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    Have You Ever Gotten Stuck on a Ride/Coaster?

    I once got stuck on a log flume at a fair. I also got stuck on the treetops rollercoaster at Oakwood.
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    Roller Coaster Grease?

    off the rollercoaster grease and onto flat ride grease. but I went on a ride today that was so smothered in grease in certain spots that it had started to look like horrible old chip fat or something. all in big sloppy looking balls in certain nooks and crannies of the ride.
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    Flooding at Busch Gardens Tampa

    it hurricane season what do you expect in Florida.
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    volcano at fantasy islands new scarf

    the scaffolding is coming down. hopefully the week after next it will reopen.
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    Who really designs a coaster?

    in the case of Alton towers and the smiler john wardley he designed it in rough form then sent his design to Werner Stengel for verification and tidying up he then produces the final design and sends it back to the park . but it is really more complicated than that if I where to say every step I...
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    Spiteful UK Creds?

    the zooom rollercoaster at flamingo land I wasn't denied a ride but I didn't fit so I couldn't ride anyway
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    How to record on a Roller Coaster?

    I do it all the time with out permission but not with a hand held camera . the camera I use is a small metal tubular thing that looks like a torch it fits snugly around your head on a provided head band. though it is no longer in production. if you want to see results look at...
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    Aging (rust, rot/decay etc.)

    some modern wooden coasters such as the Intamin prefabs use laminated wood. and some steelies such as the big one have up to 12 coats of paint to stop decay
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    Drayton Manor: g force or shockwave

    they do run two trains only on busy days one is blue and the other is red .
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    Drayton Manor: g force or shockwave

    shockwave hurts your nuts like every stand up coaster but on G force it feels like you are a piece of play dough being slowly squished though a toddlers fingers.
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    Lap bar or OTSR?

    matters which type some OTSRs can be horrible especially if the coaster is rough. lap bars for me please !
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    saw the ride vs oblivion

    saw is better because in my opinion oblivion is a boring ride that is too short and doesn't do much apart from drop you into a hole .
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    G-Force or Airtime?

    I like a bit of both especially on wooden coasters
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    what inverts would you like to be flyers

    this was sparked by a dream I had about two weeks ago where my favourite invert got turned into a flying coaster the coaster in question jubilee odyssey at fantasy island . so I pitch the same question to you. what invert would you like to be a flyer?
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    what inverts would you like to be flyers

    this was sparked by a dream I had about two weeks ago where my favourite invert got turned into a flying coaster the coaster in question jubilee odyssey at fantasy island . so I pitch the same question to you. what invert would you like to be a flyer?
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    Oakwood Updates

    Re: Oakwood 2014 - New coaster? I am glad they are doing something with that old wild west town as it was looking run down and shabby last year . the old penny arcade was in tatters ( half of the machines where broke and the carpet was ripped) much of the cladding had fallen off the buildings...
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    Zamperla Volare Restraints?

    you get slammed in a cage and straps pin you in nothing more nothing less.
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    Comfiest coaster seat/restraint combo

    the restraints on Megaphobia are the most comfortable I have experienced . the seats are nice too, covered with faux leather similar to an armchair.
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    Coasters you rode in their closing (last) season

    I rode the old mine train at American adventure on the last season of the park being open I also rode the buffalo the rapids basically every ride there at the time of park closure in 2006. but most got relocated the powered mine train is now a traveling ride the buffalo is at twin lakes and the...
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    What is your favorite merch item to get at a Theme Park?

    yep shirts here. I also like a good ride photo too.
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