JoshC.

That is truly fantastic. Nice one Chessington.

Who's to say it is down to budget cuts? Maybe they've simply had a change of heart? And if it is down to budget cuts, I'd much rather them cut a (run-down looking) tower which is just there for show, than something inside the building.

It appears I'm due an eye test...

Well that's an unexpected turn of events.

Loggers is still standing I believe; you can't see much of it though mind!

Cheers Thorpe!

Warehouse and signage look fab. More photos on TPM's Facebook. By the looks of the map, we have a min height restriction of 1m and a recommended age of 13+.

Can't believe I missed that...

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..