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European Halloween Events
Since I don’t do mazes I rely on the resident expert at home for those. Liseberg's was good. Walibi Holland mazes were a bit meh. Toverland was ok. Best part of Walibi Belgium was the Zombie Bar on the lake but no idea if they do that anymore. General atmospheres are good though. Probably would need a fastpass equivalent though if available since you know, QUEUES.
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Ghost Train - NEW for 2023
Just bin it already and put a proper dark ride in. The staff intensive ride phase of Merlin really scuppered them.
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Zodiac
Fairly certain it was brand new but it was 20 years ago.
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Merlin Entertainments
Doesn't help that majority of the guests are MAP holders. One bit of income for the entire season. And most of us are tight when we get to the park(s) or rarely go much because the experiences aren't great.
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What have you learned in your years as an enthusiast?
More than a week wasn't it? Less than 55 if you don't count Alpine coasters. And he didn't ride all of them either. Just feels like a very typical influencer "challenge" that they get some attention for and more importantly boost their own income. Expect Sanbrooke to better this within a year. Especially as he can drag his child into the Gullivers parks.
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Tomb Blaster
Could hit 1k pph if it had 5 trains on. Which I've no idea when last happened.
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2025 Season
Just replace Rumba with a water ride the little grots can be pinned down into so they can't get out. As always, the UK should get a Chiapas-esque ride.
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Stealth
Its just mediocre. Not helped by a number of areas of the park just sat there unused.
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Stealth
Not my fault that place is crap and Desert Race not much better.
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Stealth
Can only have one of Stealth or Rita running at any one time.
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Chessington General Discussion
I'm assuming that the 5pm closes in October will be changed. Otherwise that's a real cut down. Strange decisions from the higher ups.
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What are your thoughts on Alton Towers’ recent nostalgia push?
Its cool to have an Easter Egg or two within a new or reimagined attraction (say for example, Piraten in Batavia having a survivor boat from the fire and a Roland Mack animatronic), but when the majority of the attraction becomes "DO YOU GET IT?" it misses the point somewhat as you feel like they're trying too hard to bash you over the head with references. The other issue is that the park has been so run down that a number of rides have needed a full refurbishment. Sub Terra came back out of necessity more than anything, Duel was in a sorry state since it opened, Nemesis was also refurbished out of necessity or be closed. Don't really think it's anything to do with nostalgia. Just those are the rides they could either redo over a closed season or needed to be done for reasons.
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Slammer
- They can't legally force you to pay for parking?
Private land so can do what they want within reason. Including charging for parking. There's problem some different laws/rulings written up for the various situations of car parking.- 2025 Season
School trip season and kids don't know any better.