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a year to think about all we've lost at the hands of bad business practices

I’m imagining the freak circus vibes for this one. Probably really niche but I think this idea is cool but I fear I don’t know how to expand on the basic concept

I have one (1) oc for this who I may put on artfight. I don’t have a proper name for her so she’s just The Contortionist.

Basically she always dreamed of running away to the circus but she feared she would end up a freak on display for people to peer at like a specimen when she just wanted to do acrobat stuff or whatever. Eventually she got fed up with her life and just ran away and lived on the streets, finding occasional jobs fixing things for people. One day, she was approached by the mysterious Dr. Rocky Mountain (PLACEHOLDER NAME) and was offered a deal to perform at this circus, in a role doing cool tricks and stuff. Hell, they’d even cover her transition!

The catch was that this also meant enhancing much of her skeletal structure and also other various body parts with artificial material to achieve a truly next-level act. This gives her joint issues and she frequently has trouble walking normally. Uh she can bend in ways that humans don’t really bend, although the parts that don’t bend are very stiff. She’s doll-like in this way

twisted colossus’s theming is really sparse ok she has like half green half blue and steampunk stuff. Also what she experiences after her “overhaul” doesnt really have anything to do with what RMC did to colossus ok

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Snoopy's Soap Box Racers at Kings Island!

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Opened: 2024 Manufacturer: Vekoma Height: 75.5 ft (23 m) Speed: 37.3 mph (60 kph) Length: 672.6 ft (205 m) Place in my rankings: #121 (landing between Pandemonium at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Cedar Creek Mine Ride at Cedar Point)

It's that time again! I rode two new coasters at Kings Island about a week and a half ago, so that means you guys get two new coaster posts! I think going forward, TTC posts will be listed in the order I get new credits, rather than ranking them in batches. That way, the number at the top matches the number in my progression of credits haha. I'll still have where they fall in my rankings listed above of course (though the rankings listed on the posts I have linked - Pandemonium and CCMR in this case - won't be up to date with my current rankings since I move things around a lot lol)

Anyways, with that out of the way, let's talk about Snoopy's Soap Box Racers! This was my first time riding one of Vekoma's Family Boomerang coasters. I'd heard good things about them for awhile now, so I was definitely looking forward to getting to try one, and it didn't disappoint! It wasn't the most mind blowing thing ever of course, it is still meant to appeal to all ages, but I thought it was super fun! It makes a great stepping stone coaster in the park for kids who are ready to move on from the park's smaller rides like the Great Pumpkin Coaster or Woodstock Express, but aren't quite ready to tackle the more intermediate rides like Queen City Stunt Coaster or Adventure Express.

In terms of thrill, I'd put it about on par with the neighboring Woodstock's Air Rail, since they both offer something new for kids while not being too much. Woodstock's Air Rail hangs below the track and has a bit more forces, where as this goes both forwards and backwards with more banked turns and a bit more speed. The fact that Soap Box Racers is right next to Woodstock's Air Rail also makes for a great showcase in how much Vekoma has evolved over the years. Air Rail, built in 2001, is one of Vekoma's old Suspended Family Coasters, commonly nicknamed Hang and Bangs, due to their roughness. Snoopy's Soap Box Racers, by comparison, is absolutely glass smooth. These Family Boomerangs, along with all the other newer high thrill coasters Vekoma has put out over the last decade or so really goes to show how much they've reinvented themselves.

As for the ride experience itself, there's not too much going on here but it really doesn't need to be overly complicated for what it is. You go up a backwards lift before it releases the train, sending you back through the station and through the course going forward. You then wind through a figure eight shaped course of banked turns right up along the ground before rising up an inclined spike towards the front side of the ride. This then sends the train backwards through the course and returning to the station. Again, not a whole lot to the ride but still a lot of fun for what it is ^^

So yeah, I'd say a very solid family coaster, bordering on family-thrill. I also thought the theming of the ride was very cute and super well done. You guys know me, I'm a big Peanuts fan, so I found the whole thing to be super charming. I liked getting to ride the Esnupi Coaster :3

The Ministry of Joy‘s testing facility!

Hello, welcome! This is an askblog for all of my X-Sector/Ministry of Joy-affiliated Alton Towers OCs. They may not all exist in the same universe, but the ones who do may be aware of each other! (Feel free to introduce folks from different universes to each other, though.)

Rules:

No NSFW, please. This includes flirting with underaged OCs.

Hate comments/harassment will not be tolerated. Neither will bigotry.

Magic anons are allowed! Go wild!

This is more of an askblog than a long rp chain blog, so any attempts to start a long chain will be ignored.

Things to Keep in Mind:

The mod is a USAmerican and has never set foot in Alton Towers. I also enjoy roller coasters, but don’t know every single thing about them. Please be patient if I get details wrong.

My main is @joen-lenawley!

I am very inconsistent with activity and response times, so you may have to wait a bit for your ask to be answered.

This blog will probably be heavily Smiler-oriented due to more people enjoying the lore and the mod really enjoying designing characters with the theming. Also because the mod is a poser. /hj

Named Anons:

None yet!

And now for the fun part…askable OCs!

Smiler OCs

“Come on everypony smile smile smile fill my heart up with sunshine sunshine all I really needs a smile smile smile from these happy friends of miiiiiine”

⭐️ = Joy (Attractionistas)

Wee Eye Pee (planned additions: actual literal human manifestation of the coaster, MoJ employee who hates everything)

Oblivion OCs

“bro the ride is literally safer than the car just get on”

📑 = Ollie (Attractionistas)

Wee Eye Pee (planned additions: actual literal human manifestation of the coaster, the Lord of Darkness’s assistant and lawyer)

Other OCs

“why would I make an OC based on a defunct roller coaster thats stupid”

Wee Eye Pee (planned additions: black hole attractionista)