Recent content by English Coaster Guy

Alton Towers not letting you skip the Wicker Man pre-show even when it's walk on.

Thorpe nailed operations last year, I agree. I'd never seen trains get smashed out on Stealth so quickly. Part of the reason why I think Alton Towers has gone down the pan, and I only think it gets rated higher than Thorpe due to the nostalgia and lore of it all. Nothing is impressive there any...

In the depths of the off-season in the UK and seeing all the content on Falcons Flight, it has got me reminiscing of how (ignoring Hyperia) borderline rubbish all of the rollercoasters are in the UK. We don't have a choice, I guess, but Nostalgia or Lore, or whatever you want to call it is the...

Thoughts on Hyperia (mini trip report) Visited Thorpe Park on Sunday 13th October. First and foremost, Thorpe Park impressed me. Operations were absolutely immaculate. I've never seen slicker ops at a UK theme park. Mega, mega impressed. Not the same can be said for Alton Towers yesterday, but...

At least we can now say with a bit of confidence no trims should ever get fitted to those brackets on the immelman exit! Saw this coming a mile away to be fair so I'm flabbergasted Thorpe engineers didn't. Those early morning empty train test runs have been unbelievably slow.

I like what Thorpe are doing with the stylised approach rather than theming (with exception of Swarm which I'm cool with as it's on it's own island). Has a kind of mini Cedar Point/boardwalk kinda vibe, I like it. Probs an opinion which most will disagree with. I like the immersion of Alton...

looks slow

This thread has been going for over two years and we've all been conversing on Hyperia pretty much daily. But still, I can't fathom for the life of me how we've ended up with this thing in the UK and I still don't truly believe it's real. To see it topped off is amazing! 16th tallest...

I'm trying really hard not to suggest that this could be one of, if not the best first drops in the the world. Also trying hard not to be speculative or overdramatic. But how can a vertical twisting 230ft plunge not be! So very unique! It's dive coaster gargantuan but with classic two across...

I know it's been well reported that the water splash feature was gonna be trimmed, but it still hurts to see the trims 😢.

B&M has that satisfying overweight cuddliness to it. Chonky. Like a really fat dog. I'm not sure it's as aesthetically pleasing as Intamin or next gen Vekoma, but when I see it, it brings a sense of comfort, almost calm. You know it will look after you and be happy to see you when you get back...

Whatever it's going to be called you can bet your bottom dollar it's going to scare the living hell out of the average theme park guest. That's why I think they've nailed it. Sure, all us goons would have wanted a couple of extra airtime hills but the average guest won't give two hoots. It's...

Phew, it's the most outerbanked thing I've ever seen.

Wait. We calling this an overbank rather than an outerbank... Surely for it to be an overbank it would need to pitch to the right? Don't get distracted by my elite photoshop skills below (yes that's the arse end of Thomas the Tank Engine), but none of us can look at that and say it's an...

As if sock manufacturing isn't thrilling enough.