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As much as I think it's a silly decision personally, it should be noted and commended that Rumba Rapids will be open throughout Fright Nights this season, after being closed for the event over the past couple of years. It'll close at dusk as has been standard. I guess with Quantum dead and other rides struggling, they don't want to have to have too many rides SBNO. But the sheer lack of popularity the ride has over Fright Nights, coupled with the large number of staff it takes to operate, I question the worth of actually having it open.

And it's confirmed!! Okay, not officially official, but they're getting a big coaster, have used a picture of a Mack Xtreme Spinner and have been rumoured to get one. All but official. They're getting their new kiddie area and kiddie cred in 2022 now (instead of next year), and accomodation stuff in 2020 and 2023. Really great investment from the park, and a huge coaster in 2021 puts them in direct competition with Walibi Belgium. Exciting times for Belgium! The next Netherlands?

Thorpe actually have lots of room for expansion. They've got the island behind Swarm/Stealth just sitting there waiting. The Shark Hotel area was once earmarked as a place for an attraction, and if they ever build the proper hotel on the other side of the lake, they can use that. They've then got the Loggers site, Slammer site, the bit next to Jungle Escape, etc as all dead areas which they could work on before going for out and out replacements. Of course, there's plenty of rides which will need replacing sooner rather than later, but the park aren't really short on space. Curious why you think Tidal Wave and Rush? Tidal Wave is fine really; can't think of anything wrong with it? And Rush is like any other Screaming Swing when it comes to reliability, but again, seems fine! Colossus needs major work tbh. I expect when the time comes, that'll be cheaper than a replacement, so they'll likely opt for that.

Really glad to see them expanding! Both of their current escape rooms, and the Christmas one they did, are amazingly well themed, very well done and just generally brilliant! I'd strongly recommend doing them if you haven't already! They're also doing a live-action version of one of their rooms in the last week of October, which is exciting. Intrigued to see what this new location will offer.

After the plans were withdrawn due to tree issues, they were resubmitted and approved. Construction for this is beginning now and the ride should open in Spring 2020. Still very confused by this so will be interesting to see it come to life...

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Wipes dust off thread.. Tripsdrill have celebrated their 90th anniversary this year, and had plans to open a new coaster to celebrate. These plans didn't materialise for whatever reason, but were pushed back to next year. All that is known is that it was set to be a Vekoma family coaster. The latest rumour, however, suggests it will be two coasters: a junior boomerang and a Vekoma Suspended Thrill Coaster (STC). What's more, this rumour suggests that both coasters will have the same layout as the ones planned for Tayto Park, which have yet to have permission granted. It's believed that, if this is the case, this is some sort of stock version offered by Vekoma. And in any case, Tripsdrill were the first buyers of this (indeed true, as Tayto's new investment was long-thought to be an RMC until plans were submitted). Below is a mock up from Tobi (infamous theme park enthusiast who did the models of Klugheim whilst that was being built) showing roughly the plan. Will be a nice investment for the park and help diversify their line up quite a lot! However, as I said when Tayto revealed their plans, I'm still unconvinced by a sprawling boomerang layout; part of their charm is their compactness!

Removed ride gets demolished? Shock horror. Did people expect it to be taken down piece by piece like a loved Lego model?

*clears throat*

Please do not try and film in any mazes. During normal maze operation, at any time, if an actor sees you they'll try and stop you and, if necessary, break character, ruining the experience for everyone. Please just don't try it.

Work on Aqualantis has, unsurprisingly, begun...

Press Night is this Thursday. I believe the event has been made more exclusive this year and there will be significantly less people there - both from fan sites and mainstream media. TPM will be there - be sure to keep an eye on our social media channels and website for all views and the latest updates.

It's changed to Screamplexx for Fright Nights, yes, with shows starting from 3pm. I can't remember what happened last year, but I assume this year they're planning to run shows of Angry Birds at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm? Which is confusing, since the signage for Screamplexx will be up, putting people off. Unless, of course, they're simply planning on running this on 28th September (a non-FN day), and be done with it. That's my concern with this. All well and good offering this, but if people don't use it, they'll end up retracting it. And given the time of year, I don't see anyone really using it..

Such Clever Very marketing? So Nope.

More parks = more new creds Just double checked: unless things have changed, if the park don't want to upset the EU funding people, this should open by 6th April next year

Only if you're planning on visiting before next Spring I'd imagine!

Jora Vision have been confirmed to be doing the theming and such for the Vekoma, which will be called Aqualantis. Jora Vision do a lot of theming projects in Europe, and should mean this ends up being Energylandia's best themed investment (though that isn't exactly hard!)

Angry Birds will have a 'relaxed' performance at 12pm daily...from the 28th September A nice idea, but odd to start to trial when Fright Nights starts (when people with additional sensory needs are less likely to want to visit).

Nope, take off the Merlin-tinted spectacles for a minute. 1) This event is taking place on a Friday afternoon; most people will not be available. 2) When the park have done stuff like this in the past, staff eventually just get tired of non-AP people asking to go in and just let everyone in. It basically just ends up as another test run. 3) This represents a further devaluation of the MAP. Full events have been reduced to a couple of hours of 'you can go on these attractions at a set time'. This stinks of budget cuts and a lack of care for Annual Passholders.

Link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fright-nights-2019-merlin-and-thorpe-passholder-maze-preview-tickets-72966421531?fbclid=IwAR1MJ_GYbsHGta7AD_WsfHqpFIEjhxjI6evO-o58BRFlP0iYoaaSkEyDwv4 Apparently we're seeing the return of Living Nightmare Extreme? Agree with Coaster; a poor excuse of an event if you ask me.

I don't disagree. I wouldn't say totally mediocrity wins "again" though, as there's few cases where it does. Swarm is one of those rarer cases where people have responded well to what's there. Feels like you're treading a fine line between opinion and fact here.. For the record, I like Swarm, but it recent years, my enjoyment of it has gone down. This year in particular, where I haven't had a smooth ride this year. Guess that's more unpopular opinion for now.. ^-^

I'd still say you're looking into it too much. The only theming feature you mention here is the ambulance, and you passingly mentioned 'upturned trucks' earlier. But for many people, the theming of emergency vehicles plus the plane and helicopter works. Sure, ambulance aside, they're neatly and conveniently placed, but it works. I don't think people care that much about the fences, they don't pay attention to the TVs (most are broken anyway let's face it), the station is vague church-enough that people realise what it is. It's a very simple, paint-by-numbers, Merlin-ly themed ride. But sometimes that's enough for people, and I think Swarm is one of those times when it just worked for the majority, even if it does still miss the mark.

It will be open for the first weekend.

No. At the top of the page it says "Next on 28-29 Sept", then at the end of the description it says the other dates it's on. It's a weird way of saying it, but that's how they've done it the past couple of years. As for extreme, it seems Thorpe need a thesaurus. This is a description of Blair Witch...

A blog about the score for Creek Freak Massacre, which isn't being done by IMA Score or Thorpe bae Nick Hutson... https://www.thorpepark.com/blog/a-theme-park-like-no-other-the-sound-of-fright-nights