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I always enjoy your trip reports. Keep 'em coming.

There are hundreds on YouTube. And don't forget to search in other languages as well. German for example... Speed Monster, Tusenfryd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgeA6yEbHnk Karacho, Tripsdrill another one: Colossos, Heide Park Desert Race, Heide Park SilverStar, Europa Park Freischutz, Bayernpark Wodan, Europa Park El Toro, Plohn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UBnoU5t9E Polar X-Plorer, Legoland Billund

GeForce station roof teaser... photo: Holiday Park

DLP-fans will want to read this: http://disneyandmore.blogspot.nl/2015/01/disney-and-more-final-article-all-about.html A massive update detailing everything that's coming up the next 4 years. It's super long, so here's a quick summary: Discoveryland Space Mountain (closed until July 2015) - outside the building will be repainted + the cannon will be refurbished - inside there will be new projectors, but no new theme - no new trains either, those are planned for 2017 or 2018 - no new on-board music is planned, but The Rocketeer will return outside - the queue will be modified, and the ride exit will be moved Nautilus (closed until July 2015) - cleanup Videopolis (closed until July 2015) - new Jedi Academy show Star Tours (closes March 2016, until March 2017) - all sorts of new technology (DLP still has the original) - new theme based on the new trilogy, which will also debut at the other parks - 150 million budget Frontierland Big Thunder Mountain (closes either this month, or in November) - to be closed for 13 months, but could temporarily re-open during the holidays - trains will get an extra car + station will be modified for this - the complete track will be "smoothened out" - the turn before the final lifthill will be replaced, so that the entire train is on "flat, straight track" before heading up the lifthill - all of the new effects of the new American version will be installed riverboats (closes alongside Big Thunder Mountain) - the lake / river surrounding Big Thunder will drained and cleaned - the geysers will return - Mark Twain will return Adventureland Adventure Isle (closes August 2015, re-opens April 2016) - unknown what will change here Pirates of the Caribbean (closes January 2017, re-opens July 2017) - new effects inspired by the movies - Jack Sparrow animatronic Fantasyland Peter Pan's Flight (closes January 2016, re-opens July 2016) - complete rebuild of the ride - new effects / projection mapping - completely new queue, now covered Walt Disney Studios - Studio Tram Tour station will be moved back, making way for a proper Hollywood Boulevard - at the back, a HUB plaza that connects the Backlot and Toy Story Playland areas Animagique (closes February 2016, re-opens July 2016) - new show - possibly animation-themed Studio Tram Tour (closes August 2016, re-opens April 2017) - three new scenes - new set pieces will be flown over from the now-permanently-closed Orlando Tram Tour Toy Story Mania (new ride, opening late 2017, early 2018) - new ride - opening late 2017, early 2018 Finally, MagicBands might arrive in 2017.

Yes!

You're close... sort of...

Yup. It looks like the train first slammed into the emergency brakes for some reason, and that's where the "first" car of the train detached.

Here you go.

A vertical drop launched water shuttle coaster? Who came up with that?

Refurbs, refurbs, refurbs... Space Mountain closed from January 11, 2015 until July 24, 2015 Videopolis (includes Café Hyperion) closed from January 10, 2015 until July 11, 2015 It's a Small World closed from July 27, 2015 until December 18, 2015 Adventure Isle closed from August 31, 2015 until April 29, 2016 Big Thunder Mountain closed from November 2, 2015 until December 16, 2016 Everything has to look "like new" by 2017, when the park celebrates its 25th anniversary. source: InsideDLParis

Looks like they will run out of track tomorrow...

source & more:

Camelback nearly complete. One more piece. photo: http://cs1.pixelcaster.com/carowinds/camera1.jpg video: http://pixelcaster.com/live/carowinds/camera1.html

The ride is called THÁP RƠI TỰ DO ("freefall tower") and is located in the Bà Nà Hills Fantasy Park in Đà Nẵng, Vietnam. http://www.banahills.com.vn/fantasy-park Found it simply by searching YouTube for "freefall tower" in a few languages. Chinese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese... bingo. footage: POV:

It looks like there's a trim on that camelback. Not 100% sure though.

Another hill complete...

Everything apart from the Mack is knockoff.

It's only artwork...

Current status. Noon local time.

New official photos: http://www.xn--krnan-gra.de/de/baublog/bilder/

New pieces in 3 different locations... photo: http://cs1.pixelcaster.com/carowinds/camera2.jpg video: http://pixelcaster.com/live/carowinds/camera2.html

At first glance, but it's different. Anyway, that screenshot is from a French documentary about "amusement parks": The Mack segment starts at 50:15, and in the offices, looking at that screen, the Mack guy says "It's for a client in Asia. It's about 10 million euro. It's a big coaster." A couple minutes later, they walk outside and you see red track, and again they say "It's for a client in Asia."

Even using this original layout, it would still be still possible. DVH is nowhere near and I don't think Joris is a problem either. But these plans are 20 years old. Back then, the Python was only 15 years old... it's now the second oldest Vekoma on the planet, heading into its 35th season. It will soon be time to scrap the entire ride. Superwirbel was 35 years when it was demolished... Alton Towers' version was only 28 years old... and Walibi's Tornado was just 23 years. Bing Maps ANP, Hollandse Hoogte