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move to strike not even a dig Matt, write what you want - I just find it incredibly hard to engage with this kind of topic when the information is totally dilluted by speculative posts that last for literally pages and pages.

yeah, motion to start requiring tl;drs to contribute to this topic if your post has more than 50 words?

Is no one else getting S&S vibes from this? Galeforce? Or Gerstlauer? Karnan? Especially looking at the support structure. Sure Mack is definitely the obvious candidate of manufacturer considering the noise samples, and the supports are the kind of clunky mess seen on that recent top hat Mack...

It was heavily rumoured after blackfish that they were interested in purchasing some of the Sea World parks. It's also not unheard of in the companies more recent history, with the purchase & re-development of Cypress Gardens into a Legoland. Considering the company is truly a global powerhouse...

when do i get coolest swaggiest member award for having a rep count thats nearly 3x as high as my post count?

You thought the F.L.Y thread was a 'good time'. This will not be, 'A good time'.

this thread's premature existence is a result of people thinking too much

(was just posting then saw hixee beat me to it) ^^ Surely a lot of the Intamin LSM models are spiritual successors to Maverick? You can arguably see some continuation in the likes of Taiga, Taron and even Cheetah Hunt. To be honest, we all know there is only one correct answer here. Need...

genuinely thought this was some kinda joke but lo and behold..

I think it was previously mentioned that Gianvanilla were planning on creating this concept, but no parks wanted in on it due to the costs of essentially paying for 2 lots of rollercoaster track for 1 attraction. First time I rode Winjas, after the bit that tips you on the side, I thought 'how...

I think some of this argument is slightly flawed; The pit nemesis is built into is totally bespoke. Nemesis is also a truly iconic coaster. It makes total sense to retrack nemesis - and is probably significantly cheaper than going through the process of re-surveying the site and coming up with...

with any luck they'll be bust by the time the leisure complex is ready to go

https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/london-resort-swanscombe-peninsula-sssi/

John Wardley has openly stated many projects begin in the pipeline 5-6 years before they have a ribbon drop - even then, as with any creative industry, ideas are constantly backlogged and recycled. There is a strong chance that many of the future Merlin attractions already exist in some far...

the merlin money making machine never ceases to amaze me

Josh, you'd know... Am I right in thinking at some point over the last decade Thorpe got some kind of planning grant for structures to around 300-350 ft? I'm sure I remember seeing it on TPM at some point but thinking at the time nothing would come of it. If that's already been granted once...

If you wanna go crazy on your pipe dream, if they removed slammer, that opens up the whole old town plaza too. Thats a whole lotta space.

looked like a very wholesome day! Gutted to have missed it all but I really was not in the right state to be themeparking. Will really make an effort to come along to one soon!

I'm not sure it's possible for a single train shuttle coaster to be a capacity monster, let alone one at Chessington.. It's noticeable this year that staffing across the park ops are truly dire, a few years back you'd see 4 attendants working on platform on vampire with a 10+ team, was there...