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The funny thing is, no one complained when Thorpe got the exact same type of coaster as Gardaland, and no one's complaining that Heide Park are possibly get that same type as well. No one complained when Heide Park opened a scare maze themed around one of their major coasters, just like Thorpe did. The only difference - if this ride is the same as Sub Terra - is that they would have opened in the same year. If Alton don't like, then in honesty, they should just suck it up and deal with it. It could be much worse after all - an extremely similar ride could be opening in this country, in a foreign park much more popular to British audiences or Sub Terra could be a completely flop hated by everyone.. EDIT: Just as a point to raise to Sidders' point below me. I think it was mentioned on the TT10 event over the weekend that Sub Terra has received mixed reactions, as opposed to it just being based on fan reaction. Though, to be honest, I don't actually know - or care - as I've avoided anything relating to Sub Terra since it opened in an attempt to avoid spoilers.. XD

Well, the MTDP did mention an arena refurb; don't think it mentioned any sort of extension though. Think there's been something mentioned to council about having the arena show films / hold concerts as well, though not sure about that. Perhaps they are just working through a slight refurb of it; maybe getting a new fencing outline or something? Hopefully that open air stage thing by Stealth will still go ahead - would mean less of those ugly temporary stages being dotted around the park..

May bank holiday tends to be really quiet, especially compared to the other bank holidays. Also, don't hate on Techno X - it is amazing! Glad you had a nice day though scarycoasterboy!

All together now; 'n'awwww...'

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/249725/Jenny-Thompson-Ride-was-better-than-Wayne-Rooney/ According to this Daily Star article ( ), The Swarm is 'a better ride' than Wayne Rooney, according to a prostitute... Said article also says riding roller coasters can reduce stress and make people sexually aroused and even have orgasms... So come on, own up, who's had a coastergasam?

When you word it like that, it is a big increase. However, I was more simply that £1 is a 'small amount' of money.. It was £3 at the end of last year - they bumped it up from £2 to before Fright Nights. But yeah, that does mean it has doubled in price in under a year.

It was £3 at the beginning of the season, so this little increase is rather recent.

Just a random question really, but does anyone have a copy / file of the instrumental version of the You Me at Six song? Much prefer it to the actual song.. Ta

Ben and Jerry's Core Dough-ble Whammy ice cream is simply amazing. Plus, half price in Tesco at the mo = epic win.

Layout looks quite good I think tbh. However, those trains are pretty poor. Look forward to seeing some video and reading some reviews soon.

Marc's post, which was written in 2006, in the context of the conversation back then, was saying about when the replacement - which, as you say, came in 2006 - originally opened. I believe that particular Enterprise opened at Drayton Manor in 2002, but was then brought over to Thorpe in 2006 due to the older one being knackered pretty much(?) This has probably been mentioned before in this thread, but can't be bothered to trawl through that. So, in context, Marc was right...

That would be news to me.. Maybe it was to do with the Easter event and they were prepping for that? Speaking of the arena, isn't that due a small refurb according to the MTDP? In a few years, wouldn't be surprised if Slammer, X and Surge make way; opens up the space quite nicely for a major coaster or something. And it's quite possible that Ranger County won't even last a few years, might not even make it to 2013/4...

Wow, I'm pretty shocked to find another Jubilee kind on here..! I almost feel like I should vaguely remember you, what with it being such a small school.. I left a couple of years ago now, and let's just say, I never really got on with Mr Balch (or short n shiny as many of us liked to call him.. XD). I don't disagree he's helped the school, but personally, I disagreed with some of his views on how to run a school and what he prioritized (plus many other bad experiences with him which I shall not go into...). I looked at the letter sent to students from Ofsted, which they've put on the school website, and well, I have to say I was shocked at how well it reflected my views! Achievement in maths is not good enough, exam results aren't up to scratch (and, in many cases, do not reflect students' capabilities, which is partially down to the school). Many lessons are also poorly planned and can be too slow for people. Of course, this is all from a couple of years ago now, but with the teaching changes I know of, I am really not surprised. I hate to act in a way of 'I told you so', but when talking to people in my year, and even some teachers, we did feel that after we went, and with the teachers that were going, the school would begin to slump down a bit, so the report has come as no surprise to me really. As for Kibble (hehe), he doesn't seem too bad, though I've heard he is pretty firm. And scarycoasterboy, check your PM..

For X, unfortunately, the end is slowly but surely drawing ever closer. By bet would be it leaving by 2016/17, perhaps even sooner. The thing is, I'd love a 'Club X' sorta feel - flashing lights, rave music and so forth. The coaster itself is not that good in honesty, but it's what they do with it. Having it in the dark was the first novelty, but a better novelty is to have this whole club night / techno / rave feel to it. Not being too fast or too intense means it's the perfect ride to have a laugh on with a group of people, so make the most of it and have that feel to it. However, having a short lifespan left, are Thorpe going to think it is worthwhile spending money on all this, which won't come cheap to do it properly, and putting the effort into doing it? Probably not, which is the shame. However, a few more flashing lights - would could be used for plenty of things, not just X - wouldn't go a miss, and should be pretty basic to do.

The actual layout seems good for a Legoland park, but the theming on it is terrible it seems. Okay ride, poor theming by the looks of it...

And yet Thorpe is something like 14, and includes in the likes of Storm Surge...

My apologises; I just assumed that being on here, you may well have come across the rule.. To be honest, everything you're saying about how unfair the rule is echoes the comments of many people (on here and elsewhere), and there's nothing else I have to add to that really.. XD

I hope that they do something over summer / Sun Scream, just to make it a little bit more special. Even if it's just balloons and a little bit of music going on round the area or something, just a little thing to show that they are proud of '10 years of the power of 10'. Also, haven't the kind guys of TPM said <EDITED OUT> ? (Looks at mods / admins)

The thing is, just because you're on your own, it doesn't mean you will not cause trouble. Arguably, if you're by yourself, you could be seen as more likely to cause trouble (like go swimming or whatever) because you may get bored. I'd agree that it's more likely that you wouldn't, as these sorts of incidents tend to happen when trying to show off / people mucking about, but it could be argued the other way. Interestingly, the two rides you mention there which you class as 'more children friendly' have tougher height restriction than Rumba Rapids! Storm Surge is 1.1m min (1.2m to be unaccompanied) and Teacups is 1.1m min (1.3m to be unaccompanied), whereas Rumba is 0.9m min and 1.1m to go unaccompanied. Despite arguing against a couple of your points, I do agree with the main thing you're saying - the current restriction simply is not fair, and the sooner this hopefully gets sorted so it returns to a simple height restriction the better. However, you say about being embarrassed at being turned away; that is unfortunately of your own doing. If you knew the restriction prior to the visit (which I assume you did?) or read the sign outside the entrance (again, presuming there still is one), you'd have known not to go try the ride.

Not meant to be accurate! Think it could possibly be theming; you know, the location of the area of Calypso Quay is 3421 miles away from the London Eye?

Brilliant looking layout. Also seems like it will be one of the coasters which shows you don;t need height for a good coaster.

Though not having any experiences of the rules this season, as far as I'm aware, the rules have not changed from last season, which are basically only 1 carer allowed per disabled person (and then the general timing rules and that also apply, which there's no need to go into..). From experiences last season, guests services do allow 2 carers IF the disabled person is unable to walk unaided (and hence there is a need for 2 carers, and the disabled person cannot go on a select few rides due to evacuation procedures) or if the party is a group of 3 (as they understand that leaving one person by themselves / to queue for rides is unreasonable on a person's day out, though this is seemingly not an official rule). From what I understand, there is no reason for there to be more than 1 additional carer, on top of the necessary carer(s). So, for example, if a disabled person required 2 carers, and they were in a party of 4, they may be allowed 3 carers. However, there would be no situation when more than 3 carers to one disabled person would occur, and more often than not, there would only be 2 carers at maximum. So it is definitely the case that there is abuse of the passes. The old system was a bit more flexible on the allowed number of carers, and it varied from ride to ride (for example, Rumba allowed for 6-7 'carers', whereas some other rides only allowed 1 or 2), but I think the clearer rules in the newer system are better, as long as Thorpe use a bit of common sense with the number of carers (which they do).

This was literally posted on the previous page 2 days ago. Thanks an' all, but a quick and simple read through doesn't take a lot! As for the London Eye sign, yep, it's located by the entrance/exit it of Calypso BBQ closest to Canada Creek: Sorry about the time stamp; photo was took before I realised I could take the things off... Has been there years and years; think it was placed in the BBQ as well for a short while - if memory serves me correctly, I remember waiting for food there years ago (back when your table number was called by themed mini-announcements over the speakers) and believing that it was true.. Never noticed this one by Rumba before; will look out for it next time I go.

From what I've read on TTF, a pink suitcase was left unattended in Towers Street, and hence the area needed to be evacuated in case it was a bomb. According to a couple of members there, the information boards around park had a message reading 'Would the owner of a pink suitcase left at front of house lockers contact security ASAP' (well, along those lines). That seems to be all the information that's arisen. Well done to AT though; from what I've heard the evacuation was dealt with brilliantly, even though it meant people who wanted to buy on-the-day tickets had to wait a bit longer (as people were led to the coach park, and anyone who was able to enter the park had to do so via Mutiny Bay). It goes to show how proactive they are and how well prepared they are for such situations! It all does seem a little bit...strange. How many people take a suitcase into a theme park, and then just leave it by mistake and forget about it?! You would hate to be that person who had to contact security though..

Doubt there's any sort of ID process; think it was said a couple of pages back / some other forum (can't remember) that it seems if you look over 18 / responsible enough, you should be fine. Probably someone who's more 'in the know' / visited more recently knows more about that though