James

It was a publicity stunt, and they didn't actually ride it.

Well tbh its an accident thats already happened and killed somebody, yet I see no changes being made the roads. Theres nothing that can be done really, the roads don't have much room for expansion so this relief road is potentially the only option, and could indeed be life saving.

But why should they? What goes on outside their walls isn't their responsibility. The point of the council is to provide what the county needs, which clearly is a relief road here.

That is true Mr 9. I did have two specific people in mind when writing that post but they shall remain unnamed.The relief road would be the obvious solution for the traffic, but its something which I believe should be funded by Staffordshire Council and not Alton Towers who are there to provide magical days with world class rides, not build new roads in the area.

Oh what is the point, the people who live there really need to grow a few new brain cells. They live next to the UK's largest / most popular theme park which is now a resort, a few of them objecting a rollercoaster isn't going to make a massive difference. If they don't like it, they're welcome to bugger off IMO, regardless of the "residents were there first" argument - live with it, or move the hell out.Realistically, the only people that are going to be objecting to this coaster will live in Alton and / or Farley, of which the combined population is probably like 200. Which is a very very very small fraction of the amount of visitors they get each day so what makes them think they're gonna stop this coaster going ahead is beyond me.Alton Towers and JCB are the main providers of employment in those very remote areas and they should be welcoming such development during a recession, because it will attract more visitors and publicity which not only benefits Alton Towers, but is a great help to local business's like shops and B&B's etc. Do they realise where they would be without Alton Towers developing? If they stopped development eventually people would look elsewhere with an attitude of 'been there done that' to Alton.

The answer to both of your questions is no.

It's a general seaside park but IMO its a lot better than the average ones, from what I gather its run like a proper theme park and not just 10yr old chavs operating the rides! It seems to have a lot of local support and they have deals going with train companies for 2 for 1 wristbands etc so its well publicised in Essex. The other things that make it appealing are the fact it houses a Eurofighter which is a bit more than your standard fairground ride! Over The Hill definatly impressed me too, not to mention made me soil myself I do like Adventure Island and I'm glad the future is bright for it.

Cheers Jack :(And Peter... I've done those tests already for London Midland and they were pretty intense tbh although I did pass them with flying colours, I wasn't offered the job due to age issues, I'm hoping the same thing doesn't happen with Southern, but it wouldn't surprise me if London Midland AND Southern were both too retarded to notice I'm not 18 yet. Bit annoyed that the assessment is in Croydon though. But hey!I've been given a days worth of free travel on Southern for it though, might as well have a free trip to Brighton afterwards

Woot. I have an assessment for Southern :(Proud of myself much.

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I guess nobody ever went to the effort of stealing it And if someone has it they haven't distributed it.What Mr Monkey track do you need?

Not forgetting that they offered the exact same deal to the unfortunate people who visited Lapland New Forest at christmas.

Aha thats the only time I have ever laughed at the Audrey Hepburn thing.

Terror Tomb music has never been released

To follow on from Camelot going into recievership, Alton Towers are offering anyone who has prebooked tickets for Camelot in 2009, free tickets into Alton Towers instead. http://www.altontowers.com/pages/Camelot

I'll probably turn up and get to the entrance of Saw and chicken out

Noo no I meant the Picsolve system on Oblivion is an add-on to YourDay which is also on Oblivion as part of the DVD's covering your whole day. The difference being the Picsolve cameras are attatched to the car, and the YourDay cameras are CCTV ones at various points around the ride, to go with those ugly sensors that picks up your wristbands signal.

Hmm well I don't know whereabouts in Hertfordshire you live but I live in Watford and trust me, its not cheap to get to Thorpe Park from there. Try using the Journey Planner on www.nationalrail.co.uk to see how much the fare would be. Depends how far out in Herts you are though, if its somewhere like Cheshunt or Broxbourne then it should be a bit cheaper.

I'm gonna pass on Nandos this year I'm afraid.

Saw: The Ride will have a camera in front of you that probably films 2 people per camera, and will be available as a DVD at the end of the ride, this system is already in place on Oblivion as an extra to YourDay. This won't be like YourDay in the sense that you won't need to be wearing a wristband for it to pick you up.

If those temperatures are correct, bye bye Colossus!

That seems to happen with most guests anyway.Nemesis? Whats that?

Hmm I'm a train fanboy apart from theme parks. Go me! My social life is pretty similar to Peters though with regards to being seasonal.

Well apparently >> this << programme called Fraps can do it but I've never tried it. I'm sure theres a button you press in RCT3 and it starts recording anyway?