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A 90 foot Sky Coaster, thats called a playground swing is'nt it

I agree with comments made by Robb & others that this poll is primarily there as a marketing tool. Just as an example on some parks brochures, websites etc it will state "Winner of xx number of golden tickets". In my view it's the same as a park saying they have fastest, tallest, longest, highest of something and we all know very well that's not the case. There just there to get people through there gates. As we are Theme Park & coaster enthusiasts & single minded individuals we are going to agree & disagree with some of these results. Again covered by Robb already thats why Mitch's poll is one of the best. Paul 'I look forward to the TPR awards' Chapman

I'm personally pretty 'hyped' about this coaster, even more so than when SheiKra was first announced. It's the parks first coaster since Apollo's Chariot & I'm sure it will pretty darn good. To all those people moaning about it *just* having 2 Immelmann inversion's. Compare it to the 'Grand-Daddy' of the B&M Dive Machines, 1 certain coaster called Oblivion & then say Griffon doesn't do much

Port Aventura in Spain Has 3 CCI's if you count Stampida as 2 plus Tomahawk

Tell me about it I'm glad it's re-opened though

Yeah I went there in June, it's an okay park.They were just starting to clear & flatten the land. The coaster is going on the lower level of the park,close to the log flume. I suspect it to be a roller skater coaster or maybe something similar to Oki-Doki at Bobbejaanland

OMFG ! All of those clips were awesome, thanks for sharing them all with us. Even the slightly incorrect 'History of rollercoasters' was very enjoyable. I can see next years TPR video contest having a parody or two of these clips. Couple of questions What happened to the pink 'Care Bear' cuddly toy in clip one ?, the dude had the bear at start, he seems to drop it & at the end it's back in his hands Is Mr Zombie, Meatloaf ? Again awesome clips !

Wow there really clearing that space quickly. I'm glad that I did LeMans Raceway now Also.. (Sorry could'nt resist) GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES I think Deere #2 will win the race !

Where are you talking about ? If it's Thorpe Park, then yes it will be fright nights weekend & it gets very busy. I'd suggest getting there early !

Here are some of the oldest coasters I've been on 1915 Rutschebanen - Tivoli Gardens 1920 Scenic Railway - Dreamland 1923 Big Dipper - Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1925 Big Dipper - Geauga Lake 1925 Giant Dipper - Belmont Park 1927 Cyclone - Astroland

Here are my votes 1) cllins Entry #1 2) Weetopia Entry #1 3) tinhead Entry #1

Saturday: Dragon's Fury at Chessington

I also think it's highly likely that Duinrell will get one of these models of Eurofighters, as the stats RCDB quote are very similar to this type. Possibly, the Eurofighter that's going to Adventure Island in Southend UK will one also or close to it. As the log flume the coaster is rumoured to replaced is not very big. I was only looking on the Gerstlauer website on Tuesday night about this coaster too.

Old news my friend www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23678

#1 - No idea, but as a guess I would say something at Alton Towers (The Beast, The 4 man-bob or The Alton Mouse) #50 - No idea #100 - No idea #200 - I think it was Euro-Mir or Euro Sat at Europa Park #250 - Thunder Run @ SFKK #300 - Racing at Bakken (See the pic below ) Currently I'm at 342 with the last new credit was Tibidabo Express at Tibidabo (Yeah I do count powered coasters) All the kid behind me is thinking about is when his he going to get his go

Can it get any worse for Thorpe Park this year ?, with Stealth being down and now Nemesis Inferno being closed with problems. I just checked the parks website www.thorpepark.co.uk and it states that "The entire park is now closed due to total power failure" Paul 'At least they are telling people' Chapman

Don, Looking at the other pictures of the ride that I've got, I think you are right the one the riders left (one nearer the camera) has a steeper 'launch hill' & the angle of the slope that the boat climbs back into the loading area seems steeper too.

Without going too much off topic on Don's great Trip report. The boat ride at Wicksteed Park is in fact 2! of the rides next to each other. They are not self-operated rides, a ride op checks you restraint etc. See one of my pictures below.

Well you might get one in 2007!!, It's highly likely that Dollywood will be getting one next year

Roughest Wooden Coaster, without a doubt it's Son of Beast. Roughest Steel coaster, a little harder to decide, so I'm gonna say it's a tie between The Ultimate at Lightwater Valley & Goudurix at Parc Asterix

First of all, Adventure Island is not a kiddie park. True it's not in the league of Thorpe Park etc, I would call it more a 'family' park. I'm really pleased it hear this news. The park requires a new coaster & I'm sure this will bring more visitors to the place. Also Eurofighters have quite a low height requirement, I would say the same as a Maurer Söhne spinning coaster. Also I would say Dragon's Claw is the parks most intense ride there currently Dragon's Claw

There's also Brighton Pier, not exactly London I know... but if your thinking about Margate, Brighton is a similar distance & Journey time by train.

Some great pictures there ... Chang looks good with it's repaint. I did'nt think Chang was too bad, It was less painfull than Mantis at Cedar Point. Where's the pictures of wooden coasters at SF:KK ? Also I do hope Beech Bend does well with Kentucky Rumbler.

LOL Yeah I totally agree Elissa. I asked the ride op to take my picture, just as he was about to take the photo I pulled out the piece of paper. After taking the pic, he asked 'why the 300?" & off course I told him why ... He replied back with "Oh.... er congratulations" Also I'm only following yourself & Robb's fine example in credit whoring Yeah that kid's face behind me is classic , I think he's more 'hurry up taking the picture, so I can get my go.." I would'nt call it deliberate that Racing was my 300th credit .. lets say more planned. I was at 292 before my Copenhagen trip, remember that I was able to get all of the 4 coasters at Tivoli, the night before. I was very keen to get the Scenic Railway & the Mine train coaster at Bakken right away, so left Racing or the Tivoli. So the Tivoli was #299, Racing was #300 Paul 'Had to ride plenty of Pinfari big apples & Tivoli's to get the 300' Chapman

Yes I had a good trip, thank you. I did decide to go for a 'multi ride' wristband at Tivoli Gardens, for the Friday. The park was pretty busy on the Friday evening, but I managed to get 5 go's on Dæmonen & 6 on Rutschebanen. I was able to get my 'moneys worth' on the Friday evening & again on the Sunday before flying home. Err yes, I'm offically a coaster whore I managed 1 go on both 'Tivoli' coasters. The ride op at Tivoli did'nt mind at all, the ride op on the one at Bakken had a small smile as I went onto the coaster. How else was would I of been able to reach my 300 credit. Yes Racing at Bakken was my 300th credit