Recent content by MouseAT

Yeah, that was mad. The roll after the second launch... WTF was that? I think we entered it sideways, flipped rapidly end over end, then exited backwards, but it all happened so quickly, I'm not entirely sure. Plopsaland is just fab in general. With six amazing goons, even more so. The park was...

I’ve been putting off the Liseberg write-up for far too long. A trip this awesome deserves a proper conclusion, and Liseberg deserves, at minimum, a proper write up, given that they really rolled out the red carpet for all of us. More on that later. Liseberg is an odd park to describe. It’s...

Having been to Skara a few times now, it's an interesting place. It's annoyingly out of the way, but doable as a detour if you're taking a day to travel cross-country between the more notable parks. It's pleasant enough, but for enthusiasts, it's the sort of place where I'm happy to pop in for a...

Not quite. If a magnetic trim is present in the path of a train, and doesn't somehow retract out of the way, the braking force is proportional to the speed of the train as it passes through. You can sometimes feel this as a ride warms up throughout the day, and the ride actually starts to slow...

I feel like I did the group a bit of a disservice with my Grona post. Reading it again, it reads more like a park review than a trip report. Suffice to say, the group dynamic throughout the day was amazing. Just imagine a bunch of excitable goons, swooning over Monster, grumbling about the...

I hope they manage to do something worthwhile with it. Wildcat was fine when I rode it, but just a bit bland, and is massively overshadowed by Lightning Racer. Honestly, I'd much rather see it refurbished into a more interesting traditional woodie, vs. being torn to pieces and turned into...

If they've got to replace sections then I suppose it is what it is, but I really hope that the end result is faithful to the original. I'm all for refurbs where required, and when they're done well, they can be great (e.g. Turbine/Psyche Underground), but I'm getting a little tired of parks...

As far as I’m concerned, there’s never a bad time to visit the Swedish parks. I always have an amazing time whenever I’m in the country, Stockholm is fab, and collectively Grona Lund, Kolmarden, and Liseberg are some of my favourite places to visit in Europe. Add in a line up of top-tier goons...

It's interesting that you brought this up, as I was thinking along similar lines when it came to Alton Towers at the weekend. There are definite trends when it comes to the photographs I take of roller coasters in general. So many of my photos involve a train either heading down a drop, taking...

Bad ones? I've probably forgotten most of them, but there are quite a few out there. Amazing ones? Psyke Underground definitely makes the shortlist, but after the ride I had on it recently, Space Mountain in Anaheim has to be at the top of my list. I have to say I was surprised, as I rarely...

Big Bad Wolf was definitely the better of the two. Volcano was a nice idea, badly implemented; It started well, but after 20 seconds, it was out of worthwhile things to do. Big Bad Wolf wasn't as spectacular as it looked, and was a bit underwhelming in some key areas, to be honest, but at...

Screens can really add to an attraction, if used well. They need to be used in a way that really adds something dynamic to an otherwise great environment, though, preferably to do something that wouldn't otherwise be practical to do, and the quality of the video needs to be good enough to...

The sand filling was probably inevitable, but is a little disappointing nonetheless. It's part of the ride's atmosphere, and not just when you're riding or queuing for the ride. The way in which you enter Forbidden Valley, and hear the ride before you see it, or the fact that you can hear it all...

Yeah, between the waiting outside, then waiting for everyone to enter, and then the attraction to start... It's a cool concept, I can still hear the music in my head, but it just doesn't do enough to really justify its existence, which is a shame. I initially wasn't at all impressed with the...

I like the idea of Spookslot, but honestly I found it a little underwhelming. As a unique attraction to visit as a one off, I can appreciate it. I can't say I have any real desire to check it out a second time. As long as it gets replaced with something else that's suitably atmospheric, I'm on...