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To the kids it is.. (because its the only coaster they can ride ) As for ride, Tidal Wave will always be Numo 1.

Well not really considering Oblivion is still a scary ride regardless of Sheikra and Griffin. Its maybe shorter but out of date? Nah.

Drayton Manor has really fallen from grace, this fall has been quite rapid since about 2003. Shame really as beneath the surface is a manager who really cares about the place, unlike the large corporate machines like Tussauds.

It's not really an X-car coaster if it doesn't have the Vertical life, one of the only saving graces on G-Force. Launches seem to be the norm now.

Nemesis Inferno's Zero G-roll is best felt on the Left hand side seats. Its complete rubbish on the Right.

Silverstar at Europa Park is a blatent Car park coaster http://www.rcdb.com/ig1414.htm?picture=35

Colossus front row on 15th march. It then closed for the rest of the day.

Its not that UK park's can't run them its just that Rita and Spinball are low through-put rides, and becuase so many people use the system (by that I mean groups), it means the queue is longer then it needs to be.

Big Apple - Margate Flying Fish - Thorpe Park Clown Coaster- Chessington Gebirgsbahn - Phantasialand Grand Canyon Bahn - Phantasialand Black Hole - Alton Towers Klondike - Drayton Manor

If what people are saying is true it didn't fail, it was just never checked properly.

Nemesis Inferno front row on Wednesday. After riding Stealth front row it feels so lame and rubbish.

Chessington didn't become a Theme Park over night, it took 6 years to get that up to scratch. From what I've seen of Flamingoland, they do seem to making a huge effort with Kumali.

I sincerely doubt that a few enthusiasts have influenced park's decisions massively.

Is that despite 2005 being the most profitable - and highest attendence year since 2000 for the park?

Chessington won't be running any single rider queue's now.