Noxegon

Okay, I've just posted my pictures from Rainbow's End here: http://www.themeparks.ie/australia/rainbow/index.htm

Speaking as someone who has done that continent recently, be careful. There are not a huge number of coasters, true, but if you want to get to them all you do need ten days at least. Adventure World in Perth needs two days on its own because of where it is, a three hour flight from anywhere else. The two Luna Parks - Melbourne and Sydney - are tiny, especially in Melbourne - but again a day or so will be wanted in each city to at least see something. If you want to do Merimbula then you need to budget for a silly drive each way to get there (~8 hours) or work around the flight schedule. The big coaster clump is in the greater Brisbane area, and the good news there is that the parks are all very close together. I'd be inclined to allow a day for Warner, a day for Dreamworld, and put Sea World and Wet'n'wild onto the same time. If you want to do Aussie World put it on a day with a flight. That's seven days if you skip Merimbula, eight with it (at a pinch). Add Rainbow's End onto the mix and you've hit ten.

I really need to upload my photos from this place. Maybe I'll get round to it this evening.

Try the late Expoland in Japan. Six white coasters...

Being the nerd that I am, I just did a query on my coaster database to find out how many of the coasters I've been on are gone. There's a lot of crap in this list, but equally a lot of worthy credits that are no more 7 Picos (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid) Aska (Nara Dreamland) Bat Coaster (Nigloland) Bat Flyer (Lightwater Valley) Batman and Robin - The Chiller (Six Flags Great Adventure) Batman The Escape (Six Flags Astroworld) Beaver Land Mine Ride (Geauga Lake) Big Apple (Astroland) Big Dipper (Geauga Lake) Black Hole (Alton Towers) Blue Coaster (Dreamland) BMRX (Kobe Portopialand) Boa Squeeze (Wonderpark) Bobsleigh (Nara Dreamland) Buffalo Stampede (American Adventure) Bullet (Flamingo Land) Cirkusexpressen (Liseberg) Coleoz'Arbres (Bagatelle) Cop Car Chase [2] (Movie Park Germany) Corkscrew (Alton Towers) Crazy Mouse (Steel Pier) Cyclone (Pleasureland Southport) Deja Vu (Six Flags Great America) Deja Vu (Six Flags Over Georgia) Dive to Atlantis (Mount Olympus Theme Park) Dolphin Coaster (Hakkeijima Sea Paradise) Dominator (Geauga Lake) Double Loop (Geauga Lake) Double Loop (Kobe Portopialand) Dragon de Bei Hai (Mer de Sable) Dragon Wagon (Old Town) Eagles Life in the Fast Lane (Hard Rock Park) Eurostar (German Fairs) Family Coaster (Parc Saint Paul) Fantasy Coaster (Nara Dreamland) Fiesta Express (Cypress Gardens) Flying Fish (Thorpe Park) Flying Super Saturator (Carowinds) Fujin Raijin II (Expoland) Galaxi (Funtown Splashtown USA) Galaxi (Riverview Park and Waterworld) Galaxy Spin (Cypress Gardens) Grand Huit (Euro Park) Greezed Lightnin' (Six Flags Astroworld) Head Spin (Geauga Lake) High Roller (Stratosphere Tower) High Speed Thrill Coaster (Knoebels Amusement Park) Hurricane (Myrtle Beach Pavillion) Hvin & Hyl Rutsch (BonBon-Land) Hypersonic XLC (Kings Dominion) Jack Rabbit (Celebration City) Jet Coaster (Wonder Rakutenchi) Jet Stream (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) Kids Coaster (Nara Dreamland) King Cobra (Kings Island) King Solomon's Mines (Pleasureland Southport) Klondike Gold Mine (Drayton Manor) Laser (Dorney Park) Led Zeppelin: The Ride (Hard Rock Park) Little Eagle (Myrtle Beach Pavillion) Little Leaper (Steel Pier) Little Ripper (Thrill-Ville USA) Log Ride (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) Looping Star (Dreamland) Looping (Parc Saint Paul) Mad Mouse (Myrtle Beach Pavillion) Magic Mouse (Rotunda) Magnum Force (Flamingo Land) Mayan Mindbender (Six Flags Astroworld) Missile (American Adventure) Montana Rusa (Tibidabo) Munich Autobahn (Kobe Portopialand) Nessi (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) New Roller Coaster (New MetroLand) Okeechobee Rampage (Cypress Gardens) Orient Express (Worlds of Fun) Ozark Wildcat (Celebration City) Pepsi-Cola Loop (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) Psyclone (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Python (Busch Gardens Africa) Raging Wolf Bobs (Geauga Lake) Ripper (Thrill-Ville USA) Runaway Coaster (Rotunda) Runaway Train (American Adventure) Scenic Railway (Dreamland) Scooby's Ghoster Coaster (Kings Island) Screw Coaster (Nara Dreamland) Serial Thriller (Six Flags Astroworld) Serpent (Six Flags Astroworld) Shake, Rattle, and Rollercoaster (Hard Rock Park) Sierra Tonante (Mirabilandia) Sky Ways Roller Coaster (Brean Leisure Park) Slippery When Wet (Hard Rock Park) Speed (Nascar Cafe) Star World (German Fairs) Starliner (Cypress Gardens) Steel Venom (Geauga Lake) Storm (Bottons Pleasure Beach) Super Dragon (Drayton Manor) Swamp Thing (Cypress Gardens) Texas Cyclone (Six Flags Astroworld) Thunder Mountain (Flamingo Land) Thunderbolt (Celebration City) Thunderhawk (Geauga Lake) Tiger Terror (Wild Adventures) Traumatizer (Pleasureland Southport) Tren Bravo (Terra Mitica) Triple Hurricane (Cypress Gardens) Twin Looper (American Adventure) Ultra Twister (Six Flags Astroworld) Villain (Geauga Lake) Viper (Six Flags Astroworld) Wacky Worm (Myrtle Beach Grand Prix) Wacky Worm (Seaburn Fun Park) Wild Cat (Pleasureland Southport) Wild Maus (Busch Gardens Europe) Wild Mouse (Dreamland) Wild Mouse (Jolly Roger Amusement Park) Wild West Mine Train (Primrose Valley Holiday Park) X-Flight (Geauga Lake) XLR-8 (Six Flags Astroworld) Xtreme (Drievliet) Zingo (Bells Amusement Park) Zonga (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

I was told that still photographs were not permitted in Codona's Amusement Park in Aberdeen - a slightly nonsensical policy really considering that the park actually sells instant cameras!

We do. At least we do, here in Ireland

When we were there in 2007 we were told that the ride only operated in the afternoons...?

Well, it was truly awful when I rode it in 2006 - and there's no way in hell that I'd rate it higher than the (magnificent) Montaña Rusa in La Feria... Trip report from the time: http://www.bannister.org/coasters/trips/2006/1125.htm

The ACE/ECC group that hit Japan in 2005 saw Fujiyama break down that day, and we subsequently received a very nice e-mail from the Park Director apologising for what happened. I can only assume that this person is no longer in charge...

Not me; by submitting you pass ownership of the picture to Busch, and they specifically say you cannot allow its use anywhere else. Bugger that.

Yeah, I'd love to drive a DeLorean some day, just to see if it really does vaporize when you hit 88mph...

It's pretty good okay... not particularly frightening but the standard of the theming is top notch.

The worst thing is that I've still not managed to ride Fujiyama despite three visits to the sodding place, so I'm going to have to visit on my next Japan trip. Fortunately I have an exit pass from when it broke down on my last visit... I wonder if they'll still take it It's partly credit whoring -- I only need six more credits out of the one hundred tallest steel coasters in the world, and it's the only one in the top ten -- but it's more a determination to ride what was for several years the tallest full circuit coaster in the world.

Me too I figured that Brazil was two weeks on its own mind...

There are a few really impressive looking SLCs out there (it's amazing how you can polish a turd, eh?) and this is probably the top of the pile. Watch out for Infusion in Blackpool, the Mayan Adventure in Taiwan, and the Cobra in Cape Town mind.

I didn't vote, but I'd gladly put Scooby Doo in my top twenty. It is without question the best wild mouse coaster I've been on anywhere in this world.

Yeah, I was about to Shazam it too... you beat me to it

Eh, I think one should probably reserve judgement until people have ridden the thing. If it's anything like Dodonpa/Hypersonic the launch is so amazing that the rest of the ride is irrelevant/moderately painful anyway.

No, I can't see it - but then I'm wearing sunglasses.

Is there any information about an opening date?

Wow, I like the paint job. It's amazing how you can polish a turd, eh?

Yes, I am a nerd. int main() { for (i = 0; CoasterTable[i].name != 0; i++) { if (CoasterTable[i].status == STAT_DEFUNCT) { printf("%s (%s)\n", CoasterTable[i].name, ParkTable[CoasterTable[i].prk].name); } } return 0; } 7 Picos (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid) Aska (Nara Dreamland) Bat Coaster (Nigloland) Bat Flyer (Lightwater Valley) Batman and Robin - The Chiller (Six Flags Great Adventure) Batman The Escape (Six Flags Astroworld) Beaver Land Mine Ride (Geauga Lake) Big Apple (Astroland) Big Dipper (Geauga Lake) Black Hole (Alton Towers) Blue Coaster (Dreamland) BMRX (Kobe Portopialand) Boa Squeeze (Wonderpark) Bobsleigh (Nara Dreamland) Buffalo Stampede (American Adventure) Bullet (Flamingo Land) Coleoz'Arbres (Bagatelle) Cop Car Chase [2] (Movie Park Germany) Corkscrew (Alton Towers) Crazy Mouse (Steel Pier) Cyclone (Pleasureland Southport) Deja Vu (Six Flags Great America) Deja Vu (Six Flags Over Georgia) Dive to Atlantis (Mount Olympus Theme Park) Dolphin Coaster (Hakkeijima Sea Paradise) Dominator (Geauga Lake) Double Loop (Geauga Lake) Double Loop (Kobe Portopialand) Dragon de Bei Hai (Mer de Sable) Dragon Wagon (Old Town) Eurostar (German Fairs) Family Coaster (Parc Saint Paul) Fantasy Coaster (Nara Dreamland) Fiesta Express (Cypress Gardens) Flying Fish (Thorpe Park) Flying Super Saturator (Carowinds) Fujin Raijin II (Expoland) Galaxi (Riverview Park and Waterworld) Galaxy Spin (Cypress Gardens) Grand Huit (Euro Park) Greezed Lightnin' (Six Flags Astroworld) Head Spin (Geauga Lake) High Roller (Stratosphere Tower) Hurricane (Myrtle Beach Pavillion) Hvin & Hyl Rutsch (BonBon-Land) Hypersonic XLC (Kings Dominion) Jet Stream (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) Kids Coaster (Nara Dreamland) King Cobra (Kings Island) King Solomon's Mines (Pleasureland Southport) Klondike Gold Mine (Drayton Manor) Little Eagle (Myrtle Beach Pavillion) Little Leaper (Steel Pier) Little Ripper (Thrill-Ville USA) Log Ride (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) Looping Star (Dreamland) Looping (Parc Saint Paul) Mad Mouse (Myrtle Beach Pavillion) Magic Mouse (Rotunda) Magnum Force (Flamingo Land) Mayan Mindbender (Six Flags Astroworld) Missile (American Adventure) Munich Autobahn (Kobe Portopialand) Nessi (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) New Roller Coaster (New MetroLand) Okeechobee Rampage (Cypress Gardens) Orient Express (Worlds of Fun) Pepsi-Cola Loop (Ocean Beach Amusement Park) Psyclone (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Python (Busch Gardens Africa) Raging Wolf Bobs (Geauga Lake) Ripper (Thrill-Ville USA) Runaway Coaster (Rotunda) Runaway Train (American Adventure) Scenic Railway (Dreamland) Scooby's Ghoster Coaster (Kings Island) Screw Coaster (Nara Dreamland) Serial Thriller (Six Flags Astroworld) Serpent (Six Flags Astroworld) Sierra Tonante (Mirabilandia) Sky Ways Roller Coaster (Brean Leisure Park) Speed (Nascar Cafe) Star World (German Fairs) Starliner (Cypress Gardens) Steel Venom (Geauga Lake) Storm (Bottons Pleasure Beach) Super Dragon (Drayton Manor) Swamp Thing (Cypress Gardens) Texas Cyclone (Six Flags Astroworld) Thunder Mountain (Flamingo Land) Thunderhawk (Geauga Lake) Traumatizer (Pleasureland Southport) Tren Bravo (Terra Mitica) Triple Hurricane (Cypress Gardens) Twin Looper (American Adventure) Ultra Twister (Six Flags Astroworld) Villain (Geauga Lake) Viper (Six Flags Astroworld) Wacky Worm (Myrtle Beach Grand Prix) Wacky Worm (Seaburn Fun Park) Wild Cat (Pleasureland Southport) Wild Maus (Busch Gardens Europe) Wild Mouse (Dreamland) Wild Mouse (Jolly Roger Amusement Park) Wild West Mine Train (Primrose Valley Holiday Park) X-Flight (Geauga Lake) XLR-8 (Six Flags Astroworld) Xtreme (Drievliet) Zingo (Bells Amusement Park) Zonga (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

You know, that looks truly awesome. I can't wait.

You're missing nothing with the Screaming Squirrel rides - they suck. As regards the Test Pilots page, it says at the top that it's For Grona Lund staff only. Though it says it in English for some reason, go figure. I signed up for the hell of it