To be picky, iOS is no longer the most used phone operating system in the UK. Android is. I think it'd be a bit silly not to develop an app for Android users - hopefully there is one in the works. I think it's possible they may have been a little misguided, though, and we won't be seeing an Android ...

As much as I'd love to see a Zamperla motocoaster at Towers, being a fan of the ride system. The throughput on Pony Express (and other models, I assume) is awful as a result of slow loading due to the restraint system - creating a queue in a park where there were otherwise no queues, for example. Co...

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What's with all the catch fencing towards the end? :?

I'd expect there is a path underneath that bit and the safety netting is there to stop loose articles on riders potentially dropping below. :)

I honestly would have no qualms with Alton, 'simply' for once , just doing the blinding obvious which would be regenerating and retheming The Flume as it stands, sticking to a very cliched theme that would presumably be 'pirates'. Or in other words, be a bit on the boring side however deliver a soli...

This project, unfortunately, seems to be starting to scream [s:3a4oemp8]Hard Rock Park[/s:3a4oemp8] Freestyle Music Park. I certainly hope all that is temporary. I'd agree to say that it's probably due to budget issues. I hope they'll see sense to re-visit these areas and sort them out; when they ha...

The theming as it stands looks very permanent. Points to suggest that this is the final product: ~ The mouth has a solid base and doesn't actually look large enough to take a train. ~ The ORP is currently placed at the base of the drop. ~ There is a water splash. ~ There are special effects around t...

My ballot: RANK THE FOLLOWING RIDING SENSATIONS <-LEAVE THIS LINE AS IS Abrupt Airtime_____________________________,y,y,2 Floating Airtime___________________________,y,y,1 Lateral Forces_____________________________,y,y,6 Out of Control Feeling/Directional Changes_,y,y,4 Positive G's/Loops__________...

14?! Aww! You're very mature in the sense of typing etc. If you get me. ; Ehhherrrr, yes... yes... errrmm 8-[ *pushes D4n aside* (Quietly rages at D4n: "Don't fool the young lasses now D4n with your articulate and seductive written (well, typed) charm! Rarrrrrrrgh!) Obviously, I joke... A very...

I'd say they were about the same length relatively. Raptor: Drop -> Over Bank Turn -> 'Corkscrew' -> Air Time Hill, 270 turn into a 'Zero-G' -> S-Turn, to an extent into a In-Line Twist -> Drop, Turn -> Brakes LC12: Drop/Dive Loop -> 'Zero-G' -> Tilted Loop/360 turn -> 180 turn into a 'Zero-G' -> 18...

The only good thing about this Eurofighter.. Will be the Saw esque indoor section, if it's themed to a reasonable standard that is. If Hurrucan at Belantis is anything to go by, the rest of it will be awful. Shame really, it sound as if using the 2x3 shuttles on these new Eurofighters... Is only mak...

The Coasterforce rating system has become extinct, by the looks of things. Either that our they're revamping it, doesn't seem to be 'there' anymore. I don't really know of any other site that offers a that kind of thing...

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A very good photo trip report has been posted over on...TPR... :no: ...: [url=http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1019205#p1019205" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/vi ... 5#p1019205[/url] By the sounds of it, depending on where you'...

[s:b8d63uiz]Putting aside the inconvenience of having to hold my laptop upside down to view the only full POV of the coaster properly. :P[/s:b8d63uiz] I must say, this thing looks absolutely superb; could potentially be one of B&M's top sellers given a few years. That 'heart-line' looks like it ...

EEEEK... suffovests. :shock: Maybe it's just me ... but I find them extremely uncomfortable and far too tight on the chest, somehow Vekoma have made one of the most comfortable type of restraint uncomfortable. :( Although a massive improvement head-banging wise. Theming looks as if it's going to be ...

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Marvellous. :W

Aside from... Thorpe... being... errr... THORPE! Was a lovely day, thanks to everyone.. would have been completely futile otherwise. :P

Some construction photos, from Hansa Park's website (more photos there): http://www.hansa-park.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Startseite/Attraktionen/Fahrattraktionen/Neuheiten10_11/Galerie/schlange_73.jpg http://www.hansa-park.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Startseite/Attraktionen/Fahrattraktionen/Neuheiten1...

All the Zamperla 'motocoasters' have automatically closing restraints. :) http://cache.rcdb.com/i2b4j2lh43vpg0063qmka5.jpg They use the same seating restraint as found on the Disko's. That's the only [type of] coaster, off the top of my head, that I know of that has automatically closing restraint. :)

Latest update from Heide Park's Facebook: http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179228_10150089729531629_120907856628_6053112_7027788_n.jpg Supports being hardened here and also (according to the photo description) sand is being pumped into the supports. :) Also found a rather interesting i...

Yes, both Rock 'n' Rollercoaster (1800 pph) and Space Mountain (based on guess work as Space Moutain has a greater throughput than RnR) have better throughput compared to Blue Fire's capacity of 1720 pph - that's still not bad though. Great to see a new Mack launched on the way though, although I'm ...

I don't think that artwork looks that bad. Does the job. As for the restraints, I don't think they are too dissimilar to the restraints seen in this picture (the only picture I've found of the actual restraint). The lap 'bar' is far less bulky than of those found on the flyers...and looks as if it i...