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Areas always look barren when they first open unless you plant loads of adult trees though... It'll look better in a year when you compare it to the foliageless stuff seen at Merlin parks in recent years, which is perhaps why they all look so tatty and dull... No trees to break up the grey monotony...

Walibi have a LOT to do to even get anywhere near Efteling... Lost Gravity, a dark ride and another random coaster 3 years away isn't enough whatsoever...

It can and does run two trains if required... I don't think that demand is on a regular basis though... Seeing the second train rise from the station floor is amazing...

NOTHING runs on one train at Europa...

It depends on the park doesn't it? Some parks, deserve visiting several times, others deserve a singular visit (usually to get the cred) and very little else... Although sometimes you discover the odd gem of somewhere along the way on those 1/2 cred parks, so it's often a case of just visit everywhere you can... At least that's what I do... New rides always tend to drag me back, often sooner than anticipated (Efteling), though it does depend on the park and ride in question, as I don't really have an interest in returning to Walibi Holland anytime soon, yet I'll defo visit Plopsaland next year primarily because of Heidi, but also the park is fantastic... It's very unlikely that a new show would get me to return though, as they are always the side attraction bonus instead... Parks that have queue times available via phones (app or webpage) need to happen more, as they are very, VERY useful things to have... Helps plan the day a little bit better whilst still feeling like you're exploring the park at your own pace... Whilst I've not experienced Disney's Fastpass+ thing in Florida, I don't like the idea of having to plan your entire trip weeks before you visit, it just lacks fluidity to me, a regimented march around the park so you can get the 13:10 slot for Space Mountain does not sound fun to me...

Walken's King Louie is hysterically awful... Something off about Idris Elba as Shere Khan, cannot place what's wrong with it exactly though... But two of the major cast member voice choices seem quite poor, which isn't a good sign... Bill Murray and Ben Kingsley seem suited at least...

Huge now means 4 rides? One of which was beyond the park's control, and I wouldn't be surprised if the wind was also affecting Revolution (I DREAD to think how much that would wobble in the winds we've been getting recently) and Ice Blast... Dunno about Steeplechase but who knows, when things close halfway through the day you can probably guess it's something unexpected... Sounds like nothing compared to that great Thorpe Feb Half Term disaster...

If this had been the first place I'd seen such a rumour, I wouldn't have bothered... But since it wasn't, and the sites I visit tend to have a clue, I'm worried...

But will it be better than the original Air soundtrack? One of the last best Tussauds tracks...

Yay let's mess up the best dark ride in the UK with the latest technology fad and probably make a meal of it... Sigh, so done with Merlin atm...

You'll still visit 500 more times this year so does it matter? One day does not a park's season make...

Is the made up enthusiast gibberish or actually what has been stated by the park as the 'story' behind the hotel? Not that is gives a reason for shipping containers...

You mean the cattlepen that was on the plans so shouldn't be a surprise how big it is?

I'd always think that goons are the absolute WORST people parks should use as 'first riders'... Look at Thirteen as a good example, the ECC guys on it were so dull, and the enthusiast response was ridiculously negative... Imagine if this is a disappointment, or the person has ridden things like Mystic Manor? The response won't fit the "OMG SO AMAZING!" response all parks want... Also some enthusiasts are just awful human beings... I remember someone kicking off at Thorpe because they didn't get to ride the first train of the season on MRAWS... I doubt that's a completely unique incident either, as proven by people moaning about this competition... Let's be honest, no one wants me riding this first and calling it mediocre or a waste of money now do we?

It's that argument between secretive marketing versus showy marketing, and I'm not sure being secretive is the best idea for a dark ride, which are already difficult to market to the UK market... Mean look at Universal, they shout what their new rides are before they've even started building them sometimes... We already know more about Symbolica than this as another example... The secrecy is a bit over the top from Merlin sometimes, but at least if it's a coaster you have something to watch get built... Dark rides are dull construction topics unless you get to see the insides, we haven't here... The doll video might have got people talking, but what about? There was no real link to the ride because we knew nothing about it at the time... It was Merlin trying to do a viral video style but to me, missing that clear link to both the park and the ride itself... As for the clues, let's be honest, it's only goons who are involved in finding them...

Everything gets long queues because of their crap operations... I'll assume Hero gets them, as does Mumbo Jumbo and Kumali... Its doubtful you'll enjoy it...

There are some daft ideas on here, but that is just the worst thing ever suggested... Go to the corner and think about what you've said...

Hex is literally buggered though, as are seemingly most of the other Madhouses (Villa Volta and Defi d'Cesar)... Think Vekoma have no idea how to fix it, which of course doesn't help matters...

What? Just... What? How bloody pointless does that look? Massive long straight into a slight slope because someone messed up the design?

As much as you can't say no to more Tom Baker, the story is so terribly 90s, though probably not helped by the amazing video...

Jesus that's the worst impressionist voice acting I've heard in a while... You'd think Lego would've pushed for better...

Yet Towers still had lower gate figures at the start of that season... Anyone holding off waiting for DBGT is not going to go for Containment, lets be honest...

I miss Big Bad Wolf like you wouldn't believe... I do think their recent additions have been peculiar though... The Sky Rocket and Mach Tower confirm this for me... No idea if Alpengeist is actually that good, it spited me

In current times? Disney have been the leader of theming since Disneyland first opened!