Marc

What a rediculous statement. This is their biggest EVER investment- comparing it to things like Saw Alive / Nemeis ST is just silly and totally different.

Info board at park days Samurai and Colossus are closed today

To be fair Colossus had scaffolding covering the whole lift hill and sections of track and is having footers re-concreted so has possibly had more work than an average closed season

The fact that the park were issuing out letters with compensation at the weekend for the closed rides at the weekend would suggests to me that they do not find it acceptable either and obviously want them open too.

I dont think anyone is claiming its "good".

Pretty sure they thought of that and it's not real!

Noticed one of the trains running at the weekend had been cleaned up and had all its black vinyl's all re-done. Was looking good

To be fair - I'm sure H&S do not state the structure must be scaffolding, they will just state they want that area covered.

Since reopening forwards it's only ever ran 4 - but now it will run 3 usually as the difference in throughput is tiny due to one always needing to stop.

I thought they were valid on the coasters closed today - I could be wrong though!

Giving out priority passes valid for the rest of the season to a few thousand guests will make very little difference atall.. Unless they all turn up on the same day!

The parks been open 30 minutes it really shows how some annual pass holders are there pretty much just to complain - all closures bar 1 were advertised in advance. They would be better off not doing these events how they do and having an annual pass evening a few weeks into the season imo when it's all settled down.

No the park isn't open its running an annual pass preview event!

Way before then! 2004 maybe? I'm sure somone can help me out!

Can only Assume the tower isn't being built now.

The attention to detail on the themed station is pretty amazing really!

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The park map advertises lionsgate mazes again for this year.

Samurai is set to be closed too.

Pretty much that yes.

It's a preview day which they don't have to do - just don't go and wait till open day

I believe the 12p tickets can be used from Saturday 26 March until Thursday 6 October

By broken waterfalls I assume your comparing to Colossus - a ride closer to 15 years old and went through many years of neglect during the end of the Tussauds era.Now let's compare to more recent rides - stealth had its bunny hop repainted last year to clean up rust from tidal dropping on it, all Saw theming is in full working order as far as I know? Swarm effects are a bit more tempremental but on the last day of season the only missing effect on that was the air plane mist? I Know it's easy to slate Merlin but I think they do a pretty alright job at keeping things in order and have no reason to believe they would just let their biggest ever investment rot. And if actors are part of the attraction - then I don't have any doubt they will remain part of it - comparisons to Saws queue actors don't do much for me - can't even queue in there anymore anyhow!

They likely have an agreement with Derren Brown - if actors are part of the attraction they will not be cut.

The same Swarm which as far as I know (other than weather) hasn't had a day closed since it opened? Get what you pay for!