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  1. Today we are @WalibiHolland for some awesome Goliath + Lost Gravity fun! Goliath is still one of the best roller coasters in the world. Airtime on this ride is NUTS!!! That right there is the view of pure awesome! You can just FEEL the crazy airtime in this photo! Sorry, but B&M hypers don't even come close to delivering airtime like this! Goliath @WalibiHolland... Yes, still a world's top ten coaster after all these years! The Goliath crew gets bonus points for letting Kristen run the coaster! This is the second coaster she's operated this trip! She's now over-qualified to work at Six Flags! Next up we got to ride "outdoor Rock n Roller Coaster" aka Express. Outdoor Rock N Roller coaster was running GREAT! @WalibiHolland has taken good care of this ride & its a lot of fun! We made it over to @WalibiHolland's new Lost Gravity. OMG! What a great GREAT RIDE!!! We were all super impressed! The first drop and the airtime hills on Lost Gravity are totally insane! We totally LOVED Lost Gravity! Total surprise hit of the trip! Oh, yeah... Lost Gravity also has FIRE!!! Which instantly makes it awesome! This "Super Freeze" @CocaCola machine @WalibiHolland was amazing! Put your money in, open the cap, close the cap, turn the bottle upside down, and BAM! Instant frozen Coke! Time to get our Boomerang credit! To be honest, Speed of Sound @WalibiHolland is a decent Boomerang! Some of the Dutch snacks you can get @WalibiHolland were just fantastic! I wish we had stuff like this in the US! Now THAT is a souvenir park shirt! lol It was fun running into some Dutch TPR fans today! This stuff right here... Warmed up... OMG! Soooo good! And yes... Some of our group had to get their SLC credit... Now here's some SLC views you don't normally get to see! A slot Coke machine??? What is with these awesome weird @CocaCola machines they have @WalibiHolland??? We saw "cockroach man" @WalibiHolland today. Not sure why this guy was dressed like this, but here he is... Yes, sometimes you are required to do physical labor getting around @WalibiHolland! And once again @WalibiHolland is a nicely landscaped and themed park which we don't see as often in the USA. We went back to get a few more kick-ass rides in on Goliath. [twitter] [/twitter] That right there is roller coaster perfection! Not a single dull moment of track! Yes, that IS a souvenir @WalibiHolland park-themed condom! Who wishes the US parks would sell fun stuff like this? Cheers to @WalibiHolland! We had a GREAT day in the park! We drink to you guys!
  2. They told me that they have not announced anything yet.
  3. I went there on our "free day" while other people went sightseeing. I would have done the same thing, a classic Schwarzkopf coaster over sightseeing any day! Other reasons were that the park was SUPER AWESOME at hosting me to come film the ride, and we also just wanted to document it before it went away.
  4. I went there on our "free day" while other people went sightseeing.
  5. http://themeparkreview.com/forum/search.php?keywords=slagharen&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=titleonly&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search
  6. We won't be there for a couple of weeks still... Out of curiosity, when will you be there? Since I'm also planning on going there (which European coaster fan doesn't?) very soon. We aren't giving out our dates, sorry. We are on a private trip with friends and family at the moment. Not trying to be rude, but just trying to enjoy the parks on our own.
  7. We won't be there for a couple of weeks still...
  8. Slagharen Looping Star "farewell video!" Making a stop today at Slagharen to say goodbye to their Schwarzkopf Looping Star roller coaster! The Looping Star aka "Thunderloop" will be retired from the park the end of the 2016 season. [twitter] [/twitter] Thought Slagharen was a really cute family park with a nice selection of rides. Took lots of video of the Looping Star today! Should have some new videos posted soon! Now THIS is a sign of quality! And we saw it quite a few places! Just a few more of the family friendly attractions. Checking out the water park. Looks like a lot of fun! The Looping Star was the first upside down roller coaster for The Netherlands. It will be missed, but looking forward to what the park has planned for it's replacement! I'm pretty sure this may be one of the coolest chair swings ride I've ever seen! Had a nice day at Slagharen! We will be back at some point very soon!
  9. I have just received this message from Mattais at Kolmarden:
  10. I personally think that Efteling is a park every theme park fan should get to in their life as it is one of the better themed and landscaped parks in the world with some fantastic attractions. That being said, I will say that Efteling tops my list of parks that so many people absolutely love but I think doesn't quite live up to the hype that surrounds it. While I do feel that the park had some amazingly themed areas and rides, I also feel that many things fall short of my expectations and the hype. It's a great park. It's a beautiful park. And I think it would be better if some of its über-fans didn't overhype it.
  11. Today we have arrived at @Efteling in the Netherlands! Follow along with us at this awesome park! The park has opened up Baron 1898 early for us so we can come in and film! Got some good rides in on Baron 1898 @Efteling! Should have some fun footage to post soon! Flying Dutchman was up next. The station alone is a highlight of this ride! Next we hit up "Bob" which is an old-school Intamin bobsled ride! Still loads of fun! Efteling is another beautifully landscaped and well-themed park which we don't have in the USA. Dreamflight is @Efteling's signature dark ride! It's themed to fairies and castles and trolls and things! Vogel Rok... Space Mountain meets birds! Um... Stroopwafels are OMFG amazing! Freshly cooked, sliced in half and all syruped up! YUM! The construction for the new Symbolica dark ride coming in 2017 Taking a ride on "Fata Morgana" @Efteling Pirates-like boat ride based on 1001 Arabian Nights. More of the awesome landscaping and theming you'll find @Efteling. Yep. We are even riding the Vekoma! In @Efteling's fairy tale land you can see some pretty awesome bizarre looking stuff! [twitter] [/twitter] Love the nice relaxing boat ride @Efteling which gives you a nice break in the middle of the day! Poffertjes > Funnel Cake! Especially since half of these have liquor in them! (Note the kids have the non-liquor!) Raveleijn was all kinds of cool! I mean, we saw a HORSE ON FIRE!!! Awesome! [twitter] [/twitter] First the show then an amazing dinner! Highly recommend Raveleijn! [twitter] [/twitter] And after a great day @Efteling, we recommend staying at the Efteling Hotel! Had a great day at the park! And once again, a clip of HORSE ON FIRE!!! [twitter] [/twitter]
  12. Well, personally, we weren't having fun on the "tours" because all the asshole people ruined it for us, so we are back to having fun again at the parks, and I hope that shows in the TR's! In short, these are REAL trip reports from *US* actually enjoying the parks and having a good time, not just a bunch of "ok, everyone, smile for the camera because I have to put your stupid annoying asses in a report when I get back home..." pictures.
  13. Today we are @toverland in the Netherlands. This seriously is one of the more unique and fun parks in the world! There are so many awesome open playgrounds for kids to have fun in! The park also has a really cool collection of roller coasters! The park @toverland is also extremely well landscaped & themed. Far better than 90% of US parks! Doing some filming on the Booster Bike @toverland! It might not be Tron but it's still awesome! Just some of the super cool theming on @toverland's Bobkart ride! Look! Europe has adult-sized rides that go fast with no seat belt at all! Shame we couldn't have this in America... This "email my on ride photo to myself for €2" kiosk was super cool! Great idea! They have a really good "reversing log flume" @toverland! We may or may not have recorded another "log flume" video! One example of how Europe parks are more trustworthy & guests are less sue-happy than in the USA. Never in America! [twitter] [/twitter] This is what we call the "triangle of death" (or should it be cone of death?) Either way it's totally nuts! Not only does @toverland have awesome playgrounds for kids, but they have them for adults, too! The park started off mostly as an "indoor park" and then expanded outside! Really had a great day @toverland! Nice to see this remains one of our favorite parks in Europe!
  14. Today we are hanging out @WalibiBelgium! Time to get wet on the new water ride! We will start our day with Psyke Underground @WalibiBelgium fully refurbished and indoors shuttle loop! Pulsar is this super weird but totally awesome splash down shuttle coaster! @WalibiBelgium has a hit with this ride! These dudes are about to get super wet! [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew] Kristen rode her first SLC today @WalibiBelgium... She said she loved it!!! Pulsar joins @WalibiBelgium's two other decent water rides for a good variety of ways to get wet at this park! You'll find one of the best @SallyCorp shooting dark rides here @WalibiBelgium! Dear @WalibiBelgium we apologize for the adult Americans & 1 Australian that rode the kiddie coaster today! This was an awesome @CocaCola machine @WalibiBelgium! Put your money in, hug the machine, it gives you a Coke! When in Belgium, of course you have to get waffles!!! @WalibiBelgium (I got one with Belgian chocolate!) Joe decided that @WalibiBelgium he's going to eat a small animal... And that's EXACTLY what he did! For being a nearly 20 year old Vekoma woodie, Loup Garou @WalibiBelgium was still lots of fun! We did have to stop Sarah from getting a tattoo! Always great running into European TPR fans @WalibiBelgium Had a great day @WalibiBelgium! Nice park, fun rides and Pulsar was great!!!
  15. This morning our coaster riding adventure starts in Belgium @bobbejaanland! Love that @bobbejaanland has a great mix of rides for families and thrill seekers! We are working with @Giroptic to bring you some cool 360 degree roller coaster POVs! Got to try the new VR version of Revolution @bobbejaanland! It's awesome! New theme works really well! Kristen loved the VR version of Revolution! @bobbejaanland It's official! We have found "Bench: The Ride" aka The El Paso Special The indoor kids area @bobbejaanland is super nice! Wish more parks in America had stuff like this. Looks like there might be a #ChanceOfReign here @bobbejaanland today! European parks just have a different look and vibe to parks in America. [twitter] [/twitter] They have one of those super kick ass giant Frisbee's here @bobbejaanland! Runs a great program! We shot plenty of POV video today @Bobbejaanland! Lots of new videos coming soon! There goes @ElissaAlvey & Kristen on the pedal cars I'm pretty sure Revolution may have the longest rain in roller coaster history! Taking a ride on @bobbejaanland Wild Mouse, Speedy Bob, and with light brakes it IS speedy!!! Some celebratory beer on the way back from @bobbejaanland! Had a great day at the park!
  16. We will miss it, and while it's a little disappointing it's not a huge deal. We are back at Phantasialand next year anyway!
  17. Live tweeting throughout this trip! The best way to follow our adventures is to get on Twitter and follow TPR! TPR's summer adventures are underway! Follow along our Twitter the next few weeks! #DLP fanboys - what used to be here? Been coming to #DisneylandParis since it opened but I don't remember! Yo ho... It's the backside of castle! The "inside of castle" is pretty damn awesome! Yes, Pirates at #DisneylandParis has an on-ride photo! Dear @earlofsandwich - Thank you for having a location at #DisneylandParis! Best quick service on #DLP property! Back on the road again! Our summer adventures have officially begun! In France it's "ok" to for girls to use the men's room because they aren't uptight like other places I know. I see an SLC... THROUGH THE TREES!!! @WalibiBelgium Be there soon! Check out @thegreatzo having dinner in Belgium! Nice small group of 15 on this trip! I can tolerate at least 8 of them! Live tweeting throughout this trip! The best way to follow our adventures is to get on Twitter and follow TPR!
  18. You know, you're right. They have some very good versions of attractions here, some even better than the US versions (and some that could be better with new trains!) I've already said that the park would be AWESOME if it were built somewhere else.
  19. Dollywood have released their official Lightning Rod POV!
  20. Mattias & Johan owners of Kolmarden just texted me a pic of their first ride to post! Can't wait to ride! Congrats guys!!!
  21. Live tweeting throughout this trip! The best way to follow our adventures is to get on Twitter and follow TPR! We are hanging out at #DisneylandParis again today! Lunch today! We are going to eat at Bistrot Chez Remy! The interior of Remy's is insanely cute! Inside the menu at Chef Remy's! Just some of our entree's at Chef Remy's! The steak comes with Ratatouille! The desserts at Chef Remy's are just fantastic! Warm gooey chocolate cake!!! So we have some of this merch at Walt Disney World? I don't think I've seen them. Here are empty smoking areas people don't bother to use because they'd rather just ignore the rules. #DisneylandParis really does have the best "Mansion." Other than maybe all the pushing in the queue, it's AWESOME! Gonna see some French Frozen Summer Fun! OMG!! The Frozen Singalong at #DisneyParis is amazing!! The show is so much more interactive with beach balls, moving screens, dancers, and microphones given to kids! The Frozen Fun area at #DisneylandParis was super cute and VERY popular! Here was the line to get into the next show! All the French language shows were totally full! You know what you don't see at #DisneylandParis? Those horrible ECVs! Or as I like to call them "Fat Chariots!" I really want to like Space Mountain at #DisneylandParis in fact I used to *LOVE* it, but now? It's just awful. [twitter] /status/742017039267729409[/twitter] When one of your major attractions has a 5 min wait when others are 30-40 doesn't that tell you something? The World of Disney shop at #DisneylandParis Disney Village is amazing! Beautiful inside! We did our group dinner in this room on our TPR 2008 tour at Cafe Mickey... We prefer being here on our own! ...and yes! We have #Disney characters!!! Hey look! Photos with corporate symbols! This guy used to sign my paycheck now I'm giving him my money! How's that for irony? And we ended the night once again with Disney Dreams, which has to be in the top 3 Disney nighttime shows I've ever seen! Watch this! [fbvideonew]https://www.facebook.com/themeparkreview/videos/10154309699993566/[/fbvideonew]
  22. After 10 hours. This ride is really going to put Kolmarden on the roller coaster map!
  23. Holy crap! 56,000 views, 5,000 reactions, 1,000+ shares, and reached 200,000 people in just two hours! I'd say people seem to think Wildfire looks pretty kick ass!
  24. So some culture from today... Today we are doing "Paris Stuff." So follow along for some random culture credits! We are about to head into the Paris Catacombs to see the REAL haunted mansion! Paris catacombs are pretty darn cool! Reminds me of the old Dueling Dragons queue! It was cool being in a place where one of the rules is "don't touch the skulls!" lol Had our first legit European pizza of the trip! Delicious! Next stop... Quite possibly the most famous museum in the world! Anyone know where we are? Yup, we are at Le Louvre today checking out all kinds of cool art stuff! That's right, we are partying it up with this pretty famous Italian chick at Le Louvre! Chloe Martin was a fantastic Louvre guide! Kristen had the best time! We highly recommend @parismusetours! Thank you! Culture credit goal completed! Achievement unlocked! Tomorrow we are back at Disneyland Paris!
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