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  1. Serena

    Milestones in Your Counts

    I hit 800 at Six Flags Magic Mountain last weekend. It was my first time at the park and I needed 10 credits to reach 800, so I didn't wanna risk making the milestone something I really wanted to ride only for the ride to go down or something. So....Goliath and its bone crushing helix ended up...
  2. Serena

    Thorpe park fright nights opinion

    I'm really excited for Deadbeat, the demon in the promo looks so cool and the premise for the maze really intrigues me! Bring on Fright Nights 2024!
  3. Serena

    Big Mack and Fries | THORPE PARK SUN 29 SEPTEMBER

    Hello! Welcome to CoasterForce :) always great to see new enthusiasts joining the Forums and thinking about coming to meet ups! Hyperias lift hill is tall but it's also pretty quick, and your nerves will disappear as soon as you hit that awesome first drop :)
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    Sorry For Not Loving Steel Vengeance

    It's 11pm, a hush has fallen over the shores of Sandusky, Ohio. I've crawled into bed at a hotel miles away from Cedar Point. The park has been closed for 1 hour. You'd think that would be enough time and distance, but no. It's not. I yelp and hold my pillow over my ears. But it does nothing...
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    37 minutes at Luna Park Sydney

    I always wondered how I would feel, should I ever see the garish uncanny Luna Park face entrance in real life. It was a place that felt too far away to contemplate. Yet here I was in 2024, on tour in Australia, a little bundle of anxious energy repeatedly checking everywhere for spiders. I...
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    Is Hyperia your top UK coaster?

    Objectively, Hyperia is the best coaster in the UK. In terms of sensations the ride delivers, it's the closest thing we have to an RMC here. It's also the most wild and forceful Mack I've ever ridden. I like it a lot. It's modern, unique and very re-rideable - with an absolute demon of a first...
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    Big Mack and Fries | THORPE PARK SUN 29 SEPTEMBER

    Hi Nicole! I attended my first Live on my own many many years ago, and everyone was so friendly and welcoming. We hope to see you there :) I will be running this Live and always make a special effort to make sure everyone feels involved, welcome and theres plenty of ice breakers so people can...
  8. Serena

    Universal Studios Japan: a theme park to avoid

    I think with that strategy you will be fine. Demon Slayer gets very long queues though! One of the reasons I only got on 5 rides was because there were hardly any rides in the park open, and none of the 5 rides I rode were worth re-riding imo. Especially with the long queues. Glad to hear you...
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    Universal Studios Japan: a theme park to avoid

    They did have single rider, but the queue times for single rider were advertised as the same as the main line and were spilling out the gate. Yep, Backdrop is still a thing. Didn't do it, I hate going backwards! I wonder how different my day would have felt had the Jurassic Park rides been...
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    Universal Studios Japan: a theme park to avoid

    I've always felt Disney parks expect too much of their guests. There's so much homework involved in visiting Disney: learning about Genie Plus, Lightning Lane, when to arrive at the park early, knowing where to go and what to do. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's Disney visits that inspired the...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    100% agree with this. In my opinion, all the marketing needs to focus on is: Tallest and Fastest Coaster in the UK. That's the sell. That's what's exciting. And no one else in the UK can make this claim. I'm really surprised Thorpe haven't milked this more tbh. The sudden reveal of a (kinda...
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    New development on the Slammer site at Thorpe Park?

    With Black Mirror next door now closed, could we be looking at a bigger site for Skybound than just the Slammer site? If so, I'm predicting a Flying Theatre. Fills the family-friendly ride gap at Thorpe, fits the flying theme of Hyperia, high capacity, suits the name Skybound. They can even...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I think the best moment of airtime could be dropping out of the top of the Immelmann, the train has a lot of speed there and the drop out is steep. The dive loop stall looked a bit slow too, but I would expect that of a stall!
  14. Serena

    Top 10(ish): 2024 Edition - page 124

    It's been a long time since I've updated my Top 30 on here, so here goes: 1. Intimidator 305 2. Wildcat's Revenge 3. Mako 4. Zadra 5. Wodan 6. Kondaa 7. Stealth 8. Nitro (SFGrAdv) 9. Hakugei 10. Maverick 11. Hyperion 12. Toutatis 13. Twisted Timburs 14. Silver Star 15. Cheetah Hunt 16...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    Ran down to Thorpe in the rain on my lunch break and managed to catch the first train test! Absolutely buzzing, there was a great atmosphere in the park. Delighted to confirm it looks anything but slow in person, apart from on the outwards banked turn into the inversion. That part looked like...
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    Big Mack and Fries | THORPE PARK SUN 29 SEPTEMBER

    It's time to say hi to Hyperia and give it a big CF welcome as the new Tallest and Fastest Coaster in the UK. Day: Sunday 29 September 2024 Meet up time: 9.15-9.30 AM Meet up place: Outside the toilets on the left of the entrance turnstiles (Please allow plenty of time to get through...
  17. Serena

    Your 2023 in Review

    • Coaster count at end of 2023: 764 • Parks visited in 2023: Parc Asterix (x2), Walibi Belgium (x2), Europa Park, Toverland, Six Flags Great Adv., Hershey Park, Nickelodeon Universe, Universal Studios, IOA, Busch Gardens Tampa, SeaWorld Orlando, Parque Warner Madrid, Parque de Attracciones...
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    Stealth or Red Force; which European Intamin launch coaster do you prefer?

    I've only been lucky enough to get the front row on Red Force once, but we didn't have Express Pass at Ferrari Land. The staff are usually very strict about allocating rows and wouldn't allow me to wait an extra train for the front.
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    Stealth or Red Force; which European Intamin launch coaster do you prefer?

    Having ridden Red Force this weekend, I am firmly in the Stealth supremacy camp on this one. Stealth is much punchier and gives me a bigger adrenaline rush. The launch on Stealth has so much more kick to it, plus the airtime hill gives a great pop. Red Force is a superb night ride with...
  20. Serena

    Matt N’s Frolic in Florida 10th-24th June 2023

    Dont be concerned @Matt N - Mako is awesome! A very worthy Number 1 coaster. I've ridden Silver Star, Candymonium, Behemoth, Shambhala, Intimidator, Apollo's Chariot, Diamondback and Nitro; and for me personally, Mako easily takes the crown of the B+M hypers. It is a world class coaster, more...
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