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Last year, Dauling Dragon was open for me ... but the Maurer skyloop was SBNO and the S&S launch coaster was not open yet ! How long did you wait for the S&S as you said there was 2 hours in Beijing ?

Didn't you visit the Wuhan Peace Park, wich is a short taxi ride away from Happy Valley ? Seems like it's very easy to reach Happy Valley from the main train station in Wuhan, more than when you arrive by plane (just like me last year), and even more with the line 4 of the metro wich was not open yet last year. And I bet that the OCT Thrust will be open for you, unlike in late 2013

Haha ! Seems like every china trip has it's "closed for random reason" coaster ... It was Extreme Rusher for me, but i was able to try the U-Shaped a few days after it's opening, and it's a brillant ride, very powerful and comfortable. Once again, thank you for the (fast) updates, can't wait to read more.

Nice TR ! Reminds me a lot of memories, as i did the same trip last year. Unfortunately, Extreme Rusher was down for me and the El Loco at Happy Valley Tianjin was not open yet but Fjord Flying Dragon was awesome. I'm glad you said that Bullet Coaster is better than Extreme Rusher because this is the only S&S launched coaster that i tried on the 3.

Here is what i thought about the new rides that i tried this year : Europe : - Alpina Blitz : great little airtime machine, very forceful and comfortable, very close to Intamin megalite. - Sky Scream : forceful, fast, and awesome ! - Flug Der Damonen : the beginning of the layout is great, the end is boring. I was a little bit disappointed of this one, as i think that a wing rider has to be tall and large like Gatekeeper to be enjoyable. - Helix : it's a good coaster, long and with variety, but not the perfection i was waiting for. The launches are too weak and some inversions are too slow. Maverick is still better. - Nefeskesen : i was waiting for a new iSpeed, but it's not. This coaster is quite good and offers excellent elements, but it's a little bit slow, just like Helix. USA : - Goliath : New Texas Giant is my number one steel coaster and this one becomes my number one wood. Yes, it's very short, but every second is an amount of pleasure. Thank you RMC for this winner, the best of 2014 for me with Lightning Run - Lightning Run : Unfortunately, due to a storm, i had only one lap on this one, but it was awesome ! extreme airtime ! - Banshee : good and solid B&M invert, a little bit repetitive although. - Firechaser Express : excellent junior coaster, perfect for families visiting Dollywood. Wish we could see more of these ! Well, i did a good part of the new ones in 2014, and i hope i will do the same in 2015. There will be not so much in Europe to try (except the two kiddies dive coaster at Efteling and Gardaland) so i hope i will come to USA once again and try at least Twisted Colossus and Wicked Cyclone !

It is. I have been on many B&M inverts on the planet, and this one is definitively one of my personnal favourites, along with Montu & Katun.

Thank you ! Oziris queue time was from 0 to 5 minutes, due to the 2 trains operation. This friday was just before the holidays start. Some other rides, such as Tonnerre de Zeus were running with one train only and had a 15/20 minutes wait.

Check out my pics from my visit on friday, 13th april :