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    Do-Dodonpa closed

    Hyperion - 88.2 mph. … if that counts for ‘looping’ (but I mention it as does Hyperia have a true loop?).
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    Qiddiya Announces Dragon Ball Theme Park

    A land themed to Dragon Ball I get, but a whole theme park?! Seems brave…
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    WTF Merlin?

    I don’t know much but I always thought RAP might work best as a Six Flags style ‘wait 80%-100% of the posted queue length outside of the queue / one electronic booking at a time / then return at the time slot’ sort of thing… it wouldn’t mean that people who can’t endure a queue don’t have to...
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    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    For anyone that’s familiar, was the rattle similar to the one found on Banshee? Because that was quite distracting… Always found the OG really smooth (on the front as per my earlier comments). Even having done SteVe, Gwazi, The Rod, i305 in previous months I came off those closing day rides...
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    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    Ah, I’m gutted to hear that the front row queue has gone. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t queue for the front… it was always totally worth it.
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    Dollywood announce Lightning Rod's launch to be replaced with chain lift

    I can only hope that’s a cold morning ride - looks like absolutely nil airtime through the first elements and wave turn :(
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    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    Meanwhile on Apple Music…. \o/ Edit - I’m so pumped and I won’t even be there 🙈
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Yup that does sound a little pretentious but in fairness to him, it’s worth remembering that very few people come across ‘well’ on twitter. The sort of ‘posting’ it encourages is ‘black and white’ and emotive praising or whinging, in either case over-sharing. And once it’s up it’s up. I’m not...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I have to agree with the sentiments - it looks magnificent. Feels like we are finally getting getting a ‘decent big ride’ in the UK :cool: Fingers crossed for top 30 material but you never know.
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    M. Night Shyamalan: “I have the best twists!!!” Chubby Checker: “No, I do!!!” Hyperia: “…. hold my beer.”
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    Colossus Partial Retrack (Thorpe Park)

    It’s the shame they won’t be able to finish the paint job on Colossus in one go. As anyone who has ever tidied a messy room will know (…!), the more you tidy, the more messy the remaining ‘messy bits’ can look. I can’t orientate myself to where these unpainted bits are, but hopefully they...
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    Rides that required a second ride or series of rerides for you to fully appreciate them

    100x this - expanding my thoughts on SteVe, the only RMCs I had only ridden before it were Zadra and Iron Gwazi. Those two are like brothers, whereas SteVe has bonus DNA shared with something like Untamed, with less emphasis on raw pace and more emphasis on airtime. Even though they are so...
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    Rides that required a second ride or series of rerides for you to fully appreciate them

    Zadra - I found the restraints too fussy and borderline distracting (not being used to RMCs). Upon revisiting the park, it overtook Hyperion as being the park’s flagship in my eyes and remains a top 10 ride… although Hyperion is great too. Steel Vengeance - I don’t think anything will top the...
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    What is your top coaster on your bucket list?

    Yessss @Howie - get that east coast trip in!!! :cool:
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    Milestones in Your Counts

    Good job! Now that you’re on a roll, it’s time for Iron Gwazi - it’s the only way! :cool:
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    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    There has always been an element ‘massive steel structures pinning the monster down’ - see Wardley’s comments from about 14:00 here: With his references to ‘exo-skeletal tentacles’ it sounds like the track was the tentacles, with the coaster supports being what is ‘pinning it down’. But it’s...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Opening, May 2025 🤩 only at Thorpe Park! OoOOoOooOoOh it’s a park! ™
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I like it! Can’t really tell until you see it in person though.
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    Universal's Epic Universe | Orlando USA | Theme Park

    You mean… King Kong? They’ve recently rebooted that, sure, but as a franchise it’s similarly old to the ‘Universal Monsters’ (i.e. 1930s). But yes only film school types get excited about the original King Kong these days, whereas there is a much bigger audience for ‘horror’ in general. Looks...
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