Recent content by Coaster Hipster

Anaconda at Gold Reef City Theming wise, the most thoroughly well landscaped Inverted coaster I've ever ridden (above OzIris, Black Mamba and Nemesis imho). Incredible near misses and kinetic interaction with the paths and especially the rapids below. But the station is an empty shack. Layout...

Morgan Hyper (though I rode Santa Monica Pier coaster...) Arrow Wild Mouse B&M Launch RMC Raptor Any Togo model

RMC has left the chat 🥲

Isn't Z-Force @ Six Flags Great America the first coaster to: - use the iconic B&M / Giovanola box track? - use 4 seat across trains? @roomraider Yep, shameless Giovanola fanboy plug here

Ah, a fellow alternative history enthusiast :) I'd be curious to see how this affects the WB brand as a whole. Would direct ownership of Six Flags enable better, more impactful cross-promotions of movies & rides? Would the venue portfolio remain relatively stable ? expand strategically with...

Is it appropriate to plug in the still born SBNO B&M Hyper & Wing Coaster @ HotGo Park in China? https://rcdb.com/13681.htm

Long time no see & Happy 2025, To start the year (and return to this lovely forum) afresh, may I suggest a fan-fiction/alternate history heavy game to kill time before the new season really begin? I was in part inspired by this earlier thread, with a major difference in scope: what pivotal...

Some more détails: • THRC 600 people/hour • Base ride hardware priced around €5.5M • max airtime -1.1G (camelback after outerbank top hat) • double top hat was demanded from Walibi/Compagnie des Alpes from the start, to provide a visual icon • Exotic Island new land will follow a dark vs...

Was onsite today. Some photos: I translated the park's press release for your convenience: Walibi Rhône Alpes introduces MAHUKA, its new-for-2024 attraction! Unique in Europe - celebrating the most waaa amusement park's 45th anniversary! For about 45 years, Walibi Rhône Alpes has put...

Any Giovanola fanboy (or fangirl) over here? I seem to be the only one. Though it is more a case of "What could have been?" if Giovanola stayed in business. Imagine a third Swiss coaster supplier. Just as smooth as B&M, but more willing to take risks. The Tilt coaster model by Giovanola looked...

The ending spike/brake/turntable on Batman @ Parque Warner Madrid. The ride stops with so much wasted momentum so soon after launch 3 it gives me whiplash. The ride's duration is very decent (dare I say, sufficient) but this sequencing feels like the blast of LSM kinetic energy could have been...

It isn't as far fetched as it seems at first glance. For your information, Valerio Ferrari, Zamperla's top salesman, had a brief stint as Intamin's co-CEO from 2018 to 2021. Source: https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/zamperla-new-ceo-and-managers/

Celsius would be a great counterpart to Hersheypark's Fahrenheit

Sunac Land Nanchang didn't get the memo apparently.

*Laughs in Parque Reunidos*