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Well, I guess Kristen is going to demand a TPR Trip to Spain now to ride Tom Holland!!!!

I’m really looking forward to seeing what they replace this with in 3 years.

I think the better bet would be on "How many hours per year will a Skyline ride actually be operational?"

Me first!!!

I noticed the wording "slide into". Could the coaster track be a red herring?

What's the over-under on a Skyline ride having a loading cycle that's less than twenty minutes?

The games are phenomenal, the movie was pretty darn crappy. This ride looks pretty funky, though. I'm a sucker for wacky indoor coasters with gimmicks (looking at you Winjas and Van Helsing).

I think it's a Skyliner E&F (racing model) P-Sghetti Bowl coaster from Skyline attractions going where the Bumper Cars are. (that is 100% the P-Sghetti Bowl coaster track, and they note that it can be inlaid with LEDs for lighting options on their site) https://skylineattractions.com/products/childrens-rides/psghetti-bowl-childrens-coaster/ AND I think there's something coming to the waterpark as well (possibly a relocation of something to replace one of the slide complexes)

Good to know a community water park is having HITP.

PortAventura World and Sony Pictures Entertainment announce World’s First ‘Uncharted’ Dark Ride Roller Coaster Manufacturer: Intamin Multi dimension coaster Investment: 25 million euros ($26,04 million) 700m length 12 meters high 5 launches up to 1g 4800m2 surface area Desing collaboration: Intamin and Sally Dark Rides Official announcements: Works: Supposed design:

Add me into that still paying, not going group. It's not breaking my bank and if I visit once, it paid for itself. The last time I went to SFoG, Georgia Cyclone was not twisted.

Day 6 - 1st full day at Phantasialand! Part 2 of 2: Focaccia *AND* Nachos?? ewwwwww. (and also tempting) . . . but we had eaten breakfeast not too much earlier, and we were gonna grab lunch soon. . and more importantly, we were headed to Talocan - and flipping with full stomach is not a good combination. Chiapas is right next door too. . but we were gonna ride the insanely themed with insane programed Top Spin first. skulls - check water - check fire - check ooo. .this is gonna be good it doesn't really come across in the pics just how much this sucker flips. . but it pulls some SERIOUS G's while it's doing non stop continuous flipping. amazing program on it. Only wish the park stayed open later, as I'm sure this looks incredible at night. our reaction to watching the cycle before us going: after making ourselves dizzy with the flipping (and somewhere I have pics of us on it. . tho those might be in the day 2 pics when we rode again, because John didn't ride with us and instead stayed on the observation platform and took pics of us. YUP. . confirmed they are day 2, as I'm wearing a different shirt. so y'all have something to look forward to ) but then we headed next door to Chiapas. . the wonderful flume at Phantasialand. yes, it has a backwards section - as most European flumes seemed to have, and it has that awesome lift hill that runs between the two lifts from the Mine Train coaster, but it also has an Aztek God dance party. it doesn't get you SUPER wet. . tho in comparison to River Battle, nothing gets you super wet. LOL so DID get wet on it. . but it was so good, I still ended up riding it a few times during our visit. the area around the ride, and on the ride, is really amazingly themed. so, so pretty. after riding Chiapas, we were starting to get hungry, so the gang headed back over near Taron (I think we may have ridden again using quick queue) and then poked around for a restaurant. Someone - I think it was maybe Elissa, or Robb, had posted about this place earlier in the day, and so we decided to try it out. Rutmore's Taverne (no reservations, just walk in service - for a sit down restaurant) the menu is made of steel. no really. . it's metal. VERY Metal! and it weighted a good amount too. . at least the pages inside were plastic covered paper. and the food all sounded very delicious, as did the alcohol offered here. the gang today at the table. . pic on my phone courtesy of our waiter the decor in here is great too. . very Rustic. . and "Viking" I have absolutely zero recollection what this was - Pork Butt perhaps? I just recall it was a lot of food, and very good! Brad across from me got the Cheese Plate. . .also looks fantastic (those who got it said it was very good) after eating. . we're right here, and we have multiple quick queues today. . so yeah, how about another ride on Taron? this section before it shoots up the waterfall is such a great part of the ride. it was starting to get late afternoon and the park closed in a couple of hours, and we hadn't even headed to the other side (ie: indoor side) of the park yet. So we went that direction, crossing past the main square again. over to this part of the park. lots of "junior" and "Family" rides spaced out over here. . but we were headed to the indoor part. why? well for the spinning dual track coaster, Winja's (Fear and Force). . both unique, and intertwining amount each other - and the central "tower" ride inside. both have some tricks up their sleeve (ie: both have different, unique, trick-track sections). . tho I thought that force spun way more than fear. tho fear had more extreme drops. With general quick queue passes, these were basically walk on for us, once we went up the massive amount of stairs in the queue lines. (the queue splits for each separate coaster near the top level). after riding both sides, while some rode again, and some took bathroom breaks, I went ahead and took a ride on the observation tower ride in the center of the indoor section. as noted, the two Winjas tracks twist around the indoor ride. .and what's cool is that tho this looks like a "Parachute " type drop ride - and it does have some "bouncing up and down". . it stays at the top for a few minutes to give you a great view of the two spinning coasters smooth. .and not totally unexciting and as noted. . GREAT views. Hi Chris and John! and Ryan we debated if bother riding CrazyBats - and I'm glad we did, since it was not open the next day. it's a family indoor coaster - with a long train. . . but they were running it with a VR option. i decided to do it with VR, and tho it's a bit disorienting to not be able to see where you're going? the VR actually worked quite well with the movement of the coaster. tho the story was (to put it nicely) confusing as hell. something about you're turned into a bat, and you have to rescue a princess who farts? or something. it was enjoyable tho.. even if tying Raik for the most unthrilling coaster in the park. \ most of the group was craving something exciting for the last hour or so of park operations. . so most of them headed back over to F.L.Y. or Taron, I stayed in this section as I wanted to ride the slow moving, elevated car ride .. hey, I like stupid rides . . and this is right up my alley. and I loved that it appeared to give an overview of this section. it was walk on, and they seemed thrill to have a customer come to ride. The "cars" are adorable. whee! Hmmmm. . where does this path lead? there was nothing on the park map? ohhhh.. it led back to a Splash Battle (that appeared to be closed) as well as a dark ride back over there that had been closed since Covid (and likely will never reopen from what I was told) ooo. .two more riders! they have a rush going! there's also paddle boats on the lake. . . but again, did not seem to be getting much of a crowd, and if I hadn't been on the elevated car? would have never even seen those were there. I was alone at this point and didn't' want to paddle myself, so passed on this. nice and relaxing , with some great views. as mentioned, there are some smaller, family rides scattered around this area. For example that "pedal plane" ride on the lower left below. and this "pull yourself up with ropes" tower there was only about 40 minutes left before park close, so I headed towards my one remaining must do today - noting where the shops were that sold shirts, since i was shopping tomorrow. but down the main "concourse" to my must do. I realized there were two other things I had to ride. and it was late enough neither really had lines. Mouse au Chocolat - a pretty fantastic shooting ride, that's basically Toy Story Mania, themed to a mouse in a chocolate factory. as you can see. . basically a walk on. But again, massively long queue. it took me longer to walk the queue than it did to ride. . . but of course with no one in the queue, was able to get some great pics of the theming in here I'd hate to be here on a day when the queue is completely full. . . it stretches thru at least 6 rooms like this. and right next door to the Maus Au Chocolate exit? the "never EVER in America" funhouse. also with a 5 minute (if that) wait: the poster blew smoke rings. and the "clown" in the hotel lobby messed with the guests in line before putting the group of us into an "elevator" No idea what the clown was saying, because all in French. . but everyone was laughing. dangerous slides, and moving floors, and spinning discs thruout the house. SO glad there are handrails (and "exit around obstacles" options) these are just evil - ladders to climb that move up and down opposite. I chose NOT to break my neck and took the stairs up. . but waited to watch some much younger kids have a ball doing the climb. after the funhouse, it was finally time for me to enjoy my favorite: a classic double decker Carousel. and because it's near the front gates/exit, it had a decent line (but no wait because it seats so many) scattered around it, again, are some nice family rides. all beautifully placed in the landscaped entrance Garden area. My happy place. . on a Carousel Horse. a peek at the Front Gate from the top level of the Carousel as I passed by. such a great variety of things to ride here. . pogo horses, galloping horses, carriages, teacups. . just a great overall carousel. would have been a perfect shot of horse down the main street. . but she decided to stop and take a pic. . and I was headed to meet the group for a final ride on Chiapas (had texted with them while riding). . so snapped a pic with her in it this was a kiddie ride, and had already shut for the day. . but loved the look of it. just a really well themed ride. Tulip Ferris Wheel. the Art Deco lockers under the front gate, are beautiful. so well done . . . . and then I hightailed it over to Chiapas where I believe Andrew, John, James, and Myself rode just before park close. rear-view of the splashdown from the entry queue (before I put phone away) we tried to get over to Taron, but they had already cut the line. . so we headed back to the hotel, to freshen up and relax before dinner. I joined Ian up on the rooftop area, and we watched as they cycled the last few trains from F.L.Y. for the evening. . \ this pic *might* be from Andy (I think. . or maybe Robb?). . but he was able to "panorama" most of F.L.Y. into one pic and then headed down to the bar to have a cocktail and wait for dinner. it had been a very full and fun day. . and we were doing it again tomorrow! back soon-ish with Day 2 at Phantasialand. thanks for reading! bert

^ Heh, those cut out 'hands' in the first photo, look like the park's having some fun.

The mini B&M is going up pretty fast now! https://www.attractionsource.com/features/future-developments/amazon-land/

oh, there's DEFINITELY something coming to the waterpark too (I assume the case for every SF waterpark that will now have a separate admission). Jeffrey has been posting pics today from the waterslides on twitter all day.

Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac.