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Not a great indicator of park performance: 'Ankapark workers who have not received their salaries for months, left work today. The workers are demanding their rights.' - posted 16th Oct...

I intend to do a proper trip report this weekend because: 1. I have a long flight to procrastinate on and 2. It was the best theme park weekend I've had in ages! Thanks so much everyone for coming. We were small but mighty! For now, I'll leave you with some highlights while I'm still buzzing...

Ok, so there was some article on Reddit today that was fascinating but also slightly sketchy and I wanted to see of I can get some more people's opinions on it. The article suggests that not everyone gets goosebumps while listening to music. My initial reaction was that this must be a load of...

I’ve decided to do a proper review because I like reminiscing at the end of the year. This report is as a much a guilty pleasure for my own memory as it is a report for sharing. I’ve tried to make it concise but I’ve had an absolutely incredible year – both credwise and in the real world – so...

Did I mention I like driving? I also like sleep but those two things were mutually exclusive to this trip. America called with four days work in Detroit and my first opportunity for a proper US coaster trip in five years. Planning proved problematic. It was September and most of the parks...

Some boats crashed into each other yesterday and five people were 'slightly injured'. Here's an article in French - from the picture it appears that the chute has become damaged and the boats piled up on each other. 'In the space of five minutes, 7 buoys collided'...

A free weekend during a really hot June? Well what else is a coaster enthusiast to do but plan a huge impromptu cred run! Like many of us in the UK, I have quite a number of kiddie creds that need crossing off, dotted along far-flung arms of the coastline. However, no other park inspires quite...

A few of us got together last month for a Eurovision party and decided to start the proceedings with a trip to Old MacDonald's Farm in Essex to pick up the wonderfully named Doggy Dog coaster. The plan was to get there about 3 o'clock but London traffic was having none of it. Having picked up...

Last week, I attended a conference on the Greek island of Santorini. It was about mining and god knows why it was on Santorini because bugger all is mined there, it was basically an excuse to go for a jolly somewhere hot with EU funds (probably with a side order of propping up the Greek...

Even when it's gone, Camelot's old Knightmare is still creating havoc. The train fell off the back of a lorry while being transported yesterday. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/offbeat/rollercoaster-ride-comes-to-abrupt-halt-in-middle-of-road-1-8550889

I'm popping into this little park in a couple of weeks and I can't make out the pricing structure from the website. Is it pay-per-ride with the website selling bundles? Or is the XXL Pass like general admission? (The cheaper pass doesn't seem to include the main cred Loop-it) Sure someone must...

I was having this conversation with someone at GF - can't remember who. They argued that the plural should be Wild Mice. Personally, I think it should stay as Wild Mouse as that's the actual model/layout, just like the plural for sheep. But then, it would sound odd to say 'I've ridden two 'Wild...

I've been having a conversation with my non-goon friends about when I considered myself to be a 'true goon'. It's not all about how many creds you have, some experiences carry more 'goon weight' and are more important than others. Maybe there's a coaster of historical significance that you...

So the topic about the oldest park you've visited got me interested. Do a little digging and it's obvious that there isn't a definitive list of the world's oldest parks. There appear to be a number of reasons for this. Firstly, RCDB can't list anything before 1753 without going haywire (as...

We did it! Goon achievement unlocked: All the Gullivers in one weekend (plus wheelgate, Southport and Billing). Thanks to everyone that came along and made it a brilliant weekend. Considering the tight schedule, it was pretty much faff free. And a big thanks to Lord Morton for letting us all...

Last week I decided to abandon the country during the referendum madness, shoved in a postal vote and headed off to sunny Italy for my birthday. We had two days in Venice, followed by a week at Lake Garda before flying out again from a Venice airport. The trip included visits to Gardaland and...

There's a rumour going about ECC (originally from a German fan site) that Olympia Looping will be taking up residency in Prater until August, before going out to Oktoberfest again. No idea what the long term plans are but it's not the worst option available if it were to end up in Vienna...

On holiday last week, I visited the coastline of the Tuscan hills, where there's a very popular tourist spot called the Cinque Terre. It's famous for tiny, multicoloured villages that are very inaccessible by car. I did drive out to some and the roads are not recommended (although there is a...

*and California At the end of June, the office sent me to another conference (yes, I know I’m a jammy sod); this time to Las Vegas. I’d never been to Vegas before and it didn’t really sound like a place I’d want to spend a lot of time in, so I touched down in the middle of the desert, hired a...

Basically, a place to post your favorite geology photos, anecdotes and finds (because there are a few of us 'rock nerds' on CF and I thought it would be funny). Geology is everywhere under our feet every day - I love it because it's this secret world of clues that no one knows (or probably...