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I hav'nt been on that many coasters yet but anyways after my Spain trip last week here is my new one. 1. Dragon Khan, Port Aventura 2. Furius Baco, Port Aventura 3. Batman: La Fuga, Parque Warner Madrid 4. Nemesis, Alton Towers 5. Abismo, Parque de Atracciones de Madrid 6. Superman (floorless), Parque Warner Madrid 7. Stuntfall, Parque Warner Madrid 8. Rita, Alton Towers 9. Oblivion, Alton Towers 10. I really dont know, it's between AIR and Tornado. I will say Tornado, Parque de Atracciones de Madrid.

SRQ in the morning, in the evening the wait was unbearable. I went on it 5 times in the morning when there was no one in the srq line and I wanted to get stand-up one more time so qued 50minutes in the SRQ. There was enough people in the park to fill every line and every space on the path . They tell you but there was this one great ride-op that would let you wait but the others would'nt.

No . It should though because the ques are horrible. Get to the park at 9.40 and when the gates open join the run to Furius Baco because it gets over a 2 hour que in minutes. I was aswell. Old Stampida was awesome, why could'nt they have gone to Intamin or get new PTC trains because those companies have experiance making wooden coaster trains.

Great pictures. Abismo is great, I love it.

The 2nd park on the trip was Port Aventura. I spent 3 days here, the full day on the 26th, only 4hours on the 27th and the full day on the 28th. The place was unbelievably packed. There was huge ques for everything. I bought the Express Premium on the 1st and 3rd day which costs €39 to use it as many times all day. It is a rip off and was only €20 when I last went ton Port Aventura in 2005 for unlimited use all day. Anyways I needed it, the que times were ridiculous. After a long wait queing for tickets, then another wait queing for the Express I finally got into the park at 11.30 over an hour after I arrived. I headed straight to Furius Baco and discovered the que was 2hours 30minutes. I skipped it and went straight to Dragon Khan. Dragon Khan: It was running 3 trains all 3 days but was stacking bad. It is still my favourite coaster, it's absolutly amazing and the zero-g roll is insane. The first drop is great and I prefer it to Superman's (Madrid). The drop has a good bit of airtime in the back. The first loop is great. I love the dive loop and I prefer it to the immelmann. Then it is up into the awesome zero-g roll which in a million times better than Superman's and then the fun and intense cobra roll. Then it is the MCBR which hardly slown the train down which is followed by the intense 2nd loop. The turnarounds are great and the corkscrews were smoother than I remembered. It is an awesome coaster and is still my number 1. 10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then on my way to Hurakan Condor I went on El Diablo a lame Arrow mine train with 3 lifts. It is alright and a filler, I already got the credit in 2004 and was much better when it was backwards. The little drop out of the station is fun but there are to many lifts. 2 lifts, 2 trains. Some of the transisitons are bad but it is'nt rough or painful and the station and que has some decent themeing. I would give it 5/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then it was on to Hurakan Condor the 330ft Intamin drop tower. They were only running 3 sides out of the 5 with an hour and a half que which is a joke. They managed to open 4 sides out of the 5 on the 3rd day I was there. The themeing is amazing and so is the ride. There are 3 differant types of seats: 1. Sit-down tilting 2. Sit-down 3. Stand-up tilting. The best is Stand-up tilting which is amazing. As soon as you get to the top the seats tilt out and you are just facing down 330ft which is insane and it is my favourite flat ride by miles. There is airtime all the way down until the brakes. The sit-down tilting was also really good and had great airtime but nowhere near as good as the stand-up. The normal sit-down is good but after being on the stand-up it is'nt anything special but still has awesome airtime all the way down. I would give sit-down a 8.5/10, sit-down tilting 9/10 and stand-up tilting 10/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also in the Mexico area of the park is Templo Del Fuego. Warning, contains spoilers. Absolutly amazing. Just fantastic, the themeing is absolutly brilliant throughout the whole ride. Even though the pre-show is in Spannish, the actor says a few words in English and a few other languages so that everyone knows what is happening. I just loved it. The effects in the pre-show room were great espeically when the face appears on the roof and then the lightning. Then it is into the main room which is amazing. I went on it in 2004 but I forgot most of it. The way it is set up is awesome with the actor jumping on stones and opening the chambers. And when he gets the treasure and the eyes go read and the lighting in the room changes which is amzing. I love the music aswell and then the fire and water explosions take everyone by surprise. The heat is unreal and then for the finale one last huge explosion and the floor drops. Simply amazing. 10/10 I love the themeing throughout the Mexico area and it is in my oppinion the best themed area in the park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then it was into the Far West where the once brilliant CCI is. Stampida: I used to love this with the PTC trains because it was awesome, great fun, fast and had loads of airtime. But Port Aventura decided to get new trains from a terrible company called Kumbak which never made trains for a wooden coaster before which turned the ride into a painful, rough, airtimeless, unreliable piece of shit. Well done Port Aventura! It's horrible. The trains just keep jumping up and down through the whole thing. The lift hill starts of slow, goes really slow and then speeds up at the top. It's even bumpy on the lift hill. And where has all the airtime gone? It used to be full of it. You can even see off-ride how bad it is the trains and riders are shaking like mad. The double up is death, it was horrible. And the red side is much worse than the blue. It was funny though when both trains were on the lifthills and the red got stuck near the top . And the ques were very long. Luckily I had my Express and the bad thing is if you want both credits you have to ride twice . Used to be a 10/10, now a 5/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The parks log flume is also in this area. Silver River Flume: The station and que house has nice themeing but inside it's just huge cattle pens. There is no themeing around the ride and El Diablo passes over it. It's a fun ride that gets you soaked. It has 3 drops: 1 small, 1 medium and 1 big one. I was surprised that I got soaked on the medium drop and not the big last one. Shame that they put no effort into themeing except for the station/que building but it's still fun. 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Canion Rapids: Has awesome themeing but the rapids themselves are average. It's wetter than I remembered though and I got wet but I was already soaked from the Silver River Flume. It's a bit short though but is good fun. The que for this was also huge. I say all the water rides had near 2 hour ques. But it's nowhere near as good as Parque Warner's "Acme Rapids". 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wild West area has great themeing throughout and is also home to the Kiddie CCI Tomahawk which I did'nt bother going on because I got the credit in 2004. The bumpers had great themeing but had a big que and low capacity so I did'nt go on. It's still a fun ride and I had great fun on them before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Polynesia also very well themed and very well landscaped has 2 big and great rides. Tutuki Splash: For some reason on the first day I went on this I did'nt get that wet and I was in the front, on the 3rd day I was in the front and got soaked and both times the boat was full. It must be the water level or something. The themeing on this is really good but the caves of chewing gum is disgusting. There is a small first drop which I got soaked on in the front and then there is the lift for the big and main double drop. If you are lucky or unlucky in some cases you might get soaked on the lift from the wave created from another boat. There is some great airitme on the double drop and on the 3rd day I got soaked all 3 times I went on it . 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sea Odyssey: Is a simulator ride that has fantastic themeing. The pre-show is in spannish but there are subtitles on all the differant screens in all the differant languages. The main part of the ride, the simulator is brilliantly done. 1 of the main characters, the talking Dolphin speaks english while the other the professor speaks Spannish but it is unnoticable that they are both speaking differant languages so everyone can understand. On one of my rides we started, the floor dropped, the huge screen opened and the seats moved but the whole thing shut down and we were stuck but the cause of the breakdown was so funny. An english guy was so fat and to heavy the ride could'nt handle it and shut down. He must have been so embarrassed when the ride-op removed him from his seat and moed him up to the front non simulator seats while a room of 100 people was pissing themselves laughing. It's a great ride and has great themeing but nowhere near as good as Templo del Fuego. 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is also the kiddie coaster "Tami Tami" in the area and I already had the credit from 2004. I did'nt bother going on the well themed Huss Pirate ship "Kon Tiki Wave" because I already went on it in 2004 and it's only an average ride. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last but certainly not least Furius Baco: My new no.2. The outdoor part of the que looks fantastic and is well themed and landscaped and looks great in the area. I say the que could hold over a 4 hour que. The atmosphere around the ride is fantastic and when people walk into the park and see it they are like OMG. The indoor part of the que is a nightmare, there is some good themeing in it but it is a HUGE cattlepen going in every direction and is usually full of people. The ride was only running 1 train all week and the que was near 3 hours alot of the time and 20 minutes sfter opening it gets over a 2hour que. The que is destroyed in graffiti and is only 3 weeks old. There is chewinggum all over the floor and walls, writing all over the que bars, walls, floor, and themeing. Idiots broke the netting off the themeing. I love the cool themeing at the entrance of the indoor que and the themeing near the station is a nice touch. The pre-show is great and the launch track is steep, it's like an uphill launch. The launch was brilliant. There is great airtime on the drop. Beware on the left side of the train the transitions are snappy and there is a bit of neck chopping but on the right side there is none. It is not rough but very intense. That tunnel thing in the s-bend is pointless, you dont even notice it. The trains are awesome and OMG the inline is INSANE. I would'nt put my hands up for anything other than the launch though. The last turn over the lake really only is a gimmick but it looks great and is fun. The train goes into the brakes really fast which can be seen in the que. The good thing about the indoor que is that the inline twist is right beside it so you can see the train go through it really fast. The ride is really intense and because of the high intensity it gives you a headache. I loved the pre-show and the ride. Definatly 10/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall, the place was packed. Baco and Khan were awesome. Stampida was horrible and much worse than Coaster Express. The themeing in the park is awesome. Templo del Fuego is f**king amazing. Great atmosphere. Overall 10/10. Day 1 Ride Count: Dragon Khanx9 Hurakan Condorx2 (Sitdown tilting, Stand-up) Tutuki Splashx2 Stampida Bluex1 Stampida Redx1 Grand Canion Rapidsx1 Silver River Flumex1 El Diablox1 Furius Bacox1 Day 2 Ride Count: Dragon Khanx2 Hurakan Condorx3 (Stand-upx1, Sit-downx2) Templo Del Fuegox1 Sea Odysseyx1 Furius Bacox1 Day 3 Ride Count: Dragon Khanx11 Hurakan Condorx6 (Stand-upx1, Sit-downx5) Furius Bacox2 Tutuki Splashx3 Sea Odysseyx1 Templo Del Fuegox2 Silver River Flumex1 Stampidax1 (I dont know why I went on it again) Parque de Atracciones PTR either tonight or tomorrow.

Yes, as soon as the gates open at 9.40 everyone runs to the entrance to get to Baco. I already had my ticket so I was nearly at the top of the que. They open the que at 9.50 and then open the ride at 10 when the park is supposed to open. By 10.10 it had a 2 hour que and stayed that way all day. The good thing is that the crowds at the back of the park stay quiet until like 11.30 so you should get on Khan and Hurakan Condor a few times with a small que. Parque Atracciones does get busier as the day goes on especially in the evening and so does Parque Warner. Port Aventura was just packes all day for the 3 days and just kept getting busier and busier. It was managed by Six Flags but not owned by them. I am doing the Port Aventura PTR now.

I thought the same before I went but it does'nt look that bad in person. It could do with a repaint though but I doubt that will happen anytime soon.

What parks are you going to? Beware Furius Baco seems to be having trouble running more than 1 train and it was running all week with 1 train with near 3 hour ques.

Got back yesterday after a fantastic week. I have the Parque Warner PTR done here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36982

Well the first park on the trip was Parque Warner Madrid. It was 30degrees and very hot out and I went on Sunday the 24th and to my surprise the place was packed and all the coasters were running 1 train . There were big ques at the entrance for tickets but I was really happy to see Stuntfall open. I decided to buy the Fast Pass which was only €15 and you could use it as many times as you want throughout the day. It includes most rides in the park except Superman . I highly recommend it because it was awesome, you don't have to que and the ride-op's let you choose what seat you want on the coasters. The main street in the park is awesome with great themeing and with the 300ft S+S towers at the end and has a good atmosphere. The first thing I wanted to do is get on Stuntfall incase it brokedown and closed so I went to the Movie World Studios area of the park home of Stuntfall. Stuntfall: I had high hopes for this and I was'nt disapointed. The ride is awesome and the first vertical lift and drop are insane and very scary. I thought the drop was better than Oblivion's because it is so much scarier. The trains are just stupid and badly designed, what were they trying to do? And the loading area is a joke because you dont have a clue what row you are supposed to be in. The front and back row are closed off so you cant sit in them rows but I found the best seat was the second last row, one of the edge seats. It is slightly rough especially backwards in the cobra roll but it is'nt that bad and it's not painful and it nearly stalls in the cobra roll when going backwards. And it is very unreliable. When I went for my second ride it was broken so I left and came back again after seeing it open and it broke down again, I left and came back got in que and it broke again. This time I waited and it opened after 10minutes. Later in the day I wanted another ride and got in the que and what a surprise it was broken again. I eventually got on it and then went on it again and it did'nt breakdown this time :shock: . I have to say the op's were great, they loaded it pretty fast and they fixed it pretty fast and when it broke down half an hour before closing I was surprised that they did'nt close it. I would give it 9/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I then stayed in the area to watch some show but it was in Spannish and was stupid so left and headed for the Superhero area of the park, as you enter the area Superman and it's tall lifthill is right infront of you. Superman: I have to say after my first ride in the 2nd last row I was very impressed, there was good floater on both airtime hills and a nice bit of floater it the zero-g roll and a great first drop. I did'nt notice it being floorless at all. I went for a reride and got the last row and I found it very dull, no airtime, no floater in the zero-g and it was just crap. I got another ride somewhere in the middle and it was good but not as good as the 2nd last row. The finale is fun with a helix, small airtime hill into another helix. The que nearly got to an hour thanks to 1train operation and I wanted one last ride and I was lucky to get the front. I thought the floorless gimmick was shit until I got the front. It's imelmann was also my first but I prefer the dive loop. The que has some nice themeing but there is a good bit of graffiti on the stairs up to the station. Overall I was impressed and would give it 9/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Batman: La Fuga Next was Batman and bloody hell it's insane. It's really intense and has fantastic themeing. I love the que themeing and all the lighting effects. The area around it looks great and is well themed. I got 3 rides in the back and 3 in the front. Although the back is more intense I preferred the front for the view. The first drop is great and beats Nemesis' little drop . Then there is a forceful loop which is way better than Nemesis' loop. The zero-g is insane and is really intense and it looks great going over the amazing asylum themeing and it is taken at a very fast speed and there is a great foot chopper on the exit, again it's better than Nemesis'. Then there is another loop and it's better and more forceful than the first which is followed by a fast and intense helix. Then there is a small forceless turn taken at a fast enough speed to not be boring between the helix and the first corkscrew. Fucking hell the corkscrews are insane, they are taken so fast and are REALLY intense. Both corkscrews are miles better than Nemesis'. After the 2nd corkscrew there is a fast turn back up to the brakerun. I have to say I loved it. It is a good bit better than Nemesis and although I still love Nemesis, Batman is better. Definitely 10/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Then went on the Lex Luthor themed top spin. It has good themeing and is fun but why is it on the setting for top spins that have fountains and it is even more stupid that they did'nt get the fountains because of the hot weather. It was good but not as good as Ripsaw. 6/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next I went into the very packed Old West Territory which has awesome themeing and a fantastic atmosphere. Coaster Express: I was actually worried about this after reading all the terrible reviews and I was surprised. Yes it's rough and shakey and in some places it's extremely rough but the Intamin trains saved it for me. I did'nt find it painful at all. The station has good themeing and the ride-op's were great and the whole thing had a great atmosphere. The Spannish sure do love it and it had a huge que, luckily I had my fast pass. I was actually surprised at how fast the lift was. There are 2 airtimeless hills and a trim on VERY hard at the end but I say without it the last turn and brakerun would be death. One big problem I found with this was that the wind blew all the dust from the ground below it in my eyes so I coul'nt see half of the coaster. But I thought it was fun and it is way better than Stampida with those horrible Kumbak trains. I did'nt risk a reride though . 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rio Bravo: The themeing on this was amazing and by far the best in the park. As soon as you get to the top of the lift the boat is turned backwards for the first drop, there is a surprise airtime hill at the end of it that provides a little pop of airtime but it is more like a big jolt, then airtime, another jolt and then your back gets soaked. The next part of the ride is taken slow and you go through a very well themed abandoned town and a canion. I thought the themeing and effects were great. Then there is a big lift in the mountain which takes you to the top of the final big drop and then you drop get soaked and return to the station. It was good but I thought it would be better, 7.5/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cold Creek Falls Did'nt get any photos because did'nt bring my camera on it, thank god because it would have been destroyed if I did. It is just a chute the chute water ride with only one average sized drop but bloody hell you get absolutely soaked to the skin and it has some good themeing. 9/10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Then it was into the awesomely themed kiddie area "Cartoon Village". Terrible picture of me: And the awesome themed fountain that soaks you: Then it was on to Acme Rapids. The themeing is great and it had a HUGE que but thanks to my fast pass I waited a second . This is by far the best rapids I have been on and is now my favourite water ride. The rapids themselves soaked me and then there are the water bombs and all other themeing and water sprays that soak you. It is really fun and I got soaked. 10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next it was the kiddie credit: Tom and Jerry: It's just a kiddie coaster with a VERY long train. The seats are uncomfortable and the front car of the train is just about to head down the first drop while the back car is only starting the lift. They did a nice job covering the base frame and it has some cartoon themeing. 4/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was now back to the Superhero area of the park for Riddler's Revenge, the triple 300ft tall S+S tower. It can be seen from all over the park and is located in the centre and looks fantastic. It was on the setting that shoots you up, it changes throughout the day and there is a sign at the entrance that tells you what times each differant setting was running. The launch up was great and then when it pushes you back down there is a great burst of airtime but then you are back in the seat for like the other 280ft of the tower. It has a great view though and I love the noise it makes. 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There were a good few rides I did'nt bother going on because I just wanted to go on the main ones. Hotel Embrujado: It's a very well themed Vekoma madhouse which I did'nt bother going on because I have already been on HEX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Overall I LOVED the park, the atmosphere, the themeing and the rides are all great. I cant decide which is better, Port Aventura or this. I sure hope they start making a profit so they add new rides. Overall I would give the park a 10/10. Ride Count: Stuntfallx4 Supermanx4 Batmanx6 Coaster Expressx1 Tom and Gerryx1 Lex Luther (Top Spin)x1 Riddler's Revenge (S+S Towers)x2 Rio Bravox1 Acme Rapidsx1 Cold Creek Fallsx1 I will try and do the Port Aventura PTR tomorrow.

Abismo at Parque Atracciones yesterday. It is a great coaster and alot better than I expected.

I was in Parque Atracciones yesterday the 29th and I have to say I thought the ride-op's were terrible and the park was average but Abismo was fantastic. I thought Tarantula was very disapointing and dull. Tornado is crap in the front but good in the back and the drop tower was closed. Great pictures.

I just got back an hour ago from my Spain trip which included 3 days at Port Aventura and 1 day at Parque Warner and 1 day at Parque Atracciones. Furius Baco was only running 1 train all week with a near 3hour que. A bit of advice sit on the right side of the train because the transitions are very sharp on the left and are a bit painful. The ride is smooth but very intense and gives you a headache and riding Dragon Khan after it is very painful. Dont miss Templo Del Fuego because it is just amazing even though it's in Spainnish. Abismo is great and the restraints dont' get tighter throughout the ride. I thought the park was crap and the Ride-op's are terrible. I have ridden Stampida with it's old trains and it was awesome but now it's horrible. If you think Coaster Express is bad god help you on this. You can even see the riders and trains shaking like mad and just jumping up and down through the whole layout. The Red side is even worse than the Blue. And the bad thing is if you want both credits you have to ride it twice. It's just horrible. And brace yourself for the double up because it's as rough as hell and there is NO airtime anymore. Anywhere on Stampida now is terrible. I HATE Kumbak.

Well I am just about to leave for the airport. Thanks for all your help.

Parks should really start inspecting the cables on these rides more often because a cable snapped on Hurakan Condor aswell last November.

^Yeah, I hope it is like that when I am there. And Parque de Atracciones is open until 1am when I am going so surely if there is ques they wont be that big at night.

Yeah, Xcelerator was the prototype and can launch to 100mph to see the capabilities of the new accelerator. I think it only did it in tests though.

Oh dear god, this thing just looks horrible. For god sake why did'nt Cedar Fair wait for the PTC's, it probally would still suck but it would'nt be as bad as it will be with those horrible looking G trains. I dont think any trains (except FCI trains) will make this coaster good. Coaster Express has good Intamin trains and that ride is supposed to be as bad or even worse than SoB. Well I am not looking forward to riding Coaster Express on Sunday. I dont even know if this would be even worth the credit. It just looks horrible.

Thanks, that was very helpful. I was surprised that there was ques in Parque de Atracciones. All the reviews I have read nothing had a que. And I dont like the sound of not having my lap bar checked on Abismo.

Oh Thanks for the help. I will do a PTR when I get back.

Corkscrew at Alton Towers, it is rough, painful, the trains are horrible as are the restraints. And I am sure I wont want a second ride on "Coaster Express" on Sunday.

Canada's Wonderland is rumoured to get a b&m hyper coaster next year that is 200ft.

Thanks for the information. What is the name of Parque Warner's train station?, I keep forgetting. I will do a PTR of all the parks when I get back.

It is now rumoured that Canada's Wonderland will be getting a new B&M coaster for next year. The station is rumoured to be located across from Italian Job's station. Now that is interesting, a possible dive machine. I hope these rumours are true. The park seemed to have had a very successful year last year with over 3.5million people so maybe Cedar Fair thought the park deserved a new coaster. http://www.screamscape.com/html/canada_s_wonderland.htm

How much does that cost? I went on the one in Tivoli World a few years ago and it was so scary.