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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
I... like the architeture.- Martin
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Rollercoaster innovations
Tbf it's also led to them putting mid course swing launches in seemingly just for the sake of it, a bit of a "never stopped to think if you should" situation- Martin
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- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Galactica's Future
Galactica was a May opening, with the Top Spin opening in March I don't expect both to open together- Martin
- Post #277
- Forum: Future Discussion
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Efteling: General Discussion
I'd much prefer it if Kumbak didn't touch existing rides either never mind built more of their own- Martin
- Post #1,448
- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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Galactica's Future
Well this is certainly pointing towards a Phalanxification From: https://x.com/LegoHex_Chris/status/1853737982273962086- Martin
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- Forum: Future Discussion
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Merlin Entertainments: General Discussion
Have they used ai for those concept images or are they just forcing their artists to mimick the 'style'- Martin
- Post #495
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Review the last roller coaster you rode
Fianna Force Emerald Park The first adult new gen Vekoma invert I've done after a few of the family ones, and a coaster that for a while seemed like it might not ever open. I'm very glad it did. Like its right-side-up cousins, it's intense, fun and smooth, with wide seats and only lap bars...- Martin
- Post #86
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2024 Discussion
I can understand the council saying "you have to plant x trees" but it does seem a bit werid for them to say where those trees must be. I suppose it's to stop the park just shoving all of them in the corner out the way to tick the box and then they quickly stuggle for room and die.- Martin
- Post #1,917
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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What's your current coaster count?
A few months ago I posted my semi-automated, RCDB linked count chart, heavily based on this one I found on Reddit. I've continued working on it since, modifying some of the code and the appearance, and it's at a point where I can share a blank template if anyone else wants to use it Coaster...- Martin
- Post #156
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Your 2024 in Review
They spent a lot of time on the last brake run with spanners, wrenches and hitting it with hammers. They had managed to get cars to move so whatever it was it hadn't seized completely. Of course, it ran pretty much all day the day after 🫠- Martin
- Post #14
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Your Top Ten Coasters
End of year update 10 The Smiler Still hanging on despite it all. Every ride brings a new bump or shuffle or jolt, and I can only really face maybe 2 rides a day. But the ridiculousness of it and the intensity is like little else. 9 The Ultimate Getting on for half a decade since it closed and...- Martin
- Post #700
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Your 2024 in Review
Interesting year for me, aim was to get back into things after years out of the game and I definitely did that. Didn't quite break the 150 mark but did get a new number 1 (and 4,5 and 6) Had a few potential trips that didn't come to anything due to the usually plentiful overtime I was planning...- Martin
- Post #10
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Made the long journey down today to get on Dragon's Fury after it let me down just as I was about to ride for the first time a month ago It broke down and stayed down just before I got on, again My white whale- Martin
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- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Halloween and spooky season; what are your thoughts?
Utter yank nonsense I'm afraid- Martin
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- Forum: News, Life & Sport
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Emerald Park (Formerly Tayto Park), Dublin: General Discussion
Just on the way home from Emerald now, only had a few hours but it was a really quiet day with everything more or less walk on, had a great time. Most of the park looks nice and the new area will be great when finished (and there's work going on behind it, no idea what that's going to be) The...- Martin
- Post #414
- Forum: European Parks and Attractions
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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
The only thing about Hyperia that 'stops the show' is Hyperia, when it valleys- Martin
- Post #5,237
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Project Exodus at Thorpe Park; Current Layout (Mack) or Alternative Layout (Likely B&M)?
This reminds me of when Energylandia did a poll for Hyperion, offering Vekoma and Intamin proposals. Broad consensus amongst enthusiasts seemed to be the Vekoma was better (and more likely given the park loves Vekoma) but they ended up going with Intamin. And the final design ended up being...- Martin
- Post #28
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Project Exodus at Thorpe Park; Current Layout (Mack) or Alternative Layout (Likely B&M)?
This is actually my first time seeing what we could have had, and for all of Hyperia's flaws the alternative doesn't seem any more compelling really. B&M hypers are always solid and this one would have been too, but the only thing it had going for it over what we got is it would have been a bit...- Martin
- Post #23
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Future of the Congo River Rapids
Yeah I think it's just a slightly niche retro collection with no deeper meaning. I like the little stripes on the sleeves they all have- Martin
- Post #769
- Forum: Future Discussion
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Adventure Island: General Discussion
Yeah but we'd have about 50% less in-jokes without her oh hang on I thought this was the Blackpool thread- Martin
- Post #228
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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