MattyMoo

My question is - how are the press going to tediously link SW8 construction to the Smiler accident?

I predict that "SUSPENDED" on the queue time sign will now be in lower case, that will really get the forums buzzing.

Or suspended like the big massive carriage in the middle of that warehouse?

Stealth is closed today. (A long with X, obviously...). Stealth seemed to shut on Tuesday and has been shut since. Bit of a cheek TP posting it's picture saying "Happy Hump Day" yesterday, in retrospect

Some of the eyewitness accounts are particularly harrowing... One witness said teenage boys at the front of the cart were saying they "wanted to get down".

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7176586/BREAKING-Passengers-stuck-on-new-9million-rollercoaster-after-it-broke-down-45ft-in-the-air.html?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-FBPAGE-_-TheSun-thesun-_-20160526-_-News-_-477415847-_-Imageandlink Non story alert, but I share because it just goes to show how shocking the "journalists" are - article says the new area cost £9m, the title says the ride cost £9m. Idiots.

Will be interesting to see how Alton & Thorpe recover this year versus 2015. A delayed new ride is probably the last thing they want at Thorpe after attendance figures like last year... Would never have thought Legoland was the most visited UK park, wow.

It seems complete from the outside anyway

I quickly made up my own start to a Daily Fail article for opening day, it made me laugh and that's all that matters (Only joking guys, don't h8 me m8)

"Archive" knows his/her stuff

They would've been better off just having "Coming soon" on the advert if you ask me.

Jartpower confirmed.

I just hold the bags, don't look at me, I know nothing...

Can you not share that on here as I've now had loads of people ringing my phone

I can see there being an AP preview still - just not in May

*If* that is the case - they have 11 days and counting!

I've seen a few Hitler Reaction Videos in my time but that's very very good "Don't worry, we'll go on the Flying Fish" I await the next update in June.

Thanks for that insight Ricky I had no idea the heat makes such a staggering difference.

Thing is, that tube carriage was outside for quite some time! I don't think the project was far enough into construction to allow a ride vehicle to be put in over Christmas, as I recall from construction updates/photos? Just speculating...

If this is the case, which I believe it to be too - we've only seen one tube carriage on site so far, unless they've snuck others in without people seeing (which I wouldn't assume to be the case considering how often anything remotely - or not even - that interesting gets photographed!). I'm just thinking - if it is to open with just 1 carriage, then - although joked about previously - think of the throughput

Can't find the link to this m8 can you post it plz?

Only Thorpe know the answer (or truth) to that one I'm afraid! You would think that all maintenance would be done during closed season but gremlins can get in...

Can't see them opening a ride on a Tuesday, personally... not the "done thing". You never know though

Now less than 2 weeks left of May... that advert better be right This just appeared on YouTube:

Early bird tickets end on May 30th folks, so I'll be booking shortly https://www.thorpepark.com/events/ministry-of-sound/