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Most of my favourite coasters are B&M and are in the UK (where I live). I've noticed a lot of people from the USA are saying they prefer Intamin coasters. I'm guessing B&M coasters are more common in the UK because they tend to be more compact and our parks aren't as spacious. There are probably a number of other reasons. TOP 10 1. B&M (Incredible Hulk, Universal Orlando, USA) 2. B&M (Flying Dinosaur, Universal Japan) 3. B&M (Galactica/Air, Alton Towers, UK) 4. Intamin (Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo Dome City, Japan) 5. B&M (Swarm, Thorpe Park, UK) 6. Intamin (Thirteen, Alton Towers, UK) 7. Intamin (Rita, Alton Towers, UK) 8. B&M (Dragon Challenge, Universal Orlando, USA) 9. Intamin (Stealth, Thorpe Park, UK) 10. B&M (Oblivion, Alton Towers, UK) I would say B&M are my favourite coaster manufacturers, they generally tend to be very smooth and I just really like the look and the roaring sound of the B&M box tracks. I would like to try more Intamin coasters,particularly launch coasters like Taron in Phantasialand. I think it's difficult to compare the two manufacturers because they are both great and excel in different ways.

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WARNING: Do not visit Thorpe Park with intention of riding the Derren Brown Ghost Train. The ride is experiencing many, many faults and it is not guaranteed to be open during your visit. I advise anyone wishing to go on the ride waits several weeks, if not months until the ride can be deemed reliable. I visited the park yesterday with the intention of going on Derren Browns Ghost Train. Sadly the ride was closed all day until 3pm. One of the members of staff at the queue lines said told me the ride only opened yesterday at 4pm. I joined the queue soon after it opened, I had ridden every other roller coaster in the park with the exception of Stealth and X (Which I've never ridden but couldn't be bothered to queue 40 minutes for). I waited in line for an hour, about 20 minutes in they announced the ride had 'Technical difficulties' and so for the remainder of the 40 minutes I waited, the queue was in a standstill (apart from the few times it moved when people left the queue). After an hour of waiting I gave up because I had a three hour bus and rail journey home, but I managed to squeeze in two rides on Swarm (once in the front-right and once in the rear-right). The front-right seat is amazing at the start of the ride. Swarm was an incredibly and fun ride. The queue was advertised as being 20 minutes but it was easily less than 5 minutes when I went. I believe they are repairing/replacing the launch cable. http://themeparkincorporated.co.uk/2016/08/01/stealth-shuts-for-repairs-tpr/

The G-Force lift hill is bizarre, in fact the whole ride is insane. I definitely would not want to go on a ride with a longer lift hill of that nature.

1. Incredible Hulk - Universal Studios Islands of Adventure 2. Flying Dinosaur - Universal Studios Japan 3. Air (Galactica) - Alton Towers 4. Thunder Dolphin - Tokyo Dome City 5. Thirteen - Alton Towers 6. Rita - Alton Towers 7. Dragon Challenge - Universal Studios of Adventure 8. The Scenic Railway - Margate Dreamland 9. Stealth - Thorpe Park 10. Oblivion - Alton Towers I know Nemesis at Alton Towers get's a lot of praise but the I've found it very uncomfortable and the last time I rode it I hit my head quite hard on the headrests and spent the rest of the day in pain. Luckily it was going to be the last ride of the day but it was still a bit dissapointing. I put the The Scenic Railway in there, but that's referring to the original that was burnt down, I haven't had the chance to ride the new one but from I imagine it should be almost identical. Stealth and Oblivion are both great rides that end far too early, it's sad how much energy goes into the launch and lift hills only for both rides to end in a big brake.

I haven't visited yet, but there are some interesting behind the scenes photos of the opening day on the Dreamland Blog, https://dreamlandopenday.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/dreamland-opening-19th-june-2015/ I'm actually looking forward to visiting the arcade. I've never seen an arcade in Margate with pinball machines, only the same old 2p coin pusher machines.

It looks like the Scenic Railway won't be ready for the grand opening., which is a shame because I'm sure most people are looking forward to that ride the most. On another note, who should I contact to get this discussion thread linked from the park page? I would have completely missed this thread if I didn't find it on Google. Dreamland rollercoaster 'not ready' for park's opening The wooden rollercoaster at the revamped Dreamland in Margate will not be ready for the official opening, bosses say. The Grade II listed Scenic Railway rollercoaster, badly damaged in an arson attack in 2008, was due to be the centrepiece on 19 June. The refurbishment of the park - which originally opened in 1920 - has cost £18m and began in September. The funfair, once home to Europe's largest big wheel, was bought by Thanet council in 2013. 'Badly damaged' Susan Marsh, honorary secretary of the Dreamland Trust, said the delay in the rollercoaster's completion was "disappointing", but "only a blip". "We don't have an exact date at the moment [when it will be ready], but it will be as fast as it possibly can be," she said. "The delay is in respect to the trains and restoration of the trains, because these are quite unique features. "When the arson attack happened a few years ago they were very badly damaged." She said she did not know whether the operator would provide a refund to people who have already bought a ticket.

It's really exciting to see a new attraction at Legoland. This is huge project for a Legoland park, I look forward to seeing more Lego theming in place.