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Although defiantly not a "bust", Smiler certainly had more delays and troubles than I expected. And was rougher than I thought it would have been, for a new ride.

Can someone comfirm whether it opened on the 4th or the 5th? The timezone difference is confusing me, and RCDB still says it's under construction (Bet you there, Duane ). Also, I checked the Facebook page - The 400 weight limit is per car, not per train. EDIT: Obviously, the above comment was a joke, since Duane Marden is almost always very quick (and accurate). And Robb, I know how time-zones work. You may not realize this, but when me, knoebels and this forum are all in different time zones, it can be difficult to tell what date it was when it opened.

http://rcdb.com/3408.htm Pretty sure they're referring to this thing, which looks like an El Loco, but seems to be a custom screamin' squirrel. Woah! Surely that's steeper than Takabisha?

I really like coloured woodies actually, Nick Streak is probably the brightest thing in Blackpool - it looks really good. ^Eww. And it's faded too.

I agree with you. Not bothered about big ones where you have a dinghy, but some slides are really tiny! What if you got stuck in the middle?

^If we were counting Batman, I suppose the first defunct B&M would be Flashback at SFMM.

If I remember correctly, a chunk of metal flew off Swarm.

I really like the look of this element

Also, the Vekoma trains are Floorless, whereas Arrow trains are much more big and bulky.

I'd rather have ZacSpin and Premier launched than a Giga at Carowinds. Who said you can't have a Premier launched giga?

Don't worry, it is most certainly not just you.

That's a really steep lift hill!

Wow, is it just me or is this progressing much quicker than GateKeeper did last year? Still love those colours, very unique.

This is really bad, especially after Hurricane Sandy. Have both Casino Pier and Funtown Pier been destroyed now?

It would be cool if two different parks bought each side, but it will most likely be demolished. It will defiantly e demolished - Why would anyone want to buy it? Way too much effort for a boring ride without much history.

Possibly (probably hopefully, for most people), this means Flashback is on its way out... to Six Flags America.

From what I've heard, Invertigo's are actually one of the better Vekoma models.

Vertigo at Walibi Belgium.

Only one; Smiler. And I thought I was going to ride it the day after it opened, until the day before my trip, when they announced it was delayed. I got on it in the summer though

I'm really looking forward to this ride, I wasn't expecting Heide Park to build anything of this scale. I've never been on a wing rider, but if I could ride one, it would be this. Also, stupid question I know, but has the name for this ride been revealed? Did I miss it?

Yeah. Hopefully ones that work. Thanks, btw, for breaking it last year, hahaha! Don't worry, I'm staying the hell away from GeForce. To top that off, it broke in 2010 before I got within 12,000 miles of the thing. Let's hope Expedition ChiForce gets off the ground (don't worry I'll stay away from that one too Kyle). Do we know for sure it's an Expedition GeForce clone, or is it speculation?

Well I've been on 4 Vekomas. The older two, Infusion and Corkscrew (Flamingo Land) were awful, whereas the newer two, Velocity and Kumali, are decent rides. I think that's the general feeling around all Vekoma -the new ones are quite good but the older ones are awful.

^^Maybe they're going to sell Kanonen after Helix opens - Helix beats it in every way...

Why would that be a problem? I'd love to see the track