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Own it For some reason I got it into my head that riding roller coasters is not a "cool" hobby and would feel a bit awkward about discussing interests or weekend plans with work colleagues etc. And yeah, if you act nervous - or even ashamed - about discussing it, it will be an awkward...

Sad to see, I'm planning to visit the park later this year for the first time since 2016, and though I did do Scorpion last time my memories are hazy. It's a shame to see another Schwarzkopf potentially biting the dust, but even more so because it was one of the most "accessible" ones, being...

Date: 11/08/2024 Park: Thorpe Park Roller Coasters: 15 Front Row/Back Row/Solo/New-to-Me: 2/1/0/0 Water/Dark/Flat/Other Attractions: 4 Shows: 0 New-for-2024: 1 ORP/ORV/Character/Proof of Solo Ride: 0 CF-Live: N Trip Report: N Bonus Coasters: None Points added = 120

Thorpe Park once again rocking it with the ops today. Not a single moment of downtime on Hyperia, all 6 major coasters operating pretty reliably and trains being hammered out - staff are clearly being incentivised to produce high throughputs given how much the Hyperia team went into overdrive in...

Technically closest - Chessington. 15 minute drive or 45 minute public transport. Generally will do one full day and 3-4 "pop in for a couple of hours" trips per season. If Mandrill Mayhem ever loses its single rider queue, I could see those quick trips disappearing. Honorary "home park" -...

Date: 04/08/2024 Park: Thorpe Park Roller Coasters: 4 Front Row/Back Row/Solo/New-to-Me: 1/0/0/0 Water/Dark/Flat/Other Attractions: 1 Shows: 0 New-for-2024: 0 ORP/ORV/Character/Proof of Solo Ride: 0 CF-Live: N Trip Report: N Bonus Coasters: None Date: 04/08/2024 Park: Legoland Windsor Roller...

Legoland Windsor - 4th August 2024 Despite living relatively close, I had no real intentions of hitting the new coasters at Legoland this year, and certainly not on a warm summer holiday weekend. The journey by public transport seemed too long and convoluted for a park which realistically only...

Date: 01/07/2024 Park: Energylandia Roller Coasters: 27 Front Row/Back Row/Solo/New-to-Me: 1/5/0/19 Water/Dark/Flat/Other Attractions: 0 Shows: 0 New-for-2024: 2 ORP/ORV/Character/Proof of Solo Ride: 0 CF-Live: N Trip Report: Yes Bonus: Zadra (6 laps, if relevant) for being in the CF top 10...

Epsom (Surrey), UK

Day 4 - Energylandia Day 2 To avoid what we'd feared may have been a difficult commute both days, we'd booked fresh accommodation at a small holiday park some 3km from Energylandia. It was a nice little cabin with a cracking view of Zadra in the distance, but not remotely pedestrian-friendly. In...

Kraków Airport has a train station, but it's not a direct journey to the park. You'd have to do 20 mins on the SKA1 train line to the city centre, then change onto the SKA2 line for a 1-hour journey to Zator Park Rozrywki, which is the station you want for Energylandia. If you're going direct...

As all have said, really interesting question! Simple answer for me would be most coasters at BGT. Visited as part of a family holiday on a sweltering and absolutely rammed day in 2016 and got on each of them exactly once. So I have Montu, Kumba, Sheikra all in a vague "that was really good"...

Oh no! Hoping it was just a minor closure when I went and Legendia isn't about to lose another. Best of luck for your return. :) Day 3 - Energylandia Day 1 Perhaps the only report I'll ever write featuring 19 new creds in one day. Ten years ago, southern Poland would have been on few people's...

Intro Earlier this year, I took my first coaster-centric trip to mainland Europe, featuring two days at Phantasialand. Realising I could see another part of the world and visit parks of a substantially higher quality for little more than the average weekend away by train in the UK unlocked...

...or late June, as the case may be. Thorpe Park - 22nd June 2024 I've yet to write about Thorpe Park here, but being vaguely local I'd estimate I've done about 10 visits since returning to parks a year ago (and I dread to think how many in my teen years). My first ever visit was in 2012, so...

South Coastering - 20th April 2024 Buried quietly in the Southern Rail website is the DaySave ticket - a one-day rover granting unlimited off-peak travel on the Southern network. Though not having the best PR, they actually run a decent service along the south coast of England and, at £25 for...

Blackpool Pleasure Beach - 13th April 2024 Because calling it "Pleasure Beach Resort" is rather like calling somewhere "theme park theme park". A new season dawns, and with my first coaster-driven international trip under my belt, a visit to the most significant park in the UK not under the...

Ok, so a bit of context: in a recent thread, I documented a few UK-based exploits rediscovering a passion for coasters I had last pursued in childhood. During those childhood years, I'd been fortunate to visit a few places in the UK as well as take a family visit to the Florida parks, but I'd...

Drayton Manor - 7th October 2023 When initially planning trips to get back into this hobby, a first time at Drayton Manor was definitely on the list for the medium-term future. The recent announcement about "changes" to Shockwave pushed the park far higher up the priority list - it's bad enough...

Alton Towers - 11th & 12th September 2023 5-10 years ago, an annual 2-day visit to the UK's biggest (and probably best) theme park was a family tradition. Last year we returned for the first time in many years, no longer restricted in visit dates by school commitments, and enjoyed it so much a...