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I forgot to ask Intamin: Given the opportunity, would like to make more launched winged coasters (like Furius Baco) or vertical lift coasters (like Fahrenheit)?

Gerstlauer: What the hell inspired someone to come up with a suffisticated and delicate design which 'goes up vertically and goes down more than vertically'? (Note that I'm a huge fan of eurofighters)

Mack: You guys offer a bit of a fresh approach to the amusement industry. Do you intend to retain this by creating some more interesting, perhaps unorthodox or simply strange installations?

To the Gravity Group: After the success of your high five element on Dauling Dragon, will we be seeing this element being more often?

For S&S: We all know about old S&S Air Launch coasters like Dodonpa and now it seems you've created another style of launched coaster with layouts that may be called more interesting than the old ones. Will we be seeing more of these in the years to come?

Last one for Intamin: Your coaster Maverick at Cedar Point is notable because of its odd lift-like element at the beginning. Are we ever going to see another one of these?

Another one for Intamin: A few years ago you created iSpeed and Maverick, the blitz coasters. There is plenty of debate over what makes them an Intamin Blitz as there are other LSM which you have produced similar to them. Can you tell us just what your definition of a blitz is?

To Intamin: We all know how you guys love to break various records. Do you guys reckon you can beat Kingda Ka's height record with a design that isn't a tophat?

My highlight of 2012 has to come from an August trip to PortAventura. I managed to get a front row night ride on Shambhala and it was incredible. It's closely followed from a night ride on Saw - The Ride at Thorpe Park about a week ago. The ride isn't particularly special (even though it's still great) but the reason I loved it is because it was my first ever time at a park for a halloween event and it was fairly scary, but still enjoyable. Not as good as Shambhala though ;P

Another one for B&M: Last year you combined two epic B&M experiences together with the opening of Shambhala at PortAventura, a ride which stands over Dragon Khan, another B&M classic. Do you aim to make your rides compliment each other if the park will let you or is this just where the ride was requested?

To B&M: You've always been finding new ideas and setting new trends as far as ride styles are concerned as you've revolutionised concepts like the flying and inverted coasters and you've also invented dive machines and currently the latest trend which B&M is at the forefront of is the explosion of winged coasters. Do you think that your development of these revolutionary concepts play a big part in making your company one of the top names in the amusement industry today?

To GCI: Is it easier for you to design and build a ride on a flat surface or is it easy to use hilly terrain to create an interesting layout?