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Todays the day. It's weird to feel sad over a rollercoaster (especially one that will be back in 18 months no less), but it's a coaster that has bought so many people together, so much joy and happiness. I've seen the community come together like it hasn't for some time and it's been great to hear all the stories about peoples first time or how Nemesis bought them into the coaster community. When it returns it will be the newest rollercoaster in the park, its future secured for decades to come. Seeing John Wardley saying Nemesis will outlive him bought a tear to my eye. Like a lot of our greatest creators, his humble nature will be defined by what he bought to the Tussauds group in the form of unique exciting rollercoasters. And with that he created a ride with such legendary status, it's world renowned for being one of the finest B&M inverts out there.

That's my theory... it would be backed up further by the fact that they've blocked off paths near to Sub Terra with "Danger: Hazardous Materials" signs, as per Skyscraper on TowersStreet: Source: https://towersstreet.com/talk/threads/nemesis-general-discussion.5260/page-101#post-386326 To me, that possibly drops the strongest hint yet that something is likely to be happening with Sub-Terra for next year... EDIT: False alarm... apparently it was just someone reusing a construction picture from 2011.

Wonder if they'll keep the Sub-Terra branding when reopening the attraction next year... because we're all agreed that that's what today's 'investigation' and 9pm 'announcement' is going to be, right?

I read this post on Chessington Buzz’s Facebook page “say farewell to some classics tonight... Some for a refresh... Others for good These are memories and important to people, they are not just rides. Sleep well Nemesis, Rocky Express, Scorpion Express - P”. It says “some for a refresh” to me this implies two are reopening. Some is a purul. If one was reopening the post would have said one for a refresh.I think the reopening rides will be Nemeses at Alton Towers and Rocky Express at Thorpe park. These attractions are in fairly good shape. As we all know Nemesis has been confirmed as reopening, after a season long overhaul. I think Rocky Express is the other returning ride.Thorpe Park said Rocky Express is exploring its options. This implies Thorpe are considering to relocate it. Furthermore we seemingly said goodbye to Rocky Express last year. To mention the ride a year later and say “some for a refresh” makes me think it’s returning. If Rocky Express wasn’t returning surly Duel at Alton Towers would have made the list. Duel is the biggest loss the Theme Park industry has suffered this year. I’m sure more than ever that Scorpion Express has taken its final passengers. It’s just a shame that a legendary ride like Scorpion Express literally went in a puff of smoke. I must also thank @Matt N and accept his apology. Everyone can make mistakes and have inaccurate views. @Matt N I hope the practicality confirmed permanent closure of Scourpeon Express has taught you to trust me more. I fear you might have to apologise for a second time. I have a feeling Tomb Blaster will be rejuvenated back to Forbidden Tomb.

I already leaked that above but also mentioned the IP.

Piff paff wipee woo waaa. Upppppp and awayyyyyyy. Someone's knocking at your door, someone's ringing the bell. I'm loving it.

The consultation website has now been updated to show this is will be an indoor waterpark https://www.cwoa-consultation.com/

Indeed they did, but that contended with both a shorter timescale (Duel closed in September, while the TLC revamp happened only over the closed season) and likely a vastly lower budget (likely in the low six-figure territory, if not lower). For what it's worth, people "in the know" over on TowersStreet have pegged the budget for this at £3-5m. As a point of comparison, the Duel revamp allegedly cost no more than £1m in 2003 money (likely less), which equates to ~£1.6m in today's money (I checked on the BoE inflation calculator), so this project is likely to cost at least twice what the Duel revamp did back in 2003 even when adjusting for inflation, and that's even assuming that Duel hit the full £1m in the first place (which from what I've heard, it likely didn't). For some idea, that small budget went a surprisingly long way in the 2003 Duel revamp; they demolished a not insignificant portion of the Haunted House and replaced it with an entirely new scene, they revamped the existing Haunted House scenes, they changed the lighting, and they added a brand new interactive laser gun system as well. Given what some are suggesting Merlin will do with the alleged budget of this project, the much smaller budget of Duel went a pretty long way, and that makes me very optimistic for this project! I am really excited to see what they do with it! 6 months and an alleged £3-5m budget could go a long way, particularly given that this is unlikely to have the IP costs of a typical Merlin retheme to contend with!

Announcement just said Nemesis is closing. Queue shut already. Job done by the Marketing team.