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^Mack do some good stuff, though I thought the Intamin rockets have a punchier launch than Blue Fire. Helix was great and used the terrain brilliantly. Let months of hopes and speculation begin.

500 foot launched woodie wingrider where the train is on fire and gets put out by the aquatrax at the end. I'd say it's certain now. My preference is for a coaster, so I'm happy, unless it's B & M lol. In seriousness I'm glad they're doing something major after a bit of a hiatus.

^^Not a fan, to be honest, and I stress that is a personal preference. They make fun coasters, but I prefer the ejector air and intensity of RMC and Intamin. Beemer hypers are more floater air and they haven't built a super intense looper of any variety for years (intense ones: Nemesis, Katun, Montu, Kumba, and a few others) IMO. I only qualify my answer as personal preference, I've been on 62 B & Ms, so I've got a good sample to base my preference on. Certainly DJrappa has built up some anticipation, and as observed by others MW can build something amazing when they want to.

RMC or Intamin or even Premier thank you (yes, I left out B & M).

^That's a good one, I'll pay that. A new theme park option won't hurt, hopefully it will have some decent rides.

"World's Best Attraction" I'm dying to know what VRTP thinks that entails. I'll be optimistic, until the announcement.

Sorry to interject, but I've ridden El Loco many times now. It's a great coaster, the custom layout is nice and having no brake before the first drop gives it some bite. Adventuredome always puts on an awesome Halloween event, so it makes my itinerary every October. I went to Orlando and LA last month and did all the parks except the California Disneys. Like other's have said, if you haven't been to LA before well worth it, and less travel. Instead of just going to Scary Farm, I really explored Knotts during the day and had a lot of fun. Universal, Magic Mountain (you can have a good day there if you pick the right day, we did - 15 mins for X2 and 20 for Twisted Colossus). Universal is well worth a visit, and enough said about Disney. Also there's plenty of other cool stuff in LA.

^Agreed the launch is the least striking feature to me, but if gives the train some serious speed going into the drop it will be exciting - that really works well with Maverick. RMCs first woodie (as opposed to their Iron Horse treatments) Outlaw Run was amazing, and this looks even better.

Magic Kingdom closed at midnight (it was a non Halloween event night), AK was 6pm, I think Epcot was 9pm, can't remember what the close was for the studios. ^Lightning Rod looks like it could be my new number one coaster. I mean a launched woodie, wtf. Also the Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg area around Dollywood has tons of fun stuff.

^That is correct. Primeival Whirl was down so we only did Expedition Everest at AK. Was telling the guy escorting the crowds into the park at the rope drop what we were doing and he slipped us fast passes for AK. Rode Everest twice and were out out of the park 15 minutes after opening. Disney Studios, single rider line for Rock n Roller Coaster, and then Great Movie Ride. Didn't bother with the Tower as I've been on it before and it had a 45min line. Went to Epcot did Test Track with little wait with single rider and Mission Space didn't have much of a line either. Wandered around had lunch there. Went to MK, started working through our fast passes. Got in a few other rides. My mate wanted to see a concert at Epcot so we went back on the monorail. I did Test Track multiple times on single rider line. Went back to MK, did some rides like Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder while waiting for our later fast passes. Finished up with Space Mountain, a few other tomorrowland rides and then Seven Dwarves Mine Train - which was ordinary. Then it took us an hour to get back to the car. It was a long day, got heaps more done than I expected.

^I did most of it in the last two weeks. We clocked up 15 miles walking doing all 4 Disney Parks in Orlando in one day. 12 miles doing Busch Gardens Tampa and Howl O Scream. 14 miles doing Universal with light-on maze tours and HHN. I must say Mission Space was a lot better than I expected and Test Track was very good, it had some intensity. Escape from Gringotts was enjoyable, even if we were stuck at the end for 40 minutes and had to be evac'd. Cheetah Hunt is a really fun ride. Twisted Colossus was a good airtime machine.

Just got back from LA this morning, did a lot of halloween events, including getting much more than I wanted done at 4 Disney parks in one day, this trip for starters: Fun Spot Orlando (nice little GCI woodie there) Busch Gardens Tampa (including Howl O Scream) Disney Magic Kingdom Epcot Disney Studios Animal Kingdom Sea World Orlando Fun Spot Kissimmee Universal Orlando (including Halloween Horror Nights & lights on tour of the mazes) Knott's Berry Farm (including several nights at Scary Farm) Six Flags Magic Mountain Zombie Joe's Urban Death Tour (a haunt in a theatre space in North Hollywood) Queen Mary Dark Harbor Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Other parks in 2015: Adventuredome Movie World (incl. Fright Nights) Sea World Gold Coast Both Luna Parks 2016 Wish List: Dollywood Knoebels Six Flags New England Lake Compounce Kentucky Kingdom Hersheypark

Maybe this is a good coaster for a new star wars land. Imagine it being in a space mountain type environment, perhaps with star wars projections in the dark, and maybe you're in a fighter dodging stuff.

I went on Saturday night. The lounge for the ultimate terror tour was great, though you don't get as much stuff as last year - just a hat rather than a whole bag of stuff. Though that's not really important to me. As observed previously the 4D movie was a bit average, very abrupt and it used the remake I think. Which is a shame, because some of the kills in the original series especially number one are impressive (including Kevin Bacon pre-fame meeting a grisly end) - though Jason wasn't the killer in the 1st of the original series, but his kills in part 2 especially were insane. The opening was pretty cool, very well presented. Loved walking straight onto the front row of superman with the Ultimate Terror Tour pass, also a free locker for the night was a nice perk - they changed it from the Green Lantern area from the first night. The ultimate terror tour was spooky and fun, a very well performed presentation. The mazes I found were a bit disappointing. The Friday the 13th maze had some nice atmosphere in places, but it was strange not having scenes of Jason actually killing people. I guess I'm used to HHN where Jason is in every room doing the nasty on someone. Wyrmwood had some nice parts, but seemed a little barren and neither of the hero mazes seemed that cohesive in terms of story telling. Wolf Creek was like last year except all the gory scenes were gone if I recollect correctly. Evil Within was good, but I guess familiarity from last year lessened it's impact. I'm no violence fan, but the mazes seemed toned down from last year. Good atmosphere in the streets though scare actors seemed a bit thin on the ground. The night seemed rushed because everything seemed to shut down at 10pm. Unfortunately, I missed the closing ceremony because I was in a panic room, it sounded impressive though. The general entertainment stuff was good, like the band, though I'm not sure about the midget stripper. Did the cirque panic room which I thought was ordinary, no actors in it, and impossible to solve with out phoning them. Really unimpressed not worth the money. Happy to give anyone tips on how to beat the clock if they want it. Not worth the money IMO. On the whole, still a heaps fun night, though there were some shortcomings as I mentioned.

^I hear you, the funny thing is I know people who love this stuff, but are terrified. I guess it's the same appeal as horror movies, except it's more like your in the movie. So who's going when? I'm going Saturday.

^10.40pm might be sold already that's why it doesn't appear.

I'll be in the park before Fright Nights (I'm assuming it will be a big crowd during the day this Saturday because of school holidays), so I'll just show up for Ultimate Tour when I'm supposed to on Saturday. Luckily I'll have locals with me who have a bit of inside knowledge. Going to get my money's worth of food in the lounge. It's a shame they are not doing the separate lights-on tours of the mazes during the day this year, they were cool.

^^Great photos BTW, I really like the angle on the wave swinger.

One of my friends tried on one of the panic rooms, said it was super cool, and that's from someone who thought they would be crap.

^Dude if I was a Disney fan I would spend more time there, instead I'm focusing on the small number of Disney attractions I want to see and spending the rest of my time at Busch, Sea World, and Universal.

Four portaloos without a door handle on the inside?

I'll be there during the day too, so I might try it then. No one I'm going with is interested.

^Ha ha good old Piss weak world, I reference that often, especially in relation to Dreamworld. Whatever there new coaster, if they ever add another lol (like, they cost lots of money), it will be a disappointment. Dreamworld, so many mediocre worlds in one. But seriously, something that goes out into the bush would be cool. Going below and above the treeline.

^I've been every year since 2009 and they're always just past the entrance. The Purge scare zone (and previous scare zones) started just past where the house of horrors was and there's a guy there on a microphone talking advocating a purge. The scare actors work their way back towards the dancers, but don't go that far. This year the purge is the terror tram theme and a scare zone in the backlot.

^My suggestions in the first paragraph were mostly tongue in cheek. The go-go's work at Universal, the event is loud with music blaring, and they adds a decadent, anarchic, adult flavour to the event. And they are positioned well before any scare zone, just past the entrance. Zombie Strippers would have to be one of the stupidest films ever, but it's fun silly.