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  1. Ian

    IAAPA Expo 2023

    I wouldn’t say companies rip one another off, but there is a certain degree of inspiration gathered from what’s on show. Take for example Maurer’s rider-controlled movable coaster seat they had last year. I saw about six Disney “imagineers” all taking a detailed look at it. It wasn’t the usual...
  2. Ian

    IAAPA Expo 2023

    Please keep this topic to the coverage - lets not redue ourelves to a trashy gossip magazine. If you know CF well enough, then you can make your own call. If anybody ever experiences a negative issue with CF, then please do take it up with me directly. Thanks all for great support and comments...
  3. Ian

    Alton Towers' Next Big Thing?

    That Moose is mega. I’d love to try one. As great as one would be in that box, wouldn’t it just be Black Hole III (or The Newer Black Hole)? The pre-lift “giggles” do give scope for some fab effects and stuff though. I dunno, maybe I’m just hanging on for higher expectations for Alton Towers...
  4. Ian

    Alton Towers' Next Big Thing?

    This. Unless Alton have got something “cheap” as a prototype or multi-coaster deal. I also think it would be a bit odd for Alton to announce and bang on about a new coaster before they’ve made a fanfare about Nemesis 2.0. That’s their next big upcoming thing. Why upstage it? If it is a RMC...
  5. Ian

    VelociCoaster’s Mosasaurus Roll or Iron Gwazi’s Death Roll; which fast Florida barrel roll do you prefer?

    Tough call. Like Peet, I rode both the day after the other (and returned to Universal a day or so afterwards), and I’m edging towards Gwazi. Visually (both on and off ride), the Mosasaurus roll is great but I knew it was coming. Whereas IG’s death roll took me by surprise every time. I must’ve...
  6. Ian

    WTF BPB?

    Perhaps it’s in Blackpool’s interest to be slightly different and advertise contrasting things to Merlin. Blackpool is obviously in competition with Merlin (and other) parks, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Merlin pass holders make up a fair number of Blackpool PB visitor numbers. The Merlin pass...
  7. Ian

    Accident at Gröna Lund

    Dreadful. Thoughts and prayers. I watched the video in one of the reports, looks like the train is still on the track, or has one car been thrown from the track? Or has it derailed and throw the riders out? I saw an image of a wheel assembly on the ground.
  8. Ian

    What is the UK’s wettest theme park?

    So it’s viability and proximity to water rides. Really need to find out how many gallons of water each ride uses, and compare with other UK parks to be sure.
  9. Ian

    Surveying occurring at Paultons Park - potential new attraction?

    Love Percy. A regular fixture growing up visiting the park, seeing him in newspapers, on billboards and elsewhere (before the internet!). You only have to say to somebody from southern Hampshire of a certain age “it’s a hoot” and they’d reply with “at Paultons Park”. I’d love the one with a...
  10. Ian

    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    When I returned to the car and plugged my phone in, I had only used 10% battery! To be entertained enough to keep my phone in my pocket is testament to how much I enjoyed the day. Also means that I didn’t take any photos….but who needs to see another photo of Stealth’s top hat, anyway? It was...
  11. Ian

    What is the UK’s wettest theme park?

    On the Thorpe park advert running at the park, they claim to be the “UK’s wettest theme park”. Is this true? What measurement and data is this based on?
  12. Ian

    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    Group photo has to be in the spot where the first one was taken.
  13. Ian

    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    Never be old as me!! I really can’t wait to see everybody.
  14. Ian

    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    I’ve managed to get a car but can’t pick it up until 9am on Sunday, so I’ll definitely be late for meet-up because I’m about 60 mins drive away. Don’t wait for me @Serena, I’ll message you and meet up when I arrive (about 10:30).
  15. Ian

    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    I don’t suppose anybody is passing Southampton (ish, nearer to Paultons) on the way there/back and could give me a lift. Obviously I’ll contribute towards fuel and sort out parking.
  16. Ian

    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    Some of the comments are tough to read. Truth hurts, but the feedback is warmly received. The lockdowns of 2020 did cull the momentum we were having in 2019, and since then I realised that I’ve mismanaged the Lives. If it wasn’t for Serena, Lives would have never probably returned post lockdown...
  17. Ian

    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    ^ Ian would very much like the Lives to keep running and have a team who can dedicate their time to it. So, again, please contact me if you’re interested! Obviously I’d offer guidance and support. Otherwise, yes, this year is likely to be the last.
  18. Ian

    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    Thanks for you feedback, Andy. In agreement that CF events are behind the curve when it comes to announcing them and that other groups who do enthusiast events full time have already published their schedules. I'd very much love Lives to be as they were, but as I said in my opening post, the...
  19. Ian

    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    Ooo, Madrid. Ooo, KCIII bank holiday.
  20. Ian

    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    Going to be frank with you. With attendance numbers decreasing and other groups offering ‘package’ trips, it’s very likely that this 20th anniversary year of CF Lives will be the last as we know it. We realise that a meet up for a meet up sake isn’t popular like it was. Goons rightly want value...
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