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  1. FistedColossus

    Skyrush - what tier is it in? Now vs. new restraints?

    Was elite before and will be elite after.
  2. FistedColossus

    What is your favourite coaster drop in the UK?

    Nemesis. The gradual descent as the ground disappears and you go into the first inversion 😍
  3. FistedColossus

    Changes coming to Skyrush for 2024?

    Must be getting new lap bars. I really like the current restraints but understand I'm in the minority there. A lot of people are put off riding it because of them. The new Intamin restraints are perfect, so I'm all for it if it gives the ride a new lease of life.
  4. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    ^ yep, the colour is a perfect blend to the grey British sky. There's a gap in the trees straight after the M3 exit on the M25, where you can get a brief glimpse of Thorpe from a distance. The sky is particularly miserable today and I could barely see it. Think they're doing the bottom of the...
  5. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    The grey skies don't help tbf. I've seen it up close on a sunny day and it the 'gold' looks great.
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    The view from the car park is even more absurd. Looks like it's been built at the front behind the dome!
  7. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Just taken these from across the lake, definitely not an inversion.
  8. FistedColossus

    What season do you prefer to visit parks?

    Summer for me. I cope quite well in the heat for a pale skinned fatty. All of my best theme park memories are from hot summer days/nights. Phantasialand is an exception as I'll only visit on winter. Because January is a ****ty month but Taron will always be open 😍
  9. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    RMC build equally extreme elements and have never used trims as far as I'm aware. That's why we love their rides so much. On the other hand ... Untamed has had to close the back few rows when it's running too fast, so one could argue maybe that should have been trimmed 🤷‍♂️
  10. FistedColossus

    Favourite Christmas song

    It's this by an absolute mile... Or nearly any other track on that album tbf. Bonus points for featuring on Goodfellas...
  11. FistedColossus

    What’s the wettest you’ve ever gotten on a non-water ride?

    Thank you for your service, sir. Rameses ops were always good fun back in the day and I've had some ridiculous back to back drenchings on there. Must admit though I did often wonder about that open panel and why it was never covered up. Seemed a bit strange that such a wet ride had that massive...
  12. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    How the tables have turned...
  13. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Oh wow... https://x.com/AttractionSc/status/1728394310658162839?s=20 Were we expecting this level of banking? I certainly wasn't.
  14. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Advertising will probably be ramped up from January. Potential punters are distracted by Christmas at the moment. Merlin tend to go big with marketing and I don't think they'll hold back with something as big as this.
  15. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Stealth still gets 90-120 min queues over Fright Nights, and that was built 17 years ago*. Can see this easily hovering around 90 mins on peak days especially during opening year. Opening day will probably be a solid 2 hours throughout. *Christ that makes me feel old.
  16. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Do we know if Hyperia will have seatbelts? It certainly slowed down ops on Icon when they were added. It seems such a minor thing but can make a huge difference to dispatch speeds.
  17. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Come on then... Which one of you made the viewing platform out of logs down Monks Walk? Lots of work being done on the brake run today, it looks like it could be finished in a few hours.
  18. FistedColossus

    Salem & Skyrush, Vermont & Verbolten - Autumn Goodness

    Sorry, only just seen this! We loved New England and should have spent a lot more time up in the mountains. Would have been nice to drive a bit further north to the Canada border and also go further across towards Maine. It looks like the whole Fall tourism thing is fairly new and has been...
  19. FistedColossus

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Amazing. It's going to fly up in the coming weeks. Swung by myself yesterday afternoon/evening:
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