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^ On a better view from the side, you can see it's not a full dip; it looks like it's designed to nearly flatten out, but always on enough of an incline so there's no valley point there. Regardless, cannot WAIT to see this crazy bastard start testing.

We have track installation! (Not sure why its not imbedding)

It could also be this final section, which looks super cool & intertwined: Eager to see what the remaining track looks like. Not gonna be the most insanely aggressive ride like the original Raptors, but should be awesome when dueling.

Not trying to really argue, but there is definitely something on the ascent side of the Arch: Could be just a "we'll deliver it with them installed, just in case" scenario. We'll see. Genuinely insane that this thing is just a few track sections away from being complete. And a brand new pic...

I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell Intamin would touch it at this point. As soon as Zamperla began "frankenstein'ing" the project, I would expect Intamin to have very quickly cut any and all ties & liability with that ride. I feel like we're firmly in the territory of either A)...

This whole thing feels like such a gamble. They just went the whole 2024 season with the main ride effectively not opening at all, then shift this project allegedly to 'make up for' that blunder... now THIS ride is already said to have a "early summer 2025" opening, it's October and there's...

Oh wow, that was quick! Very much looking forward to the eventual replacement; when I was standing beside it last month, I was already envisioning some kind of Hot Racer or Raptor there 🤣 that's some good real estate right beside the water there!

POV from the IAAPA show floor! Looks very fun & the sense of speed through the scenery looks great. Double cycle as well!

DAY 4 Saturday began with a nearly 3 hour drive north. A pretty peaceful drive aside from the excessive amount of speed-monitoring cameras, I arrived at the next park: PowerPark! Immediately upon exiting the car, I was met with the challenge of the day: wind, and a lot of it. Decently strong...

I will never be against a new Gyro Swing, so this is welcomed; especially when replacing an old one. Your turn, Hersheypark.

DAY 3 Another nice hotel breakfast, and it was unfortunately time to leave Helsinki proper. Hopped on a train for a ~40 minute ride back to the airport to pick up my rental car for the next phase of the trip. Reserved a VW Golf, received a very nice Mercedes C-class. Thank you Enterprise! 😆...

DAY 2 After some much needed sleep, the next day began with a great hotel breakfast buffet and a walk around the city center. Immediately greeted by an unavoidable amount of rentable electric scooters, so I downloaded the app, scanned the QR code on a scooter, and took off around the city...

Hi all! I believe this is my first entry here. I just got back from a wonderful week in Europe, and after some inspiration from @toofpikk 's awesome thread, I'd love to recap everything here! As the title suggests, this trip consisted of my first visit to Finland and Poland, and featured these...

Jeeez, the stock Raptor is really that much? I figured it was in that ~$5-7 million range, certainly not just $3 million shy of ArieForce One...

That's sickening. Initial reaction to the Goliath repaint- don't love it. I'm a sucker for the current colors with the old school grey rails/ties. I'm sure it'll look great once finished, will be a great first impression at the park. But that reminds me... why can't they paint Nitro already?

Same could be said about a Dive Coaster. If that (probable) Tilt Coaster track didn't already show up at SF Mexico, I would agree that could be possible. But I don't think the odds are great that they've ordered a custom Tilt for Great America, or bought one off another cancelled project. A...

I do NOT intend for this comment to break out the chart. But from looking at the banking in the POV and comparing it to the horizon, it looks like the first element is banked at around 105° at the apex. You'll be floating through the top of it, but more sideways than upside-down IMO. I think the...

The Zamperla ones are great fun, but the openness of the restraints on Loke (and Swingi, and eventually this) are really unrivaled. Far & away superior.

Can't find a post about it, so apologies if I missed it- T3 was spotted in transit in the last couple days, and it's now been spotted at the port in Norfolk, Virginia, getting ready to be shipped somewhere. A user on the ParkFans Forum alleges that it's going to Dubai of all places.

Been on another forum for a month+, thought for sure that would have been posted here by now! 🤣 This one's WI-T: