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European Coaster Poll 2024 (RESULTS)
The winter closed season is almost over and half term events are just around the corner, so it's time for things to get serious. After 8 rounds of matches, the league stage has come to an end and the top 16 rides enter the knockouts! Here's the league table, sorted by points, Buchholz...- Martin
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- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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2023: The Curse at Alton Manor
Too many screens, the odd one works well but 9 times out of 10 I'd honestly prefer something static but physical, or even nothing at all- Martin
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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
They shouldn't need a new gimmick to advertise it already considering the profile of the ride. I know they also can't do a Blackpool and advertise it as new for like 6 seasons either but if people have already forgotten/aren't interested in Hyperia it's purely down to their own failures...- Martin
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- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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European Coaster Poll 2024 (RESULTS)
It's the final week of the league phase. It's still incredibly tight so every vote matters! https://forms.gle/JKdzdoYzTNZ91NHY8- Martin
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- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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Energylandia (Poland): General Discussion
You know ball- Martin
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- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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Energylandia (Poland): General Discussion
Fantastic kebab house on the walk from EL into Zator, literally one of if not the first building on the left when you reach the village- Martin
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- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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[2025] Toxicator: New Forbidden Valley Suspended Top Spin
As a thought experiment I wonder how this would have been received if they'd have done what they should have done a decade ago, and did this immediately/soon after getting rid of Ripsaw? If they'd have done it as an "upgrade" or something? 9 years is a lot of new guests true but I was still...- Martin
- Post #1,627
- Forum: Future Discussion
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Wake The Tiger?
I've got a few days in Bristol coming up with some time to kill and heard about this place called Wake The Tiger, which as far as I can tell is an interactive walk through attraction with a story. Tickets are just under £20 and you can spend as long as you want inside. Wondering if anyone else...- Martin
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- Forum: Your Trip Reports and Plans
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European Coaster Poll 2024 (RESULTS)
The penultimate round of the league phase has begun https://forms.gle/4p4HjaY29Kwmu9KF6- Martin
- Post #21
- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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2025: General Discussion
If they replace Blade it won't be this year, they can't be having a big construction site in the way of their two newest rides (as well as the f&b vendors) It should be replaced for 2026 though, but I'll bet that it won't be- Martin
- Post #58
- Forum: General Discussion
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[2025] Toxicator: New Forbidden Valley Suspended Top Spin
They're surely going to add paint or vinyl or something to it, right? They're not just leaving the arms plain black, right?- Martin
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- Forum: Future Discussion
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Most spurious/obscure theme park “world’s first” or record claim?
I think you should be given a pass to do that if you're a park somewhere where there's previously been little to no notable theme park industry but when it's like, US states doing it or "southern hemisphere" that's so undignified- Martin
- Post #8
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Southport Pleasureland
I think it's probably best they rebrand the place and give it a clean break from the former Pleasureland. With the issues they've had on the pier up the road too even before what happened this summer, it seems like tourism there needs a helping hand, maybe a 'new' park will help a little bit, I...- Martin
- Post #353
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Universal GB - Archived Pre Announcement Discussion
Maybe I'm confusing it with hope but I feel really confident about this happening even if it's still a long way off from opening. I don't claim to be an expert in planning and planning law but this feels different ya know?- Martin
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- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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[2025] Toxicator: New Forbidden Valley Suspended Top Spin
Looks slow (Does that still work with flat rides?)- Martin
- Post #1,566
- Forum: Future Discussion
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2025: General Discussion
But I WANT to spend my time studying blurry satellite imagery of Alton Towers in the snow- Martin
- Post #39
- Forum: General Discussion
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The Smiler - General Discussion
Could it not just be straightened out (minus avoiding supports etc) into long sections with 180 degree turns at each end instead of wrapping around itself and meandering? Maybe try and reduce the amount of time it spend under the track so it didn't have to be covered? Would still be grim but at...- Martin
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Most spurious/obscure theme park “world’s first” or record claim?
RCDB showing nothing for Magic Wand...- Martin
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- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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The Smiler - General Discussion
Yes it absolutely was designed to be deliberately horrible to match the story Problem with that is, thematically appropriately horrible is still horrible. It's like they forgot actual people were meant to use the queue and feels like a satirical park someone makes on planco- Martin
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- Forum: General Discussion
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The Smiler - General Discussion
Actually had some of the smoothest, most pleasant rides on it I can remember this season just gone even though my first ride back in March gave me a bad neck for days after. At fireworks it was like Blue Fire lol. I think the track is just going to be Like That forever now until it goes but the...- Martin
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- Forum: General Discussion
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