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Up until a day before I rode it in 2008, I didn't know a large Intamin looper existed in central Kuala Lumpur.
I just heard we were going to a mall that my dad said had "the largest indoor park in Asia" and I assumed it'd have one or two family coasters and whatnot. Imagine my shock when I looked online and saw this. I was pretty well-versed in the coasterverse by that point already, so that it completely eluded my radar still stuns me. Shame that it doesn't ride as great as it looks.
Earlier today I found out there was a second Pinfari double looper (with the corkscrew). There was also another Pinfari Queen Bee at the same park! Both models I only thought there was ever one of.
Speaking of Chinese coasters, I keep forgetting Dinoconda is a thing, the only other S&S 4th dimension coaster aside from Eejanaika. It's a few feet shorter than its cousin from Japan.
Speaking of Chinese coasters, I keep forgetting Dinoconda is a thing, the only other S&S 4th dimension coaster aside from Eejanaika. It's a few feet shorter than its cousin from Japan.
…And it’s seriously rough. Which is a shame because it could have been quite a good ‘advert’ for the concept but I suspect it’s maintenance letting it down. I remember feeling quite bad for the old Chinese lady on the other end of my row, coz I was hurting enough! So I guess the original S&S 4D is truly finished : (
Up until a day before I rode it in 2008, I didn't know a large Intamin looper existed in central Kuala Lumpur.
I just heard we were going to a mall that my dad said had "the largest indoor park in Asia" and I assumed it'd have one or two family coasters and whatnot. Imagine my shock when I looked online and saw this. I was pretty well-versed in the coasterverse by that point already, so that it completely eluded my radar still stuns me. Shame that it doesn't ride as great as it looks.
Earlier on in my burgeoning coaster career, I remember being floored by the "lesser" known B&M Inverts, especially Orochi, Pyrenees, and Katun. Granted, the late 90s were very US-focused for B&M development, with many (myself included) American enthusiasts salivating at their every move.
It's always fun to browse RCDB and find something big you never knew (or remembered) existed. A name you don't quite recognize, look up, and find "whoa, does this park have such a big coaster?!?"
I decided to go through RCDB's list of coasters sorted by height and pick out a few surprise finds, coasters we certainly don't talk about too often in these forums. All of these coasters are taller than 50 m, which is a dang big coaster when you think about it. But I get the impression that these are quite rarely thought about:
A slightly taller(?) Sheikra clone operating in China:
I purposefully organized a 10 hour layover in KL with the express purpose of riding supersonic odyssey. I actually do like it, it's just quite short---it was riding perfectly fine when I was there. There is very little else worth doing in the park though, so it only held my attention for a handful of rerides before I just walked around the city. I did have a very fun experience getting totally lost in that mall trying to find it, though.
to answer the question, I usually spend so much time researching places on rcdb that I'm not often finding myself surprised. but I do often forget that Perth has a theme park with a decent eurofighter with some interesting custom bits: https://rcdb.com/7444.htm
I think I find it hardest to keep track of the sort of small-park mid-size woodies in the US. sometimes I'm like oh, there's a woodie in Maine? Ok then, that actually looks pretty neat.
I remember having no idea that Phaethon at Gyeongju World existed until they built Draken, which is unfortunate considering it looks like one of the best and unique inverts imo.
I remember having no idea that Phaethon at Gyeongju World existed until they built Draken, which is unfortunate considering it looks like one of the best and unique inverts imo.
If I recall correctly, this thing was even unknown to the coaster community in general until after it opened. Suddenly, someone discovered a B&M operating in South Korea nobody had ever heard about. It must be every enthusiast's dream.
If I recall correctly, this thing was even unknown to the coaster community in general until after it opened. Suddenly, someone discovered a B&M operating in South Korea nobody had ever heard about. It must be every enthusiast's dream.
Pretty much. I can't remember how it all happened now, and I guess the CF topics are long gone, so I'm not sure whether it had opened or not.
I remember getting a friend to call the park to ask about the manufacturer, confirming it as a B&M, so there weren't any pictures of it at the time, so maybe it was pre construction.
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