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Hi everyone, I'll be visiting Flamingoland for the first time late September, and was just wondering about a few things before I go... - Is there ANY chance of getting ANY discounts, or are they practically nonexistent? - What will the queues be like? Sunday, end of season...? - What would be...

The first piece of track is en route - and it looks stunning! (Or at least I think it does) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ-4dsXV0Eg I love the way they only manage to fit one piece on the truck ;) And here's the current state of construction for anyone interested...

Thanks for all the fantastic updates! It's really interesting to see these new parks grow from the ground up. Here's an interesting thought - now that this ride is no longer SBNO, that means every single one of the 99 B&Ms is either operating or under construction somewhere . That's one hell...

I agree with Steel. Let's not forget we're talking about a park which has practically every other popular coaster type under the sun. With a DM, the only thing they really lack in their collection is a flyer, a 4D and dark ride of course. It's a dive machine, so by its nature, it won't be a top...

Here's a little gem I found on rcdb - I'm not sure this one ever operated, but still, that airtime hill :P http://rcdb.com/1662.htm# Shame this was their only coaster really - looks to me like a Chance Hyper GT-X on steroids (and that's saying something), 16 years before Lightning Run!

Re: Cedar Point Closes Good Time Theatre - Coaster or Dark R Haha - fooled me too, but there's a video too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awt2GFIF_tA To be honest, whilst the layout looked better than any other dive machine, I'd be hoping for something a bit different. Just like Sheikra...

I've been checking the wait times using ridetimes and it's a bit of a mixed bag to be honest. The other day (last Thursday I think?), Oblivion and Th13teen had queues of well over 100 minutes, but then again, wait times have been low at other points...

^Probably a troll ;) Good to see someone actually reads the front page...as I don't! Looks like a fantastic addition to the Kingdom! And it certainly distinguishes itself from LR, with that perfect combination of Positive and Negative Gs which (some of us, but not me yet :( ) know and love...

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfT-2PtTqFU Looks amazing...however, I wouldn't bet on its legitimacy. That account likely isn't official and was created today, the ride looks rushed, and the video's unprofessional. A leak perhaps? And if it is just a teaser, could we be...

Re: Lake Compounce 2016 Well, they've already got two woodies anyway, and as good as these new smaller timberliners may be, they're not exactly going to make a massive news story. This is probably a more expensive option, but at it can be classed as an 'extreme' ride - something which the park...

Re: Lake Compounce 2016 OK, so it's not a potential top 10 coaster, but to be honest, I'm not sure what some of you were expecting. After all, this is Lake Compounce, a park whose last coaster came 15 years ago. Personally, I really like the look of these Premier Sky Rocket 2 coasters, as...

My god...what an awful piece of reporting. How on earth did the man get so-called 'head injuries' from a small nudge? That's probably one of the most exaggerated eyewitness accounts I've ever read. However, it must be said that evacuations have actually become much more common recently. I'd...

Looks like you had a great time - wish I had been there! Visited Mirabilandia and Gardaland last year, and loved both parks. Ispeed and particularly Katun are enough to redeem any park, but I felt Mirabilandia fell a bit flat as far as the rest of the park is concerned. Gardaland seemed to be...

We know for a fact that the ride was actually stopped on the lift hill for 10-15 minutes, so even if the ride was playing up, there must have been some degree of negligence involved. Of course the ride is at fault here- let's not forget that it's untimely stall was the trigger for this whole...

Completely agreed. That was just plain unnecessary - she just fed words into his mouth, like 'the ride is being dismantled as we speak'..which quite clearly has never been released by anyone. She's just playing devil's advocate to somebody who is clearly deeply sorry, and is in the middle of...

It may be true that the cause of the accident hasn't been released yet, but the way they're talking about 'safety protocols and procedures' implies to me that it was the actions and procedures the ride operators followed which need to be amended. Therefore we can say that ultimately, although...

^^^Thanks for that...was about to say the same myself! Even if it rolled back off the vertical lift, there's no way it would have been able to get back all the way to the Batwing. I highly doubt they were messing around with the train at the top, especially since the train was fully loaded...

^Excellent news for those discharged..but not so much for those who remain in hospital. OK, so I've had a little think about this. The question I ask is: What if there were two faults which occurred at almost exactly the same time, one of which was the valley? I'm not too familiar with control...

^Yep, that does seem possible, although you'd think they would have procedures against that kind of thing happening. It's funny, because I didn't even mean to do that.....I see what I did there now ;) Anyway, apparently, some of the ride staff were made aware by the GP of it - but perhaps...

Actually, just checked the back of the Smiler's train and there is indeed an impact dampener, or whatever you want to call it. If they had had one on the front, perhaps the accident would have been alleviated...but either way, it's lucky they had a dampener on the back - otherwise this could...