LiveForTheLaunch said:Also, if it has a boring layout, we will just remind you of how much better our coasters are over here than the ones in Europe.
Dave said:Oakwood, London. Thorpe Park would be my nearest park.
Swat said:Don't the US have two?
ibreathesbs said:Swat said:Don't the US have two?
Isn't the one you all have a clone of one of the two in the US, that's original.
furie said:ibreathesbs said:Swat said:Don't the US have two?
Isn't the one you all have a clone of one of the two in the US, that's original.
Nope, it was the first of its exact type. Doesn't make it any good, but I'm not sure why this is being discussed? Thorpe is pants and I don't think anyone is going to claim that it's better than anywhere in the US.
Europe contains lots of excellent coasters, Thorpe is just one middling park out of hundreds. One reason I didn't spend a lot of time stunned in the US was because (listen to this), I'd already been on a lot of very similar rides in Europe!
The US has a lot of advantages and a lot of great coasters, but Europe doesn't fair particularly badly either.
Ben said:I wasn't aware you'd come to Europe Taylor? At least have the decency to try a few before making sweeping and ignorant statements!
furie said:I'm confused then :lol:
Ben said:I wasn't aware you'd come to Europe Taylor? At least have the decency to try a few before making sweeping and ignorant statements!
Just to back Ben up though and finish this.
In the top ten coaster poll (Wooden and Steel combined).
US has 6 in the top ten across both.
Europe has 9 in the top ten across both.
So statistically, Europe has more "excellent" coasters than the US.
loefet said:^ It was way more North Americans that voted in the poll then Europeans...
Here is the locations of the voters on the Mitch Hawker Wooden coaster poll: http://www.ushsho.com/voterhomeswoodpoll2008.htm
I'm pretty sure that there were about the same numbers on the steel one as well.
Rollercoastercraziness said:yay back on topic!!! I like giga coasters lots!!! but why does august have to be in august! Why couldn't August be in july! It would be like christmas in july, but better. Wow that was confusing! I carnt wait!!! Has anyone heard about the psooible themes of the ride beside aliens, because now that we know the colors of the coaster, yellow and red, those dont seem like very alien colors. I wonder... (Let the random guessing begin)
RollerCoasterFanatic said:^ Hopefully
pkiknex25 said:
New update from KDFansite. Link to gallery, last 6 pictures. http://www.kdfansite.com/gallery/thumbn ... 53&page=16
So far, I have not seen any lift pieces without the crosses on the end of the "spine". Does anybody have an idea on how these will fit together?