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Ridden a couple more of these on my recent US trip so have done enough to compile a list: 1. Fenix (the most fun with airtime and near misses) 2. Wild Eagle (the most unique in terms of layout and a great view from the top of the lift hill) 3. X-Flight (the most intense of the ones I've done)...

Interesting to read your views on Helix, which are very similar to my own but definitely seem to be the minority view. Glad it's not just me though! 😆 Your day at Kolmarden sounds similar to ours too, although I had numerous rides on Wildfire in the train so I guess there is a threshold for...

I filmed on-ride at Silverwood. They are OK with a chest-mounted GoPro. Beyond that I have no idea, but if you want to film multiple cycles on the ride then as the others have said, you're going to need to discuss it with the park first. I will say that their operations are pretty abysmal so it...

Congrats on the 200 and glad you got a stress-free day at last on this trip :) Cracker Barrel is so good, those fried apples 🥰 They do have too much good stuff on the menu to choose from though!

A guy I know who works at the park (he's an engineer) told me they are removing the guns and the ride is getting "a refurb", whatever that means. I realise just saying "A guy I know" makes me sound like one of those people that gets rumours from the Dippin' Dots guy, but there it is. 😆

Having shared a room with you in the past, I'm finding the irony of this quite amusing 😆

Looks like you're having a good time! If this is your first US road trip then don't miss out on dining at Cracker Barrel when you inevitably pass near one on the interstate :)

That's what they did in the off season last year though wasn't it? It would be very odd to have spent a ton of time/money refurbishing it if it is going to be closed soon. Maybe there is some more significant structural issue that is beyond repair, which hadn't previously been identified? Or it...

Good topic! I can think of a couple... Galaxyland @ WEM - abysmal operations with staff that don't give a sh*t Silverwood - nice park, good rides but one train ops on most of them and painfully slow dispatches

The park has been teasing this "Big Bear" thing all week and according to their Facebook page there will be an announcement today at 11am their time.

That was some trip, and it was interesting to read about it, but the overwhelming feeling I got from most of the reports was that the whole thing was a bit of a chore for you. Obviously there were a few highlights but you just seemed so underwhelmed by most of the trip, which is rather sad...

I rode this last Friday and it was pretty good. Much smoother than Colossus and the lapbars are a huge improvement. There was some rattle on the train (as has been explained above) but no real roughness. It's very photogenic and we were impressed with the effort the park had gone to in making...

Two for me, and I would say my first number one predates any formal rankings on my part. The beginning - 2016: Nemesis 2016 - now: Taron I will be visiting Cedar Point and Kings Island amongst others later this year though so I will be surprised if Taron stays on top after that.

Not a mod but it may be that those reports with over 30 pics have them hosted elsewhere and linked to in the post, rather than uploading them to the forum. That's the case for me anyway! Glad you all enjoyed Monster. Third behind Nemmy and Montu for me but I haven't ridden Raptor or Banshee... yet!

This makes me incredibly sad! :( 10 - Taron 9 - Nemesis 8 - Thunderhead (Dollywood) 7 - Fenix 6 - Helix 5 - The Smiler 4 - Mystery Mine 3 - Vampire (Walibi Belgium) 2 - Spinball Whizzer 1 - Hero (Flamingoland) 0 - Goliath (SFNE)

They were awesome weren't they? 😋

Maybe my problem was I went too close to midsummer when it didn't go dark early enough ;)

Well, we are heading to the US in September and she definitely wants to ride Lightning Rod (which relatively speaking should be fine since it has no inversions) and hasn't discounted Steel Vengeance either. That would finally make her break the 200ft barrier so if that happens, who knows? The...

Holy sh*t, that first day sounds horrendous and really gives me great faith for my upcoming flight with American in a few months, which I'm already having issues booking due to some of their quirks and abysmal wait times when calling reservations :rolleyes: At least Kennywood was pretty nice to...

Day 9 & 10 – Gothenburg and home Final couple of days of the trip then and we had a lazy morning in the hotel for a change, trying to decide what to do. The hotel was a pretty quirky place that was built within a sports complex, which meant many of the rooms (including ours) had an interesting...