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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!

When have any park staff said anything direct about anyone asking questions about ride breakdowns and reopenings? Like, they wont say anything in case it goes horribly wrong... Surely everyone on here knows that?

+1 for liking Sub Terra...

Classic case of the theory being completely different to the practical really... Probably forgot to think about the effect of the train onto a separate structure connected to the coaster...

Oh come on, the budget to repaint a ride is nothing next to operational costs... I'm not agreeing with the ride closures (that said, was it ever confirmed?), but let's not make comments that don't really add up...

Nessie is staying, it was the flat-cred ride that I've totally forgotten the name of that's been spited...

Aren't most escape rooms across the country 2/3 hours long? Not 10 minutes? Josh's post on the last page hit the nail on the head on this... It's pretty daft, and given the amount of budget cuts going on, wouldn't this money be better spent on well, ANYTHING else? Not like they could put even MORE money into DBGT for example... It's these sort of decisions that make you wonder about Merlin... It's not like they don't have a major addition coming in this year...

This... Like, even if it's £10 a go again, that'll only really cover the actors involved in this? But judging by the plans it has an actual queue, so would a charge even exist? Just some weird decisions coming from Merlin...

There's so much that could be done with that area... Namely destroying Playhouse and putting ANYTHING in its place... Awful design...

The Zamperla variant is dull, dull and furthermore, boring... The Vekoma version is ok, but I can't see Thorpe building one... Chessie would be a good choice for one... I'd rather they go with a JOYvelen though obviously...

Why is it silver? The jade looks much better imo...

Maybe if they hadn't wasted money on the crap pre-show animation they might have done something useful with the danger cave... But then again, poor planning is the main issue with it rather than budget cuts...