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While I would love to see X2 get a second chance at life, we have to consider that even a retrack and a new set of trains for these 4D coasters is likely a massive investment. And given all of the bad PR that they're getting over the current lawsuits, I doubt it's the one that's currently going...

Excellent report as always. I think I rode that Zyklon thingy when it was randomly appearing at fairs in Slovenia for a couple of years.

I guess I have one or two instances of doing this in the past too; 2015: I was staying in Netherlands (near Utrecht) for a week and a bit and did Movie Park Germany as day trip, stopping in Weert (Netherlands) on the way back to catch up with a funfair sporting Spinning Coaster XXL. 2015...

Looks like a major retheme of their old Intamin Motocoaster which closed earlier this year, including newer trains and extensive theming additions.

Tokyo Dome City is now set to reopen on 3rd of August (next Monday). https://en.www.at-raku.com/info/_724/index.html

Another update it is 1. Ride to Happiness, Plopsaland De Panne 2. Taiga, Linnanmäki 3. Wildfire, Kolmården 4. Zadra, Energylandia 5. Shambhala, PortAventura Park 6. Taron, Phantasialand 7. Batman Gotham City Escape, Parque Warner Madrid 8. Kondaa, Walibi Belgium 9. Hyperia, Thorpe Park 10...

Added a few since; 43. Sevilla 🇪🇸 (October 2024) 44. Larnaca 🇨🇾 (October 2025) 45. Treviso 🇮🇹 (May 2026) 46. Birmingham 🇬🇧 (May 2026) 47. Helsinki 🇫🇮 (June 2026) 48. Tallinn 🇪🇪 (July 2026)

I'm on the European Coaster Club tour through Finland this week and we just visited Powerpark today. Junker has just been struck by lightning last night and was closed for the entire day. It may remain closed for a while, as the park is waiting for a replacement part from Gerstlauer now. It...

1. Ride to Happiness, Plopsaland De Panne 2. Wildfire, Kolmården 3. Zadra, Energylandia 4. Shambhala, PortAventura Park 5. Taron, Phantasialand 6. Batman Gotham City Escape, Parque Warner Madrid 7. Kondaa, Walibi Belgium 8. Hyperia, Thorpe Park 9. Flying Aces, Ferrari...

We stopped there at the end of ECC's tour through the Alps last year. The people running the place were all really lovely and I feel bad that they'll have to close down the place after less than 6 years. That said, the park felt rather soulless and fairly bland, so I'm not surprised it never...

Not sure if you've done Skull Rock or not, but that ride is also excellent. Same owners and same manufacturer as for Hotel Psycho, though with a bit less of a horror theme. Shame about Wiener Looping, though that seems to be a bit of recurring theme with these new Macks. When I rode it, I...

The only thing I liked about it was that slow spiral lift with the 90s techno soundtrack blasting on full volume. Hopefully there's a way to incorporate something similar into the new coaster. The actual coaster is rough as pants and the layout is pretty unimaginative, so I won't miss it one...

From memory, I would say Plopsaland's Batflyer (or any Caripro Batflyer for that matter). Those brakes were extremely uncomfortable, not least because of the awkward straddled seating design. Lisebergbanan's brakes are quite extreme as well. But, otherwise, this;

Tykkimäki amusement park in Finland is replacing their old Mack Powered coaster with a brand new SBF Visa Ultra model of the Family coaster line for the 2026 season. https://huvipuistot.com/2026/02/pohjolan-express-tykkimaen-uutuus-2026/

Honestly one of the weakest 'straddled seating' coasters out there. Not a big loss and hopefully the park has decent plans with the space.