James6

Bit of random info, but anyone who's watched tonight's episode of the Armstrong and Miller show will know that Alton Towers got a quick mention

No,I'm afraid it's not.

Erm... that's not the actual name.

Ride Counts are even harder than guessing queue times, as it's you who decides what rides to go on and how many times.

Nope, I didn't think there was either.There was a leaflet with the shows details etc, but not an actual Hocus Pocus map like at Alton.

Fright Nights music was still playing on some rides.

Well I left at three, at that time, pretty much everything was 35, even Colossus was at 35 by now.Stealth did break down for a while at about 12.

Yep :)Thanks for reminding me actually, In my opinion, Saw's Single Rider queue is pretty much perfect, it's not hugely advertised so not many people use it, which then makes it easier for the ops, but still keeps the ride running to capacity, also as the row for Single Riders is shared with disabled pass holders, it also means it's not cramped. It's a win win situation for everyone

I said it was good... not great The word great is reserved for Alton, whilst the words absolutely incredible are reserved for Chessington :)I was amazed as well Paul, and to be honest had wished I'd headed up to Alton. Meh oh well, still a "good" day

Just had a good day at Thorpe. in compasrison to other trips to Thorpe that is, still not a patch on Chessington though :)Was much busier than expected, Colossus was 70 mins for a lot with pretty much everything else being around 45There were still the remains of quite a few Halloween additions around the park.Oh and the new themed benches are fantastic! However why there are Lost City ones in Canada Creek, I don't know :PSomething I pick up on every visit is the fact that Single Rider queue's NEED to be added. I didn't see one cycle on any ride without at least a spare seat, and whilst waiting for Rush, even on one swing, in about 8 cycles there was easily 14 seats that were sent empty.One more thing, everyone complains about Samurai always being run on a poor setting and it's always doom and gloom with it, Vortex is affected much worse. Today was my first in a while on it, because of it giving such inconsistent ride experiances, and I can say it's going to be a while again. It was short boring, and I probably would've enjoyed X:/ No Way Out more, which is pretty impossible to do.Overall it finished the season off well, and whilst I enjoyed it, Thorpe visits for me are going to be few and far between.3x Stealth1x Nemesis Inferno1x Rush1x Detonator1x Vortex1x Samurai14x Saw!! :POh I almost forgot the most annoying thing of the day.Upon arriving I went straight to Saw, I was somehow the first there and I was told that it wasn't opening for the first hour, so I went on Samurai, whilst on Samurai, it opened... so I was already behind in a big ol' queue, I dunno why they did this, possibly to get people to go to other areas rather than everyone at Saw but still. Meh, I made up for it in the end

Hopefully :)People who have been on the last few days of the season in previous years have reported low queue's

I'm going tomorrow for the first time in ages, and actually I'm very excited

Really? I can't believe they are. To me they feel slighty different, although maybe that is just the theming. I'll have to have a closer look at the layout of them both when I next visit them

I've always been told to keep my shoes on, on Nemesis Inferno, but you are actually told to take your shoes off if they are loose on Nemesis.I assume this is because on Nemesis Inferno, if the train stops on the lift you have to go on the path/ gravel at the bottom, wheras on Nemesis it's a straight walk into the station.

I really don't want a flyer or floorless, we've got a flyer and floorless' add nothing whatsoever and aren't something new/original. It would be a B&M version of Colossus. If you've not ridden one, I can see the attraction, but there really, not great.

If they change I wouldn't think that would be the main reason. With 2010 being the re-launch of Chessington, I expect they will try and make everything look new and remove any little things like that.

Yeah, I think it was terminated soon after the ride opened.All original theming ( that I know of) still remains though.

Ah, I forgot about Disney :PExpedition Everest is incredible as an attraction, everything is unbelieveably realistic.Tower of Terror is, like you say Sheepie, similar :)Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios was another favourite of mine, and I'm sure Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit would've been as well had it been built then.

I really would like a Hyper Coaster, one with no loops or launches, just a little bit of height and lots of hills with awesome airtime :)Something there's not much of in the UKOr, to be honest I'd just like a good length coaster, one that lasts an amount of time that is worth queing the length of lines that Thorpe gets.

I quite like it to be honest :)If your standing right next to it, it is a little annoying, but you move quickly past it.

Apparently it was excellent, and I can see it being an official Scarefest Attraction next year.Hopefully

Hulk was my favourite while I was over there.Everything really is amazing over there.The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman is INCREDIBLE ! :)Kumba and Sheikra at Busch Gardens are great as well. Agh there's too many to choose from,Have a great time in May

Which is such a great thing to do, and adds a lot to the guests experience. I doubt the staff are over the moon about it when it happens though

I would like to see the current trains have a little work done on them, The new restraint's from Vekoma for that type of train looks awesome, and very "free"Presumably they'd be lighter and thus you'd swing further. ( Or is my logic the wrong way round there ? )

Yeah but the supports and structure of the ride wouldn't be able to cope with it.Also, the track would look great in a really dark purple