
Everything posted by MattyMoo
- The Smiler
- Music
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
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Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
Sounds good to me! A beer or two helps with my bowling skillz too ...and I edit to say - of course my duties of bag holding will have to commence again. I was browsing through trip reports earlier that I hadn't read and saw I was namechecked (and missed) in the Alton Towers: Maniacs Head North one (hence my change of tagline under my username innit)
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Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
Haha I like your thinking Myk, but my tipple when I get there will probably be something from Costa at the station... I think my first pint will be after ice skating!
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
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Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
Haha nice one Myk, see you there My train gets into Guildford tomorrow at 11:15 so enough time to get to The Spectrum for 11:30-midday
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Chessington 2014
No one wants Chessie to fail in what they are doing - I think the main bugbear is, many of us have memories of how brilliant Chessington was in our younger years (the mid 90s were epic at Chessie for me), and it's slowly been ripped apart and is a shadow of it's former self.
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The Smiler
I figure this is the best thread for this Does anyone have an unwanted Smiler sticker? I want one for my car and keep missing them on eBay! Will of course pay postage or whatever!
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
- Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
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Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
Note to anyone thinking of coming by train - just found out that South West Trains are running their Winter Sale promotion which means that if you are travelling from a SWT station to Guildford, the ticket will be £10 return, bargain! http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/wintersmiles.aspx Normally my ticket from Portsmouth - Guildford return would be £22.50
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Scorpion Express
I'd be surprised if queueing inside the cave is deemed safe any more thanks to H&S!
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Scorpion Express
Said this myself a few pages back - I still hope to be pleasantly surprised but I reckon it won't be back until the Summer. If we're lucky.
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Rumba Rapids
That would make sense - you probably wouldn't want to get a Tidal-Wave soaking of lake water, but for Loggers & Rumba it's fine
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Scorpion Express
I'm still wondering if we'll see the return of those amazing Abdab models
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Thorpe Shark Hotel
Yes was just going to say - now referred to as "Resort hotel" or "on site hotel" - I'm sure a 'proper' name will be announced soon. Big thumbs up for the Shark concept art - it would be amazing if something like that did come to fruition. As I said in the 2014 thread - theming wise, Swarm island is a huge thumbs up from me - and what was promised in the plans was delivered, and then some - so hopefully this concept art is another good sign of things to come - and maybe Angry Birds land will be well themed. (It still pains me that Stealth never got it's grandstand, I would've loved it even more if so )
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Angry Birds Land
This is the post LiamT is talking about: http://www.towersstreet.com/talk/european-parks-and-attractions/thorpe-park-europe%27s-most-un-resorty-resort/ OK, maybe it's a little over the top in parts, but ultimately, it's pretty spot on - amazing how much "damage" an awful map, CAPITALS, "Say No To BO" etc. can do to the brand image - I.e. cheapening and nastying it... which to me explains why they are sticking the word "Resort" on the end of Thorpe Park. As I keep saying - I just hope Angry Birds Land is pulled off well and a turning point... that said, other than the pointlessness of Swarm backwards, I think 2013 was one of Thorpe's best years in some time, so perhaps last year was the beginning of the change
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Dragon Falls
"A future theme park season" is rather worryingly vague, would hate to see Dragon Falls in it's current state until 2016. If Ramases is back this year, I'll be back - if not, I'm staying away
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2014 Season
Adding the word "Resort" does not automatically make Thorpe Park a resort
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SAW: The Ride
Care to divulge the reasons? I'm intrigued
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Guildford Trip 25/01/2014
I haven't skated for quite a while - so whether I stay on the ice for the whole session remains to be seen Looking forward to this - need to make a note of last train(s) back to Portsmouth