JoshC.

I remembered that this was the general rule after I posted this... Maybe not then.

Attended a meet at Chessington World of Banverntures.

Banada Creek.

I've seen those sweets being sold for the region of £3 in a shop in Addlestone. Oops.

"Ban: The Ride" shouldn't be your favourite Thorpe coaster Then again, many people may just think 'Ban the ride' altogether...

Why not just get an Intamin Aquatrax?

Looks pretty cool; though dangling 200ft in the air with nothing but a bit of rope seems rather scary. Would be nice to have a platform beneath you or something. I'll stick to walking up lift hills...for now.

Paige, it's time to "feel the heat" of Nemesis Banferno. (ie - banned for loving Inferno)

It's not really hijacking the topic; it is partially related after all. As for the whole roofing / building allowance thing. Due to essentially being an island, there are risks of floods and stuff, which make it problematic with the amount of floor space the building can have. Shipping containers I believe are loopholes to the system essentially, since they're not technically permanent buildings, meaning the park has more allowance for actual buildings. I'm not going to pretend I know much about it all (because I don't!); IanNem described this to me a while ago at a meet. Maybe he may know more / be able to shed some light if he has the time. As for a direct answer to the question of the thread, the island next to Swarm had two potential flat ride locations marked out, as well as a coaster, so it is quite feasible for there to be one of the new island. I dunno whether it will happen, but it would make sense, since there wouldn't be any major support rides anywhere near that location. A dark ride seems less likely to me due to the restraints on the buildings, especially so close to the lake. It could be a possibility, but I personally would be surprised if it happened.

I could have gone for the old student drinking rule of 'spillage is lickage', but I think they may have gone down less well...

CBeebies Land has been mentioned a fair few times via social media, and it even has its own Twitter account. I bet families are well aware of it and if they have children, will want to wait to allow them to go and experience it. It's slightly different to Smiler considering the target market (ie, young children) are probably unaware of it at the moment, but no doubt their parents will be!

Typical. Can't do any of those weekends due to exams and being home the 28th/29th (which would normally be a good thing, but I'm only literally home for a few days in the period of 16 weeks, so I can't do that). Had the 21st/22nd been an option, I may have had a chance!

So I went to the fridge today, open the door and then BAM, a bottle of wine falls out and smashes. Turns out it had been precariously placed in the door, not fully upright and balancing on other things. Don't really think it's my fault, as all I've done is open a fridge door, but the person who the owned the wine feels like it is my fault because she 'wouldn't have but wine somewhere it would fall'. She's even been hinting that I should buy her a new one, which I just thinking is stupid. So yeah, morale of the story - don't place big bottles of wine awkwardly in your fridge door.

I noticed that on my visit last month. Pretty sure when the area first opened it was 50p a pot? For the amount of nectar you get, £2 is just a ludicrous cost, especially if you go at a time when the lorikeets are hungry and one greedy one eats your entire pot.

Banned for riding Baneses Revenge at the Chessington TPM meet.

Banned for feeling the Ban of 10.

This is still like 7-8 weeks away. Give people time, as they may be a bit unsure if they can go yet..

Banned for being half shark and half an eaten man.

Banned for being voted Biggest Fanboy 2013 and stealing away my crown. Not that I'm bitter or anything... ; )

It's taking shape! I imagine people will be concerned and say it looks awful right now. However, it's not even half-done yet, with the coaster-track ribs, more pieces of 'junk', lighting, teeth, etc. still to go in. Looking forward to the final result.

Anyone who read Benin's TR about Nigloland will be excited by this. Interview with Rodolphe; Project Manager of the park!

They didn't resubmit them, they altered them. There's still lodge houses (less of them), but then there's also the treehouses. The lodges do seem less Hobbit-like though.

Nice splashdown feature!

Totally agree. In general, I try to avoid Disney hype as I'm not the biggest Disney fanboy ever and there's always the expectation that because it's Disney, it's going to be spectacularly perfect. Even with avoiding it, I seem to have fallen into the hole of 'Well, this is Disney, why isn't it the best thing ever!?!'. Tad ironic I guess? Just shows how high the expectations for the place are really. If by 'Merlin'itis you mean a want to go out there and try other theme parks away from the Merlin Stronghold, then yes, yes I am!

As I say, I never really followed construction or anything with this, and I have no idea what I would expect from something like this. But when I look at parks like Phantasialand, Europa Park, Hansa Park, etc., I just can't help but think they could also build rides to that quality. Not to say that the quality of theming of the Mine Train isn't brilliant, but when I look at other parks out there, it doesn't exactly seem like it's a league above. No doubt everyone will love it; it does look like a fun ride. But I just don't think it's really got a special edge over many other rides at other parks. Of course, having not visited any of the parks I mentioned above, nor having gone to WDW, I can't say anything for certain. Maybe this just shows how high my expectations are for some of the European parks out there...