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Seeing online that apparently Universal Orlando Annual Pass have messaged members saying that F&F Supercharged will close on August 16, 2026. Can't say i'm surprised or disappointed. The ride was such a disjointed mess. I wonder what its replacement will be however...

The thing is, people keep asking about new coasters and stuff, as if they're going to build a new permanent attraction. It seems to me that Mellors don't want to commit to permanent stuff. They want to use these parks as somewhere they can move rides to and from over and over as their needs fit...

Sad to see an iconic old school B&M go. The announcement looks like it was written by AI and the random announcement of a new ride so casually and lazily speaks volumes about how Busch Gardens is ran these days! I get the vibe it's going to be fully demolished and replaced, would be nice if the...

I saw a clip where it went about 1ft down from the top, which I doubt they'd want to happen in regular operation, the risk of it hitting the end stop is too great and it's probably not very nice to be on a train if it hits an end stop like that

Some updates on this, been quite a lot happening. They have gone vertical with supports and some track installation. Lots of blue supports at the CityWalk end of the site, they have "DOT" and an arrow on the mounting point, assumed to mean "Direction of Travel" which is an interesting choice...

Have been watching the updates on various channels/X accounts as its been built. Looks like a really exciting and interesting coaster to me. The huge size of the trains makes it all look a bit slow but I think on-ride it'll feel faster. Was asking for trouble having Intamin make it though I...

Comfort collars suck so bad. It's worse when it's a downgrade to the previous experience.

Fully agree. Virtual Queues work at places like Disney Parks because they have many high capacity rides and shows running all day. The parks are also mostly flat so walking to the other side of the park to do something else isn't a big issue. They also have transport rides you can go on to kill...

Pretty sure they removed all the flywheel launch mechanism so it will be LSM

Fair enough. For me I would never ever go to Fantasy Island if it wasn't for the 2 big coasters and of course the Pyramid. Everything else just is totally unappealing to me. But yeah Fantasy Island has always had a certain feel and clientele so I suppose it works for them. Fair rides at a...

I think one big issue to overcome is that I presume the Staveley Estate still owns the land. I dont know exactly how those contracts work but I would guess it makes these operators hesitant to invest massive amounts into the place permanently in case it doesnt work and they end up having to pull...

I guess i'd say having your rides open is just a bare minimum thing and not really "incredible" in any way. To me it just looks like the same park as it has been for 20+ years just with better operations. Of course thats important but it doesnt really impress me. The public don't know where...

How is what they've done "Incredible"? For a start their headliner attractions are still the ones built 20+ years ago. Most of the park is the same as it's been for donkeys years. They rotate different fair rides in and out because Mellors run lots of fair rides. Lightwater Valley have...

I think we a business they probably should have just built a more off the shelf ride, sure, but it's possible it still ended up more cost effective, the ultimate did essentially just sit on the ground, only the lifts actually had proper foundations, that must have saved a lot. I don't think...

Would be good to have a decent waterpark in the vicinity since Waterworld in York got demolished a long time ago. I'm skeptical though since these things are notorious for being closed because of running costs.

This project is just... So Flamingo Land Edit: Someone commented that the boat clips the door on the way down, it does - the rear wheels clip the door on the right hand side of the video. Lol!

Yeah I had a feeling it was this sort of setup. Robert is very old now and i'd guess his younger family can't/don't want to take over it - might make it complicated for a potential buyer I imagine. Part of me just sees the whole thing being redeveloped into a big housing project of some kind...

Not really - these things have solutions. It doesn't get permanent installations because the park has been in decline since the late 90's! I also don't think the solution is more hired in fair rides. The whole place needs a lot of investment; but Flamingo Land has always been the thorn in LWV's...

Clearing the air, then deleting comments and turning the comments off :)

I only heard about this yesterday, but I grasp from the dodgy translations (maybe a German can come and clarify)... it seems that they have a long list of issues. The main ones being: - The restraints aren't designed to hold short people/kids properly. The minimum height was going to have to be...