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Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
australianalex replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Holy crap that looks insane, its almost too fast. Though it could be running overspeed tests as coasterlover420 said. But even if that isn't its full speed, I'm sure we can guarantee ejector air on every hill. -
GAME: What's worse than...
australianalex replied to MayTheGForceBeWithYou's topic in Random, Random, Random
Breaking a cord while bungee jumping. What's worse than every coaster company besides Pinfari going bankrupt? -
I personally don't count powered coasters as credits, and I would only count some water coasters as credits. For example, Atlantica Supersplash at Europa Park doesn't have enough track for me to call it a credit, while Poseidon at the same park does. As for racing/duelling coasters, I only count them as two credits if they have largely different layouts. For example, Dragon Challenge is clearly two different coasters, so that's two different credits. Same goes for Battlestar Galactica at Universal Singapore. One side is an inverted coaster, the other is a sitdown. Clearly that's two credits. However, with a coaster like Colossus at SFMM both sides are almost identical, so I call the overall ride a single credit. The only one I'm not sure about is cloned coasters. For example, I don't know if I'd count each SLC or each Batman the Ride clone as individual credits, or count them all as one. I'm leaning more towards counting them all individually, as they all probably supply a different ride experience. For example, one SLC could be particularly painful while another could be not too bad.
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Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
australianalex replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I think most people are thinking this is amazing due to Intamin's track record with hyper coasters - they are some of the best coasters in the world. And this looks like no exception. I don't really judge coasters on their manufacturer. I rode Rattlesnake at Chessington and liked it, though I'm not a big fan of Maurer Sohne's coasters. Likewise, I rode Motocoaster at Dreamworld and hated it, despite it being made by Intamin. -
GAME: What's worse than...
australianalex replied to MayTheGForceBeWithYou's topic in Random, Random, Random
Having to work for the rest of your life with no holidays, no weekends and no chance of retiring. What's worse than El Toro, Balder, Colossos and T Express being torn down and replaced with replicas built in their place by RCCA? -
Weirdest Things The 'GP' Have Said
australianalex replied to maliboomer's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Because that won't be hideously painful or anything... -
Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
australianalex replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Oh my god that looks AMAZING. The airtime over the hills is going to be kickass, as will the first drop. This has now become my favourite coaster of 2012. -
Canada's Wonderland Discussion Thread
australianalex replied to BDG's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I also dislike how the ride ends, but I realise that with Dragon Fire situated right underneath, there probably wasn't any other option. At least it doesn't end with a lift hill back to the station like on some rides -
Looks like a fun coaster. The coaster section looks great, and I have no problems with the drop section. My only problem is, like most people, the disappointing theming in the drop section. The concept art showed something much more impressive, but I guess that was my fault for expecting the actual "show room" to look like that.
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What is your favorite Roller Coaster?
australianalex replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I haven't ridden very many coasters. But so far my favourite is Superman Escape - Movieworld -
Ride Bucket List
australianalex replied to Evanaj15's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I305, Bizarro (SFNE), Expedition Geforce, Maverick, Nitro, Kumba, Dragon Khan, Montu, Katun, El Toro, Phoenix, Boulder Dash... The list goes on and on. -
Massive Europe Trip Report
australianalex replied to Mrenata's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Blue fire begs to differ. But I understand your opinion, since you were judging the park mainly on coasters. As others said, I'm sure that if you were there on a nice sunny day and took time to try the food offerings and other rides you would've had an amazing time.
