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Matt N has pretty much got it, I'd say. The clue is in the word 'enthusiast'. Being one requires enthusiasm for something. The average theme park guest visits just to have a good time. They probably don't have much interest, for instance, in how the park works, what the thematic tricks used to...

Odd. I've generally found both Vekoma loopers at DLP to be quite good for comfort relative to usual breed standards. Mind you, in this one's case (and unlike SMM2) it's probably helped by it being almost offensively dull. A retheme is fine but can only do so much; the layout is the issue here...

Not that Chessington deserves defense against such a claim, but from my recollection of Kolmarden the two parks aren't exactly comparable. One's a tiny zoo turned theme park that's a shadow of what it was even 8 years ago, and the other is still a vast zoo built over a series of very steep...

Helix is likely one of the best all-rounders out there, and takes full advantage of the ride system and those from-the-shoulder lap restraints. When I started getting into rides I thought it must surely be possible to design a coaster that could blend inversions and airtime seamlessly, and the...

I can confirm that on our recent trip, the Ranger's Best at Silver Lake did indeed have the beans included.

I think it depends how you define a drop tower. I tend to treat the term as covering an outdoor ride that lifts you to a great height, stops and makes you fully aware of how high up you are, and then drops you back to the ground. Tower of Terror (well, the Paris version at least as that's the...

With regards to your question, Arlie, MattyH is quite right. I've no problem whatsoever with your interests or Minecraft as a game. It's just that the latter is not an interest that tends to be shared by members here. It's unfortunate that you've seemingly unknowingly wandered into a situation...

I've no issue with the potential for new trains and even magnetic brakes (I think they'd suit the final brake run better, as it's not the face-rending type of Schwarzkopf-Zierer-BHS-whatever coaster). I do however think the station should be left in its charming retro form, just sorting out the...

This again? Previous topics on this forum with the same aim have been met with a deafening roar of disinterest. An enthusiasm for theme parks does not necessarily correspond with an interest in Minecraft, particularly as there are programs designed specifically for theme park creation/simulation...

This sounds unlikely, particularly given the suggestion of it opening this year, and as it stands it doesn't take a lot of effort to further discredit the rumour. Where's the planning application? With thanks to Rob for his excellent article about planning restrictions at Towers, something I...

It may have been almost universally lovely across the country this weekend as far as I know, but it is still February and this weather is pretty exceptional (especially by Blackpool standards I should think, but let's not get into that!). Usually February half term week is cold and damp at best...

Taron is excellent, but that's almost despite its layout rather than because of it. There are some great hills and a few really nice sequences of corners, and of course the launches are fantastic, but as a long ride that consists almost entirely of corners it feels a bit lacking in focus. I...

As we used to joke, EEE GEE EFF! THE BEST RIDE IN THE WORLD, UH! Except, um, it's a bit balls in the middle when the train stops bouncing and starts cornering. It's also pretty poorly presented, and permanently operated slowly on one train (rumours of a second train's existence persist, but...

The trouble with Silver Star for me is that there isn't enough airtime relative to its height. I don't expect ejector airtime from a B&M hyper, but I would quite like sustained floater airtime all the way over the hill rather than on one side or the other. Wildfire wasn't god's gift to...

Blue Fire was an easy choice for me. Yes, it's not a ride where the forces it delivers are that obvious, and some of the moves fall a bit flat, but it's loads of fun and does so many things well. Perhaps if I'd been on Formula I'd vote for it again, but my other vote here goes to t'Ultimate as...

Helix and Alpina Blitz for me (I will admit that I am a bit of a Mack Mega fanboy, but not to the extent that if other rides were better I wouldn't be voting for them instead). Goliath is a decent ride but can be considered a watered-down EGF with more of the uninteresting bits, only really...

I've done 5 out of 6 of these if BTM before its closure and extensive refurbishment counts. Big Thunder was pretty dull last time I rode. I always think it looks like an RCT coaster made real (bank, turn, transition back to flat, gentle drop, level out etc.). Oblivion: TBH can't possibly be as...

Again, I can tick off two thirds of these. I rode Zeus twice on my only visit so far to Asterix in 2014. It's known for being inconsistent, even more so than Megafobia, and is allegedly great when on form. I don't remember it all that well, other than that on that day it was very much off form...

It looks like that ride will have a lot to like, but I doubt the 'anticipation stall' and halfpipe launches will feature on that list. Just keep up the crazy pace!

There seems no reason to believe that Mack couldn't have made a better version of Icon. We know they can do a lot better when it comes to launches, for instance.