James6

This weeks winner was... TP Daniel! Well DoneOn a slightly more disappointing note, The Challenge will be ceasing operation, whether it will re-start remains to be seen but for a month or so at least there won't be any challenges. To be honest it's down to people just not wanting to do it.

Ah these trip reports look fantastic! Thanks ;)Really couldn't be more excited for my trip in a week or so

Have they been re-painted the same colour, or different? ;)And great to hear about the audio, the atmosphere when walking in to Transylvania at Hocus Pocus was electric!

Yeah that's brilliant Thanks. Everything I hear is getting me more and more excited for my trips in a week or so!

Awesome TR :mellow:Interesting how "quiet" it was compared to the Annual Pass day. What were queue's like ?

I 100% agree, I did think about whether A Disko would suit Chessington but like you say, the way it fits in the with Chessington and the way the whole area is themed so SO well just makes everything look perfect!

Everytime I see pictures of this area, the theming amazes me. Fantastic This looks like a really nice touch as well :mellow:Obviously I haven't seen it in person yet, but that actually looks Disney Standard.

Both entries we have received are absolutely awesome :DJust disappointing that we do only have 2 entries.

^ Yeah he's got it all, but Monorail is 8.30 :DAlso there's the Explorers Pizza and Pasta Buffet similar to the one at Chessington. That's in Katanga Canyon.

^ I agree :DFor some reason, I really do love Colossus. Especially in the front!

Remember voting opens tomorrow.

It's not clear, but she is the one in the queue singing "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone" and the one who counts to thirteen and then screams. I think she is someone who had been to the forest and it "took" over her and possesed her.

The holidays will have started for some by Monday. However if its the same as last year where the schools around Alton have a different holiday time, then it'll be quiet :DEven if it's busy, as someone said, you don't feel it the same as at other places because everything is so spread out. As well as the majority of rides being good at getting through the queues. (Sonic Spinball being the main and only exception that springs to mind.)Basically , if the schools around Alton aren't on holiday, I'd expect 45 mins max for Spinball, Rita and Air. An hour for Thirteen at opening but that'll come down. If they are on holiday, I'd assume 100-120 mins for Air/Rita/Spinball. Possibly that much for Thirteen at opening but that would also come down. About 60 mins for Nemesis and Oblivion. This is just from experience

^^ Good point there, I remember the interview before Stealth was built saying how it would have 3 so it would always run at full capacity, whereas you are right, it is run on 1 more than Rita!(Woops, off-topic)

Remember, voting will start on Friday, would like some entries

Definitely a vast improvement :)Now all we need is for the OTSR to be replaced with the Lap Bar's on Xcelerator and we're good , oh and for the whole ride to be moved...

I must say, I've ridden both and preferred Thirteen...Whilst the theming on EE is obviously superior, I actually enjoyed Thirteen far more and found it more "fun" and unique

^ TrueBut it's definitely higher than 1200, that would mean a train leaving every minute, and they were leaving usually every 30 secs, 40 at most. And that's with only 3 trains running.

I was, like you guys, amazed at how after a couple of hours, Thirteen wasn't even the 3rd biggest queue, with Spinball, Rita and Air all above it. Maybe it's just the great capacity, but even then , that doesn't bode well.As I've said I absolutely love the ride But that queue time was worrying, hopefully it was the rain, but today at Chessington, on annual pass day, Kobra's queue got up to 120 mins...

Ha :rolleyes:I've seen pictures of them and they and the seating position do look strange, good to hear it's a good ride, and also that it's long

If your desperate to do Rita, do that first and then very quickly head to Thirteen. Thirteen's queue is SO much better than Rita's and in my opinion, I'd prefer to be queueing for that as it does move a lot quicker.Also, little tip when on the ride, if you want an on-ride photo, do NOT put your hands up as the angle the camera is at, yours and the person next you will have there face covered

It's definitely worth a trip!People who are saying it's disappointing were expecting the next Nemesis, which it was never going to be. In my opinion, it's almost as good as Nemesis purely because it brings something new to the park and UK, is really unique and a lot of fun. After the "Secret" section, it is quite scary and thrilling.Also take into account the majority of effects weren't working yesterday.

Wow, I honestly loved the ride.

AgreedMerlin have made the best of a bad situation though. :rolleyes:Rita's location in the area is terrible

Any entries?Come on guys