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Oh god, must this stupid song haunt me forever 😳

An interesting topic @Matt N ! Nemesis has been of legendary status since it opened in 1994. My first question is: is it still worthy of this status? Let's look at some of the factors that gave it an edge of supremity back in the day: 1. First B+M invert in Europe. This coaster was a...

It's been three weeks since I visited Thorpe Park on opening weekend. But I can still feel my heart racing at the top of Detonator. I can still feel the wind beating my face on the launch of Stealth. I can still hear the lift hill of Collosus ringing in my ears. It's been three weeks since I...

I love how tenuous this flat ride marketting is! I, for one, have never looked at a funfair ride and thought "oooh so 80's!" Because funfairs to me, don't have a particular decade? And these ride types aren't from the 80's, are they? Like, you think Waltzer, you think a. That episode of Peep...

Been having a bit of a weird thing lately. I see all the major impressive parks with their major impressive new additions: Velocicoaster gleaming in the Florida sun, Kondaa towering over Walibi Belgium, Jersey Devil Coaster looking, quite frankly, INSANE... ...and yet, all I am craving is a...

Surprised no one else has said this, but Tarons second launch. It's impossible to ignore that aggressive roar in the queue and it's defeaning on the ride. I absolutely love that sound! One of my earliest childhood memories is being at Alton Towers and hearing the screech of Thunder Looper and...

It is rather uncommon isn't it! To be honest, I'm not mad on the inversions on Helix, that's what ruins it for me. Too much hangtime. I find the Norwegian Loop quite headache inducing. Plus, Helix is only really amazing at night. In comparison, I've never had a bad ride on Icon and could...

Strap yourself in guys, this post is longer than The Ultimate. We all have those important tasks on the To Do List that we never get round to. Phoning your sister. Cleaning out the boot of your car. Analysing your Top Coasters in a detailed and meaningful way with pie charts, key codes and...

I think a factor to consider is the change in media consumption from say, the 80s to now. Back in the 90s, before streaming etc, the majority paid to see big blockbuster movies at the cinema and it felt like a huge event. It was a treat. It was all people would talk about for ages afterwards...

To me, "going downhill" means manufacturing disapointing rides. I don't know about you but I've yet to be disappointed by an RMC. Plus, the new coasters they are opening this year are exciting and innovative - so they're still easily meeting those high RMC expectations! The success of other...

Omg, I need to make a Gladiatiors one too! And yes, now that I think of it, there deffo was a cluster bot named Gemini. One more for the diagram!

Like any self respecting goon, I've been passing the time this Lockdown by rewatching every series of Robot Wars. The British one with Craig Charles, of course. And it has struck me just how many robots share their names with rollercoasters. Here, have a Venn Diagram: There's so many...

"The Ride To Happiness" implies there is also a Ride To Sadness. Bet it's an SLC.

Yes to all of the above! And it can have a preshow in a mist-filled pitch black room where a huge full moon emerges in front of the train and a wolf howl blasts out before the doors open and you go up the lift hill.

Brean is also technically my home park, and I whilst I have brean there several times - I genuinely don't think that place deserves a new coaster! At a push, maybe a second hand boomerang, if I'm feeling generous. I consider Thorpe Park to be my home park. Being a non-driver it's the easiest...

Ahh okay, I get what you're saying now! Oh boy you are gonna love the Pirates in Batavia rebuild at Europa if you like creepy darkness, fog and nothing but a flickering lantern. It's amazing!

Sorry @Howie but Flying Dutchman isn't simple! First, there's the extremely detailed queue where you walk through many rooms and the music motive is played on different instruments with slightly different variations for each scene to signify the changes of the story. Then there's the elaborate...

Secretly The Best Theme Park in The World (AKA Karls Erlebnisdorf Berlin) has a whole ice world! With slides! And ice vehicles you can climb in! You have to wear a cloak to go in and it's very magical ? @jayjay Me and @Mysterious Sue in our cloaks w/ some ice dragons Note the ice cred in...

The following definately aren't the best movies, but they are my favourites. How To Train Your Dragon Packed with puns, relatable characters, epic soundtrack and one of the most moving animated scenes of all time (the long precarious dialogue-free scene where Hiccup first places his hand on...

Look what I just found! It's the activity sheets I made for the trip...?