JoshC.
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Yeah, massive thanks Turtle for organising it; was good fun! Well done to the Mafia for getting rid of me the day before I was going to use my power too... Would love to see another one of these happen in the future. As I say, was good fun, and it brought a bit of fun and life to the forums. Again, thanks Turtle! -
To be honest, I've never got the whole unlimited pizza thing. You're at a theme park - why would you want to spend £10 odd to eat unlimited pizza then not be able to go on rides for a couple of hours because you're stuffed to the brim? And if you don't stuff yourself, then you're not getting your money's worth. Always seemed lose-lose to me.
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Have to say though, given the fact you will be going to Chessington for Howl'o'ween toofy, it's not a full-out grounding, is it? I personally think a 3 month 'grounding' is excessive, and the laptop-thing is harsh, but I can kinda seeing the reasoning behind it. Best way to go about it though would be for full out honesty from you and then get the respect you deserve - t'is a two way street.
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Before it was Pizza Hut, it was an in house restaurant called Sleepy Joe's. They refer to quite a few buildings by their old names (Pirates 4D, X:\NWO, etc.)
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The MTDP shows many things which might happen, but don't come to fruition. According to some plans, the extension to the workshop would have occurred in 2011, which, of course, it didn't. Could have been many reasons for that, or it might have been delayed. Personally, I don't think it'll be happening any time soon, and I doubt that the tagging of the trees would be because of the extension regardless.
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I noticed on my visit a few days that there's a model of Red Bird at the back of the theatre (left hand side as you look to the back), but haven't noticed it before.. Have I just been really unobservant and it's always been there or is that a newer thing? Either way, bit of a shame it's not in a more obvious space!
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Most probably the best on park, especially with the way the staff work on it. Only major ride which I think could possibly match it would be Inferno, which I'd guess is around the 1000-1100 mark? Wildly off topic too, but what are throughputs like on Loggers / Rumba (or log flumes / rapids in general)? I imagine on a good day they'd be able to get quite high?
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Seems to just be a couple of mistakes that have yet to be updated, that's all!
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I noticed these earlier; always good to see they're building on what Fright Nights can offer! Look forward to hearing any experiences from these, especially from people who are unaware that a booking for these add ons have been made..
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Has this been hacked? Erection is a common term used when you construct something. The spelling mistakes are likely down to someone not spell-checking their work however!
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I had an iPod Touch a few years ago. It was good, yeah, but I dunno, I guess it's just not my cup of tea, so have never bothered really considering getting an iPhone. I got a Samsung Galaxy S3 a couple of months after its release and loved it. The contract expired a few months ago and I was going to just keep it, but after cracking screen quite badly, I decided to just get an upgrade. The S5 was a bit beyond my budget, so I originally opted for the S4 mini. But I didn't like that to be honest; I'd gotten so used to a big screen and such, plus the S4 mini felt like a downgrade all round, so I was able to swap. Ended up leaving Samsung and getting the HTC One Mini 2 (yeah, that's a mouthful!). Despite being a 'mini', it's more or less the same size as the S3, and I absolutely love it. Great phone that satisfies all my needs. tl;dr - I don't like Apple products. I love Samsung. I found a liking for HTC.
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Fright Nights. The Swarm or THE SWARM?
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If this source said 3 woodies would be built in 5 years in the UK, then surely all three would be claimed for? Parks contact manufacturers saying that they want such a ride, not the other way around.
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Bit confused as to what you mean here? Have I missed some news or something?
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Nice view of Swarm ruined by some random guy sitting down... 8/10
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I've had a quite a lot of 'falling dreams' recently. The weird thing is, they've all been from various heights; ranging from me falling off the kerb(!) to falling out of buildings. All end with the usual waking just before contact is made with the ground.
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So in other words, if there's demand for 2 trains, they'll run 2 trains. If there's not demand for 2 trains, they'll run 1 train. GROUNDBREAKING. I agree that Swarm should run 2 trains in the morning every day to be honest, given the fact it's the newest 'big thing', as well as the closest to the park entrance. No doubt the park are aware of that, and that would be the ideal situation, so there must be a practical reason why they don't do it. Shame really. I guess they could change their engineering schedule or something, but I doubt any of us will know what sort of implications that could have on other rides or budgets...
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I hope they don't have a standby queue for the mazes - make it RnR or Fastrack only. It's the way the system was designed to work, and it needs to be given a chance to work in that way. Previous trials have proven the system can now cope with the demand, let's see it in practice! Must say, brave of the park to do it during their busiest time of year though. Surely that must mean that they're either really confident with the system or guest feedback has been mostly positive (or, hopefully, both!).
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Been a long time coming really. The extension means the current 'outdoor' seating area will become fully enclosed, and there will be a further extension of outdoor eating on top of that (again, still under some form of cover). There's been a lot of demand for more indoor seating (as seen with the extensions to the Mexicana Cantina and Stealth Diner), and this is just more of the same. The application also states they're improving the entrances and exits to the building, which is nice. Hopefully we'll see plenty of these little touch ups next season too.
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No new cred for the rest of the year, so may as well follow the crowd and do another Top 5 coaster list: 1) The Swarm (forwards) - I don't think I need to explain how much I love it... 10/10 2) Nemesis - Again, don't think I need to explain why it's here. Same reason as before for the rating... 9/10 2.5) The Swarm (backwards) - As I've said before, I think I'd love Swarm whether you were facing forwards, backwards, sidewards or whateverwaywards. Of course, the loss of the 'near miss' theming brings it down. Again, feels like a cheat giving it its own entry in my Top 5, so I'll just slot it here for comparative purposes. 8.5/10 3) X - Okay, so it's a junior coaster in the dark, with some flashing lights and loud music. Big woop. But I still love X. As ever, the ride is no doubt over-rated by me because, compared to other coasters at the park, it is more 'relaxing' and has a more 'fun' theme to enjoy; it is totally different to the rest. The rides below it are probably 'better', but meh, I still enjoy this more. 8/10 3) Nemesis Inferno - Okay, there's a tie for third place. Inferno is getting better with age. The first half of the ride is brilliant and gives exactly what you want. The second half dies away a bit and feels a bit meh, yet I find myself not caring since the first half makes up for it. 8/10 5) Saw - The Ride - I sit in the camp of few people who actually like ride. It missed out on my Top 5 last year, but after being able to ride Th13teen again, and ride Saw a few times again, Saw sneaks into fifth. I like the indoor section, the outdoor section is intense and pacey. It has so many ingredients to be a great ride, but then falls short a lot... I do like it, but it could be so much more. 7.5/10 Honourable Mention) Ben 10: Ultimate Mission - I had to think about this for a second. Did a junior Vekoma boomerang, with little exciting things in its layout, themed around a kids TV show that I've never watched, deserve to be mentioned in my Top 5? Probably not. But it was so darn fun and I found myself with a smile on my face every time I got off the ride; what more could you ask for from a ride? However, when I ask myself what I would rather ride if I had to choose one, I found all of the above winning out. No doubt, this is another ride suffering from the X-case, whereby the fact it's the only complete ride at Drayton makes it seem better than what it is. So yeah, it misses out on a place on my Top 5, but it's worthy of a special mention. Th13teen has dropped out of the Top 5 - the outdoor section just kills the ride for me. The indoor section is so much fun, yet it's the only highlight of a ride which could have been so, so much better. Are there any rides which have narrowly missed out of the list? Well, that's the reason why I'm only doing a Top 5 - there aren't! Okay, I haven't done many coasters, but the main 5 I've got here are the ones I truly enjoy; everything else is just 'okay' for me at best. There's too many rides which I rate too close together too. But these 5-6 rides are ones that I would put at the top of my list any day... It's quite a similar list to last year, so will it change any time soon? With my plans to break into Europe next year, hopefully!
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Since you get one free Director's Cut ticket if you buy the Horror Pass, I expect the price rise is also done to make that seem better value too. Good idea making it more expensive, but I doubt it will discourage too many people from buying it really!
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My visit back in April was rather poor (can't remember if I ended up doing any for of TR about it in the end). At the end of the day, it felt like 2013 with a polish up of a couple of areas and an old ride with a couple of snazzy effects just chucked at it. Haven't visited again this season, and given how my 2015 is possibly shaping up to be, I dunno how likely it is that I'll go next season. At least other's are enjoying themselves and giving the place positive reviews; so that's a start I guess!
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