtime or something twisted like Taron. Either that or something totally different like a MACK extreme spinner.