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When I got the show request to perform at a music festival in Toronto, my mind went to one thing and one thing only: CANADA'S WONDERLAND. Having last visited the park in 2025 and painstakingly watched AlpenFury testing (only for it to open mere days after I flew home) I had vengeance in my...

During one of the UKs many heatwaves this summer, I popped into Thorpe on my lunch break to ride Stealth. Staff at the ride exit had a hose pipe and were dousing everyone on the train as it turned the final corner into the brakes. (I also think they might have been using the hose to cool the...

Some of the best food I have ever eaten has been within a theme park: - Phantasialand Jambalaya - Europa Grilled Salmon rolls in Iceland - Cedar Point Funnel Cake Shrimp - Canada's Wonderland Brisket and rosemary roast potatoes - EnergyLandia pumpkin soup - Absolutely everything at the Parc...

Great report @Matt N glad you enjoyed your first visit to Asterix. Oz'Iris is my favourite B+M invert too, I love how dynamic it is. The steepness of the first drop, the positive Gs balanced perfectly with floaty Zero G rolls and dips and dives. And the plaza it's in - what a sense of occasion...

The caption on the ParkCast post itself did make me chuckle. Imagine thinking that a short Straddle coaster themed to an old Jet Star 2 from the 80s would have been a "spectacular addition" 😂 Talk about low standards! If and when Alton Towers add a new coaster, I'd love it to have an entirely...

I would genuinely be more excited for this if it were a Jinma

I will gladly suffer the rattle for a Giga

Never expected to feel crestfallen upon the announcement of a new B+M, yet here we are. It's hard to get excited about them, their manoeuvres are outdated and all the new ones have that rattle. My money is on a bang average dive like Iron Menace - real 'we have a tilt coaster at home' vibes...

Parks visited in 2025: Coney Island, Europa Park x 2, Plopsaland, Efteling, Thorpe Park x 14, Parc Asterix, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Alton Towers x 2, Heide Park, Kings Dominion, Six Flags America, Kings Island x 2, Holiwood Nights at Holiday World, Canadas Wonderland, Waldameer, Cedar Point x...

Nooo! Those poor, loveless Goldstriker hats 😭😭

Thanks very much @Matt N - guess it helps to have "a way with words" when you... *sigh*...write about Call of Duty for a living 😂 Yeah, SFA is over-hated I think. Although the other woodie (Roar?) is pretty awful tbf!

We spend most of our lives unaware of finality. Blissfully oblivious to when that goodnight text or that Megafobia ride will be the very last one. So when we can see an end in sight for something, it distorts the view. Like a funeral marked in your calendar a year in advance. Appreciation...

Chris, via CF, you and I have experienced multiple VIP / press days at Alton / Thorpe featuring: - Free admission to the park - Free food and drink - Access to all the rides in the park with minimal / 0 wait - Free access to upcharge horror mazes - The opportunity to ride brand new attractions...

Haha it's all good, more like David vs Serena! ...do we? Please see exhibit A: This piece of theming is outstanding. And if we want to go even more recent, there's the Toxicator soundtrack, voice overs and tube screens that sync perfectly with the ride cycle. And the lights in the tunnel...

Merlin builds tallest fastest coaster in the UK in 2024. Said coaster is modern, unique and truly thrilling. Merlin gets called a "travesty." Paultons build a small Eurofighter (lol, what is this, 2009?!) and gets...praised for it? Now, I understand there's a bit of a David and Goliath...

Personally I'd hate to see a new Vekoma at Alton. 80% of the new gen Vekomas I've ridden I've found very sickly and un-re-ridable (Na Fianna Force and Fønix being the exceptions) But even when they're good, a new-gen Vekoma is, at best, going to be an 8/10 ride. Alton Towers does not need...

Why does everyone always assume social media posts are made by interns? Most brands won't let anyone without years of experience in social media management anywhere near their social platforms 😅 And usually anyone who is new to posting for a brand will have their posts set to Approvals, meaning...

No, no offense taken! Just didn't think your analogy worked :) Especially when the main reason people go see bands is when they love their albums. People will go see an artist they love in a tiny pub with no lighting or flashy pyro and love the show because they love the songs. A 'take home'...

Bands is more subjective because large production stage shows isn't what every music fan wants in the first place. It's impossible to define what a "high quality live performance" is. That will vary from person to person. To some, high quality = a flashy arena show, to others, high quality = a...

Just popping in to offer a friendly, but contrarian, point of view on this. In a cost of living crisis, I say don't waste your hard earned money on: - lacklustre UK regional parks - overpriced UK parks that don't cater to thrill seekers (unless milder rides are what you're looking for) - UK...