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Bonus – Castles n’ Coasters Bonus day! Well, not part of the original trip, but in close proximity both in time and distance (in relative terms), so I’m going to include it here. I was in Phoenix for work (which annoyingly couldn’t align itself with my previous trip, so spent far too much time...

Summary New creds: 49 Total creds ridden: 80 Total cred spites: 4 New parks: 18 Total parks visited: 21 Milestones: Just missed 1000! :( Best Park: Silver Dollar City – I mean, it’s gotta be, right? This park is awesome. I love the coasters, the scenery, the atmosphere, the ‘vibe’, the whole...

Day 15 – Departure No pictures from today, but we had a pretty chilled day before our flight at dinner time. We checked out of the hotel, grabbed a Waffle House for brunch (which was exactly as chaotic and tasty as you want it to be), headed to the cinema (Disclosure Day – s’alright) to have...

Day 14 – Austin Alright then, last proper day. No creds, so feel free to skip to the summary. :P We started off the day with lunch at Leeroy & Lewis, a highly acclaimed BBQ spot in Austin. There was a sizable queue for the walk-up line (reservations only have access to a more limited menu) –...

Day 13 – Six Flags Fiesta Texas Another Six Flags park just down the road from the hotel, meant we were easily there at park opening and right at the front of the preferred parking area. Parking lot was quiet, which was good news, and we were quickly into the park before opening. Chupacabra...

Day 12 – Austin Creds Some needless backstory. I had been hoping that #1000 would happen on this trip. With Magic Springs and Cotaland being written off, and then a few other miscellaneous closures along the way (Shockwave at SFOT, Hornet at Wonderland, Great White at SWSA) the ‘safety margin’...

I'm not sure I would say Nemesis Reborn is particularly bad. Probably disappointing given it's brand new and the old one rode so well, but it rides just fine. Barracuda Strike is genuinely shocking, especially as it's nothing like as forceful as Nemesis. Maybe the intensity of Nemesis hides it a...

Day 11 – SeaWorld San Antonio We didn’t visit SeaWorld on the Texas trip back in 2013, so this was an entirely new park to me. Queues looked sizable at the entrance, but once we got through the gates it became clear it was just the bottleneck at security, and for the most part the park was...

Was in Phoenix (well, Mesa, if that makes any difference) for work, and managed to steal away a quick trip to Castles n' Coasters. The 116°F (47°C) heat did not make for a lengthy trip at the park, though! Started with Desert Storm - their largest coaster. Was expecting this to be pretty rough...

Was just about to touch on this in my trip report. Layout is great, but the ride experience is trash. I didn't even bother with a second lap. Embarrassing installation by B&M.

Merged the two threads together for Efteling's "expansion and new coaster" and "new coaster". This can be the de facto thread for the coaster now, and we'll move over to Construction when that starts.

Day 10 – The Long Drive Nice simple one today – the 550-odd mile drive from El Paso to San Antonio. We stared off the day heading back up the viewpoint in El Paso for a coffee before we hit the road. We did have a bit of faff at a Border Patrol checkpoint where they were a bit perplexed...

Day 9 – Cliff’s & Western Playland This day started bright and early with the drive to Albuquerque from Amarillo. New Mexico state-cred ticked off, but we wouldn’t be staying overnight – was just a chance to tag on Cliff’s to the trip as it seemed like the sort of place that would be hard to...

Day 8 – Wonderland Amusement Park & Amarillo It was a reasonably long, but easy, drive from Oklahoma City to Amarillo, with us arriving bang on the scheduled opening time of Wonderland Amusement Park. Park seemed deserted, with no life whatsoever, so after a quick skim through social media it...

Day 7 – Frontier City & Oklahoma City Okay, the larger journey West starts now… First stop was another “pizza cred”, as we came to know them – a few of these coming up. The Incredible Pizza Company places are a bit weird. In general, they won’t let you into the venue at all unless you buy the...