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What about the water splashes? Apart from the one that goes into the fire engine obviously...

A good park finds ways to battle planning restrictions though... Like, Phantasialand is literally next door to houses, yet able to build some fantastic and interesting rides...

Some trees, but not enough to cover it (mostly opposite the Megastore)...

When the future isn't certain (such as Flume is being replaced by SW8 eventually), can understand the doubt... Like, a few years could be something new next year, or 2018, or something in 5+ years...

You're going to Florida? Why didn't you say something?

The Towers woodie rumours were because the original plan for SW8 was to have a launched RMC in Forbidden Valley (replacing Blade and Ripsaw) and going into the Air car park... Whilst the Smiler crash seemingly put this on hold, since it was meant for 2017, perhaps it's only the location which has changed...

What happens when you build something out of concrete but don't treat it? The station was always gonna suffer with dampness...

Let's be honest, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to predict that the usual problems would still be happening even though things have been painted or 'fixed up'...

Think about how many mediocre coasters there are in the states though... How many small parks (who can't afford that top tier of manufacturer) are scattered across with nothing world class? Per area, the UK quality is probably one of the best in the world... Probably second to maybe Germany, and that's only because Europa and Phantasialand are there, with only the odd Hansa Park type place... Hell the UK has 5 B&Ms! We're insanely lucky in that regard (just not in the operational sense these days)...

For the size of the country, the UK has plenty of world renowned coasters of a good quality... Towers with Nemesis, Oblivion, Air and Smiler are already on the map anyways...

Sra Dragons coming up with d2 minutes is nothing new, did that when I worked there years ago...

Sounds like Thorpe are using the same PR team as Towers atm...

Don't think comments on a fan's dream ride version should be taken at face vale, especially when Towers were already considering a RMC for SW8...

Intamin already have an Inverted coaster (in Madrid and Finland), and Skyrush is an evolution on their wing coaster model...

3 separate tracks equals 3 separate creds... Only racing coasters that are single creds are the Mobius ones as they are one continuous track, regardless of coaster count telling me otherwise...

I hope you mean in a theme park Josh, cos there's definitely places in the world where you can get lemon tasting ice cream or ones with real brownie in them... Italy for example and their nommy gelato...

*looks at Smiler* That's why its news...

Different wheels is a good shout, as Mack has to consider the noise implications of Silver Star a lot more... There's a LOT more to consider than basic height/steepness of drop to work out the speed...

There is a disabled pass available at Europa, it's a weird one, but it DOES exist...

Aquatrax is a joke really, like, years ago it was rumoured for EVERYTHING and it's kinda kept going... The TRex track is a self supporting thing if I recall, which is insanely useful as it reduces the costs whilst allowing a wider range of track manipulation... There's some definite positives behind the concept, especially for small parks...

Or mouthing along to the entire pre-show of Hex... Or shouting "NEMESIS" very loudly in the plaza... But it's ok cos he has the "Theme park room"...

Absolute worst ride for the dirty looks is Tomb Blaster, since you slowly enter the station being stared at... Creek's description of the Autism spectrum makes it sound like everyone on here is on it though, what with being strangely obsessed with rides and stuff... My suggestion to anyone who gets the 'look', take a walking stick with you (as a backup plan as though the person CAN walk they might require it at some point) and smack the judgemental arses with it...

The other Disney parks have had the odd incident too, Primeval Whirl comes to mind... Unless it was similar to the chef, then it sounds like a sad accident rather than DLP making staff suicidal...

"Shammy B"? Just...no...

Is that because of nostalgia though? Like, this isn't bashing Blackpool, it's just facts that they are old fashioned and seen as rickety/unsafe/etc. Some realise this, but since enthusiasts are asking the question on here about what makes them so good, shows what work needs to be done in the UK in order to get them into the public eye as a viable modern addition...