February 25, 2004

050 - X: No Way Out

Location : Thorpe Park, England
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No



What was that about exactly?

049 - Flying Fish

Location : Thorpe Park, England
Date first rode : May 2002
Still there? : No
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Hold head into passing hedge

048 - Doppel Maus (Right Hand Side)

Location : Stuttgart Fair
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Good ride for water pistols

047 - Doppel Maus (Left Hand Side)

Location : Stuttgart Fair
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Good ride for water balloons

046 - Olympia

Location : Stuttgart Fair, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive Riding

How to despatch trains quickly

045 - Rasender Tausendfussler

Location : Tripsdrill, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

It sounds uncanningly like Superman

044 - G'Sengte G'sau

Location : Tripsdrill, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Hold a stein full of water for the duration of the ride / water fight

Terrain hugging, castle intruding mouse

043 - Silver Star

Location : Europa Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive Riding

Front row in hailstorm, Ow!

042 - Schweizer Bobbahn

Location : Europa Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Was this the first bobsled?

041 - Matterhorn Blitz

Location : Europa Park
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

Mouse with weird lift hill

040 - Eurosat

Location : Europa Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Lights On!

My favourite coaster music, ever!

039 - Alpenexpress

Location : Europa Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

No spitting on passing flumes.

038 - Poseidon

Location : Europa Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Queue Jumped

Beware the dolphin water cannon

037 - Euromir

Location : Europa Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Queue Jumped

Bit rough when going backwards

036 - Expedition GeForce

Location : Holiday Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Exclusive riding.

Ride operations kill great ride

035 - Super Wirbel

Location : Holiday Park, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

The drop tower is better.

034 - Space Coaster

Location : Steinwassen, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

It's like being in Moonraker

033 - Gletscherblitz

Location : Steinwassen, Germany
Date first rode : April 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

We went around 4 times

032 - Shockwave

Location : Drayton Manor, England
Date first rode : March 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - backwards riding



Killer jolt just before loop

031 - Super Dragon Coaster

Location : Drayton Manor, England
Date first rode : March 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No

So laden it needed pushing

030 - Klondike Gold Mine

Location : Drayton Manor, England
Date first rode : March 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : Yes - Got to climb all over it

Great if you lack legs

029 - Runaway Mine Train

Location : Alton Towers, England
Date first rode : March 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No



Very funny fake fight ensued

028 - AIR

Location : Alton Towers, England
Date first rode : March 2002
Still there? : Yes
ECC : Yes
ERS : No



Do something with entrance tunnel

027 - Shockwave

Location : Paramount King's Dominion, USA
Date first rode : September 2000
Still there? : Yes
ECC : No
ERS : No



My first stand-up coaster. Sucked!

026 - Avalanche

Location : Paramount King's Dominion, USA
Date first rode : September 2000
Still there? : Yes
ECC : No
ERS : No



Doesn't stand up or stand out.