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this led me down a very interesting rabbit hole en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosi...

list of unusual animal deaths: 1999 "On the inaugural ride of the Apollo's Chariot rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, male model Fabio was struck in the face by a goose during the first drop. The goose was killed, while Fabio's nose was bloodied and required stitches"

on this day

it was the best of timezones, it was the worst of timezones

Apart from troublesome trucks of course

Theme/amusement park plans for 2025:

🟢 VERY LIKELY:
- Alton Towers
- Parque Monte Igueldo

🟡 LIKELY:
- Drayton Manor
- Portaventura

🔴 MAYBE:
- Tibidabo

I agree, I preferred the old "vibe" of the area with all the metalwork and then this big mysterious beast in the center. I think instead of adding a phalanx training obstacle course they could have a ruined base type vibe, with like tentacles everywhere and such

it’s happening

2024 in theme parks

First new cred: Nemesis Reborn
Last new cred: Hyperia

New creds: 18
Coasters Ridden: 70
Inversions: No clue

Parks visited: 13
New parks: 2

Captain coaster is good for coasters, not sure about general rides though

Vliegende Hollander - Efteling

Top 26, 23/70 - Vliegende Hollander, Efteling
This ride is hard carried by the dark ride section and theming, all of the effects are so good and quite creepy at points. The outside section is just... fine? not bad, not great. The splashdown is decent, the station is spectacular

#1 bucket list coaster, really want to ride it some day. may never happen but there's still some hope left

Lost Gravity, Walibi Holland Img credit - bob van dyke, RCDB

Top 26, 24/70 - Lost Gravity
This ride is pure fun, all the elements are so wacky and was a great introduction to mack coasters for me. I rode this when I was relatively new to this so I don't have the most full opinion, but the theme, layout and general enjoyment makes a purely fun ride.

Python - efteling, going through the helix

Old piece of python track at the efteling museum

Top 26, 25/70 - Python, Efteling

This ride is stupidly smooth, and really intense. The two loops are great. Glad that efteling decided to keep this, bit freaking having your bags in the car though. Not much to say, just a really good looper. CSM did a great job retracking it

I kinda wish I rode it more times to get a better opinion on it, same with Anubis (that's #30, so just missed out) as I only got one ride but it's still really good fun. Rides that are just plain fun will likely be a recurring theme in this list.

Heidi the ride - plopsaland, view of the lift hill

Top 26,26/70 - Heidi the Ride
For Christmas, i'm going to try and rank my top 26 (i've combined some into one entry) until dec 24th. Today's ride is Heidi, even though it's my lowest ranked GCI it's still really fun. Great pops of airtime, great fit for the park, great fun! 1/2

oops i forgot hyperia, that's my favorite coaster of the year

Theme park: Efteling
Roller coaster: Monster (walygator)
Dark ride: Fata Morgana
Water ride: Tidal Wave
Flat ride: Apollo 13
Show/parade: N/A
Park food: Efteling ham and cheese toastie (i don't get much food from parks)

Theme park fans share your favorite blue sky pictures!

Post a pic YOU took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline

and if you really want to go somewhere off the beaten track go to kitami family land but if you try good luck

Nagashima spa land, Parque espana, maybe tokyo dome city, yomiuriland, tobu zoo. Getting further away from where you already said you were going, kijima kogen, Nasu highland, then going way up to the top of japan rusutsu resort and Hokkaido Greenland. this is pretty much all of the major places

Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure - photo credit Malcolm Marr RCDB

RIP Ka, wish I could have ridden it

Lost Gravity at Walibi Holland is sooooo much fun, but I never hear many people talking about it

These two + Nemesis Reborn and Monster (walygator)

El Condor at Walibi Holland

Need I say more?

Flamingo land, but like other people I just pretend it's alton towers

this seems to be a hot take but right level of hype for me, banger ride

Fav park - Phantasialand
Fav coaster - Ride to Happiness
Fav dark ride - Fata Morgana
Fav season - Halloween
Bucket list park - idk, Energylandia maybe?
Top bucket list coaster - Wood Coaster
Last park visited - Thorpe
Last coaster ridden - Hyperia
Coaster count - 70

hey guys just stepping out of my manhattan apartment. anything going on today