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Putting your arms up on a rollercoaster very probably slows it down. Think about it, if things like temperature, moisture, time of day, wind direction, weight of riders etc... can all significantly affect the speed and pace of a ride, and we know they do, imagine the extra drag factor of 24...

A pretty quiet year for me in some ways, but in other ways... omg, best season ever! Didn't go on that many theme park trips, instead focused my efforts on one big one and got myself a bumper haul of choice US creds. Highest ever annual cred haul of 81, beating out 2018 by one credit, so boom...

1980's 4 Man Bob Alton Mouse Alton Beast/New Beast 1990's ThunderLooper Runaway Train Nemesis Pepsi Max Big One Shockwave DMP Oblivion 2000's Air Colossus Jubilee Odyssey Spinball Whizzer Dragon's Fury Rita Stealth G Force Saw 2010 Th13teen 2012 The Swarm Leviathan 2013 The Smiler 2016 Pterasaur...

Oh my Goddddd, this is so hard now. How some of you can somehow rank all of your ridden coasters with pinpoint accuracy is beyond me. For the longest time I've been a big advocate of the Top 10% method - whatever your cred count is, you just take the assumption that at any given time, the...

Yay, I can answer this poll now. It's Hyperia innit, as if there was ever any doubt. The poll result speaks for itself - 36 to 1! 🤣 I'd call that a fairly emphatic win for Hyperia.

This year... by one credit. 😁 I got 80 new coasters in 2018 but thanks to Hyperia earlier this week my total for this year is now 81, so boom to that! Not surprisingly, 2018 and 2024 featured big US road trips, which is always a good boost for the cred count.

Hyperia. S'alright. Needs to be a bit longer. Joking aside, it's actually a lot better than 'alright'... but it definitely does need to be a bit longer. Had 3 rides on it yesterday, first was in the middle somewhere, second managed to swing a front row ride via the single rider line - result! -...

Zadra was virtually flattened by high winds during construction and they had it rebuilt pretty quickly. In fact, I think it still actually opened ahead of schedule.

I voted for the January date. Have done that exact trip for the last 2 years in a row now and it's been fab. In the post Christmas comedown, having a trip that early on is a great way to fend off those back-to-work, January blues.

Going to Thorpe on Monday, haven't been on Hyperia yet so I'm hoping for a speedy turnaround, but deep down I'm already preparing my post for the "Worst Ever Spite" thread. 🙄

Is it possible that Phantasialand, along with the actual coaster, also bought some sort of exclusivity rights to the design? As in, Vekoma would agree to not sell another flying coaster within a certain radius from Phantasialand, or a fixed timeframe, or sumat? That could explain why we haven't...

Generally a doer but sometimes, just sometimes, it's nice to just kick back, sit on a beach or by a pool and do f*** all for a few days. Not for too long, couldn't do it for, say, 2 weeks straight, I'd have to break it up with a few excursions or some sightseeing/exploring and stuff, but yeah, I...

On board with the Philly Cheese love, been chowing down on those a lot! (far too much, in fact). 🤤 But I'm sure it'll be back fairly soon. The McRib however is a far more elusive creature and should be embraced whenever we have the chance.

Word on the street, fans, is that the  McRib might be coming back to the UK next month. This teaser appeared briefly on the app but was quickly withdrawn. Was it a test? Was it a mistake? Was it a troll? Who knows, but, y'know... any McRib news is good news, right? 🤞🤞🤞🤞

S'alright. Nowt special. I'd give it 7/10. I'm exaggerating slightly for comic effect. Funniest member, see. S'alright, I guess. 7 out of 10, no more.

Not in any particular order, just a few examples of stuff I hated: Time Warp / any Volare. Only ridden the one at Canada's Wonderland. Despite a couple of opportunities to get a couple more for the count, I've never ridden another since and never will. Disgusting. Insane / any Zacspin. As...

I don't want to give away too much... but let's just say it's considerably better than Poseidon's Fury (which I also really liked by the way) and if it's open, you should definitely do it while you have the chance. ☺️

Don't you just love it when you find a list topic that you haven't updated in a while? 1. Alton Beast/New Beast (I'm going on the theory that they were, in fact, the same ride). 2. The Black Hole. 3. ThunderLooper. 4. Jumbo Jet (Drayton Manor). 5. Looping Star (Rhyl). 6. Scorpion (BGT). 7...

An encouraging report. I wonder if PortAventura are finally addressing the issues that have plagued them for years, or whether you just dropped lucky on the day. Good luck for the rest of the trip, Mat. Tell me, is Templo del Fuego operating at the moment? It's an absolute must-do if it is.