Lightning Racers is a GCI wooden dueling roller coaster. Its twin like track maybe look cute, but it is all worth the hype. You start of going up a pretty normal lift, parallel to the other side’s lift. The Millennium Flyer trains really give you comfortable seating and a lot of open leg room, and when you climb up the...
This is a two part series. It showcases the D23 Expo, a Disney centric event that features different news and other experiences only offered here. I was fortunate enough to attend a day at the event and have brought images back to Park Thoughts. To read Part 1 click here.
A small preshow serves as crowd control for the amount of...
Yes yes, it is the tallest. From the ground to the point, it is the tallest. Six Flags Great America is owner of this double-decker and here is a tiny review.
A pretty good day shot of the ride. You can also see the reflecting pool in use. This is the first thing you see when you enter the entrance plaza...
Thorpe Park has been under alot of scutiny for its “Say no to BO Campaign” preventing riders from putting their arms up on rides. Now, Thorpe Park strikes again by modifying its Queue Estimation Time system.
From ThemeParkReview.com member: Koolkid.
The park has often recieved complaints about how poorly designed the queue times posted on the boards are, as a result, recently...
Since I am a big Disney nerd, I felt it was necessary to prove myself at the D23 Expo in Anaheim California. D23 is the official Disney fan community for everything from the parks, to the movies, and I was there, for 1 day at least. I attended the incredible event Saturday, September 12th, 2009, and needless to say that...
Now Silver Star is not Europe’s fastest coaster, it is their 4th fastest. But you can say that it is the fastest in Europe that has a lift hill before it’s main course ride. You just nearly make a 79 mph drop into airtime hills and make your way through over one mile of track.
The lift hill is pretty massive....
Many people have hussed and fussed about the new Mack Mega-Looper Blue Fire. From the looks of it…
It has a pretty sweet looking first hill. It launches you into this turn around hill which then leads you into the first inversions such as loops and corkscrews. Although it creeps up its first element, the rest of the coaster keeps a very fast...