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Amuses me that the annual pass holder who visits the most doesn't even get front row. And if they want the back row might not even get it if another winner requires RAP.

Thorpe have just confirmed that a new coaster is coming on their socialz in case anyone didn't know. And also announcing, the thing that everyone wanted, Club 236. Nice and complicated for no real reason. Just enter everyone who visits with an annual pass, lads. Dome restaurant to be called Bar 236 this year, d'ya reckon? It's due a rebrand.

I bet Derren felt the same way.

It’d be pretty damn impressive if they managed to make it worse 😂 I don’t know why, but I’ve got a real good feeling about this. I think with all the investment Merlin are doing at the minute (Jumunji, Nemesis, Sub-Terra, Curse at Alton Manor, Exodus, all the general wear & tear improvements to the Swarm queue line, and now Ghost Train), Merlin are clearly looking to seriously improve all their parks which until now has been severely lacking. The way I see it is, Merlin have missed the mark twice now with both 2016 and 2017 iterations of Ghost Train, now they’ll be knuckling down to ensure it’s done right. The lack of IP attached too means they have complete freedom and not held back by any third parties. I think we might, finally, be seeing a good few dark rides in the UK. Words cannot describe my excitement for the UK theme park industry this season and beyond.

I'd imagine this is just Thorpe Park themselves being scared of releasing anything that I guess is technically Derren's intelectual property (although, I very much doubt he would care at all as he clearly washed his hands with it fairly quickly after opening). I would really, really like the full HD footage of the VR sections though - if not for anything else but archival sake. Putting my annoyance about the demon costume aside (although I'll never forgive Thorpe for that), is it weird that the video is slightly... nostalgic? Weird considering it's the newest massive investment for the park and that it's already closing a mere 6 years after debut. It's bittersweet for an attraction that never really fulfilled its full potential, but I'm optimistic it's for the best and that the new attraction this year will vastly surpass it (although it doesn't exactly have massive shoes to fill).

Sums up the ride quite well surely? No one else on it, badly acted scare elements and intermittent VR headset working.