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Some more to add since my last post in 2018, plus a new favourite... Taiga - Easily the best all-rounder. Will be hard to beat. Maverick Toutatis Velocicoaster Taron iSpeed Formula Rossa Xcelerator Storm Runner Top Thrill Dragster Atlantis Adventure Stealth Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike...

No particular order: Volares - torture chambers Hades 360 - organ grinder Furius Baco - brain haemorrhage Pinfari Zyklon Loopers - neck snappers Condor, Limit, F2 Fright Flight, T3 - The bad SLCs Blizzard, Festival Land - 22mph of ****e Kingda Ka - 128mph of ****e

Lech Coaster - Legendia F.L.Y. - Phantasialand Abyssus - Energylandia Batwing - Six Flags America Expedition Everest - Disney’s Animal Kingdom Colorado Adventure - Phantasialand Stunt Fall - Parque Warner Madrid Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - EPCOT Hals-über-Kopf - Tripsdrill...

Yeah I'd agree Monster is better than both Nemesis and Montu, as ugly as it looks. It's ridiculously intense. Katun still just edges it out as my favourite invert mind. But in the Nemesis v Montu debate, I'd go Nemesis, for its tighter and overall better package of elements. Montu stands out...

I've only visited Beech Bend once, back in 2019. Can't say I was that impressed with Rumbler. It wasn't unpleasant but the tracking seemed poor and awkward at points and took away from the 'fluid' experience I've found on most other GCIs. Of the GCIs I've done that are still operational, the...

Seems to be far from a popular opinion nowadays, but EGF is still the best for me (though I am perhaps due a re-ride). My top 10 in Europe (with placement in my overall rankings in brackets): 1. Expedition GeForce (#5) 2. Untamed (#7) 3. Ride to Happiness (#8) 4. Hyperion (#10) 5. Shambhala...

Haven‘t updated this since 2018, but I did 5 new ones in 2019. I’ve also re-ridden Wicker Man, Heidi and Wodan in 2021/22 and they’ve shuffled around a bit. 1. Troy, Toverland 2. Renegade, Valleyfair! 3. Gold Striker, California’s Great America 4. Thunderhead, Dollywood 5. Joris en de Draak...

Helix and RTH are obviously better but back to the 2 at hand… Until my visit to Europa last week I would’ve picked Blue Fire, marginally. It feels like it’s more focused on actual elements rather than twists and turns which is (usually) my preference. It also has a better launch, better theming...

More needless hype for new Belgian coasters: Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion Voyage - Holiday World X2 - Six Flags Magic Mountain Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point Untamed - Walibi Holland Phoenix - Knoebels Ride to Happiness - Plopsaland De Panne Twisted...

Ones that I don’t think have been mentioned yet: Nickelodeon Universe (Log Chute) Wiener Prater (Schwarze Mamba) Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi (Batman: Knight Flight) Walt Disney Studios Paris (Tower of Terror) Movieland Park Italy (Kitt Superjet) Disney’s California Adventure (Grizzly River...

Silver Star - tis a bit inconsistent with the trimming, but always plenty of floater to be had and the second half is better than on most B&M Hypers. Blue Fire - more floaty than super thrilling, but the layout is beautifully engineered and the inversions / weird overbank are fab. Launch is also...

1. X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain 2. Tatsu, Six Flags Magic Mountain 3. Joker, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 4. Twisted Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain 5. Gold Striker, California’s Great America 6. Xcelerator, Knott’s Berry Farm 7. Full Throttle, Six Flags Magic Mountain 8. GhostRider, Knott’s...

Mako Montu Manta SheiKra Expedition Everest Revenge of the Mummy Space Mountain Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Kraken Dragon Challenge: Chinese Fireball (if you don’t want to include defunct coasters, replace this with White Lightning)

1. Expedition GeForce 2. Black Mamba 3. Taron 4. Schwur des Kärnan 5. Colossos 6. Silver Star 7. Blue Fire 8. Star Trek: Operation Enterprise 9. El Toro 10. Fluch von Novgorod Main German coasters I haven’t ridden yet are: Dynamite, F.L.Y. and Hals-über-Kopf

Found this to be surprisingly good back in 2016, so yeah I’m kinda sad that it‘s closing. Being their star attraction this does not seem like a good development for the park, unless they have something significant lined up to replace it.

1: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point

1: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point 11: Voyage, Holiday World

1: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point 5: Storm Chaser, Kentucky Kingdom 7: Wildfire, Kolmården 11: Voyage, Holiday World

1: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point 8: Zadra, Energylandia 13: Flying Aces, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi 12: T Express, Everland 15: Hakugei, Nagashima Spa Land 10: Twisted Timbers, Kings Dominion 14: Medusa Steel Coaster, Six Flags Mexico 11: Voyage, Holiday World

1: Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point 49: Expedition GeForce, Holiday Park 8: Zadra, Energylandia 9: Outlaw Run, Silver Dollar City 4: Lightning Rod, Dollywood 20: X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain 28: Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion 12: T Express, Everland 2: Taron, Phantasialand 18: Untamed, Walibi...