RollerCoasters
A place to talk about roller coasters and parks that have them. Everyone is welcome here to both learn and to celebrate these magnificent machines designed to scare you.
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Certainly agree with you about the variety aspect.
I think this became clear to me when I rode Ride To Happiness earlier this year. I thought I knew what a spinning coaster was, but then Mack comes along and completely blows away my expectations! Its amazing that ride manufacturers are able to keep coming up with new experiences to keep us on our toes.
I've not been on it yet but I hear the same stuff about Time Traveler over here in the US.
The one thing that I've found is how much fun even the family coasters can be. Merlin's Mayhem at Dutch Wonderland is a small S&S invert that blew me away.... It's insanely short but it's incredibly fun.