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    Gerstlauer for Pleasureland Southport?

    Also, is that a double inverting (slightly corner stall) zero G, or are my eyes deceiving me? Similar to Untamed but less corner/more drawn out?
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    Drayton Manor Resort Five Year Plan 2022 - 2026

    ^ While I think the name is a little bit dull, i guess it fits the demographic by seeming a bit less intimidating. However, just want to say how beautiful that concept/promo art is, wonder who Drayton used for it. The logo and visuals there all really come together to make something that looks...
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    Six Flags Qiddiya| Saudi Arabia | Theme Park

    My mind is still struggling to grasp the scale of falcons flight. It's almost so big it doesn't seem real to me. Also, that vekoma tilt is actually the thing I'm kind of most intrigued about. The double zero G looks insane.
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Holy crap. I didn't expect the peak to be that tight for some reason, assumed it would start turning as it got steeper, even though i've seen the animation and it clearly didn't. Back seat you're going to be ejected and then flung to the side very very suddenly!
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I get that they are going for a more simple looking/graphic map to match their branding etc, but i agree, it does look incredibly dull. Hyperia's layout when viewed directly from above is possibly the least interesting way you could look at it... same as stealth. This style map, while maybe it...
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    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    Also, from a couple of the interviews/reactions from park officials/Mack family, it seems like they were aware Europa were missing that stand out thrill coaster. I think it's been designed to be the most intense in the park, to fill a gap in their line up that Silver Star, Blue Fire and Wodan...
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    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    Source: coasterhub Looks like it’s absolutely flying now. The airtime hill after that stall looks like it’s going to try eject you, and the roll after the initial launch looks quick.
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    Drayton Manor | Unknown | Intamin Unknown | 2024

    Are we definitely sure the ride drops down the lift hill on the second lift and heads back towards the launch? Just looking at the profiling of the track, that turn the train would take after dropping down the lift hill seems pretty tight if that was the case? Unless it only makes it part way up...
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    Alton Towers New Flat Ride?

    While I’m not the biggest top spin fan, that will be quite a spectacle, turning the corner and seeing a suspended topspin over the pathway. In the days of social media, this is probably a great thing. Also, the theming opportunities…. It could be some huge piece of military equipment bought in...
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    Alton Towers New Flat Ride?

    If the attraction is going on top of the concrete structure, which is going over the current pavement through, but the overall height of the structure plus attraction is 18m, doesn’t that mean that it’s unlikely to be a top spin? Ripsaws height was 18m from the current ground level? Or am I...
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    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    I think the pacing looks pretty damn good already. After riding lost gravity last year, and RTH being my number 1, I have pretty high hopes for this coaster. I didn’t even find the wing seats on lost gravity that bad. I think this looks like it’s going to be pretty whippy. Seeing it take that...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I didn’t say it’s because they wouldn’t know how it would ride though. I said: “It seems like good design to me that they would build in a safety feature that can be used to slow the train down, if for some reason it ends up travelling through this element faster than expected” - i was...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    You’ve literally just said the same thing. It’s there to ensure the ride is running through this element at the intended speed, if for some reason (weather conditions etc) the train is running slightly faster.
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    The trims are right before a pretty extreme element never seen before on a coaster. It’s the most extreme outer bank we’ve ever seen on a ride so far. It seems like good design to me that they would build in a safety feature that can be used to slow the train down, if for some reason it ends up...
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    What uk theme park looks most promising and why

    Thorpe and Paultons are definitely the most promising for me. Thorpe with Hyperia and the amount of investment, Paultons just because it's genuinely a nice place to be, even without a big coaster. Alton is the least. My last two visits have made me wish i'd spent the money to travel down to...
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