James6

Remember guys, voting opens tonight, we need entries

^^ You don't need to post the same thing in 2 topics!And it's so unfair that you have to queue? I really think your in the wrong hobby...

Are you really surprised? A brand new World First ride with masses of advertising and there not going to have fastrack? If you read the topic you would have seen that we all assumed this especially as Saw didn't have it either at opening. Add in the technical problems etc and its a good move by The Towers...To be very honest, at the moment I doubt it'll even be open on opening day. Apparently the ride's "secret weapon" is having huge technical difficulties which has resulted in the preview weekend being cancelled and boot camp event being postponed

I admire you having the time to write that to be honest, all of those things I can realte to and it really is so difficult to know what to do when those things happen. For example with the teachers, I am top set year 10 and yet in a few subjects I have teachers who haven't ever taught before, but not just any ol' subjects, English, Maths/stats and Physics I have terrible teachers for. Lets take maths, 90% of the class has complained including there parents, but not even a follow up or another teacher assessing her lesson, she found out that I was one of the more proactive members of the class, going to the head of maths etc and I am now singled out every lesson and now she won't help me with anything.Seriously some things are so annoying, these teachers can't be bothered and it's going to possibly mean I get a lower grade in my GCSE's which isn't really fair.My wrist is hurting so I would carry on but I'm tired

Ah right thanks, I assumed it wouldn't get it's own page but even after a thorough look I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere, looks like I still didn't look hard enough

Very, very sorry if this has been mentioned/ discussed, or if I am just being plain stupid...But earlier I was having a detailed look on the new Thorpe site and I couldn't find Mr Monkey's Banana Ride anywhere? Has it gone the same way as Miss Hippo's Fungle Safari or has it just been missed on the site?

Yeah, its weird, seems to be a problem with my computer but then, every other website works. Hmm strange

^ Correct :PAnd I don't think it should be that hard a challenge :PShould see some unusual pics as most of the time people don't show there ones of poor weather.

Right well, The Challenges are back after a 2 week break :PAs is quite clearly said above, please don't vote in the poll. I have trouble editing in the full editor to create a poll when needed, hopefully by doing this I'll be able to change the question etc when voting is set to begin :PAnyway, this weeks challenge is... "To enter a picture you've taken of the worst/ most unusual weather you've experienced on a day out"Good Luck, Voting will open at the same time as before the break.

Ah thanks for that, I hadn't actually seen it, I must say I did think the lift would be a tad quicker, but still so excited for this ride

I also can't get onto the Chessington website at the moment.

You are joking right?Spinball, Hex, Duel, Enterprise, Battle Galleons, Ripsaw, The list is huge.And even talking about the rides you've mentioned, just because the ride is made by the same manafacturer doesn't mean that they offer the same experience...Edit: Change in post above after I replied :lol:And in comparison to Thorpe, overall the rides are diverse, Alton doesn't have many flat rides wheras at Thorpe there are more of them than anything. There is a much more (and better) balance of rides at Alton.

Yes the whale had been involved with fatal incidents before, but this time it is reported that the whale jumped up and grabbed the trainer by her ponytail, it is likely objects similar to the toys dogs have were used to help train the whales and the whale could have thought that was what it was.It hadn't had a serious incident for a good few years.Also, I read somewhere else, that following filming for the film "Free Willy" the whale was released, and seeked Human contact, because it coudln't get any it lost weight and in the end the trainers had to feed it until it died.This really is an isolated incident in my opinion and the shows will, sooner or later carry on as normal.

I've heard that the Runaway Train is getting a coat of paint, so fingers crossed things like the effects mentioned will also be fixed as it's a great little ride

I agree, days never seem to be in the middle. Either great, or terrible I feel the same

^ I am really sorry but could you clear up your posts, I find them very difficult to understand...

A flyer or dive machine, in my opinion would be such a dissapointment and a bad choice. There are so many ride types the UK doesn't have , I don't see why they would even consider installing a second.A B&M Hyper would be a great choice, and/or a Woodie.I seriously hope neither of the coasters have inversions as well... In my opinion, there are enough of those at Thorpe.

Oh wicked, To be honest untill just now I had no idea what a Legoland Discovery Center would be like, and I must say I'm pleastly surprised Just a very small Legoland by the looks of it

What's the new colour scheme ?

Yeah I saw this a few days ago, I think it's fantastic. Especially in comparison to Thorpe's

They always do it.I've never been in there, but to me it says something when they place people and are paying people to go and nick customers from the London Dungeons, also funny how actually noone leaves the London Dungeons queue to go to it.To me it does look like it would be a very cheap, guy jumps from behind a door, that kind of thing...

Ha :PAlso, getting rid of the & Zoo sort of makes the Zoo sound included in the World Of Adventures, and with, by the sounds of it the way the park is going to go in the next few years, that will be better. :DAlso considering that if they added & Zoo to the logo it would look crazy.

I must say, in my opinion I think it's better that way, not that it makes the hugest difference in the world

Gosh, I would hate to imagine Air on 1 Train, it's bad enough on 2 Even on 3 it's not the quickest of queues

Great report there Tpkabz! Agree with your thoughts on all the rides, but I must say, don't judge Sonic Spinball too harshly, I rode it on Friday and it was running terribly compared to usual. It's still nowhere near as good as Fury, but usually its a bit closer to it.I especially agree with the Nemesis completely owning Inferno thing :DGreat to hear you had a good first trip to the Towers, and only half the park was open and on half capacity!