Mattgwise

We had three trains built up last year and still it would only operate on two due to other health and safety reasons. Although I am sure I heard the reason it couldn't run three was something to do with the chain on the second lift and that was replaced. Plus the train looked to climb the lift faster than normal when I saw it recently, so maybe who knows. Fingers crossed.

I also thought they had the wooden Wild mouse ride, King Solomon's Mine from Pleasureland Southport too?

This video seems to show it giving a good soaking at around 4:45.

Try riding the front left outside seat. Thats the only seat I've done and it was pure hell! The car shook so much I thought the wheel assembly was going to give way. Then the restraint clicked down a further two notches giving me cramp. Came off with a bad leg and pounding headache which I rarely get.

Someone asked why the water was no longer red on Nemesis and this was the answer from Alton Towers: Hi Steffles, environmental legislation now prevents us dying our water. Looks like we won't be seeing it red ever again.

A minor fire had supposedly started earlier in the forbidden Valley fish and chips restaurant according to towers times Facebook page. What is it with Alton Towers and fires!?

Saw ran with 6 cars Wednesday and the operator shouted through the tanoy twice asking the staff to speed things up as they were quite slow. Only Swarm was being loaded and dispatched quickly on Wednesday. Stealth not too bad. Colossus was painfully slow at loading. 20 mins for front row with only 7 people in front of us.

Was at Park today and x, vortex, detonator and slammer down. Vortex had a ladder in the middle of the seating area but couldn't see any work going on. Slammer was being worked on at ground level all day and still has its scaffolding. Depth charge and storm surge also went down briefly today too.

Lets hope it's more reliable, but we also said this last year!

Accident on Green Lantern in Australia. A wheel mechanism apparently fell off. No one hurt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-31898746

This is interesting. Thorpe Park are going for an off peak and peak pricing strategy this year. The gate price is extortianate! Technically a £10 increase on last year if you visit holidays or weekends!!!! Off Peak: £49.99 Peak £59.99 https://www.thorpepark.com/tickets-passes/ticket-information/tickets/

Of course, I didn't mean that was the only reason. Only mentioned it because when it used to start playing I would hear staff on many occasions say something, for example: "yay time to close the queue".

Another reason it was great when the end of day music was played. All staff Park wide knew exactly when to close the queue lines off at the correct time.

Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (4) Nemesis (8) Oblivion (3) Oblivion + Hex -

Yep it was confirmed as 7th and 8th on the half term map and various replies to posts on facebook.

Bubbleworks (6) Dragon's Fury (7) Rameses Revenge (3) Rattlesnake (3) Vampire (6) Rameses + Vampire -

Actually I would like the playlist that was played even before that. It consisted of the following: Billy Jo Spears - What I've Got In Mind Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart Wendell Ferguson - Luck Of The Drawl Brooks and Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie Wendell Ferguson - Cowboy for Goodbye The Golden Gate Strings - Mr Tambourine Man Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again Tanya Tucker - Just Another Love Leroy Van Dyke - The Auctioneer The Grid - Swamp Thing Dolly Parton - Joleene Rednex - Cotton Eyed Joe Dolly Parton - Islands Tn The Stream (ft. Kenny Rogers) The Woolpackers - Hillbilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll Wendell Ferguson - One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor... Trisha Yearwood - She's In Love With The Boy Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8 Jerry Reed - Eastbound and Down Kenny Rogers - The Gambler Glenn Campbell - Rhinestone Campbell The Golden Gate Strings - Mr Tambourine Man (for a second time!) Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her Glenn Campbell - Southern Nights Dolly Parton - Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That Wendell Ferguson - Serious Foolin' Around Bette Middler - This Ole House Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden Tanya Tucker - Dream Lover (ft. Glen Campbell) Merle Haggard - Ramblin' Fever Trisha Yearwood - Powerful Thing Scooch - Maybe Tomorrow Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend Alan Jackon - Gone Country Doc Walker - That's All Curtis Day - Cowboy Stomp The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow Frankie Laine - Rawhide

Bubbleworks (5) Carousel (1) Dragon Falls (5) Dragon's Fury (5) Hocus Pocus Hall (6) Kobra (5) Monkey Swinger (6) Rameses Revenge (7) Rattlesnake (5) Scorpion Express (5) Tuk Tuk Turmoil (5) Vampire (5) Zufari: Ride into Africa! (5) Carousel - Rameses Revenge +

They did the same thing the July just gone. Must be a standard event now.

Unless it fell off...

Colossus (5) Detonator (5) Nemesis Inferno (5) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Saw: The Ride (4) Slammer (7) Stealth (5) The Swarm (6) Tidal Wave (3) Saw: The Ride + Tidal Wave -

Colossus (5) Depth Charge (4) Detonator (6) Loggers Leap (5) King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems (4) Nemesis Inferno (5) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Saw: The Ride (5) Slammer (5) Stealth (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) Vortex (5) X (6) Vortex +1 Depth Charge -1

Colossus (6) Depth Charge (4) Detonator (6) Loggers Leap (5) King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems (3) Nemesis Inferno (5) Quantum (2) Rumba Rapids (6) Rush (6) Samurai (6) Saw: The Ride (5) Slammer (6) Stealth (6) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) Vortex (4) X (5) Quantum - Samurai +

Went to Winter Wonderland last night and it was extremely busy. Took 30 minutes to get in and it was virtually shoulder to shoulder everywhere. Managed to get on just Air and Wilde Maus XXL. I queued about 40 minutes for Wilde Maus! or rides in and saw prices for about 5 rides. Only managed to see prices for the following Wild Maus xxl £6 (thought it would be more) Air £6 Ice mountain £6 Starflyer £7

Black Buccaneer (5) Bubbleworks (6) Carousel (5) Dragon Falls (5) Dragon's Fury (6) Flying Jumbos (5) Griffin's Galleon (5) Hocus Pocus Hall (5) Jungle Bouncers (5) Jungle Bus (5) Kobra (4) Madagascar Live! (5) Monkey Swinger (5) Rameses Revenge (7) Rattlesnake (5) Safari Skyway (5) Scorpion Express (5) Sea Dragons (0) Seastorm (5) Tiny Truckers (5) Toadie's Crazy Cars (5) Tomb Blaster (5) Tuk Tuk Turmoil (5) Vampire (7) Zufari: Ride into Africa! (5) Vampire + Sea Dragon - (and farewell) Reset: Black Buccaneer (5) Bubbleworks (5) Carousel (5) Dragon Falls (5) Dragon's Fury (5) Flying Jumbos (5) Griffin's Galleon (5) Hocus Pocus Hall (5) Jungle Bouncers (5) Jungle Bus (5) Kobra (5) Madagascar Live! (5) Monkey Swinger (5) Rameses Revenge (5) Rattlesnake (5) Safari Skyway (5) Scorpion Express (5) Seastorm (5) Toadie's Crazy Cars (5) Tomb Blaster (5) Tuk Tuk Turmoil (5) Vampire (5) Zufari: Ride into Africa! (5)