MattyMoo

I'm rather looking forward to this - and meeting you lot for the first time Be gentle with me please?! haha

Next Friday confirmed as booked off from work To add to the lift related opportunities - I'm driving from Farnborough, so will probably go through Chobham to get to Chertsey as the M3 is no fun in the morning during rush hour.

Just go to book the day off work, but I'm sure it'll be fine! Yay!

Thanks for the clarification! I did suspect it was pointless, should've trusted my instincts!

Ooh is that the airgates in the station? I'm sure it's already been pointed out somewhere, but yay if they are yellow! It'll look just like the game!

I second the above - Smiler logo in place of Fanta logo, good call!

I wonder what Thorpe will do with that expanse of space where SAW Alive was (still is?) for the 2013 season - my guess is absolutely naff all. "What's that queue line fencing over there for?" "Oh, nothing whatsoever" I'm sure Thorpe have removed all traces of Canada Creek railway for 2013 too! Also - does anyone think the professor/scientist character outside X with the alien/robot chasing him has any relevance to the retheme...?

I am officially a possibility for this - kudos to Peaj for his organising skills and behind the scenes numbers-drumming-up, btw! In short - my gf doesn't do theme parks really, and I tend to only see her at weekends as she's in Pompey, I'm in Farnborough - so it's a case of getting the OK for it, ha!

I think the billboard is a fab addition to the ride - but I do wonder what the cost of that billboard could've achieved if spent elsewhere on the park! I love the Swarm (sorry, SWARM) and SWARM Island, but I do question Thorpe's priorities sometimes. If there's no new X and only 1 train on Swarm to start the season, this would be a monumentous fail on Thorpe's part

As said before, I am a Slammer fan but TP can't/won't keep fixing it or sticking a plaster on it if the cost isn't justified. Let's just hope that if Slammer does go, then the money they've "saved" can be spent elsewhere... that elusive Colossus repaint could edge ever closer!

Is the change to X WTF this year going to be that there is no change...? Only 10 days to go!

I love Slammer - in my view, Thorpe Park will be looking at it cost-wise on a year-by-year basis. After all the work done on the ride in 2012, they will be looking to run it for 2013 as much as possible... if there's still more downtime despite this work, then 2014 will become questionable.

I think that's all part of the "thrill" of Storm Surge. Ahem. Nothing better than wet shoes and socks for the rest of the day!

Never mind that, does the girl in the onesie doing her hair have a Facebook fan page? Haha. I wonder how sound proof those doors are by the bathroom, no good if your friend is chucking up after two days THRILLSEEKING!

This x1000. Reverse Swarm just smacks of desperation, especially when there are so many rides that need some TLC... or just need a lick of paint.

I'll have you know those abandoned bits of metal don't just rust themselves you know... oh no wait It's a shame that the outside queue is so bad really. Can't imagine queuing in that cattle pen for hours on end - one of the reasons I will never entertain the idea of visiting TP on a peak day!

It's a beautiful thing! I'm 5ft 5 ish and Colossus often leaves me with a headache after riding it!

^ Indeed. And this year they can't blame the Olympics or the Royal Family!

I think my Top Spin sarcasm was wasted, ha Another FN only opening for SAW Alive would be pretty poor but by all accounts that's the best that can be hoped for. It's beyond me who thought a year-round horror maze would work anyway, let alone the wage bill involved. Anyway - Thorpe have gone very quiet about the "other" changes for 2013...

It's just such a large area to have no purpose for most of the year, especially with all that cattle pen fencing.... WhY NoT PuT A TopSpiN TheRE?!?111 Ahem.

Do we think anything will be done with SAW Alive for the 2013 season? Or is it going to be left there SBNO again? Looks pretty poor (as a guest) if you ask me - especially with Fungle Safari and Pirates 4D sitting there derelict too!

Maybe TP could make Storm Surge go backwards in 2014? I'm not expecting much from The Crash Pad, looks wise.... come on Merlin, surprise me!

I remember going to CWOA when I was about 10 or 11 and being nervous about going through the dark "tunnel" in the queue into the main hall with the animatronic organist!

Heyyyyy don't steal my joke from the Thorpe Park Facebook page word for word

Just read elsewhere on here that Samurai is going to be down for the rest of the year... that's gutting for FNs as it is a bit of queue eater (when it zeros correctly). Fingers crossed Slammer makes a recovery in time... I intend on going to FN's on the first Friday - I would never entertain the idea of going on one of the Half Term days I'm looking forward to The Passing, and don't for once mind paying out extra for it, if it means a more intense experience. E10 last year was a welcome addition, and I echo the sentiments about The Curse - been pants every time I've been through it sadly. Wonder what will happen to SAW:Alive for 2013 season? Having that large area with cattlefencing queue just sitting there again looks pretty bad in my opinion... then I wonder if Merlin actually care about this or not.