JoshC.
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The track replacement is going along quickly: https://twitter.com/Jaysen_Leslie/status/960466186894041090/photo/1 -
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From the park's Facebook It's coming along nicely!
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A neat little rendering of how this will look: Saucey: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=144980915
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They don't normally release them till later in February if memory serves me correctly. I'm sure that when they do release them they'll give a warning a couple of days before. Are Towers doing a preview day this year? They don't normally do Annual Pass previews, only staff and John Lewis usually.
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Yeah I'll be there too!
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More from Blackpool's almighty leader... https://twitter.com/MandsThompson/status/959376905316298752 That last photo
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This has made a lot of progress... https://twitter.com/veilstrup/status/958986143818833921
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Hex is sad - all that TLC for nothing...
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Sounds like rubbish to me imo - as a manufacturer, Mack wouldn't care for what Merlin do. All they'd really care about is if they'd give them the money to build whatever. And aren't Mack the European representatives for GCI (one way or another)? Would be hard to see Wickerman getting the go ahead if there was a very reluctant and awkward middle man involved!
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Construction of their new coaster is going vertical... (From the park's Facebook) That is a lovely colour!
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If you need a bit of a lift this Tuesday, say thanks to Liseberg's Facebook...
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Video has seemingly been taken down. I watched it, and it looks as I've always expected it to look. A simple, fun, low key family experience.
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Oh no, not you too Benin.
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I guess it depends on how you stretch the definition of 'fused'. Is having a flamethrower / explosion effect / whatever by the track a fusion of wood and fire? Towers could say no, especially if Wickerman has effects where it makes it look like the wood is on fire or whatever. It's a very twisted, wishy-washy, silly and specific claim to make (even worse than Galactica's 'fully dedicated' because we're forcing people to wear VR glasses for a week before making them optional claim), but you could say it's there.
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Legoland are getting a new 4D film this year, themed around Ninjago, along with some Ninjago themed rooms. There's also going to be some American themed Miniland stuff. All in all, a decent quiet year for the park in my books.
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There's murmurs that the world first claim was only meant to be used for the name announcement (to grab the attention of people a bit more), and for it to disappear shortly after. So potentially this is a load of rubbish and the change occurred of Towers' own accord.
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Also, for those curious, it has been confirmed that the Rapids will be open from start of season, in the 'open by 11am' category.
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Towers should invest in a Vekoma boomerang, so their coasters go back on themselves as well...
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So the park are going to retheme their rapids ride, which is currently a rip off of the Neverending Story: IMA score are doing the music (after having done the music for the Star Trek coaster), and it'll be themed around King Arthur/ Merlin. An...interesting choice. Would have much preferred them to just revamp / tart up what they had rather than change it all up, but I guess we have to embrace the new. More interesting that they're going to be in one sense competing with Toverland theme-wise, since their new land is similarly themed. In other news, there's also rumours that the park's indoor water ride Bermuda Triangle, which is fab and weird and fun, might be entering its last season in 2018. If so, that's a real tragedy.
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Best place to put this really... http://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20180123/best_grandpa_ever The owner of RMC's manufacturing firm is going to build a 100ft tall, 1800ft long Raptor track (single rail) coaster in his yard, "for his granddaughters" this summer. Because why not? How long till the goons knock at his door claiming to be some long lost illegitimate grandchild, just for the rare Coaster Count points?
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Chessington have confirmed that Land of the Tiger and, as such Tiger Rock will be opening on May 5th. They have also said that the the for new tigers are coming from Kolmarden, Sweden. Interesting that it's taking 8 months for them to get this done. Presumably that's more down to get the animal enclosures built and prepared, rather than extensive work to the ride itself?
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