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I must have had a really bad day on Helix - it definitely used to be smooth but when I went on in a couple of years ago we were surprised at how much rougher it had got. Still not painful or horrible, but just nowhere near as smooth as it used to be. I think a lot of the Mack rides from that era...

There's a quick service at the dock-themed area that we thought was alright for some fast food!

We haven't been to Europa in a while (not since their flying theatre opened I think) but the Rollercoaster restaurant Foodloop and the French place ( Bistro La Cigale I think, from looking at the map), the restauranty downstairs at La Colloseo and the breakfasts at Bell Rock and the Castle Hotel...

We just got back from a week around Washington - hit up Hersheypark, Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg over four days (one day of driving between Hershey and Kings) and the parks weren't really what we were expecting from everything we'd read and seen, so though I'd share some...

Neither of those are in the park (the 2 star one is at Bell Rock) and the 1 star is hundreds of Euros and takes two hours - not something I'd be interested in for a theme park day! There are some theme park hotels with good restaurants, I liked the one at Grand Curiosa at Liseberg and the...

They're hiring someone to take down all the 'Now Hiring' signs.

Me and my wife were trying to think of our favourite theme park restaurants, and I realised there's very few theme parks across the world that even have 'good' food, let alone anything interesting or memorable. Disney World still has some good options and a variety, even if it's expensive (but...

For me, but with the disclaimer of there being years and years between my rides on some of these: 1. Sheikra - it's got a bit of everything, it's big, decent length layout and some nice scenery 2. Valkyria - I feel like Valkyria managed to perfect the elements it does, it's the most effective...

That looks like something I'd build by mistake on Planet Coaster

We've been to Fantasy Springs a couple of times now and I was really impressed with the area and the restaurants - the rides aren't great (although it's by far the best version of Frozen and having 4 rides in a new area feels very generous by Disney standards) but the area itself is beautiful...

Will the capacity be all that bad if it's got a transfer track to the launch and is quite short? Can't they just load one train while the other is on the track, then swap?

I do think height can be beaten if anyone ever does one of those 'off the side of a tower' coasters. Especially with better vertical launches and brakes. Can imagine it happening in Vegas or UAE

Is it one company/artist doing all of the theme park concept art lately? They all look so similar

Anyone any idea why these huge parks seem to focus on huge theming areas with very few rides? Like at Epic Universe the new Harry Potter area only has one ride, and now this world of Frozen only has a single ride, Galaxy's Edge just has two (and opened with one), Pandora just opened with two...

Apparently this opened yesterday for a soft opening because it was a bit colder than expected - I haven't seen any POVs yet or heard any reports?