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Clearly forgetting that the Doctor Who IP is clearly going to be used at the DEFINITELY HAPPENING London Resort. Gonna be a long 2 years if we're already getting people "teasing" nonsense.

Exciting new Valhalla info, including a synopsis of the new experience and another promo image. Source: https://www.visitblackpool.com/latest-news/destination-guide-2022/

In part, I expect they are saying this to appease locals who are concerned about traffic levels. They want to go "we're investing in something new, it's to stop us losing guests, not to get us more guests". The logic being that people are coming but not coming back, and a new ride is needed to get them to come back. Another reason to say this is simply because it's not realistic. In 2019 (the last year we can accurately compare with), the park were over 500,000 visitors short of that number. There's very little chance that any ride would bring that extra number of people in. I mean, the park was very busy every peak day. There were no significant problems, but I think it should be remembered that operating at that level continuously then requires more staff, more maintenance, etc. I'm not saying the park were struggling to cope then, but I think given the current set up of the park, they would struggle if they did get half a million extra visitors in one year. Any park at a similar scale to Thorpe would too.

Ride Rater went to the online consultation and a few good points were made. Full credit to them, article linked below. “ Poulter added that the removal of existing rollercoasters was not part of planning for the new ride, but that details of the removal of the retired Slammer ride would likely be released prior to the start of the 2022 season.” Good to see that slammer should be removed by the time this new area opens. Much needed and also opens up the possibility to more attractions in that area. This also hints at the possibility that the Old Town Burger King area could still be refreshed to fit in at a later date under a different planning application before the coaster opens. “ Poulter said that Thorpe Park’s attendances had reduced in the past decade, an issue made worse when new investments were not made in the Surrey attraction. He added that that the theme park was not looking to return to the 2-million-plus attendances seen previously. “The objective is not to return to the high points of 2009-2011,” he said.“ Again, good to see them being honest with themselves about the situation. It’s sad to see they are not aiming high anymore. link : Blog Post

Ban request please. 😉