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I’m sure I’ve done one of these? Anyway, after yesterday it’s the cedar point duo. Also I’m loving the typo for Kingda Ka. Is kinda ka its name after retrack to get rid of its rattle? Or like when a park puts a kiddie coaster next to the big boy and gives it a cuter but linked name?

Seeing as they use its height above sea level to claim its height, I'm surprised that they don't claim 700mph to allow for the rotational speed of the Earth

Apart from the Chinese ones, just checking down my list, I'm yet to do a Gravity Group. Although I might be getting 3 in over the next fortnight. In terms of type of coaster, I've not done loads (221) but there are no obvious gaps. Maybe woodie with inversions? The pipe coasters? I'm kind of...

Heartline makes a good point - to an extent in ranking the favourite you're inevitably looking at how bad the worst of that type is. I'm yet to do a pipeline so thats out. So it has to be wing. Because I actually don't mind the Zacspins and Freespins, and it seems I like Furius Baco more than...

I do need to get myself back to Denmark soon. Last went in 1985 when very young and I kind of remember Legoland but I wonder how familiar it would be after all this time

I always rest the steak. Such an important step. No when I call it seared I' not talking about sealing it. I'm not sure what the correct word is. Maybe caramelised? Where the edge of the steak is slightly blackened but the centre is juicy and pink? Rather than, as I've had many times, it...

I used to go to a restaurant where the chef used to refuse to cook the steaks well done. He bought high quality and considered it an insult to the steak. The answer, as people say above, it depends on the cut. I’d never eat anywhere that just serves “steak” on the menu. It’ll be chewy crap...

Rate them? - well they're all a bit rubbish aren't they. Rank them? - it's kind of like ranking your favourite venereal diseases isn't it? Or your favourite African Warlord? Or Rob Schneider films? At a push - Streak. Then the blue thing. Then Big Dipper. Then 'Nash.

In no particular order: Twisted Timbers - an inversion on a first drop - yes please! El toro - sheer power Shambhala - floating goodness Big One - the rest of the ride is a monorail, but that first drop is amazing, the way as it starts to crest all that you can see is the Irish Sea and then...

I do LOVE me a @MattN statistical analysis. I'm gonna get myself a big mug of coffee and settle in for the read

I've not been to Drayton Manor since about 1996. Can't recall the exact date but we were there with a film crew, and for any young uns on here wondering how different times were, the film crew was because we were being filmed for a documentary about having gay parents. That, apparently, was...

How do you find the Tesla Driver in the room? Don't worry they'll tell you 😜 More seriously - I do agree with you about Rita. I always thought it was underrated, and in a Alton Towers with no Nemesis, its certainly in the reckoning

Isn't across the pond America? Anyways, doesn't matter, great write up and I'm very jealous of your trip!

I mean it depends on what you call top tier, but I’d imagine Netherlands, Belgium and UAE aren’t doing too bad on this front

I mean this is like "what is your favourite child". My 1-2 is El Toro and Velocicoaster. I prefer El Toro. Just.

I’m loving this year on year coaster expansion at sea world. My gf is massively anti sea world though (the whole blackfish thing. But animal kingdom is fine and dandy. Go figure) so I’m probably going to have a one shot to get them all done. Basically can’t justify going whilst there’s something...

I genuinely don’t know whether having “common opinions” is a good or bad thing. I mean we all like to be individual and have individual thought. But on the other hand herd mentality really is a thing. Have to say though Matt, knowing your opinions (not just from this thread but many threads)...

Are these that uncommon though? Most people I know really liked Skull Island Most people really like Mako. Sure maybe not as highly as VelociCoaster, but it does seem to be highly rated. I think it'd be more uncommon if you were saying you preferred Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit to VelociCoaster...

I get entirely what you mean here and I do have something of a fear of heights, but nowhere near as much as my girlfriend has for me. It's trust. Despite the fact that, yes, there are accidents, I trust technology much more than I trust myself, or people generally. I did a skydive in Switzerland...

I did a “back of day packet” style calculation using averages that came out with that figure. And I left the .5 in there as I quite like it as it’s almost philosophical. Although I was also tempted to justify it with the near inversions on s&s free spins. The ones where it nearly flips you...