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Thank you so much Doppel Looping for this nice trip report!  I enjoyed reading it and looking at the pictures!  As a roller coaster enthusiath and a beer lover, it's been my dream for many years to go to the Oktoberfest in Munich!  I came close to realizing that dream this year but fell short!  Next yeat maybe.  I can't wait to ride the Olympia Looping.  I have always been fascinated by  Schwarzkopf loopers.  I have ridden a few including the Mindbender at Galaxyland and will probably make it to Indiana Beach next summer to ride their All American Triple Loop!  Such awesome coasters!

seeing reports online (apparently "leaked") that Epic is reopening Stardust Racers tomorrow (Sat, 10/4). if true, I'm glad to see it reopening without any restraint adjustments - and I'm really surprised by that.    but pleased.   EDIT TO ADD: "Entertainment Weekly" picked it up: https://ew.com/universal-epic-universe-stardust-racers-reopening-date-roller-coaster-death-11824081

Supernovae Productions on a Theme Park Roadtrip to Sweden Summer vacation 2025 was all about a trip with the final destination: Liseberg in Sweden. As preparation we designed a route with the help of coast2coaster, making sure to hit several parks along the way. Starting from Rotterdam, the trip took us through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and back again to the Netherlands.  Day 1: You can find it here Tier-und Freizeitpark Thule  Day 2: You can find it here Pottspark Now we’ve arrived at Day 3 and the third park of the trip. This park features Strohnado, a family spinning coaster with a hamster wheel attached to the back car. None of us had ever experienced this kind of ride before, so of course we had to try it out. Capacity, however, was painfully slow. Standing in the scorching sun for an hour didn’t exactly make things better. Once on board, the ride itself was fun and quirky, but the hamster wheel section wasn’t as wild as we’d hoped—only a short moment where you could do a full 360° rotation. The coaster was also quite short overall. Not really worth the long wait, but hey, another coaster credit earned      Right next to Strohnado stands a Vekoma Junior Coaster with the imaginative name “Achterbahn”. A quick and easy credit.     Then there was Verrücktwärts, a shuttle coaster. And let me tell you folks: in the time this thing takes to get going, you could travel around the world, negotiate world peace, file your taxes, and enjoy a proper cup of coffee. Okay, I may be exaggerating—but it really gives you an idea of just how sloooooow this ride was. Given the layout, it’s hard to understand what the manufacturer (SBF-Visa Group) was going for here. Or maybe we coaster fans have just gotten too spoiled?   With the heat, the water rides were a welcome sight. We started with the Rafting-bahn (river rapids). The highlight here was the whirlpool, but theming was minimal—just a few dinosaurs scattered around and lots of green vegetation. The waves were tame, and we came off surprisingly dry, which was actually a bit disappointing on a 30°C day.         Luckily, there was also a log flume: the creatively named Wildwasserbahn. Two drops—one small and one big finale. Unlike the previous park, this time the final splash really got us soaked, which was perfect in the summer heat .   Splash from the small drop   Splash from the big drop   We wrapped up the day with a ride on Blizzard, the park’s bobsled coaster. Earlier we’d considered skipping it due to the massive queue, knowing these types of rides are usually a nightmare for capacity. Thankfully, by the end of the day the wait had dropped, so we decided to go for it. These bobsleds are always fun, especially because you can control the speed yourself. Luckily, none of us got stuck behind slow riders, so we were able to go full throttle all the way down.       Final thoughts on the park: pretty similar to the last two we visited—small, family-friendly, and only really worth it if you’re in the area. The coaster lineup was underwhelming (not in number, but in type). If you’re looking for something more exciting, Thule or Potts Park would be better choices. Tomorrow, we’re off to our first major park of the trip: Heide Park!

Interesting discovery on reddit. RMC is again trying to sell a modified version of the T-Rex, this time called Split Rex. I don't fully understand the difference, but of note is a promotional image they released of a computer generated model. The coaster is surrounded by little, white, non-descript buildings in the model and someone pretty quickly figured out and demonstrated that these buildings are from Everland. RMC is also working with the park on their woodie. I will be making it to Korea at some point if a RMC Giga goes up next to an Intamni pre-fab, that is for sure.   https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fnnljmgvmapsf1.png

Oh yeah, just typed them in the wrong order off the top of my head. No plans to spend two days at SFOT though. Shouldn't be a need.