Everything posted by JoshC.
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Room on the Broom - A Magical Journey
Took my little brother (4 years old) through Broom today. And he didn't really like it. He wasn't a fan of the forced interaction: a stranger trying to encourage him to go forward and interact with stuff just didn't work. He's not shy or anything either; just being a small dark space made him not want to interact. The effects were decent and got a good reaction, but it makes it a passive experience. So yeah, someone who's bang in the target market for this didn't like it. My personal opinion means little in that sense, but I was even less keen: it's an experience which is too focused on young children, the scenes are very cramped and awkwardly paced and it just doesn't seem like something which the whole family can enjoy. Particularly a shame given the theming and effects are good.
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Phantasialand
Septuple posting? Must be a record, but it's worth it because FLY'S TRACK IS FINALLY COMPLETE: Saucey
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Flamingo Land
I guess so yeah. But in the same way there's a possibility I could go on to win an Olympic Gold medal in the 100m.
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Flamingo Land
It's Intamin. One of the newer 10 inversion coasters, like Altair in Cinecitta World
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Flamingo Land
The first piece of concrete evidence pointing towards this happening: https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2037421.html?fbclid=IwAR25SGFW5k4h9W1n5rISMI44OXeVUXE8QTf3VfCoAxh2dTHXGGyH2yOHvtM The 10 inversion coaster which was meant to open in Brazil but never did, which was then shipped to open in Malaysia but never did is being sold. The exact quote: Though of course it's not necessarily Flamingo, it seems highly unlikely to be for anywhere else. And at a cost of £2.3m (excluding shipping and construction, which I believe isn't as expensive as people may think), that's a proper bargain for such a large coaster.
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Toverland
I am pretty sure there was music before, but I don't really remember it. I think when I went in July last year Troy was still actually playing it's old music. In general, despite the quality of the music if you do hear it, I don't really remember any music from the park aside from D'Werevelervelervelwind and Merlin's Quest of foreverness..
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The Walking Dead - The Ride: SPOILERS
Was one of the best parts of the meet too, if I do say so myself...
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Walibi Holland
The 270 double inverting corner stall in about 3/4 of its glory.
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Phantasialand
The question everyone I've been asking, "WHAT'S IN THE BOX?", for the past couple of days has been answered thanks to PhantaFriends... A model of how we can expect a small part of Rookburgh to look. This is a section of the first launch (I believe train will travel right to left), and it shows a bridge/walkway will go under the covered section. Steampunk + Phantasialand was only ever going to be this good tbh
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The Small Parks Thread
Been a while since we had anything Taiga on here.. Linnanmaki have been doing a making of series on Instagram (though totally in Finnish, with no English subtitles), till this random one which focuses on Intamin. Hopefully more to come over the coming weeks.. Ride should open in June/July.
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Walibi Holland
Making of Untamed Episode 6 is live, showcasing the unique element, which RMC are calling a "270 double inverting corner stall". Sensible name. We also have a photo of the trains:
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Phantasialand
From PhantaFriends.de... Track is almost complete - that is the final piece to be installed! This view is from main street outside the park, and it's expected that a wall will be erected soon enough. Some more work on the new marketing feature, which I expect to be ready this weekend:
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Phantasialand
Some more marketing has come about... Source - https://www.facebook.com/rideoutde/ The middle piece has something that you can look into too. However, the platform hasn't been opened up just yet, so what's inside is a mystery for now..
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Legoland
I believe it's an issue with the ride hardware itself (although not parking, which is the common problem for Madhouses). Obviously stuff like this happens with new rides, but if it's a lengthy closure, that could suggest they tried rushing it to get it ready in time.
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Phantasialand
Some views of one of the launches from bumblebrick on Instagram... It's now expected that the track for Fly will cross over itself 46 times (Taron has 58).
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Hyde Park Winter Wonderland as Thorpe Park Resort
I think Hangover should be Sunken Gardens, as they're both places where people get high, which is how I assume this topic came about.
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The Walking Dead - The Ride: SPOILERS
In fairness, the actors are trained to notice these things, but they can miss them. If the actors don't see the incident, it can be hard to know the difference between someone who's injured and someone who's scared. Equally the actor may have been trying to help the person, but others may not have realised that given the heat of the moment. Though tbh, if you bash your head at a theme park and you and the people you're with refuse to get looked over, you either: 1) only bumped it 2) have no sense and need better judgement/friends
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Nemesis Inferno
It was raining Monday I believe. When it rains, a rust-coloured liquid drips from the trains (happens on many B&M inverts). That will be the reason they were offering ponchos. Inferno doesn't run in the rain, so staff were probably offering the opportunity to ride with the poncho, or wait until the liquid stops dripping. If a vinyl was coming off from the trains, then the ride would be shut down. No theme park, especially a Merlin one, would run a ride if they're aware that there's a risk of something flying off. Plus with those things, I believe they have to use suppliers approved by B&M else they risk breaking their warranty on the ride. Tl;Dr - don't believe everything you read on the internet (but believe this post, cos I sound like I know what I'm talking about maybe)
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Walibi Belgium
Popcorn Revenge opened this weekend, and has been getting good reviews: The surrounding area isn't technically finished, with extra touches still being added. The kiddie coaster is completed and due to open this month: The park had originally planned to do up the entrance plaza this year, then their Wild West area next year (including a Mack Twist n Splash and Gerstlauer Sky Fly). The new entrance plaza didn't happen, but will now happen next year. The Wild West area is being delayed for now, and instead a new area with Pulsar, Pskye Underground (Schwarzkopf shuttle launch) and the park's log flume will be themed up; a smaller thing which wasn't meant to happen until 2022/23.
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Walibi Holland
Me posting multiple posts in a row in one thread? Whoda thunk it.. Trains have been revealed... The entrance feature is up: Theming is up in the surrounding area: On top of this, old pieces of Robin Hood wood will be used as theming in the queue. And we have details on the unique element: It will follow the first drop, and be a sort of double-zero G roll. You'll spin 270 degrees to the left, then 270 degrees to the right, inverting you twice. The element is partially constructed:
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Annual Pass Reprinting
You only need to provide basic info (name, address, email, etc). I believe rules have changed so you can get reprints at any attraction, not just your 'home' one.
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Power cut at Chessington...
Put them next to the tills so they can harness the screams of people when they look at the prices for pretty much everything.
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Phantasialand
And an alternative view because I love spamming: Source
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2019 Season
That video has been used since mid-2017 I believe!