msep003

The differences between the 3 different Intamin Shoulers Restraints are : Those Restraints on Colossus sucks because when you've got a big stomach and large shoulders there is a small chance that the Seat Belt buckle up . then you have the California Screamin style restraint where most of sizes fits perfectly . And the Intamin New Style Shoulders Restraints . where also most of sizes fits the seat belts have to buckle up if not you're not able to ride .

Day 2 Chessington Once we arrived to Chessington we headed to BubbleWorks . I've seen Elissa ont that ride a couple of times and i loved it on video so i had to ride it . That was a nice ride it's and indoor water ride . Then was headed to The Vampire . The Station is well themed and the coaster is familiar . It's a VEKOKO . Then we walked around the Kiddiland . We rode on the Runaway Train from Mack . Chessington has an awesome interative dark ride not better than Tutenkamen at Walibi Beligium but that one was great . We rode the Wild Mouse from Mack ( probably sold in a package with the Runaway Train ) wich was a credit for us and it wasn't so bad at all . The Spinning Wild mouse from Maurher Sohne was closed all day and it was the ONLY ride closed that week end . We also rode their Flume Ride wich was nice and well themed and very long . We left the park around 3pm because the rest of tha park was a zoo and i'm not a HUGE fan of zoo . We went back to London to do some sightseen like Big Ben , Buckhingham Palace , Trafalgar Square , Picadilly Circus . That's it We had a nice week end in London with Thorpe Park and Chessington . Next time we'll try to go to Blackpool Pleasure Beach .

from Sept 21 tp Sept 24 we went to London with a friend of mine . we went there by coach because we bookes our Tickets a week before and the cheapest Rount Trip Ticket from Paris to London by coach was €52 . If you book long time in advance you can get a round trip by Eurostar for €55 nefore 25 years old and then €60 if you age is after 25 yars . so Here we go we are on our way to Calais in the north of France . Then we arrived to Calais were we had taken the Ferryboat to Dover . From Calais we can see the UK than means it's not too far from the coaster . In the middle of the Channel the British Coast . Yay here we are . Once we arrived in UK we can notice the difference between UK and France by driving on the left . The day after before to take the '' Underground '' to Thorpe Park we stayed in London is was really pleasant . And then right after 10am we arrived at Thorpe Park . It's really easy to get there from london if you don't have a Car . My friend rode on Colossus but i was a little bit too big to ride on that one . F....K Intamin and their different safety Restraints . And then we were lucky to ride on X-No Way out i heard that this ride was closed or soon . We were surprised that the Queue line is really dark and they asked you for your bags and stuff before to get to the station . After X No way out we headed to Stealth their Rocket Coaster . I like the new Intamin Restraints . I think SFNE SROS accident was a lesson for them and their now adapted their restraints and Seatbelts for different people . I was able to ride on it . The line was almost half an hour with one train on the track . I told to my friend to ask for their Single Rider Wristband and ride it single and we'll ride together later during the day . That's what we did . We had a Single Rider wristband each other and we went on the Single Rider line and the Ride Op asked us to wait till a single seat will be available . After 10min the Ride Op decided to let us ride together because on weekdays the only guests at Thorpe are generally School Groups . After our ride on Stealth we had our Lunch at Burger King and then it started to Rain for a couple of hours but during about an hour the rain became so hard and the park wasn't nice because the park was full of water everywhere. Then we had the great idea to see Pirate's 4D i though i wasn't wet but not . You're completely soaked at the end of the movie . I were there to dry but not . After the Shower we walked around Nemesis Inferno wich was on test because all rides were closed during the rain . And then The ride reopened after a few Test Train and we were the first in line so we rode it once . It's a nice Inverted B&M . We walked around a VERY WET ride Tidal Wave . My friend went on it and told me that we saw a HUGE wave coming on the boat after the drop and every riders was soaked . Then we walked around Steath when we heard the Pschhh og the magnetic Breaks get down and vouuum some test train was launched . The Miracle happened STEALTH REOPENED . I've heard that this ride was closed very often that why i was surprised . After a couple of ride on STEALTH the park closed and we get back to London . We had a Wonderful day at Thorpe Park . Tommorrow Chessington World of Adventure .

did you went to Disneyland Paris during your trip to France ?

I went to La Ronde back in 2002 and at that time they just added Le Vampire . The Queue lines wasn't too bad at all i waited like half an hour for le Vampire and i rode Le Montre once because the employees pushed on my lap bar and hurt my legs . This park is OK but i've the the Best Fireworks competition ever in summer .

already Visited in 06 : Bellewaerde Parc Asterix Bagatelle La Foire du Trone Disneyland Resort Paris I'm going to visit those parks : Disneyland Resort Knotts Six Flags Magic Mountain Adventure City Phantasialand Walt-Disney World Theme Parks Universal Orlando Cypress Gardens Boomers Magical Midway Busch Gardens Africa Sea World Orlando i wish to see those parks also during the year : Thorpe Park Chessington World of adventure Tivoli Gardens Bon Bon land and some danish theme parks

Actually those Ride Engineers have to make bigger seats and longer Seat Belts . I know what i'm talking about because i live in Europe and the Problem aren't there yet but i will come really fast . I never had the chance to ride on Silverstar ( Europa Park B&M Hyper ) but i rode on Nitro at SFGADV . Intamin is the worst to me because their seatbelts are too short on Xcellerator or TTD or any other Launched Coaster made by intamin with the T Bar but the T Bar fits well on me . How it can be possible to make a coaster when Bar Fits ok on you but not their SeatBelts that means that is the Park Management or the faillure of their safety system . I'd like to work on a company to make sure that Big Boys ( like me and many other ) can ride on a coaster like everyone else and work with Engineers to make new safety restraints it's like Goliath and Titan i never had trouble riding them and many other coaster like those Arrows and Vekoma with Shouler Restraints . So Please if some engineers are reading that forum make sure that you have some Coaster Enthusiast who would like to ride a coaster like everyone else without having trouble with Seat Belts and '' Click '' .

They are pretty much the newly remodified S:RoS trains, but without the middle bar between legs, and bulky belt. The actual bar is exactly like the T-bars. Those Safety Restraints looks like more to Goliath an Titan those Giovanolla Hyper than those Intamin T Bars but yeah the top of the bar looks like all classic intamin T Bar . I hope if that system work well they put all these bars onto all Intamin Hyper .

The ride stop at the top of the ride and then it goes down without any rotation . I've never been on it and i will never go on this ride . It was like 30 Euros for a ride and i wouldn't pay so much to try that crazy thing .

look what i saw when i arrived at the Fair . Star Flyer but flying OMG it looks scary but fun ! Rest of the pictures on that website : phototheque.parcs.free.fr/category.php?cat=3691

I went to Bellewaerde yesterday because Walibi Beligium was closed and another oportunity to get 2 more Credits . We arrived at the park around 12pm and the park were empty except a few small group of kids . We rode their Rapid River . It's a fun one it's a soaked on but fun . Then we went on the Space Shot . Basic Space Shot from Huss still fun to ride . Their Shoot the Shute from Intamin were closed all day long . After a couple of ride on the HUSS Space Shot we rode their Mad House . It's unknown in United States but Two parks got a Mad House ( SFGADV and SFNE ) . Houdini was great i love Mad House and another mad house in my Collection . We had a lunch at the Carousel a very expensive restaurant . Their Fries was great ( Belgium Quality ) . After our stop for the lunch we saw our first coaster '' The Coccinelle '' . That's a kiddie coaster from Zierer but it's one more credit . Then we rode the Flume ride . This Flume ride was long and fun . After that we saw the Boomerang and it was closed as a regular Vekoma lol but the Boomerang opened like an hour after we went to the entrance . After a Veko*** boomerang we rode their Pirates Dark Ride . It's a Boat ride like POTC but Bellewaerde Version . when we got off from the Pirates my friend rode the El Volador their New Flat Ride from last year . It was around 5pm we had to go back to the bus stop to get our Train to Brussels to go back to Paris . We had a nice day a Bellewaerde but i will never go back there except if they put great rides or coasters .

picture from yesterday from another french board .

If you have the Efteling Season Pass you also have an access to Parc Asterix .

I went to Parc Asterix with one of mine friend and we arrived around 10.30am . Our first coaster was Outch Goudurix with a new logo Entrance . We had no wait to Goudurix and they ran 2 Trains . We were to the first row and it wasn't too bad at all compare to our usual hirts with that **** Coaster . We went on Tonnerre de Zeus and the line wasn't too bad at all we waited almost 40min with 2 Trains . Nothing to say except that's still one of my Top 3 Wooden Coaster with ( Comet , Tonnerre de Zeus , Gwazy ) . After TDZ we went on Transdemonium wich is stil a very fun coaster ghost train and we were lucky to ride on it because the ride were down for the rest of the day and probably will not open soonly . After our ride on Transdemonium we've eaten at the only Fast Good at the Parc wich was '' Le Fast de Rome '' . Actually it's nice to eat there because it's very close to the '' Descente du Styx '' . After the lunch we went on '' Le Grand Splash '' it's a Shoot The Shute made by Intamin . After that we ran into '' Le Trace du Hourra '' the Biggest MACK Bobsleigh on earth then we had almost 10min wait for that ride and this ride is still fun . We had to stop somewhere because it rained and then we got another ride on Tonnerre de Zeus and Trace du Hourra and left the park around 6pm . We had a very good day at Parc Asterix and i'm sorry i have no pictures but i've got the Season Pass of Parc Asterix so i'll take pics next time .

The track has arrived on site . YAY the first maurer sohne in a Disney Park ( and the worst Disney theme park ) The Walt Disney Studios .

La Foire du Trone is a nice park but after 10pm due to the close neighbours they turn off the Music and that's fun . As a Coaster Credit Whore there is 3 Coasters to do or more if you count all those very small coaster for kids . a few coasters for Credit Whore .

Like Silverstar at Europa Park this hyper B&M got brakes on most of the hills .

the Closest coaster from where i'am is Rock'n Roller Coaster at Walt Disney Studios .

nice track design but as usual after two years of operations those Vekoma Coasters will hirt and become a Head banging .

Hi Damien666 Parc Asterix is one of my home parks with Disneyland Paris so i might help you a lots . I've Ridden all those coasters that you've mentioned and they are very smooth compare to Goudurix . Goudurix WAS a very Good Coaster on its first years but now he shakes a lots and PA needs to remove this Scream Machine . The First drop and the view at the trop of the lift are the best two things for this coaster . Transdemonium it's a Ghost Train some people will add it as a coaster and some as a Dark Ride . I personnally add it as a Coaster Dark Ride . At Parc Asterix you'll find the best MACK Bobsled Coaster that i've been on .

on Intl Drive you can to find some Cheap tickets for WDW and try to get a ride on EE at DAK . But if it's not on your program don't do that .

if the ride is good i might be back in Holland to ride on this water Coaster . The Theming look amazing like those great dark rides ( Fata Morgana , Droomvlucht ).

Due to the Hurricane Wilma Walt Disney World Resort is closed all day long . I hope they will open soon .

Parc Asterix 5 min away Disneyland Resort Paris 30min away

i went to Alton Towers on Saturday and RITA was CLosed for most of the time of the day and it opened an hour before the park close . this week end was packed at Alton towers .