MattyMoo

@Mitchada04

Slightly off topic but I genuinely keep thinking this topic is "Thorpe Fam"

My job here is done. PS. I genuinely can't make the 25th

If this ends up being on the Saturday then alas I can't make it (sad times) - it's my first day at my new job, and I'm just really hoping that demon costume still fits.

Would've been Flying Fish or Loggers back in the olden days when you risked injury from the bushes on the Flying Fish haha That queue line never really felt like you were queuing, you just felt you were in a garden centre No loitering on the bridge please! Also - I've been sick on backwards X. Too many chocolate buttons before riding - believe me, that exit took FOREVER when you can feel the chunder a-coming....

As a supplier of reinforcement mesh and bar, that's one intense mesh double layer there just waiting for concrete, lads.

Do you think they'll remove the signage and characters on the Ice Age building if it's SBNO? Did they do that for Charlie last year? I spy more fences to hide the closures...

Very odd in the current climate to spend money on something one year for it to be SBNO the next...

Well it has done for Merlin anyway

<5/10.... so maybe 4.5? In other news, I propose it a ban-worthy offence to refer to this ride as DBGT, it is now DBGTROTD.

I'M STOKED. The "new" name just sounds tacked on to me - probably like the new ending in the converted bit of the shop? Disclaimer: I still think the themeing, grandure of the train itself and the shop is awesome, so I've never been totally negative about DBGTROTD.

My cousin on FaceyB! He was supposed to go to Turtle Bay last night for a party but that's closed too - he said that the place is flooded from rainwater from the broken roof.

Apparently TGI Fridays has a problem with their roof so is closed at present...?

Can confirm it's not going backwards lads.

I would hazard a guess that perhaps those removed from the website are gone for good, whilst NST is perhaps undecided, in a Loggers Leap style predicament. I think they should just admit defeat with NST to be honest and replace it with an HB Leisure side show Good to have Hex back though EDIT: Just realised - Didn't Ice Age have some "TLC" done to it recentlyish? What was the point of that if it's shut...

ROTD = rise of the demon then

Yep! Although one of my friends has broken one of the buttons, d'oh!

That. Is. Amazing. The VR queue time board is so realistic it almost looks like it's a real manually operated plastic hand on a clockface

Yep that tallies up with what my Stealth breaking buddy @Mitchada04 said a few posts up

Can't justify the price of their cocktails (when I've had better ones down the road in Southsea at our mates restaurant ) And they stick far too much ice in at TGIs Their JD ribs though and JD chicken strips though - oh my. So much need for those again <3 Glad you and Lou are all sorted for AirHop, I'll be along for Ice Skating onwards!

Hope you or your good fellow have pre-booked AirHop! I'm saving up the pennies so I can splash out on some TGIs ribs... sticking to the beer instead of their overpriced watered down cocktails though

I just can't believe they haven't even painted "AFTER" in the Smiler font in the finished article, talk about lack of attention to detail.

Was it a vinyl one, A4 laminate or an actual metal expensive one?

I think Loggers has been rotting for more than just the year it's been SBNO - as I mentioned before, the fact there are acrow props in use in places is not a good thing - these are only every supposed to be a temporary fix to use as support, which implies there are underlying problems with the existing support structure of Loggers in places.

It's not a Ghost Train in the classic sense of the word, that's all I'll say. Hopefully it's been improved and tweaked nicely for this year and will work as intended. Derren is quite a strong "brand" for the park, hence having him involved! Storm Surge gets a lot of hate due to where it's been placed in the park (it does stick out like a sore thumb!) but it is a good bit of fun, and it is a good view of Thorpe Park from the top - of course you get a better view from the top of Stealth, you just have to look quickly It will be open from the start of the season unless there are unexpected problems, but Storm Surge's reliability is pretty good. Slammer is the only ride of that type left in the world now - so ride it whilst you can! The only other Sky Swat in the world was scrapped 4 years ago, but credit where it's due, despite her being temperamental (as she was essentially a prototype), they have continued to keep her slamming year after year. Oh and as to Angry Birds 4D - Matt was saying you should do that after lunch (or Rapids after lunch) instead of other rides, as they are calm(er)