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    Walibi Belgium | Unknown | Gerstlauer Family Coaster | 2025

    It’s amazing what a transformation the park has had in the last few years. A decade ago I had no desire to visit the collection of average coasters but now it’s a genuinely great day out, with a hugely fun headliner, a really strong supporting line-up for all ages, good landscaping. The constant...
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    Alton Towers New Flat Ride?

    If it was a suspended Top Spin or similar, having a ride capable of absorbing an additional 1100pph would be a huge bonus and sorely needed given the hollowing out of the flat ride lineup over the years.
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    Flamingoland Removing Lost River Ride?

    All that work just to move the ride 25m further north and lower the tallest section to have a smaller drop, and it won’t reopen until 2025, not to mention the lions end up somewhere else with a smaller enclosure? If that’s true that would be a catastrophic waste of money - I can’t see how the...
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    Universal considering UK theme park in Bedford

    Amazing to see land purchase by a company obviously 100 times more likely to do something than the London Resort ever was. I’m at work so can’t check - how does the size of this plot compare to other parks, Universal or otherwise? I presume at least ~50% of any site goes to backstage needs...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Looks like a hell of a head-chopper there!
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    WTF Merlin?

    Not really sure where to put this but bit of a needless PR error from Thorpe here: Thorpe Park apologises to locals after blaring Halloween sound effects all night https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/13/thorpe-park-apologises-halloween-sound-effects-all-night
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    SeaWorld San Antonio | Catapult Falls | Launched Flume Ride | 2024

    …especially when the Power Splashes already fit that exact description…
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    Portaventura Being Sold Back to Universal? Rumour!

    I guess this implies that either the Universal purchase was just a rumour, it did exist but has collapsed completely, or it still exists but has stalled and this is a tactic to push them along.
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    Universal's Epic Universe | Orlando USA | Theme Park

    Looks amazing - you can almost feel the airtime. I just can’t fathom why they chose the support colour though - it’s so drab.
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    Liseberg Approved For €100m Grand Curiosa Hotel In 2023

    https://x.com/veilstrup/status/1692134845676192109?s=46 Slides going in for the attached water park. Aesthetically it’s not great so far, with very chunky supports and it’s a minor thing but I’m surprised to see how misaligned all the slide ‘seams’ are… Looking at the renders above there will...
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    Alton Towers' Next Big Thing?

    I’ve completely missed this - what’s the significance of RMC capitalising Os in words, if any?
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    Shindigging across the Channel [FINAL DAY]

    A really enjoyable set of reports to read! Looking forward to the Phantasia part - hopefully going in a few weeks after a 5-year absence so will be good to hear how it’s changed. And I completely agree on Walibi Belgium expectation vs reality! I assumed it wouldn’t be that nice, a bit concretey...
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    Parque Warner Madrid | Gotham City Escape | Intamin Launch Coaster | 2023

    Great to know also - thanks! Do you know if public transport matches the opening hours? Be a shame to cut out night rides if the bus doesn’t go til ~midnight or so.
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    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    Is the assumption that all track profiling is staying exactly the same as the original? Maybe it’s just the angle but I don’t recall the zero-g looking like that before…
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