MattyMoo

Just been confirmed on AT's Facebook page. Oops oops oops! Big fail Merlin! They'll have to pull those Smiler adverts now as they say opening 23rd May

As was mooted a few pages back, this thread should definitely be renamed General Destruction I planned on going to CWoA as part of my birthday celebrations - I scrubbed that idea a few weeks ago...!

I flipping love those trains and the colour scheme There's always something epic about Alton Towers adverts that Thorpe never seem to have (bar The Swarm advert IMHO) - I bet Alton could make Storm Surge look epic... maybe...

Wow. It's like my childhood memories have been ripped to pieces! You can see just how knackered the Runaway rocks are by how much moss is on the remains in that photo!

Was just about to post that. Holy crap.... epic stuff! Wow!

Chicane "Offshore" came on my iPod on the drive to work this morning. EPIC.

It was having parking issues back on the Swarm ERT meet in March - not good!

I've got a crush on Trisha White!

Dear lord... what's this all in aid of? (Sorry for asking!) EDIT: Just scrolled back a page! Safety concerns in case the launch cable snaps.

This

In similar with previous cryptic project names - Odyssey, Dylan, Oily Rag, LC12 - the project name for 2015/16's development is "Project Top Spin" Lolz, anyway, I concur - 2015/16, please please Merlin, no shipping containers, no destruction theme, no option that means that letting a few bits of metal rust in the queue line counts as theming, and no sponsorship

I've heard a rumour that 4 Top Spins are being installed on Island A? Is there any truth in this?

I wanna see the queue summary boards by X/Storm Surge and Nemesis Inferno/Pizza Hut in action

Rumour is next year, where Saw Alive is - along with the second Detonator drop tower being installed too I've said before and I'll say it again - RR by myself on my birthday (as my gf was too scared to ride!) a few years back was absolutely epic. Loved it. I only got the bog standard rubbish then spinny cycle that it runs nowadays, but even so - people looking on whilst little old me rode by myself, fab! And don't get me started on memories of RR being surrounded by dry ice and lasers back in the day on late night openings PS. RR could be worse - it could have the dreaded steel rope of doom running from the top of it

Ramases is ideal visually as a ride and as a spectator - it's good for CWOA to have a thrill ride of sorts, as it's a ride that youngsters may well ride "next time" or see their Dad/Mum/older sibling go on from afar.... the area Ramases sits in has an arena like quality to it, which I like!

If I'm quite honest, I was appalled at the lack of excitement and fanboi-ism at the central queue boards disappearance when we were at the Swarm ERT meet - call yourselves enthusiasts, unbelievable!

"99 minutes, that's like nearly an hour bruv"

I still love that Cheryl Cole GIF Third post I've seen it in today This anti Top Spin talk will be upsetting for Merlin to read - people do realise Thorpe Park are getting one in 2014, right? (PS. I love Ramases and always will, kaithanxbai)

Ooh I was just browsing this thread to enquire about the central queue boards as they were missing at the Swarm ERT meet - these new boards are sexy! Oh and the benefit of these LED screens is that they can easily cope with 3 digit wait times - instead of incorrectly showing queues as 99 minutes at peak times

They could at least remind you that you've got to pay for the car parking in the closing announcement

This makes me want to post my favourite animated gif of Kimberley Walsh , but that would be completely off topic... Anyway - hurrah for Ramases and Chessington fixing things! It's a similar situation to Slammer, in that I'm sure they will look at the costs of maintenance this year and if it's costing too much and doesn't fit in with the budget, it'll go. Merlin aren't going to rip out rides just for the hell of it...

Has RR really been that unreliable in the past? For a ride that's 18 years old, I think it holds up pretty well? Place your bets now on Slammer being at Thorpe in 2023?

As I was just saying to Peaj, I can't make it as my missus has a gig in Portsmouth - I mean, in theory I could come along to Chessie, but with the slight consequence of "Mathew Wood is no longer in a relationship" appearing on Facebook

They have indeed had a lick of paint! You could still smell it when we had the Swarm ERT meet in March! The queue line had also been degummed as Sidders found a scraper tool on the queue line fence, ha - he of course handed it in

This. My fondest memory of Vampire is when I was about 8 or 9 and rushing to get into the seat because staff would reiterate you only had a short amount of time to board