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I don't think The Sun's offer was all that popular. I sent my application form off a week after the closing date for applications (which, in the T&C, said "strictly no applications will be accepted after this date"), and I received them in a couple of days. Couldn't see that happening if the offer was extremely popular... But hey, I could be wrong about this.

To be fair, Thorpe's current promotion for the new attraction at FN is only slightly less cryptic than Sanctuary's, and as such is being prolonged over days, rather than hours. It will no doubt get a full announcement by the end of the week...

My first thought after I heard this... After hearing that it's on constantly... I do hope they aren't doing this permanently, and this was just a glitch or something. Not only would it ruin the atmosphere a bit, it would be a shame to see a very good video which obviously had a lot of thought put into it used for only a few months...

As a clever Facebooker pointed out, 'HATED' is an anagram of 'DEATH'. Couples with the turning in the grave thing, a maze themed around death / a cemetry seems likely?

That is right by the entrance isn't it Jack? If so, those doors might be from back when The Showcase was used for shows? Or possibly be used as storage for stuff?

Surely they've got that pretty much covered with Asylum? Basically crazy patients that have been locked away. Unless you were thinking of something quite different to how Asylum currently is?

(Film posters with one letter removed..)

As a side-by-side comparison. Looks very similar in my opinion; as if Thorpe have drawn inspiration from it. Would love to see a maze which furthers Experiment 10's concept of forcing you into situations which aren't just walking in a conga line; being controlled by people into doing things against your will and such. Not sure how feasible that would be, however.

Ah, didn't think of that actually. Would've thought though that, considering Se7en is not present, they would have had some sort of idea of a new attraction replacing it. Meh, not really like it's important; there's a new attraction replacing an old one, which is what matters when it comes down to it..

Confuzzled - there is an 'edit' button in the bottom right hand corner of your posts. Rather than posting again and again, why not use this to add more information; it is rather annoying seeing consecutive posts... Strange that there's no specific mention of a new attraction in those pages though.

10 times this year. 2-3 more visits planned with a bit of luck. 5 of those visits were in the first month and a bit of opening.. Normally would have somewhere in the region of 15-18 visits so far, but things happened which stopped that..

I personally don't think it will be around phobias in general - too hard to pull of well in my eyes. For someone who isn't scared of, say, spiders, it's very difficult to cause a scare to them using spiders. Imagine doing that with several common phobias, and having to do it well; just can't see it happening. Would prefer it didn't happen either - seems like a really cheap idea for a scare maze to be honest.. However, there's every possibility that something which people are commonly afraid of could play a vital part of the maze (much like how Carnival of Screams has clowns as a key part).

Just for the record, I didn't see it boarded up on Saturday (1st).. Strange, but as Sids says, it could be worse.

- There is no way enough room for a new ride and accompanying queue there. The area is very small and rather peaceful. - It is by no means concrete there will be a new ride for 2013. - The Sunken Gardens area is basically a walkway in a circular-ish shape these days. I really don't think it would be suitable for a FN attraction as it wouldn't cope when busy. I guess anything is possible however. A shame if they're going to corner off the area permanmently. It's a really nice area, though I've heard the quietness can be abused; again a shame. The area's days are likely numbered anyway; would prefer it of it's open as long and as much as possible... EDIT: I have some pictures which I will post this evening.

There's a topic for these sort of questions - forum.maniahub.com/topic/7117-how-busy-is-it-going-to-be/page__st__360 [/backseatmod] On Monday, all schools and colleges should be back. Being a 10-5 day, it should be fairly quiet and I wouldn't think queues should exceed half an hour. Let us know how you get on though.

Very true. Dusk doesn't come till about 6ish (even a bit later perhaps) before the clocks change. I guess at 4 is when it does begin to get a bit 'less lighter', however (if that makes sense...)

It's a shame really that they're not planning on opening earlier. Personally, unless the maze relies on being outside, I don't think the lightness outside the maze makes much different - in a way, they are even more effective; being plunged into darkness and terror during innocent sunlight. This. 2011 was actually a brilliant year for it, and I think had Experiment 10 not have had the new factor, I would have rated Se7en as my favourite maze last season.

Saw Alive is advertising as returning (or reopening?) for Fright Nights; so that surely can't be the new attraction. I'd guess that with the tents becoming less popular in the eyes of guests, they won't replace Se7en with a maze in a new tent, so will likely use the old Hellgate area. I just hope that, if that's the case, that it's not a 'Hellgate II' if you will - I found Hellgate almost as boring as Curse...

Asylum - Usual spot; Showcase Experiment 10 - Arena Se7en - Larger side of beach Curse - Usual spot; smaller side of beach A real shame Se7en's gone; loved that maze. As a side note, Hellgate and Se7en both lasted 6 years before leaving; coincidence?

As the charge does not apply to PMAP, they don't need to order tickets from there (as that's where you buy the £5 additional ticket). However, later on, they may as PMAP holders to just prebook on busier dates 'to ensure entry', though it may not be a necessity.

I'm surprised in a way that these areas are always aimed at under 10s. Angry Birds is a HUGE hit with everyone of all ages; I do think there's an opportunity to really extend these lands into family areas for all, even if it ends up as a 'guilty pleasure' in a way of older kids / adults.

Don't forget that Saw Alive wasn't announced until Fright Nights begun, and not officially named until late October, with plans not even submitted until November. If the 4D theatre is to be used for a new attraction next season, then it could well be the case that all that needs to be built is a queue line, VERY similar to Alive's planning application, and then there's no real rush. There's still many possibilities for new attractions for next season, so I don't think there's too much cause for concern yet. 2013 is meant to be a medium investment for the park next year; whether this includes the Snoozebox is unknown at this stage..

A few words from my short trip to the park today. The park was really rather busy today, as expected for this Saturday which is likely to be the last before most school kids go back. Yet again, Swarm opened on just one train. I genuinely cannot understand why this is; cost cutting is not a good enough reason in my eyes. I think Colossus was also on one train today at some point. I didn't do many rides today, as the day wasn't really about doing rides, but rather just a day out with the family. Flying Fish was done, and the staff were great - a real good laugh and exactly what the ride needs. Woo. Inferno was running well today, with the operator pushing throughputs an awful lot, letting riders to board quickly as the train was due to leave in 20 seconds, etc. Was a great ride, as ever. Saw only had a 20 minute queue by the time we made our way over to it just after 11, so we decided to give it a go. Staff we pretty average really, but getting the job done I guess. Good to see all the effects indoors were working and that the problems that were had with it in 2009 have been ironed out - hopefully the same can be said for Swarm soon. Also had a REALLY intense ride on it; greying out. To date, Saw remains the only ride I've ever greyed out on - once back in 2009 after 4 rides in quick succession (the days of SRQ <3) and being slightly dehydrated, and today. So yeah, great ride. Zodiac was also done, with a ride team who really were plodding along, taking their time and so forth. Not really how staff should be at this busy period. I don't think there were many breakdowns whilst I was on park (till 2ish), however. I assume Colossus and Swarm had short periods of 'downtime' to add on second trains (which seemingly didn't help Colossus' queue, which still fills up..) and I saw Rush down for about 5-10 minutes; opened again on 1 swing. The Fastrack queue at about 1ish looked like the photo that Dan posted above - absolutely horrendous! Thorpe seriously need to sort out their caps on the number of Fastracks they sell; there has to come some point where customer satisfaction outweighs profit. Lunch was had in the Bar/Grill 360 and was mighty nice; that double beef burger is beautiful. There was a slight grumble in that the ribs my mum ordered were covered in bits of foil. After mentioning it, we were offered a new meal (even though it had been about half eaten by the time it was released) and given a fair reason (their cooked in foil, and sometimes these things unfortunately happen). Very good service, and in general, the staff in there were great. I now have another reason to curse Merlin as well - more good quality merchandise! Don't know how to describe it, but it's a plastic model of Swarm's train in a box. They're designed very accurately, just missing the bars which join the cars together. I tried to get a picture of it, but it's hard to get a good quality one - here's the best I could get: Hopefully that can be made out alright. Also, standard photo of me with the newly added telephone box: The sound effects are quite nice - long ringing sounds, and the general 'Please help us' 'Is anyone there?' I do feel this could have been a chance to add something more interactive - having it the right way up, though a bit crushed into the ground, and then being able to step inside and hear the sounds much more clearly. Nonetheless, it's still a great addition!

I think the park had to set a limit of between 8-10k on guests due to H&S reasons? Those sort of numbers are quiet, but it maybe te case that the park did reach 'capacity' in this sense?