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Re: Fabbri Spinner for Gardaland in 2016 Wow. **** hell Merlin! Another half-arsed short term investment centred around another already tired IP. Whilst I don't disagree with the need for a smaller ride between Mammut and Octobruco, this really isn't it. I've never ridden a Fabbri...

Alton Towers submits planning permission I suppose it's a nice effort, but unfortunately, it'll just be another silly Merlin gimmick that'll get completely overhyped. I'm not opposed to the concept of VR completely - but it just doesn't make any sense to add it to a major, high capacity ride...

Re: Fantasy Island (UK) Updates I don't mind it either - in fact, I'd definitely say it's an improvement over the previous, much less distinctive scheme. What I do find a little daft though, is the fact that they've now got two yellow coasters in the same park. This may sound a bit trivial...

Re: I-Drive Orlando | Skyscraper| US Thrill Rides What, this one? :wink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zffhtgPLy1I Oh boy, this one looks the best yet...especially with the way it interacts with the drop tower!

Well, I'll second the thoughts hoping this isn't true. Ripsaw and the flume I can completely understand, so long as they replace them, as they truly were a long time coming. However, Hex, Sub-Terra and Charlie and the Chocolate Family? I mean, that's basically all their indoor attractions...

Getting those creds was probably more depressing than not getting any at all. I feel for you man! I had a similarly sucky year to be honest. 2 Parks and 8 new creds. Pity one of them was Chessington on the busiest day of the year... *Best new cred/most surprsing Velocity at Mingoland. A lovely...

Re: Stagnant UK Coaster Situation. Yeah, this saddens me really! However, in the last few years, whilst Merlin have been quite inactive, a few UK parks have thankfully really made some significant steps forward. Pleasurewood Hills- Expanded ride collection well and the whole place seems a...

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Completely agree with some of the posts on here. Merlin don't really seem to understand what a medium-sized investment is, do they? Either they skimp on cost, like Angry Birds, or blow tonnes of money every four(ish) years on big new coasters. They...

B&M Inverts, Best to Worst For me... 1.Katun - Fantastic array of forces, including some unexpected airtime on the first drop. A nice range of massive inversions, but I particularly like the equally forceful, but less orthodox parts, like the high-speed turn into the cobra roll and the final...

^I doubt it's quite as intense as I305, but I bet it's close - Katun's by far the most forceful coaster I've ridden. Yeah, you're not alone in adoring Katun, and whilst I agree it's not completely whoreable, that's the reason I like it so much. The best coasters should leave you a little...

Universal IOA to close Hulk for new enhancements Whilst it's very unlikely there are defects in the B&M track, weathering and stress will certainly have caused some extent of deformation. I think we all agree that Hulk didn't exactly need this treatment, but it was beginning to get rough around...

Yeah, the problem with the UK industry at the moment is that it's practically a Merlin monopoly, especially around London. Some parks are developing into potential competition (eg.Paultons), but really, precious few parks can afford the capital investment Merlin makes! So they're essentially...

Re: Universal IOA to close Hulk for new enhancements ^Unless it makes sense from an engineering standpoint? Hulk's likely one of the most ridden coasters out there, and in the Floridian heat and humidity, so maybe some of the track simply has had too much stress and wear on it? It would be...

Haha, thanks everyone for your responses! They lowered my expectations so much that I actually had a great day! Here's a mini trip report if you don't mind.... Anyway, so I arrived around opening time, surprisingly a little nervous. Having managed just 5 rides on my last UK park visit to a...

Re: What's next for RMC? New Concept Coaster (page 4) ^Nice work! Thanks! Admittedly, at first, I wasn't really that impressed with this...but it does seem Fred and ECG are holding back. ;) Surely this must be about more than turn radius and smoothness? So I had a think. With Alan's...

Wow - that even looks better than Disney! This'll probably be one of those rides where if you put it in a field, it would be good to mediocre, but suddenly becomes world class with the sheer scale of the theming and the near-miss points. Imagine if they lit it up at night :p

That's a good point actually - I know they presented some other layouts at IAAPA, but given the intensity of the 'smaller' version, it's not probably wise not to build them. Maybe S&S and RMC may combine in the future to make a controlled spinning 4D, like X2, just using RMC's smoother, and...

Well, if it doesn't have trains, and has been sitting derelict in a field for quite some time, I wouldn't bet on it ;) But still, it's very much possible - the way they're taking it down, and rather neatly arranging it, does suggest they've suddenly found a buyer, or of course, they're...

We're all so pessimistic aren't we? ;) I would say, it's not a bad year for SF -and I'd even go as far as saying it's actually slightly better than last year. Ok, so there's only RMC conversion, and 2 JLBFMs, 4 superloops, a waterplay, a new slide complex plus a 4D free-fly just like last...

Haha, you lot are an enthusiastic bunch ;) Thanks for the replies anyway - I'll certainly go to MJ or Kumali first now. Think I'll be going anyway, as I need the creds...and I can tie it into a University Open day ;) I've only done Chessie so far this year, and that was, well, truly gross to be...