JoshC.

Off to Thorpe tomorrow.

The competition is open to EVERYONE.By everyone, it can mean any age, any act of any number. By everyone, they can be professionals or can be doing it for the very first time at their audition. Basically, it means you could have David Beckham (sorry, couldn't think of anyone off the top of my head ) on there doing football skills. It would just be a question of if he got through. Quite a few acts have had some previous experiences with fame, even if it is being backing singers - though not some much in this one. The Dance Flavourz group are huge in Portugal, especially the main man. So yeah, maybe slightly advantage, but all is fair to an extent.

A better question I've recently I asked myself is if I actually have any close mates. The ones who I would call my closest, though, do have dates or plans. And I feel sorry for your situation, can't really give any advice though. Sorry! So true!

Twist and Pulse are very good. Though I would say Burling deserves it more.I love Spelbound as well, but I can't say they should win. I would say they're the best and they have got the best talent, but they've got a much bigger stage (such as competitions) to be on. T&P have as well. That's why I say Burling to win, but I'd be happy with the other 2. Also, the drummer (forgotten his name for the life of me) would be rather deserving.

Trouble is, when I asked my friends, it kinda just went a bit hay-wire, everything spiralled a bit out of control and caused a mini row, as some had started to make plans, some hadn't, so basically, ends up I can't go with them. It's a tad understandable, but still a awkward. Thanks for the advice though. ;)Now for another rant, coming off from this...Basically, on tumblr, I've said the exact same thing that I said on here - considering not going to prom. Now, the majority of my followers (about 10 of them ) aren't people who I know very well or at, about 3 are people from school. As said above, apparently it's not one girl's fault that I'm not going to the prom with them, and is mine, and that they're not in the mood to argue or anything (according to Facebook, she's revising..). And then it goes even more into how I'm being attention seeking for being in a bad mood and so on. I'm not going to so I'm not being bit out of order, to an extent, I'm being rather rude. But when I'm getting attacked, and in a bad mood, I see it as bound to happen. Then it comes to how I wouldn't know what friends are for and how I have none. And how I'm leaving a sad, reclusive life of studying and going to theme parks. That's really peed me off - I can choose how I live my life. Now she's said that we'll have a chat tomorrow, once we've both calmed down. Yeah, that will be interesting.So yeah, not a happy bunny. :@

Hmm, considering not bothering going to my school Prom now. Basically, no one wants to go with me. Bad enough that I lack self confidence, even worse that I've been rejected 3, maybe even 4, times already. Even even worse is that one of those times, they said yes, then a couple of months later, said they were going with someone else! And apparently that's my fault somehow (well, okay, no their's - so it must be mine!). So yeah, that's bad. It even feels like no one wants me there. Apparently it won't be the same without me. What? Not having someone to laugh at? Not having that random floater there? Yeah, I'm sure I'll truly make a good difference. I will admit I've left it rather late to try and get something sorted out. But after all the knock backs, who can really blame me?I don't really fit in anywhere, with any of the little groups. Half of the people there don't even really care about me and just seem to blank. The other half seem to get sick of me and just make up excuses as to why they can't speak to me. Most of my MSN conversations with them end with them saying 'brb' and that back never comes. And I can just seeing this being the exact thing in college as well...It's annoying on focusing more on this rather than my exams. Oh dear.Bad times really (N)

There was nothing wrong with tonight's episode really. However, I just didn't like it. Seemed a little too chessey and soppy to be an ordinary Doctor Who episode. Seemed more like a companion was leaving, not just a one-off character. Maybe that was the aim, but I didn't like the idea of it. Next week's episode looks promising..

I disagree completely. Those 2 work well with modern and old music yes, but I think it suits the area much better with the older music, or else all the work that went into theming (especially Tidal) would be wasted. The Lost City flats should have normal music, if any.

Hmm. All the advertising does show the new Chessie logo as Peter says, so maybe it's being lowly introduced for next season (or the season after). After all, the 'new' logo is just a bit bolder than the old one (and has the '& Zoo' bit gone as well?) so it won't be too much of a hassle really. As for the name, I prefer WoA. Sounds so much better and interesting, and 'Adventures' follows the small rebrand (such as Adventurers' Service, etc.).

I agree with you to an extent. The themed music is slightly out of place and more modern music suits the target market and that. However, the park class themselves as an 'Experience Park', not an 'Amusement park', nor a 'Theme park'. Of course, it will never really change what the public says, but ah well. Therefore, I think that have the themed audio would work much better than modern music. It is still one thing the park are getting just about right, and they always have. Why fix something when it's not yet broken?

Ahem. Half 3 actually. I do love it when operators do that. Many people turn away from the queues, making them even shorter for me. Oh, I love being a fanboy!

Well, here's my TR for yesterday.To answer your question peep - yes, it was busy. ;)Got to the park at about quarter to 10 and arrived at Explorer Gate. Meant I got to hang around Wild Asia entrance. At 10, got in, and had the fiasco of Kobra. Can't even be bothered to summarize it. Anyways, after that, went to AS and got my nan's disabled pass. We decided not to complain about Kobra and just move on. Ended up queuing very quickly for Rattlesnake (my nan hates the ride so she didn't go on it) and got the ORPs.Used the wristband to get on Tomb Blaster. Nearly beat my mum for the first time, but lost by 4000 points. Unimpressed. :nunu This was followed by Rameses Revenge then lunch at the Fish & Chips by Vampire. After lunch, had a good wander round the zoo and taking quite a few photos...Now here comes Wanjama Village and Reserve pics...Then headed over to Lorikeet Lagoon. Most of the pics were pretty poor from me. However, they have someone taking 'ORP' photos that you can buy from the Wild Asia shop. I asked if I could use my USB Wristband I bought (which allows unlimited ORPs at Chessie this half term - hence why there was so many!) and was told yes. Go to the shop, "Oh, we haven't got a USB Port as this is only a trial run." That annoyed us, so we headed over to AS and complained. We also brought up the Kobra incident as well as an unsafe part of pavement for wheelchairs by Explorer Gate. After the latter two were noted, we headed over to the main Picsolve part of the park with a member of staff (who was extremely helpful and friendly) and saw if the issue could be resolved. After the Picsolve lady goes over to Wild Asia, it turns out they actually have a USB Port! However, as they had to use an on screen mouse and keyboard, it took a while to get them on. After this, it was 4 o'clock and unfortunately I had to leave. Was a great day, just a shame about some niggles.

Same. Welcome.

Rolling ball wasn't working yesterday! ;)There seemed to be some new light effects addedsincemy previous visit too. :SAlso, quite a bit of the ceiling and other parts were visible today; perhaps some changes are in store?

Oh Benin, I'm not questioning that it's not powder and was salt, I'm just saying that on the pot it said salt - which I thought was strange. . The sick was on the right hand side (as looking from the boarding platform) if the car, half way between the car and the centre piece themed part.And Marc, we did mention it to GS (or AS as it's known ), but later on in the day following another incident, which I'll post in a TR tomorrow.

Cheers for that peep, does make more sense now.Only thing is, the 'salt' thing was in a pot that had 'salt' written on it. . Though what you say makes sense as to why the bloke cleaning up was wearing a face mask.

Was slightly disappointed today.Queued up at the beginning of the day, for about 10 minutes (along with hanging outside Wild Asia for about 5 minutes waiting for it to open), and got to the loading bay. Was right by the gates. Ride finishes. Someone throws up. Fair enough. "Sorry guys, we've got to evacuate the queue." Excuse me!? Evacuate the queue to clear up a little bit of sick (and it was just a little bit!). Along with many others, I ask if it really necessary to make us leave the queue line. "Yes" she snidely replies. I ask if we're entitled to exit passes (in all my previous experiences of similar situations, this has always been the case. "No" She's snaps back. After a minute or so of discussion, myself and my mum give up. We leave the queue and, after quickly explaining the situation to my nan, we requeue again. After all, we had just reached the front, and we were darned if we were going to miss out on a short queue. After a few minutes if waiting, the same woman we asked about exit passes gives one to a woman who complained! It's disgusting. After all, how long could it take to clear up a little bit of sick. So, wait a couple of minutes, and there's 4 - yes 4 - members of staff waiting by the entrance telling people how the ride has experienced a technical difficulty and the ride would open "soon". But, for the most part, they were just having a chat. After about 10 minutes, someone comes with a bucket! Hallelujah! Then quickly followed by another one. Okay.. Then, one of them leaves with both the buckets. Then comes back after a couple of minutes with the buckets filled with water, and some salt. One of the 4 members of staff takes the salt. Then, it appears that the salt was sprinkled on the sick and just left there for ages. Then, it's eventually cleaned up. Then a test ride takes place! Bear in mind this was only a little bit of sick.It took 25 minutes to clear up a little bit of sick! Personally, I find that stupid! Ridiculous in fact. What annoys me more is the fact they evacuated the queue line. Why? Could anyone who works at any parks tell me if that was necessary, as it seemed incredibly stupid considering the sick was on the ride, and no where near the queue. And the fact we were denied exit passes, but others weren't. And that it took 25 minutes to clear up sick!I'm not very happy...

100% agree!

Woo - The Arrangement on BGT! XD

Heck, a Vekoma would have been good!But yeah, a Mack would have been so much better, not too mention much more reliable..

But if it's replacing of the trims fro, one form to another, then surely AT would have seen it coming to some sort of extent. I dunno, but surely something of this magnitude would have shown some sort of problems before.Let's just pin the blame on Intamin, again... shall we?

The new music in there is rather annoying.Yes, I like it. It's good music. Reminds me slightly of the Saw theme itself. However, why in the maze!?I'm in a bathroom. There's a guy sawing his own leg off and trying to scare the heck out of me. SO what do I want to hear? A catchy piece of slightly creepy music of course! (Note the sarcasm). A complete atmosphere killer.Yes, it's fine in the photo point and before then. Heck, even the photo booth would have be fine. But not in the maze Use it for the queue line for some variation, but not the queue line. The maze has got worse as well. It's really scary to have people turn on a torch and go boo...

To use this offer, do I just show my AP at any ORP desk and ask for a wristband?

*JoshC. dislikes this*I have quite a few things to rant about. Firstly, "its half term now,, evry single 1 of dem mite be enjoyin the holls, but me, I am still sittin a doing the course work.. I hate my lifeeeee" <-- A friend's status on Facebook. Coursework was all due in before half term and it appears as if she has got an extension to finish, and she is moaning that she has to do it. Hello!? Why couldn't you do it when it is due and then you might be able to do something with your half term. Then again, most of us are going to be doing revision for the bulk of half term. Just annoys me. And apparently me saying that "You really shouldn't hate your life if you're the one who has caused it." is too harsh...Next, family. Just so everyone knows, I live with my mum and my nan. Basically, my nan hasn't been very well. She's been feeling ill in general, just summer colds and stuff like that. She recently hurt her leg and it means she can't walk that far at the moment. That topples on with arthritis in her leg which makes it hard for her to move anyway. Now, as I'm at school and my mum's at work (well, sleeping - she works nights) and we don't own a car anyway, it makes it hard for my nan to get out anywhere. My nan is one of those people who if they don't get out somewhere every couple of days, she gets frustrated. However, none of my aunts or uncles check to see how she is. Not even a phone call. And considering 2 of them live in Chertsey and only work part time, I find that insulting. The other 2 live further afield, but barely visit. Granted, one of them doesn't drive, but they don't even phone! So that leaves my nan to struggle to get out. Many a time when I've come home from school she tells me how she was able to get down the road, then didn't feel well so had to get a taxi home. One day, my nan's sister phoned, as she does, once every 3 weeks. A few days later, my aunt turns out of the blue, with flowers, and offering to take her somewhere. Coincidence ey? The thing is, if my nan gets frustrated, it's usually me or my mum who has to deal with it (even though she's never annoyed at us) because she never sees anyone! It really pees me off.And have more to rant about, but I'm too busy! XD

I have to agree with Lordcutter6. It was a bit of a disaster. No organisation or anything. It was my first ever meet, and it didn't feel all that welcoming nor that fun. It more felt like every little group had met together for a chat, then went again. There was a photo, and we weren't really involved. Everyone went away before we had a chance to realise what had happened.All I can say is thanks to AeRo, LordCutter, Smartguy and his cousins for a great day!