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So Containment doesn't appear on the park map. It's not on park either. False alarm?

Lol at Slammer not being on the map at all.

Source: http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2309276#Post2309276

TPR have posted a POV of Dare Devil Dive's VR stuff... There's a full side by side from about 2:30 onwards, and it humorously appears to go out of sync towards the end...

The difference in this situation is that there's been no reliable source for Samurai and X being closed. It's possible that they were just missed off / they're not certain even way. They are definitely set to return for the 2016 season though. EDIT: X will be open this weekend...

No doubt if the £5m number is true, they've bolstered that as much as possible. I guess it depends on how much Figment Productions wanted for the video(s?) they've produced and whatnot too.

Finishes April 10th.

Samurai and X appear on the ride page, whereas Loggers does not. So I think it's fair to assume they will be opening for 2016.

Towers out-geeked the geeks.

I think Merlin need to be clearer that these AP days are *PREVIEW* days, so it is possible that a full line up won't happen, because they are finishing off for the main season, which is when there should be a full line up. That way, people understand everything and shouldn't need to complain. I think most people here understand / appreciate these should be seen as previews and a bonus for AP holders.

Some signs have been added to the fencing: Not really 'TLC', but I always like seeing little things like these about...

Ooh, good point. Thorpe's numbers were seemingly also affected last season, so I'd be surprised if Towers' drop in numbers was so large that it'd be less than Thorpe. But who knows!

Let's move back to generally discussion Alton Towers... Alton Towers is the most visited theme park in the UK. Yay. Go them.

One thing which I think worth pointing out is that it's been mentioned that this is a "multi-million" pound investment in what Merlin have said is a low investment year. So it's reassuring to see that even low investments do have the backing they need to make them, hopefully, good investments.

Maybe Jart is Derren Brown?

Ground has broken on Symbolica... Efteling have also announced that they received 4.68 million visitors last year. Edging towards that 5 million by 2020 mark..

http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/4780-couponstickets/page-10#entry229119 Though it does seem worthy of a mention in this thread too

Nah; not even a month. Presumably not wanting to commit to anything yet after Chiapas' opening year problems. Given how things are progressing, I'm expecting it to open around May/June time tbh.

Lots of paving and concrete has been plopped down in de Panne... Fr From Plopsa's FB

Seems like a waste to not upload that video using Facebook's / Youtube's 360 degree video stuff. Looks alright, but it feels a bit too CGI to me at the mo? Like I was more wanting / expecting it to feel a bit more real? Obviously can't judge it without being there, but that's been the immediate though that sprung to mind.

Little article about the 12p tickets: http://www.thorpeparkmania.co.uk/news/09-03-2016/Thorpe+Park+for+a+Shilling%21 Great little idea and no doubt will get a few people's attention. If they don't sell out in 5 minutes I'll be shocked.

Photos... Source: http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2308487#Post2308487 That first drop looks absolutely fab! I'm a bit unsure on the theming still; some of it looks a bit tacky I think, but some of it looks pretty awesome. Hopefully when it's finished it will come together quite well. Also, some of the soundtrack has appeared... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKzEdAl4Ck

The original rumour floating around last season was that Loggers, X and Slammer would be SBNO for 2016, and Colossus would close permanently at the end of the 2016 season. Whilst I believe there was some substance to the 2016 SBNO list (things change), I believe the Colossus rumour is completely false. Then again, part of me does wonder just how long it has left.

Very true. My issue is more a general one, when people moan about parks being busy. Being busy, crudely speaking, is good for any park, since that means they're getting the people through the gates. So when people moan about parks being busy, it can come across as though they essentially are moaning about the parking doing well. Moaning about how a park copes when it's busy, and not wanting to visit during such times, is much more justified though. I didn't really phrase my post well, and has misinterpreted others' points too.