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They're finally removing the old radio control boat pond. And the chariots for the carousel are now being painted. IIRC the chariots were supposed to be the last thing they did. https://www.facebook.com/share/14uk43DMtB/

Beautiful Vekoma trains! Interesting to see some much older Boomerangs running with original trains such as the one at La Ronde! I believe it still runs with its 1984 train!

You ever see Ocean's 11?

Looks Like they Purchased new style Vekoma Trains, that's a big win for a smaller park in the chain.

Later in the second week of my trip, I planned another bucket list stop for after work. This one, in many ways is more recognizable and even more rare than Genting SkyWorlds... Times Square Berjaya Theme Park, and most notably, Supersonic Odyssey was within reach. I had watched Robb & Elissa's POVs of this coaster and I had long since ruled out the possibility of ever getting a chance to ride it myself. But when I found out that I would be working in Malaysia for a few weeks, this concept was instantly revisited and I started to plan... While not nearly as grand as Pavilion or Suria KLCC, Times Square Berjaya is a pretty nice mall... That just happened to be hosting a half court basketball tournament in the main atrium. Getting ready to be enveloped in a fever dream. Times Square Berjaya Theme Park is the stuff of theme park game fantasy (pick your poison, RCT, NoLimits or Planet Coaster). Paths intertwined with rides. A coaster weaving in around around other attractions and structures. Over the top theming. A totally indoor theme park with the scale of an outside amusement park. This place has it all. Supersonic Odyssey is the park's Intamin looper, which sports an incredibly unique layout that spans the entirety of the indoor park. Every angle (and there are many to be found) yields a very different perspective of the coaster's layout. I spent much of my time just walking around, staring at it in awe. They have a cute, mini Top Spin nestled underneath one section of Supersonic Odyssey. Not a single net underneath any of the track. Oh there's more... Lot's more. The theming is cartoon-like and otherworldly. It's almost overwhelming. Where my initial photos were on the ground floor, there's an entire section of the park dedicated to rides for younger guests, that Supersonic Odyssey weaves through. One of my favorite elements of this unique coaster. The trains look and feel similar to California Screamin'/Incredicoaster with traditional over-the-shoulder restraints. Rider's in the front row have the option to pay for a GoPro-recorded ridercam (which, of course I bought). Absolutely incredible. So few words are adequate to describe how over-the-top this park is. Somewhere amidst all of this theming is a small carousel. The lighting and the shine on almost everything in sight makes this feel even more unreal. It's pretty impressive just how much there is to do at Times Square Berjaya. Getting photos of Supersonic Odyssey in motion was difficult given the park operating one train every ten minutes or so, but I tried to grab as many as I could. Another angle found. The park features a giant panaromic window view out into the city... Intamin knows how to design an element. Just take it all in. This robot stairwell design had me floored. Even the floor design continuing in the ride area's flooring is a level of detail that I wouldn't expect. Gorgeous. I really didn't want to leave but the park closed as I was finishing my photo lap. I was able to ride Supersonic Odyssey six times (and nothing else) during my visit. I still can't believe that I made it to this park after years of watching the TPR POVs. I had to commemorate the visit with a ride photo (and video) as proof that it actually happened. I celebrated the evening's milestone with a variety of fresh sushi.

I'm more sad about the realization of how fast time is moving. I was 22 when this opened. I was stoked for the day I might make it out to SFGadv, which happened in 2019. Even though I wasn't a big fan of the ride, Ka a significant icon of the coaster war era. The other signs of the times were Taki and hair gel advertisements... We can just forget about those.