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Hey everyone, Don’t say we didn’t squeeze it in.

More pics! Continuing with a loop through the park to check out some of the various flat rides. I mentioned in the TR that Dragon Wrestling Tournament was no longer. That's a shame. Mainly because it's one of the best names in a park full of awesome ride names. But also because ... this. This is amazing. RIP, Dragon Wrestling Tournament. (for those wondering, Dragon Wrestling Tournament was a Huss Flic Flac.) Next up on the way through the park -- Giant Water Pump. Giant Water Pump is an extremely small frisbee-type ride. I think it only seats 6 people. Like a smaller version of that bell ride at Hansa Park (that I actually somehow got on). Music Box -- another kids flat. A carousel! Phoenix. It's not just a coaster at Knoebels. This one is an Enterprise. Given that these are disappearing, it's good to note that Legendia still has one. Magical Lake Expedition. Yeah, that's some magic. It's a pirate ship, with zero pirates in sight, but a gratuitous amount of mermaids. Magical Lake Taxi is some kind of boat ride that goes out over the lake. Not sure it was operating on the day we were there. Would be good for some closer views of Lech Coaster on a day with a little more time at the park. The Tea Cups are ... just called Tea Cups. The Carousel is ... the Carousel of Love! The Royal Ballroom is... ...a Trabant! Wonder Garden is ... actually, I'm not sure what it is. Did anybody go through this? It looks like it's some kind of walkthrough in a spinning tunnel, maybe with weird effects of some kind? I really wanted to check it out, but as I recall, I was running short on time to either get to lunch or get out of the park. They have inverting bicycles. That's a hard pass from someone as clumsy as me. Join the circus! This is what you always wanted! These are all your dreams come true! Circus Hoppala, unfortunately, was down for the count (and has since been removed). I believe it's a Moser Hoppla, and it basically just inverts a lot. Not sure I've seen one of these before. This picture barely looks like it was taken in a theme park. A pleasant scene. Open areas for people to just take it easy. Play areas for kids. European parks are smart for building things like this. US parks should take note. Finally -- what's in the dome? Like I said -- it's Hawaii. Or Florida, or the Caribbean, or whatever. It's a beach party. Also, there's a cow... ...and a robo-mower, which I was way too amused by. Scary Toys Factory was inop. I'll have to find my scary toys elsewhere. Across the water, it's Dragon Temple. Skyflyer is flying. That brings us to lunch, in a nicely themed restaurant. Seriously, in this one picture, there's more cohesive theming than in that entire other ... er, fine, I said I wasn't going to talk about them anymore. Lunch is served! It was great! The Fanta Shokata (Elderberry-Lemon) I'm not as sure about,, but I'd never seen one of those before, let alone tried one. Anyone up for some Polygamy? Alright, Lunch is done, so let's get back to Lech. Lech is visible from pretty much anywhere on the park's waterfront, so with a long enough lens, you can get a whole variety of different angles. Here's one that shows off the steepness of the drop. A big flip into the first inversion. Airtime -- and that big white bird again. Also, if you look closely, I'm pretty sure Steve is in about 70% of the Lech pictures in this part of the TR. Just look for the bald guy in the red shirt with his hands up! More airtime! Lots of crazy track on this view, and you can see the inversion heading into the ride station. This is sort of the best "full view" of Lech from across the water. Cresting the lift. Lech Coaster is 131 feet tall. It has three inversions. Lech has a max speed of 59 MPH. Lech is 2979 feet long. I think that's all the pertinent stats. Thankful that the sun came out for a bit so I could get a couple good cycles with nice lighting! And now a few pictures from closer to the coaster. That's a drop alright. Going down? Nowhere else to go. The big white bird makes a nice prop for pictures like this one. Plus I got really lucky on the timing here! A closer view of the bird. A big inversion from the back side of the station. So many good photo angles of Lech Coaster, and I barely scratched the surface of them. Another inversion shot! (another appearance by Steve!) Into the station! (seriously, did Steve ever get off this ride all afternoon?) The in-station inversion needs to find its way into more coaster designs. It's awesome. So many emotions. I have no idea what this award is, but whatever it is, Lech deserved it. Barry and David agree! And now here we are, in 2020, and we're actually advocating for parks to buy new Vekoma roller coasters. What a world. One more ride I got a few pictures of -- Diamond River, the park's splash boat. Diamond River is adjacent to Lech at the north end of the park. It actually has two hills and two drops, but I only had time for pictures of this one. The splash begins. Skloosh. Water everywhere. Diamond River looked like it wasn't a complete soaker, but nearing the end of our time at the park, I wasn't going to risk it. Extra credit for the nicely-themed boat, too. Heading toward the exit, but one more place to stop on the way out. This is Korona Ziemi. Literally, Korona Ziemi translates to "Crown of the Earth" ... but what it actually means in Polish is "seven summits." As in, the highest points on the seven continents on Earth. And Legendia has a museum for it. Amazing. Mountaineering artifacts and informational signs! Boots and helmets and other mountaineering equipment! The star of the show? Gigantic scale models of the seven summits themselves. The grand-daddy of them all, Mount Everest. North America's highest mountain peak -- Denali in Alaska. The level of detail on each mountain model is pretty stunning. Somebody spent a lot of time on this, and I absolutely love it. That brought me to the end of my day at Legendia, with the group about to head out. I waited several minutes for a train to run on Lech Coaster for this closing shot, but no such luck. This will have to do. Such a cute little park, with a really bright future. Hope I get to visit again some time. That's it for this TR segment. Will try not to wait 5 months between segments for the next one.

It looks like a blue Intamin version of Helix at Liseberg.

First ever visit to SeaWorld last Friday. Wasn't sure what to expect but the park was great. We had a great day and stayed opened to close, caught most all the shows, and got plenty of rides. I'm more a coaster fanatic but SW was a good change of pace. Probably won't visit very often, but they surprised me and I look forward to checking out the SA and SD locations next year. Side note, Busch on Sunday was not as good as I was expected. Perhaps it just wasn't my day to visit. I'll try it again.

Such a great report!!! I really loved this park and can't wait to see how it evolves the next 10 years. Lech Coaster is amazing and we need Vekoma to get back out there and sell as many of those as they did SLC's and Boomerangs!!!

Yeah that plus if I remember correctly from my last trip to SFFT back in 2006 the second train can't even advance from the brake run until the previous train clears the high point after the third inversion. I remember that day the crew was pretty good, but by the time you stop on the brakes the other train has only been parked in the station like 20-30 seconds. It can't really increase capacity that much.

I've been on all 4 Premier "spaghetti bowls" in the U.S., and Poltergeist and Joker's Jinx are miles better than the Flight of Fears. It's kind of weird to me since you think the two that run faster would be more prone to roughness and discomfort, but the opposite is true. The Flight of Fears are slow and rough, and the Six Flags ones are glossy smooth and incredibly fast and intense. Joker's Jinx is actually my favorite ride at SFA. I wonder what those rides would be like backwards. I remember when the Mr. Freeze rides were turned backwards, I predicted it would happen to JJ or Poltergeist as well. I guess it would just be a puke machine at that point? lol Nice photos, by the way!

More pictures! ERT was complete, but we still had one more coaster to ride. Welcome to the Dream Hunters Society! It's ... a Galaxi. A very very pink Galaxi. Also, there's a random dragon thing, for whatever reason. As I recall, the run into the brakes was a little ... sudden. Colin is having the time of his life!!! So is Steve!!! Dreamflight Airlines was up next, and it's a Legendia original! These are the airplanes we'll be flying in today. It's a pleasant swing out over the park. A look at the loading platform just after our ride had gotten going. Chuck and Larry are waiting for the next cycle, and they'll be waiting a while. A look at the station platform from full swing. Flying over castles in the clouds! Flying over kiddie play areas! And a nice view of the Legendia Flower -- the park's Ferris wheel. I have several pictures of the Legendia Flower. Here's one with some cloud porn. The Wheel and the Dreamflight Airlines tower. Proof that we're in the city -- the wheel and some high-rises nearby. So, I made my way up to the Legendia Flower. To the best of my knowledge, I'm the only person from the group who got on the wheel, so I've got some views that haven't been shared yet. It was about a 10-minute wait to get on board, and I was grouped with a small family -- one or two parents, plus a young girl. So, there's just one other problem. This is one of those wheels where you can spin the gondolas. The girl wanted to spin. I wanted to take pictures. So, I took pictures ... while we were spinning. It was an interesting time. Looking down from the wheel. The park was not too busy during our visit, and this is one of the only rides I saw with much of a queue. Inside the spokes! Now, a view of the park from left to right -- roughly west-to-east. There's Dreamflight Airlines and Lech Coaster on the west side of the pond. A view over the middle of the pond. Lots of open space at this park. A view toward the south/east part of the park, including the main entry area. This really gives you the idea that the park's right in the middle of a city. The entrance to Basylizsek, not far from the wheel. Cameo appearance by the Colonel. Dreamflight Airlines and Dream Hunters Society make an appearance. A look at the top. The hexagonal shape really reminds me of the Golden Zephyr at DCA. There's a rainbow thing. It's called Dragon Temple, which is the best name for one of those ever. A small kiddie flat called Fish 'n' Wish. Another great name Off across the water, the cable car station, and Diabelska Pętla. The best view I have of Diabelska Pętla from the wheel. Wasn't lucky enough to catch a cycle. A sky slide and a Kamikaze type thing called Skyflyer. A wider view of the far east end of the park, and the cityscape behind it. The main entrance to the park is just above the big dome, with a bunch of flats scattered around nearby. What's in the dome? Hawaii, actually. Across the park, a few more flats, some nice landscaping, and... ...Scary Toys Factory, the one credit we missed out on. Let's get to the fun part -- aerial views of Lech Coaster in action. Look at that twisted mess of Vekoma track. Dramatic top-of-lift shot! This drop is good. One big twist to the right! Down you go, at what looks -- from this vantage point -- like some kind of impossible angle. The first inversion, right after the drop. Love getting it framed with the station building behind it. A bit of twisty airtime follows the first inversion. Maybe even some hairtime. The inversion through the station! Another twisty bit -- and hey, there's that big white bird again. Only got one batch of pictures of Lech from the wheel since it was running one train -- totally justifiable given the crowds, but tough for photography. More of Lech still to come, but for now, a look around the city. The cityscapes are so different in Europe, so I always like to get a few pictures of things outside the park as well. Some older residential buildings in the area. But also some newer office buildings, and I think I somehow get a church spire in every single segment of this TR. A mix of older and newer construction in sort of an urban/suburban area. Downtown Katowice is just a few miles away. This is part of a big upscale shopping mall, not far from Legendia. Another view just east of the park. I mean, I usually go to Europe to try to get away from Kentucky. Alright, time to head down from the wheel. More pictures to follow.

Pictures! We have arrived at Legendia! Wanted to show some scenes of the city outside the park. Bike path, train tracks. The view the other direction. The end of a rail line next to the park -- I think this line goes into the bigger Silesian Park that is adjacent to Legendia. Legendia flags... Legendia Coke machine... And this little guy, who I think is required posting for every TPR trip report on Legendia. Waiting at the front gate and just about to get into the park. Hi, Lech Coaster! Joanna welcomes us into Legendia! We're at the park's main entry area, sort of a "main street", which was updated in the past few years. Joanna was a great host, and told us a lot about the park's history. I'm sure I'd have remembered more of it if I weren't writing this 17 months later. We started at Jama Bazyliszka, the big indoor area that is home to the Bazylizsek dark ride. Sign close-up! It's nice! This indoor area has more than just the dark ride, though. There's also a restaurant and a kids play area, plus the requisite gift shop. It reminds me of a smaller version of the big Arthur indoor area at Europa Park. The main ride sign and entrance for Bazyliszek. The queue for Bazyliszek is really great. There are artifacts from research on mythological creatures... ...such as this thing! We've also got werewolves... ...and dragons. Seriously, "employees only" is boring. These signs are amazing. The ride station for Bazyliszek. Each trackless vehicle seats 6 guests. The guns are really easy to use, with laser guides in the dark areas when you aren't looking at screens. After you save the village, pick up a plush version of your new best frenemy from the ride! Alright, we've got some Lech Coaster action coming up. I love this sign. Simple, clean, and the natural drop shadow from the sunlight is just perfect. Lech Coaster's station. It's sort of a castle thing. Inside the station. Really nice, and a great compromise between the "indoor" castle feel and still keeping it open at the top. The year of construction in the keystone of the arch. Nice touch. A look at the beautiful new Vekoma trains. The vest restraints are much nicer than B&Ms, and let's not even mention Premier. TPR is ready to ride. They're all about to get wowed by a Vekoma! The zero-car emblem is awesome, and that legendary bird will show up again later in this report. Holy crap, even Kristen liked it! Universal high praise for Lech Coaster. Also, an inversion through the station!!!!! (this was a pretty tough picture to get!) Lech is a rollercoaster! A very very good one. In July 2019, the rapids ride was under construction. Rapids ride construction photos! Admittedly, it's kind of boring posting construction photos of a ride that's now complete. Two interesting things in this shot. First, you'll notice the station of a cable car / gondola ride. That's actually outside Legendia, and is part of Silesian Park. While we were there, we saw exactly one enclosed gondola on the circuit, moving very slowly. I did see a lot more activity (with regular chairlift vehicles) in a video I watched from 2020. Second, you'll notice the sign in the foreground. I didn't know what it was at first, until I saw this picture from the park's original front gate. It appears to be the heavily-stylized "Miasteczko" from the park's original name. Next up -- the Devil's Loop! A Soquet coaster that used to be at two parks in the UK before finding a home in Poland. The trains are nicely painted. Not sure who made them. I only rode once or twice, since I liked but didn't absolutely love the ride, and I wanted to get some pictures anyway. So, here's a train of TPR riders heading down the curved first drop. Excitement! Coming through one of the inversions. These loops are very, very green. More positive Gs on the back half of the ride. A first look at the ride's infamous back car, where the second-to-last row faces backwards. The final helix into the station was a little janky, but not too bad. Overall, no big complaints about this coaster. (sorry for the overexposed photo) Rector contemplates his doom as he prepares to ride backwards. Kind of a mix of emotions here. Again, not a bad ride. Red hairtime. Looks like Rector survived. Ryan and Barry lead the way back into the station. Thus ends our ERT/Filming. Pictures to continue below.

Extraordinarily slow and legitimately making me think it won't make it back to the station?

That makes one less old coaster to RMC ...

That’s pretty funny. Yeah, the seats even cut back for the left field foul line and that makes no sense for any other purpose. That’s a baseball field.

I'm sure I read the Ice Breaker height restriction will be 48" - I remember they were really pushing the exact family-friendlier tone when they initially announced the coaster. On the topic of the trains, I think Premier's current rolling stock is just about the worst out there from any of the major manufacturers at the moment, especially when you compare them to Intamin and Mack's current designs. I think they're ugly, not easy to get in/out of and the comfort collars are a really stupid solution to a problem that doesn't really exist.