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Plopsa de Panne The next morning was my last day before riding the train up to Amsterdam for the TPR trip. On this day I visited Plopsa de Panne in the town of de Panne. I knew this park had built Heidi and Anubis over the past few years, but really never paid much attention to it. However, as I started looking into traveling around Belgium I realized this park had a little more to offer than just a kiddie park. The park was easy to get to with the train station only 5 minutes from the entrance gate. The entrance plaza is spacious and gorgeous, the park is beautifully landscaped, the themed areas are very well done and I had my first encounter with poffertjes. Lines moved quickly for all the rides except the indoor dark ride and the Disco. The morning started the same is the previous day, so I'll use the same picture to show my breakfast. Get off the train and just walk down this path to the Plopsa dePanne, it's that easy. Just another parking lot coaster Walking to the front gate, I walked through the giant book in search of knowledge. Off to the right there Plopsa is building a hotel, things they would not teach me of in college. As you can see it is not done yet This beautiful arcade lead to a spacious entry plaza. Spacious well manicured and water to keep kids occupied That parking lot coaster has a dark ride section The Dragon powered coaster gives you two laps, unlike in the US many powered in Europe are longer in length, more powerful and well themed a unique carousel for the kids They also have a proper carousel and proper farm animals When not resting in their pens, the farm animals roam around the Tractor ride. The park has the best themed roller skater, themed to a female pop trio that sometimes roller skates. ROX Flyer at an amusement park??????? The poffertjes are more my style Some areas of the park are picturesque Covered tea cups not a coaster Anubis is a great coaster put into a very tight footprint. Extremely reridable and enjoyable I can't figure out why this had a 45 minute wait. I can't figure out why a waited 45 minutes. Why did you wait 45 minutes for a Disk-o? Dino Island had a delayed opening. I did not ride as the line got very long and I did not know if the ride had an acceptable level of wetness. I did not want to leave the park partially wet and walk around Bruges in chaffing mode. Pasta in a box I try to steer clear of Unofficial Bicky dealers, very unsavory rogues. Nothing unofficial here I'm glad I waited out the long line for the dark ride and its cute ride boats We passed a bunch of trolls going through their daily routines The highlight was the gift shop items The park also has an indoor kid's area right off the entrance plaza

It's good to know the plans for the log flume and ropes course were not abandoned. The roller coaster is news to me. https://www.amny.com/things-to-do/luna-park-contest-1.34977727 Coney Island's Luna Park wants customers to name its new attractions The new attractions -- a ropes course, a log flume, and a coaster -- open in 2020. Coney Island's Luna Park wants you to help Coney Island's Luna Park wants you to help it name three new attractions coming in 2020, including this ropes course. shaye.weaver@amny.com Updated August 13, 2019 12:16 PM If you have a knack for naming things, you could be part of Coney Island history. Luna Park, the seaside amusement park known for the Coney Island Cyclone and Steeplechase, has three new attractions coming in 2020 and it wants the public to help name them. Through Sunday, Aug. 18, Luna Park will be taking name ideas for a new ropes course — and the person whose name is chosen will get VIP access with 10 of their friends to Luna Park for a day. The ropes course will be set within a circus-themed area that will allow visitors to climb and zip line and get panoramic views of the beach and boardwalk. The other two attractions are rides — a log flume ride and a roller coaster, which will be unveiled in the coming weeks, according to lunaparknyc.com. The second naming contest will open Aug. 19 (the log flume) and the third on Aug. 26 (the roller coaster). Each contest will be open for one week. "We are excited to offer the Coney Island community and amusement park goers the opportunity to name our upcoming attractions," said Alessandro Zamperla, the president of Central Amusement International Inc. "These competitions engage the community and allow amusement fans to directly impact Luna Park’s legacy. We look forward to seeing all the submissions." Contestants must be older than 18 to enter and be a citizen of the U.S. and submit an original idea. VIP access to the park includes unlimited rides and food. Winners will be notified via email by Oct. 23

This is SFGAdv. We don't play that game! Looping Diablo says hi. I haven't seen that ride in the park recently.

^I still haven't made it to the park this year. And I have a season pass. Glad your son is tall enough for the big boy rides.

Keep following the TPR tour Photo Trip Reports. We got a hard hat tour (without hardhats) underground to check out construction. We went down two laddera so I'd guess that we were standing 25 feet below the sidewalks.

I believe it was along the path that that was frequently closed goes from the Big Wheel towards Justice League. It least I remember hearing stories of sounds coming from disabled speakers in that area at night.

This is SFGAdv. We don't play that game!

Those of you itching to hear about NeuroGen again, and those who will hear for the first time will just have to wait, because while others are already talking about Holland in teir PTRs I still have three installments from Belgium. Bellewaerde - an amusement park and zoo. It was easy to get to Ypres (Ieper) from Ghent by train, one train no connections, but the train station is a few miles from the the park. I know the bus I needed to take, but can not find anyplace to buy bus ticket around the tiny train station, therefore I was at the end off a very long line of day tripping families and teens. I serious wondered if we would all fit on the bus, I was the 103rd person and last to squeeze on to the bus. Any more people and someone would have had to train a top the train like in India. At the drive three attempts to close the doors to secure our safe passage, but since I entered through the side door, there was no way to pay the fare. The bus runs every hour and arrived at the park for park opening. While there is nothing standout about Bellewaerde; there are quite a few combo amusement park/zoos in Europe, but this one has a larger number of rides. The park is fairly spread out in order to include the animal exhibits. Again it was an overcast day so while most of the Eastern United States was experiencing 100 degree weather it was 65 degrees and you will notice many people in the pictures wearing sweatshirts. Luckily the Nacht Winkel sold munchies in bulk. Great for breakfast and snacks. I bought a ten pack for of these waffles for about $4 that lasted until I got to Amsterdam. My first order of business was to check out how dual mountain coasters operated in an amusement park with such low capacity. As you can see int this picture the sleds go up the lift hill on their own and riders have to make the 10 minute walk up long inclined ramps up to the loading platform. Riders were dispatched every 16 seconds. These mountain coasters had tradition brake handles, however they did not work, therefore they never had to worry about vehciles bunching up. View of the Camp Niagara Splash Boat from the loading platform. Screaming Eagle Drop Tower is located only 100 feet from the Dawson Duel entrance. As you can see the park is extremely well shaded. There is plenty of foliage surrounding the Bengali River Rapids. This was my favorite thing part the park, Doodshoofdapen Singes Siamiris, but what the hell is it? Spider Monkeys The building on the left in the back housed the spider monkey but they had free reign inside the enclosed area. There plenty of signs telling guests not the touch or feed to monkeys. However, even though some people think those outside the US re superior, I saw plenty of child who had difficulty following the rules. However, the offending children were dealt in a stern manner instead of being coddled. After momma monkey decided to explore the ropes course it encouraged the youngsters. Then the offspring decided to come out and play. I dared not test if the sign was true or not. The wet dry slide is so well hidden you don't even see it until you are right in front of it. River Splash is also well hidden from the viewing public until the drop. Who has scene this creepy screen shot before? A fully themed Houdini mad house, same as SFGAdv and SFNE. Jungle Mission = Jungle Cruise without the schtick OMG an operating Topple Tower El Toro breakdance. I remember when SFGAdv made the mistake of taking out their breakdance for El Toro. No reason it should not have stayed in the park. Play structure of death Huracan is the park's signature coaster. But scary stone face forbids all riders to speak of the experience. Gift shop entrance There was a train ride to many more animals, but I didn't have time. The park was strongly pushing the Lumberjack show with actors being driven around the park drumming up excitement, but alas I had no time if I wished to explore Bruges. I spent about 15 minutes watching this guy. he just looked so happy (I have no idea is he very was happy, but he appeared to have a smile on his face) As you might see he has a tree branch in his trunk. He kept launching the branches into the sky. But he was calculated in what he was doing. He always did it in one of two spots and was trying to get the branch to land in the tree. When he accomplished this he would strut around making making his trumpeting sounds like as if trying to announce his accomplishment. he would then pick up another branch (which were clearly placed there by zookeepers) and try it again. Overall is was a fun day at Bellewaerde, and the empty bus ride back to the train was much less eventful, but I did find out you could pay the bus driver when boarding the bus.

I can tolerate Boomerangs more than Vekoma SLCs. I actually really enjoy the forces from the backwards loops.

Fact Check: My PTR will not feature Bobbejaanland, I forgot my camera and phone that day. Bitterballen do not really exist, if they did I would have found them and tried them. Great take as usual. You will certainly hear about the greatness of NeuroGen when I cover Walibi Holland.

All rides had a place on the platform to store bags or you were able to bring them on the tamer rides

Interesting read about Universal's desire to have a stop on the high speed rail line that is being built in Florida. https://archpaper.com/2019/08/universal-orlando-theme-park-transit-oriented/ The new Universal Orlando theme park will be a transit-oriented good time By Audrey Wachs (@gridwachs) • August 8, 2019 Central Florida entertainment complex Universal Orlando is building a transit-oriented theme park. The company announced that its land of fun—the U.S.’s first big amusement park since 2001—is hoping to link up with local passenger rail service Virgin Trains to ferry customers to and from Miami. Virgin Trains (formerly known as the Brightline) is a privately owned transit company that began providing high-speed rail service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach in 2018. It would link to the park via a stop at Orange County Convention Center, which is steps away from the proposed main entrance to Epic Universe. Universal Orlando has been lobbying the company to provide a connection to the new park. Universal Parks and Resorts CEO Tom Williams told Next Miami that his company will push “with every bit of strength that we’ve got” for the rail connection. Outside of its possible amusement park involvement, the south Florida train company is on a major growth spurt. There are plans for a Tampa, Florida expansion, and by 2022, Orlando Airport–bound passengers will be able to travel directly from Miami. There should also be service to Orlando’s Walt Disney World soon: construction on a Disney train station began in May. Conde Nast Traveler reported that the 750-acre Epic Universe will boast restaurants, retail, entertainment, and a hotel across four realms, each with their own separate entrance. There’s no word yet on an opening date or the types of attractions that will be contained within its walls, but it’s likely that Nintendo and Harry Potter content will feature prominently. But that’s okay for all you NUMTOTS—the only thing you need to know is that you won’t need a car to get there.

I should have also stated that with the re-theming of rides since my last visit, there is a nice flow to the distinct sections of the park. Overall the park is above average for families with kids up to their early teenage years, but not a full day park for coaster enthusiasts. Same here. I've dipped my toes in Belgium with Bobbejaanland so I would like to see more of what the country has to offer and especially Bruges. Looking forward to seeing more of your TR Larry. I can't believe I almost skipped going to Bruges, as I was considering taking the train to Luxembourg City for a new country credit. Friends had told me Bruges is the best city in Europe to walk around, I hope my photos do it justice. I'm always hesitant to act too much like a tourist and even though it seemed as if everyone walking around Bruges was a tourist I was hesitant and didn't take nearly as many photos as I should have.

Bobbejaan Schoepen was Belgium's singing cowboy. He was very fond of the US Wild West, hence the park originally having a Wild West theme

My sightseeing photos will not be in order as I spent parts of two days each walking around Ghent and Bruges but it makes sense to put all Ghent pictures in one post and all Bruges in another post. I estimated that I walked about fifty miles over my first three days and after retracing my adventures on Google maps it seems accurate. I calculated walking over 16 miles around Ghent (7 miles of which were because I took a wrong turn). I purposely stayed a little out of the way in Ghent to save money, get a higher rated B&B and make sure I got some walking in. I have no issues walking 3-4 miles at a time, so my 25 minute walk from the train station to my B&B was no big deal. (Except when it causes you to miss a train by one minute). Ghent isn't as touristy as Bruges but does have many cobblestone streets, plenty of canals, old buildings, architecture and most importantly it was billed as having the only medieval castle with a functioning moat. My first attempt to walk to Gravensteen at night by following the canals caused me to miss a turn when I was only 1/4 of a mile from Gravensteen which caused me to walk about 1.5 miles in the wrong direction. One interesting feature in Ghent (which I assume to be the case in all Belgium cities) is the presence of both Day and Night convenience stores . The Day Winkel sold what you might typical buy during the day in a convenience store including drinks and sandwiches, When the Day Winkels closed and the Night Winkels opened and were stocked mainly with alcohol, munchies and smoking products. I love European railway stations, but for some reason did not take photos of any of them on this trip. Ghent Saint Peters is not as grandiose as the stations found in major cities but still had nice architectural features. This picture shows my daily walk to the train station (along the bottom). The two spurs show the path I should have taken to Gravensteen and the incorrect path I took to the shipping/dock area of town. After realizing the it was difficult to follow the spurs of the canals or walk Ghent's curving streets with names that could not be pronounced I had to find a better way to walk the castle. A less stubborn person would have just used public transit, but I decided to follow the tram line wires that ran to Gravensteen. I think this was the oldest building I walked past in Ghent Typical building in the old part of town After 30 minutes I made it to Gravensteen Gravensteen is also called the Castle of the Counts. Gravensteen sounds much more imposing. Since I arrived after a day at an amusement park it was started to get dark, not ideal for pictures, but I was happy to finally find the place. I was initially upset about the moat it just didn't seem very big. But in retrospect I guess it was pretty difficult to traverse 1,000 years ago when archers are shooting at you from the castle. And then you would need to scale the wall. My bigger beef, the moat was advertised as fully functional yet it only goes around 3/4th of the castle. I guess I would have had to take to tour to get an explanation. I initially felt cheated not seeing a full moat , but half a moat is better than none. Across the street (which probably used to be part of the moat) was a public square where the executions used to take place. Over one hundred years ago the powers that be decided to put a better light on the plaza and installed these lights. These lanterns are connected to the maternity wards throughout Ghent and slowly light up every time a child is born. No one was born in Ghent during the 15 minutes I stared at the lanterns. They was some stupid festival going on during my first two nights in this area of town, was caused me to stay further away as hotel prices were ridiculous in this area. After getting a better lay of the land I was able to follow the canal system back to my hotel. Taking this route also allowed me to see most of the key architectural points. I have no idea of the names of any of these edifices. It's getting dark I better keep walking in case I get lost again. Looks official I think I found another church Not just a church, a big church, like a cathedral. Not a religious building! That my B&B. Not the cool looking building on the right, the building above the hair salon. A welcome sight at the end of the day. A Nacht Winkel. Because the sell lambic beer at a cheap price.

First off a big thank you to Robb and Elissa handling the schedule and logistics. When this trip was announced I knew I would be adding a couple of days, and the amount of work that went into just planning three days in Belgium on my own was painstaking. So before I join TPR in Amsterdam I had 3 days in Belgium. Why Belgium? It has beautiful cities to explore, great chocolate and lambic beer, in addition to two amusement parks I had not visited before. I decided to base camp in Ghent and buy a rail pass for my adventures, since my main concern was not having to deal with carrying my luggage every day. I was prepared for a lot of walking on the trip, but did not account for the added pressure of walking on cobblestones and uneven surfaces throughout the trip. July 13th - Walibi Belgium (below)/Ghent July 14th - Bellewaerde July 15th - Plopsa de Panne/Bruges July 16th - travel to Amsterdam July 17th - Bobbejaanland July 18th/19th - Efteling July 20th - Toverland July 21st - Walibi Holland July 22nd - Drievliet/Duinrell July 23th -Energylandia July 24th - Legendia July 25th - Krakow July 26th - Liseberg July 27th - Kolmarden July 28th - Grona Lund I had mapped out a schedule to be at Walibi Belgium at opening. However, I ended up in an insane Customs line and then had to head to Brussels Midi train station to store for luggage before I was off to Walibi Belgium. As I was on the train platform I realized my camera was in my luggage in storage. Since I was already running late, I did not want to miss the train to Walibi, so this first park of the trip in my PTR, will just be a TR. I arrived at Walibi Belguim about an hour after opening to light crowds and a light rain. I decided to do a lap around the park to get the new credits that have been been since my last visit. Tiki-Waka was first and is probably the weakest Bobsled Coaster that Gerstlauer has built to date. After Fun Pilot, I took my chances that Pulsar would not get me too wet. I was fun and I stayed dry and this allowed my to enjoy what Walibi Belgium does best, indoor attractions. I rode Psyke Underground about 5 times, because what's betters than a shuttle loop in a box. I rode Curse of Tutankhamon with a short 15 minute wait (much better than the one hour wait on my last visit) because what can be better than a trackless shooting dark ride. So I walked back on it too more times throughout the day. Since I love Mad Houses, I had to reride le Palais du Genie, I forgot that the pre-show has some cool visuals. particularly the spiral staircase. But the highlight of the park turned out to be the ride I was most anticipating, Popcorn's Revenge. A second trackless shooting dark ride at the park. In this Bollywood themed theatre you use your gun as a utensil to shoot colored flavoring on to popcorn. I lived this ride cycling through the queue about 10 times, and luckily it was a walk-on the whole time. Which the park being so family friendly, I could not believe how few people were taking advantage of this great new park addition. Unfortunately the last indoor attraction was horrible. 4D - Tempo Attack was playing in the theater and this 4D movie was loud and pointless and did nothing for me. Before leaving I hopped on my longest line of the day to ride Loup Garou. It's just a forgettable coaster. The good news for this park is that their Intamin is only two years away. I left the park early to be sure I wouldn't be late for my B&B check-in Ghent. It's a simple 15 minute walk from the train station to the park entrance. I'll post pictures of Ghent next.

Damn you Erik and Smisty (and Chuck). I really want to do a PTR of the trip also, but now I have to compete with two of TPRs wittiest wordsmiths, before the serious photographers start their PTRs.

Cedar Fair Announces 2019 Second-Quarter Results and Reports Record Performance for First Seven Months Business Wire•August 7, 2019 SANDUSKY, Ohio Declares quarterly cash distribution of $0.925 per LP unit payable September 17, 2019 Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and immersive entertainment, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, and year-to-date performance trends through August 4, 2019. The Company also announced the declaration of a quarterly cash distribution. Due to a shift in this year’s fiscal calendar, the second quarter of 2019 included an additional 64 operating days (combined across all parks) when compared with the second quarter of 2018, significantly impacting the Company’s quarter-over-quarter comparisons. The 2019 second quarter ended June 30, 2019, while the 2018 second quarter ended June 24, 2018. Highlights For the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, Cedar Fair’s net revenues totaled $436 million, an increase of 15%, or $56 million, compared with the second quarter of 2018. The increase in net revenues was due in large part to a 10% increase in operating days in the period and reflects improvements in attendance, in-park per capita spending and out-of-park revenues, all of which were up meaningfully in the quarter. Net income for the 2019 second quarter increased $44 million to $63 million and Adjusted EBITDA1 increased $36 million to $163 million, compared with the second quarter 2018. The improvements were largely due to the additional operating days in the 2019 period. On a comparable operating calendar basis, net income in the period increased 50%, or $21 million, and Adjusted EBITDA2 increased 5%, or $7 million. Year-to-date preliminary net revenues through August 4, 2019, totaled approximately $877 million, an increase of $59 million, or 7%, when compared with the same period in 2018. On a same-park basis, excluding the Schlitterbahn water parks acquired on July 1, 2019, preliminary net revenues totaled a record $850 million, up $31 million or 4%. 1For additional information regarding Adjusted EBITDA, including how the Company defines and uses Adjusted EBITDA, see the attached historical reconciliation table and related footnotes. 2Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended July 1, 2018 was calculated as net income of $42.1 million plus interest expense of $21.3 million, provision for taxes of $13.7 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $57.4 million, net effect of swaps benefit of $0.9 million, non-cash foreign currency loss of $15.7 million, non-cash equity compensation expense of $3.2 million, and loss on impairment / retirement of fixed assets of $3.2 million. Commenting on second-quarter results and the strong trends through August 4, 2019, Cedar Fair President and CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said, “We are very pleased with our year-to-date performance and the momentum built around the strategic initiatives that underscore our long-range plan. Our commitment to broaden the guest experience and invest in more immersive attractions is successfully expanding our audience and improving the value perception of our parks. Immersive attractions, such as Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island at Cedar Point, and limited duration special events, such as Monster Jam Thunder Alley and Grand Carnivale, are just a few examples of how we are successfully encouraging guests to visit more often. “We are pleased to see an upswing in attendance, particularly over the past month as weather conditions improved, and equally pleased to have generated meaningful revenue growth through increases in both in-park per capita spending and out-of-park revenues,” said Zimmerman. “As noted in our July 4th update, continued growth in in-park per capita spending (most notably as a result of our enhanced food and beverage options), combined with record sales of season passes and the all-season dining and beverage options, indicates the financial health of our consumer remains solid. It also gives us confidence our new attractions and other in-park entertainment initiatives will continue to drive incremental, long-term growth and profitability for our unitholders.” Zimmerman concluded by stating, “We feel very good about how the year is tracking as we move into the month of August, followed by the increasingly important and very popular Halloween and winter holiday events. The strength of our core business, combined with the positive early returns we are seeing from the two recently acquired Schlitterbahn water parks, makes us confident that everything is in place this year for a strong finish.” Second-Quarter Results Net revenues for the 2019 second quarter increased $56 million, or 15%, to $436 million from $380 million in the second quarter last year. The increase in revenues reflects a 10%, or 802,000-visit, increase in attendance, a 4%, or $1.82, increase in in-park per capita spending, and a 14%, or $6 million, increase in out-of-park revenues. On a comparable operating calendar basis, net revenues in the second quarter of 2019 were up 3%, or $14 million, on a 4% increase in in-park per capita spending, a 4%, or $2 million, increase in out-of-park revenues, and a 47,000-visit, or less than 1%, decrease in attendance. Operating income for the 2019 second quarter totaled $102 million, up $34 million, or 50%, compared with $68 million for the second quarter last year. The increase in operating income was the result of the 15% increase in net revenues noted above, offset by an 8%, or $21 million, increase in operating costs and expenses compared with the second quarter of 2018. The increase in operating costs and expenses in the quarter was in line with the Company's expectations and was largely the result of the additional operating days. On a comparable operating calendar basis, operating costs and expenses in the period were up $8 million, or 3%, with the increase primarily due to higher labor costs driven by wage-rate increases and incremental operating costs associated with the Company’s new immersive events. The net effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps resulted in $12 million of additional expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, reflecting the change in fair market value movements in the Company’s swap portfolio. During the current period, the Company also recognized a $9 million net benefit to earnings for foreign currency compared with a $15 million net charge to earnings in 2018, both amounts primarily representing the re-measurement of the U.S.-dollar-denominated debt held at our Canadian property. After these non-cash items, depreciation and amortization, interest expense and provision for taxes, net income for the second quarter totaled $63 million, or $1.11 per diluted LP unit. This compares with net income of $19 million, or $0.34 per diluted LP unit, for the 2018 second quarter. On a comparable operating calendar basis, net income for the period totaled $42 million, up 50%, or $21 million. Adjusted EBITDA, which management believes is a meaningful measure of the Company's park-level operating results, increased 28%, or $36 million, to $163 million for the 2019 second quarter, compared with $127 million in 2018. On a comparable operating calendar basis, Adjusted EBITDA was up 5%, or $7 million, compared with the second quarter of 2018. The 5% lift in Adjusted EBITDA was the result of the increases in in-park per capita spending and out-of-park revenues during the quarter, offset, in part, by the planned increases in operating costs and expenses. See the attached table for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA. Seven-Month Results Including the results from the Schlitterbahn parks since their acquisition on July 1, 2019, preliminary net revenues for the seven-month period ended August 4, 2019 totaled $877 million. Over this same period, combined attendance totaled 16.5 million visits, in-park per capita spending was $48.59, and out-of-park revenues totaled $104 million. On a same-park basis (excluding the results from the Schlitterbahn parks), combined attendance was up 1%, or 213,000 visits, from the comparable seven-month period ended August 5, 2018. Over this same period and on a same-park basis, in-park per capita spending was up 3% and out-of-park revenues were up 4%, or $4 million. Overall, preliminary net revenues through the first seven months of the year increased 4%, or $31 million, to $850 million in 2019 from $819 million through the first seven months of 2018, on a same-park basis. Distribution Declaration The Company also announced the declaration of a cash distribution of $0.925 per LP unit, which is consistent with its targeted annualized distribution rate of $3.70 per LP unit. The distribution will be paid on September 17, 2019, to unitholders of record as of September 4, 2019.

Thank for all the recent photos, keep them coming You can submit photos in this thread without the need to resize. Or you can use the submission tool in the Park Index, but in that case please resize your photos to 800x600 or smaller before submitting, otherwise they are difficult for me to review and place in the Park Index. Or if you have any of those photos already in an existing Photo TR just send me a PM and let me know. Please submit only your own photos. Do not take them from another person or website. If anyone has an opportunity to review the ride list for their home park in the Park Index and provide feedback (about missing or closed rides) we can keep The Park Index as accurate as possible, I can't do it all myself. For this first listing of rides we need any pictures you have of the ride (and signs if the ride is new): USA/Canada/Mexico Bay Beach - 2nd train loop to be added, new Big Wheel Bosque Magico - Policias y Ratones, Zombie Calaway Park - current log flume, Bumble Blast Cedar Point - Forbidden Frontier CJ Barrymores -S&S Drop Tower and Saddle Swing Clementon - Dragon Coaster, Tilt-a-Whirl and Scrambler Cliffs - Downdraft Disneyland - Smugglers Run Disney's California Adventure - Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, Jessie's Critter Carousel Dollywood - Dragonflyer, Flyers Edaville - Kersplash (2020) Elitch Gardens - Meow Wolf's Kaleidoscape Fantasy Island - Dragon Wagon, Dragon's Flight Frontier City - Frankie's Mine Joyland - Sand Storm Roller Coaster, Dragon Wagon, X-Factor Extreme Jungle Jack's (at Columbus Zoo) - Falcon Fall (Drop Tower), Sugar Glider(Paratrooper) Lakeside Amusement Park - Pinfari Zyklon (from FunPlex) Legoland Florida - THE LEGO MOVIE WORLD Magic Springs - Brain Drain Palace Playland - Wave Swinger Park at OWA - shooting dark ride, Rockin Raft, Flying Carousel SeaWorld San Antonio - Riptide rescue and Sea Swinger SeaWorld San Diego - Tidal Twister Storybook Land - Cinderoller Coaster (2020) WDW Disney's Hollywood Studios - Mickey's Runaway Railway Western Playland - LOCO 360 Wild Adventures - the return of their Fiesta Express themed as Swampwater Snake Wonderland - Spin'o'Saurus UK/Ireland Alton Towers - Alton Towers Dungeon Botton’s Pleasure Beach – Cup and Saucer, Gallopers, Rockin Tug, Freak Out Chessington's World of Adventure - A Room on a Broom Codona's - Vertigo (Ropes Course) Flamingoland – Dodgems, StarFlyer, Hero, Twistosaurus Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach - Whirlwind, FamilyStar, AirMaxx Gulliver’s Warrington – Barrel Ride, Joker, Sky Tours Observation Tower, Tree Tops Swing Legoland Windsor - Haunted House Monster Party Oakwood - Dizzy Disk Pleasure Island – GoGator, Falls of Fear, Galleon Thorpe Park - Derren Brown's Ghost Train (ride vehicle, area) Germany Europa Park - Can Can Coaster, Madame Freudenreich Curiosities Freizeitpark Plohn - Drachenwirbel, Dynamite Holiday Park - Tabalugas Achterbahn Legoland Deutschland - Ninjago: The Ride Phantasialand - FLY Tripsdrill - Gerstlauer Sky Fly Wunderland Kalkar - Kernie's Boot (Rockin Tug), Tea Cups Denmark Djurs Sommerland - Jungle Rally, Tigeren Farup Sommerland - Hvirvelvinden Legoland Billund - Flyvende Ørn Tivoli Friheden - Gerstlauer Sky Fly Tivoli Gardens - Mælkevejen France Fraisperituis City - Golden Driller Jardin d'Acclimation - Rockets, all new ride package Mer de Sable – Wild Mouse "La Mine Bleue" (formerly at Compagnie des Alpes), Riviere Sauvage, Train du Desert, Jungle des Chikapas (Indoor Tow Boat), Babagattaux (Outdoor Tow Boat) Italy Cavalinno Matto - Freestyle, Jurassic River Etnaland - Dragon River, El Dorado, Hip Hop Coaster, Storm Rainbow Magicland - Haunted Hotel Netherlands/Belgium Duinrell - Wild Wings Efteling - De Zes Swanen Walibi Belgium - Sky Pilot, Popcorn Revenge Finland/Sweden/Norway Furuvik - Fireball, interactive dark ride Linnamaki - Magia Särkänniemi - High Voltage (Zamperla Power Surge) Skara Sommerland - Rodeo and Jr. Drop Tower Spain Parque d'Attractiones Madrid - Los Rapidos Ferrari Land - Junior Red Force PortAventura - Sesame Street dark ride Other Europe Majaland Kownaty - GCI woodie Wiener Prater - Insider, Olympia Looping, Race, Testtrecke Connyland - 184 foot catapult tower China China Dinosaur Park - Super Swing (Wave Swinger), Coaster Brontosaurus (Disko) Happy Valley Beijing - Family Roller Coaster and Music Roller Coaster Happy Valley Szenzhen - a shuttle coaster Hong Kong Disneyland - AntMan and Wasp Shanghai Disney - Toy Story Land rides including RC Racer Japan Legoland Japan - Brick Party, Imagination Celebration, Lego Ninjago Live Tokyo DisneySea - Soaring: Fantastic Flight Korea Lotte World - Sky Drop Australia Aussie World - Drop Tower (40m), Air Race, WindstarZ, Star Fly and Aerobat Dreamworld - Zamperla Air Race other Asia/Middle East Ferrari World - Mission Ferrari, Vortex South America Fantasilandia - Tren Minero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the following rides we only need pictures of the ride sign: USA/Canada Adventureland (IA) - Monster Busch Gardens Tampa - Tigris LaRonde - Aqua Twist, Gravitor Lake Winnie - Sea Warrior Six Flags over Texas - El Diablo Valleyfair - NorthStar UK Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Red Arrows Sky Force Flamingoland – Navigator, Sky Flyer Tayto Park - Ladybird Loop, Viking Voyage Other Europe Djurs Sommerland - Drageskibet, Soulken Farup Sommerland - Wave Swinger Legoland Deutschland - Flying Ninjago LePal - Yukon Quad Linnamaki - Tiaga Liseberg - Liseberghjulet (Giant Wheel) Mirabilandia - Reptilium Parc St. Paul - Aerotrain, Wood Express Parque d'Attractiones Madrid - Noriavision (Giant Wheel) Power Park – Pegasus (Evolution) Tivoli Friheden – Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Walibi Rhone Alps - Boomerang, Coccinelle, Mystic WalyGator - G-Lock, Dino Raft Other Asia/Australia Adventure World (AUS) - Dragon Express Legoland Japan - SQUID Surfer, Splash Battle If you have photos of a non-kiddie ride that is not in TPR's Park Index, please submit that also. The list of what we need is not complete, only based on rides that appear on my personal park maps. High quality photos, please (not blurry, distorted or out of focus).

Thanks for all the photos and updates, especially CanobieCoaster

I always look forward to your PTRs. I probably won't be doing one for this trip, but may occasionally hijack your thread.

https://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/p_353_9269_vidampark_t-rex This T-Rex tried to kill me a few years ago.

Helix

I recently visited the park for the first time since 2008. Overall the park looks very nice and there is clear differentiation in the theming of each area. However, the coaster selection is extremely weak, especially when compared to Walibi Holland. I know the 2021 Intamin is right around the corner. Now from the dark ride standpoint the park nailed it with Popcorns Revenge. This shooting dark ride is great. I rode it about 15 times. It makes Challenge of Tutankhamon looks like crap, but CoT still runs well (rode it 5 times). There was no wait for either ride on the slightly rainy/overcast day that I visited.