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ring°racer might deserve a (dis)honourable mention there. Although other Formula 1 tracks have bought coasters before and since (Suzuka and COTA come to mind), S&S launches were (and still are to some extent) quite a rare ride model. Would also be a good trivia question in a "He Also Did" quiz...

Visited SFNE twice and got spited twice. I do hear it was terrible with its latest trains, but I still feel a little frustrated I didn't get the chance to ride it...

Using Parc Astérix in France as template: Before Replacements Final Tonnerre 2 Zeus - Tonnerre 2 Zeus Pégase Express Orochi (Parc du Bocasse) Orochi - New Theme Goudurix Mystic (Walibi Rhône Alpes) Mystic - Keep Goudurix Theme OzIris - OzIris Le Vol d'Icare Gold Rush (OK...

Pho Quoc is becoming Vietnam's hotspot for coasters visibly. This and Wrath of Zeus. Also, the good thing about investing in huge coasters now is that many other suppliers have caught up and considerably improved their game. A large scale Vekoma launch and a new GCI woodies now sounds arguably...

I believe Giovanola sorta suggested a multi-route coaster along with their (obviously) unproduced Tilt Coaster. As you can see, Giovanola's shown model shows the tilt mechanism also turning the train 90°. The idea, not shown here, was to also offer a second route in the opposite direction...

Looking at Pleasure Beach's Big One's girder support structure, I wonder if a retrack (of a larger scale than just replacing the old rails) could be performed there. Obviously, most steel coasters do not have the flexible support structure for RMC to play around and add airtime...

I'm a bit curious about what led Djurs to pick a different manufacturer this time. Was Intamin never considered because the park already decided on a ride type the Liechtenstein guys do not provide? Djurs literally ressurected Intamin's Suspended Coaster model after a 14 year hiatus even though...

Battle of Jungle King Golden Horse went big for their first Tilt Coaster. Dueling tracks, a in-house track type (as opposed to the earlier Arrow copies), a custom layout with transitions looking significantly smoother on paper, JoraVision input for the scenery... Except the dueling feature...

Golden Horse, arguably the most well-known Chinese ride manufacturer, is launching a subsidiary office in Bern, Switzerland. https://noblerides.ch/ Noble Rides claims it received TÜV certifications. The website currently displays 3 specific models, named NRxxxF, NRxxxFT and NRXxxx series -...

Giovanola fanboy: - Hypercoaster - Tilt coaster prototype - Inverted coaster - Bobsleigh - Dueling Family Coaster - Stand-up Coaster Obviously not up with the likes of Intamin or Vekoma portfolios, but I'd argue that lineup is worth a detour nonetheless

Met and interviewed David Jia, GH's Vice-President at various IAAPA events in 2019. What strikes me is the whole scale of GH's operations. As of 2019, they employed no less than 200 engineers. That's perhaps more than all Western manufacturers combined, and certainly explains the pace at which...

From my limited personal experience: Cedar Point - Maverick and SV, in the same park, in the same ZONE! Twisty snaps on one side, airtime galore on the other. Very complimentary and exciting. Energylandia - Zadra and Hyperion. Intamin's path towards back on top of the industry vs RMC's...

I got ERT on Yukon Quad with other French goons during opening year. It exceeded my expectations (especially during the second half!) Great raw speed after the second launch. I love the rockbed setting too. I have unconsistent experiences with OzIris. At occasional times it glides very...

I'm currently based in France: 1 - Monster 2 - Yukon Quad 3 - OzIris 4 - Alpina Blitz 5 - Big Thunder Mountain 6 - Wood Express 7 - Timber 8 - Tonnerre de Zeus (hopefully the full rehab will bring it back to its original glory) 9 - Timber Drop 10 - Triops The recent and upcoming rides will...

Could this be an opportunity for GCI to showcase irl their new Infinity Flyer trains? New track + New trains, in Orlando near IAAPA seems a fitting marketing ploy.

Regarding the performance of Lech, my rides in 2017 were considerably more intense than my recent experience this July. From what I gather, Vekoma made adjusted wheel friction in order to tweak the overall speed of the ride. Comparing my 2017 vs 2020 POVs, the former one clearly shows the...

Agree with both Walibi Holland and Energylandia. Not sad to see Viking eventually go, it gave some of the most painful rides I ever experienced. Zadra on the other hand... <3 Honourable mention goes to Sunac Land Hefei. Soaring with Dragon is bliss, Battle of Jungle King shuffles painstakingly...

Just call the French Invert "Le Monster" Voilà.

In less than 2 months, I managed: 1 Duinrell 2 Efteling 3 Walibi Holland 4 Babyland-Amiland 5 Le Royaume des Enfants (Draveil) 6 Europa-Park :o 7 Tripsdrill 8 Holiday Park 9 Energylandia 10 Legendia 11 Disneyland Paris (tomorrow) After a surprising amount of credding considering the...

Long time no update! New in bold. Reridden and moved in italics. 1 - Steel Vengeance (=) 2 - Zadra 3 - Expedition GeForce (-1) 4 - El Toro (=) 5 - Twisted Colossus 6 - Superman: The Ride (-1) 7 - Intimidator 305 8 - Fury 325 9 - Hyperion 10 - Twisted Timbers 11 - Lech Coaster 12 - Schwur des...