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Cue the =query function on Google Sheets! Throwing in some added bobs: Height: Kingda Ka - 456 ft. Speed: Formula Rossa - 149 MPH Drop Height: Kingda Ka - 418 ft. Length: Beast - 7,361 ft. Most Inversions: Steel Curtain - 9 Oldest: Rutschebanen - 1914 Steepest Drop Angle: TMNT Shellraiser -...

ummmm, looks more like an awning to me.

Cue the inertial dampeners!!!

Clouds coming in a little low today. 😅

I only need to reflect on my trip report (https://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/six-flags-america-in-an-hour-and-a-half.41004/) for why the SFA closure announcement does not move me, but it's always a bummer to lose any major park, even a lower Tier 3 type. While the coaster lineup is...

"Our money will blot out the sun!"

Reporting in with some fresh views of Siren’s Curse from opening day yesterday! 🫡 Other observations: Riding Rougarou gave a good view behind the construction fence - queue line cement is down, which looks like an entrance under the drop, snaking its way to station. Buildings on-site have...

After a year back at the drawing board, glad to report in on two rides aboard TT2 for CP opening day! Weather was awful to start, but TT2 gratefully came online after weather cleared later in the afternoon. In no particular order of thought: The overall ride is noticeably smoother than last...

There was an odd-ball moment where the park did a "pre-" Opening Day event for Ohio State, with rides getting certified on a rolling basis one year; but generally, like @Hixee said, it's process with high certainty/little question of passing as long as you have the hours logged.

Are you talking about roller coasters or the Chinese position in the global auto market? 😅 Agreed it's definitely jolting to see "knockoff" Golden Horse truly kicking the tires on genuine, novel inverted design. If it rides well, all the better for coaster design.

What in the Wide World of Sports!? Truly looks incredible, but to the Golden Horse experienced - hold any actual candle to ahem patented designs?

Helix, Liseberg. Fin.

A possible factor here is the active construction also kicking up dust. I’ll be curious to see how significant a role it plays during regular operation. I asked the ride crews at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi an honest question: “So, how necessary are the Formula Rosa glasses actually?” They replied...