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Great write up although just one thing. You can get an all day locker. The screens are a little awkward to navigate but I think it was like 10 or 12 dollars. You put in a 7 digit passcode and then you use that at a different set of lockers each time to a new locker. I was there a few weeks ago...

Great write up Matt. So glad that you got on Shambhala - I remember years ago telling you on here how I thought it would be your new number 1! I'm amazed that Templo de Fuego (or whatever its called) is still running. I didn't go that part of the part last time that I went (2021?) but I...

For the USA I'd add Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Hersheypark. Both lovely parks in their own right that the GP seem to love. Great variety in each.

Kind of linking into this one - unpopular opinion - the new restraints on Skyrush ruined it. Don't get me wrong, the old ones were awful and painful but at least you could ride it and say "if this had better restraints it would be awesome". Now, with better restraints there is no excuse and its...

Echoing the above - Good Question. For me its: #4 El Toro - I loved it and it was my number 1 afterwards despite just one ride. But my daughter hated it. So the 9 year won out and we didn't go back onto it #13 Skyrush - Similar story. My daughter didn't like it. Plus it rained a lot on that day...

And now onto my bucket list park of the trip. Fuji Q. This involved firstly trying to find the bus station at Shinjuku which was surprisingly easy. You're given a specific seat on the bus and I was lucky enough to get a window seat on the left of the bus. The views would have been great but...

So Day 4 and it Disneyland. Arrived at around 8.15 for a 9 am start. For the first time the lovely Japanese queue gave way to just a mass of people who all edged forward bit by bit at 9am came. The weather was great and the queues predictably massive. I went in and tried to get a quick...

Honestly, I’m a dyed in the wool lefty, mining family from Yorkshire and all that. And I can’t bring myself to vote for the Tories, red or blue. So greens it will have to be instead

Days 3 and 4 (ok they weren't because I did lots of other Japan things in between, but you get the point) were the Disney Parks. Now from a Coaster perspective this is very much nothing to see here, move along. But from a theme park perspective, well that's a different story. So having already...

HD's single rider queue is still there and the timing boards lie - it said 60 minutes early on and I didn't have to wait more than 5 minutes. Jurassic Park is down for a long period - rumours it might be changed to the Hollywood Jurassic World version. Spiderman is sadly gone for good. The...

Yeah it’s pretty much like that. You onto the app. I think it’s called priority pass or 40th anniversary pass. Click on which ride you want and then you pick a time. You can then pick another in 2 hours or as soon as you use the fast pass that you just booked, whichever happens first

Get the App. You get free past passes in there. If you're familiar with the US fast pass / genie system you'll find it easy. In addition, around 3/4 of the best rides in each park are additional fees (think like Individual Lightning Lane at Disney World). Again, dead easy to do. Just make sure...

Good luck - I hope you enjoy - happy to help anything that you need let me know

Yeah the operations outside of Disney and Universal are weird. Fuji Q (which I'll come to later in the report) had us all chanting some mantra to show that we understood the health and safety. V V weird 🤣

So after several days of kaiseki, feeding bowing deer, temples and shrines and cherry blossoms I really really did not want to leave Kyoto. I mean look at it: Honestly, I have so, so many photographs from Kyoto. But we're not here for that. Or the weird and wonderful drinks that I had there...

I mean we have plenty, but it really depends on the type of trip. I don't use one for a trip to the US, for example, as thats easy. Japan, however, is easy on some things (eg Disney Tickets) but others are a bit awkward or at least I'd rather get someone else to do it for a small fee (eg Fuji Q...

Konnichiwa So this April I managed to achieve a lifelong dream and I visited Japan. Whilst I went to 5 parks (plus Tokyo Dome for the +1) I'm going to say something that is possibly sacrilegious on a coaster site: Japan is amazing and the theme parks are not even close to the highlights...

I don’t think we have many underrated rides in the uk. Possibly Nemesis Inferno which is a good ride hampered by its name. Can I give a special shout out to Velocity at Flamingo Land though. Nobody ever talks about this ride. It never gets near anyone’s top 10 list. It’s not cool to like it for...

Guardians v Hagrids is quite the battle. 2 great fun rides that make you still giggle as you walk through the exit lines. I think my friend got it right when he said Velocicoaster was the best coaster in Orlando but Hagrids was the best ride. I agree with him. Just

When I was out there for Halloween Horror Nights recently we upgraded to the RIP passes (totally worth doing, but might come to that in another post). These tours you’re taken around by a team member and you skip queues, go through backstage areas etc. Anyway we’re going to the Chucky house and...