r/rollercoasters

How many of you have been here? I know it's no cedar point, but it's got some good rides! Turkish twist is the last of its kind in the country. Boston tea party has a great splash, yankee cannonball isn't too short and never gets old. Untamed even has a bit of thrill on that first drop. And the mine of lost souls was scary to me when I was a child

Finished a new coaster display to round out the trilogy, what I consider the “big three” Universal Orlando coasters, with a piece I’m calling ‘The Gamma Ray’ 🧪🧬

Inspired by The Incredible Hulk Coaster, I wanted to experiment with a “bursting out of the wall” effect, so the tunnel section is intentionally cut to sit flush against the wall itself.

This piece focuses on the launch into the zero-g roll / dive toward the lagoon (which is such a fantastic start to a coaster!)

This piece is certainly up there with some of my favorite highlights (pun intended) I’ve designed so far, especially once I saw it paired with lighting ☢️🧪🎢

Anyways, hope you all enjoy the photos!

So I am British & my home park is Thorpe park. I have loved coasters my whole life, and I just got back from a multi-park trip and I wanted to talk about it and share some photos!!! The parks I visited were contingent on where my USA friends lived, which is why some may be a bit random!!

I went to:
Silver Dollar City
Six Flags St Louis
Kings Island ( 4 hours + 1 Full Day )
Six Flags Great America
Cedar Point ( 1 hour + 1 Full Day )

I missed a few rides due to closures and such but overall I got 36 new creds!!!

As someone who has mostly only been to Thorpe & Alton, it was soo fun to compare different b&m models- such as the different winged coasters, like Gatekeeper and Xflight, or the different b&m inverts like Raptor and a Batman clone!

It was also my first time riding a few different styles, some because they are very rare, and some just because I have none locally!! Those being Intamin Blitz, Tilt Coaster, Lightning, Impulse, Catapult, Air Launch, RMC Topper Track, Special Effects Coaster, B&M sitting coaster, Family Boomerang, LIM shuttle loop as well as some others!!

My favourites (no particular order):
-Sirens Curse - Nothing will ever beat the tilt drop. I crave it
-Steel Vengeance - no words. iykyk
-Wrath of Rakshasa (Apparently this dive is really disliked, and I got lucky by sitting in the most comfortable seat)
-The Beast (9PM FIRST EVER RIDE WAS INSANE. PURE DARKNESSSSS)
-Top Thrill 2. It was insane just so so insane- but I prefer the launch on stealth
-Maxx Force- Surprisingly I preferred this to stealth, the launch track is so long it feels like you gain speed forever whereas stealth you immediately start the incline, just feels more fun imo and the overall track elements are better
-Banshee - I never knew it was possible for a B&M invert not to hurt at all. It was soo smooth!!!!! I loved it, though I haven’t ridden nemesis reborn yet
Diamondback - I preferred this to orion. My ass got soaked during the water feature which was so unexpected haha

Did not like:
Time Traveller 🕰️ I couldn’t handle it, nausea wise. Almost as bad as the smiler- almost.

Didn’t get on - Goliath @ SFSL, Millenium Force or Magnum XL and a few smaller woodies / older coasters :<

I’d love to talk more abt my visit pls ask me stuff!!

Recently, we received some new looks and information regarding Nightflight Expedition.

Nightflight will reportedly feature the worlds largest turntable as well as a (possibly curved) video wall which will feature content shown in image 3.

The open section is the maintenance bay for the ride, and most show-elements have been installed.

Dollywood is shooting for a late June opening, as confirmed by multiple sources.

Diamond passholders will have a chance to ride early, and dollywood is actively ride testing without major effects as we speak.

A massive promotional campaign is about to begin.

- Verified/Highly Likely Rumors -

The queue will feature an audio animatronic on a stage, possibly similar to Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s new Verbolten animatronic.

AI art is featured a lot in the queue and in certain on-ride experienced.

A preshow is very likely.

I take this route home from work everyday so it must’ve gone up last night!

Took a few pictures of the empty spot where Mindbender stood. Still no track inside but they are still actively working on the concrete and footers. Strange standing there and not seeing the loops. I never got to ride Mindbender as I was too tall, and they wouldn’t allow me to ride with the positioning I was in (understandable), so it’s quite sad for me to see I will never have the chance, even though I couldn’t anyways, haha. (Taken Wednesday May 20th, 2026)

📸Coliwood Studios

📸bioreconstruct

I took these a while ago, but I was only recently able to get around to developing this roll. It's really awesome to see this thing getting built.

📸Coliwood studios
Last photo for reference

I made another trip up to The Point after a somewhat lengthy absence, and my wife decided to tag along after a much longer gap between visits.

I found myself enjoying some of the angles that Siren's Curse offered in the queue, so that's why I'm sharing them with y'all.

I grabbed the credit the same day, and I loved the attraction. Save for the agonizing wait before the drop. 😅