Marc

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1. Shambarla - easy! 2. Furios Baco - yes it's rough, painful possibly deadly but that launch is the most incredible thing on a rollercoaster ever! 3. Manta - really shows what the flyers can do 4. Nemesis 5. Montu 6. The Swarm 7. Stealth 8. Colossus 9. Khan 10. Cheetah hunt

Bin bags were being added in the queue line yesterday

Cameras are not permitted on any of the rides at Thorpe - enforcing rules for H&S is not over reacting.

Its been on my last 3/4 visits

^If thats the case it dont mean its any worse / better under Merlins fund. Swarm had budget cuts in its first season reducing it down to 2 members of staff on the platform and disabling the middle dispatch buttons - deffo not seen that since!

Im where this rumor of merlin running the new attractions come from? Pretty sure they are ran by Thorpe as soon as they are handed over but i could be wrong.

I'm not too worried about them maintaining effects, they are pretty good at that now!

Indeed let's not start arguing again - any further posts will be removed. The uniforms are nice and fit in with the theme - hopefully getting even closer!

Err they are probably designed to fit in with the era which the ride is set in...

Whilst i agree with Canada Creek and Rumba Rapids, the rest i'd say are hardly an issue..

I don't get the screen hate - I personally thought some of the best attractions out in Orlando were the ones fully screen based! Although obviously that may differ elsewhere across the world.

I think what a lot of people sometimes forget is these parks are there to entertain the general public, the general public expectations of a theme park trip is significantly lower than what a coaster enthusiasts would be. I'm a frequent visitor to Thorpe and am well aware they are not perfect, but each time I go I'm able to enjoy my day out get on, which lets be honest here are a selection of very good rides and enjoy my day out, I can visit as much as I like all year for under £200 a year, that includes the other top theme parks in the uk and a whole host of other attractions, the value for money here is quite incredible really. Having differnt opinions is good and promotes healthy discussion which is the point of these forums but please let's try keep this on topic and all look forward to getting on The Ghost Train, which is ultimately the reason we are all posting here!

Maybe they just need to test the sign updates as it should? Anyway let's be happy there's progress!

Maybe wrong but this maybe where they can open the track to pump in sand to quieten it down - think inferno has this too.

I imagine it will be Merlin Magic Making who will decide if it's ready rather than Derren - I just can't see them opening the ride on the weekend when the parks more busy. Exciting to see progress though after all this time!

I doubt they need Derren there to open the ride, not that I think they would soft open at the weekend.

Rita can and has rolled back! If the rollback is caused by lack of power rather than the elements then I guess any ride could roll back!

Did see Colossus open when I got thetr but was getting evacuated later on. Staff member outside stealth said they were waiting for the bunker to cool down - that did reopen shortly after

Ha over on some universal forums they are giving it 2 months ?

I guess it makes a change from people claiming they over estimate to sell fastrack tickets!!

Maybe done the ground works but RCS built the ride it's self .

Ride construction services as far as I know did swarm - as far as I know TG do a lot of ground work for Merlin and not just smiler / saw.

Mmm out of the many coasters Merlin have constructed its the Gerstlauer ones which have problems.. yeah defiantly merin..

I remember a few years ago rumors cropped up of it being converted into a bowling ally / arcade - would of been awesome for hotel guests!