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Thanks for your help. Yes, we have visas already, so the bus directly from HK to OCT sounds like a great option. We are staying by Tsim Sha Tsui station. Do you know where the bus leaves from and where we should by the tickets? How does it work with the bus and border control then? Does the bus just wait while we go through customs? Thanks again!

I appologize in advance if there is already an answer to this. I have searched. And then searched some more, and truly can't find much help with this... We are two friends travelling to Hong Kong in beginning of march. We have decided to take two days (one night) in Shenzhen, but can't figure out how to get to Knight Valley the best and quickest way. The second day we have decided to spend in Happy Valley Shenzhen. Someone wrote in their trip report that the best way is to go to the metro nearest to Knight Valley and then take a cab the rest of the way. Is this recommended? Someone else said there was a bus from HK straight to Knight Valley, but which number and from where exactly? If we start by going to Knight Valley, then head to Shenzhen for an overnight, would it be possible to catch a cab the whole way back from Knight Valley to Shenzhen? Using a taxi calculator online makes it seem quite cheap considering the distance (approx. $25). Since we are also doing the parks in HK and doing a day at Ocean Kingdom (including Mysterious Island if we have time), we HAVE to do some parks over a weekend. We are planning to do the two in Shenzhen saturday and sunday, but I am starting to think we should change this since so many people are moaning about the poor operation at the Shenzhen parks. As an alternative, would Ocean Park be bad to do on a saturday or sunday? And something else that we considered was that going to Knight Valley and Happy Valley during a weekend would be safer bet in terms of Wood Coaster and Bullet Coaster being open... Any tips and directions are much appreciated.

It seems that a lot of people on here are worried that it's a Gerstlauer... If you have tried 'Fluch von Novgorod' at Hansa-Park (Germany) you wouldn't be. This coaster is nothing less than AMAZING. Smooth, quiet (which is so very important to AT) and super intense. On top of that they have themed it impeccably. I wonder if AT have been inspired by 'Fluch von Novgorod'... Also, couldn't the beyond vertical drop be indoors? If they indeed still claim that this feature will be part of the coaster. It is difficult with the pricing of a project, as mentioned before in this thread, but I know for a fact that Gerstlauer are cheaper than most manufacturers, which would allow for the extensive ground work and also open up to a very high standard of theming for the ride. I for one can't wait to see the unfolding of this coaster :•) PS. The logo does imply multi-inversions. However, I find it hard to believe that this coaster would break Eejanaika's record of 14 inversions (although I am not a big fan of this particular record, since they in my opinion aren't real inversions)...

Congrats to El Toro. My favourite woodie too! Biggest surprise to me is Colossos (Heide Park). I was looking so much forward to try it when we went in 2011 (2nd attempt... was closed 1st time I went in 2010). It was so rough and seemed to be very badly maintained. Having El Toro and Balder as my top 2, I do love an Intamin woodie, so if anyone should have loved Colossos it should have been me. Nothing less than Terrible! Does not even belong in the top 30! I'm sure it did in its early years, but a ride (park) should be punished bad in these polls when they don't look after their rides, and I am thinking that a lot of people are judging it from past performance.

Great stuff. Thanks everyone. More opinions are welcome...

Thanks for your opinions... Last thing... Which launched coaster would you choose if you could choose between ALL manufacturers?

Thanks... I have never been on a Launched X-Car (Maurer Söhne) so I couldn't say for myself, but have heard lots of bad things about 'Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit'... (although not launched, it should be VERY rough). Anyone got any views on that? And what is the difference between 'Formule X' and 'Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit' in terms of roughness?

Which of these 3 would you prefer for your local park if they didn't already have a launch coaster: S&S El Loco (but with a launch) or Launched Vekoma or Maurer Söhne Launched X-Car Which is best? Smoothest? Biggest appeal? Most fun? Obviously the El Loco doesn't exist with launch, but if you have tried the 'normal' El Loco, try to imagine it with a launch... If you were to choose your favourite launch coaster from ANY manufacturer which would it be?

Angry_Gumball... Love yours. Brilliant with the multiple trashcans...

Great trip report. Looks like you had a brilliant time. Made me miss Alton Towers... I want to marry my mr right on a coaster too... Never thought of Oblivion as a candidate for this though, but with a prolonged pause at the top it would be ideal.

Looks FANTASTIC! I didn't have very high expectations for this. But now I cant wait to try it! I am in absolute awe of the speed at the top of the lift...

No No Nooooooooooooo!!! This was my favourite out of the 5 different Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loops I have tried. Back in 2000 when I first tried it, it was running to perfection! No braking on the return through the station and even a water feature during launch. I truly am sad hearing this...

Thanks for this amazing TPR. Why SFMM doesn't build one of these Wonders of the World is beyond me. Surely they must have noticed the huge success of El Toro at SFGAdv... What are they thinking??? That aside, I really must go ride this one day SOOOOOOON! El Toro and Balder are both Top 5 of my overall favourite coasters. Am sure T-Express would join them at the top... if not on top! Why is South Korea so far away... Eagle Fortress... Atlantis Adventure... I want to ride you too...

Thanks for the brilliant updates... Looking so much forward to the Everland update that I'm nearly... EXPLODING!!!

I also believe that this is the twin of the forthcoming Heart Beat at Tobu Zoo in Japan. I have admired the rendition of Heart Beat many times on rcdb.com, and can't quite believe that one similar will be built so close to me. WAYYYYHEYYYYY!!! My prayers have been heard. Intamin rules!

Oh man, this makes me miss Japan SO bad!!!! Thanks for taking the time to keep all of us homebound peeps up to date with your great adventures. Looking forward to follow the rest of your trip...

We had a brilliant day there thanks to the Gold Flash Pass. Get it! The line for El Toro varied from 1 hour to 1.5 hour. Our longest wait was 15 minutes (with the Gold Flash Pass). Hurraaaaaah!! Hope you have a great time. El Toro is now my favourite wooden coaster (closely followed by Balder). Sorry my sweet sweet Balder, but El Toro's first drop takes the biscuit.

Oh believe me I will. I can't wait! Will get back to you about the wait for El Toro.

Thanks everyone for your help. Am planning on my park map right now...

Any suggestions on which rides I should target at SFGAdv with the Flash Pass, as I am a SFGAdv virgin...

Thanks for clearing that up. Sounds like it will be worth buying the Gold Flash Pass. Yippiiiieee... Can't wait. Checked the weather forecast. Sunday looks pretty bad. So think I'm gonna go Saturday. Hope the park isn't totally packed. Anyway, still some time for the weather predictions to change... Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the advice... But how does the Flash Pass slow the day down? And what is a Gold Flash Pass?

Going to Six Flags Great Adventure (New Jersey) this coming weekend. Any tips and advice is much appreciated... Like 1. Is the bus service from NY a good way of going? Is it on time? Does it leave enough time for enjoying the park? (Leaves NY 9.30 in the morning, and then leaving SFGAdv 6.30 or 8.30 in the evening). Would a pre-booked taxi/town car be insanely expensive? 2. Is it a good idea to buy Fast Lane? How quick do they sell out (Like, do you have to be there when they open to get it)? 3. I have the option of going either Saturday 21. or Sunday 22nd. of April. Which day would be the least crowded? Any other tips or advice...? Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks so much for this. Have never been able to find any videos of this before... Especially interesting for me, as there are some heavy rumours going 'round that my home park, Tivoli Gardens here in Copenhagen, Denmark, may be getting an Aqua Trax within the next couple of years... Representatives from Tivoli have apparently been to Lotte World 3 times to try Atlantis Adventure. But the ride has apparently been down every time, so perhaps this will have put them off buying one... Or does anyone know whether Lotte World are generally crap at maintaining their rides...