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A quick look on Coaster count suggests 27, I’m quite surprised it’s not more!

I worked: Raptor at Cedar Point - B&M, often had downtime due to the sensors in the moving floor getting dirty, which was easily fixed with a reset. Sometimes had more serious downtime which would take between hours and days to fix. Do-Whopper at Moreys Piers - Zamperla - Wild Mouse style...

I think some of the criticism of “unreliable” manufactuers is a bit unfair. Sure everyone would love nice readable rides with 100% uptime, but RMC and Intamin have been very innovative and it’s not that surprising that prototype technology is more likely to have technical issues than the 100th...

I was thinking either Carowinds with Fury 325 and Nighthawk or Canada’s Wonderland with Leviathan and Time Warp were the most extreme I could think of, but now @Matt N has mentioned it, totally agree with Port Aventura! When the new Intamin Mega opens at Walibi Belgium that'll be quite a...

14 parks since the end of June is pretty good! Which parks did you go to last summer @sarahsmile ?

This was such a fab trip! It was my first time on Eurotunnel and driving my own car on the other side of the road, and I was a little apprehensive about it but actually it was so easy! Eurotunnel check in was simple with no security faff then it’s straight onto the motorway on the other side...

Most/all parks are accessible by public transport but some are much easier by car, and if your renting a car anyway you might as well pick it up at the airport and keep it the whole time. You’re flying from the US so you’re flight will probably arrive early morning, to London as it has the...

1. Walibi Belgium Intamin Mega 2. Fly 3. Velocicoaster 4. Hakuegi 5. Karnan 6. Lightning Rod 7. Expedition G-Force 8. Iron Gwazi 9. Voyage 10. Phoenix

I don’t know the technicalities at all, but does that mean that people would potentially be trapped if the boat were to sink? With the water coasters it’s a rail over the water rather than floating so there is much risk of it going under and the park being sued due to riders actions.

I think it’s a safety issue with the traditional style log flumes etc. The splashdown style are higher thrill but also far lower risk of stupid people standing up and falling out. But they offer the thrill of the ride without the misery of being soaked for the rest of the day. They’re great!

It’s a bit of a balancing act between all the factors. Id usually take the rolling approach to whittle down the choices: 1. with which parks/ rides excite you most, whether it’s new investments, old favourites, volume or creds or ones I just haven’t got to yet. What is it that interests...

Interesting thread! UTC -8 UTC -6 UTC -5 UTC UTC +1 UTC +4 UTC+8 Spited out of UTC -7 and UTC +2 creds this year.

1. Nemesis 2. Stealth 3. Wicker man 4. Nemesis Inferno 5. Swarm 6. Oblivion 7. Big One 8. Thirteen 9. Dragon 10. Smiler After 4 that was surprisingly difficult!

I can see Energylandia adding a giga at some point. Their recent additions have been large and good quality so B&M would further support that direction. They have the space and Vekoma don’t have an equivalent model so should the harm the relationship. A hyper would be great for Thorpe, but...

It’s like Glenwood Caverns on steroids! Love the concept, suspect the reality would be terrifying!

It’s still really early to make an informed decision on it when the situation is currently evolving. It would still be my perferred park, partly because I need all the creds, but also a smaller, less busy park like that may be more tolerable with restrictions than a busy Merlin park and...

Did you try calling the airlines and doing a bit of internet research to find a alternative contact numbers? I had Easyjet flights booked over Easter which I think got cancelled at the end of March, gave them a call on an unadvertised number which was widely reported online, got through after...

Called them up this morning and after 30 mins on hold got through to an operator, who confirmed I was eligible for a refund though warned that processing time was now up to 8-10 weeks! That’s far longer than any of the many refunds I’ve requested in recent months but at least they are being...

Just to add to what I said above, I think Finnair are acting reasonably reasonably - the coronavirus Page on their website list out the options, including them offering possible alternative routings (which is in the email) and also a link to an online form to apply for a refund. Apparently you...

Thanks for this, I’ve just received a similar email. I’d looked a flights a couple of days ago and seen my flights had been removed so knew it was cancelled. Did you managed to get through to someone on the phone quickly? I think usually changing flight times is something they reserve the...