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From PhantaFriends.de... Track is almost complete - that is the final piece to be installed! This view is from main street outside the park, and it's expected that a wall will be erected soon enough. Some more work on the new marketing feature, which I expect to be ready this weekend:

Some more marketing has come about... Source - https://www.facebook.com/rideoutde/ The middle piece has something that you can look into too. However, the platform hasn't been opened up just yet, so what's inside is a mystery for now..

I believe it's an issue with the ride hardware itself (although not parking, which is the common problem for Madhouses). Obviously stuff like this happens with new rides, but if it's a lengthy closure, that could suggest they tried rushing it to get it ready in time.

Some views of one of the launches from bumblebrick on Instagram... It's now expected that the track for Fly will cross over itself 46 times (Taron has 58).

I think Hangover should be Sunken Gardens, as they're both places where people get high, which is how I assume this topic came about.

In fairness, the actors are trained to notice these things, but they can miss them. If the actors don't see the incident, it can be hard to know the difference between someone who's injured and someone who's scared. Equally the actor may have been trying to help the person, but others may not have realised that given the heat of the moment. Though tbh, if you bash your head at a theme park and you and the people you're with refuse to get looked over, you either: 1) only bumped it 2) have no sense and need better judgement/friends

It was raining Monday I believe. When it rains, a rust-coloured liquid drips from the trains (happens on many B&M inverts). That will be the reason they were offering ponchos. Inferno doesn't run in the rain, so staff were probably offering the opportunity to ride with the poncho, or wait until the liquid stops dripping. If a vinyl was coming off from the trains, then the ride would be shut down. No theme park, especially a Merlin one, would run a ride if they're aware that there's a risk of something flying off. Plus with those things, I believe they have to use suppliers approved by B&M else they risk breaking their warranty on the ride. Tl;Dr - don't believe everything you read on the internet (but believe this post, cos I sound like I know what I'm talking about maybe)

Popcorn Revenge opened this weekend, and has been getting good reviews: The surrounding area isn't technically finished, with extra touches still being added. The kiddie coaster is completed and due to open this month: The park had originally planned to do up the entrance plaza this year, then their Wild West area next year (including a Mack Twist n Splash and Gerstlauer Sky Fly). The new entrance plaza didn't happen, but will now happen next year. The Wild West area is being delayed for now, and instead a new area with Pulsar, Pskye Underground (Schwarzkopf shuttle launch) and the park's log flume will be themed up; a smaller thing which wasn't meant to happen until 2022/23.

Me posting multiple posts in a row in one thread? Whoda thunk it.. Trains have been revealed... The entrance feature is up: Theming is up in the surrounding area: On top of this, old pieces of Robin Hood wood will be used as theming in the queue. And we have details on the unique element: It will follow the first drop, and be a sort of double-zero G roll. You'll spin 270 degrees to the left, then 270 degrees to the right, inverting you twice. The element is partially constructed:

You only need to provide basic info (name, address, email, etc). I believe rules have changed so you can get reprints at any attraction, not just your 'home' one.

Put them next to the tills so they can harness the screams of people when they look at the prices for pretty much everything.

And an alternative view because I love spamming: Source

That video has been used since mid-2017 I believe!

And an overview of the layout, as shared by roomraider on Coasterforce... As said before, this is an extended version of Vekoma's new Shockwave shelf model, see below for how that looks: So this one effectively just a small launch with a little extra twisty turny bit before the ride.

Been a while since we've seen some track in place: We can also see some new theming points (the white wall on the left for example). It's expected once all track is in place (which make not be too long now!) that this view point will start to receive it's own wall, meaning views of inside Rookburgh will soon become non-existent!

Energylandia was getting bored of Zadra, so they decides to start in their other big 2020 coaster... (Source: SkyScraperCity) The Vekoma double launch, potentially over water, coaster appears to be going behind Zadra / the Dragon Castle area.

I was at the press event tonight. Some general thoughts/comments: -There sections are PlayStation 4, XBox One, VR and retro (plus a tournament area) -There will be 16 VR options available, each priced at £5 a go (you buy tokens for the VR experiences at the bar) -It's not necessary to book a time slot, but if the marquee is full, you need a ticket Personally, the retro area disappointed me. It was old consoles with certain games. No doubt it'll bring nostalgia to some, but it didn't do it for me (I expected like retro arcade game machines like Pacman, Space Invaders, etc). There was a small selection of VR experiences to try tonight freely. I tried a walk the plank experience, which was fun, but I wouldn't think it's worth £5. Some of the other VR experiences are a lot more involved though (team zombie shooting game will be there apparently). Personally, this wasn't my thing at all. I'm sure for some people, it is their thing, and plenty of people were really enjoying it. And I kind of get it I guess - it's just like an upgrade on an arcade, except you can't win money. It also adds something indoors for people to do, which is good. I really don't know how it will be received and how successful it will be. Hopefully it will do the trick for some people though. As a final point - cost. This is a free thing, but there's a lot of upcharges (the 16 VR experiences really do feel like the focal point). This isn't a money-grubbing thing from Thorpe. Hypd (the company Thorpe are doing this with) get all the money from that, since they're not making money from it in any other way. I'm under the impression Thorpe have had to pit very little money into the event, so this isn't an event where money has been spent in one way when it could have been spent elsewhere. This event purely exists to try and diversify the line up, it's just an unfortunate scenario that the focal point of it has been made an upcharge by a third party. Hopefully this doesn't cause too many problems.

Just to clarify, as I wasn't totally clear: -Containment has signage saying it is returning for Fright Nights -Saw Alive has no signage saying it is returning for Fright Nights Usually, both have signage out.

Rather confusingly, the Fright Nights link on the website directs to the Fright Nights 2018 page: https://www.thorpepark.com/fright-nights-2018 The obvious link for a 2019 page currently doesn't work: https://www.thorpepark.com/fright-nights-2019 This has happened the past couple of years. At the start of the year/season, where they direct to a lite version of the previous year's event (basically a summary of the event). When they're ready to make an announcement, they then change it. It's a bit short sighted imo, but I guess it never makes that much difference in the grand scheme of things. One thing which is interesting to note is that one of the Billy puppets from Saw Alive has appeared in the Saw Ride queue line. And there's no sign outside the maze saying it is returning for this year's Fright Nights (like there normally is, and equally there's a sign outside Containment saying it is returning..). Billy in queue, from Theme Park Guide Facebook

The social media team is exactly the same as it was at the start of the year.

From FOMO Coasters on Facebook...

Phantasialand opened for it's main season today. There's plenty of stuff to take note of: Rookburgh Rookburgh is now vaguely advertised on the park map. No opening date is mentioned. The wall at the Fantasy area is complete: This empty raised space is new, making some speculate a new small attraction could be placed there in the future Taron Work has been done on some of the rock work (where the waterfall is after the second launch) to improve the look of it. The ugly extension area is receiving new theming and covering, which should be finished soon: Black Mamba Black Mamba is continuing to receive new rock work, from Universal Rocks: Chiapas The bell tower, which is a focal point near Chiapas' main drop, has seen the roof replaced. Last season, the roof was looking very shabby with chipped paint and was very faded. The new roof is a different shape (and imo looks a bit worse, but ah well): Comparison can be found below: [spoilers] [/spoilers] Temple of the Nighthawk / Crazy Bats Some are still living in hope that this has been some elaborate April Fools prank. The park map still lists Temple of the Nighthawk as an attraction. The ride, however, is closed, with most signage removed, except for what is below: This is what the park's queue boards say: Other -Most food places now take card (they used to be cash only in most places) -The Phantasialand annual pass has been rebranded as the 'Phantasialand club' -Aside from Temple, no rides have been closed. There had been plenty of rumours of either Temple/Hollywood Tour or the China area being demolished for the next big thing after Rookburgh All images from Christopher Kenny's Twitter.

Based off previous tweets where they've mentioned times, they go off MST (since Tornado Springs is American, etc). 5pm MST is midnight tonight. So if something is going to happen, it may well be then. I'd personally only expect a hint at another ride and name rather than anything full blown though, if that.

Whilst we're on the topic of train fronts: Taiga is currently having a couple of cars pulled through, and it's looking fab. Image from the member Jussunen on Huvipuistofoorumi

"Alive like no other" sounds like it was written by a non-native English speaker who doesn't fully understand the difference between 'alive' and 'a life'.