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Scrolling through the Roller Coasters Constructions forum, I noticed a bit of a puzzling trend: Where did all the big 'uns go? There was a time, possibly just in my rosy-tinted nostalgia for the old days, where parks competed to build big and impressive coasters. Towering rides, with heights...

Looks like Cobra at Tivoli Friheden has derailed ... again. https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/aarhus/forlystelsespark-roemmet-for-besoegende "The two rear cars of Cobra are hanging at a different level than the rest of the cars, an eyewitness says."

This question has been churning in my head since I brought it up in the "highest-stat-ed coasters you've ridden" thread, and I figured I might ask here in case anybody knows. So, Formula Rossa. Fastest coaster in the world, and also a very long one - the sixth longest in the world, actually...

A quote in another thread the other day had me thinking: I've realized that for quite a few years, I've waited for such "sequels" myself, for a whole lot of coasters. Occasionally, some park/manufacturer gets a brilliant idea and builds a unique coaster everyone loves. Often, this brilliant...

This is another one of those topics that have come up as off-topic diversions in a few other recent threads and that probably warrants a discussion thread of its own. So, Bolliger and Mabillard. It (they?) is (are? OK, I'll stick with the singular from now on, as it is the name of one company)...

This little idea just popped into my mind, and I figured it would make a neat thread. So, as we all know, parks really like to market their coasters as being the first or biggest or most-est coaster in their general vicinity. Records are easily marketable, national records even more so, and...

Sorry for making a long post, but I realized the other day that the UK amusement park scene is due for some massive changes in the near to medium-term future. Unfortunately, I don't know if they will be for the better or worse. But I'm pretty sure that that the current situation is not going to...

I've seen this pop up in discussions from time to time, but it has never really been on-topic to discuss it, so I figured to make a separate thread this time instead of derailing another thread. The thread in question was the "Next RMC model?" thread, wherein some people have suggested that an...

I'm not really sure what made me drop down this rabbit hole, but I guess it's a combination of fascination with statistics, topics popping up in recent conversations, and procrastination. Thesis due in two weeks? Time to do a bit of theme park analysis! First thing first: what is a Gantt chart...

(click for link to bigger image) The world is a big place. So big we've had to divide it into countries, hence politics. Many of us have creds (ridden coasters) in many different countries, as evident by this old thread. But the world is also divided into time zones, also known as UTC Time...

I realized lately I've done a few of these stories already, and figured we could have a separate thread for them. Sometimes, parks make strange choices when it comes to new attractions. Either they're getting something really similar to what they have already, or something that seems completely...

I've decided to take that long and rambly post I made in the SFMM Raptor thread a step further. In case you didn't read that post, here's a short summary: From time to time, a small revolution occurs in the coaster world. An entirely new coaster type comes out, or somebody figures out how to...

2019 is about to be wrapped up, and in a couple of days the 2010s will be over. I figured it would be nice to discuss how the coaster scene has changed over the past decade. In my opinion, the 2010s have been quite eventful for amusement parks. To illustrate, let's compare some coaster rankings...

(Østlandets Blad - paywall) All right, that's all in Norwegian, so let's try a stunt translation into English: Personally, I'm cautiously optimistic! The new attraction for 2020 probably won't amount to much, but even a leased flat ride will breathe some fresh air into a park that hasn't...

Finally got some time to do this. Anyway, a little over a week ago, I went to Thorpe Park in England, UK. I presume most of you are familiar enough with the park that I don't need to introduce the rides, and in any case others have done that better than me before. I don't think a straight-up...

I know the thread title sounds a little like it belongs more in Q&A, but have some context: It's a fairly common complaint out there that one's home park "so rarely builds any good rides anymore". It feels like your favourite park hasn't got a good new coaster in forever. That the park is...

This became a small point of discussion in the Orion thread, but I figured it would be better to make a dedicated thread for it instead of mixing it into the construction thread. So yeah, Kings Island's recently announced coaster Orion seems not to have wowed people to the degree the ninth...

We all love Mack Rides and their exciting new creations. Helix, Copperhead Strike, Flash, that rumoured coaster for Universal Studios... they're pretty awesome nowadays, and news of a new big Mack coaster is met with much rejoicing. But do you remember their image before Blue Fire? They were...

I think you're all with me here. It started innocently enough with Intamin's impulse coasters back around the turn of the millennium: They launched a train forwards with some speed, let it coast up a tall spike, stall and roll back, launched it backwards through the station as it did so, up...

Hello! The Spanish theme park operator chain Parques Reunidos has been in some focus on these forums lately, mostly related to the news around their acquisition of Belantis. Personally, I find them to be the worst park operator in the Western hemisphere, and I have some problems understanding...