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I rode I305 for the first time this summer and the restraints weren't excessively uncomfortable. The only issue I had was that the over the shoulder part pinches close together near the top more than on some other coasters, so I had to mind my glasses when getting in and out of them. It's been a couple of years since I rode Maverick, but I only recall some minor head bashing compared to some OTSRs. Certainly nothing unbearably rough, to limit rerides, but I don't know if that's changed lately.

So far, Canada's Wonderland Quassy Lake Compounce 6 Flags New England Dorney Park Knoebels Hersheypark King's Dominion Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA 6 Flags America 6 Flags Great Adventure The Coney Island amusements

I did a trip something like yours a year and a half ago. I had a rail pass which I used for most of the traveling, but also included a few budget airline flights to get to a few more out of the way places which would have taken more time to access by train. I went for 3 weeks flying in and out of Frankfurt from Toronto and added 3 flights within Europe so that I could also go to some parks in Spain and Italy. The day I got to Frankfurt, I caught another flight to Rimini, Italy, so that I could go to Mirabilandia and perhaps Gardaland if time allowed, but it didn't quite work out. Then I continued to Milan and took my second flight from Milan to Madrid, Spain so that I could go to Parque Warner Madrid and maybe Parque de Atracciones de Madrid if time allowed. Again, I only got to Parque Warner. Then I took an overnight train from Madrid to Barcelona and planned to go to PortAventura and Tibidabo if there was time, but I only made it to PortAventura. Then I flew from the airport in Girona, Spain to Beuavais-Tille, France, a secondary airport near Paris. From then on I traveled exclusively by train and local transit. In Paris, I went to the Disney parks and Parc Asterix. Then I headed up to Belgium and went to Walibi Belgium and Bobbejaanland. Then up to the Netherlands to Efteling and Walibi Holland. Next, I went up to some of the parks in Scandinavia. I had intended to get to one or both of Djurs Sommerland and Farup Sommerland, but I had a transportation problem with the train that messed things up. I took the ferry from Frederikshavn, Denmark to Goteborg, Sweden and went to Liseberg. After that, the train to Oslo and Tusenfryd. Next, was an overnight train from Oslo to Stockholm and Grona Lund. Then I went to Copenhagen to go to Bakken and Tivoli Gardens. From there, I went back to northern Germany based in Hamburg and went to Hansa and Heide Park. I took a break with a visit to Berlin for cultural and sightseeing activities. Then I went to Cologne and to Phantasialand. I also went to a fair that happened to be playing host to the Olympia Looping traveling coaster at that time. I then headed to Europa park. Finally, back to the Frankfurt area for my return flight. I wanted to go Holiday Park to ride expedition GeForce but it was still closed due to a mechanical issue, so that wasn't an option. There were also a few other parks that I considered including in this trip but had to exclude due to time constraints. There is a huge concentration of parks so you might also have some tough decisions to make. In short, in a month you should be able to get a lot of good parks in, if you do your homework and rest up ahead of time. Europe and Japan are both good places to do this type of rail based park travel. Luggage wise lots of the main stations have luggage storage available, but I did have to get creative at times. Security isn't anything like it is at US parks, so at times I literally brought my luggage into some parks hassle free and stashed it in the woods to avoid hauling it around for the day

As someone with Wonderland as their home park and as an enthusiast who has ridden 570 coasters, I'm fine with this announcement and choice of coaster type for a few reasons. When I saw the layout and specs it looks more similar to a Millennium Force type of coaster (fast and turny) than Behemoth which is more of a hilly airtime type of design, so I think the rides will be different enough to be distinct and enjoyable. I haven't ridden some of the other recent offerings like either of the Intimidators or Diamondback that people are comparing the layout to but I do enjoy Millennium Force whenever I get to Cedar Point. Although, I wouldn't have minded a tunnel or 2 like Millennium Force has. Other than Behemoth, the coaster lineup is very tame for the thrill seeker at this park, so it will be no worse than the second best coaster of the bunch, guaranteed! The wooden coasters are even more pathetic, though, so if I had my say I might have suggested something like a GCI wooden coaster before another steel coaster of any type. I guess I'll still have to go on road trips to Martin's Fantasy Island or Waldameer to get a ride on a decent wooden coaster. Although, I would have had difficulty objecting to a steel coaster like Maverick, as some have suggested here. A floorless or inverted wouldn't be too bad either. I'm not a big fan of the flying coasters or dive machines, so for me Leviathan is a better option than either of those. I like the location on the other side of the park away from where most of the newer rides(Psyclone, Sledge hammer, Time Warp, Backlot Stunt Coaster, Behemoth) have been added, recently. This should help ease some congestion. Right now, I only go to that corner of the park to ride Riptide, the park's topspin. Also, to put this in a historical perspective from a local enthusiast, the Cedar Fair era has already eclipsed the Paramount era. In the 1994-2006 Paramount era (12 years total) the coasters added were Flight Deck, the Fly, Time Warp, and Backlot Stunt Coaster. With only Flight Deck being a coaster of any interest to thrill seekers in that crop. While, in what will be 6 years of Cedar Fair by 2012 the park will have received their 2 biggest, best, and priciest coasters. So, while the announcement might not have been exactly what people were expecting, at least it's a step in the right direction.

It really depends on what you like in your park experience (coasters, theming, dark rides, unique experiences, food, etc.)and how much time you want to devote to parks. There are so many parks in and around Tokyo. The public transportation system is excellent. I was there for 4 days or so and was hitting a couple of parks or more a day and I still didn't have time for everything. I was able to get to Hanayashiki, LaQua, Disneyland, DisneySea, Toshimaen, Yomiuriland, Fuji-Q, Tobu Zoo, Yokohama Cosmoworld, and Sea Paradise.

Two favorites that come to mind for air time are Phoenix and Apollo's Chariot. Seat padding is almost irrelevant on these rides, since you spend most of your time above the seats and not on them.

I'm happy to see that this coaster has re-opened. I remember having some epic rides on this coaster when I rode it about 5 years ago. Hopefully, I'll be able to get to the parks in that area again next summer and have some more wild rides on Blue Streak, Ravine Flyer II, and some of the other coasters in that area.

Blue Fire in Europa park was the last coaster I rode. Luckily I got to ride it before it was closed down due to rain and lightning in the area. I was in line for a second ride when it was shut down. Thank you single riders line!

Overall Top 10 1. Voyage 2. Bizarro (6F New England) 3. Millennium Force 4. Apollo’s Chariot 5. Phoenix 6. El Toro 7. Goliath (6F Over GA) 8. Eejanaika 9. Kawasemi 10. Hades Extras to create Top 10 Steel 7. Katun 8. Phantom’s Revenge 9. Maverick 10. Behemoth Extras to create Wood Top 10 5. T-Express 6. Beast 7. Tonnere de Zeus 8. Ghostrider 9. Legend (Holiday World) 10. Ravine Flyer II

I went on a trip to Europe and visited: Mirabilandia Parque Warner Madrid Parque de Attraciones de Madrid Port Aventura Parc Asterix Disneyland Park (Paris) Walt Disney Studios Park (Paris) Walibi Belgium Bobbejaanland Walibi World (Netherlands) Efteling Phantasialand Heide Park Liseberg Tusenfryd Grona Lund Bakken Tivoli Gardens Hansa Park Europa Park

I keep a hard shell case with me that I put the specs in if I'm concerned about inversions, roughness, if it appears that ops won't allow them to stay on, etc. and I can keep this in a zippered pocket on me while on a ride, so I don't risk losing, forgetting them, etc. in a ride storage bin area. However, it does detract from a ride somewhat not being able to see everything, especially on taller rides like large hilled coasters and drop towers. I understand the theme park's point of view on this and don't want to take a risk losing them or having them damaged, either. I don't want my trip home on the highway without my glasses to be the scariest ride of the day. I say keep the thrills in the park!

Hi, I did a similar trip a little over a year ago and had no trouble. As long as you stay in the larger cities, I don't foresee any problems. On my trip I went to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing in China, Seoul in South Korea, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Osaka in Japan, and Taipei, Taiwan with a knowledge of English and about 5 Japanese words. Many of the cities have held international events (Hong Kong is a former British colony, Shanghai is hosting this year's world expo, Beijing and Seoul have hosted Olympic games), so they have amazing modern public transportation systems labeled in the local language and English and tourist info booths where people speak English and photo based pick and point menus. Most Japanese restaurants have plastic models of the food in a display window as you enter the store. Taipei was the hardest city to get around in with no local language knowledge (Mandarin Chinese). Usually, young people are your best bet for English communication if you need help on the fly. Expectations might be higher on your language skills if you are Asian, however. I spoke to a Korean who worked at a hotel I was staying at and she said she had trouble getting around in Japan. They have lower expectations for Caucasians, it seems. Have fun!