MattyMoo

Heyyyy - I like the Swarm! Whether the preshow isn't perhaps that impressive - you can't deny that the Swarm island is pretty damn impressive looking theming wise - it puts the most of the "island like no other" to shame really.

Hey you gotta have a hobby m8!

Amazing graphic design work lads, 9/10 - only way it could be improved is if they used Comic Sans.

Two things: 1. I don't really get the hYpE behind pop badges, soz 2. Someone on the MAP Facebook page congratulated Merlin on getting some listings on eBay removed selling pop badges - I don't see the problem, sure it's not with the "spirit" of pop badges swapping etc. but it's not as if it's against any laws as such? They're just plastic discs given away free... 3. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Merlin-Pop-Badge-myfirstcoaster-Thorpe-park-/222593949077?hash=item33d3a21d95:g:xbYAAOSwReBZc4h~ - if you pay for £45 for a small plastic disc with a sticker on it, you are an absolute idiot.

Dropping = drop tower = finally the second duelling Detty tower, REJOICE!

Details details...! Are the queue line TV's working again does anyone know? Be a shame for all that production of a rolling news channel - which was genuinely impressive - go to waste.

Yep - the safety alert from KMG specified particular model numbers/makes - this just confirms the fact.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40788040 This article details KMG Afterburners that are closed in the UK - as mentioned, Vortex does not appear affected or under scrutiny.

Yep I agree Hellements will go - that was by far the weakest maze last year. The novelty just didn't work.

I am actually genuinely impressed. If this works

Vortex's reference is KMG-2001-FRB-32-033-01 so is not affected it seems.

The footage of the accident on a top-spin type ride in China from earlier in the year was also incredibly chilling - the difference was there, that China's "knock off" rides aren't renowned for their safety whereas this is an established and trusted manufacturer - one would assume that an error has been made in construction as it's a mobile version but who knows

Is there any difference to the travelling type of Afterburner to Vortex at Thorpe, or is that simply a travelling model that's permanently in the ground?

What's up with our bae, planenut? Essential maintenance?

Shocking stuff The Telegraph cut the video - but a whole pod comes away from it's arm Is this a KMG Afterburner?

World's First 1-person Top Spin inside a portakabin

Has Vicky Balch commented on this yet? Am waiting for a tabloid article that somehow links this incident to The Smiler.

See them in Old Town replacing Loggers soon

I've grown to love Inferno too. It looks particularly good after a bit of TLC over closed season when they make sure mist, red lights, coloured wood chips etc. are all present and correct <3

I'm taking none of this as fact - even the facts - until Jart appears.

My mate is in a bluegrass band... so naturally asked these guys if they'd do a song whilst we were waiting for the haunts to open last year

She songwrites in her spare time (she's always been a musician) - at present it's not enough to be her full time job though! This is the first "big" cut she's had. And the trouble is, money for songs takes a long time to filter through - and when pitching for artists, things can change/fall through right at the last minute. She was down to the last 2 for a massive soft-drink ad campaign for example, and then they switched at the last second. It's a bit of a rollercoaster, if you pardon the pun... It's been confirmed yesterday that a song she co-wrote is going to be used as the end theme to the new series of Gundum Build Fighters (first episode airs 04/08)

Fun times at AT today. Galactica and Enterprise currently closed... Rita 130 mins, Smiler 120 mins, Nemesis 120 mins, Thirteen 90 mins, Spinball 90 mins, Oblivion 70 mins, Mine Train 50 mins. Choo choo!

Can't see them using the Sunken Gardens as a queue line - they'd get completely trashed

Can I have a little brag please? My super talented other half (now wife, to be exact but that makes me sound super old) - Becky Jerams - has a track she co-wrote on the K-Pop act Red Velvet's "The Red Summer" mini album. The album is currently #1 on the Billboard World chart, and the track itself "You Better Know" - which isn't even the title track - has has 1.5 million streams, 84,000 sales and charted at #14 in Korea I know we have some K-Pop fans amongst us so hope you don't mind me sharing.... those figures obviously don't include Youtube streams/usage above so we are super excited. Just a shame it takes a good a year or so for the first royalties to come through!