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Top 10 Africa/Asia/Australia

Because I am a basic bitch, I don't even know enough about Asia and the East to formulate a wish list at the moment, let alone a top 10. I dunno, might look into a Japan trip one day, but for the time being there's still far too much of Europe and the States left to tick off before I go traipsing off to jolly sushi land.
But, based on what I do know, here goes:
Dinoconda and/or Eejanaika.
Dodonpa. Original version would have been preferable, but I'd settle for the new one.
Steel Dragon 2000.
Takabisha.
Flying Dinosaur. Starry Sky thingy looks good too.
Parrot Coaster looks nice. Where is it again?
Those Jungle Trailblazers look good... but I couldn't tell you how many there are, or where to find 'em, or which one is bestest.
T Express... is that the 'other' Intamin prefab? Yeah wouldn't mind a rip on that, be nice to complete the set, like.
And Gravity Max can f*** off. Not a chance.
Uhm... that's about all I can think of. :(
 
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Firstly, Anaconda at Gold Reef City is everything people have said. It's easily my fave inverted. Can you imagine how the KI fanboys would've peed themselves if they'd built something this amazing instead of that "loops and not much else" Banshee?
http://www.ellocoaster.com/anaconda/

Then ToT. I've not ridden it in the current configuration with the OTSRs and the elevator lift. I did get to ride it in the original version with just seat belt straps over the shoulders, a traditional lift hill, and the OMFG predecessor to B&M dive coaster trip over the break. Let me explain:
You'd leave the station, go up a slow (and really noisy) lift hill, then do a sharp turn onto the straight bit that leads to the drop. While still horizontal, the car would catch a chain "lift" (it was horizontal, kinda like those on the second lift of The Ultimate) which would move the car forward at an agonizingly slow pace. The chain held the car all the way over the break without letting go of it, so you'd take a really, really long time to go from horizontal to vertical. Then you're staring straight down the drop into that impossibly small hole in the roof of the mining shack below. With no OTSRs, you *had* to keep your hands on the bar just to keep your upper body from smacking your knees. Those seatbelt straps did basically nothing. Then, after probably 20-30 seconds of CRAWLING out and over the drop, the car reached the end of the chain and with no warning nor any sound, it simply fell down the drop. I say "fell" because nothing in your brain registered any sort of "we're still on a track" feeling whatsoever. Dive coasters still feel like they're rolling, probably because they aren't quite vertical at the point where the brakes release... but this didn't. This felt like you'd just been freaking DROPPED. I honestly don't remember much else about it because I was still shaking so hard on the brake run that everything between the drop and the brakes was just a blur. I'd have loved to ride it again, but the queue was well over 2 hours (they only had one car and that slow lift and slow trip over the edge made it a one-car-in-5-min ride. That's 8 people every five minutes, so you can imagine that they could easily justify the changes to the ride. OTSRs are much quicker to deal with than straps. They run multiple cars now. The ride time is much shorter without the slow crawl over the edge. Still.... if I were to put this in my own park, I'd have done it the original way and made it an uncharge attraction to keep down the queues.
 
Found some pics of ToT in the original format. This was just a few days after it opened. I was going to upload them here, but it's easier to just see the RCDB listing. My pics are #16-#23 there.
 
It's still low capacity, even with the changes, but I was there on a very, very quiet day, so I guess it was unnoticeable. Agreed on the drop though. Even with the OTSRs it was very different from a dive machine. Everything after that was just vile though.

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Update:

Python in Bamboo Forest
Jungle Trailblazer (Zhengzhou)
OCT Thrust SSC1000
Fjord Flying Dragon
DC Rivals Hypercoaster
Flying Dinosaur
Extreme Rusher
Jungle Trailblazer (Wuhu)
T Express
Flash
 
Haven’t even gotten a bite out of Europe (that starts 2020, gotta get those Basic Becky creds out of the way first) but long term, here’s my wishlist for the three...

1. DC Rivals Hypercoaster
2. Flying Aces
3. T Express
4. Flash
5. Dodonpa
6. Coaster Through The Clouds
7. Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage)
8. Soaring With Dragon
9. Wood Coaster
10. Formula Rossa

I know RMC White Cyclone will belong on this list somewhere but I’m not placing it until I’ve seen the layout.
 
1 - T-Express - Perhaps one of the best ever airtime hills, plus wonderful terrain integration!
2 - Vekoma Firestorm - Very promising mix of airtime, inversions and forceful twists and turns! The Hainan version has the added bonus of being heavily themed with rocks
3 - DC Rivals - Amazing drop and first hill, impressively snappy NI Loop and some very exciting bunny hops to wrap it up! It's also very photogenic <3
4 - Flash/Hyper Coaster
5 - Do-dodonpa - Dat launch.
6 - Anaconda (Gold Reef City) - Looks so intense! Gorgeous tropical as well.
7 - Flying Dinosaur - 540° goodness!
8 - Red Fire - iSpeed clone with lap bars? I want!
9 - Gravity Max
10 - Jungle Dragon - Wonderul, long, airtime-filled woodie. Possibly the best GCI!


Honourable mentions:

The Chinese S&S launches.
Soaring with Dragon
Coaster Through the Clouds
Pyrenees
Superman Escape
Bandit (Yomiuriland)
 
I've just realised I can do a very basic (ugh, hate that word) version of this now :)

1. DC Rivals Hypercoaster
2. Superman Escape
3. Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster
4. Tower of Terror II
5. Jet Rescue
6. Hot Wheels Sidewinder
7. Mick Doohan's Motocoaster
8. Storm Coaster
9. Roadrunner Rollercoaster
10. Escape From Madagascar

Yay :)
 
Are there good establishments where one may place a wager in Africa, Asia and Australia?

Carde Happy World sounds on the money.
I'm sure there's other tactical Gambits one could make to be in the green.

I'll stop now
 
does australia even have 10 coasters? lol, I've only got 9...

I'd go:

superman
scenic railway
scooby doo
tower of terror II
wild mouse
motocoaster
road runner
madagascar
gold coaster (lol, hotwheels whatever)

I'm quite certain DC rivals would slot into #1 once I get up there. I imagine steel taipan, leviathan, and big dipper will easily break top 5 or so. i do love the scenic railway and scooby doo though...

edit: lol, i've been duped by the casino bump. oh well!
 
gotta go with sri lanka. my favorite travel spot yet, can confirm lots of positive emotions from myself and the locals, and felt rather exotic. not sure what the casinos are like there... but i did see one **** looking kiddy credit from a bus that wasn't on rcdb
 
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