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It's funny isn't it, how subjective coasters are. Big One is one of my favourite coasters, even after factoring in parks I've been to overseas (e.g. Cedar Point). PMBO is still easily in my top 15 coasters. I like the cobbled together, 'Arrow-like' nature of The Big One. It's got character...

Exciting new Valhalla info including a synopsis of the new experience and another promo image. Source: https://www.visitblackpool.com/latest-news/destination-guide-2022/

One thing we can take from the poster is that it seemingly goes some way towards confirming a darker colour scheme for the ride in its new iteration. The boats are shown as being black and gold here. This would tie in with the fact that the station has almost been fully painted over in black -...

Grand National is closed for the remainder of 2021 for planned maintenance. I don’t like the look of this, the last time a coaster closed towards the end of a season for “maintenance” it was torn down during the winter without warning. https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/planned-maintenance/

Oakwood as it is nowadays really makes me sad, because it's not a bad park per say, it's just woefully neglected. In concept, it could be a really good park. It's in a nice scenic location, has some really decent big rides, two of the biggest coasters in the UK and a pleasant atmosphere. I...

Merlin are objecting to the London Resort planning application; https://escapismproject.co.uk/news/1623419409?s=04&fbclid=IwAR10_0Tg26gWSoUVxXpB3cw7_nU2mQ7g0jdJK-ou_zD7Za4MVoncCuUaxsE My thoughts on this? Merlin need to do one. They have strangled the life out of the UK theme park industry...

Amanda Thompson has tweeted this; However, it looks as though the "opening 2021" text has been removed from the sign; Sadly this could suggest it has been delayed?

Taziker Industrial have written a fantastic article on the retracking of The Big One - lots of good info! https://ti.uk.com/case-studies/the-big-one-rollercoaster

British Theme Park Archive has uploaded this incredible Valhalla documentary from 2000!

Valhalla used to have a coherent storyline and achieved this through the order of scenes and the voiceover on lift 1, however it was always partially left to the imagination of the rider (rather than fully narrated/explained) which I liked. The ride has lost its way through broken features...

The Big One's first drop is still my favourite.

This picture has surfaced online today; NOTE: This picture does not belong to me.

Second launch?

Thunderbolt at Coney Island. Awful, awful ride.

We left Kennywood in high spirits and made the three-hour drive to Cedar Point, the most anticipated park of the trip and one that I’ve been waiting to visit for years. Since I started enjoying coasters, Cedar Point has always stood out to me as the ultimate “bucket list” park and one that I...

We visited more than one park during our trip out to America yes, I separated the trip reports as they are from different parks but happy for them to be merged if needed. (I have just posted a third review from Cedar Point, so again this can be merged if needed)

After a gruelling 5-hour drive from Six Flags Great Adventure the night before, the third day of our USA trip was spent at Kennywood. The park has appealed to me since seeing Phantom’s Revenge on an “extreme rides” TV program and with the promise of historic rides and coasters, plus an...

The second day of our USA trip took us to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, my first Six Flags park. Having heard a lot about the park over the years I was expecting El Toro and Kingda Ka to be the stand-out rides, but wasn’t expecting too much in terms of overall park presentation and...

Cyclone at Coney Island has been a bucket list ride for me since seeing it on a documentary called “The Ultimate Top 10 Thrill Rides” over 10 years ago. At the time I had recently visited Blackpool for the first time(s) and with the memories of the coasters there fresh in my mind, it seemed so...

Black Buccaneer has been removed from Chessington's website. A shame if it's closed permanently, was the best pirate ship in the UK IMO.