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Parc Saint Paul's new woodie is growing:

"We had to beg Merlin to give us the money to fund a repair job" is the general jist... With of course bonus USP...

I still don't like the silly corner before the first drop, seems like they could've done something else (Gatekeeper's opening inversions for example, with the exit going into the airtime hill)... It is also really short, which is a shame...

Justification =/= Possible Explanation

Continuing the French park theme, Jardin d'Acclimatation in centre of Paris (right opposite side from DLP) are opening their new Gerst Bobsled this week... It's cute (as is the park, it's a small fair area in the middle of the bigger park)...

Europa have a budget though, Chessie have to make do with what's left after the big boys have had their turn on the money pile... "But Nick, when do WE get £30million for something new?"

The Flambards article was a bit... strange really... It's not like they hadn't done something and the point is well made that to get a completely unique system isn't always cost effective for smaller companies to supply for the one person who visits who needs it... Unfortunately, there's still so many steps to be made for companies to comply, and cost, time and space is a big factor in all of this... Dread to think how bad Chessie is for it...

OK Corral in the south of France wins best new ride train of 2018:

If it's making you want to actually return to Blackpool then it's the best ride ever built

#germanefficiency

Still a little ways to go...

'Classic' comedy? The musical is only just over a decade old!

Jeez...

The building will be utterly ruined judging by the images and videos going round... Hopefully Europa tackle this with minimal disruption...

Park official Twitter confirmed it as Piraten in Batavia... Hopefully they can sort it quickly... Might help it get a refurb sooner rather......

Unnecessary sniping is unnecessary... Let's see how it deals with an actual busy day before we proclaim it as bigger than Jesus?

Arise beast!

They used to own Darien Lake... What a weird choice... Only two actual parks on that list, Frontier City is a strange choice as well I'd say but I dunno how built up Ooooooooooooooklahoma is these days...

The entrance feature looks so tacky Shame that the station building is a bit bland though...

Almost........There........

Surprised no one posted this, Phantasialand got a letter off a 9 year old girl wanting to be an engineer, so they invited her along for a look at the morning checks on Taron...

Good news! https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/10094/Parc-Asterix-kondigt-spectaculaire-nieuwe-lanceerachtbaan-aan.html *hopes for a clone*

Assuming it's not changed (was it really 11 years ago I started there?); that is correct.. 16 to host and 18 to operate...