Recent content by Graeme

Day 2 - Ryde to Godshill After a hot and stuffy night in Newport, I needed some fresh air, so I headed to Ryde. There used to be a tiny Schiff coaster here, but today I wanted to see Appley Tower, a folly built on the promenade. The tower wasn’t open, so I passed the time by viewing some...

Day 1 - Southsea Adventure Day 2 - Ryde to Godshill Day 3 - ??? Day 4 - ??? Day 5 - ??? Day 1 - Southsea Adventure A Virgin Atlantic jet plane flew low over my head on the M25. I was near Heathrow, which meant one thing - Thorpe Park was up ahead. Sure enough, Stealth and Hyperia came into...

Ah, that makes sense. Beats rolling over into a cherry picker!

New-gen Vekoma? No, I honestly don't think so. I think people would have been ecstatic for the UK to get one. I do think anything even similar to the Space Warp would have been off-scale for Paultons, though, same goes for the Mack and Intamin equivalents. Formula would only fit in if they...

I don't do it, personally - it's just one of those things I don't really understand. You have to brace yourself a lot, especially on older coasters, and I just find it's easier to avoid injuries if you have that extra bracing.

Well, that was a shame for Remember Monday. I thought they performed well and deserved better than that. I didn't have Austria on my radar at all, but it just goes to show how different people's tastes are.

I don't think it's bad, it's just not to my taste. Personally, I'd have loved another family-thrill coaster, like Mecalodon, Juvelen or a woodie. And I know a lot of us were expecting a less intimidating "extreme" coaster like a Hot Racer or perhaps a Titan Track GCI. I know people who are...

I quite like Ukraine, Latvia and Germany so far. All quite original songs.

I've just watched a recap of all the songs, and I honestly think Australia was by far the best. I'm gutted they didn't get through! Maybe the innuendo was a bit much, but that's an excellent song!

Ah, that makes sense. Makes me feel daft for not being able to see that, actually. Doesn't need to go under the helix at all.

I couldn't concentrate on the semi-finals as much this year because I was busy, but I like Germany. Is it wrong, though, that Milkshake Man was going through my head all day today? I think he was robbed!

And here's the accompanying video: Not sure what to make of it, but it definitely looks compact at the moment.

It seems to me that your data, Matt, roughly backs up what I've always thought - that stats do matter, but not the extremes. I think you need a minimum of about 60ft for a great ride, with (for me) a maximum of 150ft. I think your data says you get diminishing returns after about 130ft, which...

Yep, it closes 8th September. It does look like it, especially the S-turn. That's the Unity, 1x6 Seats layout - I'd be very pleased if that was the ride.

Vindfald at Tivoli Friheden is 1.2m, so a Euro Fighter definitely fits the bill. Would also make sense working with Gerstlauer again on a ride that so closely intertwines with Cobra. The newer Infinity Coasters (Fury, Mystic, Pitts Special) seem to be 1.3m, so I can definitely imagine a Euro...