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Ever since Vekoma started their “renaissance” era, I've formed a real fascination with their attempts to innovate within the thrill coaster market. I guess everybody loves a good redemption story, especially me, given Vekoma is the manufacturer of 4 of my bottom 10 coasters (Condor, Loup-Garou...

Over the past year I’ve somehow managed to visit 7 new parks, with a total of 3 new #1 coasters during that period. A stark contrast to 2021 and 2022 where the best new cred I rode over the space of a year was Turbo at Brighton Pier… Yeah… An intervention was definitely needed. Thankfully, after...

Well I can kinda cheat a little bit having already completed my first trip in 2024. Taron - Currently sitting comfortably at my no 4 spot. It's a stunnning ride with some great laterals, snappy transitions and a couple of nice moments of airtime. The theming is ridiculous and night rides take...

Well well well, I don't think i've ever had an update to my top 10 in January, but I guess that's what a first trip to Phantasialand during Wintertraum will do to you. The next update should prove to be VERY interesting with the addition of Zadra, Hyperia, Hyperion and Lech. 1. Untamed -...

Belgium - Kondaa France - Toutatis Italy - Ortobrucco Tour Netherlands - Untamed USA (Florida) - Mine Blower One of these things is not like the others... Haha needless to say I visited Italy before I started riding coasters, so sadly the only cred I have from the country is Ortobrucco Tour...

I'd say Shockwave. I've never really understood why people never gave it the praise it deserved. I didn't find it all that rough or particularly uncomfortable. Sure the trains were quite tightly packed together, so you best be comfortable rubbing elbows with complete strangers, but I wouldn't...

I think there are two clear standouts for me. 1. Paultons Park - We've seen this park go from strength to strength since Peppa Pig World opened up. Lost Kingdom was a great first expansion, with a clear focus on theming and creating an immersive family appropriate area. Tornado Springs just...

Easily Nemesis. I just fail to see what everyone else sees in the coaster. I appreciate it's historical significance, but the ride experience itself just isn't all that interesting. I totally agree that the first quarter is fantastic. I really enjoy the use of the landscape, making for a unique...

Oh now that's a good question. Personally I think Kumali is the clear winner out of the four I've been on. It's not too rough and I think the track profiling feels better too. It's not amazing, but it's definitely leagues ahead of the others. The rest range from bad (Infusion) to downright...

Anubis: The Ride - Plopsaland De Panne Baron 1898 - Efteling Cheetah Hunt - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Dragons Fury - Chessington World of Adventures Expedition Everest - Animal Kingdom Fenix - Toverland Goliath - Walibi Holland Hollywood Rip, Rockit - Universal Studio's Florida Incredible Hulk -...

So for Europe... 1. Zadra - Energylandia 2. Wildfire - Kolmarden 3. Taiga - Linnanmaki 4. Batman: Gotham City Escape - Parque Warner Madrid 5. Taron - Phantasialand 6. Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park 7. Lech Coaster - Legendia 8. Hyperion - Energylandia 9. F.L.Y - Phantasialand 10. Voltron...

So entering 2023 my top 15 was pretty Orlando centric... 1. Mine Blower 2. Mako 3. SheiKra 4. Montu 5. Incredible Hulk 6. Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain: Rebel Mission 7. Revenge of the Mummy 8. Space Mountain 9. Kumba 10. Icon 11. Manta 12. Rock 'n' Rollercoaster 13. Big Thunder Mountain 14...

Day 3 - Walibi Holland - Sunday 8th October And so the final day of my Netherlands trip came around way quicker than I'd hoped. It was finally time to visit Walibi Holland, the sole reason I’d planned this trip to begin with. Would Untamed topple Kondaa from my no. 1 spot? Would The Clinic live...

Day 2 - Toverland - Saturday 7th October (Continued) I rounded the maze lineup out with The Witches Forest, an outdoors scare trail. Sadly, I find it hard to accurately review this experience given the sheer number of scares that I missed during my walkthrough. Being a scare trail, it’s heavily...

Day 2 - Toverland - Saturday 7th October With Efteling ticked off, it was time to visit the other whimsical theme park in the Netherlands, Toverland. Now I’ll be real with you. Toverland was an interesting addition to my holiday lineup. Sure, I was excited to visit, but let’s be real… on paper...

So... it looks like i've caught the cred hunting bug once again 😂 After years of not leaving the UK, I finally branched out earlier this year to visit Belgium and France to ride Toutatis, Kondaa and Ride to Happiness (for which you can find the trip report here if you so wish). As you can...

Well I've never done an RMC, be that I-Box, Raptor or Topper Track. BUT... that'll all change come Sunday.

Oh unfortunately i've visited the park many times over the years and the only memorable rides I have on it are from 2012's fireworks event where I managed to get some front row rides during the fireworks themselves. That was quite something, although sadly situational. It's unfortunately down...

1. Montu - An absolute beast of a coaster. It's intense, whippy and has some standout elements (batwing obviously). Until I rode this I didn't think much of the ride model, but this coaster absolutely shows how good B&M Inverts can be. Currently top 10 worthy. 2. OzIris - This coaster shocked me...

So I had this exact same issue and even when I got to France that didn't help. Don't worry though, once you get to the park if you head to a filomatix entrance for a ride there should be a trolley outside with a staff member. On that trolley there'll be a qr code. Scan that and you can use your...