MattyMoo

This Smiler takeover at Towers looks fantastic... Particular points to note are the Argos karaoke machine, aeroplane seats (out of shot) with barbed wire on them (completely fits in), bits of old CBeebies tat (Fido dog house). When does it stop becoming an "easter egg" or "a NoD tO sOMEthIng" and not just never buying anything new and just repurposing/throwing in anything they find in the props cupboard? I say right now, personally. And I'm a Smiler fan.... but that stage in front of the Wickerboi just gives me the ick. Shane Sandwich is gonna be rippin' this a new one tonight.

Other than that point, I do feel the silence is deafening at the moment regarding it... they haven't even moved the old ride info sign away from behind the "Coming soon" fence.

I feel a point worth noting is that Jack SLKSTN in his latest video makes a point of looking up on his phone when spring ends when talking about the GST TRN - with that in mind, I'm sticking with my June prediction - end of May bank holiday weekend at a push.

Can I just say, on record, if all this wittering actually means something legitimate with regards to Exodus in the end, then I salute you. If it doesn't, may your Freestyle cup forever need to be taken to Guest Services to reactivate.

Hilarious scenes reported at Towers today of RAP queues being longer than the main queue on the Smiler for example. I give up.

Just seen on the Twitters that TCAAM has had it's queue time board fitted, praise the lord.

It's all part of an evil masterplan to bring back the "TLC" campaigns I reckon so they can just rebrand winter maintenance as something special again. Don't recall Paultons ever posting saying they've cut their hedges or painted something.

Is this fact or coincidence? Either way, it's very poor - and you can't even treat yourself with a decent burger to eat away the despair. Glad I'm not visiting Towers this year to be honest.

Yikes. One would hope that Vampire is getting it's second train added and not a problem with it's current single train... Have to say - really not the best of starts to the season for CWoA - and Towers - it seems. Thorpe seems to be faring far better.

It's going to be June isn't it?

I knew it. Maybe I've got powers too 😵

Psychic.

Double post soz - this person is having a Meet and greet at Thorpe. I literally have no idea who she is, and I'm pretty up to speed with the famous instatubers, tikytokers and Snapchaps. Any idea team?

This is exactly what I was getting at 😁 I don't genuinely think the facility should have a queue, was more a dig at thirsty "me first" and "I want what they've got" nature of the thirsty MAPpers, who will get triggered by not being able to receive a free circular piece of plastic, so one can only begin to imagine the anger at not being able to use "the free spa".

Exactly. An engineer at a rebar factory I used to work in sales for, said to me once he looked into working for Thorpe Park - but the salary wasn't anywhere near where it should be and was a mickey take!

That new "Quiet space" spa that's free is going to become a (pop) badge of honour on the MAP group isn't it? Will be more abused than the RAP passes. I eagerly await the first "Loving the Thorpe Spa" picture followed by "were is this plz" and before you know it, it'll need it's own RAP queue.

End of May opening confirmed.

I would take a stab at "nowhere near as soon as Thorpe would like". Would be surprised if it's not until mid April at the earliest.. probably longer... Make no mistake, this is a monumental eff-up.

Minor detail but not really minor detail - how can a new attraction open and somehow the LED queue time board isn't installed and in place?

Sure that's not for the menu's in the cafe?

I saw a 120 minute queue advertised early today 🤣

What do we reckon the queue is going to get to today? 180 mins?

The new arrows to tell people where to go on Rush look good. About time the faded and pointless coloured dots were removed anyway, looked awful for years.

Our queen is back 🙏 SRQs on Saw & TWD (I guess the latter makes sense so it avoids the must be in pairs rule).... Stealth coming soon (cos it's not like they've had all closed season to alter the queue lines) Lots of new food/drink things around park - shocks me how late they leave it though to build these things, and I know the video could have been filmed a little while ago but I doubt it. So... did that "Frost City" cocktail bar never open last year then? Didn't even know it existed, but then I guess I don't often go near the rides there other than Rush ❤️

If they could just get the new tarmac'ers round from CWoA that would be a start.