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Intamin designs the sexiest custom trains and these are no exception! It's easier to watch the new teaser frame-by-frame on Youtube 🤓 I'm dying to see more of the spinning! It seems to spin much faster/aggressively than I was expecting — not just a slow controlled rotation or drifting...

I completely agree with the points you made, but it's a bit funny you chose those examples because all three had issues their opening year. Pantheon had pretty extensive issues with restraint sensors that caused frequent operational issues and downtime. Velocicoaster had problems...

I've been a thoosie for a really long time (~25 years) so I might be a bit more patient than most. However, I think it's still too early to deem TT2 a success or failure. In fact, I think it's actually *passed* it's first major hurdle: reviews from riders are almost universally positive...

It could just be the angle of the POV, but it seems like the water does a good job of hiding the track so it's genuinely hard to tell where the boat is headed next!

I love that they're displaying a piece of the track inside the park! It's a great way to build some buzz — especially with the scale of the dive track. It's one of those small touches that demonstrates a little extra thought and care that's been lacking in the legacy Six Flags parks.

In my opinion, people tend to underestimate what children will ride. For every (very noticable) child crying at the entrance, there are a dozen kids running up to measure their height and dragging their parents through the queue. Tantrum at SFDL is the closest equivalent Eurofighter I've ridden...

If Chessington wants to go all-in on IP, I noticed a certain world missing from the Universal UK plans. Mario visited Chessington first anyway ;)

Once the dust settles with TT2 (and it's deemed a 'success') I could see Zamperla targeting parks with existing Accelerator coasters for LSM conversion. Rita/Desert Race are basically scaled-up versions of Senzafiato/ThunderVolt, so they could be good candidates (ignoring Merlin and the...

Sounds like YoY rides very similarly to the other RMC Raptors. However, without the breakneck intensity of the others, the juice might not be worth the squeeze. I'm curious how the ride ends up received by the GP who approach the ride without any preconceived expectations. Walibi Holland also...

I suppose that's true. There's alot of coaster after the top hat so it'll need some speed going through. The whole positioning of this coaster is a bit confusing to me. The station area already felt like a bit of a pinch point for congestion. If it were up to me, I'd put the station where the...

I kind of wish it didn't un-invert at the top so we'd get some sweet standing hangtime like the loop on Full Throttle. But the entry and exit transitions look super snappy so I'll forgive.

Tokyo DisneySea has a whole area themed to Jules Verne — which has way less relevancy to modern audiences than LOTR. However, it works because: it doesn't rely on deep knowledge of the source material. Other than a vague idea of the stories, it can just be enjoyed as a cool 'steampunk' land...

Mack did install drive tires on RtH after it stalled on the top hat. So it's not a totally crazy rumour to believe 😅 However, I think those are just used to help recovery and aren't actually used as boosters (as far as I know). It seems like the outerbank requires a slim margin on speed to...

Ugh, I normally love WOF but I hate everything they are doing right now 😅 Couldn't they have achieved rain protection without *completely* enclosing the lift? At least leave it open to the inside so you can actually see you're going up a spiral. What's the point of a spiral lift if it's...

It's seeming less likely this ride will repair the working relationship between (legacy) Cedar Fair and Intamin like some hoped 😬 My gut instinct is the wimpy water effects were a Six Flags cost-cutting measure. I can't imagine anyone involved thought four spray nozzles would create the effect...