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I think that it's more a story or idea that pushes it for me. Anything that's more of a concept than simply " a cool coaster with cool visuals and music". The mistake generally tends to be assuming a themed coaster is "better" than a stylised one. Rita as you say above has a theme but it's...

As I've got older I've got more sensitive to it. It's rarely a deal breaker on its own compared to actual roughness, but it can be jarring. I found this to be the case on Nemesis Reborn, whereas on Helix it only happens in one or two sections and you've got lap bars anyway which mitigates this.

I'm not going to rank Octonauts as I've never actually been on it - there's never enough time or shamelessness to ride it and going solo last week definitely meant I wasn't doing it! I'm assuming it would be at the bottom though. 9. Runaway Mine Train - skipped this last week. From previous...

Europa Park seems like such a bucket list destination, with all those coasters, theming, and great operations. Really want to go some day, especially as Voltron looks ****ing insane. Looks a bit like Helix, only not.

The immelman looks really fast, then the next two elements after that look really slow, which is actually more terrifying than if they were faster. Especially the stall dive loop, looks like that thing goes on forever, that will scare a lot of people with just a lap bar, including me!

Never have because I don't do many park visits in a year anyway, especially specifically Merlin ones. Plus you can often get deals or save clubcard points etc anyway for the one or two visits.

I thought it was odd that on my first ride I almost felt like I was going to get hangtime on the loop! Didn't happen the second time. Very interesting comparison.

Got on Nemesis Reborn yesterday, which I think counts as it's a retracked version and not the original!

No, it's still worth going. Nemesis is still great and there's a lot of good coasters in this country, plus Hyperia opening this year. What it really is is that a lot of us on this forum specifically are Brits who have been to Alton Towers many times as well as other UK parks. Plus we watch...

I've been on Nemesis Reborn today so I can offer up thoughts that I'm sure aren't original at this point. Firstly I'd like to say how I like that Forbidden Valley is much more alive. There's much more going on, and the Phalanx crew and the "Nemesis does have feelings" people were a fun...

This obviously isn't going to be a world beater, but that colour scheme and turnaround look awesome!

This is monumental. It's hard to believe it's topped off now.

"The Wave" is such a boring name, but the lapbars look sick. Kind of funny they did the surfing theme AFTER getting rid of the Stand Up trains.

That drop looks demonic. I like how Saw is dwarfed by Hyperia's elements, but then Hyperia's own elements are dwarfed by its massive drop.

Honestly any hyped ride tends to have this. It's like you need to ride it first, then readjust your expectations and get into the groove of it. Ideally you want at least 3 or 4 rides to get a feel for a coaster.

Helix at Liseberg. The darkness on the hillside combined with the lights of the park and city below are stellar. Cities at night are already an incredible visual but on a rollercoaster it's something else.

Not gonna lie, I read all these China reports and they seem like the most frustrating experiences ever. Cred anxiety is REAL. You're a trooper for doing this.

Either there's a theme and it's part of it, or it's just the UK being weird again.

I feel like I have no idea which way round you're supposed to go around this. Or is that the point, that you could do it both ways?

This is horrible, lucky it wasn't any worse. The footage is terrifying!