Constructive post for once, not whoring Thorpe up, but you have some false remarks in there:
That's why they make ?10 per head profit. ?10+?10 [merchandise] =?20x6,000 =?24,000 a day. They aren't losing out. Easter gate figures are up on last years, and this years had rain. And it's not an amazing lot of money 50p is it? The amount of litter lowered is amazing. And considering Phantasialand, has had a B&M themed amazingly, and a Top Spin, amazingly themed, is nothing in the public's eyes, comapred to the world's first ten looping coaster, a B&M coaster [poor, but still], an amazingly thrill from a Launched Intamin coaster, Thorpe wins hands down. Agree totally about themeing, but you cannot compare Thorpe, with no hotel, and PL with 3[?] hotels. Nice one, I mean, THE MOMENT MERLIN ARRIVE THEY MUST THEME EVERY RIDE!!!111 Cut them slack, they've only been owners for a month. Think about how difficult this will be moving everythign around. Agreed.Just needed to get that out of my system, as that 'article' was based on a lot of unfounded facts.