JoshC.

If we want to go into what the site clearly states... Ride staff are therefore not there to assist disabled guests getting off rides.Personally, I think the "I dotn see why any more are needed frankly." is slightly cold, but that's my view.

There are ways to prevent the Disabled rules being abused.Restricting the amount of people that can accompany a disabled guest is not one of them. Restricting who 'is' and 'isn't' disabled is a much better way about it. I'm all for a restrictive number of people on some rides. I don't feel that being allowed 7 other people on Rumba is justified, but neither is one. I'd say as a whole, 2 carers is adequate - 3 in some rides. If the park expects the carer(s) to be able to help the disabled person in a case of a break down, they need to have a suitable maximum number of carers. If the park would let 2 carers on some rides - they should say so on their website, otherwise it's just goig to put people off...

Cool - thanks for clearing that up!

Whilst no actual leaflet with all this year's info has been produced, it seems new rulings are on the website:http://www.thorpepark.com/plan-your-visit/disabled-guide.aspxNear the bottom, where it's got 'Helpers / Companions', we've got this:"Only one helper per disabled guest can use the access pass on any of our THORPE PARK rides and attractions."The entire section seems to be written as if there can only be 1 helper on a ride as well. Under Ride Access higher up, it says something about for safety reasons about the number of disabled guests, blah blah blah, you may have to divide into smaller groups - which is impossible if there's only 2 people, which could mean that there's a mistake made somewhere. Personally though, if they are limiting it to one helper per disabled guest, I think it's pretty stupid!So yeah, d'you think it is being limited to 1 person per disabled guest, or not?

The Storm Surge thing isn't on the Top Trumps thing specifically - it's a general thing. When they're advertising it and all that. I'm not saying it's terrible or anything, and it doesn't really annoy me (and I highly doubt it annoys anyone else), it's just something an enthusiast will notice. Also, if they are going to round things, wouldn't it be better to round up? :PWhat does annoy some enthusiasts is when they'll get simple things wrong - what year rides open, top speeds etc. If they can't get things like that right on their own merchandise, it's a bit sad for the parks themselves, and a bit annoying for some enthusiasts.

Looks like they've gone for the whole idea of 'a piece of art' than a means of navigation. I know that's been defended for Thorpe due to its size, but at Alton, I definitely think a navigable map should be used!

I'm not saying it's tragic. I'm not saying the world is going to end. I'm not moaning. I'm just saying.It's just something I've picked up on; things like these are picked up on by enthusiasts. Sometimes, these things are just a bit stupid, and does annoy some people. Oh dear.

Call me odd, but when I rode Rita, I enjoyed it. Okay, it isn't the smoothest thing ever, but it's smooth enough that it doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the ride. As for the layout, again, not a masterpiece, and it definitely felt as if it lacked something, but it was good.It's by no means great, it's just good.

Oh noes, James could have possibly made a mistake! The world will end!!1!Besides, it's still wrong. Yeah, it's a little thing, but still. If you're going to make a product, may as well make it accurate? Especially with the Vampire thing, especially as they;re celebrating it's 21st birthday this year and making a deal out of it...

Haven't seen the cards or anything yet, but yeah, there's always those little things that annoy you. Take Storm Surge. It's been advertised that it's 64ft / 19m. 64ft isn't 19m though, it's 19.5m I dunno what the inaccuracies are (speeds and heights I'd guess are the obvious ones?) but it would be nice if they could be accurate. Just because it's a game, doesn't mean they can be sloppy on things...

I never get what all the fuss is to be honest. :unsure:They're never THAT much different. Slightly different plot, more Pokemon, better graphics. But that's it really? Give me Red, Blue or Yellow ANY day!

Terrible internet connection, that's been 'fixed' three times in just over a week...

Personally, education. It depends on what interests you I guess. I totally understand that some people want to get out of education ASAP because of what they like. But for me, I'm more interested in Maths, and the best way for me to explore that is through education. In my eyes though, I think if all you've got is GCSEs (ie - no apprenticeships, for NVQs (or whatever they're called), no A-Levels, no specialist training, etc.), then there's not much left to do unless you're highly talented. But that's just the way I see it I spose...

And Loggers Leap is great with no restraints at all...Doesn't mean Saw would be though...

I'm confident that if Thorpe stick to what we see at the moment, they will deliver some great pieces of theming. Thorpe aren't the greatest when it comes to converting paper into reality (and that's as a whole, not just with theming), but this seems to be the project that could change that.However, there's always a chance that the plans could change. Stealth, with the abolishment of the grandstand queue line. Saw, getting rid off the windmill. As long as that doesn't happen with LC12, and they convert what they're showing on paper to reality, then this will be very impressive!

If X gets the attention it needs and gets a bit of modernizing, then it'd be great! The ride experience would be better and probably would draw in more crowds. However, with Thorpe not infilling in any more land and probably finish 'expanding onto them' in the next 10 or so years, it's days will probably be numbered then, in my eyes. This season will be interesting; new ride practically next to it, should become slightly more popular!

Kung Fu Panda - Now in 3D(Okay, I wanted to be greedy and post 3 )

No idea where to ask this, but anyways...Why's the Storm Surge topic locked? Is it because of all the endless talk about the PR just getting boring, or what?

I see why so many people enjoy Fury; it's probably one of the best family rides there is. A nice layout, that has something for everyone, and if spread out nicely and is well paced. But, I seemed to enjoy Spinball more. I dunno why, but I found it slightly more intense and the compact layout to be more enjoyable. That, and the queueing experience was better. Though, having only been on Spinball once, and Fury many a time, it could just be that. And, what with the nature of the ride being different every time, I might have just got rather lucky on Spinball...Thinking about it, Spinball and Fury should probably be in my top 10:1) Nemesis2) Nemesis Inferno3) Rush4) Loggers Leap5) Lorikeet Lagoon6) Rattlesnake7) Air8) Spinball Whizzer / Sonic Spinball9) Dragon's Fury10) CCRThough, the more I think about it, the more I'm not sure. Inferno and Rush, as said, change. Lorikeet Lagoon and Rattlesnake are interchangeable as well I guess. Heck, if Loggers is on a bad day, Rattlesnake / LL would be in my top 4. Air, dunno, can't remember it, but I think the spinner's could probably be higher in the list. CCR just owns everything beneath it. I want to put Depth Charge there too for some reason; think of it as an honorary mention.

I thought that half term was supposed to be a time to be able to relax, regroup and just have a nice week away from college. You know, a break. But thanks to my politics teacher, that's now unlikely. I have an essay to do (which doesn't get graded, mind. But in not doing it, I'd receive another essay - that again, wouldn't get marked - due in on the following day...) which has to be of 4 pages minimum (and even then, we're told 4 pages is 'thin'. Wouldn't be so bad if we'd actually covered the stuff, but we haven't even touched on it. Then there's a presentation that has to be made. Has to be 5 minutes long (again, a minimum and that's considered 'short'), and again, has to be on a - different - topic that we've never covered before. And if we 'fail' that, guess what - an essay to do, due in for the next day! As if that wasn't bad enough, talking to a friend this evening, turns out on Friday more homework was set - including note taking on 2 chapters of the textbook (though, the amount of notes we're expected to take, we may as well be copying the textbook out) and an essay exam question to do. And, if they're not done, hey presto, an essay due in for the next day!I don't mind having homework to do over the half term / breaks, but there comes a point when there's just too much...

You just had to choose two of the most attractive photos of me, didn't you?

There were times last season when I heard it was acceptable to leave ORPs on the platform. To be honest, you don't get THAT wet on Loggers Leap. As long as you have a bag and a coat / shirt to put it under, you're stuff is usually fine.

It always amazes me when people say that others must be rubbish after they have a couple of blips...

Wow. That just sounds phenomenal. Looking forward to the end product even more now!Also, it would appear that Gardaland know that B&M are Swiss, which is all the better...

No matter how much I dislike all those listed acts, well done Alton!The public will lap this, and those tickets will sell like hot cakes. And that price is pretty good too - £55 for entry to the park, parking and seeing those highly favourable acts? Can't see many people complaining about that cost!