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This - The people questioning clearly don't read the forums! Well done Dean! Apart from Baco none of them really surprised me to be fair

And the results are in - thanks for the massive amount of interest this year, enjoy!! Best UK Theme Park 1st Thorpe Park 2nd Alton Towers 3rd Blackpool Pleasure Beach & Legoland • Best(-Looking) International Park 1st Europa Park 2nd Port Aventura • Best UK Coaster 1st Nemesis 2nd The Swarm & Colossus • Best(-Looking) International Coaster* 1st Wodan 2nd Furios Baco 3Rd Katun El Toro Manta Raptor Cheetah Hunt Gate Keeper Shambhala • Best UK Flat Ride 1st Rush 2nd Slammer 3rd Samurai • Best UK Water Ride 1st Tidal Wave 2nd Valhalla 3rd Congo River Rapids • Best UK Dark Ride 1st Hex 2nd Valhalla 3rd Duel • Best New Attraction for 2013^ 1st The Smiler 2nd X 3rd Not Smiler Zufari Mystic Manor Juvelen • Best Themed UK Experience 1st Cabin In The Woods 2nd The Swarm & London Dungeons 3rd The Sanctuary • Best Themed International Experience 1st The Twilight Zone, Tower of terror 2nd Harry Potter World 3rd Poseidon • Worst UK Ride" 1st Storm Surge 2nd The Smiler 3rd Slammer Zodiac Marc (Thanks >_>) • Most Uncomfortable Ride 1st The Smiler 2nd Colossus Mr Fish Submission Saw The Ride 3rd Furios Baco • Most Disappointing Merlin Moment in 2013 1st The Smiler -(By a huge margin!) Many reasons here including the late opening, how it was handled & the reliability. 2nd Chessington 3rd No Colossus Repaint & The Drop Tower at Dungeons • Biggest Thorpe Cock-Up 1st The Swarm Backwards 2nd Slammer Reliability 3rd Loggers Leap Tunnel Removal • Best-Looking New Attraction for 2014 1st Project Helix 2nd Heide Park’s wingrider 3rd Ratatoulle Kitchen Calamity Best Manufacturer 1st B&M 2nd Mack 3rd Intamin And on to the Forum Awards:
 • Best Member 1st Phil Pritchard 2nd EC 3rd Pluk Peaj Styles • Best Administrator 1st Marc 2nd Ian 3rd Mark9 • Best Moderator - (Your all Great ) 1st Peaj 2nd Pluk 3rd Sidders • Most Knowledgeable Member 1st Phil Pritchard 2nd Pluk 3rd Matt Creek & Dan9 • Campest Member 1st LiamT 2nd Alex, Matt Creek & Peaj • Funniest Male 1st Ryan & Myk 2nd Mr Fish 3rd J.S217 • Funniest Female 1st Han30 2nd Mer 3rd Michelle, Smidget & Matt Creek • Biggest Fanboy 1st Matt Creak 2nd J.S217 3rd Marc & Josh C • Biggest Fangirl 1st Mer 2nd Han 3rd LiamT • Sexiest Male 1st Topsyturvy15 & Matt Creek 2nd DaddysLittlePrincess 3rd Peaj • Sexiest Female 1st Smidget 2nd Han30 3rd Mer & Ellie • Best New Member 1st Styles 2nd DeanGaryCox 3rd DaddysLittlePrincess & Myk • Best Quality Posts 1st Pluk 2ndMark9 & Sidders 3rd Stretchy • Most Dedicated 1st LiamT, Matt Creek, Peaj, Marc, Josh C, EC! & EC;’s Dad 2nd Iannem, Mark9, Benin &J.S217 • Most Sarcastic Member 1st Benin 2nd Myk 3rd Fred, Matt Creek, Cornflakes, MR Fish & Daddies little Princess • Best TPM Meet" 1st Stealth Photo Shoot 2ndTPM Head North (Alton Towers) 3rd Nemesis Inferno 10th Birthday & Chessington • Storm Surge Award 1st Matt Creek 2nd Sidders & Mr Fish 3rd J.S217 TPJames StormSurge DarkAdder BigBobJones Tommy Mer Styles Benin Most Likely To Be Banned In 2014 1st Styles 2nd Matt Creek 3rd Cornflakes As you can see - the member ones were really close with a hell of a lot of ties! Thanks for all the votes Have a great Christmas and New year and ill see some of you tomorrow!

No space left on this guys Thanks for your interest.

Yeah some people do meet up for a drink or so after the meet but nothing official

Thanks for the massive response so far! I Think its the most popular one weve done! Last chance today and tomorrow to get your votes in!

True.. But when you look at the other Merlin parks it's not really the case.

I guess it depends how you look at it, whilst not massive id say X was a worthwhile investment its significantly better than it was before, I'm not to sure what to think about Storm Surge, it don't look great but it can be fun and its another ride for families to enjoy rather than just the very youngest which OG served, Saw Alive whilst it didn't last more than a couple of seasons served its purpose, taking people out of other queues on park when the park was at its busiest point. Then the general investment on park with queue boards / new park wide sound system the park do make plenty of investments in areas which IMO need it.

The park opens in 4 months and nothings been announced, that must mean we are getting nothing new..

Out of interest did you ever stay?

After staying at the Crash Pad a few times last season - I'm not overly against this, the rooms were nice and comfortable. As much as id love a full hotel, the problem is whilst they are filling 180 odd shipping container rooms, whats the point in them investing 10's of millions in a full hotel of a similar size any time soon, what with merlin going on the stock market I can only imagine it will be harder to get funding for the full thing. As has been said, the fact they are investing in this (which won't be cheap) means the hotel is pretty unlikely any time soon , maybe after the next big coaster, if the numbers warrant it look into getting the full hotel built and from there maybe keep 50 odd rooms of these rooms as a more budget option. Theres also a travelodge opening down the road in Chertsey next year, I can only imagine that come into the thoughts whilst planning this.

The ones towards the end seemed a bit busier - they cant of been to disappointed at how they went to add all the extra dates though.

It was - Thanks fixed now!

Here are a few new details of some of whats coming up for the 2014 season http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/news/04-12-2013/2014-Season-Information

Summer Nights will return next season - Every Friday and Saturday from 11th July till 30th August! Glad to see they are coming back!

Thanks for all the interest guys! Has been a lot of demand, not everyone will get a place but it will be done on first come first serve, will PM you letting you know more as soon as

Its in progress dont worry!

I do agree Storm Surge's appearance could be improved with just some small low cost works. Id like to see the leaks fixed / the spin pads back on. More planting under the ride and supports painted would also improve it. I also think would look good if the concrete trough was painted blue like Tidals.

Well thats gone quick hasn't it! The weather sucks, its dark already and the parks are closed.. that can only mean one thing... its time for the 2013 Thorpe Park Mania awards... and after getting accused of doing nothing round here I thought its time I better do something! After the success of last years we will keep much the same format for this years Awards, we are also working on a fancy new system which will make sure people can treasure their awards for ever in their profiles, for the member awards we will also give you some nice certificates! So here we go! The Park Awards: The first round 'comprises' of the Park Awards. The park with the most votes in each category wins. Below are the 'selected' categories for 2012: Best UK Park Best(-Looking) International Park* Best UK Coaster Best(-Looking) International Coaster* Best UK Flat Ride Best UK Water Ride Best UK Dark Ride Best New Attraction for 2013^ Best Themed UK Experience Best Themed International Experience Worst UK Ride" Most Uncomfortable Ride" Most Disappointing Merlin Moment in 2013+ Biggest Thorpe Cock-Up+ Best-Looking New Attraction for 2014 Best Manufacturer (*) These categories are still very much open to everyone but we realise that some members may not have ridden many international coasters or been to many international parks. If this is the case for you, feel free to vote for a park you would love to visit or a coaster you would love to ride, even if you haven't been to/ridden them. (^) This attraction will have to have opened at an established park for the start of the 2013 theme park season. It does not have to be UK-exclusive; any new addition for the 2013 season in any country can be nominated. (") These nominees can be pretty much any attraction you might find a queue for in a theme park, in the respective countries of the category titles. (+) These categories are open. Basically that means you can vote for pretty much anything that has pissed you off about Merlin parks during 2013, I'm sure some of you will find lots so vote for one that has particularly grated your cheese this year. The Forum Awards: Best Member Best Administrator Best Moderator Most Knowledgeable Member Campest Member Funniest Male Funniest Female Biggest Fanboy Biggest Fangirl Sexiest Male Sexiest Female Best New Member^ Best Quality Posts Most Dedicated Most Sarcastic Member Best TPM Meet" Storm Surge Award+ Most Likely To Be Banned In 2014 (^) This nominee needs to have signed up after January 1st, 2013. Obviously, but you'd be surprised how many people forgot this last year... Heres a link so no excuses!! (") Please keep to official meets! - Id list them all.. but you should remember your favourite one anyway!! (+) Vote for the member who you think reminds you of Storm Surge or should be awarded a Storm Surge for their efforts in constantly dripping water all over on strangers TPM/in life. Important: Should you wish to vote, copy and paste the above lists and clearly denote which park/member etc. you nominate for each category. Once I have your votes, I will PM you confirmation of receiving them. If there is a problem in understanding your votes, I'll PM you back saying so. You can then sort any problems and re-send them back to me, with any other changes in votes you wish to make. Please make sure your votes are final, as once they are received and there is no issue with them, they will be final! You do not need to vote for every category. Should you wish to withdraw yourself from voting in a certain category, simply leave it blank and don't be confusing. This topic will close at 20:00 (8pm) on December 20th, 2013. This gives you 20 days to vote, so no excuses. Any votes received after this time on December 20th, 2013 will not be counted. The details set out at the bottom of each category list is final. The categories listed above are not for further negotiation. Further Information: All votes will be kept confidential. You are not allowed to vote for yourself in any of the Forum Awards categories. Each vote will count for one point for each nominee for each category and ill be 'totted up' 'cumulatively'. So there it is, get going and PM me your votes!!

Furios Baco at PA - I'm not sure if it was I was terrified of what was about to happen but the Launch on that thing was incredible and scared me every time - well worth the head banging after for me!

I'm with you, the one they use now / pre 2007 is much better and fits in way more than the one they had on it for a couple of years in 2007 IMO

TBH, nowadays contacting a company through Facebook / Twitter is the best way IMO, especially with a complaint as things seem to be dealt with much more quickly / properly when its for all to see.

http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/news/26-11-2013/Closed-Season-November-2013 Closed season update from the park here. Please avoid taking these pictures / uploading them to your own twitter / FB Enjoy!

As I've said please PM me with the details I posted above!

Drop me a PM with a date you would like to do it, which ride and a name / contact email

The dates up to you - Excluding Fright Nights and any day closing after 6pm.