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  1. toofpikk

    Alton Towers New Flat Ride?

    Ironically I'm the opposite. I want to see what Hex is like and this is a welcome addition in my eyes. I protested to go back to the park whilst the skyride was SBNO so with this opening, Hex hopefully open and nemesis 2.0, next year will hopefully be a good time to return. My question is why...
  2. toofpikk

    Hersheypark | Twizzlers Twisted Gravity | S&S Screamin' Swing | 2025

    Don't get me wrong, Screamin' Swings are one of my favourite flat ride types. But seeing the ones at BGW, BGT and Dollywood all operating just one side made me question their reliability to operate at full capacity consistently!
  3. toofpikk

    Kingda Ka and Green Lantern's removal for new 2026 record-breaking coaster

    Personally filled with an absolute sh*tload of resentment. Visited during the busiest time of year just because I figured the chance of it being operational was higher. Not a sniff of KK opening that day, no prior warning, no apology. Really genuinely stunned at SF GAdv's incompetence in the...
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    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    Hey! Thanks for your comment. All of my pictures were taken in 3 devices; Canon AE-1, Fuji disposable, or my iPhone 12 with dazz cam. I frickin love dazz, and it’s the best camera app I’ve found that simulates film quality well. I’ve always thought film photography has such a charming...
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    WTF Merlin?

    Yeah, worth mentioning, the park operations and MMM ar entirely different entities. The woman who shall not be named will probably have very little say in the runnings of the MMM team here. She will have a say over in house design team, but MMM is a separate company. It's like Costa having a say...
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    Kingda Ka and Green Lantern's removal for new 2026 record-breaking coaster

    I think it's worth saying one of the biggest voices in this recent rumour has been coaster studios. May I remind everyone of their comments on Kumba's closure a couple years ago. What happened there?... (some quite telling re-wordings to title and description since)... I would really...
  7. toofpikk

    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    Apologies for the rather sizeable bump, but I just had to share some of the film pictures I recently got developed from this trip; and my favourite of the trip:
  8. toofpikk

    Phantasialand | Avoras | 2024

    Man for someone who's visited the park about a dozen times, I'm finding it really difficult to track all the upkeep and upgrades that have happened this season. Looking forward to getting out there early next year and seeing it all with my own eyes. Has the Klugheim green wall been themed over now?
  9. toofpikk

    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    That's a whole lotta shed they're building for an outdoor flat ride :D
  10. toofpikk

    Weird, Wacky & Strange Coaster Bits

    I’ve heard so many theories about this one that I’d really love to see a verified or genuine answer on here!!
  11. toofpikk

    Where will the next new-gen Vekoma Flyer go?

    I'm not sure how true this is - Vekoma openly advertised more generic renders of a different layout during FLY's construction which would suggest to me that they had the product ready to go to other parks. Maybe Phantasialand asked for exclusivity during the construction, or other parks are put...
  12. toofpikk

    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    Between helping my cousins run errands, seeing Bob Dylan live at the Woodstock bowl, doing 4th of July celebrations and going shopping, I had a lot of time before my flight home to properly process the fact that for the first time, I’d had a proper stab at ticking off a lot of bucket list...
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    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    We were riding on a high when we pulled up to Six Flags. Kingda Ka loomed in the distance. El Toro tested just above the tree line. The car park was quiet, we were once again blessed with a wonderfully sunny morning. What an epic way to finish such a gargantuan road trip. We were buzzing as...
  14. toofpikk

    Sorry For Not Loving Steel Vengeance

    Haaaaa, I know exactly what you mean RE - SteVe. I haven't been to CP but Twisted TImbers was the same experience for me - I loved the first 2/3 of the ride but the final return to the station was just down right uncomfortable with those stupidly pointy and quick bunny hills. The forces were...
  15. toofpikk

    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    Yeah our conclusion was also that the buzz bars must help with the floater. I heard that some people from the UK who paid visits to Knoebels weren't big fans. It was really pleasantly surprising for us! Our day at Hershey started with a very long walk from the car park to the theme park...
  16. toofpikk

    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    I know everyone has already said their fun comments but I just have to add: This really feels like a public release of a targeted ad for Emerald park. I feel like we're witnessing the drunken attempt of Friday-Night courting but in the rollercoaster industry. Like, who were they thinking would...
  17. toofpikk

    Rank the RMCs

    Sorry @Howie im going to have to one up you with one fell swoop. 8 new RMCs in one trip, quintupling my count from 2 to 10 😌 1. Iron Gwazi Rain ride on this was one of the single most unhinged experiences I have ever had on a coaster. Just utterly untethered insanity. 2. ArieForce One Lean...
  18. toofpikk

    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    Damn. Damn damn damn. Of any independent park, Phantasialand would be right at the bottom of my list of expecting a place to do this. Really wonder what the process was for these to find their way onto the park. Really quite disappointing.
  19. toofpikk

    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    We didn’t reach Knoebels until about 4pm, with it only open until 8. My mate was a bit wary that we’d spent too much time in the morning walking around DC, but the parks selection on paper really didn’t warrant a full days visit. I wasn’t wrong, but also I wasn’t right. Knoebels deserved a...
  20. toofpikk

    Tripping across the pond [FINAL POST]

    Kings Dominion drove home something pretty plain and simple for me. I hate amusement parks that don’t really try to make the experience between attractions pleasant. This place reminded me of Kentucky Kingdom, just with a much better selection of rides. For real, the concrete motorways...
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