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Those streets of Paris are certainly a gamble. Diagon Alley was built up throughout several books and movies as a key location in the lore. It is visited many times and viewed from several perspectives through Harry's eyes: as a place of childhood whimsy of the first visit in Philosopher's...

Never thought I'd see the day. Somebody considering a B&M coaster too rough and wishing for a Vekoma in its place.

It's especially dumb when the video goes on to show that the roll is only 270°.

"Lemon eater decides no more juice to be found in lemon, throws away desiccated husk"

Yeah, you pass the when going to and from Super Splash, so it's not that far out of the way. A better reason to skip Thor's Hammer is that it's all in Norwegian. Now Ragnarok, on the other hand, feels like they wanted to put the queue entrance as far away from everything else as they possibly...

Great write-up! Nice to see that you had a good time. A few points deducted for consistently spelling Tusenfryd's name wrong, but "pound shop Liseberg" is probably the most apt description of the park I've heard in a while. It's sad to see Speed Monster being more rust-coloured than dark blue...

Of course. It's part of the tradition that the ride isn't actually slow.

Bad alignment on site = bumps in track while riding.

Remember: It's never too early to say a ride looks slow. It's only too late once someone has already said it. So if I may have the honour: Looks slow.

$800 billion is also more than two-thirds of Saudi Arabia's GDP. Even if it's spread out over many years, it remains a monumental expense. Especially since the country isn't that rich when its size is factored in. Saudi Arabia's GDP per capita is on par with Estonia or Slovenia. Approximately a...

For coasters, Zamperla seems to be rather the opposite of a premium manufacturer.

"The Flying Flyer"? Talk about a redundant name. EDIT: Thinking it through, and judging by the context, it might be that "Svæveflyver" is the Danish translation of "hang glider". One of those rare words that are not similar in Norwegian and Danish.

Moved to Construction, then!

LSM launches with their beefy power supply, a chain lift, several sets of block brakes, literal miles of track with every sensor that entails, all having to communicate with a central ride system with parts spread across the entire park. Just imagine how many miles of wiring will be associated...

I've been thinking along the same lines for a while! It's so interesting to look back and see how the reputation of the various manufacturers has changed over the years. Back in '07, when I first started out my enthusiast career, the pecking order was something like this: Intamin. The most...

Interesting to see that the very worst coaster you've ridden was rebuilt into the very best, if the Top 10 in your signature is still accurate.

Just from reviewing the scope of Falcon's Flight, it would surprise me greatly if they can make it run reliably. It is such a big coaster, with so many things that can go wrong, any of which can put the coaster out of operation for hours, days, weeks, or months. And so much wear and tear, which...

Yeah, I also read that statement as "We're sending the parks our brochures", not "A park has bought one of our coasters already". The problem is probably that the parks keep replying back "What can we get for two pounds and sixpence?" UK parks haven't exactly been flush with cash for...

As @Peet said in the other thread: This made me think for a bit. Sure, some super-fast coasters have had trouble recently, but not, uhh ... Then I realized I couldn't even tell off the top of my head which coaster is the second fastest in the world at the moment, factoring in all the recent...

In the areas where they are only competing against themselves, where they previously were competing against each other, I'd expect total stagnation. Market cornered, no need to try, just do the Parques Reunidos thing and see how far they can cut the costs before things literally fall apart, then...