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  1. Dar

    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    "Hero has enough Velocity to make you Sik" See, the new name fits in perfectly with the rest of the area!
  2. Dar

    Camping; what are your thoughts?

    What do I think about camping? It's in tents! I can camp for a night after getting sloshed, knowing I'll be going home to use the facilities the next day! But I don't think my tummy/IBS would appreciate more than that
  3. Dar

    Anti-Rollbacks on Old Schwarzkopfs/Zierers

    The kingdom of nerds must have correct information at all times! Plus it was bugging the hell out of me 🤣
  4. Dar

    Anti-Rollbacks on Old Schwarzkopfs/Zierers

    After riding and studying Jetline far too many times over the past two days, I don't think it uses traditional rollbacks. Instead I think it uses a pair of brakes on the train similar to SLCs. The train can go up the lift but going backwards causes them to cam back and squeeze the chain guide.
  5. Dar

    Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

    They cut off the station because the sheer number of plumber's cracks on display would trigger the algorithm and hide it from children! :p Looks nice and rapid, hopefully the rolls are less barfy than collosusususus
  6. Dar

    Efteling | Spookslot Replacement | Intamin Dynamic Motion Stage | 2024

    The product page on their website: https://www.intamin.com/product/ultra-tower/ refers to "High positive g-forces during the ascent" . Is that marketing for "not quite a space shot, but not to be sniffed at either"? I wonder if it would be possible to have a section of the screen actually be...
  7. Dar

    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    "Well there's your problem; you've filled your water ride with the wrong kind of water"
  8. Dar

    Vekoma testing something new ? (at their testing facility)

    Imagine one of these with forward and backwards track attached to the same tilt section. Could have the direction voted for on the train like that Gerst, or just run one forwards then one backwards. "Nothing's impossible if you can imagine it" - Professor H. J. Farnsworth
  9. Dar

    ENSO; “Icon with a twist” opening at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2022

    Someone on the RCCGB trip last weekend rode enso 20 times over the event. I have to wonder if the tickets were discounted and, if not, why they didn't save the £300 and go to plopsaland to ride a real one?
  10. Dar

    Thorpe Park- How crap is it?

    Me and the husb-oaf were there the day after mother's Day, for the first time since the swarm opened and had a pretty crap day too. It wasn't overly busy, but operations meant stuff had bigger queues than they should. For example, why does it take nearly 5 minutes to check restraints and...
  11. Dar

    Kent, England | The London Resort | Entertainment Complex

    Can we have a whip round and buy the land before they get chance to? I've got 9 quid and some coppers to get us started
  12. Dar

    Kent, England | The London Resort | Entertainment Complex

    "Terribly sorry old sport, we couldn't complete the planning application due to running a fair, open, competitive, and lucrative application process for new executives. We promise we'll get it done by next deadline" A manager a work originally comes from near this peninsula and thinks it's a...
  13. Dar

    Drayton Manor 2022 - New Vikings Area

    Reminds me of flat pack furniture, I wonder how much a new Dysk-ö costs with delivery from IKEA these days? Always good to see a ride replace a ride, I just wish I could a) fit in one, and b) not immediately spew after getting off!
  14. Dar

    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    Do we have any idea when they're planning on opening this up? The in-laws want to do a trip to "that theme park we stayed near last time that tortured you for 3 days while we went to black forest instead" next year. Going for a week, so it'd be shame to miss this thing!
  15. Dar

    Kent, England | The London Resort | Entertainment Complex

    They're really keen to hammer home the sustainability of the project, even going so far as to sustain the site exactly as it was when they didn't buy it to prove how committed they are
  16. Dar

    Best Theme Park in Germany

    Phantasialand and Europa are so close to each other on my list that deciding where to go often just comes down to how many days I'm there. 1-2 days and I'm off to phanny, 3+ and I'll go to EP. Phantasialand's closeness to cologne is a plus, along with regular, cheap trains to and from the city...
  17. Dar

    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    They're levelling the valley and just putting it on stilts, calling it now
  18. Dar

    Where does the 85mph speed claim for The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach come from?

    They're not enormous, but could easily account for an extra 4 feet when the lake is empty (Screenshot from ukrides log flume pov)
  19. Dar

    Where does the 85mph speed claim for The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach come from?

    I wonder if the 201' is measured from the top of the footers to the centre of the rails?
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