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    #16
    Originally posted by garrz32 View Post
    Kraken...Seaworld Florida
    Rock n Roller coaster(aerosmith)....Disney Paris
    Big Thunder Mountain Disney Paris
    Revenge of the Mummy.. Universal Studios

    Only 4 i can say I really like that, I have been on....
    Revenge of The Mummy - another for the list (Should've been a top 10)

    Also, for rides (well it has a coaster bit at the beginning) - The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios

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      #17
      I must admit for years I was a complete wimp when if came to coasters. My fear of heights always put me off them. Even now that I've discovered my love of them on my last trip to Orlando, I prefer the ones that launch you at speed to the slow climb upwards of the tradition coasters.

      List time:

      1. Rock'n'Roller Coaster (Disney Hollywood Studios, Orlando)
      2. The Hulk (Universal Island of Adventures, Orlando)
      3. Revenge of the Mummy (Universal Studios, Orlando)
      4. Expedition Everest (Animal Kingdom, Orlando)
      5. Big Thunder Mountain (The Magic Kingdom, Disney)

      I really need to check out the coasters in the UK parks, not done a single one of them!

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        #18
        Can't believe I forgot The Mummy! What a great experience that ride is! It's got fire, 3D effects, a fake ending, a trip to hell, a launched bit and loads of mummies!

        I'm a big fan of launched coaster too! I love Kingda Ka, Hulk, Xcelerator, Stealth, Space Mountain (EuroDisney), Rita, Rock n Roller Coaster and Superman.

        Alton Towers and Blackpool are the obvious places to vist, Hawkeye, but there's some other fun little parks. Obviously, they can't compete with the American parks, but they've still got some fun rides.

        Oakwood: Hydro, Speed, Megafobia
        Drayton Manor: Storm Force 10, Apocalypse, G-Force, Shockwave, Golden Nuggets
        Thorpe Park: Nemesis Inferno, Colossus, Saw: The Ride, Stealth

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          #19
          What park I'd recommend depends on your tastes.

          Blackpool pleasure beach has the most unique coasters in the world (steeple chase is now one of a kind) and is excellent for 'woodies' but outside of 3 or 4 (admittedly very good) modern rides, there's a big focus on older rides. No entrance fees so it's a great park to walk around (especially considering the density of the rides)

          Thorpe Park is a pure coaster park now after they ruined The Flying Fish (it's so slow now occasionally it fails to make it round) and their excellent ghost train burnt down. It's got some very modern and extreme coasters though.

          Alton Towers is something of a flagship park for the Merlin group. They put most of their 'first in europe' type rides there and there's an excellent mix of coasters and family rides. Nemesis is considered one of the best rides of its kind in the world due to the design, has an excellent runaway mine train too. It's a pain in the arse to get to.

          Chessington World of Adventures: family park, has some coasters but nothing too extreme.

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            #20
            It's not a roller coaster but the X scream ride in las vegas is one I would like to have a go on.

            The wild mouse is hilarious. When I first passed my driving test, me and my mates would trek up to Blackpool quite regular, and the mouse always had us in fits of laughter...and pain. Back in those days it was just as much entertainment watching all the sprogs come off balling their eyes out cuz they got bashed about inside.

            Fear the Mouse!

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              #21
              Originally posted by abigsmurf View Post
              What park I'd recommend depends on your tastes.

              Blackpool pleasure beach has the most unique coasters in the world (steeple chase is now one of a kind) and is excellent for 'woodies' but outside of 3 or 4 (admittedly very good) modern rides, there's a big focus on older rides. No entrance fees so it's a great park to walk around (especially considering the density of the rides)
              Correct me if I'm wrong but they introduced an entry fee this year. Just like Alton / Thorpe et al.

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                #22
                Originally posted by djjimbob View Post
                Correct me if I'm wrong but they introduced an entry fee this year. Just like Alton / Thorpe et al.
                ?5 this year.

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                  #23
                  That sucks a bit. But then, it doesn't suck half as much as the car park fees for Alton Towers (they want more coaches going up that hill?!?).

                  Incidentally, anyone following the SW6 news at alton Towers? Building a new coaster for next season and it's supposed to be a world's first.

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                    #24
                    Rumour has it it's going to be called "Surrender", but it's not set in stone. It's also believed they'll re-theme Ug-land to be spooky to fit in with this new £12million coaster.

                    The Ug-land theme always sounds like cavepeople having sex. "Urrrgggh. Urrrrgh UUUUuurgh".

                    It's being built by Intamin AG, who, as well as building Rita, have done some of the best roller coasters in the world: Superman The escape, Millennium Force, Colossus, Xcelerator, Top Thrill Dragster, Kingda Ka, T Express, Maverick and Farenheit.

                    Can't wait!

                    Them and Bolliger & Mabillard are the coaster daddies!

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                      #25
                      Alton Towers has to have innovative rides rather than big rides due to local planning restrictions, something which meant the demise of the awesome thunderlooper which used to be there.

                      The best coaster i've been on is the Manhatten Express in Las Vegas, it has a bit of everything.

                      Cedar Point is the place i'd like to visit, maybe the best set of coasters in any park.


                      This is the ride i'd love to go on.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Gradius View Post
                        I've been on X and it was one of the worst coasters I've ever been on.
                        I queued for hours as it looks amazing. The first drop is brilliant as you go up on your back then it flips you so you do the vertical drop face-down.

                        After that it just hurts.

                        It's been tarted up with new seats, music, fire effects and colour scheme, but it's still advised to sit in the inside sites for the "smoothest" ride.

                        It's a real shame, but it's OK because Six Flags Magic Mountain is crammed full of other awesome rides: Goliath, Batman, Superman, Colossus, Ninja, Riddler's Revenge, Revolution, Scream and Viper to name but a few.

                        I'd love to travel to Cedar Point one day, but a day trip to Six Flags Great Adventure is well worth it if you go to New York.

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                          #27
                          This is a weird ride at Terra mitica in Benedorm. Incredibly short but ultra intense.

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                            #28
                            That looks great and a sunny location too!

                            Just to put Kingda Ka into context, the Big Ben tower is 316 feet. Kingda Ka is 456 feet!

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by abigsmurf View Post
                              This is a weird ride at Terra mitica in Benedorm. Incredibly short but ultra intense.
                              Yeah I went on this and it is mental. It was really swaying left and right in the wind to. Short but sweet.

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                                #30
                                Presented at the 2009 IAAPA convention, a video displaying S&S Worldwide's product lineup. This video was featured in Westcoaster.net's part 1 update…


                                Just spotted that video of S&S (coaster manufacturers) advertising their latest designs. I believe that guiness records one is in a UK park (flamingo land?).

                                That Free flying one looks incredible, especially for a wuss like me.

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