JoshC.

I'm awaiting the headlines now... "THEME PARK SET EVIL SPIRITS ON ME AFTER LIVE OUIJA BOARD SESSION"

Hmm, interesting. Maybe it's more that I just didn't hear much of it then, rather than it not being there? I'm all for the more peaceful atmosphere, but I'd have liked to have heard things a bit more. But I guess not being the target audience, my preferences will differ, so no real big issue really.

Visited Legoland today. Was quieter than I expected given they'd been closed Tuesday and Wednesday, not that I was complaining. A few thoughts... -Did Viking River Splash for the first time. It wins the award for worst queue ever for me. Ride is alright at best. -Atlantis remains surprisingly good. -There seemed to be very little audio around the park; felt very dead in places. -The Chicken Rotisserie place had terrible service; waited over 40 minutes for food. Seemed to be a common scenario too, which is confusing given how quiet it was. -How reliable is The Dragon normally? During my past 2 visits, it's had extended periods of downtime whenever I've been nearby - hard to tell whether I've been unlucky or if this is the norm. -Queue times were particularly badly presented; anything that did have a queue displayed rather inaccurate queues. Oh, and Atlantis displayed a 355 minute queue in the morning, before going down to 200-odd, whoops. -Ninjago site seems to be progressing well; no photos though unfortunately. Despite some of the negatives above, I still had a fun day overall. Just a few little issues which puts the park down a bit.

Pleased to see that Campfire Stories will make use of the Chertsey Abbey / monk history. It might not be Headless Monk Hunt, but I'll take it Also nice to see Containment receive a reduction in scare factor; 5/5 was a bit much if we're being honest! I was interested to see how Platform 15 would pan out with opening time. Was a bit worried it would open at the same time as Blair Witch what with presumably being all outside. Nice idea opening it a 3pm and saying it'll be less scary, means we don't lose an attraction for 3-4 hours each day!

The number of closed and SBNO rides at Towers is scarier than Howl'o'ween, so it is on topic to be fair....

Being totally honest, aside from a vague standard shape and colour, they look nothing alike.

Maybe going underground and doing some "routine excavations" will help Chessington find some new rides?

And the award for longest name of a scare attraction ever goes to...

The exterior music is now working.

There were 7 rides in and around the Octopus Garden area where Storm Surge stands now (you can see where some of them were by how they've filled in the land!). They were all very small though. So a flat ride could fit there. I'd be interested to hear what sort of flat ride people think could go there though; both in terms of space and adding to the Thorpe line up. Storm Surge might have its flaws, but there would be an obvious gap in Thorpe's line up without it.

With budgets like that, is no surprise they're doing well But it's great to see the park doing well. 17.5 million euros could easily get the park pretty much any type of coaster they wanted really..

Thunder storms can close quite a few rides down (for obvious reasons), but only when the storm itself is taking place. Light to medium rain only closes down one or two rides (usually smaller rides), and heavier rain may close a couple of the coasters. Rain can of course make some faster rides a bit more uncomfortable, but it can add to the experience! If it's raining in the morning, it usually puts some people off visiting, so it might end up being a bit quieter too.

Totally agree about the Slammer operator and team in general. Summer Nights have always had quite a relaxed atmosphere, especially when ride queues are non-existent, and just adding in the bit of humour really was a highlight!

Given there was apparently a pretty major issue with the attraction this afternoon (which is why it closed after operating for a short period of time), it was good to see that the park managed to reopen it for Summer Nights tonight. It perhaps wasn't on top form tonight, but still a very enjoyable attraction for me!

On the past 10 years of Bubbleworks...

Apologises for changing the subject topic, and for the odd question, but have you (or anyone else) got any more photos of the 'circus adverts' that were in the second tent?

Don't know if there's any hype for this here, but there's going to be a waterfall feature at the back of the building... Sourcey: http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/6060/Efteling-test-waterval-bij-nieuwe-attractie-Symbolica.html Also, massive shout out for the hi vis jackets; they look awesome.

The Fright Night barriers on the Saw island blocking access to Saw Alive are simply there because that pathway is currently a dead end during Big Top construction. It looks like once Fright Nights starts there'll be plenty of room of access to that pathway next to Big Top, so it's likely just a temporary measure.

Photography and videos have always been banned from all of Thorpe's (indoor) mazes. Doesn't stop people trying mind. Strictly speaking, last year during the AP / media preview, it was only meant to be the media guests who were allowed to film within the mazes. But it just wasn't enforced properly. Might be one reason why the media preview is on a different day to the AP preview this season.

It says on the text at the bottom 'choose who roams the island'. Unfortunately the picture didn't come up very well. You'll just have to take TPM's word for it...

I think more young children will be scared of this: than they would have of this

Derren Brown's Ghost Train has now reopened to the public.

You all do realise that viewing and discussing the article will only lead to more articles like this in the future?

http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/6020/Efteling-bereikt-hoogste-punt-van-nieuwe-miljoenenattractie-Symbolica.html The highest point of the Symbolica building was installed today, at a height of 29.8m - didn't realise the building was going to be THAT tall!

I feel like this has been posted in the wrong thread or something...