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I hadn't realised Mablethorpe had new creds until now. That's a potential game changer. I was a bit on the fence about this Live, as I had a suspicion that a lot of people would be done with Fantasy Island after a couple of hours, and be sodding off to Norfolk/Suffolk early, leaving me on my own...

I'd potentially be up for Port Aventura in place of Phantasialand if I can make my remaining annual leave stretch enough to cover an extended weekend.

You can all count me in.

I'd love to see something like this, done well, and playing to some of the more interesting supernatural elements of Chinese culture. Some sort of trackless dark ride with modern effects, thematically along the lines of something like Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters - sorcerers, flying martial...

You're probably correct, but it might still be worth comparing with the price of a few hire cars plus fuel. I'd expect it to be more expensive, but the question is by how much, especially split across a group of say 15 people. If the difference wasn't too horrific, I'd be prepared to pay the...

It definitely helps take the pressure for the passengers. For anyone who isn't confident with making your own arrangements (particularly where a language barrier is involved), isn't confident with driving abroad, or isn't able to drive for whatever reason, the prospect of a Euro Live can be...

I have to open by stating that I was in a foul mood during the group section of the Toverland Live. In spite of people's best efforts, the delayed meet-up and faff really soured my enjoyment of the park for a while, and quite frankly I owe an apology to everyone who had to deal with my grouchy...

I think some of it is subjective, some of it is down to layout, some of it is down to seat design, and some of it is probably down to how Taron is running on any given day. I've been to Phantasialand twice. The first time, Taron was comfortable enough, but not really showing it's true...

I think we do need to try and maintain a bit more of a UK presence. As the number of UK lives has decreased and the number of European lives has increased, I can't help but feel the community has fragmented a bit. Finland was a good laugh last time. I'd potentially be up for that, finances and...

Here's hoping they'll manage to make this a bit more comfortable to ride than Taron. Taron can be amazingly intense, but the seem to have forgotten that certain elements (such as the twisted airtime hill, where they launch you up out of your seat, throw you sideways whilst you're still...

Unfortunately, Wicker Man is probably the best we have at the moment, which is a reflection on how poor the rest of the selection is at the moment. The Grand National of 10 years ago would have completely blown it out of the water, but Nash hasn't aged well, and lacks the insane ejector airtime...

Flamingo Land is the first that comes to mind. It's 90 minutes from me, and I've no desire to experience the poor operations or their unpleasant and inefficient staff again. Alton Towers isn't far behind at the moment. It's gone downhill dramatically in the last few years, and I've no desire to...

I mostly work with an offline digital connection. It's so much more convenient that constantly searching for and swapping physical media. For full albums, I tend to buy them on CD, and rip them to lossless audio. I then convert to lower bitrate lossy audio when exporting to my phone for...

Hornet, at Flambards. The final brakes are like hitting a brick wall.

I think my list probably goes something like this: 1 - Superman La Atracción de Acero (Warner Madrid) - A genuinely great ride. 2 - Batman - The Dark Knight (Six Flags New England) - I seem to remember this being a bit more interesting than some of the other floorless coasters. 3 - Dominator...

Nice! I really like Djurs, and I'm a big fan of gyro swings, so I wholeheartedly approve. This will make an awesome park even better. It's nice to see them dabble into more intense thrills again here. The park has plenty of fun yet family friendly rides already, certainly enough to keep me...

That looks like amazing fun. Other parks take note: THIS is how you build a compact, family friendly wooden coaster that's fun for everyone.

I think that's basically the summary. Ignore EGF for a moment, and you have a fairly good idea of what level the park is operating at. EGF was just an unusually large, one-off investment. I'm fairly sure someone (Jared perhaps?) once told me that the park had been able to get EGF at a...

Taking it easy was about the only feasible way for us to do the parks. At the end of the 5 days I've been away, I reckon I've covered just under 1200 miles behind the wheel. Admittedly, that includes the detours to spiteful Bournemouth, and to Blackpool, but even so, that's a substantial...

I probably had at least 100 in 2008, due to a major trip around the North East USA (probably a good 70-80 right there), and visiting a lot of UK parks for the first time. I've never got close to that since - I've probably got around 30+ during a couple of years when I've done a trip that's taken...