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The infamous Ring Racer has now been partially dismantled after standing still for close to twelve years, with the pre-launch section having been removed to make way for an access road for motorsport drivers. The launch and the figure-eight turnaround are apparently still standing for the time...

And four hours after this post was made, Danse Macabre reopened: https://queue-times.com/parks/160/rides/14114

Efteling’s Danse Macabre is currently out of comission due to a significant oil leak caused by a broken cylinder, according to sources to Looopongs. A new part has been ordered from Intamin, but it’s currently unknown when the acclaimed dark flat ride will be back up and running again...

The Pleasure Beach Express derailed

Another unfortunate incident happened in Germany today with Funny-World, located just ten minutes from Europa-Park, catching fire. https://www.badische-zeitung.de/brand-im-freizeitpark-funny-world-in-kappel-grafenhausen-ohne-verletzte-ueberstanden The park had yet to open for the day when...

Snoopy’s Flying Ace Adventure opened today, and safe to say it’s a Vekoma. Off-ride footage from five minutes and fifteen seconds in, test seat at six minutes in:

Except I just don't feel like Universal would be as lazy as Merlin with their photoshops. There are other oddly specific details pointing to the Vekoma Family Coaster model, such as the track crossties on the right side of the image: (Dino Dash at Emerald Park) They've been consistent with...

Those are Vekoma restraints in the image, so that's what I went off of. The overall seat design looks to be based on recent installations such as Midnight Flyer at Santa's Village: If it's a Mack coaster the seats would've looked like this:

Here's something that's flown completely under the radar: Universal Studios Japan is re-opening their indoor Snoopy-themed area from July 18th (next Friday!) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts comics strip and characters, and with it comes a surprise addition: A Vekoma Junior...

It does appear that a more significant project is underway for Monster as a full-on theming display has now been constructed in front of the coaster, finally giving the ride a proper entrance sign: The park also held a preview event last night for the new fiberglass train on Anaconda, with...

Meanwhile, Batwing lost its front car cover mid-ride.

100% Wolf’s layout is completed and the mold for the rock structure is starting to take shape. Source: https://coasterfriends.de/freizeitparkforum/index.php?threads/2026-neuheit-100-wolf-family-coaster-mit-spike-und-r%C3%BCckw%C3%A4rtsfahrt-gerstlauer-holiday-park.1227166/post-1285897

Baron 1898 will be closed for refurbishment all throughout September/October to prepare for construction of the three new drop towers. The estimated re-opening date is November 1st. https://www.efteling.com/en/park/information/in-maintenance

Merlin has now confirmed they’re building clones of Minifigure Speedway on the site. The two tracks will be named ”Banana Juice” and ”Popcorn” after their team captains, Corn Cob Guy and Banana Guy. Footers are in place and the coasters are expected to go vertical soon...

Elitch Gardens’s Sidewinder has reopened after being SBNO for over two years.