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I had an entirely normal ride on Hero at Flamingo Land once. I think that counts.

Banned for banning @caffeine_demon for a reason other than seeing the band calling themselves The Stranglers live rather than Hugh Cornwall who gives a far more entertaining and authentic experience *and* played Skin Deep during his most recent tour.

Can I just say how bloody wonderful it is to see Europa putting on its happy face and doing their best to get everything as normal as possible as quickly as possible? That wall in Fjord Rafting isn't necessary but it'll stop guests having the ride spoiled by either an ugly view or a pang of...

Hah, true. This isn't anything odd, and they might as well get money from something that would otherwise be waste. Similarly, I've got a rivet that was once part of the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a nice little memento for people to have - if they weren't so expensive, I'd also have a Big One wheel...

Both! In seriousness, it's tricky to decide for me - ejector is found most often and I do love ejector air, especially on vintage woodies. Having said that, floater air can feel utterly, utterly glorious - Shambhala's second drop especially in the back row is full of it. I suppose I feel that...

I know capacity and operations are pretty good on this, but does anyone know what the queues mid-week are like, and how many trains it tends to run on weekdays? Also, roughness alone doesn't equate to pain; roughness plus painful restraints is what does that. For me roughness can add to the...

Oh, I like this idea VERY much! 1. Shambhala: Make the scenery around it more dramatic, so it feels like it's interacting with things a little more. Hard to improve this one, really. 2. Big One: Smooth the ride out, perhaps new trains and shorten some hills to give a little airtime, just to...

Ooh, go on then! Wood: 1. Colossos (Heide) 2. Grand National 3. Wodan 4. Wild Mouse (BPB) 5. Big Dipper (BPB) 6. Rutschebanen (Tivoli) 7. Stampida 8. Tomahawk 9. Nickelodeon Streak 10. Blue Flyer Steel: 1. Shambhala 2. Big One 3. The Swarm 4. Blue Fire 5. Red Force 6. Smiler 7. Oblivion 8...

Oh god, where to begin? Part of my trepidation of joining a forum was my fear that I'd be ridden out on a rail for even alluding to any of the following, which I genuinely feel: 1. My favourite coasters in the UK are Swarm, Grand National and Big One (pre-riding Icon and Wicker) 2. I quite like...

Having not ridden either yet, I'm going to say that Icon makes the most sense to me on paper. Wicker Man seems to be the logical extension of Merlin's model of secrecy, controlled leaks and teasers and strong theming around an OK machine. Aside from being a woodie, I don't see that the approach...

For me? ALL OF LISEBERG. Was interrailing and found out on the train from Oslo to Gothenburg that it was closed the following day. Was open on Labour Day but not the day afterwards. Full story here, but it was not fun...

The way I see it, if I've had a full cycle of a coaster on one particular structure (regardless of how many tracks are attached to that structure), I've had one credit. My way of counting means I count National and Steeplechase as one credit each as the different tracks don't for me give...

Maybe I'm a little spoiled growing up in great countryside, but when I go to a park, I don't need gardens and lakes, I can see similar things for free any time I like. As pleasant an oasis as the Towers gardens are, they're not what I travel and pay the entry fee for - that'd be the rides. The...

For me, almost not at all. It's rare any theme is enough to make me feel like I'm doing anything other than riding a rollercoaster - I don't feel like I'm battling a monster when I ride Nemesis, I don't feel like I'm racing a car on Red Force or Stealth. Oblivion is an exception because its...

If I may grant you the same favour: 1. Nemesis 2. Nemesis Inferno I thank you. ;)

Ooh, good one! For me: 1. On my own, front row of the Big One at sunset in 2015. Felt oddly trancendental - it was running SO quickly, the view along the promenade and out to sea was gorgeous and with nobody else in sight, it felt like the ride was just for me. 2. Just last month, being called...

In terms of numbers, my rarest is a travelling Big Apple that turned up at Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens about 8 or 9 years ago. But my other rare point coaster is more interesting for me and that's Vikingar at Blackpool. RCDB has removed it but it's still valid on CC.

Thanks an awful lot for all the nice comments, folks! Always nice to share some good memories like this. :) Yeah, it was wonderful. It wasn't full dark, but the park was quiet and the sun was going down - just a lovely summer evening. Would love to try it at night properly! Quite possibly. I...

Haha, I need a new phone - the lens isn't smudged, it's peppered with loads of tiny scratches that give everything an annoying soft focus!

I run a beer shop for a living which stocks about 700 craft beers, so there was only one way I was going to vote! Having said that, I'm very partial to a good wine (oaky reds in particular) and good single malts too.