MattyMoo

I was on park today and Studios North were still out with paint pots and resin guns - and working on the sign AGAIN So think 13th May is just a little bit out of the question. Maybe the end of May is pushing it... The door was open in the building near the refreshments booth, saw some sort of electronics in there- as soon as the chap in there realised I was peering through the fence though he shut the door haha. On a different note, non enthusiast friends who I was with thought it was a complete mickey take having the ride shop open when the advertised opening date of the ride itself has been delayed. (Park today was dead today FYI and had an awesome day - guy on SAW singing as he loads was very enthusiastic to say the least haha)

I'm on park tomorrow so will see how things are running... but I guess it's going to be just a touch quieter tomorrow vs. the first sunny weekend of 2016.

Enthusiast brownie points > NDAs

"Film short" - typically short films are 15/20 mins long so that would make sense.

Yes they are!

Probably so people don't think it's opening/opening later?

Now why would they go and have the media day on the 6th May I wonder...

Really like this, good stuff Thorpe. Fastrack - meh, they have to make money, doesn't bother me that advert.

Because it's got chipboard behind it, it looks like they've boxed in the arch it sits on as an afterthought.

Don't think those are pistons, looks like piping to me! Assume that shop sign(s) are temporary?

It's not rated PG13 because that is an American classification PS. Look how narked Derren is in those photos that the train has been delayed

Can't see it being ready for my viist next Wednesday 11th if they haven't even got the disabled queue in yet - but I might be wrong... fingers crossed.

Could be on site filming some promo perhaps.

Trying to cash in on any bit of media exposure whatsoever... course not. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3535290/Alton-Towers-crash-survivor-Vicky-Balch-reveals-bizarre-Tinder-messages.html

To avoid having a step and/or for disabled access I guess?

He (or she) is everything I aspire to be but never will be. I am slightly hopeful that I'll be in luck for my 11th May visit but if not (which is probably the case from the sound of things) then meh, I'll ride when I go for MOS. I was sort of hoping it would open on time so I don't have to avoid spoilers for months on end

To be honest with the silence of Jart for the last few weeks, we really should've seen this coming.

Yep the scroller now says May 2016 - Date Coming Soon

I do have a love/hate relationship with this forum at times If someone internally tells you something but says "you cannot post this anywhere" then you don't.... ANYWAY fingers crossed it isn't delayed, but I'd be very surprised if it opens on 6th May, heck, I'd even buy everyone a Nemesis Sub Terra Fastrack if it did.

Ignorance is bliss though...

I pity the poor social media team for the next few weeks. I'd heard the sign had gone earlier today but couldn't post until someone confirmed it. You have to wonder for how long it's been known that the 6th May was never going to happen. Will Merlin ever learn about releasing opening dates too early? If they are still adding effects and theming to the queue with 10 days to opening you have to wonder what's going on inside.

You would do wouldn't you with just 10 days left...

I was just back tracking through old posts - a dark ride that got shelved.... hmmmm!

Archive, your posts do make for depressing - but no doubt true - reading! It's certainly going to be an interesting next couple of years for Merlin parks. Slightly OT but to read in those posts that Sub Terra is unlikely to ever reopen - what an astonishing waste of money considering it would've been just 4 years old this year!

Holy hell, the proverbial brown stuff would hit the fan if they removed it.