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Props to @Serena for again organising a great Live and for Alton Towers for mostly playing ball! Had a great time with everyone again.

Oh wow I did get lucky though I did come back a few days ago at this point. Also not lucky because it was a Dutch (and I think either French or Belgian) national holiday meaning it was slammed and I put all my focus on the coasters and exploring the park and not on any of the other rides...

I am going to elaborate on this now I've finished my 2 days at Phantasialand. Taron The above says it all really, but this is a masterpiece in terms of atmosphere and theming. The layout is really good too, especially the second launch - my favourite part was actually just after this, where for...

The Zamperla Volare, because you're basically trapped in a torture cage the entire time. It's both restrictive in terms of movement, yet not restrictive enough so you bump around everywhere. I feel like a flying coaster should not be something you try to make cheaply, but they did it anyway.

I'm up to 9 now. I did indeed get that Mandrill last year, but also Black Mamba this week.

Just got my first cred of the year, a front row ride on Taron. Damn son that was some crazy ****.

Hyperia would be there but that non-working splashdown loses points for me. Nemesis definitely has one of the best coasters for its length in my opinion, at least from what I've done. Doesn't last that long, but there's next to no filler, besides one or two turns which were a requirement to...

I can do a top 5 with my wimpy 81 credits. 1. Helix, Liseberg 2. Taiga, Linnanmaki 3. Hyperia, Thorpe Park 4. Nemesis (Reborn), Alton Towers (probably ties Hyperia tbh) 5. Balder, Liseberg I got this far and then realised there were about 10 coasters I could pick for the next 5 spots and I...

I think it is as simple as back in the day, you could accept a bit of roughness or jank on older rides, but newer coasters tended to be smooth, especially B&Ms. Now though, rides are expected to be smoother due to technological advancements and sometimes you get brand new coasters that just...

After my vague initial response, I can now confirm I'm going to be there. Let's do this!

For me it's just doing UK parks or coasters I've not yet done. The only reason I'm (likely to be) going to Alton Towers this year is because there's a Live, I otherwise wasn't planning on going at all. Fantasy Island I have been curious about for a while as I have seen the coasters in person but...

I should be there as long as the date doesn't change again!

The inversions over the park entrance are some Rollercoaster Tycoon level **** and I love it. My only concern with the layout is how much speed it loses during the turn before the barrel roll downdrop. I wonder if it might valley in high winds? The remaining elements also look pretty slow, but...

This is a cool idea - I've not done most of the eastern parks either, except for Great Yarmouth over 20 years ago. I am definitely going to try to get Fantasy Island in this year as it's the got the most major thrill coasters I am missing. I would love to do Paultons as I've not yet been but I...

I am now unable to do the 14th June, but can still do the rest of the dates.