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It depends on if it exceeds Mack’s wind speed limit requirement for it to operate, doesn’t it? I assume that they’d go by the same limit when testing as they would when operating, wouldn’t they?

Interesting! I wasn’t expecting such a whitewash in favour of Europa Park, as while I thought they had a fantastic selection, with one of the strongest top 3s of any theme park I’ve visited, I was under the impression that that was more down to my own taste, and that people generally thought of...

I think it probably will be; the new Universal Studios parks are growing to be a bit more like this. I haven’t been to either, but from what I’ve seen and heard, the likes of Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Beijing look far less inherently “studio” themed than the likes of...

Hi guys. Two European parks that have been quite heavily visited among CoasterForce's members are Alton Towers in the UK and Europa Park in Germany. The two parks are very different parks in many ways, but one way in which they are similar is that they both have pretty extensive roller coaster...

Would they be able to test the ride with only 1 train? Or would they wait for both trains before they start testing?

I think Wicker Man has a pretty good queue, to be fair. I also thought that the recent one for Nemesis Reborn was quite good as well. They do seem to have developed a bit of a penchant for cattle pens and 7ft fences, though… the rest of the queue might be better, but the cage bits under the...

The presentation is an interesting one. I agree with some of the criticisms. I’m not a fan of what we’ve seen of the queue so far, and while I understand why they’ve done it (H&S probably wouldn’t have allowed for low enough fencing for it to be worthwhile), it is disappointing that we won’t be...

Here’s some photos of a dummy-filled train being reversed into the station courtesy of Thorpe Park Mania: https://www.facebook.com/100063475932653/posts/pfbid0sjncW8feTDdW3fKyWgcC4UaQ5mHMP5PeMhRLre3CWJP84a67ujAzg19LHB31oHq8l/ Testing must be close now!

From what I can see, it doesn't immediately look as though the stall turn has been reprofiled. To compare, here are off-ride shots of Nemesis Reborn and Nemesis V1 from roughly the same angle: However, I definitely get what people mean from having watched the POVs together. The stall turn...

Given that Mandrill Mayhem is 1.2m (47-48”), perhaps B&M have found a way to lower the height restriction of their vests?

@Hyde @Hixee @Pokemaniac Is this another bot? The favourite park and coaster categories are listed as “USA”, and their first post, in a non coaster or park related thread, looks to me as though it might be building to a link being embedded in future… Does this look like a bot to you, or am I...

People who’ve ridden say that they are surprisingly intense; I even heard one rider talk about “mini grey out moments”, particularly during the backwards lap!

In case anyone wasn’t aware, it would appear that Oakwood no longer opens midweek outside of peak periods (e.g. half terms, school trip season, summer holidays): https://www.oakwoodthemepark.co.uk/about-the-park/opening-times/ I’m not sure how much of a new development this is, but I just...

For what it’s worth, I’m hearing word that the transfer track has begun testing, which could possibly hint towards trains being put on the track before too long…

On the public transport discussion, there is also one piece of the puzzle that I feel would make public transport a far more feasible option for a greater amount of the country. That is if Universal were to provide some sort of connection from Milton Keynes Central train station, which is...

If I’m remembering correctly, I don’t think Mack tend to do pull throughs. Pull throughs are more of an Intamin thing.

The planning application stated that the ride would test for 28 days, if I’m remembering correctly, so it’s still within Thorpe Park’s originally intended timescales.

One interesting detail I noticed in there is that they think that 35-40% of guests will travel to the resort by train. I can’t help but think that this sounds a little bit optimistic. Perhaps my view is skewed by living a good 2-3 miles from a relatively infrequently used railway station, and...

I have to say that I’m not a fan of that colour scheme on Rocket at all. My first thought upon seeing that photo was that they hadn’t finished repainting it yet… I hope that Lightwater Valley has a nice future ahead of it in its new guise as an under-10s park, but I can’t deny that its appeal...

This might be a controversial opinion, and I apologise if it is, but I rerode Samurai last year for the first time in a number of years… and I found it absolutely vile! It was really jolty, it had loads of that horrible slow hangtime that made me feel stuff moving around in my stomach, it span...