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  1. Serena

    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I think it's going to be themed to a sea monster, to tie-in with its close proximity to the water. Specifically hoping for Cthulhu 🤞
  2. Serena

    Niteflygeddon (Six Flags Great Adventure and Wrap Up)

    "Chickens big ****-off RMC" 😂 Brilliant stuff.
  3. Serena

    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    Just to clarify, as the person running the Thorpe Park Live: I will 100% be there at the Thorpe Park Live, with bells, whistles, raffle tickets, sweets, games, post-its, maybe even...the Kazzoo! I've run many CF Lives (Poland , GF Netherlands, Thorpe Park, Chessington, Skegness, Walibi Holland...
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    CF Lives 2023... and beyond

    I think an accesible, familiar UK park lends itself perfectly to the CF Live setting, if we are viewing Lives as social event. In fact, I picked Thorpe Park for these specific social reasons: - Easily accessible via public transport making it easier to attend - A small park so we can take a...
  5. Serena

    What makes your #1 better than your #2?

    It's very very close between my number one (Zadra) and my number two (Intimidator 305). So close that I often wonder if I have them in the wrong order! Zadra is just perfection. Everything it does it does so well. It's not often you ride a coaster where both the airtime and the inversions are...
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    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    Of course! See you there Archie :)
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    20th Anniversary CF Live - THORPE PARK - 16th April 2023

    As I write this I am packing to move in with a friend. A friend I met on CF ten years ago. I have travelled all over the world with her. She is just one of the very brilliant people I have met on a CF Live who has become a fantastic friend. When I think of CF Lives I feel a wave of sentimental...
  8. Serena

    Most Overrated Coasters You've Been On?

    FLY. I don't understand the hype at all with that one. Sure the Rookburgh area looks great, but as a ride experience it's so uncomfortable, lumbering and sickly. Plus, the launches are underwhelming. Skyrush, Helix, Lightning Rod and Leviathan also get my vote.
  9. Serena

    Hornets, heatwaves and Hooters- 10 days in the US

    Well, Mission Ferrari is testing now... 😂
  10. Serena

    Your year in review - 2022 edition

    Coaster count at start of 2022: 687 Coaster count at end of 2022: 742 New coasters ridden in 2022: 55 New parks visited in 2022: WDW Hollywood Studios, Fun Spot Kissimee, Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Carowinds, Six Flags Over Georgia, Dollywood. Park visits in 2022: Universal...
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    Which parks strike the best balance between theming and thrills?

    Shout out to Hansa Park. Karnan and Novgorod are both v. thrilling and extensively-themed. Then there's family rides like Midgard that are also beautifully themed. The park has both: extreme rides and a captivating atmosphere. Plus, you know, even the MASSIVE drop tower has on board audio! Also...
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    All filler - no killer. Well rounded parks with poor headline attractions.

    Same. It seems to come down to what people value in a ride. If you want mega forceful thrills, you're not going to get that on a ride at Efteling. But that by no means makes their rides filler. In terms of theme, story, detail and atmosphere, many Efteling rides are of the absolute highest...
  13. Serena

    EnergyLandia Halloween Night 22.10.2022

    Excellent costume! Great to hear you also had a good time. I'm going to have to prepare a costume for next time!
  14. Serena

    Niteflygeddon (Six Flags Great Adventure and Wrap Up)

    Great report as always! Your experience at Dollywood and on Lightning Rod was the exact opposite of ours 😂
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    EnergyLandia Halloween Night 22.10.2022

    What's better than riding your favourite coaster? Riding it in the dark. On a train full of people dressed as zombies, vampires and ghouls. The moment we booked this last-minute jaunt to Poland, I just knew night rides on Zadra and Hyperion would not disappoint. It's great when you can open the...
  16. Serena

    The most irritating theme park visit ever

    As I'd never needed an Express Pass on my previous visits to PA, I didn't believe it was necessary. Plus, with Shambhala running that badly and Hurukan Condor not even included on the Express Pass - I still think it would have been a waste of money had I bought one. There's just not enough good...
  17. Serena

    Top 10(ish): 2024 Edition - page 124

    My latest Top 30, Kondaa has made it's way into the Top 10! 1. Zadra 2. Intimidator 305 3. Pantheon 4. VelociCoaster 5. Mako 6. Stealth 7. Fury 325 8. Maverick 9. Kondaa 10. Phantom's Revenge 11. Silver Star 12. Hakugei 13. Hyperion 14. Twisted Timburs 15. The Ride To Happiness...
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    The most irritating theme park visit ever

    It seems the only way to make PortAventura tolerable now is the buy the Express Pass and that just doesn't sit right with me. It's a shame because my previous visits to the park weren't that bad. Re: staff. If a theme park provides a bad experience for paying guests, one can only imagine how...
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    The most irritating theme park visit ever

    Yeah, that 2019 Live during their Xmas event was a million times better. Such a shame! Glad to hear you had a great time at Liseberg. I visited Liseberg in 2018 for Halloween and it was amazing!
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    The most irritating theme park visit ever

    It's 6:30am. I'm flying home from Barcelona. I have laryngitis, my throat feels like a porcupine. The man sat next to me has just started playing a game on his phone at full volume with no headphones. I put in my earplugs for the fourteenth time this weekend and sigh. It's time to talk about...
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