October 9, 20159 yr comment_220205 Stand ups are fun, especially the drop as your whole body in an upright position is tilting. They're not liked much as you're basically standing between two bars that go above your height (if you're my height) whilst your head is shaking but if your fine with Saw then you probably could cope with it.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220207 I'm okay with stand up's but I'm not going to pretend that they are the best rides in the world, they're a bit..... 90's. There's a reason Mantis got converted to Floorless after all.
October 9, 20159 yr Author comment_220217 Kind of a silly thing to say when Mark9, an admin, has literally just posted before you. Rest assured that the team are always checking the forums and will act accordingly to any trouble on there. Of you do have any problems, you should either file a report or contact a member of the Senior Team.. Much excite for your review. I was joking [emoji1] Sent from my SM-T533 using Tapatalk
October 16, 20159 yr comment_221015 Bump for my list of ridden B&Ms: Nemesis Oz'Iris Katun Shambhala Raptor Oblivion Superman la Attraction de Acero Baron 1898 Krake Dragon Khan Black Mamba Oblivion - The Black Hole Batman la Fuga Dueling Dragons Ice Silver Star Diamondback Silver Bullet Medusa Kumba Air Nemesis Inferno Swarm Montu Apollo's Chariot Griffon SheiKra Kraken Batman (MM) Daemonen Raptor (CP) Dueling Dragons Fire Scream! Incredible Hulk Great Bear Tatsu Flug von Damonen Monster Riddler's Revenge Mantis Flight Deck Vortex
October 16, 20159 yr comment_221018 Seriously thought you'd been on a lot more then me. 12 more isn't all that much. My coaster enthusiast credentials remain intact. Phew.
October 16, 20159 yr comment_221073 I assume that's your list from favourite to least favourite Benin, since I can't work out any other logical ordering for them? If so, glad Baron is high up on the list! How on earth do you manage to rank so many coasters though?
October 17, 20159 yr comment_221098 Sheer guesswork tbh, a lot of them are so interchangeable, especially since some haven't been ridden for a decade or so... Though the top and bottom ones are easy to establish, no question... Only Tatsu and below are the ones I really don't enjoy...
December 6, 20159 yr comment_224337 How did Oblivion cost more than Griffon? Griffon is bigger than Oblivion in every way so I don't see how it can be less expensive. Is it that roller coasters in the US are cheaper than roller coasters in the UK?
December 6, 20159 yr comment_224338 My only guess here would be the evolution of ride technology. Oblivion was brand new technology and a prototype when built and no other dive machines had been constructed at the time. When Griffon opened, at least several other dive coasters had opened, not to mention it was no longer brand spanking new technology either. Another thing to mention is the big hole they dug for oblivion wouldn't have been cheap either, especially since much of the drop is actually beneath ground anyway.
December 6, 20159 yr comment_224347 Oblivion was brand new technology and a prototype when built and no other dive machines had been constructed at the time. When Griffon opened, at least several other dive coasters had opened, not to mention it was no longer brand spanking new technology either. I'd say you're slightly incorrect there. Griffon was technically brand new technology, as it was the first floorless dive coaster (which would result in SheiKra's revamp in 2007).
December 6, 20159 yr comment_224348 Creek hit the nail on the head - the excavation of, and construction in, Oblivion's tunnel will have been very expensive. Also, even back then, the investment costs of rides at Towers will include everything, from construction to advertising. Oblivion had a lot of advertising go into it during 1997, and it will all add up.
December 6, 20159 yr comment_224349 I just realised that I've been on two B&Ms. I feel like a bit of a fake fan really
December 7, 20159 yr comment_224408 Another question for Creeky. How on earth did the Swarm cost more than Fury 325 (when converting currency)? Fury is over double the length, are Merlin just not at all negotiating with B&M or something?
December 7, 20159 yr comment_224410 Answer spoilered, in case you're only wanting Creeky's answer... What needs to be remembered about Merlin is that when they advertise their (major) attractions, they will try and make it sound as expensive as possible. So, they always quote the cost of the 'investment' of a ride, not what the ride cost. So, in Swarm's case, the cost will include the infilling of the land, the advertising (including all the actors they had on park in 2011), theming, train design etc, etc, as well as the ride hardware. Fury 325's quoted price will likely just be for the ride hardware and construction (and even if it's not, there's minimal theming and the like anyways). Merlin have a good working relation with B&M, which probably stretches back all the way to when they worked with Towers in the 90s. After all, Merlin were the first to get the wingrider, the first to get backward rows, etc. They do work closely with the company, and there's sometimes talks that they get "deals" from B&M by essentially bulk-buying products - after all, Merlin have installed 5 B&Ms in the past 5 years! Also, the cost of Swarm is sometimes quoted as £18 million, not £20 million. Given that Fury 325 cost about £19.9 million, it's not exactly like Swarm has cost *that* much in total than Fury 325 in any case.
December 7, 20159 yr comment_224414 Swarm as a coaster from B&M was only 9/10 million. The extra money comes from the rest like Josh has said. So if Carowinds or whoever built Swarm and had no theming it will have only been about 12 million dollars.
December 8, 20159 yr comment_224416 Also shipping costs need to be considered and will raise the price of any UK based B&M (and other manufacturers)...
March 31, 20169 yr comment_230895 The only B&M I've ridden that I didn't like was Kumba. That hideous head-banging horror of a ride is just torture! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
March 31, 20169 yr comment_230943 Mantis was a horrible creation and even though I found it enjoyable I can still see how bad the ride could be if you get the restraint wrong.
March 31, 20169 yr comment_230947 Could be worse, could be one of their stand ups....... Stop hating on stand ups Benin Riddlers is love
April 1, 20169 yr comment_230953 Riddlers is the best of a rather bad bunch... Vortex and Mantis were pretty vile things... Just, urgh, can't believe Towers were apparently considering one recently...
April 1, 20169 yr comment_231018 I have a B&M hyper obsession (as I've been on 2 and will be riding another one later this year).
April 1, 20169 yr comment_231026 I've never been on a hyper coaster Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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