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I have seen videos of testing as of today. I don't think it was running at full speed or if it was the final cycle setup but it didn't look that special.

What you said is true. Besides, the nearest decent park is 200 miles away from IM, which is Parque Warner. No competition means no need for investment, since people don't really have a choice and don't know better. They rely on locals and school trips. Back in 2007, the park was supposed to get...

Just watch the episode on Coaster Studios where they almost got spited because it was raining lightly and they wouldn't run the coaster if a single drop was spotted and they had to wait for the lift hill tires to be completely dry.

That literally came out of nowhere? I am excited to see how the first Spanish GCI turns out. Hopefully, as Projektion mentioned, it will feature Titan track, as heat can be brutal down South, and we can see how the Spanish wooden coaster have aged over time under the blazing sun. I am not...

Do you mean gone, as in, rethemed or completely scrapped? If they are going for a retheme, will they keep it enclosed or partially enclosed?

Yeah, bir Firlefranz can do this because they just run 1 train. This will be interesting, since it will be able to run two. Some kind of switch track trickery is sure to be used here, but I fail to see how. I love these Gerstlauers semit-shuttle coasters with multiple trains, like Mystic or Wakala.

Maybe the ride hardware will be ready for the 2025 season and the final theming elements will be added for the 2026 season. They already did that with Sky Screamer. Fingers crossed that the Xtreme Spinner is not delayed beyond 2026.

Or they could install a set of stators (like on Voltron) just in case they have to get the train out of that valley using a swing launch.

I guess the same used on Pulsar.

To be honest, when/if Falcon's Flight opens, sure, Kingda Ka may lose its height record. However, I am not expecting FF to have exceptional uptime, given how insanely huge the ride is and how many factors can go wrong making it a nightmare to operate, so now that Formula Rossa is still closed...

As of yesterday, PortAventura have included Hurakan Condor to their Express One skip-the-line system. On a side note, Dragon Khan has been operating with just one train lately. Supposedly the other two need to be repaired, but I am assuming the park won't invest in them if they are going to...

No worries. The pullout from the first drop will likely have one, followed by any kind of kink in the track of the last 180° turns before the brakes.

So I guess any coaster with a weird layout featuring any kind of switch track built in 2024 must contain the word 'Rush' in its name. Jokes aside, I am intrigued to see how this works and how it compares to Intamin's lift and launch model.

For anyone planning to visit the park and hopefully ride Merlí, its opening date has been set: July 27th

Wrecking Ball.

Who at SW could have predicted that a vertical spike, a top hat and several abrupt ejector would NOT make the perfect family coaster... Penguin Trek looks quite fun and will prove a hit with kids for sure.

So, Geisterschloss redo? Well, this and a complete overhaul of Historama, which I have always found cheesy yet charming.

This will be capable of running two trains. If you look closely, the turntable at the bottom of the first drop acts as an extra block, which is aligned with the main track portion during the cycle and then, once the previous train has come to a stop there, spins and feeds both the station or the...

Finally the drop tower was seen testing a few days ago, with some employees riding it and a TV crew shooting some promotional material for it. https://x.com/albertcmmm/status/1806228256686801030 I am sure that the ride's programme shown in the video will be modified, as it doesn't spin and it...

At the park now: Ikaros is sadly closed but Twister is open although running one train...