Gutterflower

Out of interest have RCCA ever made a good coaster worth mentioning? all the reviews i seem to hear are either very negative or... "not quite as bad as i was told". anyhow good TR. looks likes your having the usual blast

Yeah that lift looks a lot steeper than i imagined. But it could just be a trick of the camera. i remember seeing Nitro's lift going up and thinking it was seriously steep. Having looked at the model for a while I'm really looking forward to see how that premier coaster pans out. Where as the model for LZ looks pretty accurate the Premier coaster seems to be just a random layout thrown in. So when they put it up it should be fun to watch it go up. I always think watching a coaster being constructed where you don't know the layout before hand is always much more interesting

I'm 22 and my first coaster was Some powered coaster at a garden expo in wales.... My first real coaster i can remember was Python at Busch Gardens Tampa. Man that poll makes ME old... Does anyone know what the Male to Female Ratio is? it seems to me that TPR has a much higher ratio than many other sites i frequent.

im quite looking forward to riding this in a couple of years. When i went past the area a couple of years back it was just some scrap land so anything is an improvement over that. I agree it looks allot like that Zamperla down at Pattaya.

I'm sure u had more hair last time i saw you Tom where are you heading next anyhow?

Heehee good trip report One day i'll make it out to the USA again ... one day. Does your camera happen to be a Cannon? My cannon did exactly the same thing with that strange purple fuzzy photo thing. I fixed it by hitting it against a wall (Seriously) when i was drunk. works fine now ... odd...

Hey all I've been following various Japanese blogs for ages and they keep mentioning this new shopping center in Osaka. So i did some research. it appears the design features a massive Freefall tower through the middle of the building if you look at some of the pictures in the construction gallery below you can see the brakes being installed at the base of the tower.. Its unlike any drop tower ive seen before so i wonder who's building it.. Concept Art Recent construction pic The brakes Links Developers blog: http://www.arrowgroup.co.jp/nanba/blog/320075/ Construction pics: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/5777/nanbahips.html Another stop for the Japan trip?

just came across this blog with a ton of photos and videos Takes a while to load but its worth it. 3 pages of indepth (and i mean indepth) coverage. from the brake run to the restraint mechanisms its all there http://blog.naver.com/fl0621/80038970354 (note: for some reason i find most korean pages load faster in firefox. but then the videos dont work :S go figure) there is also a full on-ride here http://tvpot.daum.net/v/3140916 Theres some queue line footage and off-ride here http://blog.naver.com/themepark21/90018152382

They were sister rides. i posted some pictures earlier in the thread. BMRX was at Kobe Portopialand and Andalusia Railroad was at Kure Portopialand. But do you count the fact that LC has been SBNO for some time.

Nice find Now i doubt its oblivion clone due the height difference of the station to the lowest point. So we could be looking at a new model. although i imagine a small one.

you got me tinkering with this now as well. i tried a couple of my house mate and they came out ok but not great. what fun

Hey all Found some good offride videos for those who want the layout http://tvpot.daum.net/v/2672411 http://tvpot.daum.net/v/2702552 http://tvpot.daum.net/v/2675471 http://tvpot.daum.net/v/2702590 a bit shorter than i thought but still a nice little ride.

Hey all I did a quick search as i was sure we already had a topic on this. But apparently not As has been confirmed Everland in Korea are getting an Intamin Plug and Play woodie for next year. On my recent look for phaeton information i came across this model picture. Source: http://kpsp.kemul.net/bbs/board.php?bo_ ... and&page=7 The ride looks pretty good although not a great shot of the model i must admit

Sorry for all that everyone Finally managed to capture them for you. unfortunatly no sound. i split it into 2 as well Edit: i finally realise why some of the video looks like batman.... IT IS... the POV footage is not from Phaethon.... but the Offride and in face footage IS

do you have the IE Tab plugin for Firefox? thats how i got it to work in the end? odd it doesnt work in IE on its own though

unfortunatly the video streams, and i dont have the technical know how to download/capture it. I tried video capture but i just got a black box where the video was. Edit: asr i had your problem for ages. which browser are you using? i got it to work using the IE Tab plugin in Firefox... i just got the adverts in firefox itself

its a custom layout.. should have a video up soon but for now heres some stills Got to thank one of my friends for these as i cant get the damn video to work http://asx.kbs.co.kr/player.html?title=%B9%AB%C7%D1%C1%F6%B4%EB%C5%A5&url=2TV$20070503$endless20070503_01_00_00_m&type=201&chkdate=20070518215321&kind=300_2week" To get into it use these details Username: Korman00 Password 710515 It took me ages to get it to work (didnt work in firefox for me) its about 14mins into the video. I think you will have to login then copy and paste the link above into the address bar to watch it. The ride looks insane. cant really get the layout from the video because it chops and changes loads. but its got some seriously tight helixs and a very batman esque trench corkscrew trench part near the end. Edit: See the videos in the post below (without sound)

That was my thought too. but the drops are off Raptor Phaethon see what i mean?

Well it is open... but its not a batman clone as far as i can see http://www.kjw.co.kr/a_park/a_park.htm?structure_num=31 so he was sort of right Just wait for the pictures to scroll through. certainly not batman or katun.

do we win something if our crazy rumour is right???

as far as im aware its not open yet? and according to some ppl its not a batman clone but a katun clone... but if anyone can prove it either way then please let us know?

http://www.kjw.co.kr/ the site now has a bit more. a little video and something about it being in the X's-Zone. still no major release though

it must of been in the parking lot for some time http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.868118,134.761114&spn=0.001296,0.002929&z=19&om=1 you can see it easily from this google maps image

Theres a news report with some shots of the incident on this site http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/fnn/20070505/20070505-00000102-fnn-soci.html These 2 images show the scene in more detail. although its hard to see the impact point. I assume the death occured in that front left seat.

Howdy all just came across these pictures of the new coaster thats just gone up at Himeji Central Park in Japan. (its been sitting in the parking lot for a year) The ride has the wonderfull name of "Hurricane - Screw & Loop Coaster" and moved from the now defunct Ayameike Amusement Park where it was known as "Tornado" (anyone else notice a wind theme trend here?) I think it looks great with its new paint scheme and i love those togo corkscrew supports. More pics on this page (Scroll Down) http://bbs6.fc2.com/php/e.php/coaster/