The Official "TPR Europe Trip 2008" Thread!

[RyancrashHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

The temperature because the magnetic braking energy is transformed into heat. The lower the outside temperature, the more brake force is generated.

Erik, could this have been part of why people thought the trims on EGF seemed more forceful last year? It was apparently a colder day than this year. I thought the trims seemed to have very little effect on the speed of the train this year.

Yes, the outside temperature has a very very big influence. While the temperature has also negative influence on the coaster speed while the internal bearing friction on the roadwheels increase at lower temperatures. So the train is slower, and the brakes generate more brake force...

Interesting. I rode GeForce in 2007, not with TPR, but on my own visit. The general TPR consensus was that GeForce was not up to its usual standards in 2007. I went to Holiday Park on Aug 1, 2007 (which I believe was shortly before or after the TPR visit) - the day I visited was warm and sunny (once again, I was wishing for sunglasses on the loading platform and lifthill). On Aug 1, 2007 GeForce was running GREAT - it instantly became my number one favorite. Personally, I didn't see too much difference between the way GeForce was running on my 2007 visit and the way it ran for us this year.

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Day 10 - Europa Park
Home to Theme Park Review's "Best Theme Park in Europe!"

[ginzoI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Hanging out in that fountain area of Hotel Colosseo was a trip highlight for me. You could eat ice cream or drink alcohol and watch the awesome fountain show. Heck, you were allowed to play in the fountain if you were willing to risk getting totally blasted with water.

The hotel in general was beautiful, nicer than most Disney hotels. And they gave us a fruit bowl and sparkling water in the rooms when we got there!

[Hand 0f Timethe ghost seems to think there is a "Donkey Fairy"]

EuroMir really does look like an awesome ride.

[sfmmrules!Donkeys are my way of life!]

That park reminds me of Disney w/the Monorail & Pirates. But I always like all the pictures of Robb. They're hysterical!

"Emo Group", I think not. We were having a great time watching kids run through the fountain with play-by-play commentary and laughing our butts off whenever a kid fell and had to be carted off the field.

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^ I think it was just because you guys *looked* like the emo group. You all totally looked like the sad and dejected high school group disassociating yourselves with everyone else! The funny thing is, that I noticed you all up there looking that way so took a picture of the group, only to find that Big Mike and Hanno ALSO took the same picture!!! So apparently I wasn't the only one who thought you guys looked emo!

--Robb

[coaster05I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Europa is also my favorite non disney park in the world. I loved that place and could easily go back today. Great resort, great park, great fountain.

Rich "Kids like water on their privates" Bitner

[filipvI Love Donkeys!]

Do I see you changed form a Sony fx1 to the fx7 ?

^^^We do look upset. We probably looked emo because the real fountain show was going on and there were no kids running through the fountain hurting themselves at this time.

Seriously most of us had a blast sitting up there. It was initially a group of about 10 people and we probably had half the TPR at one time.

That Hotel was a blast.