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Europapark might have the best operations in the world, and they are determined to keep it that way. The ride has 2 block-zones mid-ride for a reason.

When I visited this April, the ops were not great, but they pushed out a train every 5 or 6 minutes which is somewhat reasonable with 1 train ops. Especially considering their glasses policy. 12 minutes dispatches are simply abysmal.

Have you been to IMG Worlds of adventure? It took them 25 minutes to dispatch 5 trains on their Blue Fire clone. But reading 12:42 per train, Ferrari World has the crown…

I’d also like to mention the S-Bends up the hill on Helix. Not forceful, not dynamic, just… kinda there.

The Floater hill and the subsequent Overbanked on Hyperion. Guess from dynamic and intense to sluggish and forceless. Juvelen‘s final hills. Whilst the ride is surprisingly intense and well paced for a family coaster, it’s final pair of hills are just there and add nothing to the ride...

I can agree. The lack of any kind of restraint or seatbelt + the curve after the second drop make river quest really feel unsafe. I heard that nowadays, they would not be able to build a ride like this anymore due to the curve being too close to the second drop; don’t know if it’s true, though...

Wodan on a hot, sunny day also feels unsafe. The beginning is reasonable fast, but the S-bends after the photo is taken are insane. Just feels as if the train would just completely derail and fly of the tracks at every turn. Tornado at Bakken also deserves a shoutout. Spinning without any...

10. The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland: Airtime Pop going in the panormanic-curve 9. Untamed 270° double inverting corner stall 8. Lech Coaster combination of the intense first couple of elements followed by a great airtime pop 7. Zadra Zero-G stall 6. Kondaa Outward banked Airtime Hill 5...

Before anyone gets too exited for the Tilt coaster after seing the video - keep in mind that that is a fan made video. The shaping of those elements as well as their dimensions might not be exactly on point. Don't get me wrong, if it were as full throttle as this video implies, I'd be more than...

I think no one should be suprised by Voltron having a prominent sponsor. Europa has done sponsoring deals for major attractions for way over a decade now (maybe even 2), given the inflation it makes lots of sense that they'd continue with Voltron. However, I think there are different ways of...

Blue Fire‘s was not a subtitle, it was the actual name of the ride. Every single mention from the park utilised the full name, always calling it blue fire megacoaster Powered by Nordstream 2. What you mean is the sponsoring of Wodan, which is actually named „Wodan Timburcoaster in cooperation...

Best: New-Gen Intamin Worst: RMC and their shin-bars. Who tried those and thought „oh, you get a painful hit on your shins on every moment that is not a lifthill, that’s the experience everyone enjoys!“

Recently visited Linnanmäki again. This time, it was crowded, so it was a good way to judge their operations. While Vouristorata (Vintage wooden coaster with a brake man on board) was fine, other rides felt horribly slow. So at one point, I decided to time their dispatches. I haven't noted the...

They earn a decent amount of money, and have made profits for the years around Covid. Not sure around Covid though. I have to dig a little bit to find their statements, but they are public. As they are in polish, it makes since even harder to find, but they do exist. The profits I recall were...

Can we all agree that Furlongs, Barleycorns and Twips are the fare superior units of measurement? Polaris doesn’t sound fitting to me with them going for a racing theme. Polaris is a star, and does not at all relate to racing. Well except that you have to go really fast to be able to ever reach...

My favourite line from their complain: „It's time to review the park's strategy, for example by moving to a location far from the residents, by removing old attractions every time a new one opens or by investing in less noisy activities." Because moving a 50 year old theme park is easier than...

I am tall, and really dislike OTSR. But no, the accordion style restraints are worse.

Yep, Coaster-count is amazing for travelling rides. Not only do they keep track of loads of fairs in Europe (don’t know about other continents), but when using their iOS app, you can even look for the closest credit to your location, including fairs. Makes counting really convenient. Only...

BPB will never scrap Hot Ice. The whole purpose of the park is to earn money to pay for the Ice Show. Without the Ice Show, the park would have no purpose anymore and needed to be closed.

They already made plans to improve the front of the park, but this can only take place once the new entrance gate (R.I.P. 1h Zadra ERT on a busy day) is built. And if I remember correctly, the new entrance gate will be build with the hotel that keeps being delayed since 2019.