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Haven’t these Skyline kiddie coasters been having problems? I seem to remember hearing something about drive wheels tearing on one of them (don’t quote me on that)?

I never realised the Chance thrill coaster here was launched, for some reason; I honestly thought it was the same model as Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom, but with inversions. Perhaps this could be a real springboard for Chance as a manufacturer, if it goes well?

My question here is; how exactly do they divide blame for an incident like this in such discrete percentage terms? I love stats as much as the next person, but I’m struggling to see how you could quantify a percentage blame to the family and a percentage to the park, as these things are not...

I have to say, I'm surprised that Ocean Park is busier than Disney in Hong Kong... your report is perhaps the first I've ever read where the crowd levels of Disney are compared favourably to those of another park! Great reports so far; I'm really enjoying reading your takes on some of Asia's parks!

Wow, that looks like one of the strangest coasters going! It’s a strange hybrid of a number of different ride manufacturers’ coasters… with B&M-style track, Arrow-style profiling and transitions, and almost Gerstlauer-style trains, it’s an eccentric mashup for sure!

Sorry I’m replying to this so late, but I do agree with more of this than you might think. I think the attraction lineup being too small is a valid criticism, because as you say, Red Force is the only real headliner there at present. I think at least one or two more are really needed to help...

It’s quite interesting to hear that you weren’t entirely enamoured with Europa Park. I personally went as a first timer around 2.5 years ago, and absolutely loved it. There are some of your criticisms I can somewhat agree with or see where you’re coming from, however; for instance, I agree that...

I must admit that I don’t really get the hype myself, based on the one time I went. I went to the 2019 event in January 2020, and while I had a nice time and was glad I went, it’s not somewhere I’d rush back to. It’s undeniably impressive, but not really my sort of thing. Olympia Looping is a...

Hi guys. Sometimes when you’re out and about, you see something really odd or funny happen, or overhear something odd or funny. Something really random that just takes you by surprise. We have a thread for funny things you’ve overheard in queue lines, so after something that happened today I...

We’ve had a very interesting development from the planning application of Project Refresh and Renew at Chessington; a new Merlin attendance graph: https://towersstreet.com/talk/threads/chessington-world-of-adventures-resort.97/page-496#post-493105 The numbers from previous years seem to line up...

I’m surprised to hear that Warner Bros Movie World has such in-depth loose article and safety policies, I must admit. Do they scan you through a metal detector, or are you still able to take loose articles into the queue if you have zip pockets (e.g. cargo pockets)? On another note, it sounds...

Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa was running both arms on the one occasion I did it, although it was admittedly still “new for 2023” then. Rush at Thorpe Park also usually seems to run both arms, from my experience. I’m glad to see Screamin’ Swings still popping up! I’m not a huge lover...

Ripsaw was always quite popular, particularly as a spectator ride… perhaps they’re trying to repeat a previously proven formula? I don’t think it would be cost related seeing as they’re going to all the effort of building a new concrete platform. That does seem like a slightly odd decision when...

This is a tad off topic compared to the discussion, but it’s quite interesting having this thread bumped 7 years after the park opened and seeing what everyone had to say when it was being built. Given some of the abysmally low expectations aired in this thread at the time, I actually think Red...

Congratulations @CedarPoint6!

Hi guys. With computers and technology becoming ever more important parts of our lives, a skill that I’d argue is becoming more important and desirable is computer programming. All of the technology around us will have had coders developing it, so coding is a valuable skill to know in the modern...

I thought Superman was currently closed and has been for a few months?

Given its age, I’d be surprised if it wasn’t destined for the scrap heap at this point. It’s 27 years old; they likely wouldn’t be a million years away from needing to do work to it anyway if it was relocated.

I know it’s not a “park”, but I still thought this might be of interest to some of our cred runners… While I generally don’t ride them, I know some on here are partial to a good kiddie coaster, so I just thought I’d let you all know that for any members from Wales or South West England...

Congratulations, both!