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You will never know the frustration and the ridiculousness of the true story of audio at Thorpe Park. The whole sorry mess, from a long forgotten relationship with a once industry leader in site wide audio systems; to the only governance over what music actually plays across the park being down to whoever shouts the loudest at any given time is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundementally, all there really is to say is that Merlin are not and will never be a production company and as a result have very little industry competency when it comes to professional audio, video and lighting; theatrical technical systems which make such a stark contrast between them and theme park industry leaders, or audio/music that augments and is designed for the experience rather than a complete and underbudgeted after thought. You’ve all enjoyed music in the past that Thorpe Park / Merlin never really had the legal right to play to a mass audience in a commercial environment. You’ve all heard tracks that you can’t find anywhere other than Mania’s old audio libraries or YouTube because they were created in someone’s bedroom. Colossus and Nemesis Inferno? If only you knew. Be grateful for what you have. One day, creative audio will once again be a priority at Thorpe Park and seen as a contributing factor to excellence in guest experience. Until then, literally it is luck of the draw on any given visit. Let’s hope Nick has specified the sample rate of his compositions so that they play at the correct pitch across the island.

Do bears ??? in the woods?

^They do Indeed. I’ve been lucky enough to go to Reading, QPR and Wycombe (all away) in the past week. Norwich won all 3 and are actually starting to look like a decent team. Teemu Pukki is on fire... Good luck this evening Sam, all my mates are Arsenal fans and nothing makes me happier than them losing!

Whilst I can see your point on Inferno / Colossus - Lost City used to play 3 minutes of colossus statuon ambiance with air hisses on top - the imascore stuff is a huge improvement!

Does anyone know if our beloved leader, Shawn Sanbrooke will be at FN's Press Night? Asking for a friend ?

Anyone who's anyone knows that Mr. Nick's natural odour is a beautiful heady mix of rosemary, thyme, mint and a slight hint of cardamom. ?

I think Loggers was a great ride and I was actually quite gutted when it closed. I think it needs to come back although I don’t believe it will... I have read on here that people believe a woodie might be installed in the area where the log flume previously was after the success of Wickerman (to be fair, it is amazing!) - I have a feeling it might be true. I wouldn’t be surprised if that goes, it’s probably just sat there rotting right now it’s been closed so long ? Although it wasn’t my favourite flat ride, I do miss Slammer. It’s a shame because it was a world’s only and a brilliant ride overall.